2021 Posts

OneDrive Tips

Posted: December 10, 2021 12:00:00 AM CST

OneDrive Tips

Cloud drive services are becoming widely popular nowadays. Microsoft OneDrive lets you save files and folders securely online and access them from any device, virtually anywhere. From backing up files to sharing and collaborating, OneDrive has a lot of features for home, school and work.  Watch this five-minute video to learn about the best features of OneDrive. For more information contact: Shahla (308-865-8861)

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By: Shahla Alavi

Category: Information Technology Services

Shorter URLs Make Sharing Easier

Posted: September 27, 2021 12:00:00 AM CDT

Shorter URLs Make Sharing Easier

Short URLs are easier to use for sharing content. Think about it, if you have a long and confusing URL, it is going to look weird when shared across social media or emails. Shorten your URLs by using one of the following free websites. Bitly Generate shortened URLs of the form bit.ly/{random-character-string}. TinyURL - https://tinyurl.com/app Generate shortened URLs that begin with the domain tinyurl.com.

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By: Shahla Alavi

Category: Information Technology Services

ZOOM VIEW SETTING IN OUTLOOK FOR COMPOSE, REPLY & FORWARD WINDOW

Posted: August 27, 2021 12:00:00 AM CDT

ZOOM VIEW SETTING  IN  OUTLOOK  FOR COMPOSE, REPLY & FORWARD WINDOW

Outlook - When you compose, reply to, or forward an email message, and the message body (including the text) appears larger or smaller than the size that you typically see, you might have changed the zoom view setting. Read more …

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By: Shahla Alavi

Category: Information Technology Services

Search for a Needle in a Tabstack

Posted: July 8, 2021 12:00:00 AM CDT

Search for a Needle in a Tabstack

Do not ever let anyone shame you for having dozens and dozens of open tabs, implying you don’t have it together and can’t find the right one. Instead, dazzle them with this trick. Open a new tab > add a % sign to your URL search bar to display all your open tabs, including tabs in different windows > all your open tabs will be displayed > Select the one that you want by clicking on it. This will prevent you from creating a duplicate tab, not that anyone has ever done that.

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By: Shahla Alavi

Category: Information Technology Services

Call for Proposals & Para of the Year Nominations: Paraeducator Conference

Posted: June 21, 2021 8:00:00 AM CDT

Call for Proposals & Para of the Year Nominations: Paraeducator Conference

From the Nebraska Department of Education The Link to Meaningful Connections - November 9th, 2021 The Nebraska Department of Education is seeking proposals for sessions at the 2021 Paraeducator conference to be held at the Younes Center in Kearney as a hybrid event. Proposals can be submitted here. Please submit your offer to present by 5:00 pm, July 1, 2021. Lead presenters will be notified regarding the status of their submission by August 2, 2021. We are anticipating proposals...

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By: College of Education

Category: Education

Use the "Test Student" option

Posted: June 11, 2021 12:00:00 AM CDT

Use the "Test Student" option

Use the test student option to turn in materials before you give the assignments to students. This allows you to get an idea of the procedure that your students must follow in order to submit their assignments. In addition, you will see how it will look once assignments are submitted.   Bonus: Use VidGrid to record the steps for students to have a quick resource!

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By: Shahla Alavi

Category: Information Technology Services

Canvas Undelete Trick

Posted: June 2, 2021 12:00:00 AM CDT

Canvas Undelete Trick

Have you deleted a file from Canvas and now you want it back? Did you delete the file from Modules, pages, or Files?If the deleted file is from Modules or Pages, then the file is still in your course in Files.If you deleted the file from Files, then you'd want to try the "undelete" trick. Instructions: Log in to Canvas and go to the specific course. On the course homepage add /undelete to the end of the URL, then click the Enter key. For example, for my course it would look like...

