Author: Delaney Elizabeth McCoy

Tech Tip of the Week: Collaborative Platform Library

Are you looking for a new way to collaborate with classmates for group projects? Or, are you an instructor looking for ways to engage your students in Zoom classes?

The iSchool Help Desk has compiled a library of collaborative platforms to help students and faculty incorporate new technologies into their coursework. You can check out the Collaborative Platform Library on the iSchool Wiki. This library contains links to collaborative platforms, descriptions and use cases, documentation, and some examples of projects created on these platforms.

Feel free to reach out to the Help Desk if you have any questions on how to use these collaborative platforms!

Tech Tip of the Week: Sharing a Portion of Screen in Zoom

Did you know you can share just a portion of your screen during a Zoom meeting rather than your whole desktop screen? It’s relatively easy to do so!

To share a portion of your screen, click the green share screen button at the bottom of the Zoom window. When the share screen settings window pops up, select the “Advanced” tab at the top.

On the Advanced menu, select the “Portion of Screen” option and then press “Share.”

A green window will then appear on your screen. You can adjust the size of this green window to fit the area of the screen you want to share.

Tech Tip of the Week: iSchool Syllabus Project

Class registration is quickly approaching! Are you still deciding what iSchool classes to take next semester? It can be difficult to choose, especially when there are so many classes that sound interesting. To aid in your registration decision-making, the iSchool has compiled a Box folder of syllabi from previous semesters which can be accessed by all iSchool students.

Domo Arigato Mr. Lagotto 🤖

This week’s Pet of the Week is Domo!

Domo’s full name, Domo Arigato Mr. Lagotto, is a riff on the 80s hit “Mr. Roboto” and his breed Lagotto Romagnolo. Domo is a super smart dog who loves to learn new tricks, play with other dogs, and cuddle on his own terms! Everyone the Help Desk loves this cute dog and his creative name!

If you would like to submit your pet to be the iSchool Pet of the Week, send us an email at ischool-support@illinois.edu with their name, pronouns, photo, and any cute stories you’d like to share!

Meet Niles

This week’s Pet of the Week is Niles!

Niles is a 15-year-young Chiweenie (a Chihuahua and dachshund mix) and he is the cutest dog ever. His favorite activities include cuddling with his humans, sleeping, licking his stuffed animals, going on long walks in his stroller, and barking at walls. Everyone at the Help Desk loves Niles, and we need to see him in his stroller ASAP!!

If you would like to submit your pet to be the iSchool Pet of the Week, send us an email at ischool-support@illinois.edu with their name, pronouns, photo, and any cute stories you’d like to share!

A Two-for-One PotW Special: PepĂŞ and Marrom

This week’s Pets of the Week are PepĂŞ and Marrom!

These two canine sisters were rescued as a pair, and they could not be more different! PepĂŞ, the smaller dog, loves to boss sweet Marrom around. And despite Marrom being larger, PepĂŞ still manages to be the alpha dog in the house. Although these two fight like any siblings would, PepĂŞ and Marrom get away with it because they are so cute!

Big thanks to their human, Gabi, for sharing PepĂŞ and Marrom with us!

If you would like to submit your pet (or pets!) to be the iSchool Pet of the Week, send us an email at ischool-support@illinois.edu with their name, pronouns, photo, and any cute stories you’d like to share!

Meet Lucy

Her full name is Lucille Mildred but you can just call her Lucy, and she is this week’s Pet of the Week!

Lucy is a pleasantly plump cat who often screams when she wants food. Her favorite activities are napping in the sun, staring at bugs (but never catching them bc #lazy), and sitting on her human Spring’s laptop. Despite her sassy cat attitude, Lucy is a very cuddly cat and loves everyone she meets!

If you’d like to submit your pet to be the iSchool Pet of the Week, shoot us an email at ischool-support@illinois.edu with their name, photo, and any cute stories you’d like to share!

Lainey the Cat Model

This week’s Pet of the Week is Lainey!

Lainey is a beautiful cat who could very easily be a cat model. I mean, look at her big green eyes . . . she really knows how to smize! With Lainey’s beauty and her human Jessie’s photography skills, we at the Help Desk think these two could be America’s Next Top Model and Photographer Duo!

If you’d like to submit your pet to be the iSchool Pet of the Week, shoot us an email at ischool-support@illinois.edu with their name, photo, and any cute stories you’d like to share!

Meet Daenyris aka Danny!

Pet of the Week is back for the fall!

This week’s PotW is Daenyris aka Danny, a very chill leopard gecko, who can often be found burrowing herself under the bedding in her tank, and reluctantly engaging in dance battles with her leopard gecko neighbor Alan (a previous PotW pet). Danny’s daily activities are quite intriguing to the cats who live in her household. As pictured, the cats often perch on top of Danny’s tank to keep an eye on her!

If you’d like to submit your pet to be the iSchool Pet of the Week, shoot us an email at ischool-support@illinois.edu with their name, photo, and any cute stories you’d like to share!

Persimmon just can’t wait to be . . . queen!

This week’s Pet of the Week is Persimmon!

Persimmon is a very cute and fluffy kitty who loves to cuddle. Her favorite activity is watching squirrels, and she is also known to let her human lift her up in the air Lion King-style! Well Persimmon, you don’t have to wait to be queen, you already are one in the Help Desk’s book!

If you’d like to submit your pet to be the iSchool Pet of the Week, shoot us an email at ischool-support@illinois.edu with their name, photo, and any cute stories you’d like to share!