Top Ten Tech Tips

Succeeding & Surviving Year One of Your Ed.D.August 2012

Presented by Darren Battaglia, 2011 Cohortdarren.battaglia@gmail.com

http://bit.ly/eddtechtips

10. Use 20th century technology

• Bring your laptop

• Configure your SFSU email correctly

• Ensure that you have everyone’s personal e-mail & phone

9. Determine notetaking method

8. Get an extension cord

7. Collaborate with Google Docs

6. Study on Google Hangouts

• Part of Google+• Video conferencing• Screensharing• Available on Android phones• Collaborate on Google Docs• Up to 10 people• Broadcast & save to Youtube

5. Install Dropbox everywhere

• Synchronize all of your files across your computers

• Have access to all of your files from cell phone, iPad, web

• Share folders & files with colleagues

• 2 GB free, referral increase space

• http://bit.ly/dropboxdarren• Or: www.dropbox.com

4. Get an iPad for your Ed.D. It’s

magical and you want one, anyway.

• iAnnotate pdf• Evernote• Kindle App• Dropbox• Plants vs.

Zombies• Words with

Friends

The Apps

3. Organize citations with Zotero

• Free database for citation collection• Collaborate on a cohort folder• Notes, summaries, PTEAs, & pdf’s

can be attached• Clip citations directly from Amazon

& library journals for use later• Integrates w/Word to create

reference list• http://www.zotero.org/groups/

sfsu2011edd

2. Create a cohort facebook page

…and, the number one tech tip for surviving &

succeeding during the first year of your Ed.D. is…

1. Designate IT guy for Norena

Top Ten Tech Tips

Succeeding & Surviving Year One of Your Ed.D.August 2012

Presented by Darren Battaglia, 2011 Cohortdarren.battaglia@gmail.com

http://bit.ly/eddtechtips