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Collaboration from ITS, Facilities and Campus Security helped bring to life this multi-faceted project which not only provides more security on campus, but also provides easier and more secure building access for students and faculty. The project includes installing door proximity card readers, door position sensors, electric strikes, surveillance cameras, and …
Avoid looking up a phone number. Instead ask the phone for the number! Don’t even pick up the handset! Dial extension 1100. When asked, say the name of the person you are trying to call and you will be connected. …
Using the blog or journal tools in Blackboard, although useful, can be frustrating when it comes to grading. Many instructors have had problems with the single grade you can input for the entire tool, regardless of how many posts there …
When was the last time you attended a webcast or online activity orientated on student success in the classroom? If you can’t remember when (or even if you can) make sure to check out Student Success Week put on by …
Did you know that Elizabethtown College Faculty and Staff can create personal websites? The Office of Marketing and Communications offers this service along with a pre-designed free WordPress template. If you need help working on your website, there are periodic …
Do you have a lot of personal pictures on your devices? Do you know where they’re stored? A majority of smartphone users have no idea that their device is automatically backing up these photos by putting copies of them in …
Every year some students bring wireless printers or routers on campus hoping to use them. However, attempting to set up these devices interferes with the campus wireless network and can affect not only your devices but those of students around …
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Clubs, both new and existing, will now register through JayWeb for the school year. Each year between April 1st and September 22nd, clubs will be required to register and Student Senate will process the registrations for approval and constitution review. …
Netiquette is definitely a relatively new concept and it can be hard to tell how you’re supposed to address others online (especially your professors) and what the rules are for communicating. In general it is best to be polite and …
Whether you’re taking notes in class or reviewing for a quiz, apps can be very useful for helping you learn. Here’s Etown’s 2014 List of Top 10 Apps for Students: Dictionary.com Dictionary & Thesaurus This handy app not only offers …
VPN, or Virtual Private Network, allows users to access their network folders and files from off campus by using remote access. Resources you can access include public/private folders, Jenzabar, and class folders. By using an encrypted channel to communicate with …
Whether you’re making notes for a lecture or using a virtual whiteboard in class, apps can be very useful for helping you teach. They can also be helpful when working in office. Here’s Etown’s 2014 List of Top 10 Apps …
Are you having trouble seeing the data in your Excel worksheet? There’s an easy solution. If you’d rather see as much of the worksheet as possible on one screen, there’s a solution for that too. Zooming in and out can …
Did you know that with Word 2013 you can edit unprotected PDFs? No longer do you have to use an outside program like Adobe Acrobat. Now you can fill out PDF forms and create your own PDFs from Word. Useful …
While working on a Word document, you discover that your indent markers are missing! Now that you look at it, so is the tab selector. What’s going on? How can you fix it? In a recent Office update, Microsoft caused …