Please contact Amanda Evans (amevans, 7680) or Bruce Reeves (breeves, 6831) if you have any questions or to schedule an appointment.
eGradebook is a web-based grade keeping program developed at UMD to help calculate and securely report in-progress grades for your students.
You may be eligible to receive the Faculty Toolkit, a collection of free and reduced-price multimedia software available to University of Minnesota instructors to use for University course development and instructional purposes.
The UMTC Office of the Registrar requires students to use their Internet id and password to see their own grades, and ITSS can set this up for you. Please request this service through the class email list process.
UMN now has an iTunes U presence for public and class restricted podcasts.
Moodle is course management software that enables instructors to create and manage Web-based learning activities and course materials. Students use Moodle to access these materials and participate in learning activities via the Web. Request a Moodle course site.
Need a place to store files or a way to easily exchange files on a project? Need a way to securely access large files from anywhere in the world? Need a way to share files and collaborate with non-university users? Check out NetFiles, the University’s web based secure file storage service.
Portfolio is a secure web site at the University of Minnesota for saving, organizing, viewing, and selectively sharing personal educational records. All UMN faculty, staff, and students have accounts.
Real-time chat over an encrypted connection that is available to all University of Minnesota faculty, staff, and students.
This is a way to provide audio and video content on the Web without users being able to save the file easily on their machines. Email a request for a streaming audio video account if you do not already have one.
For administering assessments and surveys online, UMD licenses Test Pilot. Email a request for a Test Pilot account if you do not already have one.
Multimedia presentation and Web conferencing at the U. Please see the UMConnect web site for more information.
Wikis at the U! Please see the UM Wiki web site for more details and your own account.
Blogging at the U! Please see the UThink web site for more details and your own account.
The first phase of the UTools initiative is to expand OIT’s current software license program and recommend an evolving Delicious-based list of free or low cost open-source and shareware applications and tools.
This Browser Test contains a few quick tests to make sure your browser and your students' browsers can handle the demands of online learning.
Web Crossing (webx) will be shut down at the end of the Spring semester in 2010. The reasons for this shut down include:
Amanda Evans (amevans) and Bruce Reeves (breeves) are available to help you choose an appropriate option for handling future online discussions. They can also help in the migration from webx to one of the University Learning Management Systems.
Any directory in your Web account may be password protected so only your students have access using their individual Internet id and password. Please request this service through the class email list process.
A secure and convenient place for students to submit any work in electronic form to you using a Web browser. No more email attachments!
WebVista is course management software that enables instructors to create and manage Web-based learning activities and course materials. Students use WebCT to access these materials and participate in learning activities via the Web. Request a WebVista course site.
Questions about facultEtools? Please email ftgroup@d.umn.edu.