Overview This article gives recommendations for anti-virus protection on Windows computers. Windows Defender (Windows 10) Windows Defender is the Windows 10 version of Security Essentials. It should be pre-installed on Windows 10. For information on activating Windows Defender visit this page. If there is another anti-virus software already running on the computer, it should be un-installed before installing Security Essentials or activating Windows Defender. Microsoft Security Essentials (Windows 7) IT recommends that students, faculty, and staff use Microsoft Security Essentials if they do…

Overview St. Lawrence University is both a PC and Mac campus, and as a result, either choice is perfectly acceptable for St. Lawrence students to make. While some students do bring Chromebooks and have found success with them, we cannot guarantee that all software that is used in classes will be compatible with Chromebooks. Therefore, St. Lawrence officially recommends to bring a PC or Mac for classes. As an additional note, while St. Lawrence is fully equipped with Wi-fi in every building on campus, there is no support for ethernet connections in the residence halls for internet access…

Check and verify you have a reliable Internet connection If you do use Wi-Fi, try to use a private/home network and avoid using busy public Wi-Fi areas If possible, try to reduce the number of devices accessing the same Wi-Fi network when you are taking the assessment Depending on your network, using a wired connection to your router may provide a more reliable connection If you do lose network access while taking a test and there is still time left to complete it, return to the course site and go back into the test. If saved, you should be able to pick up close to where you left off if the…

General Canvas Management Manage your Dashboard In Courses > All Courses, click the Star to "Favorite" those courses you want to appear in your Dashboard https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Instructor-Guide/How-do-I-customize-my-Courses-list-as-an-instructor/ta-p/800 Review the SLU Canvas Resources for Faculty site … especially the Workshop Recordings Available on the Help Menu Add or Update your Profile Picture Account > Profile https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Student-Guide/How-do-I-add-a-profile-picture-in-my-user-account-as-a-student/ta-p/518 Check your Notification Settings Account >…

Microsoft Teams is the hub for team collaboration in Microsoft 365 that integrates the people, content, and tools your team needs to be more engaged and effective. Teams can be created for departments or even projects within and between departments. Teams integrates with Microsoft OneDrive, Word, Excel and other applications to make storing, sharing and collaborating on documents simple. Use Teams for: Video and phone communication Storing, sharing and collaborating on documents Instant Messaging View Welcome to Microsoft Teams (2:42) for an overview of Teams features. Create a Team Teams can…