Technology Available to GCSC Employees

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.

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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.

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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.

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Setting up Teams Meetings in Canvas

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

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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.

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Complete help guide

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

• Canvas support line is available for students and faculty. 24x7x365 available by dialing 913.3303 > option 2.
• View instructure posts System status.
•  View a variety of information related to Canvas.
• See the Canvas Course ‘Faculty Online Training’ for additional information
• View ideas, guides, Q&A and other great Canvas information.
• Download Canvas status updates.

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.

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.

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Setting up Teams Meetings in Canvas

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

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.

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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.