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Virtual Student Success Conference 2020

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Nighthawks,

Today begins NOVA’s First Virtual Student Success Conference. For three days, you will enjoy plenary speakers, panel discussions and engaging experiences that will help you navigate NOVA, engage with the surrounding community and reach your success goals. You can attend as many sessions as you wish.  Wednesday, there will be a virtual networking lunch. The virtual conference begins at 10 a.m. each day. Evening sessions are also available. Attached, you will find the complete conference schedule.

The theme for Day 1 is: College 101

Please take a look at tomorrow’s breakout sessions and panel discussions. Join us via Zoom as your schedule will allow!  Here are the offerings:

10:00 am – 11:15 am
Breakout #1
Canvas + Navigate: Making the Most of Your Tech Tools

or

Tutoring 101

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11:30 am – 12:20 pm
Welcome Session
Student Panel: The NOVA Experience & What I Wish I Knew

Opening Remarks
Dr. Annette Haggray – Provost (AL)
Michael Turner – Dean of Students (WO)

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12:30 pm – 1:20 pm
Breakout #2
Navigating Community College: Real Conversations for International Students

or

Library Resources: Remote and Face to Face

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1:30 pm – 2:20 pm
Breakout #3
The VSU and You! NOVA’s Virtual Student Union 

or

Testing While Remote

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2:30 pm – 3:20 pm
Plenary Panel
Faculty Panel: How to Succeed in Your Classes

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4:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Welcome Remarks
Dr. Frances Villagran-Glover – Vice President of Student Services

Followed by Prize Raffle

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5:00 pm – 5:50 pm
How to Succeed in Online Classes 

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6:00 pm – 6:50 pm
Meet the Alexandria Student Government Association (SGA)

 

Alexandria Campus Quick Byte Workshops and Webinars (Faculty and Staff Only)

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Hello NOVA Alexandria Campus Faculty and Staff,

Our faculty and staff workshops this semester have a Google focus.  This month, we will discuss and share the advantages of using Google Slides.  Our “Quick Byte” workshops are only 30 minutes long, and are a hands-on experience.

We are also offering WordPress workshops.  If you would like to learn from the convenience of your personal space, we are offering a Google Slides webinar also. To register for any of these workshops, visit us or go to http://bit.ly/Going4TheGold.

Alexandria Campus Bisdorf Building | AA-343
Google Slides Face-to-Face:
November 2nd – 11AM and 2 PM
November 8th – 11AM and 2 PM

Google Slides Webinar:
November 11th – 10 AM

WordPress Face-to-Face:
November 10th   – 2 PM
November 23rd – 2PM

CONTACT:
For more information, contact TILT al-isd@nvcc.edu

App of the Week: Symbaloo

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1Symbaloo – a visual bookmarking tool that lets users add all their favorite links and websites in a format that is easy to use, by displaying them as icons or logos.

Symbaloo stores the user’s bookmarks “in the cloud” so that the user can access the favorite sites from any device in any place with an internet connection.

The user needs to enter a name, an email address, and a password to register and then click on a verification email to use all site features and change their preferences.

Symbaloo uses colorful tiles that the user can easily arrange and organize to create a visually appealing “webmix” (or layout).

The user can drag and drop items to organize them in a way that is convenient and practical.

The favorite items can be searched so users can find those that are most relevant to the items they are adding.

The user can connect Facebook and Twitter to a Symbaloo account to facilitate sharing pages or individual links.

Price: FREE

Links: {Apple} {Android}

When There Is No Photoshop

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This month I will be starting my training sessions on Adobe Photoshop, while preparing for it I started to think about one thing. What if  somebody can’t get Photoshop?Adobe Photoshop is a pricey tool, even with the Education discount. This led me to think, what solution could I recommend for those that can’t make it to our Sandbox, or get Photoshop?

Google provides a solution called Google+ Photos, which is a part of Google+ that allows you to store, edit, and share photos over the web. The real treat is the ability to do many of the edits that are desired from Photoshop, the only draw back is that there aren’t as many controls.

The way you get there is a bit clunky, but you will get use to it. First you have to setup your Google+ account, without it these tools aren’t accessible.  Once there you will see a toolbar on the left hand side, at the top it will have an image and say home, down about half way you will see Photos, clicking on that will change the rest of the window.

Now you will be given some options related to cell phones, but that isn’t what we are here for, so ignore it. Now look up at the top, you will notice that “From phone” is selected, but we want to go to “Albums.” Right now it is empty unless you’ve used Google plus before, so we’re going to click the red button “Upload New Photos” in the top right. A new frame will pop up asking you to drag a photo into it, or you can click the blue button and select them from a file. At the top you will see a category called “Album name:” that you can fill in to organize your photo albums. After that you can drag photos from your folder that you want uploaded and the process of putting your photos online will begin.

Now that you have some pictures to work with select one and it should pop out and be surrounded a dark background. At the top left you will see a button with stars on it called “Edit Photo,”  when selected a new window will come up with a ton of options, the list of Basic Edits will allow you to quickly apply color corrections. There are many features here and playing with all the sliders are easy to use and fun, just click and test each option out, or go into the effects tap for some quick and fun solutions. Once you’re done you can click save at the top right and choose to replace or save as a new copy. It is recommended to always save as a new copy just to make sure you have the original on hand.

Well that is how to use Google+ to work on photos if Photoshop isn’t your cup of tea.