Get your tech ready

Working from off-campus

There are a host of tools that can help you work on classes while at home or when the campus is closed. Many are accessible from any device that is connected to the internet. These include:

Microsoft Office 365 - Office applications in the cloud - Sign up Links to an external site. / Sign In. Links to an external site.
VPN Access Links to an external site. - Access your campus computer remotely.
Make sure you have a webcam and speakers. (Note, many laptops already have cameras and microphones built in).
Google Drive and Google Apps - Storage, documents, file sharing.

Mobile apps for phones and tablets

The mobile apps are pretty good in their own right (iPad and Speedgrader are a great combo!) and also a good backup to your home computer. Set them up and test them out.

Canvas Teacher: Canvas has a great app for instructors using Canvas, for both smartphones and tablets.

Download the app (iOS Links to an external site., Android Links to an external site.)
Using Canvas Teacher Links to an external site.

Canvas Student: This is handy to see how your course looks to your students.

Panopto

iOS Links to an external site.
Android Links to an external site.
When you start the app, it will ask for Highline’s server. Enter highline.hosted.panopto.com

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