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  1. Moodle: Message course participants

    Instructors have three options for communicating with participants in a class: Announcements, Quickmail, and Messaging. This article explains how they work and when to use them.  Before you start , you may need the following: an Instructor o...
  2. WordPress: Changing the author name displayed on your WordPress posts

    Your WordPress username cannot be changed, but the name displayed publicly on posts can be change.  You can change your profile so that it uses only part of your name, or you can choose a different nickname (your personal nickname, or a pseudonym...
  3. Adobe Acrobat Pro: Make PDFs accessible

    Use Adobe Acrobat's Accessibility Checker to create PDFs that satisfy baseline accessibility requirements.   Before you start , you will need: Adobe Acrobat Pro , an app in Adobe Creative Cloud (not the same as t...
  4. Panopto: Enable video downloads

    In most cases, you will use Panopto to share recordings (see Panopto: Sharing recordings if you're not sure how to do this). However,   streaming is data-intensive and doesn't work when there's a poor internet connection. As a result, you ...
  5. Microsoft 365: Immersive reader accessibility features

    Immersive Reader is an assistive technology platform built into Microsoft programs  with features such as text-to-speech, line focus and  temporary text appearance changes that can make reading on screen easier.  Before you begin, you ...
  6. Moodle: View Course Evaluation Results

    Bryn Mawr College uses Watermark's Course Evaluation and Surveys software to conduct end-of-semester course evaluations. Links and reminders within Moodle make it easier for students to complete surveys and for instructors to access results ...
  7. Students: What tech to bring to College

    The intended audience for this article is new and returning students . Faculty and staff should consult the LITS Help Desk for advice. See also: Laptop Purchasing Guide Remote Learning, Teaching, and Work: Sugg...
  8. Moodle: Set up a course gradebook

    Use the Gradebook to record grades for both Moodle and non-Moodle activities  (e.g., oral presentations) and display them to students (each student sees only their own grades). You can calculate category-level and final course grades in Mood...
  9. Zoom: Use the Zoom activity in Moodle

     Use Moodle's  Zoom activity to  add  Zoom Meetings, Whiteboards and/or Appointment booking pages  to a Moodle course. Moodle will automatically create Moodle calendar events for Meetings (with join links) , upload Meeting recordings to...
  10. Mailing Lists: Overview

    This article reviews College mailing lists (listservs) and how they can be utilized.   See also: Mailing Lists: Management Microsoft 365: Shared Email, Calendars, and Folders What is a mailing list? A mailing list is a list of a...