Tech Tips

  • Student using iClicker app on smartphone
    If you’re planning to use iClicker to promote interactive learning this semester, check out OIT’s recommendations to mitigate wireless issues and register for an upcoming training or request one-on-one consultation.
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    The Office of Information Technology works hard to stop phishing scams, but we need your help to be proactive in identifying, reporting and stopping attacks. A recent scam plays on what most students need: a job and money.
  • A person sits in front of a laptop.
    This is the final reminder to save Google files shared with you by alumni, retirees and no-longer-affiliated community members by June 13. On June 14, files shared by these affiliates will be deleted.
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    Automated moves of non-Google format files for students, faculty and staff who have Google Drives that are using more than five gigabytes of storage are ongoing. Here’s how to check your Google storage and find the migrated files of collaborators.
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    Read the top 10 most common passwords and take the password test to learn the length of time it might take a cybercriminal to crack your password, from a few seconds to beyond a thousand trillion years.
  • Person working in Google Drive
    The Office of Information Technology will soon start to move non-Google format files using over 5 gigabytes of storage off of Google Drives and set quotas on these drives. Learn what you can do to prepare.
  • person works on laptop sitting on a campus rooftop
    From using your online identity to connecting to the campus network, setting up email on your devices, getting support for CU Boulder’s learning management system (Canvas) and many other online services, the Office of Information Technology is here to help.
  • Screenshot of PlayPosit interactive video assignment
    PlayPosit enables you to flip your classroom by creating interactive video assignments with built-in questions and other activities for your students to engage in as they complete assignments. And it’s compatible with Canvas Studio.
  • person working remotely
    As the spring semester begins with remote courses, and some in our campus community are displaced by the Marshall Fire, these resources will help you tap into services, support and best practices for our remote mode.
  • person on phone sitting next to Christmas tree
    Staying vigilant and following online security best practices is even more important around the holidays. Get tips from the Office of Information Technology—strong passwords, security updates, phishing scam protections and more.
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