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Microsoft Office Suite – Office 365 is FREE to Students
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The Microsoft Office suite is a family of software that delivers almost any tool imaginable to assist users at home and in business. Here, Pepperdine Caruso Law IT helps break down the different applications available. NOTE: We always recommend that you INSTALL and USE the local copy of MS Word (actually install it on your…
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How to Not Miss Important E-Mail Messages!
As a student at Caruso Law, you will find that there are a number of essential, critical, and/or otherwise consequential messages that are sent to your Pepperdine student email account by members of the Caruso Law administration team over the course of the school year. Also note that your Pepperdine email will also often contain…
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Launch Week Video on Technology
Please click here to watch the video on Technology services available to students at Caruso Law School. If you’d like to see the slide show that is embedded in that video click here.
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Graduation and Email
Hurray! You’ve graduated (or will soon graduate) from Pepperdine Caruso School of Law! The last thing on your mind is your Pepperdine Email account, but there are some things you need to know… NOTE: Pepperdine offers a special Alumni-only email service provided by Google. You will want to use a personal email address going forward.…
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Turning Off Private Browsing MAC
When using Pepperdine’s Wifi network, make sure to turn off private browsing MAC for the best experience. Jump to Instructions for an Android phone/device. Jump to Instructions for an iOS Apple phone/device. Android For Android devices find Wi-Fi in your settings. It will be under a tab called “Connections” or “Networks.” Once you find Wi-Fi,…
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Laptop/Travel Preparation – Law Faculty
If you are planning a trip and will bring your university laptop with you, there are a few things you should do before you get too far along in your planning:
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When I need Zoom Support …
If I have technical difficulty with Zoom what do I do? – Test your computer with Zoom before class. Check out the audio and video settings. – If you have problems, the first thing to do, is to completely shut down your computer and restart. Most computer problems are corrected with this remedy. – Before…
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Changing Your Zoom Display Name
Students can change their display name as it appears in Zoom. Sometimes you may want to go by a different preferred name, or you don’t prefer the “(Student)” language to appear in your display name. For a student to change the display name you must first change the first name and last name fields on…
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Recording Zoom Meetings Privately (Without automatic distribution to students)
This blog will walk you through creating personal Zoom Meetings. By creating your meetings personally (not through the Canvas Zoom Pro link), recordings of your class will be completely private and unavailable to students unless you choose to send a link via email. Create your meeting: Publish meeting link for students: Re-Order Tools in Canvas…
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Dell E2720HS Monitor volume control…and more
As a faculty member teaching online, you may have received a Dell monitor to assist with your Zoom classroom. This monitor is a Dell E2720HS and information on this device can be found online at Dell’s support site: https://www.dell.com/support/article/en-us/sln320306/dell-e2720hs-monitor-usage-and-troubleshooting-guide?lang=en Specific information on how to manage the volume control on this monitor is contained in the…
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Spamfilter at Pepperdine
Spam is every bit the reality in our email inboxes as the junk mail that comes in our postboxes; though often more obnoxious and potentially more dangerous. The University has made great improvements in the last few years to protect users from spam. If you suspect that you’ve missed a message because it was blocked…
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Faculty Hardware — Setup at home
When setting up your secondary monitor (connected to your laptop) or attaching your headset or webcam, you may have questions. Please check out these very short videos and then if you still have a question, please do call us at (310) 506-7524 or send us a note at lawtech@pepperdine.edu
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Student Organization Email Addresses
As a note, scroll left/right to fully view the table below. # Student Org Email Address Student Receiving Access Student’s Email Address Student Org Position 1 BLSA@law.pepperdine.edu Anita Marks anita.marks@pepperdine.edu President 2 ChristianLegalSociety@law.pepperdine.edu Reed Bartley reed.bartley@pepperdine.edu President 3 DRS@law.pepperdine.edu Austen Thompson austen.thompson@pepperdine.edu President 4 APALSA@law.pepperdine.edu Allen Um allen.um@pepperdine.edu President 5 SELS@law.pepperdine.edu Kendall Deranek kendall.deranek@pepperdine.edu President…
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Email Tips for Student Organization Leaders
With the new school year around the corner and the recent notice of student organizations’ email addresses now being live, there are two main email tips student leaders should know. As a student leader, you will likely want to auto-forward emails to the rest of your student organization’s leadership team using filters in gmail, as well…