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By: Shahla Alavi

Category: Information Technology Services

Qualtrics New Interface and Survey Builder

Posted: April 19, 2021 12:00:00 AM CDT

Qualtrics New Interface and  Survey Builder

Qualtrics rolled out a new user interface late March. They also, provided an option to opt-in to a new version of their survey editor called Survey Builder. By the end of May, all users will be migrated permanently to the new survey builder.   The Changes are: A new user interface A new Survey Builder A new Navigation Menu A Project Catalog Improvements to Simple Charts Wording and naming convention changes   Resources Creating a project support page Survey Builder basic...

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By: Shahla Alavi

Category: Information Technology Services

Change Your Status in Teams

Posted: March 26, 2021 12:00:00 AM CDT

Change Your Status in Teams

If you want to make sure people know when you’re busy or away from your desk, set your status in Teams. The little dot on your profile indicates if you’re available or not. Learn how to manage your status in Teams by reading this article or watching this video.

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By: Shahla Alavi

Category: Information Technology Services

ROTC Takes 3rd in Ranger Challenge

Posted: March 10, 2021 12:00:00 AM CST

ROTC Takes 3rd in Ranger Challenge

For the first time in 11 years, UNK’s ROTC fielded their own Ranger Challenge team and brought home the 3rd Place trophy. “I’m very proud of Cadets,” said Captain Damien Cullen, Department Chair for Military Science. The Fall 2020 competition, held in the last week of February due to COVID rescheduling, resulted in the first time this team has placed since 1993. The difficulty has been having a high enough number of local ROTC or national guard students to compete on...

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By: CBTENews

Category: General, Business and Technology

UNK's First Wings Ceremony Scheduled

Posted: March 10, 2021 12:00:00 AM CST

UNK's First Wings Ceremony Scheduled

CBT is extremely proud of this achievement for our aviation students. To commemorate their successes, a Wings Ceremony is being held in Okinga Auditorium March 26th beginning at 2 pm. Due to COVID restrictions, a limited number of guests have been invited, however, we will be offering a zoom link for family and friends who would like to view it.  Again, sincere congratulations to these students on this momentous achievement. Emily Farley Takanori Isokawa Dawson Kouma Garret...

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By: CBTENews

Category: Business and Technology, General

CBT Faculty Consult, Testify on Rural Health Measures LB498

Posted: March 1, 2021 12:00:00 AM CST

CBT Faculty Consult, Testify on Rural Health Measures LB498

“Rural areas do not receive the same quality and level of broadband services typically received by urban areas in Nebraska,” said Dr. Tim Obermier, UNK professor of Industrial Technology. Access to high-speed broadband in a rural area is challenging. Because of this limited accessibility of quality, and speed of internet services, rural areas are experiencing difficulties attracting and retaining new talent and fostering entrepreneurship. The Rural Measures project is dedicated to...

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By: CBTENews Staff

Category: Business and Technology, General

CBT Honors Night Set for May 6th

Posted: March 1, 2021 12:00:00 AM CST

CBT Honors Night Set for May 6th

Each year, each department selects students as "Honored Graduates" - students who have exemplified the program's mission for a soon-to-be-graduate. This year, the College of Business and Technology is proud to be able to honor these graduates in a short ceremony before commencement. This year, the event will recognize 25 students selected by faculty in each CBT department. Those students will be honored with a short ceremony to be held in the Fine Arts Recital Hall on UNK's campus on May 6th...

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By: CBTENews Staff

Category: General, Business and Technology

New Inductees to Beta Gamma Sigma

Posted: March 1, 2021 12:00:00 AM CST

New Inductees to Beta Gamma Sigma

Beta Gamma Sigma, the academic honorary for AACSB accredited schools, is inducting another cohort of CBT's finest students. Recognized as having competed in the top ten percent of all CBT students, we are excited to announce the 2021 inductees. The Induction Ceremony for these students is scheduled for March 19th at 4 pm in Discovery Hall. Due to COVID restrictions, attendance limitations are in place. If you are interested in watching the ceremony, a webinar will be available. Please contact...

