MyVCU - Your Portal to VCU Jim Yucha August 23, 2011 Director, Web Services.

myVCU - Your Portal to VCU

Jim YuchaAugust 23, 2011

Director, Web Services

Interested in finding - which course has seats still available - an available computing lab - create a blog or wiki - make an emergency phone call

Attend this session to see how the myVCU Portal, VCU Mobile and other available tools can assist you.

myVCU - Your Portal to VCU

- Blog - Wiki - Web space - VCU Mobile - myVCU Portal - Training

Applications

VCU is transitioning blogs - Movable Type (blog.vcu.edu) - WordPress (wp.vcu.edu)

Create a personal WordPress Blog - Go to URL: http://wp.vcu.edu - Login with your VCU eID and password - You can add organizational/group blogs

Blog

VCU offers the Confluence Wiki - http://wiki.vcu.edu - Create a personal wiki - Create a group wiki, such as Student Org - Restrict access (group only) or completely open

Wiki

Personal Web Space - http://www.ramsites.net - Get started: http://www.ts.vcu.edu/kb/2226.html

Student Organization Web Space - http://www.studentorg.vcu.edu - Get Started: http://www.ts.vcu.edu/kb/2230.html - Must be registered

Web Space

”VCU Mobile”

Will VCU Mobile

work on my

device ?

Two official mobile applications - VCU Mobile [iPhone, Android, Blackberry] - Mobile Learn (Blackboard) [iPhone, Android, iPad]

Mobile web site - http://m.vcu.edu

Get Started: http://www.vcu.edu/mobile

Mobile VCU

VCU Mobile modules

VCU Mobile App

iPhoneDirectoryEventsCoursesMapsAthleticsNewsSitesEmergencyVideoImagesLibraryiTunes ULearn

BlackberryDirectoryEventsCoursesMapsAthleticsNewsSitesEmergencyVideoImages

AndroidDirectory

CoursesMapsAthleticsNewsSitesEmergency

Library

Learn

The Sites module has A-Z style links to mobile web sites:

Alumni AssociationsAskVCUAvailable Public ComputersDining Services (Menus, etc)Technology Services web siteVCU Libraries

VCU Mobile - Sites module

http://my.vcu.edu

Connection to numerous VCU resources

myVCU Portal

Training?

http://training.vcu.edu

Training?

Web Services: http://go.vcu.edu/webservices

Blog: http://wp.vcu.edu/webservices

Questions