Workshops and Training

Argos Open Forum

Rhoni Ryan

ITS is offering monthly training workshops to help further develop your Argos skills.  All interested parties are invited to join this open forum to discuss and learn about Argos.  Since all levels are invited, the content of each class will be driven by the participants, their abilities and their curiosity.   Classes are being offered the last Wednesday of every month through April (excluding December).  Register on the campus calendar for these events. Continue reading Argos Open Forum

Workshops and Events

Academic Technology Fair: Nov. 19th

MK

All faculty and staff are invited to visit the Academic Technology Fair this Thursday. The fair is a showcase of a variety of software and hardware resources that you can use for teaching, research, and administration. The theme for this year’s fair is “Innovation Is Recession-Proof.” All of the technologies on display are available for you to use today without any additional cost to you or your department. Everything is either free or currently licensed/purchased by the College for your use. Scheuer Room Thursday, Nov 19th 10am-2pm Light refreshments served. Some of the things you’ll see at this years Academic … Continue reading Academic Technology Fair: Nov. 19th

Help Desk

New Operating Systems

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Although new Mac OS and Windows OS are entering the market, ITS does not recommend upgrading to the new operating systems at this time. ITS will make an announcement in the near future about upgrades, but at this time, faculty and staff should not upgrade their office computers to the newer operating systems. In addition, if faculty/staff connect to Swarthmore networked resources from home, they should also not upgrade their home computer’s operating system until further notice. Current operating systems we support are, Mac OS X 10.4, 10.5, and WinXP SP 3. Continue reading New Operating Systems

Blackboard

Blackboard Content Manager

Andrew Ruether

ITS has recently updated the Blackboard course management system to include the Blackboard Content Manager. Similar to Swatfiles but for course related materials, the Content Manager allows faculty and staff to store material online for use in their courses. Some uses for the Blackboard Content Manager: Group file exchange: a course folder can be set up to allow all members of the course to add or modify files. File Sharing: Permissions on files can be set to any user or group of users within Blackboard. This makes it easy to share files with all students in a course, colleagues, or … Continue reading Blackboard Content Manager

Help Desk

Apple Safari 4.0.3

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The new version of Safari offers some compelling new features. The “Top Sites” option displays your most frequently visited websites in grid format. This version also includes earlier features, including the “Snapback” option which makes it easy to return to your original site after browsing other pages. Compatible with Max OS X 10.5 and newer. Visit http://www.apple.com/safari/download/ for more information. Continue reading Apple Safari 4.0.3