Tech Tip: Snipping Tool
To capture a specific portion of the screen as an image, the Snipping Tool can be used. This lets you to cut a small section of the screen and allows for basic editing of the image. To access the tool, click …
Tech Tip: Laser Pointer Mouse in PowerPoint
While giving a presentation using Microsoft PowerPoint, having a laser pointer to highlight text or visualize ideas is always helpful. If you do not have an actual laser pointer with you, the mouse can be changed into one allowing you to …
Canvas Tip of the Week: What-If Grades
It is that time of the semester when students start to wonder what their final grade in a course will be. Canvas has a useful feature that allows students to see what their grade will be if they receive certain …
Recent Updates to Canvas – 10/31/15
The new updates to Canvas on 10-31-15 added some useful functionality to Canvas in regards to Modules and Quiz statistics. Learn more by viewing the video overview of the new features here: http://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-5189. Canvas makes these incremental upgrades and enhancements …
Canvas Updates – October 2015
This month we have been busy integrating external tools into Canvas that faculty and students may find useful. Most notable is the integration with Turnitin. Currently there are two different ways to make an assignment a Turnitin assignment in Canvas. …
Tech Tip: Starting YouTube Videos at a Specific Point
When showing a YouTube video in class, it is often helpful to have the video start playing from a specific point as soon as it loads. You can change this by adding the time onto the end of the URL. …
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Don’t get Scammed this Halloween
Dressing up as a secret spy: fun. Pretending to work with the FBI: also fun. Actually dealing with the FBI: not fun. Halloween is just around the corner and everyone’s pretending to be someone they’re not, scammers and data thieves included. …
Cyber Security Wednesday: Passwords and Wi-Fi
Using passwords is a common practice, and they should be used on every device that allows one. If you don’t have a secure password, it’s imperative that you start using one. People can easily access your personal files and data if you …
Canvas Tip of the Week: Treat Students to Ease of Use!
When we piloted Canvas about a year ago, one of the comments that surfaced repeatedly from students is that things were much easier to find in Canvas. In working with students throughout this semester, many have commented that they wish …
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Cyber Security Tuesday: Personally Identifiable Information
What is PII? It stands for Personally Identifiable Information, and we all have an obligation to protect it. Generally, this information includes your name, address, phone number, birthdate, SSN, and credit card numbers. These can, in the hands of cybercriminals, …
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Creating Forms and Making Surveys
Making a form or survey for a class is a useful tool, and Microsoft Word lets you do that easily. Click on this link to learn how to do it.
Cyber Security Monday: Gone Phishing?
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month, and the threat you need to be most aware of is phishing. Phishing is an attempt by criminals to get personal information from you through fake emails. They hope that you’ll “take the …
Securing a PDF Using Adobe Acrobat Pro
PDFs can often contain important or confidential information that should not be seen by everybody. To control who can download, view or edit your document, you must change the security settings. Click this link to learn how.
Canvas Tip of the Week: Different Due Dates for Individual Students or Sections
Do you teach two different sections of a course on different days of the week or do you have a student that needs an extension for an assignment? You can assign different due dates for sections of specific students using …
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Turning off Presenter Mode in PowerPoint
Do you want to show a presentation to a class and PowerPoint is just showing presenter view? Well it’s a simple fix! Simply go to the ribbon and select SLIDESHOW and go to MONITORS. There, select the check box labeled …