U-M Box & Google Monthly Digest
Catch up on the latest feature updates and changes to the U-M Box and Google services.
Author Archives: Rita Girardi, ITS Communications
CTools project sites reminder
ITS recently completed an initial round of communications to all faculty and staff CTools project site owners. Since communications started last September, site owners have downloaded 650 sites and deleted over 1,400 sites. The target date for transitioning all active project sites from CTools is August 31, 2018; however, individual units may choose an earlier date. All historical… Read More »
U-M Box & Google Monthly Digest
Catch up on the latest feature updates and changes to the U-M Box and Google services.
CTools project site migration clinic happens Nov. 10
The ITS CTools team will host a project site migration clinic on Friday, November 10, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in the ScholarSpace in Hatcher Graduate Library, room 206. If you own a project site in CTools, this is a great opportunity to meet one-on-one with a CTools expert to get help downloading your project site content and learn about alternative… Read More »
U-M Box & Google Monthly Digest
Catch up on the latest feature updates and changes to the U-M Box and Google services.
U-M faculty & staff to present at EDUCAUSE
A contingent of U-M faculty and staff will make their mark at the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference this year, including VPIT-CIO Kelli Trosvig. She is one of ten representatives from the university who will present at the event, which takes place October 31–November 3 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. Trosvig will co-host a session on Supporting Innovation and Collaboration… Read More »
Google Team Drives rolls out Oct. 25
Starting Wednesday, October 25, users can request Google Team Drives by filling out a request form on the Google at U-M Website or by contacting the ITS Service Center. Team Drives is a new feature of Google Drive that allows groups of colleagues to access, create, store, search, and collaborate with their team-owned files. This team-based ownership model… Read More »
U-M Box & Google Monthly Digest
Catch up on the latest feature updates and changes to the U-M Box and Google services.
CTools offers download tool & clinics for project sites migration
Thanks to the School of Dentistry for partnering with ITS this summer to pilot the self-service project site download tool and migration clinics. They provided valuable feedback that confirmed the ease of using the tool as well as the value of one-on-one consultations. The project site migration tool is now available to all project site owners in CTools.… Read More »
U-M Box & Google Monthly Digest
Catch up on the latest feature updates and changes to the U-M Box and Google services.
New service sites, learning resources for U-M Box & Google
The ITS Collaboration Services team has been hard at work redesigning its websites and developing new ways to help campus learn about Box and Google. NEW U-M Box and U-M Google service sites. The new websites focus on device independence, consumable information, usability, findability, and accessibility to provide a seamless user experience. NEW Learning Resources tool for U-M Box and… Read More »
U-M Box & Google Monthly Digest
Catch up on the latest feature updates and changes to the U-M Box and Google services.
Smoother sailing: Custom data analytics apps at CoE
U-M College of Engineering is creating custom, analytical applications to help administrators leverage the vast amounts of information available in U-M enterprise systems.
U-M Box & Google Monthly Digest
U-M Box Box and Older Operating Systems U-M Google Streamlining the Messaging Experience for Android An update on the classic Google Sites deprecation timeline Making email safer with anti-phishing security checks in Gmail on Android U-M Google April Summary
CTools project sites migration
Thank you to the School of Public Health for partnering with ITS on the first pilot. We received valuable feedback from them and our other unit representatives. We have incorporated their input in the following ways: Migration approach: ITS will not automatically bulk migrate content. Instead we will hold regular clinics to offer 1:1 support and training on… Read More »
MWireless shines at MHacks 9
For a modern-day student hackathon, a fast and rock-solid WiFi connection is critical to success.
U-M Box & Google Monthly Digest
U-M Box Recents in New Box UI U-M Box and U-M Google at Enriching Scholarship Reminder: Box Ended Support for IE9 & IE10 Search for Box Notes U-M Box March Updates U-M Google U-M Box and U-M Google at Enriching Scholarship Calendar Events Generated From Gmail Convert text to all CAPS and more in Google Docs! Google Talk… Read More »
Groups now available in U-M Box
With over 70,000 active accounts, U-M Box is one of the most popular IT services on campus. We are happy to announce that you are now able to use MCommunity groups to collaborate in U-M Box. This new feature will be very helpful to faculty and students, particularly those who use the service as part of their classroom… Read More »
U-M Box & Google Monthly Digest
U-M Box Box Folder Invitation Links Deprecated U-M Google Google Keep is Now a G Suite Core Service Introducing Google Hangouts Meet Receive Emails of up to 50MB in Gmail U-M Google February Updates Google Hangouts won’t support phone/video calls on Mozilla Firefox temporarily
Join an Educause discussion group
Did you know EDUCAUSE has 60 constituent and discussion groups? Here is just a sampling of the many that are available: As a participant in open, informal “communities of practice,” you will find the responsiveness of an engaged group and a network of professionals. Most groups interact throughout the year via electronic discussions and meet at the EDUCAUSE… Read More »