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Upload Exam File

  1. Begin by taking clear pictures of your exam pages with your phone. Ensure that each page has your exam ID written on it as well as the page number (e.g. Page 1 of 5). The pictures should not cut off any corners of the pages, or obscure what is written in any way. See examples below.

2. Send your photos to your computer. Two easy ways to do this are through airdrop, if your computer is compatible, or email.

3. Navigate to the “Accounting and Finance Final Exam Upload” google form. For the third question, choose “add file” and then “select file from your device.”

4. Select your file from your computer. Only choose one of your pages per submission; you will need to fill out a new google form for each page.

5. Select “open” and your file should appear as attached. Submit the document and repeat for other pages.

IF YOU NEED ANY TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO INFORMATION SERVICES AT (310) 506-7425 OR [email protected]. GOOD LUCK!

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Zoom: A Guide for Students

Pepperdine University has a university-wide site license for the popular video conferencing product, Zoom, for all students, faculty and staff at Pepperdine. This site is great for joining or hosting meetings, study groups, workspaces and webinars–whether it be for attending a remote class lecture or creating a personal audio/video chat.

Usage and Benefits

As opposed to FaceTime’s often unreliable quality of connection when conversing with multiple users, Zoom’s webinar feature allows you to host large online events with video, audio and screen sharing for up to 100 participants and 10,000 viewers (note that the webinar feature is dependent upon special access to a webinar license – make sure to coordinate your event through the Caruso Law Events Team). Or just use the regular Zoom meeting functionality for remote club meetings or group project sessions! You may even record and save a meeting (with a complete transcript) on your local device or to the Cloud.

Note that Zoom is more than just a competitor to other video conferencing products like FaceTime and Skype. It also integrates seamlessly into your Google Calendar if you use Google Chrome for your browser. It also can be used as a telephone alternative and/or a conference phone system, so there is no need to use the video component if you don’t need or want that feature.

Downloads and Installation

Students automatically have a Pepperdine University account under their user name and password via Central Authentication Service (CAS). To log-in and use the online web browser version, simply go to zoom.pepperdine.edu and use the SSO (single sign-on) option. If you are prompted for a “domain” enter Pepperdine.

You may also install the Zoom browser extension on to your personal computer. Once the Zoom extension for the Chrome Browser is installed, you can schedule a Zoom meeting right from your Google Calendar! This feature automatically fills in the Zoom meeting link and other information including optional phone numbers for folks to dial in from a regular phone to participate in your meeting.

For tips on how to maximize your remote internet experience, please click here.

For training, support information, and links related to Zoom at Pepperdine please click here: https://community.pepperdine.edu/it/tools/zoom/training.htm.

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Highlighting Feature in Examplify

For essay questions in exams through Examplify, you may have the option to highlight your text. Please see the guide below for how to access and use this feature.

  1. Open your exam and locate an essay question. Next to the Flag Question button at the top of the page, you should see a highlighter icon. (If this icon is not present, you do not have the option to highlight your text). Click on the icon.

2. Next, select the color of highlight you would like to use.

3. Finally, click on the selection of text you wish to highlight.

IF YOU NEED ANY TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO INFORMATION SERVICES AT (310) 506-7425 OR [email protected]. GOOD LUCK!

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Your Zoom Identity Matters

Why your Zoom identity matters. It impacts your course participation and attendance. If your professor is relying on your Zoom screen name to assign you participation points, then you’ll want to make sure your name is accurate in the participant list. If you are attending a Zoom class session that takes attendance via Zoom chat and your professor has asked you to type “here” in the chat to comply with the academic attendance policy, and your name is not showing up. You need to log into Pepperdine Zoom SSO before starting your course Zoom session.

Here are the steps to ensure your name is showing up in Zoom.

Step 1. Go to Pepperdine Zoom website at zoom.pepperdine.edu

Step 2. Log in with your Pepperdine network account at the CAS/SSO log in page.

Step 3. Once you get to the next page you can go to Courses to join your class Zoom Pro session.

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PIN?

Using a PIN to access a University area with card swipe access — Where’s my PIN, What do I do if I forgot it or never knew what it is????

Every student, staff member and faculty member has a university-issued PIN or Personal Identification number for use with your ID card. Residential students use these all the time to enter their apartments or dorm rooms. You may not have needed your PIN until now.

