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Faculty/Staff, Help Desk, People, Software, Tips

Google Chrome – a nice complement for browsing

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ITS tested Google Chrome on several of our swat online services, and found that many swat services function properly. Chrome is packed with many features that are easy to use including navigation and search history. If you are interested in road testing Google Chrome, feel free to download it; but keep in mind, Chrome is still in beta, and is not as mature as your current College supported browsers (Internet Explorer, Safari, and Firefox). Continue reading Google Chrome – a nice complement for browsing

Mobile Devices

Learn how-to protect your Blackberry, Treo, iPhone…

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If you use a handheld device to check email, keep track of meetings, make calls, and download files and/papers, ITS strongly recommends using an autolock and other built-in password security measures. Implementing a password known only to you will ensure an added layer of security for your protection. Follow this link to learn how-to Continue reading Learn how-to protect your Blackberry, Treo, iPhone…

Copyright

Revised Procedures on Copyright Violations Related to File Sharing

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To Swarthmore College Faculty, Staff, and Students: The new Higher Education Opportunity Act imposes a variety of federal regulatory and reporting requirements on colleges and universities. Two provisions are designed to reduce illegal sharing of copyrighted works using file sharing on college networks. While the law will be clarified through the regulatory process, we are required to make a good faith effort to comply with these provisions as the Act is in effect. In short, there are three requirements that we need to follow: We must make an annual disclosure to the College community about the risk of legal action … Continue reading Revised Procedures on Copyright Violations Related to File Sharing

Help Desk

Update on Online and Print Directories

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ITS is pleased to announce the launch of a new online directory of contact information for faculty, staff, and students at http://www.swarthmore.edu/directory The new directory provides a simpler search interface and more up-to-date information based on the data in Banner, the College’s central database. Need to update your information? Please login to mySwarthmore to change your department, location, and name display preferences: https://myswat.swarthmore.edu/ You can now login to mySwarthmore using your network/email username and password. Once logged in, select Personal Information, then Update Directory Information. Print Directory Deadline The print directory will be published in late September. Please login to … Continue reading Update on Online and Print Directories

Blackboard, Classroom and Conferencing Technologies, Email, Faculty/Staff, Help Desk, NetReg, People, Telephones

Helpdesk/Restech office move

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We, the Helpdesk, Restech, and Associate Director, Robin Jacobsen have all moved to Room 110 of Beardsley Hall. If you have trouble with your computer, email, software applications, your printer, or just want to say hello, stop by to see us in room 110 of Beardsley, we look forward to serving you. Continue reading Helpdesk/Restech office move

Academic Technology, Blackboard, Faculty/Staff, Workshops and Training

Blackboard Upgrade and Training in August

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This summer, we will upgrade our Tri-College Blackboard Learning Management System to the latest version, and offer several workshops on old and new features. If you have immediate questions about Blackboard, please contact any member of our ITS/Library Support Team. In order to carry out the upgrade, Blackboard will be off line for a few hours. Planned Blackboard outage: Monday, August 11 8AM-12PM New features and training: The newest version of Blackboard brings two major feature enhancements: the Grade Center and Self/Peer Assessments. The Grade Center is a redesigned version of the old gradebook, with several notable improvements to the … Continue reading Blackboard Upgrade and Training in August