In 2024, IT Services continued to publish blog articles written to inform the Northeastern community about technology services and matched last year’s number of articles with 50. The Latest News section of the ITS site is a bustling page where you can– and do–find special topics spanning teaching and learning, working and collaborating, and upcoming service changes and launches.
Take a moment to review the five top-viewed ITS blog articles to see what community members have been reading and talking about across the global campus system this year.
1. Which is better: Microsoft Teams browser app or desktop app?
Microsoft Teams is widely used across the global university system, both in the classroom and for productivity. Because Global Learning Spaces make it easy to use Teams for classroom meetings, students and instructors alike will benefit from knowing that there are different ways to access Teams.
Learn more about the Microsoft Teams desktop app >
2. Make Teams meetings more fun
Microsoft Teams meetings is the university’s enterprise solution for hosting virtual meetings, webinars, and town halls. Use several features to make your Teams meetings more exciting, engaging, and interactive.
3. New Adobe tools and services for bringing your ideas to life this school year
Reappearing on the top five is” New Adobe tools and services for bringing your ideas to life this school year.” Take the newest Adobe features, available through your Northeastern Creative Cloud account, with you into the new year. The university has upgraded to the Pro Edition, granting access to unlimited stock downloads and updates to your favorite Adobe tools and services like the AI-based image generator. Don’t forget to request a student Creative Cloud License in the Tech Service Portal, if you haven’t already, to reap all the benefits.
Learn more about Adobe Creative Cloud tools and services >
4. Three reasons to update your operating system
Regularly updating a device’s operating system is one step to take to increase its safety and security from increasingly common and sophisticated cyber threats. Update your OS for improved security, enhanced device performance, and vendor support.
Learn more about updating your operating system >
5. Using Microsoft Copilot at Northeastern
The free version of Microsoft Copilot is IT Services’ recommended AI chat tool. To ensure university data stays private, always sign in to Microsoft Copilot with your Northeastern credentials. This ensures university data remains within our Microsoft environment and is not used to train the AI model.