The PIN is used in conjunction with the access control system at Pepperdine and is part of a two factor authentication system that requires a user to “have something” and to “know something” in this case you “have” your ID card which has a proximity chip in it and you “know” your PIN.

Don’t KNOW your PIN? Here are the instructions for retrieving your PIN.

PIN Retrieval App Instructions
1.Login to your personal WaveNet page using your Network ID and Password.
2.Select the Student Services tab and then ID Card PIN Lookup from the drop-down menu.


3.You will be prompted to read a disclaimer and select Agree.


4.You will then be required to login for a secondary security authentication.


5.The PIN information will displayed as follows:


6.If you are not currently setup in the access database you will be directed to the following screen: (You will see this screen for the first 20-30 minutes after your ID card is printed as the computer system updates. Check again soon.)


7.The PIN display screen will reset in 30 seconds and you will be re-directed back to the Disclaimer page. However, another session can be initiated by selecting Agree and following the process again as outlined.

This information is also available HERE with a visual guide: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-L99QWwGYkjbFri18VXNgcjzXKeYHIf4/view?usp=sharing

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Google Docs (and more) off-line

So what to do when the power goes out and you don’t have access to the internet? Just yell. It’s what I do!

It’s true, your laptop still has plenty of battery power but you use the Google Suite from Pepperdine and that requires an internet connection to use right? Not necessarily.

You can set up Google Suite to work for you off-line. This ability is key when the winds pick up and SCE is offering to turn off your power every other hour.

Offline Google Suite: Check out these instructions from Google on how to set up offline mode for your favorite Google Suite apps: https://support.google.com/docs/answer/6388102

Offline Google Drive: Also, similarly, you will probably want to ensure that most/all of your current files are automatically synchronized between Google Drive and your laptop’s hard drive for the same reason: https://support.google.com/drive/answer/2375012

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Update Your Zoom – Staying Current!

Zoom releases updates fairly frequently. Some of those updates contain significant changes to the functionality of your Zoom installation. All provide a better overall experience because the Zoom engineers improve security and stability with nearly every update.

Instructions from Zoom on how to update are here: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362233-Upgrade-update-to-the-latest-version

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The other UPS, Uninterruptable Power Supply

With the power outages affecting our students, faculty, and staff, the IS team recommends using an Uninterruptable Power Supply, UPS, to protect your electronics and keep you working.

A UPS is a battery backup for your electronics. Depending on the size of the UPS, they can provide a few extra minutes of power to safely turn off your computer or a few extra hours to keep working on your project.

No matter the battery size, please purchase one with Automatic Volt Regulation, AVR. This will protect your electronics from voltage issues, like brownouts, and will keep the UPS battery healthy.

Please contact the IS team at 310-506-7425 if you have any questions.

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Nefarious Texts! – DON’T CLICK!!

Shipping

Yep, the holiday season is in full swing and the crooks are out to help themselves…
Please be alert to the possibility that you will receive “alerts” via text message (and email too) that purport to update you on the shipping status of something you have ordered.

We strongly recommend that you NOT click that link in the text unless you are positive it’s from the seller or shipper.

Messages that look like this should be immediately suspect:

Ups – package 1z18043 status – shipped!
Click here: j1fnz.info/iqbRGdhgpP

There are several variations on this theme and none of them do good things for you.  Some will waste your time with obvious shenanigans, others will do their best to steal from you.

Here’s an article from earlier this fall on the topic: https://www.howtogeek.com/511049/psa-watch-out-for-this-new-text-message-package-delivery-scam/

If you want status on a package, I recommend that you go back to the order or shipping confirmation email message from your vendor that lists the details of your order and follow that trail to your parcel status.

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Accessing a Recording in Zoom for Students

If you are trying to access a recording in Zoom, and receive an error screen such as the one below, then you may need to re-log in to access the recording through SSO. Please view the steps below on how to do so.

Accessing The Recording

  1. If already logged in to Zoom, log out. Then, click the link that your professor sent to view the recording.
  2. You will be navigated to a log-in page. Do NOT sign in with the email address and password. Instead, select Sign in with SSO.

3. You will be directed to a domain page. Enter pepperdine as the domain. Press continue.

4. From there, you will be directed to Pepperdine’s Central Authentication Service log in. Log in using your usual Pepperdine credentials.

5. Finally, you will be asked to enter the password for the unique Zoom recording you are accessing. Enter the password given to you by your professor.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Information Services at [email protected] or (310) 506-7425.