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Tax season phishing
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…
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Student Perspective on Daily Health Check Notifications
Editor note: This post was written by Minh Phan, Class of ’24, one of Ed Tech’s Digital Media Assistants. Learn more about our Digital Media Assistants. As we continue to adapt to COVID-19 in 2021, Technology@Wooster developed a notification flow with Microsoft Power Automate to make personal health check easier. As a student, I find…
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Black Magic Pro Board and PTZ Optics Controller TV Studio
The Black Magic Pro Board and PTZ Optics Controller is now available in Gault Recital Hall and McCaw Chapel. These devices allow for seamless control of cameras and streaming performances. You can easily pan, tilt, and zoom with the PTZ Optics Controller and switch between cameras with the Black Magic Pro Board. Giving the complete…
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Cameras and Microphones
Cameras are a well established part of life, but were you aware of classroom upgrades that include this technology. Several classrooms across campus have been upgraded with mounted and portable cameras to increase interaction between remote faculty, staff, and students. The recent changes across campus also include upgraded mounted microphones/speakers and portable microphones. The Nureva…
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Microsoft Updates
We have highlighted updates from Microsoft below. Click the link in the Description to visit a video or support page. If you see “Sign In,” click and enter your College credentials. Use the icons at the bottom of the spreadsheet to open it full size or download a copy.
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Navigating and Understanding the New Classroom Technology
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…
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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…
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Pre-semester Ed Tech Workshops for Faculty 2018
Educational Technology is hosting pre-semester workshops for faculty August 13-16. Topics include: Moodle course management basics Moodle new features: Poll, Analytics Graph, Quiz Analytics, Scheduler, Solution Sheet, Office 365 connection course management in Voices (our WordPress blogging software) Office 365 features including Groups, Stream, Class Notebook, & integration with Moodle making course materials accessible crafting a…
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Microsoft Office 2019 Available for All College Users
Office 2019 is available for all students, faculty, and staff! Our licensing allows five installs per user across any combination of macOS, Windows, iOS, or Android. Office 2019 comes with a variety of updates, most notably vast improvements to collaboration features using Office 365. Now, for any documents, spreadsheets, etc. that are saved in your OneDrive,…
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Share your Feedback on Ohio’s K-12 Technology Model Curriculum
You can be part of the effort to review the draft Ohio K-12 Model Curriculum for Technology! The State Board of Education adopted the revision of Ohio’s Learning Standards for Technology in 2017. Since July 2018, Emily Armour has been part of the Working Group comprised of Ohio educators from K-12 and higher education to…
