Spring Tech Day 2019

Dear faculty, staff and students,

The Department of Information Technology is pleased to host our annual Tech Day on Thursday, May 2.

11:30 am – 1:30 pm, in the Kresge Atrium.

We’ll be showcasing the latest tech, answering questions, and raffling off a new Fitbit Charge 3!

Tours:

We will offer quick 10 minute tours of the new classroom technology in Kresge G1.

Topics include:

Two-Step Verification — Now available for Office 365 accounts. Opt-in and double your raffle chances! Two-step verification is an extra layer of security designed to ensure that you’re the only person who can access your Harvard account.
Help Desk and General Assistance — Meet with the IT Help Desk Team. Faculty, staff and students are invited to bring questions.
LabPoint — Learn about the latest upgrade to version 3.0. LabPoint is used across the University and allows laboratories to inventory their space for chemicals, biological agents, and other hazardous materials.
HUIT Security — HUIT will promote new cyber security initiatives across the University.
Poll Everywhere — The digital learning team will showcase a real time audience response system that uses mobile phones or web browsers.
Data Storage — Learn more about OneDrive, Sharepoint, and Dropbox solutions to meet your storage needs.
Shared Instrumentation Network — Learn about the online platform for sharing scientific instruments available to faculty, students, fellows, and visiting scientists.
Windows 10 — Schedule an upgrade today! (Microsoft will no longer support Windows 7 as of January 2020).
WordPress — The web team will showcase the latest website initiatives.
VDI — The server team will be demonstrating virtual desktops. Students, staff and faculty can ask questions and learn about using instructional computing lab software from their own computers.
Zoom — Learn about a new web conferencing tool that we are currently piloting.