Congratulations, IT Service Awards Winners!

This year, three of our IT employees: Greg Larson, Cheryl Alvarado and Armella Mitchell were recognized for 20 years of service. They were joined by over 50 ESU employees, recognized at an event on April 10, 2017.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Extra Congratulations: Anna Catterson for being recognized as the Outstanding Unclassified Professional Employee of the Year!!

Check out the new IT Security website!

The IT Security team is excited to announce the launch of the new Information Security website: https://sky2.emporia.edu/itsecurity​

Explore topics such as password security and phishing scams and stay up-to-date with upcoming events! Visit the bookshelf for helpful tip sheets on topics such as travel, weddings and tax season!

Hornet Nation Wireless expands to Butcher and Earl Center

The Butcher Education Center and Earl Center were both added to the list of buildings on campus with the new Hornet Nation wireless.

To see the ever-growing list, go to sky.emporia.edu/wireless

Summer Maintenance

The spring semester may have a few weeks to go, but we wanted to share a few of the new things coming this summer!

Windows 10 in the Classroom
We will schedule our annual summer maintenance of the technology-enhanced classroom PC's with department contacts in May, however, there is one notable change you'll find once we've completed each room--the latest Microsoft operating system, Windows 10.  With three major updates to Windows 10 released, we're comfortable with moving our standard install to the latest operating system.  While there are general "look and feel" changes, Windows 10 mostly works like Windows 7.  Classroom computers will need to be logged in using the "smart" account as it will be configured to work with all classroom equipment.  Anyone who would like Windows 10 installed on their office computer, please contact the IT Help Desk.  There is no charge for the upgrade.

ClassFlow replaces ActiveInspire
The vendor that provides ActiveInspire, the software used on the large format interactive Promethean boards, is moving to a new solution called ClassFlow.  While this is new information to us, we believe all of the current Promethean boards will support ClassFlow and plan to install it during the summer maintenance cycle.  We are evaluating the rooms that have short throw projectors + white boards to verify compatibility.  Learning Technologies will be providing training and support on ClassFlow this fall.

SPSS v24
The latest version of SPSS, v24, was made available last fall.  Download it from TechSite or you may contact the IT Help Desk and we will assist you with installing it.  The previous version, v18 (or earlier), is no longer supported and will be discontinued on July 1st, 2017.  SPSS v24 will be installed in any labs, classrooms and SkyLabs that are currently using a previous version.  For users who need to use software off-campus, SPSS is available on all general use SkyLab servers.

i3 Grant Recipients

CONGRATULATIONS!

Thank you to everyone that submitted their proposal for the i3 Grant, 2017.

The recipients for 2017 are as follows:

• Diane Nutbrown - Chemistry
  Remote Problem Solving and Structure Drawing with Wireless Writing Tablet
• Ken Murfay – Health, Physical Education, & Recreation
  Teaching with GoPro Cameras
• Joyce Zhou - Marketing
  Virtual Reality in Marketing
• Tom Mahoney - Math
  Inspiring the Innovative Creation of Videos Using iMovie to Ignite Learning in the Classroom
• Yeol Huh – Instructional Design & Technology
  Preparing Pre-Service Teachers to Become Creators Using 360 Virtual Reality (VR) Camera
• John Barnett – Political Science
  Aquaculture Project
• Kat O’Meara - EMLJ
  Innovating the Multilingual and Rhetoric Classroom
• Roberta Eichenberg - Art
  Expanding 3D Printing Technologies for Art Students
• Melissa Reed - Education
  Using Arduino in the Classroom
• Lori Mann, Nancy Smith, Todd Roberts – Elementary Education
  Integrating Visual Notetaking into University Classes with the iPad Pro

World Backup Day Celebration – March 31, 2017

Last Friday, on March 31^st, ESU celebrated World Backup Day! World backup Day is a world-wide initiative designed to raise awareness of the need to back up important data regularly. This year, we joined the initiative in celebrating and held a campus-wide event. In four short sessions throughout the day, we explained what a backup is and why data should be backed up. Faculty/staff members and students watched a video which highlighted the importance of backing up and were introduced to different options of backing up their data. We explained the advantages and disadvantages of each option and encouraged participants to choose the option they felt most comfortable with, based on their individual needs. At the end of each session, we all took the pledge to back up important documents.

 

We were especially excited to offer a drawing for a 3TB My Cloud personal storage drive! The device is an excellent option to back up data, as it attaches to your home network and provides you with your own personal cloud space. All your devices, including smartTVs and some printers can be connected, so that you can store all your files in one convenient location. We are excited to announce the lucky winner of the drawing is Gabriel Sams, a Physical Education student.

 

If you missed the event, visit http://www.worldbackupday.com to learn how you can back up your important files!

Hornet Nation expands in March!

This past March, the Hornet Nation wireless landed in new spaces on campus including:

• Student Rec Center
• HPER Building
• Police & Safety
• Power Plant
• Stormont Maintenance

More buildings are coming in April!  Check our updated website for the latest info:  sky.emporia.edu/wireless