IT Only Takes a Minute - PREVIEW!

Emporia State IT's ongoing web series are back for another season!  You can find us on Hornet TV by going to hornet.emporia.edu.  Tyler gives us a preview of what's to come with IT ONLY TAKES A MINUTE and stay tuned for more videos very soon!  ESU groups interested in their own Hornet TV channel (it's free!) can get one by contacting the IT Help Desk.  #myhornet365

-Brian Osbourn, Director, Web & Digital Strategies

Welcome to the Fall 2018 Semester!

We hope your first week of the Fall 2018 semester is off to a great start!

Here are a few things we thought you should know:

• The student printing system is called SkyPrint.  You get $8 (or 100 pages) for free!  You submit your print jobs over the web and release them at SkyPrint station in most of the campus buildings.
   
• Need a place to store your files?  Use OneDrive!  You get 1 TB of space and you can access and share your files on any device!
   

• Get Microsoft Office for free!
   

• Want to see ESU videos?  Check out Hornet TV on displays across campus and on the web! (and preview our web series below!)
   

• All of this and much more can be found in ESU's new portal--HORNET 365!  Go to hornet.emporia.edu on any device to get started!

Good luck and stay connected with us!  See our social media links below or contact us at the IT Help Desk!

In Person: Cremer Hall 149
Phone: (877) 341-5555
Email: helpdesk@emporia.edu


-Brian Osbourn, Director, Web & Digital Strategies

#MyHornet365

If you're looking for more details on the new Hornet 365, Hornet TV or any of the new IT services, follow us on social media and look for the hashtag MyHornet365.  In addition to first looks and previews, we'll post some exclusive content here--including some fun stuff, too!

#MyHornet365

Facebook - facebook.com/EmporiaStateUniversityHelpdesk
Instagram - EmporiaStateIT
Snapchat - EmporiaStateIT
Twitter - @emporiastateIT

-Brian Osbourn, Director, Web & Digital Strategies

Introducing the new Hornet 365

This past week, visitors to hornet.emporia.edu, aka the gateway to Hornet 365 services, saw a visual upgrade.  This first step moves us closer to the ultimate goals of Hornet 365 to become the next generation portal for all ESU digital services.

What about Buzz In?

The current portal, Buzz In, will be retired in the coming months, but will continue to be operational while we work to add new content and features to Hornet 365.

If YOU build it...

That's right, we want you as a student, faculty, staff or guest of ESU to help us build it!  Give us your feedback (you'll see a fancy new button on hornet.emporia.edu) to fill out a short form.  Because the new 365 will run in parallel with Buzz In, we're taking the unique opportunity to work collaboratively with groups across campus to help make Hornet 365 better throughout the fall 2018 semester!

What's New?

Hornet 365 has a lot going on under the hood, not least of which is the fact that the authenticated sites (or the parts you DO have to log in to) are powered by Office 365.  In addition to FREE Microsoft Office, there are many different services.  We'll cover those in future posts, but here are just a few of the new things that are live now:

Hornet Sites - These sites are just like a public website, but you need an ESU userid and password to access them.

g365 - A special service for group emails, sharing files, a team collaboration space, integration with Microsoft Teams and more!

w365 - A place for sharing files with your department, committee or standing group.  Just files here, plus it integrates with OneDrive!

OneDrive - Okay, this one isn't new, but there is a feature that is--the ability to intelligently synchronize files to your computer.  The OneDrive client is able to determine which files you're using and which one's you're not and only sync the one's you've used recently.  All of your files still live in the cloud and are there whenever you need them.  This saves on disk space and bandwidth.  Right now, this feature is exclusive to Windows.  OneDrive gives every ESU student, faculty and staff member 1 TB of file storage space that you can access via Windows/Mac file explorers, web browsers and your Apple/Android mobile device.

Hornet Spaces - this is a new ESU service, or collection of services showing you all of the various maps of ESU.  From a details overhead map to a Street View-style 360 service that gives you the ability to virtually walk throughout the entire campus, we've got them all in one place.  Plus, don't miss our new site about campus computer labs currently being beta-tested.

Newsstand - Have you ever needed to share a file or document in a way that makes it pleasant to read?  Would you like to share it with the public or even embed it into another website?  PDF's are boring--why not add some interactive features to your documents?  Those are just some of the things that we've made available with the new service called Newsstand.  Powered by the popular web service Issuu, Newsstand is available to any ESU department, recognized student group, etc. at no cost.

These are just a sampling of some of the great new things that are coming to Hornet 365!  Stay tuned to the blog and our social media for more coverage of the services we've mentioned here and even more in the future!

#MyHornet365

-Brian Osbourn, Director, Web and Digital Strategies