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Spring training for using K-State’s technology classrooms

Posted on by Ryan Hagar

K-State faculty/staff who will be using the university technology classrooms for the first time this spring must attend a short training session before they can request keys for those classrooms.

Instructional technology staff will be available to provide training through the next few weeks and after the semester has begun. Fill out the Technology Classroom Training Request Form and someone will contact you to schedule a session. Continue reading “Spring training for using K-State’s technology classrooms” →

Office 365 Update

Posted on by Cathy Rodriguez

By Ken Stafford, CIO

After seven months of planning and testing, we have the entire campus of 57,000 accounts moved to Office 365 for email and calendaring service. Over the weekend Information Technology Services, migrated the final 17,000 student accounts and more than 6,100 faculty and staff email and calendar accounts.

The majority of questions to the IT Help Desk and our Client Services teams have been about configuring mobile devices, downloading the Outlook Client, and assisting users with sharing calendars and folders. Search the knowledge base for articles on these topics and more. Continue reading “Office 365 Update” →

iPad user group meeting Jan. 9: How to use AirPlay

Posted on by Betsy Edwards

Smaller logo K-State Today uses to meet their max image sizesBy Mary Hammel

Join us as we take a look at AirPlay noon-1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9, in 16A Bluemont Hall. The meeting is open to all K-Staters. “Play content from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch on your HDTV,” says Apple’s AirPlay website. Continue reading “iPad user group meeting Jan. 9: How to use AirPlay” →

iPad warranty and repair services now available to K-Staters and campus units

Posted on by Austin Polley

Apple iPad devices can now be checked in for warranty replacement as well as out-of-warranty replacement services at the IT Help Desk in 214 Hale Library. This program is open for both personally owned and university-owned devices.  Continue reading “iPad warranty and repair services now available to K-Staters and campus units” →

Dec. 31 is last day to export data before Axio Survey is discontinued

Posted on by Betsy Edwards

On Jan. 1, 2014, Axio Survey will be discontinued and survey data will no longer be available. Tuesday, Dec. 31, is the last day to:

  • View surveys in Axio
  • Download reports
  • Export data from Axio Survey

Continue reading “Dec. 31 is last day to export data before Axio Survey is discontinued” →

Dec. 23 is last day for grade submissions for fall 2013

Posted on by Betsy Edwards

by Monty Nielsen

Grades for the fall 2013 term are due by 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 23. The deadline to copy grades from K-State Online into iSIS is 4 p.m. Monday, Dec. 23, which allows sufficient time for back-end processes to complete.  Continue reading “Dec. 23 is last day for grade submissions for fall 2013” →

Learn Office 365: Top resources to browse over winter break

Posted on by Betsy Edwards

by Information Technology Services

Over the holiday break, K-Staters who want a jumpstart on learning Office 365 email and calendaring should check out these top resources created by Information Technology Services.

  1. Explore more than 100 K-State articles on how to use  Office 365: 
  2. Prior to the migration Jan. 6, 2014, do the steps in the Office 365 pre-migration checklist.
  3. Discuss Office 365 socially with other K-Staters. Join K-State’s Office 365 Migration group on Yammer. It’s a social venue (similar to Facebook) specifically for those with  @ksu.edu addresses.  Create an @ksu.edu account first. See K-State’s Getting Started with Yammer resource.
  4. Bookmark and visit K-State’s Office 365 website at k-state.edu/its/office365.

Video lecture-capture demonstration today (Wed, Dec. 18)

Posted on by Christine Doucette

by Information Technology Services

Mediasite is a capture-and-distribution software that allows instructors to make live and on-demand digital recordings of their lectures and presentations.

Come see for yourself what Mediasite can do. Mediasite representative Chuck Coopman will give a demonstration 1-3 p.m. today, Dec. 18, in the Big 12 Room at the K-State Student Union. An information session will follow the demonstration. Continue reading “Video lecture-capture demonstration today (Wed, Dec. 18)” →

Learn Office 365: Participate in trivia

Posted on by Cathy Rodriguez

by Information Technology Services

Are you ready for the transition to Office 365? Information Technology Services will conduct Office 365 trivia during the two Zoom Q&A sessions this week.

Continue reading “Learn Office 365: Participate in trivia” →

Video lecture-capture demonstration Wednesday, Dec. 18

Posted on by Christine Doucette

Demand for academic video is growing rapidly across the Kansas State University campus. To accommodate this need, Information Technology Services has examined several video-capture systems. During the discovery period, one product clearly stood out above the rest, Mediasite by Sonic Foundry.

Continue reading “Video lecture-capture demonstration Wednesday, Dec. 18” →