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We support you! Providing faculty and staff with teaching and technology help is what we do. Please explore our site for tools and resources to help you in your professional development. If you find you still have questions, contact us at cci@potsdam.edu to open a support ticket. We’ll do our best to respond promptly and even schedule a follow-up meeting with you if needed. If you’re interested in collaborative discussion, join the Creative Instructors Community team and post your thoughts and questions in the Professional Development and Brightspace channels (watch Joining a Microsoft Teams with a code – 01:16, code n9v5whd).
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Happy New Year! There are some great new changes to Teams we’ll see this semester. Some have already been added to are instance of Teams. Take a look.
Fun Teams Changes
Throughout each semester, functionality is added to Teams and our other M365 applications. Some are “game-changers” and some are just fun. Check out the Create Custom Images with Microsoft Designer and Add Custom Emojis to Teams sections of the 7 Exciting NEW Updates in Microsoft Teams – 10:23 video.
Brightspace- Find How-to guides and resources on Brightspace (used to deliver course content and instruction).
Record in M365: Find a complete guide to recording in Teams, Stream, and PowerPoint and sharing with OneDrive.
Base Camp- Find step-by-step guidance on what to learn first if you’re just starting to use technology.
Accessibility- Find resources and tools to help you create accessible content and courses.
Professional Development Form- Select a PD session (from a list of offerings) for your department’s next meet.
Mission & Goals
The mission and goals of each administrative unit have been compiled into one document. View Mission & Goals (PDF).