You’ll fall for IT training

There’s a lot to love in our new fall workshop schedule. Don’t miss out on free workshops to help get you up to speed on G Suite, WordPress and more!

To see a list of scheduled courses, review the offerings below and enroll via REPORTER:

  • Gmail: Advanced Productivity will be offered on Wednesday, Aug. 15 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, using Google Drive through Gmail, and any planned or newly released features. To register, visit REPORTER.
  • Report2Web will be offered on Tuesday, Aug. 21 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and Friday, Sept. 7 from 2 p.m. to 3:30 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. During this course, you will learn how to navigate and find reports to which you have access and approve reports, if you are an approver. To register, visit REPORTER.
  • Create, Collaborate & Get Organized with Google Drive will be offered on Tuesday, Aug. 21 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Room 110 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. A brief introduction to Team Drives will also be provided. To register, visit REPORTER.
  • Google Calendar: Advanced Productivity will be offered on Wednesday, Aug. 22 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 the new Calendar interface, event details and Calendar management. Specific features will include event attachments, maps and directions, sharing and embedding calendars, search options, scheduling Hangouts (video conferencing), and more. To register, visit REPORTER.
  • Intermediate WordPress: Gutenberg for Content Creators will be offered on Thursday, Aug. 23 from 10 a.m. to noon in Room 110 of the Avent Ferry Technology Center. Gutenberg is the next-generation WordPress post and page editor, replacing the Visual Editor that has been the default editor of WordPress for the last 12 years. In this workshop, attendees will get to know Gutenberg, learn how to build block-based posts and pages and receive helpful tips and tricks in preparation for the official release of Gutenberg. To register, visit REPORTER.
  • Cisco Jabber: Your all in one Collaboration Tool! will be offered on Thursday, Aug. 23 from noon to 1 p.m. in Room 110 of the Avent Ferry Technology Center. This Lunch and Learn 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 REPORTER.
  • Google Docs will be offered on Tuesday, Aug. 28 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. in Room 110 of the Avent Ferry Technology Center. This powerful word processor provides tools to create and format documents while collaborating with others in the cloud. Topics covered in this session include revision history, the explore tool, inserting and editing images, collaboration tools, downloading, importing and publishing to the web, add-ons and extensions, offline access, and more! To register, visit REPORTER.
  • Introduction to Google Services at NC State will be offered on Thursday, Aug. 30 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. in Room 110 of the Avent Ferry Technology Center. This workshop is intended to be the foundation for all other G Suite workshops and will provide an overview of Google services at NC State. Topics will include a review of currently available Google apps on campus, accessibility, recommended settings, security tips, support, web registry tools (generic accounts, calendar resources, etc), searching, and much more! To register, visit REPORTER.
  • Google Forms will be offered on Wednesday, Sept. 5 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.
  • Get to Know the New Hangouts Meet will be offered on Thursday, Sept. 6 from noon to 1 p.m. in Room 110 of the Avent Ferry Technology Center. Participants will explore Google’s new tool for video conferencing. Whether you’re new to video conferencing or are familiar with the outgoing Google Hangouts, the new Meet provides a streamlined way to connect with people on campus or around the globe. Learn how to navigate the new interface, start or join a Meet video call, add sessions to calendar appointments, and more! To register, visit REPORTER.
  • Gmail: More Than Your Inbox will be offered on Wednesday, Sept. 12 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.
  • System Access Request Training (SAR) is now offered online. This training will provide an overview of the SAR application for campus requesters and approvers and will demonstrate how to submit a SAR request for different connected systems. Users are encouraged to review the SAR website for additional information before registering. To register, visit REPORTER.

For custom training, complete the Custom Training form and a technology trainer will contact you to discuss options to meet your business needs!