Signing Documents with Adobe Acrobat Reader
It is possible to use Adobe Acrobat Reader to “sign” documents. There are actually several levels of both security and complexity, so depending on what you want to do you can either choose the easiest, or the most secure (well,…
Collecting Student Lab Data with Forms in Office 365
An on-line form can be an easy way to collect data from students during a lab or class, and with the data automatically loaded into a spreadsheet it can then be straighforward to work with the data immediately. Google Forms…
New Paltz CAS 2FA and Windows SSO don’t play nice together in Firefox
CAS is the Central Authentication Service for our campus. Whenever you log in to a service CAS is used to either check that you have already been properly authenticated or to have you authenticate, including two-factor authentication (2FA) using Duo….
Manually Focusable Logitech C270
Instructions for modifying a Logitech C270 so that one can adjust the focus manually. The Logitech C270 is an inexpensive all-purpose webcam with a fixed focus which is set at the factory to be used for face-to-face video meetings with…
Hybrid Physics Labs with “Astronauts” and “Experts”
College physics labs were conducted with half the students physically in the room, each working with a remote lab partner. Since this is similar to how NASA astronauts perform experiments on the International Space Station (ISS), those roles came to be…
Network Configuration for a Wi-Fi Access Point
This page describes how to configure the network interfaces for a Raspbery Pi running as a Wi-Fi Access Point (AP). This is just one step in a larger list of instructions, which can be found on the page Raspberry Pi…
COVID-19 Educational Technology Glossary
The novel (i.e. new) coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, has prompted novel (i.e. new) terminology in the field of educational technology. To keep track of it all, I’ve started this glossary page, which I will update from time to time. I welcome additions,…
Local+Remote Lab Classes
This article explains a potential way to teach physics lab classes in the time of COVID-19, in a way that gives students some hands-on experience with the equipment and preserves the collaborative element of working as lab partners. (750 words)…
Potential Use of Steerable Consumer Home Cameras for “local+remote” Laboratory Instruction
In this article I report what I’ve learned so far about the possibility of using steerable consumer home monitoring cameras (“nanny cams”) to allow students to work together on laboratory exercises, with one student in the room and one (or…
Using a Document Camera for ‘local+remote’ Instruction
This article provides configuration information for using an in-classroom document camera so that the content it displays is available to both students in the classroom and those joining via video meeting software (such as Blackboard Collaborate Ultra). These instructions are…
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