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OIT offers 2FA training and more!

By Rhonda Greene

If you haven’t yet turned on NC State’s two-factor authentication (2FA) solutions — Google 2-Step Verification and Duo Security, there’s still time to attend training and enroll before the university’s mandatory Oct. 31 deadline.

Visit NC State’s Cyber Security Awareness Month website to find out how to participate in 2FA workshops, drop-in events and online question-and-answer sessions.
Upcoming workshops:

  • Gmail: Advanced Productivity will be offered on Tuesday, Oct. 24 from 9 a.m. to noon and Wednesday, Nov. 15 from 9 a.m. to noon in 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, using Google Drive through Gmail, and any planned or newly released features. To register, visit REPORTER.
  • Cisco WebEx will be offered on Wednesday, Oct. 25 from noon to 1 p.m. in Room 110 of the Avent Ferry Technology Center. This Lunch & Learn event will provide an overview of how Cisco WebEx Online Meetings enable you to virtually meet, share content and video conference with anyone in the world with an internet connection, including mobile users! To register, visit REPORTER.
  • Create, Collaborate & Get Organized with Google Drive will be offered on Thursday, Oct. 26 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. in Room 108 of the Avent Ferry Technology Center. During this introductory 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’s suite of apps.To register, visit REPORTER.
  • Gmail: More Than Your Inbox will be offered on Thursday, Nov. 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. To register, visit REPORTER.
  • Google Forms will be offered on Tuesday, Nov. 7 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. in Room 110 of the Avent Ferry Technology Center. This workshop will cover the basics of creating forms, collaborative editing, and viewing data in spreadsheets. It will also introduce several advanced features such as custom themes, page breaks, question validation, and embedding forms in websites. To register, visit REPORTER.
  • Google Calendar will be offered on Thursday, Nov. 9 from 9 a.m. to noon in Room 110 of the Avent Ferry Technology Center. This workshop will focus on calendar (my calendar, other calendars, mini calendar), event details and calendar management. To register, visit REPORTER.
  • Google Slides: Create, Collaborate and Publish Presentations will be offered on Tuesday, Nov. 14 from 10 a.m. to noon in Room 110 of the Avent Ferry Technology Center. Participants will learn how to create presentations using Google Slides and will focus on editing, sharing and collaboration, themes, transitions, animations, and more! To register, visit REPORTER.
  • Report2Web will be offered on Tuesday, Nov. 14 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. and again from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Room 110 of the Avent Ferry Technology Center. Report2Web is a web-based enterprise report distribution, archival and retrieval solution that allows you to access critical business documents using a standard Web browser. This course will show you how to navigate and find reports to which you have access. Approvers will also learn how to approve reports. To register, visit REPORTER.
  • Google Sheets will be offered on Thursday, Nov. 16 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Room 110 of the Avent Ferry Technology Center. This introduction to Google Sheets will focus on several specific features, including formatting options, data validation, basic functions, charts, conditional formatting, and more! To register, visit REPORTER.

For more information about specific training for your department, unit or classroom, see Custom Training.