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Google+ Important Requirement: Sign Up Using Accurate Birthdate

November 7, 2012
As part of your Google Apps for Education at IIT account, you have access to create a Google+ social media page for interacting with other Google+ users on topics of common interest. To create your page, login into Google Apps for Students or Faculty/Staff in myIIT. Once in the Google environment, click the name+ link upper left on the page to get started.
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Switch Your Google Docs Interface to Google Drive (Updated)

November 7, 2012
As part of your Google Apps for Education at IIT, you have access to a Documents list where you can upload documents, create Google docs, forms, spreadsheets and more. Google is changing the interface for Documents to Google Drive this month. If you have already opted-in to use Google Drive, you will not see any change. If you do nothing, when your account is switched to the Google Drive user interface, it will replace your existing Documents List, without losing any of our existing files.
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Spring Courses Will Be Loaded to Blackboard Next Week

October 31, 2012
Only five days and counting! Thanks to the OTS Blackboard team, spring 2013 courses will be loaded into the new version of Blackboard and made available to faculty on Monday, November 5, instead of later in November.
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Connect to IIT-Secure Wireless on Main Campus

October 15, 2012
OTS is in the process of upgrading the wireless infrastructure on Main Campus to a secure network that protects users by encrypting all data sent between their device and wireless access points. In early 2013, OTS will retire the non-encrypted “IIT-WiFi” wireless network.
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Blackboard 9.1 for Faculty

September 26, 2012
Just a reminder - Blackboard 9.1 will be the live university course management system in January 2013. About 80 faculty have already logged in to see Blackboard 9.1 for themselves – have you?
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Blackboard 9.1 for Faculty

September 19, 2012
Blackboard 9.1 will be the live university learning management system in January 2013. Faculty have access to the system now! You can explore 9.1 as an instructor in your own permanent course shell. You can even import content from one course or multiple courses in Blackboard 8 into that permanent space in 9.1.
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Register for September 25th Advanced Gmail and Calendar Training

September 14, 2012
The Office of Technology Services (OTS) will conduct Advanced Gmail and Calendar training Tuesday, September 25, 10-11 am. The webinar can be viewed from your computer. There will be a Q&A session at the end of the training.
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Google Groups and Sites Replace myIIT Group Studio

September 6, 2012
The myIIT portal launched in January 2007 with a Group Studio feature to encourage communication among students, faculty, and staff over common interest areas. With the university's transition to Google Apps for Education/IIT Gmail, the Group Studio interface in myIIT has been discontinued in favor of Google Groups and Sites.
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Blackboard 9.1 Faculty Orientation Sessions Begin September 5

September 5, 2012
Blackboard 9.1 is ready for faculty! Visit the Blackboard @ IIT Google site where faculty will be able to use their regular UID and password to log in to the new Blackboard.
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Blackboard 9.1 is Here for Faculty on September 4

August 29, 2012
Faculty will be able access to the new Blackboard 9.1 using their very own permanent course shells starting Tuesday, September 4.
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