As I'm preparing for a workshop on some neat online or freely available electronic tools for students, I thought I'd share the web page where I'm adding links for students to explore:
http://www.symbaloo.com/mix/cooltoolsforstudents
Symbaloo is one of the fun tools that I've learned about recently. It isn't as powerful for saving bookmarks as sites like Diigo or Delicious, but it can be helpful to use for frequently used web sites or to share with your friends!
Oh, and the workshop is being presented by Robert Swatski (biology) and myself and is being held on Wed. June 20, 2012 from 2-3pm in Leader 131! Come see us!
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Research papers and skillful note-taking
I've often worked with students who are feeling a little overwhelmed with the research process. They've been taking notes and working hard on their research paper, but when the time comes to put it all together, they've lost track of what information came from various sources. Below is a slideshow of one way that you could consider doing your research. If you get in the habit of recording information about your sources right away, and keeping all of your notes with that information, life can be much easier as you finish up your research paper! Please consider these steps, or modify them to fit your own personal style!Take note! Skillful notetaking = headache-free writing!
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Sunday, April 15, 2012
Forgot your flash drive? (How to save your work or other items by e-mailing them to yourself!)
Have you ever found yourself working on one of the college's computers when you realize that you cannot save your work because you left your flash drive at home?
There is an easy way around this!
You can save your work (temporarily) to the computer that you're working on, and then e-mail it to yourself!
Just follow these steps:
There is an easy way around this!
You can save your work (temporarily) to the computer that you're working on, and then e-mail it to yourself!
Just follow these steps:
- Save the file to the computer. This can be to the desktop or the documents folder. The important thing is to remember where you saved it!
- Log in to your e-mail. This can be your HAWKMail or any other e-mail account that you regularly use.
- Start a new message, and enter your own e-mail address in the to: field.
- Use the attachment option and attach the file that you saved to the e-mail.
- Send the e-mail.
- Wait to make sure that the e-mail shows up in your mailbox, and that the document is successfully attached.
- Go to the place that you saved the e-mail, and delete it from the public computer.
Feel free to check with a library staff member if you would like some additional help in doing this for the first time!
Scanning in the Library!
Did you know that the printer / photocopier in the HACC York library also can be used as a scanner?
This is not only helpful if you need to scan something such as an important document, but it also can be used when you do not have change for the photocopier! (Just scan the item, and then use your printing account to print it out!)
The scanner can either scan directly to your usb/flash drive, or it will scan to a folder that can be found on our public computers. If you would like to use the scanner, just ask a library staff person to walk you through the steps!
This is not only helpful if you need to scan something such as an important document, but it also can be used when you do not have change for the photocopier! (Just scan the item, and then use your printing account to print it out!)
The scanner can either scan directly to your usb/flash drive, or it will scan to a folder that can be found on our public computers. If you would like to use the scanner, just ask a library staff person to walk you through the steps!
Library Computers (Desktops AND Laptops!)
The HACC York library has many public computers available for to use. However, there are times of days when these computers are very popular.
If you visit the library to use a computer, and find that they are all taken. Don't give up. Bring your student ID to the circulation desk and request a laptop. (You will need to sign a laptop agreement the first time that you use a laptop each semester.)
Laptops need to stay in the library, but you can take them to any table or study room. They are connected to the printing system through their wireless connection. If you're not a fan of using the trackpads on a laptop, you can also check out a mouse!
If you visit the library to use a computer, and find that they are all taken. Don't give up. Bring your student ID to the circulation desk and request a laptop. (You will need to sign a laptop agreement the first time that you use a laptop each semester.)
Laptops need to stay in the library, but you can take them to any table or study room. They are connected to the printing system through their wireless connection. If you're not a fan of using the trackpads on a laptop, you can also check out a mouse!
Library Databases from Off-Campus
Thanks to HACC's great variety of library databases, much of your research can be done from any place that has an Internet connection!
If you are off-campus, and you are currently enrolled in HACC classes, you can still use HACC Library databases. When you click on a database, instead of going directly to the resource, you will be asked to log in. (If you are on-campus, the publisher knows that you are a HACC student. If you are off-campus, they need to make sure that you can legally access it!)
Your login screen will look like this:
Just use your HACC ID and PIN to log in, and you will be able to use one of our databases for: articles, reference, e-books, and more!
A word of advice: Try logging in from home before you really need to. This way you will be able to find out if there are any problems with your ID and PIN before you really need it!
If you are off-campus, and you are currently enrolled in HACC classes, you can still use HACC Library databases. When you click on a database, instead of going directly to the resource, you will be asked to log in. (If you are on-campus, the publisher knows that you are a HACC student. If you are off-campus, they need to make sure that you can legally access it!)
Your login screen will look like this:
Just use your HACC ID and PIN to log in, and you will be able to use one of our databases for: articles, reference, e-books, and more!
A word of advice: Try logging in from home before you really need to. This way you will be able to find out if there are any problems with your ID and PIN before you really need it!
Forward HAWKMail messages to your own personal e-mail account!
Did you know that you MUST check your HAWKMail regularly, but to make this easier, you can have those messages forwarded to your regular e-mail account?
Just working in the library, I hear from several students who admit that they never check their HAWKMail. These conversations usually occur after after something serious comes up (such as realizing that they cannot see their grades or register for classes) all because they missed something important since they did not check their HAWKMail.
Many of these same students DO have some other type of e-mail account (through their Internet provider, Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail and more). If you check this e-mail regularly, then all you need to do is forward your HAWKMail messages to this account, and you will finally be getting your messages from HACC, your instructors, other students, etc!
How to forward your HAWKMail:
Just working in the library, I hear from several students who admit that they never check their HAWKMail. These conversations usually occur after after something serious comes up (such as realizing that they cannot see their grades or register for classes) all because they missed something important since they did not check their HAWKMail.
Many of these same students DO have some other type of e-mail account (through their Internet provider, Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail and more). If you check this e-mail regularly, then all you need to do is forward your HAWKMail messages to this account, and you will finally be getting your messages from HACC, your instructors, other students, etc!
How to forward your HAWKMail:
- On the HACC web page, look to the top right corner and click HAWKMail
- On the HAWKMail page, look for the red HAWKMail box. This will show a link to a document called "How to forward HAWKMail (pdf)". Just open this (print if needed), and follow the directions to forward your HAWKMail to an e-mail account of your choice!
If you do not have a private e-mail account then please remember that you must remember to check your HAWKMail regularly. Important announcements and messages are sent through this account, and students are expected to check this regularly!
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