ITS Coffee Break #74: Class of 2017, Raspberry Pi, Google Glass, WordPress 3.6

In Episode #74 we welcome the Class of 2017, talk about ITS’s new offices in the lower level of Skillman Library, and talk about higher ed at DrupalCon. In Tech News we look at the garage-style computer Raspberry Pi and the new wearable computer Google Glass. Finally in Help News we take a look at the changes coming in WordPress 3.6.

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ITS Coffee Break #72: 3D Printing, RSS Readers, Essay-Grading Software

On this episode of the ITS Coffee Break we discuss 3D printing at Lafayette College, alternatives to Google Reader, and the implications of EdX’s essay grading software. In help news we talk about an upcoming Lynda.com webinar on how to change up your classroom teaching style and look at how you can allow students to upload files to a course in Moodle.
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ITS Coffee Break #71: WordPress, IT Security Training, Google Reader Retired

On this episode of the ITS Coffee Break we’ve got a bunch of Lafayette technology updates, including upgrades to WordPress, news about problems logging into web apps, and security training. We also talk about the upcoming retirement of Google Reader, a fun way to learn the command-line editing tool VIM, and Insert Content Here, a podcast about writing for your web site.
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