What do I need to know about Technology at

technology@goucher.edu
What type of
technology
should
I bring?
What type of
technology services
and support are
available?
Are Educational
Discounts
Available on
laptops and
computers?
Who do I contact if I
have questions?
What else
do I need
to know?
What's next?
What type of technology should I bring?
What type of technology should I bring?
1. Laptop or Computer
Workstation? Windows or
Apple?
– Laptop recommended
– Goucher supports both
Windows and Apple
– Windows and Apple public
workstations are available in
the Athenaeum Information
Commons
2. Category 5 Network Cable
– Bring a 10 to 25 foot cable
– Ethernet outlet for every
student in the residence halls
What type of technology should I bring?
3. Telephone Services
– Wall phone provided in
residence hallways and
common rooms for oncampus and local calls
What type of technology should I bring?
4. Cell Phone
Note: Be sure to sign up for
the e2Campus
emergency notification
system
What type of technology should I bring?
5. Television
6. Television coaxial cable
– 10 to 25 feet
7. Surge protector
suggested
What type of technology should I bring?
8. What not to bring: Software
– Goucher provides Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
Access, and Outlook) for free to student for Windows or
Apple computers and laptops
– Don’t buy Microsoft Office
– Go to http://software.goucher.edu, login with your Goucher
username and password, and download the software. Other
software is available at an educational discount.
– Software is available on computers in the Athenaeum
Information Commons
What type of technology should I bring?
9.
Is a printer
needed? “Print
Wisely” Program:
– Network printing
capabilities available
for students from
Athenaeum
workstations or
student laptops
– Students will each
have a quota of 500
pages for the
semester
– Students can
transfer or buy more
pages
Are educational discounts available?
• Educational
discounts
from Apple
and Dell
• Think about:
– Extended
warranty
– Security
Cables
– Computrace
– Registering
serial
numbers with
Public Safety
Access to educational discounts: through the “Buying a Computer” link on
the Information Technology website (http://www.goucher.edu/it)
What type of technology services
are available?
• The Athenauem houses the college’s 24-hour
computer workstations, scanners / copiers,
network printers, poster printer, equipment
checkout, Digital Arts Classroom, and audio and
video editing facilities
What type of technology should I bring?
Wireless Internet
Access
– 185 wireless
access points
across campus
– Wireless access
points provided
in residential
halls
– Outdoor access
as well!
Note: Do not bring routers or wireless routers
Campus Manager “Safe Computing”
• Computers (and game systems)
will need to be registered
• Windows computers will need:
– Latest Microsoft operating system
updates
– Microsoft Security Essentials for
Windows installed
• Computers not up to date will be
quarantined so they can download
needed software
One Card
Identification Card serves as an Electronic Key, Debit
Card (On- and off-campus), Library Card, and Meal Card
http://onecard.goucher.edu
http://goucher.esuds.net
Sharing Music and Videos
NOTE: The Student Government Association voted to
block peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing on the campus
New Student Portal
myGoucher
•
•
•
Check the status of your documents: Financial aid will not disburse unless all
documents are marked as received
View the amounts and types of financial aid awards offered
Accept or decline awards
http://www.goucher.edu/ebilling
Cable Television
12: ABC -- WMAR-2 (BALTIMORE)
13: QVC
14: WB (NATIONAL) -- WNUV-TV 54 BALTIMORE
15: FOX -- WBFF-TV 45 BALTIMORE
16: C-SPAN
17: C-SPAN 2
18: HOME SHOPPING NETWORK
19: PBS -- WHUT-32 WASHINGTON
21: NBC -- WBAL-11
22: PBS -- MPT-ANNAPOLIS
23: CBS -- WJZ-13
24: UPN -- WUTB-24
25: GOVERNMENT ACCESS -- BCTV County Government Access
29: WEATHER CHANNEL
30: TRAVEL
31: CNN HEADLINE NEWS
32: CNN
33: MSNBC
34: CNBC
35: FOX NEWS CHANNEL
36: ESPN
37: ESPNEWS
38: COMCAST SPORTSNET
39: THE GOLF CHANNEL
40: Versus
41: Goucher Television Station (WGTN)
43: MASN
44: FX
45: USA NETWORK EAST
46: TBS SUPERSTATION
47: TNT - TURNER NETWORK TELEVISION
48: HISTORY CHANNEL
49: A&E - ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
50: BRAVO
54: AMC
55: ABC FAMILY CHANNEL
56: GAME SHOW NETWORK
57: TV LAND
58: NICKELODEON
59: DISNEY CHANNEL
60: Cartoon
61: ANIMAL PLANET
62: TLC - THE LEARNING CHANNEL
63: DISCOVERY CHANNEL
64: E! ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION
65: LIFETIME
66: FOOD NETWORK
67: HGTV - HOME & GARDEN TELEVISION
68: COMEDY CENTRAL
69: SPIKE TV
70: VH1
71: MTV
72: BET - BLACK ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION
73: CMT
74: SCI-FI CHANNEL
75: Tru TV
76: Hallmark
77: TCM - TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES
78: Lifetime Movie Network
79: SPEED CHANNEL
80: HBO 1
81: HBO 2
91: SCOLA
Instructional Technology Services
• GoucherLearn
Online Learning
Environment
• Library online
catalog of holdings,
databases, and
journals
• Technology
Enhanced
Classrooms
• Computer interfaces
to scientific
equipment
Who do I contact if I have questions?
Who do I contact if I have questions?
• Help Desk
– Computer
– Telephone
– Voice Mail
– Cable Television
• Located in room 325 of the
Athenaeum
• Go to
http://helpdesk.goucher.edu and
login with your Goucher
username and password
• Phone (410-337-6322)
• E-mail (helpdesk@goucher.edu)
• Information Technology web site
(http://www.goucher.edu/it/)
Have a laptop and bump into a
problem?
Drop off your laptop at the Help Desk in
the Athenaeum
What else do I need to know?
• Electronic Mail is an
official means of
communication for the
campus community
• Goucher has a
Computer Use Policy
and a Student Code of
Conduct that outline
the community’s
expectations for online
behavior
What’s Next?
• You should be reading your Goucher Google e-mail
on a regular basis
• Your address is first.last@mail.goucher.edu
• Go to https://mail.goucher.edu to log in
• Set up your email for your smartphone
What’s Next?
•
•
Complete your checklist in the New Student Portal
Use myGoucher (https://my.goucher.edu) to register and to
view your schedule of classes
What’s Next?
•
Go to the Information
Technology website
(http://www.goucher.edu/it/)
– What technology should students
bring to campus?
– Information on Goucher’s
educational discounts
– Student and Parent Technology
Orientation session
What’s Next?
• Install Microsoft Office by going
to http://software.goucher.edu
• Install the latest operating
system updates for your
computer
• Windows Computers:
– Install Microsoft Security
Essentials (it’s free!)
• Apple Macintosh Computers:
– Install anti-virus software
What’s Next?
• e2Campus
Notification
System will
send
information
regarding
emergencies
and closings
• Go to http://www.goucher.edu/e2campus to sign up
What’s Next?
•
Fall Check-In Assistance
– Connecting your computer to the
campus network and the Internet
– Setting up your wireless access
– Connecting your television to the
cable network
Questions?