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Student Tech Update 4/6/21: 5-day loans of laptops and other equipment, and student experience focus groups next week
In this edition, based on students’ feedback IT Services has expanded its services in Snell Library to support laptop loans for up to five days. Find more information about that and other resources in this update.
Faculty and Staff Tech Update 4/6/21: Accessing Zoom recordings in Panopto and how to use Adobe Sign
In this edition, you’ll find resources for signing staff performance evaluations, grading exams, managing your video recordings and information on Back to the Classroom workshops in Boston
Background Basics for Virtual Meetings
In a world full of virtual meetings, backgrounds help us add a little fun, camouflage our clutter, and express our hopes and wishes for someday being able to be somewhere other than our home office.
Two Rules for Avoiding Phishing Emails
You’re probably familiar with the term “phishing” by now, but do you know how to identify the sender, company and content of your emails before you engage with the content? Do you know how to report a phishing incident?
Faculty and Staff Tech Update 2/26/21: “Zoom Bombing”, Blackboard Retirement, Wellness Mobile App
In this edition, there’s important information about Northeastern’s Blackboard retirement, resources for protecting your data, responding to unwelcome participants in Zoom or Teams meetings, and completing your Daily Wellness Check.
Students Tech Update 2/25/21: Wellness Mobile App, and Blackboard Retirement for Students
In this edition, there’s a new mobile app for completing the Daily Wellness Check and accessing key wellness-related resources.
What to do if your meeting gets “bombed” – and how to prevent it in the first place
With virtual meetings comes the risk of uninvited participants causing disruptions. Fortunately, there are guides for how to screen participant access, remove participants, and quickly take control of your audio and visual tools in both Zoom and Microsoft Teams meetings.
Finding and Creating Community at Northeastern
Seeking safe ways to connect? Communities at Northeastern is a unique social networking destination offering a place to engage and interact with members of the university community, from anywhere, at any time.
Northeastern wellness checks go mobile
A new mobile app now makes it even more convenient to complete daily wellness checks and other wellness-related activities that have become a routine part of learning and working across Northeastern’s global campuses.
Planning for Northeastern’s Retirement of Blackboard
Northeastern’s Blackboard learning management system will retire on June 30, 2021. Until that date, users can still log in at northeastern.blackboard.com to view and download content and data from past courses.