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Instructional Support Services Updates and Reminders for Spring 2013Contributed by Marilyn Dispensa on 01/15/2013
Instructional Support Services are the resources and services offered by ITS that supports the academic mission of the college as it applies to teaching and learning. See below for some updates and reminders for Spring 2013. Read more . . . (303 words) Start Spring Semester with Sakai and Outlook Training in the TLC!Contributed by Sharon M Beltaine on 01/13/2013
Read more . . . (126 words) TLC Computer Training Offered Next Week: January 7 - 11, 2013Contributed by Sharon M Beltaine on 01/03/2013
Read more . . . (117 words) Get Ready to Ring in the New Year with Outlook Calendar!Contributed by Beth Rugg on 12/20/2012
ITS has been working directly with Oracle Calendar users regarding the move to Outlook Calendar. Once this change is made, all IC community members will have access to a meeting scheduling system. The data migration starts this Friday December 21, 2012 at 5 pm and will most likely be completed by Monday December 24, 2012. Read more . . . (330 words) Outlook Calendar to Replace Oracle Calendar January 2, 2013Contributed by Beth Rugg on 12/16/2012
On January 2, 2013, Outlook Calendar will replace Oracle Calendar as the institutional calendaring software. Oracle Calendar does not work on Mac OS 10.8 and will no longer be supported by Oracle by mid-2013. ITS has been working with Oracle Calendar account holders regarding this change and the copying of their data from Oracle to Outlook over the December shut-down. Read more . . . (92 words) Oracle Calendar Unavailable Friday December 21st - January 1st, 2013Contributed by Beth Rugg on 12/14/2012
Outlook Calendar will replace Oracle Calendar for faculty and staff scheduling on January 2, 2013. On Friday December 21st at 5 pm, Oracle Calendar will become unavailable to the campus community; and, we will begin copying user data from Oracle Calendar to Microsoft Live@edu Outlook Calendar. We estimate the copy process will take approximately four days. Read more . . . (163 words) TLC Computer Training Offered This Week: Dec 10 - 14Contributed by Sharon M Beltaine on 12/09/2012
Read more . . . (138 words) Final Exam Week Optical Scanning ReminderContributed by Karen Sunderland on 12/09/2012
Please remember new special optical scanning procedures and schedules are in place for the processing of final exams. Final exams will be processed Monday through Friday, December 17th -21st with a twenty-four hour turnaround time. Special procedures are in place after hours between 5pm-8pm Monday –Friday. Regular optical scanning processing will resume on Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013. Please see last week’s Intercom article detailing the new Optical Scanning finals week procedures. If you have questions about the optical scanning process, please visit our website or contact the ITS Help Desk at 274-1000, between 8am-5pm, Monday – Friday.
Important Information Regarding Apple iMac Computers and Technology RenewalContributed by Irene Scott on 12/05/2012
Read more . . . (260 words) Migration from Oracle Calendar to Outlook Calendar - Coming the End of December!Contributed by Beth Rugg on 12/02/2012
Oracle Calendar has been the institutional calendaring system for many years. The Oracle Calendar product is no longer being developed or supported and does not work on the latest Mac operating systems (Lion 10.7 or later). Microsoft Live@edu provides a calendar solution (Outlook Calendar) along with email. ITS will be migrating user data from Oracle Calendar to Outlook Calendar over the December shut-down (exact dates to be announced). Read more . . . (331 words) The Photoshop Pen (Tool) is Mightier than the Sword!Contributed by Sharon M Beltaine on 12/02/2012
Read more . . . (107 words) Excel Text Manipulation Training Offered in the TLC!Contributed by Sharon M Beltaine on 12/02/2012
Read more . . . (107 words) Sakai Gradebook Training for Instructors!Contributed by Sharon M Beltaine on 12/02/2012
Read more . . . (107 words) Optical Scanning Finals Week – New ProceduresContributed by Karen Sunderland on 12/02/2012
New Optical Scanning procedures and schedules are in place for Final Exam week Monday, December 17th through Friday, December 21st. Read more . . . (417 words) TLC Computer Training Offered This Week: Dec 3 - 7!Contributed by Sharon M Beltaine on 12/02/2012
Read more . . . (150 words) Are You Considering Using Clickers for Spring 2013 Courses?Contributed by Marilyn Dispensa on 11/30/2012
Tuesday, December 18, 2012: 10:00 am - 11:00 am Wednesday, December 19, 2012: 1:00 -2:00 pm Read more . . . (60 words) TLC Computer Training Topics Offered This Week: November 26 -30Contributed by Sharon M Beltaine on 11/25/2012
Basic Operating System Series: (More topics continued on next page) Read more . . . (165 words) Attention Faculty: SPSS Changes for Labs and eClassrooms (Summer 2012)Contributed by Lisa Efing-Guida on 06/05/2012
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ITS is pleased to announce that the TLC (Technology Learning Center) is ready to prepare you for the spring semester with both Outlook and Sakai training for the next two weeks, Monday January 14 through Friday, January 25. Click any link below to register online instantly. 
