Technology@Wooster

Category: News

  • #ICYMI: October 1, 2021

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    Moodle Tips Just a reminder that Educational Technology maintains and updates the Moodle Professional Development course. It is the best place to find information on everything Moodle. Workshops Educational Technology will be hosting some workshops for faculty, staff, and students about using Microsoft Word for formatting documents. Please see the links below for more information.…

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  • Tax season phishing

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    It’s tax season.  It’s also a prime phishing season (and the start of real fishing season).   A few scams are circulating, including one targeting individuals with .edu email addresses.  Specifically, the IRS notes: The suspect emails display the IRS logo and use various subject lines such as “Tax Refund Payment” or “Recalculation of your tax refund payment.” It asks people to click a…

  • GoodCycling

    Sometimes, we have a need for gently used, still supported tech equipment for a good, Wooster-mission-related purpose. We need smartphones.  With them, we can ensure every student has a mobile device that can be used to connect on campus, receive campus emergency notifications, and use College apps. If you’ve recently upgraded your device — or…

  • Best Practices: Teams Setup

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    Here are some suggestions and tips for when you set up your Teams. Things to Consider Before Creating a Team Taking the Steps to Setup Your Team What are the next steps that you need to take in order to set up your Team for the best success? Follow the tips below to aid in…

  • SPAM, Phishing and your Email

    With cybersecurity month here, we wanted to remind you that the SPAM, and Phishing are the largest attacks against individuals. To help lessen this risk, messages that appear suspicious are being placed into a quarantine at Office 365. The vast majority of messages are correctly categorized, but there are a number of false positives. If…

  • Navigating and Understanding the New Classroom Technology

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    Information Technology made updates to many classrooms this summer. Use the links to find out information about the full list of classrooms with enhancements and the descriptions of the types of upgrades. Also, check out our prepared collection of documentation and usage instructions. If you plan on using the technology in the classroom, it is…

  • Are you ready for in-person classes?

    Faculty Running a class No remote or asynchronous students Remote or asynchronous students (Record your Teams Meeting) Our recommendation is to host a Teams meeting so remote students can participate and so you can record (portions of the class you feel are appropriate) for students studying asynchronously. Students

  • Mobile devices and certificates.

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    Recently, IT replaced the identity certificates that control network access. This required change has caused your current authentication to expire. When you return to campus you will need to onboard your mobile devices.  The best way to accomplish this is to forget “The College of Wooster” on your mobile device, connect to “Start Here” and…

  • Classroom computers being removed Fall 2020

    To provide the most consistent and reliable experience for faculty teaching this fall, faculty will need to bring their laptops to the classroom.  Technology Services will be removing all instructors computers from classrooms the week of August 3rd.  When teaching in classrooms with cameras and microphone arrays added, you will find the standard set of…