Posts tagged with “Training” (All posts)

  • Carleton Weekly Post: Gmail and Google Calendar Training Outside link

    30 May 2016

    Staff and faculty who have already moved to Gmail and Google Calendar have been telling us that taking some time now makes the transition much smoother later. A few hours of training and preparation makes a world of difference! Even users familiar with the products have learned new things about using them for work. Training is available in a variety of forms to make it easy to find something that works for you! Complete information on all the options is available here.

    • Carleton-curated lists of common features and questions, linking to a variety of written and video guides for Gmail, Calendar and (coming soon) Dropbox!
    • Multiple opportunities to attend in-person presentations and training sessions both before and after you migrate. Descriptions of the sessions can be found here.
    • Recordings of presentations, both full-length and shorter topic-based clips, to review what you’ve learned or see a presentation you could not attend.

    [Reposted from the Carleton Weekly]

  • 4th week of May: Where we are and where we’re going

    25 May 2016

    ITS started moving its own departmental folders to a combination of Dropbox and Google Drive late last week, and tomorrow the Library and Archives will begin the same process. As early adopters, these departments will test the transition process and begin the campus-wide conversation about best practices, tips, and tricks.

    Since we expect that the various departments on campus will use the various file storage options quite differently to suit their needs, the process of moving from COLLAB to Dropbox and/or Google Drive will involve much more departmentally tailored information sharing than the Zimbra-to-Gmail process had. Much of the information you get will come to you from your department’s File Management Steward, who will work closely with ITS to develop a plan for your department’s transition.

    Meanwhile, pre-migration training for the transition to Gmail and Google Calendar is well underway. Here is a list of scheduled training sessions. Faculty and Departmental Assistants will get their Gmail accounts on June 9th, so if you’re in that group come to one of our upcoming training sessions to learn about Gmail and Google Calendar. Even those early adopters who have used Gmail and Google Calendar for years have reported that these training sessions are useful, so come over to CMC110 and join your colleagues in preparing for the move to Gmail!

    And finally, we’re gathering a whole year’s worth of “Tips of the Week” for Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive, and Dropbox. Did you know you can set up your calendar so that students can sign up for pre-defined appointment slots? Or that you can filter emails from your aunt to a special space that only appears if there’s a new message to read? Watch this space!

  • Where we are and where we’re going, first week of May

    4 May 2016

    Welcome to the weekly blog posts by the project team! Our plan is to post these small updates every week so that you can keep up with what we’re up to and what we’re heading toward in the Gmail and Dropbox transition project.

    In this brief update you’ll find a Project Update, a Tip of the Week, and What to Expect in the Next Week.

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