Category: Office Tips

Goodbye Windows 10… Hello Windows 11

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Microsoft recently launched its next client operating system, Windows 11. Please continue to use the current university-supported operating system, Windows 10, until ITCS is able to complete a full assessment of Windows 11.

In the coming months, ITCS will ensure that Windows 11 meets university standards for security and application capability, and make certain this new operating system does not present challenges in ITCS’s ability to support your device.

An announcement will be made to campus when we are ready to launch Windows 11 for ECU. If you use Windows 10, we believe Windows 11 will be a natural transition and update to what you know and are familiar with as it is built on the same foundation as Windows 10.

To learn more about some of the new features check out this ARTICLE.

Another Reboot – Team Webinars

These were presented last fall and were very informative so if you want to get up to speed with Teams check them out

Microsoft Training Webinars Series Returns

Weekly Wednesday webinars begin February 24

Back by popular demand! Join us for these weekly, one-hour live webinars led by our Microsoft Learning Consultant, Jennifer Jury, M. Ed. Hosted in Microsoft Teams, each Wednesday session explores a different product, so attend one or attend them all. There’s even a session on the new Stream video tool launching soon.

 

To get started, join this Webinars Team

Join this Microsoft Team for weekly webinar links and learning resources or join the Team using code f96klfk.

 

Spring into Teams

Staying connected virtually will still be needed this spring. Microsoft Teams is a great way to stay connected synchronously and asynchronously.  Recently there were a series of webinars conducted by Jennifer Jury a Microsoft Learning Consultant.  The recordings are about an hour long and also offer files etc for referral.  You can Start with Teaching with Teams or check out some other options.  Click the link above or contact this office for assistance.

 

PowerPoint, Forms and Quizzing

One of our colleagues brought this neat feature to my attention and I was her “test subject”.  With Microsoft 365 you can create a form (quiz) within your PowerPoint, students can download and click on the “quiz”, answer the questions and submit to you.  See the link below for instructions and contact this office if you want to give it a try!

 

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/insert-a-form-or-quiz-into-powerpoint-1a316f81-9ea7-4bc2-bda0-024c0d780df1

It’s certainly going to take Teamwork!

As we make plans to return to classrooms I have been asked about Mediasite Live Recordings and students viewing synchronously how might they best ask questions without having to run a simultaneous webconferencing session.

The Teams app will be available in the general classrooms, open Teams either on the classroom computer, a separate computer or mobile device.  Students can send via chat questions during class which you can then respond to in real time.

Want to try it out?  Just open teams, open chat, click new chat and enter my name or a colleagues, it is that simple.

Give your PowerPoints a FaceLift and Convert

To videos, if they have a narration or you want to add one, click record now on your PowerPoint, make sure you have microphone on and so your students don’t forget what you look like click video on as well.  When complete, export as video, once exported it can be uploaded to My Mediasite or Canvas Studio.

Want more tips?  Contact this office.

Wunderlist???? now To Do!

Apparently at some point in the past 15 years someone asked about the app Wunderlist.  I researched and joined and now have gotten the message it is retiring to be replaced my Microsoft To Do.  So while researching this app, available by clicking the App Launcher from my Office 365 I checked it out. So what does it do???

from Microsoft “Microsoft To Do is a task management app to help you stay organized and manage your day-to-day. You can use Microsoft To Do to make shopping lists or task lists, take notes, record collections, plan an event, or set reminders to increase your productivity and focus on what matters to you. Microsoft To Do makes it easy to stay organized and manage your life.”  and shareable.  Give it a try!

Happy 4th of July!

Mid week break but some may make it a long weekend. The migration to Outlook 365 and Office 365 gives you access to your One Drive for storing files and content relevant to your courses.  Tutorial on syncing files on your OneDrive.

OneDrive for Business cloud storage is available through your Office 365 subscription and alumni email. Features include:

  • Sync. Choose which files are automatically uploaded to OD4B through the sync client. Folders shared with you can also be synced.
  • Store. 5TB for non-sensitive files.
  • Access. Synced files are available from a work, personal or mobile device.
  • Share and Collaborate. Share files or folders with ECU and non-ECU users.
  • Edit. Edit files online using Office Web Apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Shared files can be simultaneously edited by multiple users.
  • Create. Create new documents within OneDrive using the Office Web Apps.
  • Learning Tools. Improve reading and writing skills using read aloud features, immersive reader and other comprehension tools. Learn more from Microsoft’s Learning Tools page.

OneDrive for Business (OD4B) is approved for storage and sharing of general research and academic information (e.g., FERPA but NOT SSN). OneDrive is not approved for storage of sensitive data,

 

So much to remember . . .

Did you know that you can create specific calendars in Outlook that are separate from your Outlook calendar and then can look at together (as overlay) or separately (click on the down arrow next to Open Calendar and create “new Blank Calendar”.

You can also create a calendar in the Microsoft App Planner and export that to Outlook.

Another neat tool you can add to your Outlook 365 is Find Time works like doodle poll but better and right within Outlook, try it out!

Those using Canvas and the rest of you who will use Canvas can export that calendar as well

Need assistance, want to see how it works, contact OET and share a calendar!