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Google Calendar – Creating Appointments

by Don Shegog

Google Calendar has updated the way to create and share appointments. Please follow the directions below to create appointments and allow others to choose appointments.

2-Factor Authentication

by Scott Claybrook

IS has announced the Dec 4 deadline for turning on Google 2-Factor authentication on WFU Google accounts. You have to go through an initial setup process (see the FAQ IS has created) to tell google how you want to authenticate. Please don’t wait until […]

Using Google Drive

by Scott Claybrook

I’m shocked by how many people are not using Google Drive. When I ask them why they don’t use it, there are two common responses. If either of those statements apply, then this is the article for you. If you just want the bottom line […]

Accounts Compromised

by Tommy Murphy

Phishing emails have become very convincing (even to techies) and are getting much harder to spot.  More and more people are falling for these devious plots to steal personal information.  There can be serious ramifications when your account is compromised, up to and including Identity Theft. One […]

Google Keep now integrated into Google Docs

by Scott Claybrook

Keep is Google’s handy note taking service/app. It uses a “sticky notes” style interface to let you create and organize notes with text, images, and audio or video recordings. You can use Keep in your browser or download the Keep app for your Android or […]

My Maps – Collaborative map making

by Site Administrator

Google Maps contains a feature called My Maps which allows you and your students to mark places of interest on a map along with an accompanying photo, video, description, and link to another website. You can access this set of tools by visiting

Group Work

by Site Administrator

In this post I have a several resources on managing group work for both classroom and online instruction. While I’m not a fan of using technology simply for the sake of using something “cool”, the productivity value of collaborative documents can certainly make life easier […]

Citations in Google Docs

by Scott Claybrook

Google Docs now has a basic citation functionality in G Suite for Education (the new name for Google Docs for Education, which is what WFU utilizes).

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