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Link to Firebird: 2025 in Review
Academic Technology, High Performance Computing, Research

Firebird: 2025 in Review

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Accounts and Passwords, Adobe Creative Cloud Suite, Faculty/Staff, Help Desk, News, Workshops and Training

ITS Insider December 2025

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Academic Technology, Accessibility, Email, Tips

Tired of Email? Subscription Options in Google Groups

Adobe Firefly generated image with the prompt: A mix of students of different ethnicities taking an in-class exam on laptop computers, with one student looking directly towards the cameraLink to Digital Testing in an AI World
Academic Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Course Planning

Digital Testing in an AI World

Link to Apple’s “Background Sounds”: Focus, Calm, and Accessibility in One Feature
Accessibility, iOS, Tips

Apple’s “Background Sounds”: Focus, Calm, and Accessibility in One Feature

Link to Globus Now Available for Use with Firebird
Academic Technology, High Performance Computing, Research

Globus Now Available for Use with Firebird

Academic Technology, Classroom and Conferencing Technologies, Faculty/Staff, Learning Spaces, MakerSpace
Spring flowers blossoming

What’s New for Spring 2018

January 22, 2018February 28, 2019 Andrew Ruether

Welcome back to school!  Here’s what’s new for Spring 2018 … Two factor authentication for everyone on February 1st Starting Thursday February 1, 2018, everyone at Swarthmore will need to use two factor authentication to log in to college services. … Continue reading What’s New for Spring 2018

Accounts and Passwords, Email, Email, Calendaring, & Collaboration Tools, Faculty/Staff, Google Apps, Mobile Devices, Moodle, Security, Students
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Get Duo, but be prepared!

December 18, 2017 Doug Willen

Duo is here and if you’re not yet using Duo to authenticate to your Swarthmore College accounts and systems, then it’s time to get on board! As our CITO, Joel Cooper, said in his email to the faculty and staff a … Continue reading Get Duo, but be prepared!

Academic Technology, Faculty/Staff, Moodle, Students, Tips
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Disappearing Moodle Courses

December 14, 2017December 14, 2017 Andrew Ruether

This summer, Moodle introduced a new home page that separates courses into In progress, Future, and Past tabs.  As soon as a course end date passes, it moves from the In progress tab to the Past tab.  This helps keep your home … Continue reading Disappearing Moodle Courses

Academic Technology, Learning, Mobile Devices, Mobile Learning, Software, Students, Tips

Helpful Apps for Finals

December 13, 2017December 14, 2017 John Word

Finals may be right around the corner but there is still time to organize and manage your study sessions with these helpful desktop, web, and mobile apps! Here are a few applications for compiling notes, making quick lists, and organizing information for … Continue reading Helpful Apps for Finals

Academic Technology, Accessibility, Active Learning, Learning, Software, Universal Design for Learning
Rocky Mountains

AHG: Compelling Stuff We Learned

December 7, 2017December 7, 2017 Corrine Schoeb

Several people from Swarthmore attended a week long conference entitled Accessing Higher Ground in Denver, Colorado.  This conference is open to anyone at Swarthmore and is one of the best conferences I have ever attended.  If you want to learn … Continue reading AHG: Compelling Stuff We Learned

Google Apps
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Google Drive File Stream

November 27, 2017February 14, 2018 Jessica Stockett

Google Drive has a new desktop solution for G Suite for Education users like us. A desktop solution means having a direct link to files in your Google Drive from your computer. It relies on internet service (Ethernet or WiFi) … Continue reading Google Drive File Stream

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