OIT News

Enhance your IT skills this spring

By tmgeorge

Upcoming OIT training courses include:

  • Basics of WordPress will be offered on Tuesday, April 18 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Room 110 of the Avent Ferry Technology Center. Learn everything you need to know to get started using WordPress at NC State, including setup, configuration, themes, plug-ins, settings, options, and management of WordPress. To register, visit Classmate.
  • Google Forms: Data Collection and Analysis will be offered on Wednesday, April 19 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. in Room 110 of the Avent Ferry Technology Center. Easily build surveys, plan events and gather data with Google Forms. This workshop will cover the basics of creating forms, collaborative editing, and viewing data in spreadsheets and charts. It also will highlight several advanced features, such as custom themes, page breaks, question validation, and embedding forms in websites. To register, visit Classmate.
  • Using ServiceNow will be offered on Wednesday, April 19 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Room 110 of the Avent Ferry Technology Center. This course will introduce you to the ServiceNow Service Management suite of applications and help you to understand the functional uses of ServiceNow and how it can be integrated into your workflow. To register, visit Classmate.
  • Gmail: Advanced Productivity will be offered on Tuesday, April 25 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.
  • Tripwire Training for Admins of PCI Systems will be offered on Wednesday, April 26 from 10 a.m. to noon in Room 106 of the Avent Ferry Technology Center. This training is for system administrators who will install and monitor Tripwire for Payment Card Industry (PCI) projects and systems. Attendees will learn advanced topics related to bulk promotion, ongoing machine approval, and custom rule writing, along with a brief overview of the interface, configuration basics, monitoring, and reporting. To register, visit Classmate.
  • Google Hangouts: Video Conferencing and More will be offered on Wednesday, April 26 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.
  • Two-Factor Authentication at NC State will be offered on Thursday, April 27 from noon to 1 p.m. in Room 110 of the Avent Ferry Technology Center. NC State uses two multi-factor solutions 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. Bring your laptop and mobile device to this class to set up these multi-factor solutions. In addition, 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.
  • Cisco WebEx will be offered on Friday, April 28 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.
  • Using NC State’s Website Accessibility Scanner will be offered on Tuesday, May 2 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.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.
  • Gmail: More than your Inbox will be offered on Wednesday, May 3 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.
  • Introduction to Google+ will be offered on Thursday, May 4 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Room 110 of the Avent Ferry Technology Center. The course will provide an overview of Google+ along with hands on instruction for creating your own Google+ page. By the end of this workshop, you will learn how to update your profile, configure privacy settings, create and manage circles, post messages, links and photos, and much more! To register, visit Classmate.
  • G Suite Tools You Should Know and Use (Lunch & Learn Series) will be offered on Wednesday, May 10 from noon to 1 p.m. online via YouTube Live. Are you getting the most out of G Suite or getting by with familiar tools? Join us for an exciting Lunch & Learn event where OIT trainers will take you through their favorite G Suite tips, features and best practices. Topics will cover functionality in several Google apps including auto updating charts, exploring layouts in Google Slides, personalizing banners in Google Hangouts, and more! To register, visit Classmate. The webinar can be accessed via YouTube on the day and time of the event.
  • Google Calendar will be offered on Thursday, May 11 from 9 a.m. to noon in Room 110 of the Avent Ferry Technology Center. 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.
  • Cisco Jabber: Your all in one Collaboration Tool! will be offered on Tuesday, May 16 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.
  • Create, Collaborate and Get Organized with Google Drive will be offered on Wednesday, May 17 from 9 a.m. to noon 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 using common tools throughout Google Apps. To register, visit Classmate.
  • Mobile Security for iOS Devices will be offered on Wednesday, May 17 from noon to 1 p.m. in Room 106 of the Avent Ferry Technology Center. Learn how to protect your privacy and control your digital footprint while using iOS-enabled devices, including the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. This Lunch & Learn event will teach you how to use a screen lock passcode, encrypt and backup data, locate your device if it’s lost, scan your device for malware, and much more. To register, visit Classmate.
  • Google Sheets will be offered on Thursday, May 18 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Room 110 of the Avent Ferry Technology Center. Join us for this two-hour overview of Sheets and learn how it integrates with other apps in Google Drive. Participants will learn specific features, including formatting options, find & replace, notifications, conditional formatting, and more! To register, visit Classmate.
  • OIT Co-Working ServiceNow Development will be offered on Friday, May 19 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Room 106 of the Avent Ferry Technology Center. This class will discuss the basic building blocks of development in ServiceNow, including tips and best practices. It will also include a preview of Helsinki, which includes a host of developer-oriented features. To register, visit Classmate.