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By: CBTENews Staff

Category: Business and Technology, General

Scholarship Night Slated for April 30th

Posted: March 1, 2021 12:00:00 AM CST

Scholarship Night Slated for April 30th

The College of Business and Technology has a long-standing tradition of connecting our scholarship awardees with the donating families and businesses who are so very vital to our mission. Last year, we were able to award nearly $400,000 in scholarships to UNK students in CBT programs, and this year is on track to be just as spectacular. Held in UNK's Health and Sports Center on April 30th beginning at 7 pm, students who have been selected to receive awards will be notified and invited to...

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By: CBTENews Staff

Category: Business and Technology, General

User Presence in Teams

Posted: February 26, 2021 12:00:00 AM CST

User Presence in Teams

Presence is part of a user's profile in Microsoft Teams. Presence indicates the user's current availability and status to other users. By default, anyone in your organization using Teams can see in real time if other users are available online. Read more …  

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By: Shahla Alavi

Category: Information Technology Services

OneDrive vs SharePoint

Posted: February 23, 2021 12:00:00 AM CST

OneDrive vs SharePoint

OneDrive gives you access to all your files, including the files that people share with you. OneDrive provides a consistent, intuitive files experience across all your devices. If you are working on a file by yourself, save it to OneDrive. Your OneDrive files are private unless you share them with others. If multiple individuals and teams need to work on documents and products at the same time, then, SharePoint is where you should save your files. SharePoint is shared storage and is public...

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By: Shahla Alavi

Category: Information Technology Services

Add External Contact to Teams

Posted: February 15, 2021 12:00:00 AM CST

Add External Contact to Teams

Working with Teams on daily basis, you might need to chat with external users. You may add them as Guest.  Instructions: Open Teams > Chat > Start a new Chat  > enter the external user’s full email address> Search Externally > start your chat. 

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By: Shahla Alavi

Category: Information Technology Services

Junk Mail Folder

Posted: February 9, 2021 12:00:00 AM CST

Junk Mail Folder

No one likes spam or junk email. The Outlook Junk Email Filter doesn’t stop delivery of junk email messages but does the next best thing—it moves “suspected” spam to the Junk Email folder. You can customize Outlook's spam filter to block or whitelist senders and domains. I strongly recommend to regularly review messages in the Junk Email folder to check for legitimate messages that were incorrectly classified as junk. If you find a message that isn’t junk, drag...

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By: Shahla Alavi

Category: Information Technology Services

Accessible, Engaging, Ranked: UNK Listed Among Nation’s Best Online Graduate Education Programs

Posted: February 2, 2021 8:00:00 AM CST

Accessible, Engaging, Ranked: UNK Listed Among Nation’s Best Online Graduate Education Programs

U.S. News and World Report has once again ranked UNK as one of the best institutions in the country for students pursuing an online graduate degree in education, during a year that highlighted the importance of online learning. The recently released rankings place UNK’s online graduate education programs in 27th place out of 317 public and private institutions. In addition, the University was placed on the list of “Best Online Master’s in Education Programs for...

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By: Danielle Kluver

Category: eCampus, General, UNK Online

MBA Program Offers More Options

Posted: January 6, 2021 12:00:00 AM CST

MBA Program Offers More Options

In an effort to allow students to keep their focus on each course topic, while also opening up a more expedited process to completion, CBT's MBA program is now offering all core courses in both 8-week and 17-week formats. By offering this flexibility to our diverse student population beginning in Fall 2021, the path to graduation becomes even more achievable. Students will now be able to choose a fitting course intensity that suits their schedule, and even change semester over...

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By: CBTENews

Category: Business and Technology, General

Academic Spotlights feature CBT Programs

Posted: January 5, 2021 12:00:00 AM CST

Academic Spotlights feature CBT Programs

CBT's Communications and Recruitment office is teaming up with UNK's admissions office to bring a new virtual event to our prospective students. On deck is the Cyber Systems Department on January 12th, followed closely by Management on February 2nd. Ashley Olivas, UNK's Enrollment Events and Outreach Coordinator, developed a virtual engagement opportunity for the campus to leverage. While initially these events have been constructed to continue recruiting efforts during the global pandemic,...

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By: CBTENews

Category: Business and Technology, General

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