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How Bowdoin students and faculty sign in to Explain Everything Whiteboard on a Bowdoin iPad using their Bowdoin account through Sign in with Google, without creating a separate account. Notes that the app must be installed from Self Service for licensing to work. Applies to Bowdoin iPad users in classes that use the app.

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.

How to use Speechify, the text-to-speech tool licensed by Bowdoin, to have PDFs, documents, and web pages read aloud. Covers logging in through Bowdoin single sign-on at login.bowdoin.edu (Okta), adding content by file, text, or web link, adjusting the voice, language, and speed, and using the browser extension and mobile apps. Applies to Bowdoin faculty, staff, and students.

Step-by-step instructions for signing in to the LinkedIn Learning mobile app with a Bowdoin account using the organizational portal option. Explains the single sign-on process and the optional step of connecting a personal LinkedIn account. Applies to all current Bowdoin faculty, staff, and students.

Step-by-step instructions for signing in to LinkedIn Learning from a web browser, covering first-time login, subsequent logins through the Bowdoin login portal, and direct login from the LinkedIn Learning website. Explains the optional step of linking a personal LinkedIn account. Applies to all current Bowdoin faculty, staff, and students.

Explains the ways to log in to Workday for Bowdoin faculty, staff, students, and friends and family, either directly at workday.bowdoin.edu or through the Bowdoin Login Portal in Okta. Describes the Workday Home Page and how to return to it from anywhere in Workday. Applies to anyone with access to Workday.

Instructions for signing in to Atlassian Confluence Cloud, hosted by Atlassian and using Bowdoin single sign-on. Covers reaching the sign-in page from the Bowdoin login portal or directly, and signing in with a Bowdoin email address through Okta. Applies to Bowdoin users who have been granted access to a Confluence Cloud space.

Explains what BoardEffect is and how Board of Trustees members and President's Office staff set up a Bowdoin account and sign in through Okta single sign-on. Covers authorization, account setup, accessing the BoardEffect tile from the Bowdoin Login Portal, and first-time Okta setup. Applies to authorized Board members and President's Office staff.

Overview of Flipgrid, a free video discussion app that faculty access as an Educator through Bowdoin single sign-on and that students join with faculty-created codes. Covers how faculty sign in, how students participate, and how Flipgrid accounts relate to Bowdoin accounts. Applies to Bowdoin faculty and students.

Instructions for activating Wolfram Mathematica the first time it is run by signing in through your organization using single sign-on (SSO) with your Bowdoin credentials. Applies to Bowdoin faculty, staff, and students on Bowdoin-provided and personal computers.

Steps for Bowdoin students, faculty, and staff to create a MathWorks account with their Bowdoin single sign-on credentials, download and install MATLAB with the toolboxes they need, and access MATLAB Online from a web browser.

Explains how to set up Okta Desktop Password Sync on a Bowdoin Mac so the local computer login password matches the Okta account password. Covers requesting access for older computers, registering through the single sign-on extension, and enabling Okta FastPass. Applies to Bowdoin faculty and staff using a Bowdoin-issued Mac.

Instructions for enabling Touch ID fingerprint authentication on a Bowdoin-issued MacBook Pro, including adding one or more fingerprints and choosing what Touch ID can be used for, such as unlocking the Mac, authorizing installs, Apple Pay, autofill, and as a factor for Okta Single Sign-On (SSO). Applies to Bowdoin faculty, staff, and students with a MacBook Pro that has a Touch ID sensor.

Answers to frequently asked questions about Bowdoin's single sign-on (SSO) login experience powered by Okta. Covers what Okta is, why MFA is required, browser support, what to do if Okta goes down, and how to manage your Okta dashboard. Applies to all faculty, staff, and students.