Category: Microsoft 365

  • Getting Ready for the Semester

    Faculty, join us for workshops! See our August Ed Tech Workshops post. Students Faculty Classrooms Are you teaching in a new space this semester? See our post on In-person Classes to familiarize yourself with equipment. In-room consultation appointments are available. Moodle Bookings Teams If you are NOT using your Class Team, see our suggestions for…

  • Microsoft Training Sessions

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    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…

  • Microsoft Teams feature updates

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    The article provides an overview of the new features introduced in Microsoft Teams, with a focus on updates specific to Teams for Education. It includes tutorial videos showcasing the top features introduced in the years 2022 and 2023. You are welcome to visit Microsoft’s announcements including the Teams Blog, Teams articles on the Education blog,…

  • 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…

  • Lists, Forms, Automate: Your Microsoft Trifecta

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    You’re invited to three upcoming live Microsoft Customer Success Training sessions hosted by the Microsoft Success team featuring: Microsoft ListsMicrosoft FormsMicrosoft Power Automate You are welcome to attend one, two, or all three of the sessions. Power Automate helps individuals and groups streamline processes. If you are unfamiliar with Lists or Forms, we would recommend…

  • Spring 2022 Workshops for faculty and staff

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    Educational Technology professional staff and our Microsoft training partners are facilitating sessions in January, February, and March. Read on for details. Student Technology Assistants (STAs) and professional staff are offering a series of workshops crafted mainly for students working on academic and personal digital projects but which are open to everyone. See our Spring 2022 Ed Tech Workshops post…

  • October Microsoft Sessions

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    Educational Technology invites faculty and staff for in-person sessions focusing on Microsoft Word. Registration for the workshops is available on our Events page. Registration is encouraged, but not required. Got Style? Word Up! Learn how to use Microsoft Word for formatting documents with styles, automatic table of contents, captions, and more. You’ll be learning by…

  • Never Miss a Teams Announcement Again

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    Have you had weeks when you were overwhelmed with work and couldn’t pay close attention to the flood of Teams notifications coming from your classes and clubs? If yes, then read on as this tutorial will show you how to create a Microsoft Power Automate flow that will send you an email each time a…

  • Microsoft Lens

    Microsoft Lens is a scanning application integrated with Office 365 apps. Microsoft Lens trims, enhances, and makes pictures of whiteboards and documents readable. You can use Microsoft Lens to convert images to PDF, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel files, digitize printed or handwritten text, and save to OneNote,  OneDrive, or your local device.  Because Lens is linked…

  • Microsoft Outlook Online

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    By Aubry Miller In this post, I’ll be providing some tips on how you can optimize your experience in Microsoft Outlook.  Quick Tips  Turn On Dark Mode  1.Select Settings.  2. Click on the Dark mode switch to initiate dark mode.  Change the Display Density  1.Select Settings.  2. Choose between Full, Medium and Compact.  Create Folders  Select New Folder from the left panel on…