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Video Conferencing Tools
Here's the comparison chart of videoconferencing services at the UofT:
https://act.utoronto.ca/enterprise-video-conferencing-video-meeting-resources/
Microsoft Teams
- Here is a reference documentation from Microsoft:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/limits-specifications-teams - Instructions about how to work with MS Teams:
https://easi.its.utoronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Teams-Video.pdf
Blackboard Collaborate
- Blackboard Collaborate use for students:
https://qstudents.utoronto.ca/blackboard-collaborate-ultra-student-use/ - Instructions for using Blackboard Collaborate for instructors (UTORid login required):
https://q.utoronto.ca/courses/46670/pages/integration-blackboard-collaborate-ultra-web-conferencing - Blackboard Collaborate general help:
https://help.blackboard.com/Collaborate/Ultra
Zoom
- Instructions about how to work with Zoom:
https://act.utoronto.ca/zoom-information/ - U of T Zoom (UTORid login required):
https://utoronto.zoom.us/ - Zoom Help Centre:
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us
Digital Media Processing and Online Storage
All the tools listed here require login with your UTORid.
Screen recording with Snagit
- Instructions about how to work with Snagit
Lecture Capture with Snagit (Pius Santiago)
Online Media storage
- Archiving digital media on MyMedia at the U of T Library
https://mymedia.library.utoronto.ca/ - Microsoft tools for media sharing
https://web.microsoftstream.com/ - U of T Online Microsoft Tools (includes OneDrive for storage)
https://www.office.com/
Additional U of T resources for online course delivery
- Getting started on Quercus (UTORid login required)
Quercus resources hub - Quercus supportfor Arts and Science
tts.artsci@utoronto.ca - Arts and Science Online Learning Academy (UTORid login required)
https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/faculty-staff/teaching/online-learning-academy - Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation
https://teaching.utoronto.ca/
Hardware
Physics Learning Services provide equipment loans for departmental staff (including TA's) and faculty delivering courses both online and in person. Some of these devices include but are not limited to:
- Writing input tablets
- Microphones
- Speakers
- Cameras
- Laptops
- Network adapters
- Cables
Please email us if you find that you need to borrow equipment to deliver your classes effectively.