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End of Semester Reminders | | Returning borrowed equipment: | |
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Students: Laptops and hotspots must be returned to the Ask Us Desk in the Sherrod Library no later than Friday, May 8. Contact the ITS Help Desk for assistance.
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Faculty/Staff: Must return any ITS-loaned equipment such as laptops, recorders, projectors, webcams, or microphones by their assigned due date. If you are unsure of your return date, please contact Academic Technology Services (ATS). ATS is now located on the fourth floor of Nicks Hall. For assistance, email ats@etsu.edu or call 423-439-8611.
| Checking Panopto and Zoom recordings: | |
- If a video you uploaded or recorded in Panopto has not been viewed in the past 15 months, it will be archived for up to 3 additional months. Archived videos that are not retrieved and viewed within that period will be permanently deleted.
- Reminder: Zoom cloud recordings are no longer stored in Zoom and are automatically transferred to your Panopto account. Recordings that are not viewed within 6 months will be permanently deleted.
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ATS is available to assist with video retrieval within the applicable timeframes as needed. More information is available in the ETSU Panopto Video Retention Procedures Knowledge Base Article and the Panopto Support Article,
How to Restore Archived Content.
| | Accessibility Information | Information Technology Services and University Marketing and Communications (UMC) offer workshops and resources to help ensure all digital content meets accessibility requirements. To explore training materials, upcoming workshops, and additional guidance, visit etsu.edu/accessibility. For questions about course material accessibility, contact ITS; for public-facing website content, contact UMC. | | If your personal computer is still running Windows 10, you should upgrade to Windows 11 as soon as possible, as security updates ended in October 2025, leaving systems vulnerable to new threats. The upgrade is free for eligible devices; check compatibility and instructions on the Microsoft website. Faculty and staff using ETSU-provided devices should submit a ticket to the ITS Help Desk for assistance. | | Phishing Alert: Fake Job Offers Targeting Students | | ITS Security has noticed an increase in phishing emails promoting fake job opportunities designed to collect personal information from students. As a general rule, job offers with the following characteristics should be viewed with suspicion: |
- Promises of earning hundreds of dollars per week for minimal work
- Fully remote positions with no requirements or experience needed
- Flexible “make your own hours” messaging
- Links to non-ETSU websites using ETSU branding and requesting extensive personal information
- Instructions to reply using a non-ETSU email address
| If you receive a message like this, please report it as phishing using the “Report Phish” option in the top menu of your ETSU Outlook account. We do not recommend responding to or engaging with the email in any way. Reporting phishing emails allows our automated systems to analyze the threat and remove it from other inboxes, helping protect the entire campus community. | | | | |
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The ETSU Varsity Esports division was launched in 2019 with the goal of elevating the university within the growing world of collegiate competitive gaming. Jeff Shell, Esports Head Coach, and Leigh Nutter, Production Coordinator, have led ETSU Varsity Esports to great success since the program’s inaugural 2020 season. Together, they mentor and lead the teams while coordinating travel, managing social media and promotions, maintaining equipment, hosting matches, recruiting players, and handling production tasks such as broadcasting, live streaming, audio/visual operations, and content creation. | The ETSU Varsity Esports program is student-focused and offers opportunities for teamwork, skill-building, and leadership development. In addition to players, students (gamers or not) can join the production team and put their digital media, communication, or related skills to use. | The ETSU Varsity Esports teams are having great success this season as they compete against other universities across the country in popular titles like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Overwatch, Rocket League, and more. Earlier this semester, Esports hosted the Tri-Cities Slam event, presented by Brightspeed. The event featured 24 teams from 20 colleges, 17 unique states/providences, and 100+ students. Esports production students played a pivotal role in running the 3-day event which helped generate over 43.5K impressions on social media and 3,081 total live views, in addition to the hundreds of people visiting the Cave to watch the high intensity gaming action in person. ETSU won first place in Super Smash Brothers! | | |
Introduction to Panopto
and Its Features
April 14 @ 10:30 AM
Delve into Panopto’s features and functionalities, including recording, editing and sharing, to enhance your teaching strategies.
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Advanced
Gamification
April 15 @ 1:00 PM
Explore a fully gamified course including design, interactive assignments, a progression-based grading system, and engagement-driven elements.
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Creating Accessible
Course Resources
April 20 @ 1:00-2:00 PM
Learn about accessibility laws, policies, and best practices for creating accessible PDFs, adding alternate text, video captions, transcripts, and more.
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D2L
Gradebook
April 21 @ 11:00-12:00 PM
Learn how to create and edit grade items, customize grade schemes, use multimedia feedback, navigate different views, and preview student grades.
| | Productivity Tip: Using Microsoft Apps to Optimize Organization | | For a simple, centralized way to manage daily, weekly, and project tasks, explore Microsoft Planner and Microsoft To Do. Together, these tools let you organize everything from your ETSU schedule into one digital workspace, accessible on any device through Microsoft 365. Planner helps you build structured plans with tasks and due dates, while To Do keeps a personalized list of assignments from Planner, Microsoft Teams, and more. | All ETSU users have access to these apps through their Microsoft 365 accounts, with seamless integration across the platform. To learn more, explore the Microsoft 365 apps or contact ITS at its@etsu.edu. | | | | |
