Technology Resources

You will need your RIT username and password to log on to on-campus computers and to access the campus network from your computer. Your computer account also provides access to the Student Information System (SIS), where you can obtain information from the Registrar and Student Financial Services.

The ASL-English Interpretation program is video intensive. You will need a computer for watching, recording, and editing videos. 

To view a list of required and recommended equipment that you will need throughout the program, visit https://www.rit.edu/ntid/aslie/accepted-student-requirements. 

Resnet offers free assistance with software and hardware troubleshooting. They are located in the Fredericka Douglass Sprague Perry Hall Computer Lab (Room 1065).

To view a list of their services, visit https://www.rit.edu/its/resnet/students. 

To view the Repair Process and FAQs, visit https://www.rit.edu/its/resnet/resnet-repair-process. 

For hours and location, visit https://www.rit.edu/its/resnet/contact-us. 

Located in Frank E. Gannett Hall Room 1113, Information & Technology Services (ITS) can help you establish your account and get acquainted with the computer network.

If you have not received your RIT computer account info, contact the ITS Service Desk.

If you have difficulty with your computer account, contact the ITS Service Desk at 585-475-5000, fill out their web form, send an email to servicedesk@rit.edu, or view their online Help & Support page. Additional information is available at https://www.rit.edu/its/getting-started-students. 

For assistance in connecting your dorm room computer to the RIT network, contact ResNet. 

Once you have activated your computer account, you can set up your email account for your mobile device or access your mail online at https://google.rit.edu.

myCourses is RIT's course learning management system. Your instructors use myCourses to provide instructional resources, assignments, discussion boards, and quizzes. For user documentation, visit Getting Started in myCourses.

GoReact is an online feedback tool that provides the instructor and student with the ability to record videos and provide feedback in ASL. 

Visit the GoReact Student Resources site for Getting Started Guide, FAQs, and Student Training Videos. 

To view instructions for recording ASL in GoReact and participating in Zoom meetings, visit our Dos & Don'ts instructions 

Zoom is a video conferencing tool that is available for RIT faculty, staff, adjuncts, and students.

To download the Zoom client app on your device, go to https://rit.zoom.us/download 

InfoGuides:  Zoom Classes:  Camera & Sitting Position https://infoguides.rit.edu/zoomclass/camerasitting 

In order to log in to myCourses and Zoom, you will need to set up multi-factor authentication. For more information, visit https://www.rit.edu/its/mfa. 

The ASLIE department has three classroom labs:  Room 3615, 3625, and 3635. 

We have a strict No Food or Drink policy in our classrooms, so plan accordingly. 

The ASL Learning Center (LBJ 3205) is the place to go to practice using ASL with a tutor. It is open when the tutors are on duty.

The NTID Learning Center  offers a large number of computers, a printer, and a reservable Video Lab with a recording workstation, blue background, studio lights, HD camera, and Yeti microphone. You can also use their computers with built-in cameras.

You can use your own equipment or the equipment they provide. To reserve the Video Lab, send an email to NLCdept@rit.edu or stop at the Resource Desk in the NLC. 

• Computer Store (Digital Den)

• Where to borrow laptop computers:  Wallace Memorial Library

• Douglass Sprague Perry Hall Computer Lab

• Tiger File Exchanger (an easy way to send files that are too big for email)

• Virtual Private Network (accessing the RIT network from off campus)

• Wireless Computing at RIT (accessing the RIT network from on campus)