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ITS Insider May 2026 – Seniors Edition

This month’s newsletter is all about Seniors with topics covering backing up Google data, sending post grad email responses, setting up mail forwarding, and saving email and Google Drive files. We also give a preview of what topics are covered in this summer’s Lunch and Learn sessions for faculty and staff. The ITS Insider is the Help Desk newsletter which includes timely topics and events. Continue reading ITS Insider May 2026 – Seniors Edition

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."

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

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!

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Preparing For Graduation

Congratulations Class of 2025! Be sure to download or transfer accounts or any work associated with your Swarthmore email before accounts are disabled on June 30th. This step-by-step guide will help you prepare for graduation. It covers: How to back … Continue reading Preparing For Graduation