Campus Technologies hosts “Connected @ Elon” for new students

Campus Technologies held its 3rd annual Connected @ Elon event on Aug. 29, 2010, during New Student Orientation. Created to help incoming students learn about the technology available to them on campus, the theme of this year’s show was Family Feud.

Scott Hildebrand, assistant director of Teaching and Learning Technologies; Nick Friederich, a senior from Alexandria, Va.; and Corey Hutkin, a junior from Doylestown, Pa., engaged first-year student contestants with questions about technology. The students were asked to name the top five things they should not do on Facebook, the apps available to them through their Google Apps for Education account, and the ways they can seek technology help.

Students walked away from the show with an understanding of the ways they can stay “Connected @ Elon.” To learn more about ways you can stay “Connected @ Elon,” visit our “New to Elon” section on the Technology website.

Questions from Family Feud

Q: Name something you should not do on Facebook
Survey says …
1. Open it to anyone
2. List room number
3. Post questionable photos
4. Show your full birthday
5. Stalk your professor

For more information about Technology Ethics and Personal Responsibility, visit www.elon.edu/livesmart.

Q: Name one of the Google Apps
Survey says …
1. Gmail
2. Docs
3. Calendar
4. Sites
5. Talk

For more information about Google Apps, visit the Technology Wiki at www.elon.edu/wiki [keyword: google apps for education].

Q: Name a way to get technology help
Survey says …
1. Call 336-278-5200
2. Visit Help Desk (www.elon.edu/wiki [keyword: Help Desk])
3. Elite students (www.elon.edu/wiki [keyword: elite Program])
4. Technology website (www.elon.edu/technology)
5. Technology Wiki (www.elon.edu/wiki)