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Tech Tip: Microsoft Forms
Important Microsoft Forms Updates The Microsoft Forms application has recently been updated with many useful features. Forms is available online through the College’s Microsoft 365 subscription. Here are some of the top updates listed below. You can view the entire Jan 2023 YouTube video or the entire Feb 2024 YouTube video for details [or use video timestamps in…
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Tech Tip: Word
Tech Tip: Microsoft Word Microsoft Word has recently introduced several new features across its web (Word for the Web) and desktop (Word Desktop) platforms, enhancing user experience and collaboration. Word is available through the College’s Microsoft 365 subscription and can be installed on up to 5 devices – your laptop, table, phone, desktop. Below are…
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Microsoft Designer AI: Fast and Easy Graphic Design
Microsoft’s Designer* is a tool for making quick and easy graphic designs, similar to Canva. Designer stands out by combining a breadth of tools from DALL-E image generation, Photoshop-like tools, graphic design AI, and freehand design tools. *Note that Designer only works with Microsoft Consumer accounts at this time, meaning that your CoW email will…
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Fall 2023 Student Workshops
Student Technology Assistants (STAs) are offering a series of workshops crafted mainly for students working on academic and personal digital projects but which are open to everyone.
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Alternative Assessments Series
Whether you’re looking for a new way to reach your students, want to help them build real-world skills for life beyond the classroom, just want to mix up your assignment schedule a little, or want to be able to answer the question “When am I going to use this?” you’re probably looking for an alternative…
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Spring 2023 Student Workshops
Student Technology Assistants (STAs) are offering a series of workshops crafted mainly for students working on academic and personal digital projects but which are open to everyone. Educational Technology staff is offering Microsoft Word formatting for I.S. projects. See the workshop listings below for more details. Registration for all of our events is available on…
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Microsoft Training Sessions
Microsoft associates offer free, live training sessions for professionals, educators, and students. See their Virtual Workshops and Trainings site for offerings and registration. Unfortunately the Excel trainings scheduled for Sp23 have been cancelled. Recordings of Past Training Team Events For past sessions, visit the link to watch the recording of the sessions in Stream. Our Fall 2022…
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Microsoft Teams feature updates
The article provides an overview of the new features introduced in Microsoft Teams, with a focus on updates specific to Teams for Education. Included are tutorial videos showcasing new top features. You are welcome to visit Microsoft’s announcements including the Teams Blog, Teams articles on the Education blog, and their Teams YouTube playlists. New features…
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January Ed Tech Workshops for Faculty 2023
Educational Technology hosted workshops for faculty to get ready for Spring semester. Moodle workshops on Tuesday, January 10 We offered two brief workshops – each 30 minutes each – either in-person or via Teams format. Moodle Tips and Tricks Tuesday, January 10th View the agenda. Topics will include: Moodle Assignments and Grading Tuesday, January 10th…
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Wikipedia and Academia
Spring 2025 instructors: Apply to WikiEdu by December 1, 2024, for priority consideration for spring 2025. See below for details. Wikipedia is the go-to source for information for much of the world. However, few understand its inner workings, and even fewer still contribute to it, even though it’s an encyclopedia that anyone can edit. It’s not…
