Tech Tip: New Equipment

The Help Desk has brand new equipment available to check out! From laptops and keyboards to chargers and ring lights, we have a ton of different equipment and resources available to iSchool students and staff. Stop by the Help Desk or contact us at ischool-support@illinois.edu for more information.

Various items available at the Help Desk. Includes images of a person writing on an iPad with an apple pencil, phones and phone chargers, and a ring light. Text reads: "Now at the Help Desk! Apple Pencils, Phone Chargers, Ring Lights. Contact us at ischool-support@illinois.edu for more information".

Tech Tip: MediaSpace

Tons of video content from across UIUC is hosted on Kaltura MediaSpace, from class recordings to your own content.

Kaltura information here.

Front page of UIUC MediaSpace. Log in with your netID and password to access helpful recordings made by your fellow students, staff, and faculty.

You can create your own videos for MediaSpace via Zoom by following these instructions from the iSchool Wiki.

Not everything is published on MediaSpace. If you cannot find what you are looking for, then it might be inaccessible to you.

Tech Tip: Having a Backup Plan 2.0

As we move into finals period and get closer to graduation, it’s important to make sure you’re updated on all of the ways you can store, share, and backup files. No need to worry about that final paper disappearing anymore! Check out this week’s Tech Tip on keeping all of your files safe and sound by visiting the File Storage page on the iSchool Wiki.

Computer screen showing Google Drive homepage.

Tech Tip: Using Google Jamboard

Want to know how to incorporate a cool collaborative whiteboard into your classes or meetings? Look no further than Google Jamboard! Take a gander at this week’s Tech Tip; check out our guide to using Google Jamboard from the iSchool Wiki, to learn all about it.

A laptop shows a screenshot of colored sticky notes in Google Jamboard.