IDT Blog: Teaching & Tech Tips

Sakai: download all Resources

As we migrate all content off of the Rutgers Sakai servers, you may wish to save a copy of all files in Resources. Most administrative sites will be moved onto a file storage and sharing system, such as Box. Please contact OIT for support in setting up and configuring your Box folders. To save a… continue reading

Canvas: create appointment sign-ups

You can create appointment sign-ups in Canvas using the Canvas Calendar for individual student appointments or for students to sign up in small groups. How students sign up Students will not see open sign-up slots unless they click the “Find Appointments” button in Calendar view. Share these Canvas sign-up instructions with your students.

Share local Zoom recordings with students

In general, we recommend saving your Zoom recordings to the cloud, which allows the easiest sharing with students. (See our Zoom recommendations for more details.) However, if you do record to your local computer, you’ll need to upload those videos to our Kaltura streaming server so you can share them with your students.

Zoom: configure meetings in Zoom portal

If you are using Zoom for teaching from your Canvas site, you can schedule all class meetings from Canvas and create Polls and Breakout Rooms on the fly, during a meeting. However, if you’d like to set up Polls ahead of time, you’ll need to make some changes from the Rutgers Zoom Portal. To preassign… continue reading