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Technology Available to GCSC Employees

Updated: 1/20/2023

Internet

GCSC has created an outdoor Wi-Fi zone in the parking lot behind the Library for students that need access (think drive-up, park, and log-in). Look for the ‘GCSC Student Access’ signs. Select the ‘gulfcoast’ network connection and enter your student login information to use the secure Wi-Fi access point.

Reminder that your cell phone may allow a hotspot for an Internet connection to your computer or tablet. Check with your cell phone service provider for more information.

Xfinity hotspots across the country available to anyone who needs them for free – including non-Xfinity Internet subscribers. A map is available on this website to find a free hotspot near you. Once at a hotspot, consumers should select the “xfinitywifi” network name in the list of available hotspots, and then launch a browser. CAUTION: This is an open free hotspot so be careful to keep your device and data secure.

Classroom Information

All Smart Classrooms should have webcams and/or other requested equipment pertaining to remote teaching. If your Smart classroom needs a web camera submit a Ticket.

Office 365

The following items are available in the Office 365 Suite that all college employees and current students have access to at home as well as on a GCSC campus. View instructions on how to install at home.

For Faculty: Office 365 has been integrated with Canvas. Learn more about it.

Microsoft Word is a word processor that enables a user to create documents like letters, memos, flyers, etc. that can include pictures/graphics or simply using one of the many built-in templates.

Instructions

Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet with features for calculations, charts, graphs, and pivot tables; it can easily be organized and sorted (in order numerical, alpha, etc.).

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PowerPoint is a computer program that allows you to create and show slides to support a presentation. You can combine text, graphics and multi-media content to create professional presentations.

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Microsoft Access is a database management program included with Microsoft Office. Microsoft Access allows the user to setup a database (Table), enter records into the database, organize the data, store the data, retrieve the data or use the data in reports or display.

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Microsoft Publisher is a desktop publishing application that emphasizes page layout and design using built-in templates. Many of the layouts can be embedded into email.

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Microsoft Outlook is a personal information manager from Microsoft, available as a part of the Microsoft Office suite. Primarily an email application, it also includes a calendar, task manager, contact manager, note taking, journal, and web browsing.

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Microsoft Stream is a platform to share video of classes, meetings, presentations and training sessions.

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Microsoft Flow is a tool to use automation for notifications, alerts, data gathering, and communication.

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Microsoft SharePoint is a collaborative solution, a powerful platform to build and manage Intranets, Extranets and external websites. You can use it as a secure place to store, organize, share, and access information from any device.

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OneNote interface is designed to resemble a tabbed ring binder. The user can take notes and gather materials on pages organized in sections. Notes include text, tables, pictures, drawings and mathematical notations. OneNote can be synced throughout personal devices.

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The Class Notebook add-in for OneNote desktop is designed to help teachers be more efficient with their Class Notebooks. It includes page distribution, quick review of student work, and easy access to the Class Notebook app.

OneNote Staff Notebook, like OneNote Class Notebook, is an app for Office 365 that lets an education staff leader quickly set up a personal workspace for every staff member or teacher, a content library for shared information and a collaboration space for everyone to collaborate—all within one powerful notebook.

Instructions

Microsoft Teams is a collaboration tool for desktop, mobile and web that centers around chat, video, or voice. It allows GCSC employees to hold video meetings with colleagues and instructors to host video sessions with students.

Instructions

Setting up Teams Meetings in Canvas

Adobe Creative Cloud 

Adobe Creative Cloud is a set of applications and services that gives subscribers access to a collection of software used for graphic design, video editing, web development and photography, along with a set of mobile applications and also optional cloud services, and is available to all college employees at work and at home. Our license allows for one install on your work desktop and one install on your personal desktop at home. Access is linked to your gulfcoast.edu credentials.

How to Access Instructions  

TechSmith Products

The following software is available to full-time faculty on college-owned workstations. If you would like either of these products on your workstation, please submit a ticket to Technical Support.

Camtasia is an all-in-one screen recorder and video editor for creating video tutorials and other instructional videos.

Instructions

Snagit is a program that captures screenshots, allows editing and sharing of the capture from your computer screen, and can quickly create visual instructions. Licenses are for Faculty.

Instructions

Complete help guide

Other Products

The following are software/products that may assist GCSC employee in their jobs. To learn more about these items, please contact Technical Support.

Canvas is our Learning Management System (LMS) by Instructure.

Respondus is a software designed to create and manage exams, which can be published directly to Canvas. Exams can be created in an easy to use offline environment to maximize efficiency. On the students end, Respondus provides their own browser, which creates an easy to use uninterrupted testing platform.

For issues with Respondus Lockdown Browser, students and faculty can call GCSC Technical Support Desk at 850.913.3303 option 3.

Turnitin Feedback Studio provides meaningful insights for writing excellence and allows instructors to address plagiarism, streamline grading, and offer feedback.

With Feedback Studio, instructors can

  • Check for similarity
  • Give meaningful feedback
  • Standardize grading

Dynamic forms is a secure interactive electronic form creator that provides workflow. DynamicForms replaces paper forms that have to be sent from desk to desk.

Collaboration Software

Microsoft Teams is a collaboration tool for desktop, mobile and web that centers around chat, video, or voice. It allows GCSC employees to hold video meetings with colleagues and instructors to host video sessions with students.

Instructions

Setting up Teams Meetings in Canvas

Phone Systems

From off campus. Dial 872.3880, enter your four-digit extension number, then your numeric password.

From your college phone. Use these instructions

From your college phone. Use these instructions

Conference Call

On your GCSC college phone you can conference in up to six participants on a call. On your college phone dial the first phone number you want to conference in and once they are on the line > press the Conf key indicated on your phone then call the next phone number and when they are on the line > press the Conf key indicated on your phone then call the next phone number and when they are on the line > repeat these steps to have up to six lines on the call.

Instructions

Blue Jeans conference call is provided with our Florida Lambda Rail (FLR) Internet provider. This conference call can be phone only or allows the use of video and audio through the computer (with a camera and mic). Submit a Technical Support Request for a Conference Call and ITS will set this up for you.

 Technical Support

  • Fastest means to contact technical support is to have the Freshservice App downloaded to your phone and use to submit tickets for assistance.
  • Log into the myGCSC portal and click GCSC Ticketing System.
  • Submit a ticket on the college website. Go to the GCSC website > scroll to the bottom of the screen click Information Technology Services > Click Submit a Ticket button.
  • Call Technical Support Desk at 850.913.3303.
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