Information Technology Services produces technology news items called TECH Bits geared primarily to Temple University faculty and staff. TECH Bits are distributed via e-mail on a weekly basis during the semester. An archive of these messages appears below. For more information about Temple resources, visit the Faculty or Staff websites.
Now that you have settled into your classes, your email inbox is really starting to fill with messages asking you to do certain tasks. Schedule a study group session, make an agenda for an upcoming club meeting, submit a discussion post on Canvas...things pile up fast! Easily take all these task emails and convert them into a to-do list in your Email.
Temple provides a variety of resources for storing and sharing your files:
If you use OWLbox to store and share files, below are a few handy tips to help keep track of them.
Class is officially in session and with every new semester comes new projects, papers and assignments. Get started on the right foot and take advantage of these free resources available for Temple students:
Office 365
As we start a new semester, please help spread the word about Temple's technology resources available for students.
The fall semester is less than two weeks away! Are you as excited as we are? If so, get a head start on what campus has to offer by downloading the TUmobile app, available in the App Store and Google Play. TUmobile gives you access to campus essentials at the tap of your fingertips:
It's warm and quiet around campus right now, but in a few short weeks, the air will develop an autumn chill and campus will be in full swing once students arrive. The fall semester will be here before you know it. If you have any technology needs, now is a good time to get your requests in. Soon Information Technology Services staff will be busy assisting students. Below are a few items to consider:
Administrators & Staff
Need feedback on a presentation? Trying to figure out the best meeting time? Want to know who can attend your event? Try creating a Google form to send to your participants and gather information. Responses are automatically collected in Google Drive.
Before you begin, note that you can't have multiple Gmail accounts open when using Forms.
To get started:
If you're visiting another university for a major event such as commencement, be sure to check if the institution is an eduroam (education roaming) participant. If it is, you can enjoy free and secure wireless access during your visit without the need to obtain login credentials for that specific institution. Local participating institutions include Bryn Mawr College, Drexel University, Penn State and the University of Pennsylvania.
Logging In:
You had a productive evening working on a final paper that's due tomorrow. You have all your citations, just finished a conclusion and saved the work to your laptop. Time to make a back-up!
Don't risk losing all of your hard work on the chance that your computer develops a problem and won't start in the morning. Use Temple's FREE cloud-based storage options to upload a copy of the paper so you have a back-up.