Educators use Microsoft Office to deliver a wide range of material — syllabi and other vital class documents in Word, slide decks in PowerPoint, and more. With Office 365 coming to campus, now is a great time for a reminder and refresher on the importance of creating documents that are accessible to a diverse audience. Creating documents in an…Continue Reading MS Office and Accessibility
One of the best things about Office 365 is that it lets us view, edit, share and collaborate on Word documents online – from any device and any web browser. As our students can attest using an online productivity tool (such as Office 365 or Google Docs) has a lot of advantages: You can work…Continue Reading Tech Tip – Getting Started With Word Online
More ways to connect and share are always good, so I added a link to my LinkedIn page and started a UP TechTips Tumblr and Facebook community page! You can find all my social media channels in the “Follow Me” block on the sidebar….Continue Reading More social media
iPads are used widely at UP. They have served all sorts of specific purposes — as mobile clipboards, platforms used to create videos for flipped classrooms using apps like Explain Everything, digital notebooks in science labs, and more. But honestly, a lot of tablet users just end up using them for general web browsing, emailing, and entertainment. So, can you really…Continue Reading Can You Really Get Work Done On an iPad?
Today’s UP tech tip is a 3-in-1 focusing on the Moodle gradebook. Moodle is a great resource for tracking student work and providing assessment and feedback – but the gradebook can also be a confusing and frustrating tool to work in at first. I’ve identified 3 easy tips to keep in mind when entering grades that…Continue Reading Tech Tip – Moodle Grading Edition
With UP on the verge of launching Office 365 to our campus, Academic Technology Services has identified a need to provide training on Office 365 and Office products for the campus. This is an opportunity to provide training on the core Office applications, as well as to educate users on the possibilities of using cloud…Continue Reading I’m a Certified Microsoft Office Specialist