Zoom is popular not only with faculty and staff, who use it for classes and meetings, but also with trolls, who disrupt sessions with racist, obscene, or otherwise inappropriate comments and content. You might assume your Zoom meetings are cloaked in obscurity by the sheer number of meetings taking place at any given time. Not […]
Why are my Zoom sessions limited to 40 minutes?
If Zoom won’t let you host a session longer than 40 minutes, you probably have a basic account, a free, time-limited account. Enterprise accounts under UA’s license, on the other hand, don’t have time limits. Last week, the UA System upgraded from basic to enterprise all accounts for people who are currently teaching, using lists […]
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What if I need to scan documents? Can eTech get me a scanner?
Some A&S departments have requested scanners. While eTech is happy to help departments who need them, you probably already have a scanner in your pocket or bag: your cell phone. Software available on the iPhone and through UA’s Adobe license let you use your phone to produce good-quality scans. You can make those scans accessible […]
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I’ve heard stories about trolls harassing Zoom classes — how can I prevent this?
Now that we are posting record amounts of classroom materials online, there is also an increased risk of a few individuals causing trouble. Since college courses nationwide migrated to Zoom a week or two ago, instructors have reported cases where uninvited people have accessed their Zoom sessions, posting inappropriate content and hassling students and faculty. […]
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How do I access my work files from off campus?
You can access files that are saved in your network drives and cloud storage from anywhere in the world. Connecting to your share drive or personal drive from off campus requires you to first to connect to the UA VPN and then sign in to your network drives. Instructions for how to do this can […]
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