Elizabeth Pyatt commented on the post, Educational Gaming Brown Bag: Smoke...
The event has past which is why the link is not working. A recording of the event is available on http://gaming.psu.edu/archived-presentations/
View ArticleElizabeth Pyatt wrote a new post, Winterfest Training Session on Wed Jan 8 on...
A session on Turnitin will be offered on Wed., Jan 8 from 9-10 AM over Adobe Connect. See registration info from ITS Training.
View ArticleElizabeth Pyatt wrote a new post, Penn State Adds GradeMark and PeerMark to...
Information Technology Services (ITS) announced July 1, 2013 that Penn State has renewed their contract with Turnitin, the web-based plagiarism detection and prevention system. Also, faculty, staff,...
View ArticleElizabeth Pyatt wrote a new post, Russian Ruble Symbol Coming to Unicode, on...
A new Russian ruble sign as just been approved by the Central Bank of Russia. The sign is a traditional Cyrillic R (Р) with a crossed line below. You can also see other recent design candidates if...
View ArticleElizabeth Pyatt wrote a new post, Accessibility Coder Clinic: Testing Sites...
In this Accessibility Clinic, accessibility tester Michelle McManus will demonstrate how she uses a screen reader to test different Web pages. Attendees are invited to bring page URLs for Michelle to...
View ArticleElizabeth Pyatt wrote a new post, Microsoft Office Accessibility...
This demonstration session will focus on the importance of creating documents compliant with 508 standards for accessibility. Participants will be introduced to a variety of ways to create accessible...
View ArticleElizabeth Pyatt wrote a new post, A Unicode Ted Talk, on the site Got Unicode...
Johannes Bergerhausen recently gave a Ted Talk in Vienna on Unicode. It’s a good summary of key issues for those who don’t know know about bits or bytes Looking forward to the day when you can “send...
View ArticleElizabeth Pyatt wrote a new post, Turnitin Over the Holidays, on the site...
The Turnitin service will remain active during the Penn State Holiday break for those with existing accounts, but please note the following. While the IT Service Desk remains closed, new instructor...
View ArticleElizabeth Pyatt wrote a new post, Brandi on Bilingualism, on the site A...
Reality TV is probably bad for your overall mental health, but it truly is a wonderful source of material for the instructor in sociolinguistics. For example, in the latest spat between Real Housewives...
View ArticleElizabeth Pyatt wrote a new post, "Ancient U.S. Weapon"? How old can that...
The meaning of words can vary from context, and this article about an “Ancient U.S. Weapon” in Syria brought home this point to me. If you consider that ancient often means “the earliest recorded...
View ArticleElizabeth Pyatt wrote a new post, Simplified Rubric and Comments Tied to a...
Turnitin has released two new Grademark features as of January 24, 2014. The first is a simplified Grading Form which lets instructors write comments and a score on different criteria, but does not...
View ArticleElizabeth Pyatt wrote a new post, March 2014 Gaming Brownbag on Unity...
For our final Spring 2014 Gaming Brownbag on March 19, Daryl Branford from the Eberly College of Science will host a conversation about using the Unity gaming engine to develop games for science...
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Elizabeth Pyatt wrote a new post, Turnitin Expands File Uploads to Include...
Turnitin now includes an option to upload image files for grading (such as photography assignments, scanned images of math or science assignments or original artwork). To take advantage of this […]
View ArticleElizabeth Pyatt wrote a new post, Instructions to Download Documents from...
Students and instructors needing to download papers from Turnitin can find instructions at the Download Papers from Turnitin page at.
View ArticleElizabeth Pyatt wrote a new post, Turnitin Maintenance on Sat., March 15, on...
FYI – Turnitin may be unavailable during the regularly scheduled maintenance window on Saturday, March 15th from 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM PDT (or 10 AM – 2PM EDT). Please see the System Status page <a […]
View ArticleElizabeth Pyatt wrote a new post, Official Penn State Email Address Required...
In May 2014 after the spring 2014 semester ends, the Penn State Turnitin service will migrate to an updated interface which will streamline access to accounts via single sign-on with your Penn State...
View ArticleElizabeth Pyatt wrote a new post, Turnitin Maintenance on Sat., April 5, on...
FYI – Turnitin may be unavailable during the regularly scheduled maintenance window on Saturday, April 5th from 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM PDT (or 10 AM – 2PM EDT). Please see the System Status page <a […]
View ArticleElizabeth Pyatt wrote a new post, Turnitin Maintenance on Sat., May 3, on the...
FYI – Turnitin may be unavailable during the regularly scheduled maintenance window on Saturday, May 3rd from 7:00 AM to 11:00 AM PDT (or 10 AM – 2PM EDT). Please see the System Status page <a […]
View ArticleElizabeth Pyatt wrote a new post, In Memoriam: Constance Sutton, Ilaria Corp,...
It’s been a particularly violent TV season this year and no show more deadly than the SyFy Channel bizarre medical thriller Helix, the show where the CDC tries to stop another Zombie epic in a...
View ArticleElizabeth Pyatt wrote a new post, Bensonhurst Spelling Bee (Video of the...
One of the joys of YouTube is the wealth of linguistic data a linguist has at her fingertips. A smart linguistic instructor can even ask students to bring data to her, and the following video is a...
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