Upcoming OTS Training Workshops:
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2017 – 9:30am-12:30pm – Linthicum 203
Excel: Advanced – Maximize the effectiveness of Excel using common power tools.
Thursday, February 23rd, 2017 – 10:00am-11:30am – Blackboard Collaborate
Blackboard: Grade Center – Discover the various functions of the Blackboard grade center.
Thursday, February 23rd, 2017 – 1:00pm-3:00pm – Cook 404A
WordPress for Staff: Small Scale Web Publishing – Give your CV and more a professional look online with TU’s WordPress web publishing.
Tuesday, February 28th, 2017 – 9:30am-11:30am – Linthicum 203
OneNote: Introduction – Learn the basics of OneNote, a comprehensive note taking app.
Tuesday, March 7th, 2017 – 9:30am-11:30am – Cook 404A
Office 365: OneDrive – Collaborate, store and create documents and files using Microsoft OneDrive.
Wednesday, March 8th, 2017 – 2:00pm-4:00pm – Cook 404A
WordPress for Organizations: Small Scale Web Publishing – Highlight your TU organization with the easy to use TU WordPress web publishing service.
Thursday, March 9th, 2017 – 1:00pm-4:00pm – Linthicum 203
Excel: Fundamentals – Form a solid foundation of knowledge in Microsoft Excel.
Thursday, March 9th, 2017 – 1:00pm-2:30pm – Blackboard Collaborate
Blackboard: Open Session – Work with a Blackboard administrator on any issues you may be having.
OTS Training Tip of the Week
Conduct Surveys Quick & Easy
Did you know there is a Microsoft app in Office 365 that lets you conduct surveys to multiple people quickly and easily?
- Navigate to office.towson.edu and log in.
- Click the Forms application.
- Click New Form.
- Click Untitled Form to name your form.
- Click Add question. You have a variety of different questions you can input. Here are some examples:
Choice:
Text:
Rating:
Date:
6. Click the Share button to reveal a link you can share with people to complete your survey. You can also choose between the option of having anyone with the link be able to complete the survey or only people in your organization complete the survey.
7. By clicking the Response tab, you can monitor all responses that have come in. Click View Results to view individual answers from each surveyor. You can also export all current results to an Excel spreadsheet by clicking 
Finally, you can change the appearance of you survey by clicking the themes button.
