Learn how you can use digital video to make more time in class for projects. The Inside out Classroom technique moves part or all of your lectures online, allowing for in class time to be spent on discussions, group activities, projects and skills training. By posting video segments online, student can also re-watch your lecture […]
Learn Tips for Displaying Powerpoints on your iPad using Keynote.
PChelpsblog has a very informative article by Jenny Sweeney that provides tips on creating a Powerpoint file that will display nice on the iPad with Keynote. Keynote is the Mac/iPad equivalent of Powerpoint. It has many of the same features and works quite well. It also allows you to open, edit and save Powerpoint files. […]
Tech Blog Reviews iPad Styluses
The Verge, a popular technology blog, recently reviewed different styluses available for the iPad, iPhone and other touch screen devices. While touch screens have revolutionized computing, many desire to have the familiarity of a pen, especially while writing. Today there are many options available, but often it’s hard to know how they are different. The […]
Professor Henry Hecht Uses an iPad to Write on Slide Presentations
Professor Henry Hecht stands in front of his Depositions class and displays a sample deposition question on the classroom projection screen. He asks his students to consider whether the question is objectionable. After they respond, he picks up his stylus and underlines the objectionable parts of the question, identified by his students, in bright red […]
Vice President Al Gore Video Conferences with Students at UC Berkeley Law
Co-taught by Professor Steven Weissman and Governor Jennifer Mulhern Granholm, Renewable Energy and other Cleaner Fuels, grapples with the complexity of a energy policy. As a class they discuss the current state of energy policy and law on the local, state and national level. Students learn about alternative energy, along with emerging areas and work […]
iPad App Review : Notability
Write on PDF’s or just jot down notes all while presenting in class. Notability is a easy to learn and versatile app for the iPad. In Notability you can take notes just like you would on a pad of paper. If you have a stylus for the iPad it feels natural to write our your […]
Social Media in the Classroom
Dian Schaffhauser, of Campus Technology, has a great article on teachers that are using social media in their courses. While social media, is foreign to many instructors it holds a lot of potential for innovation in teaching. Many students use social media regularly in their daily lives, in place of more tradition technologies such as […]
iPad’s in the Classroom
iPad’s are becoming popular education tools. This workshop will provide hands-on training with iPads. We will discuss not only the advantages of iPads in the classroom, but also the apps that can be used for teaching. Available Dates: Mar. 28, 10am – 11am Mar. 29, 1pm – 2pm To sign-up email John-Mark Ikeda at, jikeda@law.berkeley.edu. Please […]
Effective Powerpoint/Keynote Presentations
Powerpoint and Keynote are essential presentation tools. Learn how to make an effective presentation by using best-practice tips. Attendees will also have an opportunity to ask questions about using Powerpoint and Keynote, along with other resources like Google Docs. Available Dates: Apr. 4, 10am – 11am Apr. 5, 1pm – 2pm To sign-up email John-Mark […]
RedDot Advanced Workshop
The Advanced RedDot workshop will cover how to create pages along with adding new page elements. Learn best-practice tips and discuss how an entire site can be built into the law.berkeley.edu website. Available Dates: Mar. 23, 1pm – 2pm Apr. 6, 1pm – 2pm Apr. 20, 1pm – 2pm To sign-up email John-Mark Ikeda at, jikeda@law.berkeley.edu. […]