SkyPrint PLUS - Copy, Scan and Print

We've got all New SkyPrint PLUS Stations throughout campus. 

You can now use the same printer for both your Black/White and Color printing needs. 

Need to copy documents? You now can from the same station! 

To make it even better, you can now scan documents and send it to your Email, OneDrive or Google Drive, all from the same SkyPrint Plus Station!


To sign into your account, use the built-in keyboard on the printers. 

OR 

If you're ready to 'tap and go', set up fast login and start using your Hornet Card for a quick, easy and secure way to login into SkyPrint.

Rest assured, the quality of prints are now twice as good.

If you're having troubles, be sure to read the instruction manuals attached to the printer.

Find more info, including all of our SkyPrint locations from Hornet 365's TechSite. 

Saandhyarag Sasidhar

Student Operations Manager

Web and Digital Strategies

A New Way to Experience Campus

Building Maps & Locations

Since this summer, we have been mapping out buildings on campus to further provide directions for students, faculty, staff and visitors. You can find them right now on Hornet 365 —Virtual Campus Explorer.

On Virtual Campus Explorer, you can select Buildings and Locations from the drop down. This will display a list of all the buildings on campus.

These maps have numbered rooms, and are color coded which indicates what type of room it is. This makes it much easier for you to find the room(s) that you are looking for.

Also, you can find these maps that we have created on our interactive digital signs called Hornet TV. They all provide the campus map, parking maps, and the map of every floor in which the digital sign is stationed in.

Kaleb Barber

Student Web Developer

Web and Digital Strategies

myIT Tip of the Week

myIT Tip of the Week

Incognito Window/Private Browser Windows 

An incognito window could be referred to as a private window or private browsing. This is where your browsing history does not get stored, so it’s kind of like a clean slate. Incognito erases when you close the window or does not store any history at all.  

How to get into a Private/Incognito Window: 

   Chrome:  

1) If you already have a window open, you’ll go to the top right corner, click on the three little dots.
  
2) You should see an option that says, “New Incognito Window,” it should be the third one down. Once you click on this it will open a new dark window. In here, you can go to any website just like a regular window.  

3) Or, use the keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + Shift + N 

   FireFox:  
1) Have a regular window already open, and in the top right corner there should be three little lines. You will click on this.

2) It will pop up a little window and you should see an option that says, “New Private Window.” Once you click on this it will open a new window, with a dark background. Just like on chrome, you will be able to browse to anything as long as you know the URL.  

3) Or, use the keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + Shift + P 

      Safari:  
1) When you have Safari open, you should be able to see the menu bar up top. In this menu bar, you will click on “File.”

2) Then you will go down to “New Private Window,” once you do this a new window should pop up. You will be able to search in here like a regular window.  

3) Or, use the keyboard shortcut: Command + Shift + N 

Demolition in Real Time on Hornet TV!

You might be aware that Morse Hall is undergoing some renovations. If you're not aware, you probably haven't been on ESU's campus… it's pretty obvious. 

But we don't blame you!

Even if you can't make it to campus, you can still watch the live demolition of Morse Hall. The residence hall is undergoing a major upgrade. In doing so, parts of it are being removed, and we've got eyes on one of those parts!

To watch a building be torn down with a giant crane, tune in to our 24/7 live stream of Abigail Morse on YouTube. Go to Hornet365.com, select HornetTV, and Select Abigail Morse under the list of Hornet Cams. You'll see a live feed of the demolition as it takes place(safely from your phone or computer).

Tyler Gastineau
Digital Experience Coordinator
Information Technology
Emporia State University

The NEW Newsstand!

Newsstand, Hornet 365's digital publications hub, has gone through some serious updates since last mentioned! We now host 9 publications on Newsstand, and it is growing fast! Two of our newest publication additions have been the Hornet Connect Program Guide and the Student Technology Guide. Everyone has the option to flip through the publication on the website itself, or choose to download the publication as a PDF. We have also simplified the process to be showcased on Newsstand by adding a submission form.

Interested in reading publications that Emporia State University departments, student groups, and faculty have to offer? Do you have a publication to share with the rest of campus? Check out Newsstand on Hornet 365!


