Help & Resources Searchable List
Tool | Uses | Additional Resources |
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Adobe Acrobat Pro DC | Software purchase: Create interactive forms, edit and save existing PDFs, or run accessibility checks on PDFs | |
Adobe Acrobat Reader | Software download: View and print PDFs, and fill out interactive PDF forms | |
Adobe Connect (Video Conferencing) | Allows rich video interaction with multiple participants, including students and guests | |
Adobe Creative Cloud | Software subscription: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Audition, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Flash, Dreamweaver, and others | |
Attendance Tracking | ID card-based attendance tracking in select lecture halls or for special events | |
AutoCAD | Software: Computer-aided design | |
Bitlocker Encryption | Software: Encrypts an individual Windows computer's hard drive | |
Blackboard Learn (Learning Management System) | Tool for posting course materials, managing student assignments and grades, providing rubric feedback, facilitating interactions, and more | |
Calendar (Catmail/Outlook) | Manage your calendar, schedule meetings with OHIO and non-OHIO accounts | |
Canvas (Learning Management System) | Tool for posting course materials, managing student assignments and grades, providing rubric feedback, facilitating interactions, and more | |
Class Climate (Course & Instructor Evaluations) | Design custom evaluations or surveys and administer them online or via paper bubble sheets | |
Departmental Printing | Centrally managed printing, copying, scanning, and faxing for academic and administrative units | |
Email Distribution Groups (via Catmail/Outlook) | Opt-in opt-out, listserv style mailing lists for OHIO accounts | |
Email (Catmail/Outlook) | Office 365-based email account | |
EndNote | Software purchase: Publishing and managing bibliographies | |
ESET Anti-Virus | Software: Virus and malware protection for Mac computers running Mac OS 10.5 or higher | |
Fax | Send and receive faxes via email or over the web | |
FileVault2 Encryption | Software: Encrypts an individual Mac computer's hard drive | |
Fonts: OHIO brand approved | Software: Install OHIO fonts on your Windows or Mac computer | |
Google Analytics (Web Analytics) | Detailed measurements of web page traffic and visitor behavior | |
Guest Printing | Guests purchase a printing card to print in Alden Library and other public locations | |
Home and Shared Network Folders | Secure, high-speed, on-campus Network Attached Storage (NAS) | |
iPad Apps | Software purchase: Apps available only through the iOS app store; discounts available | |
Live Streaming Video | Microsoft Stream and Youtube for broadcasting live University events in real time over the internet | |
Mac OS | Software purchase: Apple software, some available only through Mac App Store; discounts available | |
Mailman Listservs | Opt-in opt-out, listserv style mailing lists for OHIO and non-OHIO accounts | |
Mass Mailings | Bulk email sent to all OHIO users or to specific subsets | |
MatLab | Software subscription: Tool for data analysis, visualization, and algorithm and application development | |
Microsoft Anti-Virus | Software: Virus and malware protection for Windows and Mac computers | |
Microsoft Azure for Students | Software: Microsoft-sponsored package for students interested in learning how to code | |
Microsoft Bookings | Office 365 tool that allows users to schedule appointments with a department or organization | |
Microsoft Forms (Electronic Forms) | An electronic form platform that reduces use of paper and can be used to automate workflows | |
Microsoft Groups | Shared workspaces, file collaboration using Office 365 | |
Microsoft Office 365 applications | Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote, Teams | |
Microsoft OneDrive | Office 365 collaborative document editing, file storage, and sharing | |
Microsoft OneNote | Office 365 digital notebook, classroom and meeting notes | |
Microsoft Project Pro | Software subscription: Project, portfolio, and resource management, including time and effort. | |
Microsoft Teams | Office 365 group chat, channels, instant messaging, document collaboration, video calls, meetings | |
Microsoft Visio Pro | Software subscription: Create flow charts and diagrams | |
Microsoft Visual Studio | Software subscription: Software development and coding | |
Multi-Factor Authentication | Adds an extra layer of protection to your OHIO account by using the DUO Security mobile app to verify your logins. | |
Nvivo | Software: Quantitative and mixed methods data analysis tool | |
OBI Reporting | Reporting, analytics, dashboards | |
Offsite Proctoring | In-person exam proctoring for students who cannot come to an OHIO testing center | |
Ohio University Learning Network (OULN) | Network of videoconferencing classrooms between OHIO campuses | |
On-campus Proctoring | In-person supervision of students while they take their exams | |
OnBase (Electronic Document Management) | Capture or scan paper documents and process documents electronically | |
Panopto (Lecture Capture) | Cloud-based application for recording lectures, presentations, or events | |
PeopleSoft (Student Information System) | Storing, managing, and updating student data | |
Personal Websites | Websites for OHIO faculty and staff to share professional work, research, course materials, and publications | |
PGP Encryption | Software subscription: Encrypt sensitive data (FERPA, HIPAA, PCI, intellectual property, etc.) | |
Prerecorded Video | Microsoft Stream and Youtube for uploading and sharing video content | |
Proctortrack (Online Proctoring) | Fee-based, automated, online proctored exams and tests using a Windows or Mac device. | |
Qualtrics Research Suite | Create online surveys, questionnaires, event sign-up lists, and social science research instruments | |
Read&Write Gold | Software: Assistive technology for reading or writing-based support | |
SAS | Software subscription: Statistical analysis software package that comes with STAT, ETS, IML, GRAPH, & other modules | |
Secure File Sharing | A web-based application for temporary, secure file storage and sharing |
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Shared Mailboxes and Calendars | Custom Office 365 email or calendar address that multiple people can access | |
SPSS | Software: Statistical analysis | |
SSL Certificates | Secure Socket Layer certificates for encrypting traffic to and from servers on ohio.edu domain | |
Standardized Tests | Computer-based and written tests like GRE, Praxis, TOEFL, ACT, and SAT | |
Static Websites | For rare and unique circumstances when Web CMS does not meet your website hosting needs | |
Student Printing | Centrally-managed, Bobcat Cash-based printing | |
Telephone | Office and conference room land lines; remote phone and voicemail access; call center menus | |
Test Scoring | Automated scanning of Scantron "bubble sheet" paper exams | |
Top Hat (Student Response System) | Classroom discussions, track attendance, and conduct real-time polls and quizzes via students' personal devices | |
Virtual Desktops (VDI) | Remote access to full Windows desktop | |
Virtual Private Network (VPN) | Off-campus access to services that normally requires being connected to campus wi-fi or ethernet | |
VitalSource (Digital Course Materials) | Affordable, inclusive access digital content like ebooks and courseware for students | |
VMware Fusion | Software: Allows a Mac user to install Windows on their Mac and switch between operating systems without rebooting, similar to Bootcamp | |
Voicethread | Upload, share, discuss, and give feedback on documents, presentations, images, audio files, and videos | |
Web CMS | Easy-to-use interface for authoring, administering, editing, and managing official University web pages | |
Wi-Fi | Eduroam-compatible wireless internet | |
Windows 10 | Software: Microsoft operating system | |
Wireless Display Projection | Project audio and video from your laptop or mobile device in compatible classrooms | |
Wolfram Mathematica | Software purchase: Data analysis, visualization, and algorithm and application development |