Now showing in the Showcase is Dolen Perkins-Valdez of the Puget Sound Department of English on how she is using a video chat program called Skype in her classrooms to do live interviews with the authors of texts her students are reading and studying.

Find out how having the author and students talk directly to one another in class by using video chat over the internet is enriching the reading experience in a cost effective manner.

This Friday February 20th, ASUPS and Technology Services will again be hosting a Friday Tech Talk.

Jesse Keating, who works for Red Hat as the Release Engineer for Fedora Core, will be speaking about developing in Open Source, in a talk entitled:

“Working in Open Source and Instant Gratification”

Technology Services will be providing free pizza.

• Date & Time:  Friday Feb. 20 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.
• Location: Presentation Room, Library 020

More:

• ASUPS Event information
• Jesse Keating interview about Fedora
• Jesse Keating presentation at Linux Fest 2008 (via Ustream.tv)

We have 10 Dell Inspiron Mini laptops available for checkout by anyone, with faculty given priority, at the Media Checkout Desk in the Tech Center of the Library.

Each Mini Dell runs Windows XP Home Edition and various UPS standard software installed including the Microsoft Office 2003 Suite, IE and Firefox browsers, and VPN connection software.

For more information on the Minis, see the Dell Mini page in our equipment inventory.

For service announcements on Cascade, including the status of Password Synchronization project, and all other services, please check the Service Announcements Page for the latest information.

The “single-sign-on” project is underway. Its aim is to synchronize Cascade Web passwords and the passwords of network login, Webmail, and other network-based applications.

For information on the upcoming Password Synchronization between Network Passwords and Cascade Web Passwords, please see details at www.ups.edu/PSSync.xml.

See the status of this project, please see the Technology Services Service Announcements page.

Will This Affect Instructional Technology Applications?

• Blackboard — This password synchronization will have no effect whatever on Blackboard passwords, which are separate and distinct from all other network and application passwords.
• Moodle — Your password for Moodle is the same as your network/webmail password. If you have issues logging into Moodle, then you have an issue with your network/webmail password. Call the HelpDesk at x8585 or email helpdesk@ups.edu and they will take care of it for you.