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July 24, 2018 - 1:57 pm
Poll Everywhere uses standard web technology to gather live responses. This technology, which works through texting, the web and/or Twitter, offers a cost-effective polling option for use with your classes. UNI has a site wide license that allows for more advanced features than the "free" version of Poll Everywhere.
For more information about Poll Everywhere and how you could use it for your classes, please fill out this form.
To learn more about Poll Everywhere, see this 2 minute video on how it works.
Apply for a Poll Everywhere Account
Poll Everywhere is available to all UNI faculty...
July 24, 2018 - 1:57 pm
Your Mac OS X-based laptop will try to connect to available WiFi networks in the order they are listed in the networking preferences. This can sometimes be an issue while on campus if you have connected to the attwifi network in the past and your Mac is prioritizing it above the WiFi-UNI network. The following instructions will walk you through checking your WiFi network priority list and ensuring that WiFi-UNI is at the top for the quickest and surest connection while on campus.
1. After booting and logging into your Mac, look at the menu bar in the top right-hand corner for the wireless...
July 24, 2018 - 1:57 pm
Submitted Role Requests
In this example we have logged in as user gp259235; Glen Parks. In the Submitted Role Request section we are looking at role request he submitted, either for himself or any other employee he requested roles for. In this example Glen has 6 active requests. By left clicking on any column headings you can sort by ascending or descending order.
Glen can check the status of the roles he requested here. The status list is below:
Role Request Status List
SRS-SUBMITTED Request submitted in SRS (this will not be seen if...
July 24, 2018 - 1:57 pm
UNI Security Request System
This document is intended to introduce you to the Security Request System (SRS) and explain why it was built, how it works, how to get help in using it and the initial steps for going live. If you have questions on the system, please contact the IT Service Desk (x3-5555 or servicedesk@uni.edu) and they will either answer your question or get you in touch with someone that can.
Why do we need a system to manage security requests?
The Security Request System (SRS) was identified as a need here at UNI after the implementation of the e-Business system. Paper forms...
July 24, 2018 - 1:57 pm
The University of Northern Iowa is committed to protecting the data entrusted to its care. An easy and relatively transparent way to aid in achieving this goal is the encryption of hard drives used on university-owned computers. Whole Disk Encryption (WDE) works by converting the data stored on the drive in such a way that it is undecipherable without the decryption key, thereby protecting the data from theft if the computer is stolen or operated by an unauthorized person. When an authorized user starts the computer and logs in, their passphrase permits the computer to decrypt the contents...
March 12, 2018 - 10:46 am
Text Fields
Text fields (single row, not the multi-row Text Areas) should generally always be set to be inline, so the label is next to the Text Box, not above it. It shortens the length of the form and in most cases improves the layout.
Using Proper Fields
When creating fields in a form, be sure you're using the proper Field Type for each one.
In the case below, a Text Field type was used for an email field. Email fields should always use the Email Type. That allows the developer to also set a reply email field to the person submitting the form.
Date and/or Time are other field...
March 12, 2018 - 10:45 am
The information below are the best practices we try to adhere to when creating web pages. Some of them are to provide a better experience with mobile devices or for users with a screen reader. Others are for general user experience and readability.
Content Layout and Presentation
Limit use of divs and inline styles in the body of a page to keep the look and feel consistent. Use the Remove Format tool in the WYSIWYG editor to remove inline styles from a page that has a lot.
Don't use tables for layout, tables should only be used for presenting data that needs to be in a table...
February 28, 2018 - 10:13 am
Cat ID Passphrase Complexity Requirements
A passphrase must be at least 15 characters long (maximum is 30) and may contain both uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, symbols, and spaces. While there are no specific requirements for different types of characters to be used, a combination of characters is recommended, such as "my 3rd car was a T-bird" or “I love my passphrase”. Other important details include:
Passphrases cannot begin or end with a blank space
Passphrases can contain US English characters
Passphrases cannot contain more than three (3) repeated characters (...
February 28, 2018 - 9:21 am
Students, Staff and Faculty Individual Account
Students, Staff and Faculty may request access to the University Web Hosting service by filling out the following electronic form. https://www.uni.edu/its/forms/web-space-account-request-form
Class Requests
Sometimes Faculty teach classes in which they require students have a Web Account. If you are a Faculty member that would like to make such a request, please fill out the following electronic form. https://www.uni.edu/its/forms/request-web-accounts-your-class
February 28, 2018 - 8:59 am
Before selling or discarding an old computer, or throwing away a disk or CD, you naturally make sure that you've copied all of the files you need. You've probably also attempted to delete your personal files so that other people aren't able to access them. However, unless you have taken the proper steps to make sure the hard drive, disk, or CD is erased, people may still be able to resurrect those files.
Where do deleted files go?
When you delete a file, depending on your operating system and your settings, it may be transferred to your trash or recycle bin. This "holding area" essentially...
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