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Information Technology

  • IT Services: A B C D E H I K L M O P Q R S T V W

  • Tools4School

    MSUM offers a number of technology tools that you can use while a student or employee. Whether it is utilizing the 24-hour computer labs on campus, educational discounts on hardware or taking advantage of the free software; make sure to check out your opportunities.


  • Software & Resources

    • eSoftware Online Store
      eSoftware offers discounted pricing for some software, like Adobe. You must log in using your campus credentials. Although MSUM does not endorse any computer vendor for personal purchases, we do pass on offers that we believe will be advantageous to the campus community.
    • Brightspace Pulse
      Brightspace Pulse is an app you can install on your mobile device to stay connected to your Brightspace courses. Access course content, links, readings, and other resources. Review and submit discussion posts and upload assignments. Get notifications when instructors post feedback. Review your schedule in courses that make use of the Brightspace calendar.
    • Kaltura MediaSpace
      A cloud-based web services where one may upload or create and distribute various audio and video media formats.
    • LinkedIn Learning
      LinkedIn Learning offers a wide variety of online on-demand courses on a wide assortment of topics, including software tools (e.g., Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, etc.), and soft skills training.
    • Office 365
      Office 365 provides you online access to Microsoft Office and your own ‘cloud’ storage called OneDrive. The campus license for Office 365 is available to all current MSUM students, faculty, and staff.
    • OneDrive
      OneDrive for Business is a personal library intended for storing and organizing your school and work documents. As an integral part of Office 365, OneDrive for Business lets you work within the context of your organization, with features such as direct access to your organization’s address book.
    • Read&Write
      Read&Write Gold offers a suite of tools to help individuals of all ages, abilities and learning styles to access digital content. Some features include text-to-speech, screenshot reader, phonetic spell checker, and research.
    • Web Conferencing
      Web conferencing software may be used for various types of online collaborative services including classes, web seminars, webinars, webcasts, video conferencing and peer-level meetings.

    Educational Discounts

    Didn’t find what you want using the options above? Check whether the publisher offers an Educational Discount. Discounts are often available to students and employees of an educational institution.

     

  • Hardware

    MSUM does not have any specific minimum requirements for student-owned computers at this time. It is generally recommended that you set a budget and then do some comparison shopping to get the best computer available for the price. Since promotions frequently change pricing, it is difficult to give an accurate price/model at any given time. The following are some basic recommendations. MSUM also offers a variety of computer labs across the campus.

    System Recommendations

    Windows Computers

    • Any currently available Intel processor
    • Minimum of 4 GB of memory (RAM), but 8 GB is better
    • 250 GB hard drive (500 GB or more for graphic or video work)
    • The video card should have at least 512 MB dedicated memory - 1GB is better
    • Wireless - campus currently has 802.11g or 802.11b access points
    • A USB removable flash memory drive for transferring files
    • Consider adding Accidental Damage Warranty on laptops

    Macintosh Computers

    • Any currently available Intel processor
    • Minimum of 4 GB of memory (RAM), but 8 GB is better
    • Wireless - campus currently has 802.11g or 802.11b access points
    • Video graphics with at least 256 MB video memory
    • 250 GB hard drive (500 GB or more for graphic or video work)
    • A USB removable external drive for transferring files
    • Consider adding Accidental Damage Warranty on laptops

    Vendors

    Although we don't endorse any computer vendor for personal purchases, we do pass on offers that believe will be advantageous to the campus community.

    • ByteSpeed
      ByteSpeed has created several basic laptop and desktop configurations with upgrade options. They are a local company with local support. Visit the Bytespeed website to check out the MSUM offers on their website.
    • DakTech
      DakTech is a custom computer manufacturer and distributor with over 29 years of industry experience. DakTech warranties bring value and the lowest total cost of ownership for education needs. Check out the DakTech website for more information.
    • Dell
      Dell has a discount program for MSUM faculty, staff and students. Visit the Dell website and use Member ID: US8706005. Check out the Dell Special Deals for more discount opportunities.
    • MSUM Bookstore
      MSUM students and employees who wish to purchase a Macintosh computer for personal use may receive an educational discount through the MSUM Bookstore. Visit the MSUM Bookstore website for more information.

     

  • Computer Lab Information

    MSUM offers you access to more than 75 software programs available on computers in our general access labs. Some academic programs require program specific software which are available in certain labs.