The camera loves George and George loves the camera. And we love George. I mean, look at that smile. His human, Ashlynn, tells us that George also loves stuffed animals and walks with his family.
Author: corinne3@illinois.edu
Just One More Treat?
Meet Stringer Belle! And yes, she is named after THE Stringer Bell from The Wire. But the only game this pup likes playing is a good game of fetch. Her human, Shannon, tells us that Stringer Belle also loves motorcycle rides and lying down on blankets.
Pablo and Meeks
Pablo doesn’t mind watching the scary parts in movies and is happy to tell their best bud Meeks when it’s safe to look!
Thank you to Bran for sending in these cute kittens. If you would like to see your pet featured as Pet of the Week, send in your submissions to ischool-support@illinois.edu.
Tech Tip: Are you ready for Zoom?
Have you heard? The majority of our online classes are making the switch to Zoom. If you are feeling nervous about Zoom, don’t worry! The Help Desk is here to help.
We will be holding a series of workshops tailored just for student’s needs.
| Tuesday 1/7 | 11:00am | ||
| Tuesday 1/7 | 6:00pm | ||
| Thursday 1/9 | 7:00pm | ||
| Monday 1/13 | 6:00pm | ||
| Wednesday 1/15 | 1:00pm | ||
| Wednesday 1/15 | 7:00pm | ||
| Friday 1/17 | 12:00pm |
We hope to see you there!
Tech Tip: Taking a Break!
This week’s tech tip is also a life tip.
Take a little time away from your computer or phone or whatever device that can cause you stress.
It is important to bring yourself back to the things you love. Maybe that’s reading a book or watching a movie or catching up with a friend. Whatever brings you joy. Then you can get back to all the emails and the deadlines and various obligations. All those things will still be there whether you take a small break or not.
So take the break. Stay away from technology for just a little bit.
Thank you for coming to our Tech Talk.
Happy Halloween!
Wayne and Garth are GAs! Excellent
🎃Happy Halloween, everyone! 🎃
It’s snowing here right now. Spooky.
Tech Tip of the Week: Change at the iSchool
Students returning for the fall semester will definitely notice some changes to the iSchool. Many of them are physical changes to the building (new furniture! new offices! even *gasp* new buildings!?) but a lot of change comes from online!
Though the ITD office may have moved around, the Help Desk is a steadfast institution. You can still find us in the same place!
You WILL however find our Moodle in a different place. Courses were previously hosted on our homemade courses.ischool.illinois.edu. Starting this semester, you will join your classes from the campus-wide Moodle learn.illinois.edu.
This is an exciting change that we are all tackling together! There is one more potential change in the future but we will save that for another blog post.
Hope everyone is enjoying their last few weeks before the semester!
Tech Tip of the Week: 2-Factor Authentication (2FA)
Did you get a new phone? You’ll need to update your 2FA account with your new device. This is true even if you have the same phone number.
For more information on all things 2FA, remember this website: https://verify.uillinois.edu
For more specific information on managing your devices through 2FA, check it out here.
Tech Tip of the Week: Gmail
This week’s tech tip comes courtesy of the New York Times.
Did you know that dots . or + don’t matter in Gmail addresses? Filter out annoying emails by adding these characters into your email address.
It’s also a helpful way to track what companies are giving out your email address! Read the full story from NYT here.
Dog of the Day: July 1
Happy Monday and July (!?) 1st everyone! Summer is in full-swing over here at the Help Desk. That means we’re tackling tickets and missing our dear leader while she is off on summer vacation.
It’s been 7 days since someone has laid out snacks for the GAs and we are getting hungry…
Hope you’re having a better hair day than this tiny friend. And if you stop by the Help Desk… we wouldn’t say no to some snacks.