Electronic Grade Submission system available May 8
by S. Silva, Information Technology Assistance Center
published March 28, 2006
The Electronic Grade Submission system will be available from 8 a.m. Monday, May 8,
through 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 17. Training for Electronic
Grade Submission will be mandatory for all faculty and instructors wanting to use the system and
will be offered in a face-to-face or an online training format. Access to the
training enrollment form will be available Monday, April 3. More information, including
the enrollment form's web address, will be available next week.
To learn more about the system, see InfoTech Tuesday's
Jan. 31 article. Paper grade forms will
continue to be available.
Improvements to e-mail system over spring break
by J. Bell, Computing and Network Services
published March 28, 2006
Over spring break, K-State upgraded the spam-filtering software on the
central e-mail system to make it more aggressive in identifying and
moving spam into Junk mail folders. These filters
are necessary for the security and safety of the network.
No delays in e-mail delivery occurred during this upgrade.
What K-Staters need to do:
Routinely check your Junk mail folder to ensure that valid e-mail has not been
placed there by mistake. If a large amount of valid e-mail is showing up in your Junk folder due to this change,
you can adjust your spam-filtering settings accordingly. For more information, see
Spam filtering at K-State.
Replace Windows 98/SE/ME/NT computers before July
by the K-State Security Incident Response Team
published March 28, 2006
K-State departments and individuals should be making plans now to replace their
Windows 98/SE/ME/NT computers, which will be blocked from the campus network as of July 1.
This action is due to Microsoft's decision to stop providing security patches after June 30 for
Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows ME, and Windows NT operating systems.
Also, K-State's antivirus software will not support those operating systems.
IDT Roundtable March 30: Do I Want a Blog?
by S. Mukherjee, Office of Mediated Education
published March 28, 2006
The third session of the Spring 2006 series of the IDT Roundtable
is 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Thursday, March 30, in Room 212
of the K-State Student Union. The topic is "What the Heck is a Blog and Do
I Want One?" by Mike Ribble, instructional services coordinator in the College of Education.
Blogging is an excellent way to encourage students to process and apply
what they've learned -- but there are possible hazards and pitfalls
instructors must look out for! We'll show you how to start a blog and use
it in your classes, and spend a little time exploring the ins and outs of
the Blogosphere.
Coffee, tea, and water will be available. You are welcome to
bring your lunch.
If you plan to attend, RSVP to
catl@k-state.edu or 532-7828.
New state contract April 1 for Microsoft software
by K. Leonard, Computing and Network Services
published March 28, 2006
The State's Microsoft Software Contract (05986) with Software Plus expires March 31. As of April 1,
all purchases of Microsoft software will go through State Contract 07359 (Software House International,
Large Account Reseller contract). Questions can be sent to Chris Dekat, Purchasing (532-6214,
cidekat@k-state.edu) or Kathy Leonard, Computing and Network Services
(532-6311, kantink@k-state.edu).
Five poetry programs scheduled for TELENET 2
by S. White, Kansas Regents Network
published March 28, 2006
The first Kansas Poet Laureate and K-State Distinguished Professor of
English, Jonathan Holden, will use the TELENET 2 video conferencing network to
"promote the practice of poetry in the state of Kansas". Five programs are
planned featuring Holden and guest Kansas poets reading and discussing
poetry. Two programs are scheduled April 4 and May 2, with
three more in the fall.
The live and interactive video conference format allows
audience members at any of the 23 TELENET 2 sites to join the discussion.
Lori Bergen, associate professor in journalism and mass communications,
will moderate the programs. More information is
available at kansaspoets.com
or by phone 532-5995 or e-mail to
t2net@k-state.edu.
Upcoming: SIRT Roundtable, National Webcast Initiative
by K-State Security and Incident Response Team
published March 28, 2006
All K-Staters are welcome to attend these presentations:
SIRT Roundtable, 9:15-10:30 a.m., Friday, April 7, in Union Stateroom 2.
Lynn Carlin, director of Data and Information Administration,
will discuss the status of the Personal Identifier Initiative
and its anticipated impact on the university. Visit the
website before the roundtable to come prepared with questions.
National Webcast Initiative, 2-3 p.m. Thursday, April 13.
The topic for the 11th session in this educational series is
Voice-Over-Internet Protocol (VoIP), and requires medium to high
technical knowledge for participation. To register for the free event and view it from your
desktop, go to the MS-ISAC site.
IT by the numbers: RefWorks use
by R. Gould, Information Technology Assistance Center
published March 28, 2006
In the last six months, 549 K-Staters have accessed
www.refworks.com, the online bibliographic creator available free to the campus.
One individual has accessed the system more than 330 times since August 2003.
- 438 new RefWorks users since August 2005
- 96 average number of repeat users per month
- 615 average number of sessions per month
- 4.04 average number of sessions per user per month
- 1,084 sessions in October 2005, the heaviest usage month since August
- 110,874 total number of references in K-State's instance of Refworks
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