Technology @ WSSU
Presented By: The Office of Information Technology
What you need to know…
What is Blackboard?
How do I login to my email account?
What features do my Microsoft 365
account provide?
How do I safely use my email account
and campus resources?
How do I get free software such as
Microsoft Office?
Who do I call for Technology Support?
Melvin Fenner, MBA
Director, Technology
Support Services
Blackboard
https://blackboard.wssu.edu
1. The web-based tool used for
conducting technology-enhanced
teaching.
2. Designed to allow students and faculty
to participate in an online class and as
a supplement to face-to-face courses.
3. Enables instructors to provide students
with course materials, discussion
boards, virtual chat, assessments,
external links.
Blackboard
https://blackboard.wssu.edu
How to Login:
Username = the part of the email address
to the left of the @ sign
(do not include @rams.wssu.edu)
EX: jdoe114
Password =
your Banner ID
Call 24/7 – 365 For Help
How To Find Your WSSU email Address
Student Email
www.outlook.com/rams.wssu.edu
10GB of Mailbox Storage
15GB of Cloud Storage with
OneDrive (onedrive.com)
Microsoft Web Apps for Word,
PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook
(onedrive.com)
Student Email
outlook.com/rams.wssu.edu
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How to log in:
• Browse to
www.outlook.com/rams.wssu.edu
• Sign in with your email address,
• Ex: jdoe113@rams.wssu.edu
• Type your password (Banner ID)
Do Not Share Your Password!
• Giving out your password is a serious breach of
WSSU policy, whether giving it to a friend, or filling
out a web form.
• WSSU Information Technology will never ask you
to supply your password, and you should never
give it out. Do not reply to an email message OR
fill out a web form with your password.
Phishing
Phishing is an attempt to acquire
information (and sometimes, indirectly,
money) such as usernames,
passwords, and credit card details by
masquerading as a trustworthy entity in
an electronic communication.
Report any suspected phishing attempts to
SpamIncidents@wssu.edu
WSSU Policy on illegal downloading
What does this really mean???
Legal =
Illegal =
WSSU Policy on illegal downloading
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It is the policy of Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) that network
connections may not be used to violate copyright laws.
If identified by internal security mechanisms or if an artist, author, publisher, the
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the Motion Picture
Association of America (MPAA), or a law enforcement agency notifies the
university of a violation of copyright laws, Information Technology will provide to
the University Attorney and the Dean of Students information in the form of
Internet Protocol (IP) address information, MAC address, appropriate log
entries, location of computer, and any identifying information needed to assist in
the investigation of the complaint or in response to a court order for identification
of the user.
Students whose computers have been identified as violators will be
blocked from the university network and the Student must come to the
Technology Support Center to have the offending copyright materials and
the application removed from the device. Once the copyrighted materials
and applications are removed, the student will be granted access back to
the University network.
Minimum/Recommended Specs
Operating System
WINDOWS PC
APPLE MACINTOSH
MINIMUM
Windows 7 Home Premium
Macintosh OS 10.5 or Above
RECOMMENDED
Windows 7 Ultimate or Professional
Productivity Tools
Windows Emulation Software (check with
academic advisor)
Microsoft Office 2010- enrolled
students qualify for MS Office
Pro for FREE through RAMware!
Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 - enrolled
students qualify for MS Office for Mac
for FREE through RAMware!
N/A
Parallels Desktop for Mac
(www.parallels.com)
or VMware
Fusion(www.vmware.com)
Processor Type
MINIMUM
Intel Core Duo, Atom or Comparative AMD
RECOMMENDED
Core i5 or i7 Processor
MINIMUM
1.86 GHz
RECOMMENDED
Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz or higher
Minimum/Recommended Specs
WINDOWS PC
APPLE MACINTOSH
MINIMUM
2 GB RAM
MINIMUM
2 GB RAM
RECOMMENDED
4 GB RAM or more
RECOMMENDED
4 GB RAM or more
MINIMUM
250 GB
MINIMUM
250 GB
RECOMMENDED
320-500 GB or more
RECOMMENDED
320-500 GB or more
MINIMUM
Intel HD 2000 or Nvidia comparative
MINIMUM
Integrated card
RECOMMENDED
Intel HD 3000 or Better
RECOMMENDED
NVIDIA GeForce 320M or higher
Warranty
4 year parts and labor
recommended
3 year parts and labor AppleCare
Insurance
Comprehensive breakage, theft, hazard (strongly recommended)
Memory
Hard Drive
Graphics Card
Virus and Spyware Protection Software
Antivirus required- enrolled students qualify for McAfee Antivirus for
FREE!
RAMware
The Academic Software Store
www.wssu.edu/ramware
For Technology Support
Blackboard Issues:
Call 1-877-730-6238 (available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
All Other Technical Issues:
Call 336-750-3431 (available Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm)
While On Campus:
Stop by The Technology Support Center located in the
Student Success Center at Hill Hall, Room 119
(available Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm)