Faculty Resources to Teach Remotely

As a result of campus closure, student access to Adobe Creative Cloud in labs and classrooms is not available. Adobe has provided temporary at-home access for impacted students and faculty, so that they can continue their work remotely. Please follow the instructions to enable access to Creative Cloud Desktop Apps on your personal device.

The SMCM Virtual Computer lab gives users access to a virtual computer from most internet connected devices. Users can connect using Windows, Mac or Linux PC’s. Users can also connect using Chromebooks, Android based tablets and iPads. Users can also use their smartphones to access the virtual computers, however, viewing and using all of the features may be difficult since these are desktop applications intended to be used on a normal sized screen.Access the Virtual Computer Lab @ https://smcm.apporto.com

Users will be able to access the following Academic software when using the virtual lab:

Software available on Windows Virtual Machines

• Microsoft Office 365
  The first time you start an Office product you will be asked to sign in. Sign in with your full username@smcm.edu and your current password.
• Adobe Creative Cloud Suite
• ArcGiS
• EndNoteX9
• Google Chrome
• IBM SPSS
• LoggerPro 3
• Maple
• Mathematica
• MatLab
• QGIS
• R and Rstudio

SMCM Virtual Computer Lab Guide

Getting Started and Basics

New to Collaborate?  View the Getting Started Guide and Video Tour

Audio and Video

In addition to enabling and adjusting the audio and video settings on your device, you must also give the browser permission to use audio and video in Collaborate so that you are seen and heard in the session. Learn how to set up audio and video.

Locating Collaborate Ultra and Scheduling a Session

The Session Scheduler can be found from inside your course in Blackboard Learn.  Under Course Management, Course Tools, look for Blackboard Collaborate Ultra.  Add the tool to your Course menu for quicker access for you and your students.

Once you are in the Collaborate Scheduler, you will see your default Course Room.  Edit the session settings to do things like enable downloading the recording.

Share Content

You can share an application, tab or entire screen via application share, share video with audio via Chrome Tab Share, files (PowerPoint (60 MB or lower), pdf, gif, jpeg, and png images inside your Collaborate session.  Files can be loaded prior to your class start.  Learn more about Sharing Content.  Keep in mind that the Timer function has been temporarily disabled to help with scaling for capacity.

Trouble Shooting

Help.blackboard.com
https://help.blackboard.com/Collaborate/Ultra/Moderator/Support

• How to copy course materials
• How to make courses available
• Communicate with my class via Blackboard

Respondus 4.0

Respondus 4.0 is a desktop application for authoring exams, tests, and quizzes for publishing directly to Blackboard.  Install the program on your Windows desktop and get started.

• Creating and Formatting Questions with Respondus 4.0
• Using Publisher Test Banks with Respondus
• Importing Questions with Respondus 4.0
• Publishing to Blackboard

SMCM has an institutional license to Zoom. Students have a basic license while faculty and staff have access to a pro level license. Use our institutional Zoom page (smcm.zoom.us) to login with your SMCM credentials.

• Logging into Zoom
• Zoom Etiquette and Best Practices
• Delegating Scheduling in Zoom
• Getting Started with Zoom
• Zoom Tutorials
• Zoom 101: Breakout Rooms
• Zoom 101: Polling (In-meeting)
• Zoom 101: Manage Participants (In-depth)
• How to use Breakout Rooms
• Comprehensive Guide to Educating Through Zoom
• How to use Waiting Rooms to Manage Office Hours & Drop-In Visitor Times

Register and join a free 30-minute webinar to help you quickly transition to remote instruction using Blackboard Learn and Collaborate.

Workshops are aimed at all educators working in primary, secondary or higher education. No prior experience with Adobe tools or digital media technologies is required.  Learn more at Adobe Education Exchange.