Posts tagged with “ITS Update” (All posts)
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Google Updates
Welcome Back 2019Google never sits still, so it takes all of us to keep up with the changes they are pushing through. Read on to hear about Scheduled Send, Out of Office messages, Working Hours, Smart Compose in Gmail, and Screen Blanking in Slides.
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From the CTO
Summer 2019I really enjoy the bustle of this time of year – whether it’s the geese families on Lyman Lakes, faculty teaching outside, or the sound of students at Spring Concert. As you scatter for the summer, here are some tips and a few changes to expect when you return.
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Lecture capture and web conferencing options
Summer 2019Video Conferencing Tools are becoming more prolific and more robust. Over the past few years, the community has embraced the value of video conferencing and lecture capture. We’re excited to add Panopto to the portfolio of tools that ITS supports.
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Travel Tips from ITS
Summer 2019Before you depart for your summer adventures, take some time to set yourself up for a smooth experience and learn about summer changes that will be in effect for Fall term!
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As technology becomes more ubiquitous, interconnected, and integral to our lives, the number of problems, issues, and questions people have about it also increases. It has become clear to us over the last several years that our current tools for tracking problems, like our ticketing system Web Help Desk, don’t do enough.
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Updates to instructor stations in classrooms
Summer 2019For years, the classroom instructor stations and refreshing lab computers at Carleton have been dual-boot iMacs. New security features and other advancements are making it more difficult to get Windows to run on MacOS. Additionally, faculty often use their own laptops instead of the instructor stations. These changes are prompting discussions of how best to move forward.
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Books and movies for summer break
Summer 2019A few of us in ITS and the Library put our heads together to recommend interesting or diverting summer reading and viewing. We’re gathering all these recommendations in a live online list, and we welcome your input. Happy reading and viewing!
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From the CTO
Spring 2019After the dormancy of winter comes the vibrancy of spring. The same can be said for all sorts of efforts that have a less visible, but very necessary, phase that precedes the blooming. In this issue we will talk about a bounty of efforts in ITS that are springing forth.
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Google Drive and Dropbox have simplified file sharing and collaboration. But how do you keep access to shared files after one of your collaborators leaves the college?
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Preparing for network failures
Spring 2019Large organizations, even colleges and universities, sometimes experience network failures, leaving them completely off the internet. What steps are being taken at Carleton to mitigate the disruption, should such an event happen here?
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