IT services at UiT
Nora MacLarenDepartment of Information Technology
Contents
• Orakelet• Starting the semester off right• Student ID card• Accessing services
– Printing/copying– Internet access– Free software
Orakelet (IT help desk) orakel.uit.no
Studentweb studweb.uit.no
User account profil.uit.no/user/activate
Fronter fronter.com/uit
Min side (information for students) uit.no/studenter/minside
Student ID on your phone uit.no/studentid
Accessing services from home (VPN) vpn.uit.no
Printing/copying https://safecomweb.uit.no/safecom (activate account)mobilprint.uit.no
Eduroam (wireless network) orakel.uit.no (search for “eduroam”)
Student Residence Network (cabled network)
orakel.uit.no (search for “studentbynett”)
Email mail.uit.no
Free software profil.uit.no
Microsoft Office uit.no/orakel/office365
Microsoft Word tutorials uit.no/orakel/oppgaver
Mazemap (interactive campus map) uit.no/campustromso
IT support onlineorakel.uit.no
Ask a question by phonePhone number: 776 4454408:00-18:00 (16:00)Monday – Thursday (Friday)
Visit the help desk09:00-18:00 (15:00)Monday – Thursday (Friday)
Orakelet
Need password
Need username
Need activation code
Need username
Need username and activation code
Have to have paid thesemester fee!
What should I do at the start of the semester?
Activate your user account!
https://profil.uit.no/user/activate
Register for exams!
https://studweb.uit.no
Log on to Fronter the next day!
http://fronter.com/uit
What does having a UiT username and password get you?
What are the bonuses of having a user account?
• Free software– Microsoft Office
• Fronter• Printing• Email account at mail.uit.no• Internet access• Digital library services• Access to computer labs
• You become an awesome, UiTstudent
Accessing the wireless network (eduroam)orakel.uit.no (search for «eduroam»)
• There is no limit on how many devices you can connect to eduroam at any given time
• If eduroam covers the area you are in, you have access
• (eduroam is also available at airports, other universities in Norway and abroad, some university colleges, etc)
Accessing the Student Residence Networkorakel.uit.no (search for «studentbynett»)
• Cabled network in the student dorms• Connect up to 10 devices at any given time
Work from home (VPN)vpn.uit.no
• Access IT services from home
Emailmail.uit.no
• Correspondence from UiT, your teachers, etc will be sent to this address• Address book with UiT students and staff• Class schedule• Reserve group study rooms
– FutureLab
Min sideuit.no/studenter/minside
Hugin UiT student app
• Calendar (with info about courses you are enrolled in)• Messages from Fronter• Your status as a student (which courses you are taking)• 5 most recent emails to your student account
• Download from Google Play or Apple Store
Free software for studentsprofil.uit.no
Office 365uit.no/orakel/office365
• Free installation of Microsoft Office for Mac and Windows• Online document storage• Share documents
– Access– Co-authorship
Fronterfronter.com/uit
• Course resources like readings, discussion forums, etc
• Who should you contact when course “rooms” are missing?– Check student web (studweb.uit.no)– Contact your faculty or the student information desk– User support
What does your ID card get you?
Physical student ID card
• Key card• Printing• Library card
Digital student ID carduit.no/studentid
• Identifies you as a student through an app
• Semester registration receipt
• Student discounts
Printing/copying
Printing from a UiT PC• Activate your account at
safecomweb.uit.no/safecom• Print to “pullprint”• Use your student ID to collect the
document from the printer
Printing from laptop, tablet, phone• Upload file to mobilprint.uit.no • Send as attachment to
Smart things to know about(that don’t require a username or ID card)
What’s happening at UiT?
• Subscribe to announcements from UiT– uit.no/nyheter/rss– Orakelet – IT driftsmeldinger
• Events, buy/sell, etc– tavla.uit.no
Smart tips - MazeMap
Indoor map service Search for room numbers Find your position Generate a path to a room Available for iOS and Android
Smart tips – free software courses
• Will be announced by email and on tavla.uit.no
• Photoshop• Endnote• Word
– uit.no/orakel/oppgaver• Excel• And more!
Resource center for teaching, learning and technologyresult.uit.no
• Goal to improve pedagogical use of technology at UiT• Free, online course in information literacy
– Mooc.no iKomp