Whether you are conducting interviews, documenting fieldwork or creating your new podcast, the handouts in this section can help you record, edit and share your audio.

• Options for Recording Audio to a Digital Format
• Digital Audio Basics with Audacity (Windows)
• Digital Audio Basics with GarageBand (Macintosh)

Learn to use these digital video editing applications to create, manipulate and enhance your video footage.

• Digital Video Editing with iMovie (Macintosh)
• Digital Video Editing with Windows Movie Maker (Windows)

Teaching with technology might seem like a daunting task. This overview will help you get started with the integration of technology and digital media in the classroom.

• Choosing Technological Tools for Teaching
• Overview of Emerging Technologies

From external hard drives to digital voice recorders, these handouts will help you learn more about and pick the equipment that's right for you.

• Digital Audio Recorders (pdf, 36 K)
• External Hard Disk Drives (pdf, 325 K)
• Portable Digital Audio Recorder Comparison (pdf, 44 K)

Learn the basics of creating and editing digital images for print or the Web. Adobe Illustrator lets you work with vector images while Adobe InDesign can help you create many different kinds of documents, from flyers and brochures to magazines or books.

• Digital Images Basics
• Adobe Acrobat: PDF Basics
• Adobe Illustrator Part 1: Text, Simple Objects & Layers
• Adobe Illustrator Part 2: How to Use the Pen Tool
• Adobe InDesign Basics
• Basic Image Adjustments with Photoshop CS3
• Macintosh iPhoto (OS X)
• Microsoft Office Picture Manager
• Office 2007 Troubleshooting Tips

Learn how to really search the Web and get important information about copyrights and fair use in a digital environment.

• Copyright - Appropriating Video
• Google Search Techniques
• Intellectual Property & Copyrights
• UDrive: Instructor's Reference Guide

As technology changes, we also have to become familiar with new ways of organizing and presenting information inside and outside of the classroom.

• Presentation Design
• PowerPoint 97 - 2003 Basics
• Screencasting with Camtasia Studio

SPARK is UMass Amherst's Learning Management System, used for on-campus courses. It runs on the Blackboard Learning System Vista Enterprise software. Our SPARK Tutorials and Handouts can help you design and manage your online course and learn the ins and outs of SPARK's many teaching tools.

The UMass Amherst Statistical Software Information Web site provides basic information on available statistical software, including information on site licenses, workshops, and links to other resources. This Web site also features a collection of datasets for educational purposes.

Each semester, OIT offers graduate student workshops on formatting theses so they comply with the graduate school's Thesis and Dissertation Guidelines. You can also view our Thesis and Dissertation Formatting General Advice for some helpful tips on how to format and edit your manuscript.

• Microsoft Office Word 2001 & X (Macintosh)
• Microsoft Office Word 2004 (Macintosh)
• Microsoft Office Word 2008 (Macintosh)
• Microsoft Office Word 2000 (Windows)
• Microsoft Office Word XP (Windows)
• Microsoft Office Word 2007 (Windows)

Our Quick Reference Guides are brief handouts that describe specific actions you can take when developing your Web site. While our Workshop Tutorials are step-by-step tours of the material covered in our workshops.

Quick Reference Guides

• Browser Preferences for Web Development
• Convert Word Documents to HTML
• Naming Conventions for Files & Folders
• How to Password Protect a Web Directory

Workshop Tutorials

• Planning Your Web Site

Macromedia Dreamweaver can greatly simplify the process of putting a Web site together. These Quick Reference Guides are brief handouts that describe specific actions you can take when developing your Web site using Dreamweaver and the Workshop Tutorials are step-by-step tours of the material covered in our workshops.

Quick Reference Guides

• How to Set Up a Dreamweaver Site Definition
• How to Work with Images in Dreamweaver
• Using Dreamweaver's Find & Replace

Workshop Tutorials

• Building a Simple Site in Dreamweaver
• Maintaining Official University Department Sites Using Macromedia Dreamweaver