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Google Jamboard to Retire in Fall 2024

Microsoft Whiteboard Available as Free Alternative

Google Jamboard, a cloud-based digital whiteboard app, has been a popular choice for instruction and group collaboration. Along with the announced end of support for Google's Jamboard devices,...

Posted: February 6, 2024, 8:32 AM

Track Attendance in Poll Everywhere (Beta Release)

New Check-In Feature Does Not Store Student Location Data

Poll Everywhere recently launched a new Attendance Management tool, which is available to users with a presenter role in Poll Everywhere. Using geolocation, Attendance Management allows...

Posted: February 5, 2024, 12:53 PM

Collecting Interest: Meeting on Spring 2024 HW Purchase

To all HCPF Users, Given interest in a new hardware purchase to extend the taki HPC, we would like to convene a meeting of those faculty interested in contributing to a community purchase in...

Posted: January 30, 2024, 9:29 AM

Notes from: HPCF User Meeting Friday 01/26/2024

Recording of meeting available in Panopto

Dear Colleagues and all users of HPCF, TL;DR: (i) Recording available from user meeting Fri 01/26/2024 (ii) Some notes of user meeting. (iii) send publication info!...

Posted: January 28, 2024, 2:38 PM

Reminder: HPCF User Meeting Friday 01/26/2024

10:00 am in Math/Psyc 102/103 and Webex

Dear Colleagues and all users of HPCF, TL;DR: Reminder for user meeting with Webex link (i) user meeting Fri 01/26/2024 10:00 in MP102/103, (ii) send publication info! Publications:...

Posted: January 25, 2024, 7:49 PM