Tips and Tricks: Using Gmail, Google Contacts, and Google Groups Together

Join Academic ITS for a hands-on session to untangle the mysteries of when to use Gmail vs. Google Groups and how Google Contacts works. Come to this session to learn essential tips about using Gmail, Google Contacts, and Google Groups together. You’ll learn about:

• Gmail vs Google Groups
• Creating and managing a Google Group
• Sending a message via Google Groups
• Mail merges
• Using Google Contacts

Date: June 13, 2018

Time: 10-11:15am
Location: Miller Davis Classroom
Please RSVP

Can’t wait? To get started, visit these links:

• Google Groups
• Gmail
• Google Contacts
• Mail Merges at Colby

Learn Google Forms!

Join Academic ITS to learn all about Google Forms. In this session, you’ll  learn how to:

• Create a form
• Add and edit questions
• Share your form with collaborators
• Send or embed your form
• View and analyze responses

Date: July 18, 2018
Time: 10-11am
Location: Miller Davis Classroom
Please RSVP

Can’t wait? To learn about Forms now, click HERE.

Info Session: What is Adobe Creative Cloud and how do I get it?

ITS invites you to an information session about the Adobe Creative Cloud suite of applications.

Colby recently began offering a campus license for Adobe Creative Cloud, which includes many Adobe applications under a subscription model. This resource is available for any Colby-owned faculty, staff, or lab computer. Commonly-used applications in this suite include:

• Adobe Acrobat DC for PDF creation and editing
• Adobe Photoshop for image manipulation
• Adobe InDesign for creating print graphics
• Adobe Premiere for video editing

In this informational session, participants will receive:

• A general overview of Creative Cloud
• A showcase of interesting and popular applications
• Resources for application-specific training
• Instructions for installing Adobe Creative Cloud
• Training to access the built-in cloud storage
• Guidance on using Creative Cloud mobile apps

This will be a joint presentation by Tim Stonesifer and Ellen Freeman of Academic ITS, along with the ITS Support Center.

Date: July 25, 2018
Time: 1:30-3:00pm
Location: Miller Davis Classroom
Please RSVP

Can’t wait? To learn about Adobe apps available with Colby’s campus license now, click HERE.

Google Drive and Team Drive

Join Academic ITS to learn all about Google Drive and Team Drives. In this session, you’ll  learn how to:

• Upload and create documents
• Work with files
• Share and collaborate
• Access from any device
• Team Drive

Date:  August 1, 2018
Time: 10-11am
Location: Miller Davis Classroom
Please RSVP

Cant’ wait?

To get started now learning about Google Drive and Team Drive, click HERE.

Web Conferencing Tools at Colby

Join Academic ITS to visit and experiment with web conferencing tools at Colby. In this session we will learn about:

• Zoom
• Google Hangouts
• Google Chat

Date:  August 15, 2018
Time: 10-11am
Location: Miller Davis Classroom
Please RSVP

Can’t wait? To get started, visit these links:

• Zoom
• Google Chat
• Google Hangouts