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General Technology Resources

Penn State's Secure Server - change your access account password, edit your directory info, and forward e-mail.
PASS (pdf) - accessing and using your Penn State network file storage space.
ITS Faculty Services Page - a complete list of Faculty Services offered through Information Technology Services.
IDS Technology Handouts handouts for a variety of procedures and applications, including Angel, Blogs, ePortfolios, etc.
Tour of Electronic Resources - useful for anyone new to the campus.

Resources for New Faculty

ITS Faculty Guide - guide to Penn State Information Technology Services.
New Instructor Orientation-  provided by Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence.  Includes online tutorials and links to resources and support.

Teaching and Learning Resources

Teaching and Learning with Technology -  tools and ideas to help integrate technology into teaching and learning.
Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence - provides support for faculty and students as well as links to many learning tools.
Schreyer Institute's resources for writing syllabi - provides information on how to prepare well-written syllabi
SRTE Web site - University Testing Services information about SRTE's, including an FAQ, a list of all questions and links to your results by semester.
Faculty Communities Hub - a website to foster communication and collaboration within the many academic disciplines of the Penn State community.
iStudy for Success - Modules on many basic study skills (test anxiety, note-taking, etc). 
Research Project Calculator - from University Libraries - help students organize and plan research projects.

Integrity

Academic Integrity Form - use if a faculty member believes a student has engaged in behavior covered by the PSU Code.

Plagiarism

Teaching and Learning with Technology's cyberplagiarism detection and prevention - includes a link to a great student page
Penn State Support site for Turnitin.com - Penn State instructors can use this Web plagiarism detection tool.
Plagiarism.org - a new resource sponsored by the makers of Turnitin.

Copyright

Copyright Perspectives- Covers many aspects of copyright, including Fair Use, Creative Commons, Teach Act.
Unique Resources for Copyright Education
- a great site from the Association of College and Research Libraries.

If you have questions about these resources, please contact Deborah Sillman.

 

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