Getting Started (Faculty Blackboard)

General

• New Paltz Computer Username is the key to access the majority of system at SUNY New Paltz.
  • Polices and Terms of Service for all computers campus computer systems.
• My New Paltz is the primary portal used to interact with numerous departments at SUNY New Paltz.
• Microsoft Outlook is the primary email for Faculty at SUNY New Paltz.
• Connectivity
  • Wireless
  • Media Console and IoT Device Registration
  • VPN provides a secure connection with on-campus systems.

Online Resources

• Blackboard is our learning management system on campus. This provides a place where instructors can electronically distribute and collect course materials, keep grades, and give tests.
  • General Faculty Blackboard Support
• Blackboard Collaborate is our synchronous collaborative course meeting tool
• Ensemble-  Lecture capture and video streaming
• Hawksites is our campus' customized version of Word Press for personal websites and blogs.
  • General Hawksite Support
• Office 365 provides access to the on and offline version of Microsoft Office.
• Virtual Desktop Infrastructure provides access to a fully configured workstation environment as well as specific software from both on and off campus.
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Accessibility

• The Accessible Classroom: Faculty Toolkit for Creating Digital Content at New Paltz.
  • Ally
• Accessible SUNY New Paltz Syllabus Template
• Digital Content Accessibility Chart
• SUNY Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Policy
• SUNY Electronic & Information Technology Accessibility Website
• SUNY Electronic & InformationTechnology (EIT) Accessibility Committee Final Report and Recommendations

Faculty Development Process

Faculty Certification Pathways for Online and Hybrid Course Development

Loaner Equipment

• IT Service Desk has Laptop Loaners.
• STL Library has iPad Loaners.
• STL Library has Laptop Loaners.

Getting Help

• Personal Device Support

IT Service Desk

     Humanities 103

    845-257-HELP (4357)

   servicedesk@newpaltz.edu

    Hours of Operation

(Fall and Spring Semesters)
Monday - Thursday: 8:00am - 8:00pm
Friday: 8:00am - 5:00pm
Saturday - Sunday: 12:00pm - 5:00pm

(Summer Semester)
Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 4:00pm
Saturday - Sunday: Closed