{"id":1936,"date":"2018-02-06T12:58:20","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T17:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/information-technology\/?page_id=1936"},"modified":"2025-07-28T10:13:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T14:13:40","slug":"faculty-related-applications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/information-technology\/faculty-related-applications\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty\/Staff Software Applications and Tutorials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Information Technology Division at Montclair State University offers a variety of software applications that allow users to easily engage during their affiliation with the University. Below is a listing with links to appropriate documentation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"prpl-drawer open\"><div class=\"prpl-drawer-header\">Teaching and Learning Technologies<\/div><div class=\"prpl-drawer-content\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/canvas\/\">Canvas<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0University Learning Management System\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/montclair.instructure.com\/courses\/3\">Faculty Canvas Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li>ePortfolios \u2013At Montclair State, we have two options for creating an ePortfolio, <strong>Google sites ePortfolio<\/strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0<strong>Canvas ePortfolio<\/strong>. Please refer to our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/itds\/instructional-tech\/google-sites\/\">ePortfolios User Guide<\/a>\u00a0when creating ePortfolios in Google Sites. Students and instructors can also create an ePortfolio using Canvas. Students can upload their assignments, projects, or any other professional and academic work to showcase their learning process. More information on the Canvas ePortfolio tool is available from the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/community.canvaslms.com\/docs\/DOC-10509-4212717364\">Canvas Community.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/information-technology\/gmail-and-google-apps-faculty\/?wp_logged_in=true\" target=\"_blank\">Google Applications<\/a> &#8211; Montclair State University participates in Google Workspace for Education that allows for us to have access to Google Mail, Drive, Calendar, Analytics and so much more.<\/li>\n<li>Survey Tools:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/msusurveys.montclair.edu\/index.php\/admin\/authentication\/sa\/login\">Montclair State University Surveys (LimeSurvey)<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/information-technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2018\/05\/Introduction-to-LimeSurvey.pdf\">Montclair State University Surveys Introduction (User Guide)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/information-technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2018\/05\/LimeSurvey-Exporting-Results.pdf\">Exporting Results (User Guide)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/montclair.co1.qualtrics.com\/ControlPanel\/?\">Qualtrics<\/a> &#8212; <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qualtrics.com\/support\/\" target=\"_blank\">Training Materials and Support<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/surveys.montclair.edu\/survey\/login.jsp\">IT Survey Tool<\/a> &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/information-technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2018\/06\/Creating-Surveys-Using-the-OIT-Survey-Tool.pdf\">OIT Survey ToolUser Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/itds\/instructional-tech\/panopto\/\"><strong>Panopto<\/strong><\/a> is an all-in-one video platform. It provides desktop lecture recording and automatic captioning services, as well as pedagogical features to add learning interactions within a video. It is seamlessly integrated with the Canvas learning management system.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/itds\/instructional-tech\/lockdown-browser\">Respondus LockDown Browser<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/itds\/instructional-tech\/turnitin\/\">Turnitin<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Montclair State University\u2019s plagiarism detection system. It is integrated directly with Canvas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-drawer open\"><div class=\"prpl-drawer-header\">Full List of Faculty&sol;Staff Applications<\/div><div class=\"prpl-drawer-content\">\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/iams-amc.montclair.edu\">Account Management Center<\/a> &#8211; is a web application that allows users to activate and manage their NetID and password. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/information-technology\/activatemanage-netid-password-faculty\">How to activate and manage your NetID.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/information-technology\/adobe-products\/\">Adobe Products<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; are a set of applications from Acrobat that allows you to create or edit PDFs to Creative Cloud that allows you to utilize a subset of applications like PhotoShop, InDesign, Illustrator or After Effects.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Advocate (Symplicity)<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; a case management system for student conduct, Title IX, and behavioral intervention management. Please refer to documentation on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/information-technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2019\/01\/Care-Public-Report-Instructions-v2.pdf\">Creating a Public Report<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/information-technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2019\/01\/Public-Incident-Report-Instructions-v1.pdf\">Creating a Public Incident Report<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/information-technology\/apple-mac-operating-system\">Apple &#8211; Mac Operating System <\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Banner 9<\/strong> &#8211; is a web interface for accessing banner administrative pages and manipulating student data. Requires authorized access. <a href=\"\/information-technology\/banner-9-learning-aids\/\">Banner 9 learning aids<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cognos.montclair.edu\/cognos10\">Cognos Reporting<\/a> &#8211; is a reporting tool used to create and run University reports of student data.