Have You Heard of Vimeo?

When you make a video and want to upload it to the Internet, the first place you probably think to go is YouTube. But there is another well-known video hosting site called Vimeo. YouTube is a video giant, with over 72 hours of video being uploaded every minute. Vimeo, on the other hand, is much

more refined, simply because it aims to provide professional and inspiring videos. Both websites are effective for uploading and sharing video content, but which one is better?

Reasons to pick Vimeo:

• Vimeo tailors to creative video-makers, meaning that the video selection and the user experience in general is more refined.
• Vimeo has a less cluttered, more professional feel.
• Vimeo’s videos are ad-free.
• Vimeo has tons of great tools and options for your video, including password protection and website embedding widgets. 

 Reasons to pick YouTube:

• YouTube has extremely high traffic, so your videos will probably get more views.
• YouTube is more well known in general.
• YouTube is owned by Google, so YouTube videos show up well in Google web searches.
• Since YouTube is owned by Google, you already have a YouTube account if you have a Gmail or Google Plus account.

In In the end, neither comes out as a clear winner. The decision is up to you to decide which video hosting service suits your needs best.

Written by Daniel Lidman

Accessibility Training Now Available Via Atomic Learning

Imagine you have been directed to fill out a form on a website. You notice that the cursor is not in the first box, so you use your mouse to relocate your cursor to the first box and fill in the information. You hit the tab key expecting the cursor to go to the next box, but it goes to a box further down the page. Once again you use your mouse to relocate the cursor to the next

box, enter your information, and hit tab. The cursor does not go to the next box. How frustrating! Now imagine you are blind and can’t use your mouse to move to the correct box. How do you know what field you are in and what information to provide? If someone had taken the time to create this website so the tab order followed the proper order of the text boxes and each text box could be identified by a screen reader, this frustration could have been avoided. 

Web and media accessibility is a hot topic here at Ferris. Everybody benefits when time is taken to properly create a website, make a document, or caption a video using best practices. Atomic Learning now has accessibility training videos available to help you create accessible documents, forms, and videos in addition to how to use assistive technologies such as Dragon Naturally Speaking, Jaws, and Kurzweil. 

You will need to log in to Atomic Learning to access these videos. More information on how to access Atomic Learning and the Assistive Technology videos is available on the FerrisConnect support website.

Written by Jody Gardei

Security Awareness – Could This Be You?

Making sure FERPA and HIPAA information is secure involves everyone within the organization. This video was created and published by the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure in the UK to make people aware of the importance of following good security practices. Security practices are put in place to protect you and the information entrusted to the organization. 

What three things can you to do to improve information security at Ferris? Email the Technical Education & Outreach team with your answers. 

Learn Software, Earn Certificates

Do you prefer to learn how to use software at your own pace? Lynda.com offers certificates at the completion of their online learning video series. More information on how to request full access to Lynda.com video training resources is available here.

More Lynda.com Licenses Available!

Due to increased demand, the TAC has increased the number of concurrent licenses available to Ferris employees for access to the Lynda.com video training resource from 20 to 60. More information on how to request an account is available here.

Atomic Learning iPad App›

Atomic Learning offers training videos on numerous software titles such as Blackboard Learn, Microsoft, Adobe, and Apple products. 

An iOS app for the iPad came out last fall in the iTunes store. Now you can download the Atomic Learning app to an iPad and access these training videos anywhere wireless Internet is provided. You can even download videos for
offline viewing.

You will need to use your Ferris computing ID and password to access this service. You must click on the Advanced link and type in Ferris as the Atomic Learning Realm to successfully log in. Atomic Learning video access is available to all Ferris faculty, staff, and students. 

Written by Jody Gardei 

Ferris Technology Videos on YouTube

Did you know the Technology Assistance Center (TAC) has a YouTube site? Videos on how to use different Ferris technologies are posted to this site. You may have seen some of these videos embedded in other websites such as the FerrisConnect support site or My Tech Support site. The following playlists have been
created to help you find the videos you need:

• FerrisConnect
• Instructional Technology
• International Students
• MyFSU

Don’t see a video for what you are trying to accomplish? Email the Coordinator of Technical Education and Outreach with your suggestions for future videos. 

Written by Jody Gardei

Adobe Acrobat Pro – Using Comments

Has anyone ever asked you to read over a paper they wrote or to look over a document to make sure everything is correct? Try opening the document into Adobe Acrobat Pro and using the Comment feature. You can add sticky notes, highlight, attach, insert, replace, cross out, or underline contents of the document. Anything you would need to help edit a document without printing it off and red-penning it. 


Videos on how to access and use the Commment feature
Log in to Atomic Learning (a link is available in MyFSU in the Login Links channel) then click on the link below to access videos on how to use the Comment feature.

http://www.atomiclearning.com/highed/movie/88106/play_window?cn=ferris

Please note there are several videos available on how to use this feature. Press on the “Next” button in the video window to navigate to the next video.

Written by Emily Tiesenga

Atomic Learning offers “just-in-time” learning at Ferris

Are you overwhelmed with Blackboard 9.1? Do you need to use APA or MLA style for your research paper that is due tomorrow? Do you want to show Sparkline data points in your Excel spreadsheet? 

The new Atomic Learning system at Ferris is just the thing for you.  Atomic Learning provides short and effective training modules for “just-in-time” learning for over 200 software applications including Microsoft Office, iPhoto, Adobe Creative Suite, Appleworks, iTunes, SPSS, Illustrator, iMovie, and more.  Atomic Learning is a resource for faculty, staff and students alike.  Simply by logging onto MyFSU, you can access Atomic Learning in the Login Links channel.  Your user name and password are the same as your Ferris login.  You’ll have the opportunity to access over 50,000 how-to tutorials – all at your fingertips 24 hours a day from campus or home.  Take a minute and try Atomic Learning today!

Written by Mindy S. Baumgartner

New TAC Video

Ever wonder what the TAC (Technology Assistance Center) does besides take calls related to technology support? This video introduces some of the TAC staff and explains the services the TAC provides to the campus community.