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By tmgeorge

Upcoming OIT workshops include:

  • Cisco WebEx will be offered on Wednesday, Feb. 15 and Monday, March 6  from noon to 1 p.m. in Room 110 of the Avent Ferry Technology Center. This lunch and learn event will provide an overview of how Cisco WebEx Online Meetings enables you to virtually meet, share content and video conference with anyone in the world with an Internet connection, including mobile users. To register, visit Classmate.
  • Google Calendar will be offered on Thursday, Feb. 16 and Wednesday, March 15 from 9 a.m. to noon in Room 110 of the Avent Ferry Technology Center. If you’re comfortable with the basics of Google Calendar and are ready to use some more of its features, this hands-on workshop is for you. This workshop will focus on calendar sections (e.g., my calendar, other calendars, mini calendar), event details and calendar management. Specific features will include event attachments, maps and directions, sharing and embedding calendars, labs, quick add, search options, mobile notifications, and scheduling Hangouts (video conferencing). To register, visit Classmate.
  • OIT Co-Working – A Shortcake-Powered Design Strategy for WordPress will be offered on Friday, Feb. 17 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Room 106 of the Avent Ferry Technology Center. Discover Shortcake, a plugin to be included in WordPress core in the future. It allows developers to register a simple user interface (UI) to add a shortcode to a Web page and an editable preview of that shortcode to the WordPress Visual editor. By creating modular and reusable content blocks using shortcodes and the Shortcake UI, OIT is building a theme-agnostic toolbox of branded and accessible page elements that can be used across every campus website. To register, visit Classmate.
  • Using NC State’s Website Accessibility Scanner will be offered on Tuesday, Feb. 21 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. in Room 110 of the Avent Ferry Technology Center. During this workshop, you will learn how to access the accessibility scanner and use its reports to remediate your website. To register, visit Classmate.
  • Two-Factor Authentication at NC State will be offered on Tuesday, Feb. 21 from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Room 110 of the Avent Ferry Technology Center. At NC State, we use two multi-factor solutions (a two-step login process) to protect many systems, accounts and services. Google 2-Step protects G Suite accounts, and Duo protects Shibboleth-connected services, like the MyPack Portal and WolfWare. In this class, you’ll learn the risks to you and to campus from phishing and other nefarious online activities and how two-factor authentication can protect you and the university against cyber threats. To register, visit Classmate.
  • Gmail: Advanced Productivity will be offered on Wednesday, Feb. 22 and Tuesday, March 21 from 9 a.m. to noon in Room 110 of the Avent Ferry Technology Center. Building on Gmail: More than your Inbox, this advanced hands-on workshop takes Gmail to the next level. You will learn more about labels, filters, canned responses, scheduling Google Calendar Events, Hangouts, and using Google Drive through Gmail, along with any planned or newly released features. To register, visit Classmate.
  • Basics of WordPress will be offered on Thursday, Feb. 23 from 10 a.m. to noon in Room 110 of the Avent Ferry Technology Center. Heard of “WordPress” and want to see what it’s all about? Learn everything you need to know to get started using WordPress here at NC State, including setup, configuration, themes, plug-ins, settings, options, and management of WordPress. To register, visit Classmate.
  • Create, Collaborate and Get Organized with Google Drive will be offered on Thursday, Feb. 23 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Room 110 of the Avent Ferry Technology Center. Google Drive is the backbone of your Google experience, combining storage, access, sharing, and collaboration with the power of Google Apps. During this hands-on workshop, you will learn how to use Drive to manage your resources in a collaborative environment. Primary topics will include organizing files and folders, securing documents through file sharing permissions, group editing and collaboration, and common tools throughout Google Apps. To register, visit Classmate.
  • Cisco Jabber: Your all in one Collaboration Tool! will be offered on Tuesday, Feb. 28 and Monday, March 13 from noon to 1 p.m. in Room 110 of the Avent Ferry Technology Center. This Lunch and Learn event will provide an overview of how Cisco Jabber streamlines communications and enhances productivity by unifying presence, instant messaging, voice, video, voice messaging, screen sharing, and conferencing capabilities securely into one client on your desktop and mobile device. To register, visit Classmate.
  • Google Hangouts: Video Conferencing and More will be offered on Tuesday, Feb. 28 from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Room 110 of the Avent Ferry Technology Center. Hangouts is Google’s free Web conferencing tool that allows you to communicate with others on campus or around the globe via video, audio and text messaging. Learn how to use the Hangouts platform to share your screen, share documents, add a personalized banner, and download apps that offer additional helpful features. To register, visit Classmate.
  • Gmail: More than your Inbox will be offered on Thursday, March 2 from 9 a.m. to noon in Room 110 of the Avent Ferry Technology Center. There is more to Gmail than just composing, replying to, and forwarding messages. This workshop will provide an in-depth overview of Gmail features, including an emphasis on labels and search tools, contacts management, chat, tasks, settings, labs, and new features. A reference, including many additional helpful resources, will also be provided. To register, visit Classmate.
  • Creating Accessible PDFs will be offered on Tuesday, March 7 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Room 110 of the Avent Ferry Technology Center. In this introductory course, you will learn about the benefits of using accessible PDFs and the resources and methods to deliver them. To register, visit Classmate.
  • Scheduling a YouTube Live Event (formerly Google Hangout on Air) will be offered on Wednesday, March 8 from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Room 110 of the Avent Ferry Technology Center. Are you interested in broadcasting a presentation, meeting or Web event to a large audience? Register for this session to learn how to organize a YouTube Live event, manage event tools to enhance the viewer’s experience and conduct a session. To register, visit Classmate.
  • Best Practices for Collaboration using G Suite will be offered on Thursday, March 9 from 10 a.m. to noon in Room 110 of the Avent Ferry Technology Center. In this interactive class, you’ll learn how to effectively schedule meetings, create agendas, share documents, collaborate, communicate, and more! Bring your current workflows and learn how to harness the power of G Suite apps to streamline your business processes. To register, visit Classmate.
  • Intermediate WordPress: Content Management will be offered on Thursday, March 9 from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Room 110 of the Avent Ferry Technology Center. You’ve learned the Basics of WordPress, but now what? How do you take all of your ideas and communicate them effectively on the Web? In this workshop, you will learn effective information architecture, the difference between good content and bad content, and how to ensure your website is accessible to users with disabilities. For workshop prerequisites and to register, visit Classmate.
  • Gmail Top 10 (YTL) will be offered on Thursday, March 16 from noon to 1 p.m. online. OIT trainers will help you maneuver your way through this exciting YouTube Live (YTL) event, showing you cool Gmail tips, features and best practices. To register, visit Classmate.
  • OIT Co-Working – Revamping The Dining App will be offered on Friday, March 17 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Room 106 of the Avent Ferry Technology Center. During this presentation, you will learn how OIT staff reimagined the Dining app to solve its accessibility issues and how they selected the right tools to do the job.To register, visit Classmate.

For other available training sessions, visit Classmate Scheduled Workshops. If you are interested in custom software training, complete the Custom Training Form. Email all training questions to classreg@ncsu.edu.