ITS is pleased to announce that the TLC (Technology Learning Center) will be offering training on Outlook and Sakai next week, Monday January 7 through Friday, January 11. Click any link below to register online instantly. 
Since we moved email to Microsoft Live@edu in June, all IC community members have had access to the Calendar feature in Outlook. However, we asked Oracle Calendar users to not use that feature. That's all changing now that we are moving data from Oracle Calendar to Microsoft Live@edu Outlook over the December shut-down.
ITS is pleased to announce that the TLC (Technology Learning Center) will be offering training on a variety of computing topics this week, Monday December 10th through Friday, December 14th. Click any link below to register online instantly. Training is open to all faculty members, staff members, and students. We'll see you in class!
For the past few years Apple Computer has been moving away from physical format drives in favor of digital downloads.
In this workshop, you will learn that the pen is mightier than the sword! ITS is pleased to announce that the TLC (Technology Learning Center) will be offering training on using the Photoshop Pen Tool starting this week! See how to work with Pen Tool points for both straight and curved edges so you can easily "cut out" parts of your images, change their backgrounds, and/or combine them with other images. The prerequisite for this workshop is "Photoshop: Introduction" or equivalent experience. Click the link below to register online instantly!
What if you have a list of first and last names you need to break into different columns? What if you need that data export you grabbed to show the entire address in one field? In "Excel for Windows: Text Manipulation," learn how to break apart, reorganize, and put together information in Excel cells automatically using simple formula tools. The CONCATENATE, LEFT, MID, and RIGHT functions will be covered, along with other useful tools that will make it easy for you to reorganize information in your spreadsheets. Click the link below to register online instantly!
ITS is pleased to announce that the TLC (Technology Learning Center) will be offering Sakai Gradebook training sessions for instructors starting this week! Gradebook allows instructors to calculate, store, and distribute class grade information to their students within Sakai. Learn how to add, set up, work, import, and export grade information. Post 'Em, a related tool that allows you to quickly post your grades, will also be covered. Click on the link below to register online instantly. We'll see you in class!
ITS is pleased to announce that the TLC (Technology Learning Center) will be offering training on a variety of computing topics this week, Monday December 3rd through Friday, December 7th. Click any link below to register online instantly. Training is open to all faculty members, staff members, and students. We'll see you in class!
If you are considering using a student response system (a.k.a. clickers) for your spring 2013 courses, you may sign up for one of the following demonstrations of the Turning Technologies system.
ITS is pleased to announce that the TLC (Technology Learning Center) will be offering training on a variety of computing topics this week, Monday November 26th through Friday, November 30th. Click any link below to register online instantly for topics of your choice. Training is open to all faculty members, staff members, and students. We'll see you in class!
This summer, ITS is planning on upgrading SPSS from version 19 to 20 in ITS-managed labs and eClassrooms for Windows computers.