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Welcome As a Temple faculty member, you have the opportunity to take advantage of state-of-the-art technology resources that have earned Temple numerous awards. For example, Temple was recognized as a 2012 Laureate in the Computerworld Honors Program, by Computerworld as one of the "Best 100 Places to Work in IT" for seven consecutive years, and also by The Princeton Review as one of the premier technology campuses in the country. TUportal provides access to numerous technology resources, including TUmail, Employee Self Service, TUlibrary, as well as systems to perform administrative functions. A summary of many of these resources is included in the Technology at Temple guide. You can access these resources and services with an AccessNet account username and password. For more information, see Obtain an AccessNet Account. In addition, Computer Services offers numerous resources and services targeted to meet the needs of faculty. Resources include over 450 smart classrooms and access to Blackboard, a web-based online course management and delivery system. If you need assistance with using technology for instruction or research, consultants in our Instructional Support Centers (ISC) are available to assist you. For New Faculty:
Visiting another university? Access wireless through eduroam Temple University faculty, students, and staff can now take advantage of free and secure wireless service when visiting an eduroam® (education roaming) member university. This service is available to participating institutions, such as universities, research centers, and libraries, in over 50 countries throughout the world. Information about this service is available at: www.temple.edu/cs/eduroam. For additional information, visit the Frequently Asked Questions page on the eduroam website. Tap into Temple with TUmobile Have you checked out TUmobile lately? TUmobile is a free smartphone app for accessing important information at Temple. The current version (2.2.0) offers a variety of performance enhancements and new features. With TUmobile, Temple is at your fingertips to:
TUmobile is available for Android devices and the Apple iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch. Learn more and download TUmobile at www.temple.edu/cs/tumobile. Play it safe when you share files with sensitive information When you need to share a file that includes confidential or sensitive information, don't e-mail it. E-mail is not a secure transport method and it's against University policy to use e-mail for transferring these types of files. Instead, use TUsafesend. With TUsafesend, you can upload the file and the application will notify the person through an email message that the file is ready for pickup. The file is encrypted during the upload and download transfer. Visit the TUsafesend website to learn more or to start using the program. Note, however, that you can't use TUsafesend to share files that include Protected Health Information (PHI). Get help using instructional technology The Instructional Support Center (ISC) provides consulting services, training, and access to state-of-the-art computer equipment to Temple faculty who are interested in incorporating technology into the teaching/learning process. Also, online documentation, tutorials, and guides are available for Blackboard. To access this information, log in to Blackboard, go to the top of the screen, and click Bb9 Help. Change your password twice a year Your AccessNet username and password give you access to a variety of resources at Temple. To enhance the security of these resources, all members of the Temple community are required to change their password every 180 days. Prior to the expiration date, Computer Services will e-mail a reminder to you. To change your password, log in to accounts.temple.edu with your current password and then click Your password. Note: If your password does expire, you will not have access to Temple general resources but you can log in to accounts.temple.edu with your current password to change it. For additional information about password requirements, visit the TUsecure website. Personalize your e-mail address When you received your AccessNet account, you were given an account name that is displayed as your e-mail address. Frequently, that address includes letters and numbers such as tuc47812@temple.edu. You do not have the option to change your AccessNet account name, but you can create an alternate e-mail name known as an alias. You can then use the alias to personalize your address. Share meeting materials in a Blackboard Organization You just had a terrific meeting with a lot of great ideas and plans for moving forward. Your group is excited about the project and now everyone wants copies of the minutes, materials and task list for review. What's the best way to share these items? Consider setting up your own Blackboard organization. While Blackboard is used for coursework, you also use it to post materials for projects and give access to the people in your group. It's a convenient central place to store and access your meeting documents and eliminates emailing materials to everyone. For instructions on setting up your organization, see Managing and Using Blackboard 9 Organizations. Go wireless As you move to various areas throughout Temple, you can take advantage of numerous wireless locations to connect to a variety of university resources. For setup instructions and additional information about wireless networks at Temple, visit the wireless website. Is your laptop secure? If you use a Temple University-owned laptop to conduct University business, it is important to establish best practices for using the laptop. It is your responsibility to take appropriate precautions to prevent loss, theft, and/or damage to the laptop as well as information stored on the laptop. For details and instructions for securing your laptop, refer to Laptop Security Guidelines. TUcloud saves money and the environment TUcloud is a "cloud computing" service that enables Temple departments to purchase computing and storage space on Temple's centrally managed servers. Computer Services administers the servers which reside in Temple's main data centers. TUcloud eliminates the need for departmental resources to plan and purchase hardware and provide routine server maintenance, such as installing software patches and performing backups. TUcloud is both cost effective and energy efficient. It uses virtualization, a technology that enables multiple servers to run on one piece of hardware which reduces the environmental impact. For additional information, visit the TUcloud website. Explore Gartner for the latest technology trends Gartner is a leading technology research company that employs 5,300 associates and 1,280 research analysts to research, analyze, and interpret the business of technology and track trends. Computer Services offers free access to the Gartner research reports to all students, faculty and staff through TUportal. Accessing these Gartner reports gives you background on emerging technology trends in various industries, hype cycle graphs that chart popular and receding technology resources, and special topics with key findings and market implications. To access the Gartner reports, log in to TUportal and click on Gartner Gateway. Finding a home for old technology items Temple's award winning Computer Recycling Center (CRC) recycles or properly disposes of Temple's surplus computers as well as various technology-related peripherals, storage devices, and media. Consider the CRC the next time you clean out your office and find old technology items such as CDs, DVDs, USB storage devices, zip drives, floppy disks, magnetic tapes, VHS or cassette tapes, or hard drives. The CRC staff will pick up these items and recycle or properly dispose of them. For details on requesting a CRC pickup, see the CRC site. Expand your meeting options with a conference call The next time you are trying to get everyone together for a meeting, consider setting up a conference call. A conference call is helpful if you can't find meeting space or want to accommodate attendees from off campus. By calling in, attendees can participate in the meeting from the convenience of their offices. Verizon telephone conferencing service is available to Temple University departments for meetings with up to 20 participants. The cost is $0.03 per minute for each conference call participant, billable to the department. The service is easy to use and does not require participants to perform any setup process. For more details, including how to request this service, see Obtain a Telephone Conferencing Account. TUportal provides extensive help materials As you know, TUportal is the main hub for accessing Temple's major systems. But did you know that TUportal also has a Unified Resource Center with nearly 200 links to training materials and system-related information? The Unified Resource Center provides help for students, faculty, and staff on using Temple's systems. If you're grading for the first time, learning how to use Cognos reports, or performing functions on the Banner Student system, take advantage of the online tutorials, quick reference guides, and system access forms available in the Center. To access the Unified Resource Center, log into TUportal and click on the Help icon at the top right corner. Protect your home computer for under $10 Protect your home computer against viruses and malware with the same highly-rated software used on university-owned computers and in Temple's residence halls. Computer Services has negotiated a reduced rate for students, faculty, and staff to obtain Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP), also known as Norton, for only $8.00 for home use. For information on the minimum requirements to run the software and for the locations where you can purchase it, see the Antivirus Software for Home Use web page. Free Upgrade If you previously purchased an Antivirus for Home Use CD from Temple, you are eligible for a free upgrade to the latest version which was just released in January. To obtain the upgrade, go to Temple's Download web site. Get help with Banner at the Unified Resource Center Review webinars and documentation on how to perform Banner tasks by clicking on the red question mark in the upper right corner of TUportal. To schedule individual or group Banner training sessions, contact Amy Lavin at amyl@temple.edu.
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