Electronic Storage and Retrieval

Before We Begin “... contestants may use electronic devices to access the internet during Congress, LD, PF, and CX rounds. In Extemp, students may access research stored online…”

Objective: To introduce many of the current apps/programs that students across the country are using for extemp and debate evidence retrieval and storage.

Data Storage Options for storing shared data

Dropbox Used to store files Basic account is free, there are also paid options Dropbox Easy to sync files across devices

Google Drive Team Drives - Similar to dropbox Easy to share and organize files Google drive file stream allows your drive files to be accessed offline

Evidence Sharing For sharing within and outside of the round

EvidenceX Free to use Designed for evidence exchange Powered by prepd, but no account required.

Microsoft Teams Chat based workspace Not free to use, cost varies depending on subscription type Microsoft Teams Includes online versions of major office software

Slack Log into an organization’s “Slack” and channels Easy to screen share and chat Have the ability to share documents

Data Retrieval Accessing evidence both with and without internet access.

Extemp Genie Pricing varies per student for the season Used offline in prep/round Free trial until October 1st Must be online to “download” articles

prepd Pricing varies per student Option for both extemp and congress Must be online to capture articles Used offline during prep

Additional Resources AKA Didn’t fit anywhere else

Verbatim is a template for Microsoft Word designed to facilitate paperless debating Verbatim requires a full version of Word A set of macros that will allow you to format a Word document to a more “traditional” looking card.