System Announcements

• Turnitin Maintenance, Sep. 22, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM (Tuesday, September 11, 2018)
  

  The Turnitin service will be undergoing maintenance by the vendor on Saturday 9/22/2018, from 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM (PDT). Features such as Turnitin assignment submissions, grading, and originality reports will be unavailable during this maintenance period.
   
  Instructors that have scheduled a Turnitin assignment(s) to be submitted on 9/22/2018, from 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM  (PDT), please consider changing the time when the assignment(s) is due to an alternate time outside of the maintenance period.

• Trouble logging into campus Wi-Fi? (Tuesday, August 28, 2018)
  

  Welcome back! If you're not able to connect to eduroam, our official campus Wi-Fi, here's a simple tip - enter your full SacLink email (example: herky.hornet@csus.edu and then your password). Still have issues? Try these troubleshooting tips. And the IRT Service Desk Team is on standby to help at 916-278-7337 or servicedesk@csus.edu.

• BlackBoard mobile app access ending July 31, 2018 (Tuesday, August 28, 2018)
  

  We recently received notice from BlackBoard about security vulnerabilities in their mobile app; addressing the vulnerabilities would require an unplanned upgrade. The transition to Canvas is well underway, and we will sunset SacCT/Blackboard in January 2019. Factoring the safety of our campus community, and focusing on our future with Canvas, we are opting to turn off access to the BlackBoard mobile app earlier than planned – effective July 31, 2018.

• Blackboard online grading feature phased out in Jan. 2018 (Thursday, November 9, 2017)
  

  Blackboard will be phasing out Crocodoc in January 2018. Crocodoc enables online grading – viewing assignment submissions, providing feedback, and grading student work without downloading the documents. We’ve created helpful webpages that summarize the impact of this change on you and your students. While our version of BlackBoard will not continue to have this feature, our new LMS, Canvas, offers SpeedGrader, which is a very similar tool and the Academic Technology Center team is here to support you if you’re ready to make the transition.

• Have you checked out your Keys to Degree Toolbox yet? (Tuesday, September 26, 2017)
  

  Have you checked out Smart Planner in your KEYS to Degree Toolbox yet? Click on Smart Planner in your Student Center and along with regular advising, it’s a great tool to help you plan, track and assess your way to graduation! The more you plan ahead, the more we can, too – ensuring that the classes you need are offered when you need them. Learn more at www.csus.edu/smartplanner.