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iClicker for Faculty
Welcome to iClicker for faculty. This page will walk you through setting up an iClicker account, so that you may begin to create your courses. 2. Click Instructor. 3. You will be directed to iClicker Cloud, which is the platform for instructors and faculty. Click Sign Up underneath the Sign Up button to create your…
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Tips and Tricks for Virtual Lessons
This information is compiled from Zoom.com’s suggestions for instructors. For a full PDF, see below. Tips and Tricks: Teachers Educating on Zoom Class Structure Tips Delivery Tips Additional Features For a comprehensive blog about the different features zoom offers, and how to navigate its basic functions, see our Zoom For Faculty page. Note that by…
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Customizing Your Zoom Personal Meeting ID to Your Pepperdine Phone Extension
In your zoom settings, you can customize your zoom personal meeting ID (PMID) to a different number. If helpful, you may change it to your faculty phone number extension. For more information on how to set your PMID to be used for office hours, see this article. To begin, navigate to the zoom website and…
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Zoom and 2U Error Update: What to Do When You Can’t Log In
There have been numerous instances in which a faculty member is not able to properly access their Zoom account and receives an error notice, or gets redirected to Zoom.com. While Zoom accounts are meant to be linked to an email designed as “username@pepperdine.edu,” for faculty who teach in the 2PEP platform and “firstname.lastname@pepperdine.edu” for instructors…
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iClicker for Students
Welcome to iClicker for students! For an extensive tutorial on creating an account and utilizing the features iClicker has to offer our law students, please see the article below. 1. Create a student account. In a browser, go to the iClicker website and choose Sign In from the top right corner and then Student. 2.…
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How to Make Great Presentations
In this post, we will discuss how to utilize PowerPoint and/or Google Slides to create an informational and visually effective presentation that will generate the optimal level of student learning engagement and retention. Because this is a lengthy post, feel free to navigate to the topics of interest in the table of contents below, as…
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Using Your Cellphone as a Document Camera in Zoom
As we adapt our teaching styles to fit with the digital world, it is useful to know that there are many ways to utilize Zoom to replicate typical classroom technology. With a smartphone, a computer and the Zoom software, you can incorporate a document camera into your lectures. This article will guide you through the…
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How to Improve WiFi Connection for Remote Learning Using a WiFi Booster
This post describes how to set up a WiFi extender, which can help improve WiFi connection to avoid freezing and glitching for video/audio calls! Consider setting up an extender if you are having connectivity issues with conferencing platforms such as zoom or Google Meet. This material is compiled from Tech and Learning’s website on WiFi…
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Zoom Shortcuts for Teachers
This post offers a list of keyboard shortcuts for zoom that can be useful for instructors. The material has been summarized from Tech Learning’s website. Note that these specific shortcuts can only be used in the zoom app, and not in a browser window. Mute Audio To mute yourself in zoom without navigating to the…
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Universal Design Learning
This post is a student response to Thomas Tobin’s webcast on Universal Design of Learning as well as the UDL Guidelines page from UDL’s website. For more information, please visit those sites. In his webcast on the basics of UDL, Thomas J. Tobin of the University of Wisconsin-Madison made it clear that we need to…
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Incorporating CALI Lessons in Your Classroom
CALI (The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction) is a resource provided by Pepperdine School of Law for students that includes over 1,000+ interactive online tutorials written by law professors, on over 40+ subject areas. This article is a reminder of the incredibly useful resources available in CALI, as well as the suggested use of the…
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Metacognition for Students
This presentation will explore Metacognition, or the awareness and understanding of one’s own thought process. In understanding the different approaches to learning, you will be able to enhance your own learning as a student. This presentation is compiled from the information presented in Sandra McGuire’s best-selling Metacognition book, “Teach Yourself to Learn: Strategies You Can…
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How the Brain Works
Here, we examine author and molecular biologist Dr. John Medina’s “Brain Rules,” a popular book on implementing brain science to classroom and professional dynamics. Medina lists 12 fundamental “brain rules” (what scientists know for sure about how our brains work), and many presented points are incredibly pertinent to molding the ideal learning environment. The way…