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Recent Articles

Recording presentation with MS Team Meet Now Feature and Sharing Resulting Video

You can use the Meet Now feature in MS Teams to record your presentation. Note: You won't need to invite anyone to use the feature. Locate Teams in O365 Initiate a Meet now session Share screen in a MS Teams meeting Locate Stream in O365 Get share link for video Pasting share link in...

27 Mar, 2023

Banner Account Request Forms

Form - Banner Account Request for Finance and HR Form - Banner Account Request for Budget Inquiry Form - Banner Account Request for Alumni - AR - Financial Aid - Student Form - Banner Account Request for Student Workers Form - Banner Account Request for Student Workers with Elevated Access

21 Mar, 2023

Interfolio Help

06 Mar, 2023

Converting Paper Tests and uploading into Blackboard

Here are two tool options that can help convert your paper test to BlackBoard ready files test import files. https://ed.oc.edu/blackboardquizgenerator/ (Recommended) https://resources.online.nwtc.edu/blackboard/test-generator/ Provides 2 instructional videos The following link...

22 Feb, 2023

Webex accounts are created using the instructions below, they are specific to Eastern and not related to the free accounts you can get at Webex's main site. Note, students do not need an account to join a presentation, only the host (professor) needs an account. Students can sign up if they want...

01 Feb, 2023

Copy a Blackboard Course

Every semester new blank Blackboard courses are generated by the system. If a faculty member has taught the course in a previous semester or has access to another course they want to copy material from, the following steps will copy the course from the old semester to the new one. NOTE: Leave...

24 Jan, 2023

Weighted Total Column in Blackboard's Full Grade Center

Purpose and Applications: The WEIGHTED TOTAL column enables instructors to set the weight (or value) of individual assignments and assignment categories independent of the number of points in an assignment. If you set every assignment to 100 points but count one assignment as 10% and another as...

20 Jan, 2023

Blackboard Combined Sections Request

This form should be filled out by the course owner for the purpose of combining separate Blackboard sections into a single section. This is not for combining Cross Listed Courses. Cross Listed Courses should be combined automatically. IMPORTANT: The combination process will remove any content...

05 Jan, 2023

How to Embed a Video into a Blackboard Course from the Build Content menu

https://support.panopto.com/s/article/Embed-Content-into-the-build-in-Blackboard

27 Dec, 2022

Banner Information Guide (Deans & Dept. Chairs)

This is an outdated document but the information is relevant. Be advised that the screenshots will not look the same in our current Banner setup. Banner Information Guide (Deans & Dept. Chairs)

16 Dec, 2022

Remote Desktop Access

The following will allow you to gain access to your desktop computer from home via the VPN. IMPORTANT: The VPN server will auto disconnect you after either 30 minutes of inactivity, or one hour of connect time. If you still have work to do, you may browse back to the VPN server and sign back in...

07 Dec, 2022

Printing Transcripts Banner

30 Nov, 2022

Using E-Web: Online Services for Faculty

30 Nov, 2022

Using E-Web: Online Services for Students

30 Nov, 2022

General Navigation Reference Guide for Banner

29 Nov, 2022

E-Web Unofficial Degree Evaluation- Instructions for Students

E-Web Unoffical Degree Evaluation - Instructions for Students Following are brief step-by-step instructions on how to process an unofficial degree evaluation for your current program of study and performing a "What-If" scenario if you were to change your major. Please note that approved course...

23 Nov, 2022

General Banner Information

General Banner Information Banner is an administrative Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software system developed specifically for higher education institutions hosted by our cloud provider Ellucian. Banner maintains student, alumni, financial and personnel data. Banner also integrates with...

22 Nov, 2022

Adding a Course Tool Link

The instructions below show how to add a Tool Link to the course menu found on the left side of a Blackboard course. Click on the circle-plus icon (1) on the upper left-hand corner of the course menu. Click Tool Link from the resulting menu (2). Give the Tool Link a name (3) Pull...

13 Oct, 2022

Instructions to access your Quarantine Folder

To verify emails that have gone to quarantine, go to your Quarantine page via the following link: https://security.microsoft.com/quarantine. Once there, you will see a list of emails that can be sorted and filtered. For specific how-to instructions, please refer to the following links: To...

23 Sep, 2022

Work at Home and Online Class Toolbox for Students

Office 365 (Teams) You can access the Office 365 suite from home using a web browser. You can check your Outlook email, and use a variety of applications, as well as install them on your personal machine. Overview of Office and how to get it installed on your personal devices Office 365 in...

16 Sep, 2022

Deploy a Test in Blackboard

Navigate to a Content Area where the test is to be deployed (Assignments, Course Documents, etc.) Ex: Hover your cursor over the Assessments button. Click on Test. Click the title of the test that needs to be deployed. Click Submit. NOTE: You will then be directed to...

29 Aug, 2022

Exporting a Test, Survey, or Pool in Blackboard

On the Control Panel, expand the Course Tools section and select Tests, Surveys, and Pools. Choose one of the options to export, e.g., Tests. Click on the chevron icon of the test that needs to be exported and click Export to Local Computer. NOTE: The file export will be...

29 Aug, 2022

Webex

Eastern maintains a WebEx service that can be accessed at https://easternct.webex.com. First time users who need to run a Webex meeting should click on Sign In and create an account using the Sign Up option. Once signed in, users can create meetings. Attendees don't require an account, only the...

23 Aug, 2022

What Computer Should I Buy?

Any brand Windows (Dell, HP, Lenovo) or Mac product will suit most user's needs at Eastern. If you have some experience with either Mac or PC, you should choose one you are comfortable with, there’s no need to add the stress of learning a new system with all the other new responsibilities you will...

15 Aug, 2022

Blackboard Collaborate Ultra Help for Students/Participants

The following link contains information from Blackboard about the Collaborate Ultra Experience for Students/Participants: https://help.blackboard.com/Collaborate/Ultra/Participant

10 Aug, 2022