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Important Notice: Google Quotas Established

Unlimited Storage is Going Away

The UMBC Division of Information Technology team is taking key steps to continue providing secure accounts and workspaces and ensure your information is protected. Several cloud service providers...

Posted: September 18, 2024, 9:34 AM

Unlock collaborative learning with cloud tools in Blackboard

Discover Google Workspace and Microsoft OneDrive

Cloud resources can transform a course design with streamlined document display and reduce storage footprint. Two new integrations from Google Workspace and Microsoft OneDrive offer cloud-based...

Posted: November 28, 2023, 12:10 PM

Google Widespread Outage early Monday Morning

Email, Calendar and Docs are unavailable until 8:00am

This morning Google had a widespread outage that affected all of their services, including Gmail, Calendar, Google Docs, Google Meet and Youtube. Service was quickly restored by approximately...

Posted: December 14, 2020, 8:23 AM

Google Assignments and File Embed Available for Bb Courses

Use Google's Rich Editor to Provide Student Feedback

In January 2018, Box discontinued Crocodoc in favor of the Box inline grading tool. The goal of this transition was to provide a similar and simpler experience users know from the traditional Box...

Posted: January 8, 2020, 11:32 AM

Notice: DoIT Is Changing Mailing List Vendor

Google Groups & myUMBC will be used for communications

DoIT has begun transitioning users off mailing lists to Google Groups and myUMBC. We expect this transition to be completed by the end of June 2017. Sympa, the campus software used for handling...

Posted: May 8, 2017, 11:48 AM

DEADLINE EXTENDED TechFest 2017: Submit Your Proposal Today!

Share your favorite technologies with the UMBC Community

Last year, the Instructional Technology team held UMBC’s first TechFest. TechFest is designed to bring together UMBC students, faculty, and staff to share their favorite technologies with the...

Posted: December 7, 2016, 12:34 PM

UMBC Gmail Now Accessible Through Google Inbox App

See highlights, add reminders, and bundle messages

DoIT would like to announce that you can now use your UMBC gmail address with Google Inbox by Gmail. Inbox is available on the Google Play Store, Apple App Store and can be accessed on the web by...

Posted: September 19, 2016, 10:11 AM

Last Call to Register for Techfest!

Learn new skills! Win prizes! Sign up today!

On Wednesday, March 9, from 11:30am - 1:30pm, DoIT's Instructional Technology team is sponsoring Techfest in the University Center (rooms UC 310, UC 312, and the UC Lounge) to bring the campus...

Posted: March 3, 2016, 9:35 AM

Techfest Registration Now Open!

Register today to learn more about your favorite tech tools

Register Here! The Instructional Technology Team is pleased to announce that registration for Techfest is now open. To register, please complete this Google Form. Registration will close on...

Posted: February 10, 2016, 10:46 AM

New UMBC App Now Available to Download for Android Devices

App features easier sign on, personalized content, and more

The Android version of the UMBC app is now available on the Google Play Store. The app requires Android version 4.1 and up. There is no login required, as you can access all the features as a...

Posted: August 6, 2015, 10:43 AM