PSU Tech Briefing 03/31/22

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This week鈥檚 Enterprise Technology & Services (ET&S) Tech Briefing contains new information and faculty training opportunities.

myPlymouth Portal Maintenance

To Know: ET&S will perform maintenance on the myPlymouth Portal on Sunday, April 10, from 7:30 鈥 9:30 a.m. During this time, the portal may not be available.

After the change, PSU students and staff should be able to login with their PSU username and password without issue, and the portal should look and function normally. This work is necessary to improve the stability and security of the myPlymouth Portal.

To Do: If you experience issues with the myPlymouth Portal after the maintenance window, please contact the PSU Help Desk.

New Zoom Features Now Available听

To Know: Zoom released some great new features that make it easier to use, such as:听

  • Saving breakout room participant assignments in recurring meetings for future use听
  • Sharing audio to breakout rooms
  • Offering a picture in picture mode for mobile device participants
  • Displaying the meeting invitee list in the host鈥檚 participants panel for simplified attendance tracking

To Do: Learn more about the latest .听

Zoombombing Reminder听

To Know: Zoombombing remains an active technique to interrupt and disrupt meetings and classes. Faculty and staff should be aware of the danger and take steps to prevent it from happening to you.听

To Do: Review this e for recommendations to prevent this from happening.听

Chrome & Edge Security Risk

To Know: Google and Microsoft issued warnings regarding a new 鈥榸ero-day鈥 hack that impacts the Chrome and Edge (Chromium-based) browsers.

To Do: Update your browser. Here鈥檚 how:

Chrome:

  1. On your computer, open Chrome.
  2. At the top right, click More .
  3. Click Help. About Google Chrome.
  4. Click Update Google Chrome. Important: If you can't find this button, you're on the latest version.
  5. Click Relaunch.

Edge:

  1. In your Microsoft Edge browser, click on the 3 dots (...) on the very right-hand side of the window
  2. Click on 'Help and Feedback'
  3. Click on 'About Microsoft Edge'

Updates to EAB Navigate Appointment Campaign User Interface

To Know: 听EAB Navigate updated its campaign user interface, which is available today (Thursday, March 31, 2022). Here is a rundown of its updates:

  • Campaigns Tab Landing Page - The Campaigns tab looks different, and statistics no longer show on the page. Instead, users need to click the Campaign type to see the list of that type of Campaign and any statistics that show on the page.
  • Appointment Campaigns - Users can now create nudges for appointment campaigns. It replaces the original 鈥淐ompose a Message鈥 functionality and allows for more communication from your school to students needing to schedule appointments during a campaign.听
  • Define Campaigns Page - This page and others look different. Several fields were moved to this page and one field was added.

To Do: For a list of detailed updates, go to

TLT Training and Support听

Canvas: Gradebook Features 鈥 听

This session will offer insight into how the Canvas Gradebook is set up, how to enter grades, and how the total grade is calculated.听 听
听Monday, Apr 4, 1:00 - 1:30 PM听

Virtual Office Hours - 听

Teaching & Learning Technologies virtual office hours allow attendees to drop in and ask questions to a member of the Learning Design and Technology team. These are open sessions and not specific subject training. Get answers to questions regarding applications such as Canvas, Kaltura, and Zoom.听

Wednesday, Apr 6,?10:00 - 11:00 AM听
Friday, Apr 8, 2:00 - 3:00 PM听
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