If you’re new to Drake or want a refresher on the services Information Technology Services provides, read below. Also, learn about the new technology initiatives ITS launched over the summer.

Where to find ITS news: Information on outages, new initiatives and other important information can be found at www.drake.edu/its, on our service portal at service.drake.edu/its, on the blueView login screen, or by following @DrakeITServices on Twitter. Announcements are also included in the weekly OnCampus newsletter.

New student? Not sure how to get started with campus technology? Visit www.drake.edu/its/students.

New this summer:

IT Service Portal: Visit the IT service portal at service.drake.edu/its to learn about technology services available, browse our knowledge base for how-to technology guides, or get assistance with an issue. Learn how to get started using the service portal with this guide.

Laptop Check out Kiosk: ITS is piloting a laptop checkout kiosk in Meredith Hall. Borrow one of 14 Macbook Pro laptops for up to four hours for free. Laptops are available to check out during building hours, Monday through Friday, from 7 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., Saturdays from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Sundays from 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.

OneDrive: As part of our campus Office365 subscription, students can store up to 1 terabyte of data in OneDrive, a cloud storage solution similar to Dropbox or Google Drive. You can share files, as well as collaboratively edit documents using the web versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. The OneDrive client comes standard on Windows 10 computers and can be downloaded from the Mac app store. OneDrive is also available for iOS, Android, and Windows mobile devices. Learn how to set up your computer to sync files in OneDrive here.

— Carla Herling, ITS