Faculty Tutorials
Fall 2016 Semester Report
Fall 2016 Report Fall 2016 saw 9,528 Penn State students, faculty, and staff use Media Commons and Maker Commons services across the Commonwealth. Student use of the Maker Commons’ Invention Studio doubled from Spring to Fall and the Maker Commons continued to refine...
Video Production Tips
Video Production Tips Before you start working on your video, there are several things to think about when it comes time to shoot and edit your project. Basic Video Shooting Vertical vs. Horizontal Avoid shooting video while holding your phone or mobile device...
Setting up a Recurring Zoom Audio Interview Meeting
This tutorial will show you how to set up a recurring Zoom meeting in order to share a permanent phone number and meeting ID number with someone. Log in to Zoom via the Penn State Video Conferencing link at https://psu.zoom.us Click Host to start a meeting. Log in...
Recording a Zoom Audio Meeting
This tutorial will show you how to record a Zoom Audio meeting. We also have instructions if you need to set up a Recurring Zoom Meeting. Disable Automatic Logout (Media Commons lab computers only) Before you start your meeting, you will want to disable the automatic...
Connecting and Setting up the M-Audio Gear for Podcasting in GarageBand
This tutorial will show you how to prepare to use the M-Audio mixer box with microphones to record a podcast.Connecting the M-Audio Box Make sure the microphones are plugged in to the M-Audio box (using the XLR connections). Plug the M-Audio box into the computer...
University Park Hours on Monday, October 31
Some University Park locations will be unstaffed on the morning of Monday, 10/31 due to staff attendance at a conference and delays in answering email requests or phone calls are likely. Pattee Media Commons will be staffed after 1pm, and Pollock Media Commons after...
Media Commons Staff Out October 11 and 12
Media Commons will be unstaffed from 3pm - 9pm on Tuesday, October 11 and all day Wednesday, October 12 due to staff being out for a conference. Email responses may be delayed and hotline calls are unlikely to be answered. Normal hours and services will resume on...
Introducing the Media Commons Mobile Media Program
Penn State Media Commons is excited to announce the launch of the new Mobile Media Program. This is similar to the Mobile Media Pilot done in the past, but now it will be a permanent part of the service. Through this program Media Commons will loan mobile devices for...
New Support Options for a New Semester
Welcome back, students, faculty and staff! As hard as it is to believe that summer is over already, we're looking forward to a great semester of media projects across the Commonwealth this Fall. To help support you as you work with our tools and technologies, we've...
Looking Back (Three)
Looking Back: The Knowledge Commons Effect from Spring 2012 – Spring 2016 The Knowledge Commons Impacts Development Successful growth of Media Commons across the Commonwealth can largely be attributed to the strong partnership with the University Libraries. This...