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Microsoft is providing free access to Office 365 ProPlus for faculty and staff members as part of our Microsoft site license for SCTCC. This offer includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other Office apps. Faculty and staff members are able to install the apps on up to five personal devices, including PCs, Macs, iPhones, iPads, and Android smartphones and tablets.

Installation Instructions.

For iOS and Android:

  1. Download from your app store iPad: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, iPhone, Android
  2. Sign in with your school credentials for full editing capability

You will need your SCTCC college email account to sign in. If you have trouble installing Office, this guide may resolve your issue: Office 365 Help

SCTCC Faculty and Staff Email Help

MoveIt Securely is a secure file transfer solution available to Minnesota State employees.

MoveIt Securely will be used to transfer files securely, as the software name implies, and also to transfer large files that are too large to send via email. This system is designed to send files securely to both internal and external recipients and replaces the transfer of sensitive data via email. Sensitive data refers to Social Security numbers, grades, driver’s license information, etc. If you are uncertain whether data is sensitive, please use MoveIt Securely. This software is not intended to replace network drives that are currently used to share files among departments or programs. For more information on MoveIt Securely and how to use it, click MoveIt Securely. To access the service, log in using your StarID.

Minnesota State Service Portal

Step 1: Log into MediaSpace/Kaltura at https://mediaspace.minnstate.edu using your Star ID and password. Click on “Add New” and then “CaptureSpace Lite”.

Step 2: First-time users will select your download for Windows or for Mac.

Step 3: Make the Windows or Mac selection and then open the link.

Step 4: Decide on the type of recording you want. Using the screen with the microphone will allow you to cover anything on your computer screen: a power point, the syllabus, an assignment, D2L navigation, and so on.

Step 5: Select either “full screen” or “select area”. If you select “full screen,” your entire screen, including any open tabs, will be shown. If you “select area,” you will box in the area you want captured. “Select Area” can work well for power point and other document presentations.

NOTE: As you record, you can pause and start throughout. When you are finished, click “DONE”.

Step 6: You are able to edit (trim, chop, titles, and/or credits). “Titles" and “Credits” have designs you can download after you’ve finished recording.

Step 7: You can upload, preview, and/or save. You might consider editing their automatically generated title to something specific (i.e. Introduction to Analytical Writing). Save your video, and then upload. You’ll get an “upload success” message when this step is complete.

Step 8: You will go into MediaSpace using the link (or log back into MediaSpace and click on “My Media”) and click on your newly-created video.

Step 9: Click on Actions > Publish > Unlisted (from the Private default setting) so that you can share the link in D2L.

Step 10: To caption your video, click on the video file and select Action > Order Captions. Click the Order Captions button under your video. A date will be offered for your captioning request to be completed. This date depends on system demand and size of your file. Most captioning offer a date a week out although most are completed within the day (and often within minutes for smaller files). You can monitor the progress (“authorized, in process, and complete”) of your caption request by clicking on Monitor Progress.

Step 11: Once “complete,” click the Edit box. This takes you to the editing screen where you can make editing changes.

Step 12: You’ll make any editing changes on this screen. Be sure to click Save and Approve when finished.

Step 13: Making sure that your video is “unlisted,” you’ll click on Share and receive the URL. You’ll use this to link the video in D2L.

Step 14: You can either add your video as a link or embed the video in your course.

MediaSpace/Kaltura Video Creation and Captioning PDF

  • Kaltura - MediaSpace:  MediaSpace is a cloud based web service developed by Kaltura which facilitates the conversion and distribution of various audio, video and image media formats. Faculty, staff and students may upload media content to the MediaSpace server which automatically converts and optimizes your media for hassle-free distribution on the web. Log in with your Star ID and password.
  • SCTCC On The Hub: Purchase Microsoft software, such as Office and Windows,  online at an academic discount. This is a big savings over retail prices.
  • AzureDev Tools: Free Software from Microsoft for students and faculty. Formerly Microsoft Imagine, puts professional, no-cost developer tools, including Visual Studio Enterprise, in the hands of students and faculty.
Acceptable Use of Computers and Information Technology Resources

This acceptable use policy governs the use of computers and networks by all students, faculty, and staff at SCTCC. As a user of computer and information technology resources, you’re responsible for reading and understanding this policy.