IT services at UiT Nora MacLaren Department of Information Technology
Contents
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Orakelet Starting the semester off right Student ID card Accessing services – Printing/copying – Internet access – Free software
Orakelet (IT help desk)
orakel.uit.no
Studentweb
studweb.uit.no
User account
profil.uit.no/user/activate
Fronter
fronter.com/uit
Min side (information for students)
uit.no/studenter/minside
Student ID on your phone
uit.no/studentid
Accessing services from home (VPN)
vpn.uit.no
Printing/copying
https://safecomweb.uit.no/safecom (activate account) mobilprint.uit.no
Eduroam (wireless network)
orakel.uit.no (search for “eduroam”)
Student Residence Network (cabled network)
orakel.uit.no (search for “studentbynett”)
Email
mail.uit.no
Free software
profil.uit.no
Microsoft Office
uit.no/orakel/office365
Microsoft Word tutorials
uit.no/orakel/oppgaver
Mazemap (interactive campus map)
uit.no/campustromso
Orakelet IT support online orakel.uit.no Ask a question by phone Phone number: 776 44544 08:00-18:00 (16:00) Monday – Thursday (Friday) Visit the help desk 09:00-18:00 (15:00) Monday – Thursday (Friday) Email
[email protected]
What should I do at the start of the semester?
Register for exams!
Have to have paid the semester fee!
https://studweb.uit.no
Need username and activation code
Activate your user account!
Need username
https://profil.uit.no/user/activate
Need activation code
Log on to Fronter the next day!
Need username
http://fronter.com/uit
Need password
What does having a UiT username and password get you?
What are the bonuses of having a user account? • Free software – Microsoft Office • Fronter • Printing • Email account at mail.uit.no • Internet access • Digital library services • Access to computer labs • You become an awesome, UiT student
Accessing the wireless network (eduroam) orakel.uit.no (search for «eduroam»)
• There is no limit on how many devices you can connect to eduroam at any given time • If eduroam covers the area you are in, you have access • (eduroam is also available at airports, other universities in Norway and abroad, some university colleges, etc)
Accessing the Student Residence Network orakel.uit.no (search for «studentbynett»)
• Cabled network in the student dorms • Connect up to 10 devices at any given time
Work from home (VPN) vpn.uit.no
• Access IT services from home
Email
mail.uit.no • • • •
Correspondence from UiT, your teachers, etc will be sent to this address Address book with UiT students and staff Class schedule Reserve group study rooms – FutureLab
Min side
uit.no/studenter/minside
Hugin UiT student app • • • •
Calendar (with info about courses you are enrolled in) Messages from Fronter Your status as a student (which courses you are taking) 5 most recent emails to your student account
• Download from Google Play or Apple Store
Free software for students profil.uit.no
Office 365
uit.no/orakel/office365 • Free installation of Microsoft Office for Mac and Windows • Online document storage • Share documents – Access – Co-authorship
Fronter
fronter.com/uit • Course resources like readings, discussion forums, etc • Who should you contact when course “rooms” are missing? – Check student web (studweb.uit.no) – Contact your faculty or the student information desk – User support
What does your ID card get you?
Physical student ID card • Key card • Printing • Library card
Digital student ID card uit.no/studentid
• Identifies you as a student through an app • Semester registration receipt • Student discounts
Printing/copying Printing from a UiT PC • Activate your account at safecomweb.uit.no/safecom • Print to “pullprint” • Use your student ID to collect the document from the printer Printing from laptop, tablet, phone • Upload file to mobilprint.uit.no • Send as attachment to
[email protected]
Smart things to know about (that don’t require a username or ID card)
What’s happening at UiT? • Subscribe to announcements from UiT – uit.no/nyheter/rss – Orakelet – IT driftsmeldinger • Events, buy/sell, etc – tavla.uit.no
Smart tips - MazeMap
Indoor map service Search for room numbers Find your position Generate a path to a room Available for iOS and Android
Smart tips – free software courses • Will be announced by email and on tavla.uit.no • Photoshop • Endnote • Word – uit.no/orakel/oppgaver • Excel • And more!
Resource center for teaching, learning and technology result.uit.no
• Goal to improve pedagogical use of technology at UiT • Free, online course in information literacy – Mooc.no iKomp