mike+minions

environment: a lab with a mix of mac and pc computers audience: university students time limitation - 15 minutes
 * topic: how to do a screen capture on both windows and mac.**

outcome: students will be able to make a screen capture and put it in a word or powerpoint document. be able to explain what it is and why you would want to use it.

talk about what is a screen capture demonstrate a potential use (finished product) (2 minutes)

Mac screen capture - show how to click cmd-shift 3 on mac to capture full screen show how to cmd shift 4 on mac to capture part of screen show/explain where the file goes show how to crop in Preview Show how to past/insert into Word and powerpoint (5 minutes)
 * large group demo**

Windows Screen Capture show prtSc button on keyboard for full screen show Alt-PrtSc button for capture of active window 'splain that it goes into the clipboard so you have to paste it in something. Hope everybody has IrFanView (demo cropping) or paste directly in ppt (demo cropping or paste directly in to word (demo cropping) (5 minutes)


 * why is the cropping part so important

student activity: working in pairs (or groups of 3 with cross-platform resources) do a mac capture and paste do windows capture and paste (8 minutes)

instructor to wander and offer assistance.

assessment: each student will demonstrate a screen capture and insertion into word or powerpoint on both platforms. instructor will meander informally checking that everybody can do what's required.

1. rotate to correction direction (Image, Rotate Canvas) 2. crop (crop tool in toolbar, click and drag, hit return to crop) - Note: you can rotate the cropping rectangle 3. auto levels (Image, Adjustments, Auto Levels) 4. you can use the eraser or the cloning tool to delete text (cloning tool: hold down option key and click to pick up texture) 4. Save
 * topic: quick fix for substandard photos using photoshop**