Sam Derksen
Web Developer
Web and Digital Strategies

IT Only Takes a Minute - Welcome Back Fall 2019

This week, Emporia State welcomed new and returning students to the start of the Fall 2019 semester.  Each year, we share all of the great new and updated services available to ESU students.  The following highlights are only a few of these new things!

SkyPrint PLUS + Credit.   You'll notice some of the SkyPrint release stations have a new look this year.  These new multi-function units, called SkyPrint PLUS, now include the ability to scan and copy, as well as print.  Also, you can set up fast login using your Hornet Card.  This means you only need to tap your card in order to release your jobs.  Find more info, including all of our SkyPrint locations from Hornet 365's TechSite.  All ESU students get $8 worth of free prints, which you'll find freshly loaded to your account!  Learn More
 

Hornet TV.  Look for a newly redesigned 24 x 7 livestream with even more new content from across campus, plus check out the interactive digital signs!  We've been busy mapping out floors, finding rooms and building staff directories for every building with an interactive sign.  And the best feature, scan the QR code on the sign to download a copy of the sign's content to your smartphone! Watch Now
 

Office + Symantec.  All ESU students and employees get Microsoft Office and Symantec Anti-Virus free to install on your personal devices!  Students, make sure to log in with username@emporia.edu, DON'T use "g.emporia.edu".  Click the Downloads tile from Hornet365!
 

Hornet 365.  The new portal is live!  With the help of users all across campus, we built a next generation portal to bring the ESU experience to one central location!  And now it's even easier to get to--just go to HORNET365.COM!  Dont' forget to send us your feedback and look for more enhancements in the days ahead!
 

Virtual Campus Explorer.  Are you new to campus?  Or maybe you're just an explorer at heart!  Now, you can explore the ESU campus with our new Virtual Campus Explorer.  In addition to campus maps and building info, we've also started creating 360 degree experiences of interesting spaces across campus, Check back as we add even more as the semester progresses!   View Virtual Campus Explorer

A Strange Thing happened on the way to class...  Not really, but you might discover something both interesting and informative as we launch the IT + Information Security fall campaign with this year's "Stranger Things"-inspired theme.  Debuting at tonight's block party, we'll have a digital guidebook, free giveaways and the chance to win a bluetooth speaker!  Start exploring now by visiting emporia.edu/strange!

Good luck from ESU Information Technology!

Posted by Brian Osbourn, Director, Web + Digital

Website Blockers for Studying

The 2019 Fall Semester has begun so here at the ESU IT department we thought it might be a good time to share some handy tips on better ways to stay focused and tackle your assignments this semester!

We all know how easy it can be to get distracted while studying or working on assignments, especially with websites like YouTube, Facebook and Twitter being only a couple clicks away. Good news is that there are plenty of website blockers out there that allow you to block certain distracting websites while you work, meaning no more ‘quick breaks’ until your work is done.

SelfControl is a great free website blocker that allows you to choose the websites that you find the most distracting and set them to a blacklist that will block them for a select period of time. Unfortunately SelfControl is only available on Mac, luckily there are many great Windows alternatives out there. Focus 45 is a free Chrome extension that can be used on both Mac and Windows.

From me and the rest of the team at ESU IT, we hope you all have a great semester. Stingers up!

Taylor Nelson

Student Web Developer

Web and Digital Strategies

myIT Tip of the Week

Clearing Your Browser Cache  

Each time you access a page through your browser it caches (stores) information. Clearing the cache cleans out the browser and can make sites run better. If you are having trouble accessing a website it may help to clear out your browser. 

Clearing your browser cache can be simple, here are the steps: 

Chrome:  

1) Click on the three little dots in the top right corner and select history. 

2) Then select History again.  

3) When you get to your history, you should clear it, for all time (found in the drop-down box). Doing this also clears out your cache.  

4) Make sure all boxes are selected so you can you clear everything and not just history. 

   

Firefox:  

1) You will need to click on the little icon that looks like books leaning on each other.  

2) Open the history option and click clear recent history. 
3) Make sure all the boxes are checked and click now, "Clear Now." 

     

Safari:   

1) You will need to have Safari open and click on the Safari drop-down menu.  

2) Click preferences and choose the Advanced tab.  

3) Select the Show Develop in menu bar checkbox and close preferences. 

4) Select the develop drop-down menu and click Empty Caches.  

Stay tuned next week for learning about incognito/private windows!