Information Technology Services Projects

Recent News & Projects

• New ITS Portal

  Our new ITS Portal is your one-stop shop for access to technology services.

  The portal provides the fastest way to get answers to technology questions, make requests for help, find our services, and connect with our team of experts.

  It’s part of a broader initiative to improve technology-service delivery to the campus community. 

• Goodbye Moodle, Hello Brightspace

  Summer 2023 and Beyond

  As part of a mandatory SUNY-wide LMS consolidation, SUNY Plattsburgh has
  completed our migration to Brightspace.

  • All online, hybrid and web-enhanced course content will be delivered via
    Brightspace. Moodle is no longer available as a learning management platform.
  • All non-academic group sites will also be delivered via Brightspace.
  • TEL/CTE workshops will be focused on Brightspace.
  • For information about upcoming TEL workshops specific to migrating course
    content from Moodle to Brightspace, check out TEL’s workshop schedule.
    The SUNY Center for Professional Development offers training opportunities
    from a more “generic” (non-Moodle) point of view.
• YuJa — SUNY Plattsburgh's Enterprise Video Platform

  YuJa is a video platform that allows faculty to host video content and record video lectures. It includes inspiring capabilities to enhance collaboration, content management, and accessibility, and promises to be an important asset for curriculum deployment and student success. This platform will also be used to share videos of our campus events and success stories!

  YuJa can be used as a stand-alone tool or within your Brightspace course sites. Use it to create, upload and share your videos and other media. You can also auto-caption your videos for accessibility. In fact, YuJa meets ADA compatibility standards for video content. All you need to do is record using YuJa or import other recordings into your media library, then request auto-captioning.

  YuJa includes an online easy-to-use video editor and a mobile app. Example videos include:

  • classroom lectures
  • meetings and presentations
  • screen-capture recordings
  • capturing campus events or success stories
  • any other videos for teaching, training, and information

  Learn more about YuJa

• New Print Management Initiative

  Achieving a Higher Level of Environmental Awareness

  Our Plattsburgh Next plan embraces environmental sustainability as a core component of SUNY Plattsburgh’s Vision. In service of that goal, campus tech teams work constantly toward developing sustainable practices and green initiatives that lower our carbon footprint and reduce energy usage.

  Among our current efforts is implementation of SUNY’s Managed Print Initiative. We recently spent the summer working with departments to begin right-sizing the entire campus copier/printer fleet.

  Thus far, we have achieved the following results:

  • A permanent elimination of 32 Kyocera copiers; this is projected to yield $224,000 in equipment-cost savings every five years
  • A 35% reduction in B/W printing/copying
  • A 40% reduction in Color printing/copying
  • Increased sharing of copy/print equipment in many areas

  It’s a strong start. We are also working to accomplish the following required tasks:

  • Significantly reduce the number of campus laser printers
  • Replace all remaining copiers with new SUNY-approved devices
  • Centralize a budget for printing and paper
  • Reduce color printing

  Learn about the SUNY Managed Print Initiative

• New Google Storage Changes

  Google Workspace for Education is a critical suite of tools our college uses for productivity and collaboration. It includes Gmail and cloud storage in Drive. As indicated in our May 2021 message to the campus community, Google has a new policy that discontinues unlimited data storage for campus accounts. 

  We will begin applying a new quota policy this fall. As a result:

  • all faculty, staff, and students will receive 750GB of storage; and
  • alumni accounts will be limited to 10GB of storage, and may still be kept indefinitely

  Most users will remain unaffected. We have identified that the new storage capacity is well above the usage levels for 95% of faculty, staff, and students. If you are one of the five percent impacted, we will be following up directly with you for additional guidance.

  What actions do I need to take right now?

  Check your Drive account. Delete all files and folders you no longer need. Follow these steps:

  1. Use Google quota tool to check the amount of space you are using and identify large files.
  2. Select all files and folders you no longer need, then delete them.

  What happens if I exceed my quota?

  Should you exceed your quota, there is a 14-day grace period before your files are locked. After 14 days (or if you exceed your quota by more than 25%), you will still be able to sign-in and access your account. You will be able to view and download all of your files, and you will still be able to send and receive emails. The following restrictions will, however, take place immediately:

  • New files cannot be uploaded to Google Drive.
  • New files in apps like Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drawings, or Forms cannot be created and any collaboration files shared by that user cannot be edited (they become view-only for other users who shared those collaborative documents).
  • For users that have Google Classroom enabled, new assignments cannot be created with new files that haven't been yet uploaded or created.
  • Google Classroom grades cannot be exported to Google Sheets.
  • Students in a Google Classroom whose teacher account is over quota cannot submit assignments with file attachments.
  • If a Google Classroom student storage is over quota, the student cannot access files in assignments that require making a copy.

  Helpful Resources to Move or Copy Your Google Data

  1. How to download your Google data — steps showing you how to download files and the services supported for exporting data.
  2. Copy content from your school account to another account — steps to move your files to personal accounts.

  Other Storage Options

  • Use Microsoft Onedrive for long term storage of files that you need to keep but aren’t frequently accessed. All active faculty/staff and students each have 1TB of storage.
    
    • To access, login to Microsoft Online with campus credentials.