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Friday, 28 November 2014

PowerPoint dual screen (in a classroom)


In the new classrooms (and eventually in every classroom) you can use the instructor monitor to show a special presenter view PowerPoint (see current slide, next slide and notes), and display the student view on the screen. Here's how:


How to post a Wiley online test with results in Blackboard grade center


Microsoft Home Use Policy on 2 computers


You are allowed to have your Microsoft Home Use copy of Microsoft Office on 2 computers, but only one purchase.

When you purchase and download Office you will get an email to initiate the download, and then another with the licence number. Keep these emails for when you want to download them on to a second computer. If not you can always phone Microsoft (1-877-248-1220) and get the emails sent to you again.

Wednesday, 26 November 2014

How to Google Hangout with someone off campus

If you try to Google Hangout with someone off campus you will see that it says that this is a Google@mtroyal.ca only meeting. Click on that warning...


Change, Allow, then Close. 


Then try again.


Now you need to have a Google+ account in order to make a YouTube channel, in order to upload videos to YouTube


We tried to help someone who had an institutional Google account (that currently does not have Google+) and it just stalls on the page that gets you to choose your channel name!


When changing your password, do it in 3 places



  1. Change your password first in MyMRU


  2. Then change your wife password (forget it and put the new password in)


  3. Then change your password in the Google account