ITS News & Announcements
ASG Newsletter
Behrend's quarterly newsletter, Academic Support Group (ASG), informs readers about the resources of the Center for Teaching Initiatives, Copy Center, Information Technology Services, and Library. The following issues are available:
Spring 2020 Announcements
Penn State Go Mobile App Now Available
The new Penn State Go mobile app provides students with convenient access to email, Canvas, StarFish, Lionpath, library services, academic calendars, and much more. It's currently available for download from the App Store and Google Play. A desktop version of the app will be released in spring 2020. For additional details about the release, see the Penn State Go news article.
Fall 2019: Archived Announcements
Google's G-Suite for Education is Here!
Penn State Information Technology has partnered with Google to offer a suite of applications that will help improve collaboration and productivity at no additional cost to students, faculty and staff.
G-Suite for Education includes several of Google’s most popular tools — Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drive, Forms, Groups, Hangouts Chat, Hangouts Meet, Sites and Jamboard. The suite may be accessed by students, faculty and staff who have a valid Penn State email address.
To learn more the suite and training resources, please refer to the article "Google's G Suite for Education Now Available to Penn State Community" or visit the G Suite for Education web site.
Microsoft Teams: Get Started with Online Collaboration
Learn how to create and organize a virtual collaboration space with Microsoft Teams. You’ll have a chance to explore relevant features available in Teams (channels, apps, tabs etc.) and walk away with tips for setting up, organizing, and managing your Team to make collaboration more seamless.
This session will be offered by ITLD (IT Learning and Development, U.P.) via Zoom on Monday, 9/16, 11:45 am to 1:00 pm. Registration is required.
LinkedIn Learning Replaces Lynda.com
Rebranded and updated, Lynda.com is now available to the Penn State community as LinkedIn Learning. LinkedIn Learning features a new, easy-to-use interface, expanded course library and other interactive features that utilize the LinkedIn network
To learn more, visit the LinkedIn Learning web site.
Adobe Enterprise ID Account Needed for Creative Cloud Applications
Recently, Adobe announced changes to its licensing structure, which requires some additional steps for Penn State students, faculty and staff to use Adobe Creative Cloud applications. Access to Adobe Creative Cloud will continue to be available at no charge. However, an Adobe Enterprise ID account is now required. Students, faculty and staff can sign up for a free Adobe Enterprise ID account.