Many faculty employ rubrics in their courses to assist students in knowing what will be assessed. This article posted in Faculty Focus discusses new ways to employ rubrics that faculty may want to incorporate into their toolbox of teaching strategies. …
Monthly Archives: February 2016
Tech Tip: Turn on BCC in Outlook
Blind Carbon Copy, or BCC, is a great way to send private emails to individuals or hide someone’s email address to a group. This respects the privacy of the recipients. First, open Outlook and start a new email by clicking New…
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Posted in Computer Tips, Home Page, Office 2013 Tagged with: email, MSOffice, office 2013, Outlook, Outlook Efficiency
Swivl Your Thinking for Faculty and Staff
Students tired of traditional presenting? Looking for a cool way to spice up a project? Need a new way to evaluate student teaching? Swivl may be just what you are looking for. Swivl is great for flipped classrooms, group projects,…
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Posted in Computer Tips, Home Page, Teaching and Learning Tagged with: faculty, staff, Swivl, technology
Recent Updates to Canvas
The most recent update to Canvas on 2/20/2016 has some great new functionality and features. Watch this screencast to learn more or read on for some of the highlights. Crocodoc Student Feedback Document Review – Now, when you provide crocodoc…
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Green Eggs and New Print Stations
Do you like green eggs and Print Stations? I do not like them, ITS. I do not like green eggs and Print Stations. Would you like them in Schlosser Hall? Would you like them in Hackman North? Would you like…
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Free Canvas Training Week of Feb. 22
Canvas has announced several free training webinars for faculty next week. You can see the full schedule here: https://community.canvaslms.com/community/answers/training/ Some highlights include: Canvas Collaboration and Group Work: February 22 from 11:30-12:30 Part 2: Canvas Fundamentals for Higher Ed.: February 22…
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Prevent Device Theft
Device theft. Everyone thinks it won’t happen to them. You think you’re careful. No one steals things here! But it can happen here, and even if not here, it can happen somewhere else. Are you prepared if your phone or…
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Posted in Computer Tips, Digital Citizenship, Home Page, Phone Tips Tagged with: faculty, security, staff, students, technology, theft
Tech Tip: Don’t Add Spaces Between Paragraphs
You can format Microsoft Word not to add spaces between paragraphs. First, open Word, and on the Home tab in the ribbon go to the Paragraph section. Click on the small arrow on the right hand side of the Paragraph box. A…
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Canvas Tip of the Week: Student View
Canvas has a setting that allows faculty to see what a course looks like from a student view. This setting also allows faculty to submit assignments or take a test as if they were a student in the class. This…
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Tech Tip: Open a Copy
Remembering to Save As is always a hassle. There is an easy way to make sure you never save over a document instead of Save As. Just open a copy of the file. To open a copy, first open up…
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Posted in Computer Tips, Home Page, Office 2013 Tagged with: excel, MSOffice, office 2013, PowerPoint, Word
PASSHE Virtual Conference: February 15-26th
Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education will present an online conference, Transforming the Teaching & Learning Environment beginning February 15th. The 60 one-hour sessions are all delivered live via Blackboard Collaborate and allow you to interact with the presenters and…
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Posted in Digital Citizenship, Home Page, Teaching and Learning Tagged with: faculty, staff, students, training, Virtual Conference
Why Not To Go Wireless
Wi-Fi not working as fast as you’d like? Believe it or not, there are reasons your Netflix account isn’t streaming as fast as you’d like. Going wireless is not faster for anyone. The signal quality is affected by a number…
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Posted in Computer Tips, Digital Citizenship, Home Page, New Student Tips, Web Tips Tagged with: computer, students, technology, Wireless
Valentine’s Day Tech Gifts
So, you waited until the last minute, and now you’re scrambling to find the perfect Valentine’s Day gift for that certain someone. Well, you might have to settle for a chuckle, because perfect requires more shipping time, but here’s a…
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Posted in Home Page, Web Tips Tagged with: faculty, gifts, staff, students, technology, Valentine's Day
Don’t Be Snowed by Ads and Viruses
These days it seems that pop-ups are worse than ever. All new pages bring pop-ups with them. Or do they? If a page is causing pop-ups or constantly encouraging you to download/update software, that is a page you might want…
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Posted in Computer Tips, Digital Citizenship, Home Page, Web Tips Tagged with: computer, faculty, phish, security, spam, staff, students, technology, web shortcuts
Recent Updates to Canvas: February 2016
Canvas recently enhanced the email notifications for discussions and announcements. All users can reply directly to announcements and discussions from the email notification. Learn more about other updates in this video.