Email, Calendaring, & Collaboration Tools, Google Apps, Help Desk, News, Security, Tips, Workshops and Training
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ITS Insider February 2026

Christina Webster

February’s newsletter includes articles on classroom displays, minimum DUO Mobile app requirements, presentation design tools, using Google Docs to draft emails, using a cell phone security lanyard when traveling, and the spring ITS Lunch & Learn Series. Continue reading ITS Insider February 2026

Academic Technology, Accessibility, Artificial Intelligence, Google Apps, Universal Design for Learning
Using AI for alt text, this Gemini web interface showcases the custom accessibility Appropriate text alternatives for images Gem. The sidebar on the left displays navigation options and thumbnails of analyzed images, including graphs and documents. The main content window highlights the title and a purple icon with the letter "A." Sticky post

Using AI, you, too, can create better alt text!

Jen Moore

Up until late last semester, one of our Artificial Intelligence (AI) subscription services—Gemini—didn’t allow us to share the bots we create. Gemini calls these “Gems”. With the Appropriate text alternatives for images Gem we created using AI, you, too, can … Continue reading Using AI, you, too, can create better alt text!

Academic Technology, Accessibility, Email, Tips
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Tired of Email? Subscription Options in Google Groups

Jen Moore

Are you tired of email? Do you find yourself overwhelmed by the sheer volume of official messages? Navigating listservs at Swarthmore can often feel confusing. Good news! Swarthmore’s Accessibility Working Group identified communication as one of our improvement goals for … Continue reading Tired of Email? Subscription Options in Google Groups

Faculty/Staff, Help Desk, LinkedIn Learning, News, Tips, Voicemail, Workshops and Training, Zoom
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ITS Insider January 2026

Damaris Colon

January’s newsletter answers the question, “To update or not to update” (Windows OS)?, Is it “Greenlight, go!” (for Tahoe) and how to update macOS without upgrading, Microlearning with LinkedIn Learning, adding a temp Zoom phone voicemail greeting via holiday hours, turning your smartphone into a webcam, and the spring ITS Lunch & Learn Series. The ITS Insider is the Help Desk newsletter which includes timely topics and events. Continue reading ITS Insider January 2026