Camtasia can be ordered from the Texas A&M SELL site using their Departmental Order Form for departments not based in College Station. Fill out the top portion of the form, with the name, etc. Of the end-user. Include your department's approved account number. (Coordinate with your department head for budget purposes) The system. How can I get Camtasia 2019? To begin using Camtasia immediately, you can download a 30-day free trial for PC or Mac. Purchase through Texas A&M system: for installation on university computers (departmental order form), for installation on personal computers. How to Capture and Post Video to the Web with Camtasia for Windows and Mac.
The following are a list of software resources that are available to users.
free. software downloads and Plugins
Web Browsers (Recommended for eLearning)
Blackboard does not support Internet Explorer. Students and instructors should avoid using Internet Explorer for online course work. The following browsers are recommended for students and instructors and are free for use:
Productivity Software/Sites
- Dusty Email/OneDrive (Inside of Email for Life) - (Students/Alumni Only) Create and work together on Word, Excel or PowerPoint documents. Store docs online. Access them from any PC, Mac or phone. Store up 1 TB of documents in OneDrive.
- Instructions for Downloading Microsoft Office 365 - During your time as a student, a student license is provided for using the Microsoft Office suite on a personal computer. (License expires after student graduates or during semesters when no longer enrolled.)
- Google Drive - Create and share your work online through Google apps, such as Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, etc.
- OpenOffice - Is the leading open-source office software suite for word processing, spreadsheets, graphics, databases and more.
Document Reader
- Acrobat Reader - PDF file viewer that can open and interact with all PDF documents.
Adobe For Students Tamu
Media Players
Camtasia Tamu
- RealPlayer - Free media player.
- VLC Media Player - A free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols.
- Windows Media Player - It has built-in support for many popular audio and video formats.
Campus-Licensed Software
- Respondus LockDown Browser® - A custom browser that locks down the testing environment within Blackboard. Visit our page on Respondus LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor for more information and links to download the software (customized for TAMIU students only).
Discounted Software for Purchase
Camtasia Tamindir
- TAMU Software Store - Purchase software at a discounted price. Software included (depending on student/staff/faculty role): Camtasia, SharePoint Designer, MS Office, etc..
Virtual Lab Access
- Uvirtualdesktop - Access a computer lab instance through the browser or software download. Be able to access computer lab software, such as IBM SPSS, Hawkes Learning Systems Statistics 2013-2014, WarpPLS 4.0, Microsoft Office 2013, Audacity, etc.
Office of Information Technology
Instructional Technology & Distance Education Services
Killam Library, Room 259
Phone:(956) 326-2792
Fax: (956) 326-2299
E-mail:elearning@tamiu.edu
