Bits & Bytes



Volume 2 May 2021

Have a new software you would like to use in your course?

Great News!!

There is a wonderful NEW Technology Request Form & Procedure. Click here to get the form. You can also find it on the Instructor Quick Guide located at Sentara.edu in the College-Wide Job-aid and Resources section.

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Take a Byte: How to Download Powerpoint Slides from Panopto

This is a screen shot with the word Streams encased in a red outline, the word Presentation Documents encased in a red outline and an arrow pointing from the words Presentation document to the word Download which also encased in a red outline
This is a screen shot of Panopto, a lecture capture software, with the Slides icon encased with a red outline and an arrow pointing to the download icon. The screen shot shows powerpoint slides and a picture of the instructor, a woman, leading the lecture.l

A Little Bit about: Creating an Intelligent Agent in Brightspace

Intelligent Agents are automated email notification features that notify students/instructors of course or login activity. Intelligent Agents can also run by setting release conditions. A release condition is a restriction that creates a learning path through the material in a course. If a release condition is set, users will not see the item until the release condition criteria is met.


Google Updates

Google Bits and Bytes

Here's a Great Google Tip!

Working with a lot of tabs open in Chrome can be challenging as you usually end up struggling to manage them or navigate. This Google Chrome feature can help you find and switch to a specific tab in seconds.

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