ITS New Student Introduction

Welcome to the ITS New Student Presentation Page. Here you will find an introductory Power Point as well as links to relevant topics from within the presentation.

Presentation

2014 ITS Introduction Power Point

ITS Service Center

Syracuse University's Information Technology and Services (ITS) provides students, faculty, and staff with technology resources that support the University's mission of promoting learning through teaching, research, scholarship, creative accomplishment and service. ITS works in partnership with the technology departments located within SU's schools, colleges and administrative divisions.

http://its.syr.edu/supportsvc/

@SU_ITS

Online Platforms

Expressions	SU Mobile	SU Accessibility

The Expressions Service allows member of the SU community to build and maintain websites using Wordpress.	Access SU information and services anytime, anywhere on your mobile browser at m.syr.edu or through the iOS, Android or Blackberry native apps.	Learn more about Syracuse University's Office of Disability services and the University's commitment to inclusion and accessibility

Online Learning Services

Online Learning Services is a unit within Information Technology Services at Syracuse University. Our primary mission is to provide leadership and support in the appropriate use of technology for teaching, learning, and research.

Education Technologies:

Blackboard	Adobe Connect	TurningPoint
Blackboard learning management software makes class content available to students via the Internet. Blackboard provides students and instructors with interactive web 2.0 technologies such as blogs and wikis. The Blackboard course management platform also supports video and audio from a variety of web sources including podcasts and v-casts. The Blackboard course management system uses all of these tools to enhance learning, interaction, and collaboration.	Adobe Connect is a secure web conferencing system that all Syracuse University instructors and students can use at no charge. Participants can interact via real-time audio and video, share presentations, and join discussions verbally or by chat.	TurningPoint student response system allows students to become active participants in their classroom by submitting responses to interactive questions using a ResponseCard keypad or other hand-held/computer devices. The instructor has the ability to display a graph after students have answered, showing how the class answered as a whole, and letting students assess their course knowledge.
Expressions	Turnitin	Ensemble
Anyone in the Syracuse University community can create their own website with Expressions. Each user can customize their WordPress site to express themselves and create an online presence.	The Turnitin internet-based plagiarism-detection service checks the originality of student submitted essays. Turnitin can be used to detect plagiarism as well as spelling and use of grammar. Instructors can leave a voice comment with each submitted assignment. Students and instructors can use Turnitin within the Blackboard platform.	The Ensemble Video Platform simplifies video management and distribution. Videos can be streamed from your course’s Blackboard web page, Sharepoint, Cascade, iTunes/iTunesU, web pages, iPads, and more with the help of Ensemble.

Web Tools

Incorporating social media and web 2.0 tools into learning can help engage students with the content as well as each other. These technologies can be used effectively either in a face-to-face or online environment to enhance teaching and learning.