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November 18, 2009

UW Students Can Borrow a Laptop and Digital Equipment

Apple_macbook Students at UW Seattle can borrow a laptop as well as a digital camcorder, camera, or voice recorder, projector, audio system, and more. Checkout is three business days; some can be loaned for seven days. See the detailed list of equipment and photos online. UW Bothell and UW Tacoma run similar equipment loan programs.

November 17, 2009

School of Medicine Creates Consistency With Catalyst Web Tools

Med_student This fall, the School of Medicine began supporting first- and second-year courses online with two Catalyst Web Tools, CommonView and GradeBook. Faculty have found the tools flexible and easy to use, and students have benefited from a consistent experience across courses. Read the full story.

November 13, 2009

Influence Catalyst Tools, LST Technology Spaces: Join CUE

MGHcomputingcommons Volunteer a few hours a year to be on a Client/User Engagement (CUE) team and have a voice in Catalyst Web Tools development. Sign up for the Technology Spaces CUE team to weigh in on the evolution of Learning & Scholarly Technologies' computer labs, collaboration studios, and videoconferencing and audio/video editing facilities.

October 21, 2009

Improvements to Catalyst Web Tools Make Online Course Management Easier

Professor LST has been busy in 2009 making online course management simpler and richer. What's next? On October 21, instructors can make their CommonView class workspace available to the general public; no UW NetID needed. Try out the new features, which include a new account page for organizing and managing tools.

October 16, 2009

Free Computing Workshops: Autumn Quarter Schedule

Workshop Choose from over 30 free workshops offered by Learning & Scholarly Technologies for UW students, faculty, and staff. Topics include using software from Microsoft and Adobe, publishing a Web site, working with digital audio and video, and more. Check out the schedule.

September 30, 2009

Dawg Prints Is Going Green

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UW labs and libraries that use the Dawg Prints system have begun to roll out changes to make Dawg Prints more green. In addition to using 100% recycled paper in printers and copiers, labs have also begun to change their default queues to print two-sided, thus saving paper. These changes will occur throughout the quarter, so keep an eye out for default two-sided printing in your favorite lab.

September 24, 2009

Students: Sign Up for UW Windows Live & UW Google Apps Sept. 28

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For the first time ever, the UW is offering email, calendaring, and other collaborative tools "in the cloud" for students, who can sign up for UW Windows Live and UW Google Apps beginning Sept. 28. Both vendors will be at the Student Tech Fair on Sept. 28, along with UW Technology, to showcase the services and answer questions. You can sign up online or at the fair!

September 21, 2009

UWICK Discontinued: New Tools for Safe and Secure Computing

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The UW Internet Connectivity Kit (UWICK) CD-ROM is no longer available from the University Book Store as of Autumn Quarter 2009. However, now you can go to the new Tools for Safe and Secure Computing Web page for quick access to a basic set of software tools for fighting viruses, doing secure file transfer and terminal sessions, and other common tasks. All of the tools linked to on the page are free, either as freeware or because the UW has paid for the right for you to use them.

September 11, 2009

Prepare for Autumn Quarter With Catalyst Tools Workshops: Sept. 16/17

WebQ If you would like to get your course online before Autumn Quarter begins, attend one of our free September workshops. You can learn how to give your course an online presence, set up a WebQ survey or quiz, or use Catalyst GradeBook to track and submit grades. These workshops are free to anyone with a UW NetID, but registration is required.

September 10, 2009

New Catalyst Tools Account Page

Account_page The all new Catalyst Web Tools account page will help you find what you need quickly and focus on what is important to you, whether you are managing a course online, working on a collaborative project, or accessing course materials, resources, or grades. You can view a brief video tour of the changes.  

August 11, 2009

Preview What's Coming in the Redesigned MyUW

MyUW_Logo As part of the UW Reputation Building Initiative, MyUW will release a new version in September that has a new graphical design by UW Marketing. A number of improvements by UW Technology make the site more user friendly. Now you can preview the new version and give your feedback via a short WebQ survey.

July 28, 2009

Help Desk Assistance at UW Seattle

Question_mark At UW Seattle, the knowledgeable Learning & Scholarly Technologies' student Help Desk consultants provide the computing assistance you need. Visit the Help Desks, located on the 2nd floor of Odegaard Undergraduate Library and in Mary Gates Hall 131, to gets answers to your computing-related how-to questions. Also, the Computer Vet service there can help you remove viruses and spyware from your personal computer.

July 15, 2009

Online Technology Help Center

Help Can't make it to a workshop? Need help now? Check out the handy how-to guides in Learning & Scholarly Technologies' online Help Center. You'll find step-by-step instructions for the Catalyst Web Tools, Web Site Creation, Podcasting, Adobe Dreamweaver and Creative Suite, and more.

July 09, 2009

Free Computing Workshops

Teach2 Learning & Scholarly Technologies offers free computing workshops at UW Seattle for students, faculty, and staff. Workshop topics include software from Microsoft, Apple, and Adobe; how to publish Web sites; working with digital audio and video; and more. The Summer Quarter workshops have started and run through August 18. The schedule is online.

June 19, 2009

UWTV on YouTube and Your Phone

UWTV UWTV's new YouTube channel provides access to UWTV's best programming in YouTube's familiar format, and makes it easier to watch on your mobile device. For iPhone users: Bring up http://m.youtube.com/UWTV on Safari, tap the plus sign, and tap Add to Home Screen to add UWTV's YouTube site as an app. For other smart phones, bring up and bookmark the same Web page.

May 27, 2009

Post Your UW Online Giving on Facebook

UWSeattle Now, when you make an online gift to the UW, you can automatically let your Facebook friends know. The receipt page has a button that links to the UW Foundation Facebook application, "Give to UW." It pops up a window that lets you link to your Facebook account and post information about your gift via a Facebook wall announcement.