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This policy sets Bowdoin’s expectations for College web content, including college-wide standards for look and feel, accessibility, copyright, and security; the requirement that departments, courses, faculty, and other College resources maintain a current web presence; and the requirement that official web materials reside on monitored College servers.

Instructions for applying a virtual background in Zoom on a computer or iPhone/iPad, including how to download and use Bowdoin's custom background image library.

How to create an animated GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) in Adobe Express. Covers turning a video into a GIF with the Convert to GIF quick action, and animating text, photos, or graphics in a design and saving the result as a GIF. Adobe Express runs in a web browser and as an app on iPad and iPhone.

How to create a QR (Quick Response) code in Adobe Express. Covers entering a destination link, customizing the color, style, logo, and frame, downloading the code as a PNG, JPEG, or PDF file, and adding it to a flyer, poster, or slide. Adobe Express runs in a web browser and as an app on iPad and iPhone.

How faculty can request caption editing for course videos in Panopto and Zoom. Explains that Bowdoin's caption editors correct the automatic (ASR) captions directly in Panopto within 48 hours after a request is submitted, and why captions benefit all students. Applies to faculty who use video in their courses.

Searles Science Center, Room 217 is a 49-seat classroom with a laptop carry-in instructor podium, a ceiling-mounted Panasonic laser projector with Crestron touch-panel control, wireless presentation via Apple TV and Ditto, a PTZ camera with lavaliere and ceiling microphones for Zoom and Microsoft Teams, a region-free Blu-ray/DVD/CD player, a Lumens document camera, and sliding and wall-mounted chalkboards. Available by reservation.

How to turn on real-time, automatic subtitles in Microsoft PowerPoint so what you say appears as on-screen text while you present. Covers enabling Always Use Subtitles on the Slide Show tab, choosing subtitle placement, microphone, and language, and testing before presenting. Applies to Bowdoin presenters using PowerPoint for Microsoft 365.