Getting Assistance – Students

Support for your digital projects is available a few ways. Below, we have collected several guides and videos covering the tools and platforms most often used to support your digital projects.

Digital Learning Assistant Appointments

The Digital Learning Assistants will resume drop-in hours and peer learning consultations later this semester. Meanwhile, please reach out to Tim Clarke (email: timothyclarke@muhlenberg.edu) for assistance.

Getting Started Workshops

By request, we will offer Getting Started workshops covering different tools and platforms useful for completing your assignments. Please reach out to Tim Clarke (timothyclarke@muhlenberg.edu) if your class or group would benefit from a Getting Started workshop.

Support Guides

Below, please find videos, tip sheets, and links to support resources for many of the most-often used tools and technologies available for digital projects and coursework. If you are seeking support for a tool, platform, or application not listed below, please reach out to the student support help desk at helpdesk@muhlenberg.edu.

Hypothes.is – A Tool for Social Annotation

For a collection of resources for hypothes.is, please visit: https://www.muhlenberg.edu/itdl/collaboration/#Hypothes.is

Additional hypothes.is support is available on the hypothes.is website here: https://web.hypothes.is/start/

A video, specifically about using PDF files with hypothes.is, is here: https://video.muhlenberg.edu/media/Hypothes.is+-+Using+PDFs+with+Canvas/1_m7ddlllz

VoiceThread

For a collection of resources for VoiceThread, please visit: https://www.muhlenberg.edu/itdl/collaboration/#VoiceThread

Additional VoiceThread support is available on the VoiceThread website here: https://voicethread.com/howto/

Berg Builds Domains (our Domain of One’s Own initiative)

For a collection of resources for Berg Builds Domains, please visit: https://help.bergbuilds.domains

To request a Berg Builds account, please complete this very short form: https://forms.gle/CbcxunpcAcWqcyRs5

WordPress

For a collection of resources for WordPress, please visit: http://help.bergbuilds.domains/applications/wordpress

TimelineJS

For help with TimelineJS, please visit: https://timeline.knightlab.com/#help

StoryMapJS

For help with StoryMapJS, please visit: https://storymap.knightlab.com/#help

Jamboard

For help getting started with Jamboard, please see: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fDR7WLZAix82zpLvn7AJzMjgGjwjyHg2htUCcVx30cM/edit

Jamboard support is available from Google here: https://support.google.com/jamboard/?hl=en#topic=7383643