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A getting-started guide to the core technology new and current Bowdoin students use — Wi-Fi (eduroam), email, Canvas, Zoom and Microsoft Teams, the free Microsoft 365 license and OneDrive storage, and the VPN for off-campus access — with links to a step-by-step article for each. Applies to all Bowdoin students.

Instructions for Bowdoin College students, faculty, and staff on how to log in to Canvas, access course dashboards, and troubleshoot missing courses. Covers browser and mobile app access.

Step-by-step instructions for faculty on scheduling a recurring Zoom meeting through the Canvas Zoom integration, so that all occurrences share the same meeting ID, link, and settings throughout the semester.

How students open and use a Padlet that an instructor has added to a Canvas course, from a computer or an iPad. Covers finding the Padlet in a Page, Module, or the course navigation, signing in with Bowdoin SSO, and how the Padlet account is created automatically. Applies to Bowdoin students.

A reference overview of the technology available to support learning and teaching at Bowdoin. Describes Canvas as the central learning management system in a hub-and-spoke model and lists the most widely used tools organized by common purpose, such as assessment, discussion, collaboration, video creation, and web conferencing. Applies to Bowdoin faculty, students, and staff.

An overview of Poll Everywhere, a web-based audience response system used to add live polls, Q&A, quizzes, and word clouds to presentations and classes. Describes key features, common uses, and how it integrates with PowerPoint, Keynote, Google Slides, and Canvas. Applies to Bowdoin faculty and staff.

Explains how to record the pronunciation of your name with NameCoach from within your Canvas account settings. Once recorded, the pronunciation populates the Bowdoin directory pages and any Canvas courses you are enrolled in. Applies to Bowdoin faculty, staff, and students.

An overview of Padlet, an online collaborative platform for creating and sharing digital bulletin boards called padlets. Describes how padlets hold text, images, videos, links, and documents, how people can collaborate in real time, and how Padlet can be used from a web browser, mobile apps, or within a Canvas course. Applies to Bowdoin faculty and students.

Explains how instructors enable and use NameCoach in a Canvas course so name pronunciations are available on the course roster. Covers turning on the NameCoach navigation link, authorizing the connection between Canvas and NameCoach, and reviewing student recordings. Applies to Bowdoin faculty teaching in Canvas.

An orientation guide to Canvas, Bowdoin's Learning Management System (LMS), for faculty and staff. Covers the Dashboard, left-hand navigation menu, course building tools (Modules, Pages, Assignments, Files), publishing content, course settings, and how to get help or training.

Explains why student photos do not appear when printing the Canvas People page and how to enable background image printing in Safari, Chrome, and Firefox to resolve the issue.

Step-by-step instructions for faculty to create an interactive quiz embedded within a Panopto video and add it to a Canvas assignment, including quiz settings and grading options.

Overview of Padlet for instructors at Bowdoin, covering how to access Padlet using Bowdoin SSO, how students access Padlets through Canvas, and where to find Padlet training resources for classroom use.

Instructions for downloading a plain text transcript from a Panopto video using the interactive viewer, the embedded viewer, or video settings. Applies to all Bowdoin users with access to a captioned Panopto video.

Troubleshooting steps for resolving Panopto videos that display incorrectly or fail to load in Canvas due to third-party cookie settings. Covers Chrome, Edge, Safari on Mac, and Safari on iOS.