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Penn State IT was recently asked about the future of Zoom at Penn State. Currently, there are no plans to phase out Zoom. Penn State’s contract with Zoom runs through December 2026. Although Microsoft Teams offers some similar functionality, Zoom provides more...
Whiteboard Starting April 18, 2023, the Zoom Whiteboard tool is available for users to create a whiteboard in a Zoom meeting. The Zoom Whiteboard allows the host and other participants to draw, type text, insert sticky notes, upload files, and more – all in one...
McGraw Hill Connect is now available for instructors to start preparing to transition their summer 2023 courses. To start using the new McGraw Hill Connect tool, instructors will need to do the following: Remove the old McGraw Hill Campus tool from the Canvas...
Users are reminded to refrain from using Kaltura’s video graded quiz feature in Canvas for high stakes assignments due to a known issue with grades not syncing properly. Refer to this knowledge base article, Kaltura Video Quiz in Canvas Consideration for more...
This is a reminder to instructors to publish your courses in Canvas at the beginning of the semester. Some students may want to view their courses in Canvas prior to the start of the semester, however, unpublished courses in Canvas will not be visible until the...
Zoom Recordings saved in the Zoom Cloud will be available for 120 days from the date it was recorded, after which the recordings will be moved to trash and queued for permanent deletion after an additional 30 days. Zoom Recordings saved in the Zoom Cloud applies...
As a best practice and for optimal security, it is strongly recommended that users do not use their Personal Meeting ID (PMI) when scheduling Zoom meetings in Canvas. Your Personal Meeting ID (PMI) accesses your personal meeting room. Because PMIs are always...
On August 16th, Penn State IT will be upgrading the integration with Kaltura and Zoom. This upgrade will enhance the overall performance and collaboration between these two services, allowing for improved uploading of all Zoom recordings to Kaltura....
A number of customized tools in Canvas are exclusive to Penn State and are marked with the PSU Shield. Periodically, when Penn State IT performs regular enhancements and updates to address minor issues to improve performance within Canvas, these Penn State...
In order to improve the management of courses and the functionality of Canvas, Penn State has developed a process to archive completed courses. NOTE: The suggested method for retaining course material for future use is to keep such material in a Master Course...