Reduce
that
file
size
Do you
post
PowerPoint
lectures
with
voice
narration
to
Blackboard?
Adding
voice
narrations
in
Powerpoint
can
create
very
large
files.
In an
effort
to
decrease
file
size,
the
amount
of space
taken up
in your
course
and also
download
time for
students,
consider
using
authorPOINT
Lite.
This
free
tool
compresses
the
files
and
makes
them
flash
files.
This
allows
for an
expedited
download
process
for the
students.
Go here
http://www.authorgen.com/
and
download
the free
authorPOINT
Lite.
Using
the
Program
-
Once
it
is
installed
on
your
computer,
open
the
program
(authourPOINT
Lite).
-
Click
import
-
Browse
to
find
your
PPT
file
-
Once
your
ppt
file
is
listed
in
the
import
box
click
Import
Now
at
the
bottom.
You can
change the
save
location if
you want.
Once it
has been
imported
(converted)
you’ll take
the files it
produced and
put them in
Blackboard.
Uploading to
Blackboard
Directly in
the course
If you put
files
directly in
the course
here’s what
you’ll need
to do.
-
Go to
where
you
saved
the
import.
Inside
the
folder
for the
import,
you’ll
see 2
folders.
One is
called
powerpoint
and the
other is
called
ap Lite
flash.
The ap
Lite
flash
folder
is the
one you
want.
-
You can
rename
the
folder
if you
want.
-
You need
to zip
this
folder.
(right
click on
the
folder,
slide to
send to
and
choose
Compressed
(zipped)
Folder)
-
Now go
to
Blackboard
and
click
add item
in the
content
area
where
you want
the
file.
-
In step
2 browse
your
local
hard
drive to
find the
zip
folder
and
select
it.
-
Then
(still
in step
2 in Bb)
there is
a
dropdown
list for
what you
want to
do with
the
file.
You want
to
select
Unpackage
Document.
-
Set the
other
settings
as you’d
like and
click
submit.
-
Then you
are
going to
be
presented
with a
list of
files.
These
are the
files in
the zip
folder.
Bb wants
to know
what is
the
first
page it
should
display.
You need
to find
and
select
index.html.
-
Then
submit.
Your
file is
there and
ready to go.
In the
eContent
Collection
If you put
your files
in the
eContent
Collection
you don’t
need to zip
the file.
-
Go to
eContent
Collection
and
click on
the web
folder
button
from the
menu to
open the
folder.
-
Then
drag the
AP Lite
Flash
folder
(or
whatever
you
renamed
it to)
into
your
eContent
collection
folder.
-
Now you
need to
set the
permissions
for this
folder
so your
class
has
access
to all
the
content.
(if you
don't
know how
to set
permissions,
watch
this
video
http://elearning.kctcs.edu/bbcswebdav/institution/eLearning%20Technology%20Tutorials/ePortfolio/uploadfiles/uploadfiles.html)
-
Once it
is
there,
go to
your
course
and
click on
add item
in the
content
area
where
you want
the
file. .
-
Select
to link
to
content
collection.
-
In the
content
collection
you’ll
also be
looking
for the
index.html
file
that is
in the
folder
you just
uploaded.
Select
the
index.html
files.
-
Submit
Your
file is
there and
ready to go.
ADDENDUM:
If you save
your
PowerPoint
with the
older file
extension, .ppt,
and you
don't have a
lot of
graphics,
Open
Office's
Impress can
easily
convert your
PowerPoint
to flash.
Open Office
is a free,
open source
alternative
to M$
Office.