\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/information-technology\/msu-cognos-reports-user-guide\/\">Cognos Reporting User Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2018\/07\/Cognos-Reports-Catalog.pdf\">Reports Catalog<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/degreeworks.montclair.edu\/DashboardServlet\/dashboard\">Degree Works<\/a> &#8211; is a web-based planning and tracking tool that helps students and advisors monitor a student&#8217;s academic progress toward graduation.<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2018\/08\/DegreeWorksUserGuide.pdf\"> Degree Works User Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/app1.montclair.edu\/evs\">Electronic Voting System(EVS)<\/a> &#8211; is a web application used to administer campus internal elections and voting. <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2018\/05\/EVS-Electronic-Voting-System.pdf\">EVS User Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/information-technology\/leveraging-our-gartner-resource\/\">Gartner Research<\/a> &#8211; is one of the foremost leaders in technology market research and trend analysis and is an indispensable daily resource for thousands of professionals in both business and higher education.<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/genericaccountcenter.montclair.edu\/GenericAccountCenter\/\">Generic Account Center<\/a> &#8211; is an application used to request a generic email account. It is mainly used by administrative offices and programs.<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/grcc.montclair.edu\">Google Resource Calendar Center (GRCC)<\/a> &#8211; is a web application that allows users to request and manage google resource calendar. <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2018\/06\/Google-Resource-Calendar-GRCC.pdf\">GRCC User Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/netid.montclair.edu\/GroupManager\">Group Manager<\/a> &#8211; is a web application that allows you to manage specific file shares on MSU Files or grant access to Sharp Devices. <a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2018\/06\/How-to-use-the-Group-Manager-app.pdf\">How to use the Group Manager app<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/isr.montclair.edu\/isr\/Login.jsp\">Instructional Service Reporting (ISR)<\/a> &#8211; is a web application used by instructional staff to complete their instructional service reporting.\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2018\/09\/ISR-Faculty-Quick-User-Guide.pdf\">ISR Faculty Quick User Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2018\/09\/ISR-Adjunct-Quick-User-Guide.pdf\">ISR Adjunct Quick User Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2018\/09\/ISR-IS-CS-Quick-User-Guide.pdf\">ISR Clinical Specialists Quick User Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/itdsevents.montclair.edu\/calendar\/itds-workshops\">ITDS Course Registration<\/a> &#8211; is an application that allows to register for IT training course.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Microsoft Products<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/information-technology\/microsoft-office-tutorials\/\">Microsoft Office Products<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/information-technology\/microsoft-products\/microsoft-operating-systems\/\" target=\"_blank\">Operating Systems<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/navigate\">Navigate<\/a> &#8211; is a student success platform designed to help academic advisors, faculty and student support areas engage with students more efficiently, identify students who need attention and track student behavior trends to more effectively focus resources and initiatives.<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nest.montclair.edu\">NEST<\/a> &#8211; is the University portal for user services. <a href=\"\/information-technology\/nest-faculty-staff\/\">NEST Tutorial and FAQ documents<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/montclair.campuslabs.com\/engage\">Engage<\/a> &#8211; is a web portal that allows you to be in tune with all the campus events. <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/montclair.campuslabs.com\/engage\/news\/187639\">Getting started with Engage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getrave.com\/login\/montclair\">Rave<\/a> &#8211; is a set of safety, academic and auxiliary mobile applications. <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2018\/06\/Rave-Your-MSU-App.pdf\">Rave User Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/montclair.service-now.com\/ditportal\">SPSS<\/a> &#8211; is a tool that offers advanced statistical analysis, a vast library of machine-learning algorithms, text analysis, open-source extensibility, integration with big data and seamless deployment into applications.<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/lists.montclair.edu\/sympa\">Sympa Lists<\/a> &#8211; Montclair State&#8217;s mailing list service.\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2023\/12\/SympaMailing-List-Manager-Overview.pdf\">Sympa User Guide.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2023\/03\/FAQ-for-Sympa-List-Moderators_2-3.pdf\">FAQ for Sympa List Moderators<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/information-technology\/how-to-subscribe-and-unsubscribe-from-an-optional-employee-listserv-at-montclair-state-university\">How to subscribe to\/unsubscribe from an optional Montclair State University employee list<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myworkday.com\/wday\/authgwy\/montclair\/login.htmld?returnTo=%2fmontclair%2fd%2fhome.htmld\">Workday <\/a> &#8211; is a cloud based set of applications used for human capital management (HCM) and payroll. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/human-resources\/workday\/\">Workday learning resources<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/25live.collegenet.com\/montclair\/\">25Live <\/a> &#8211; is an enterprise-class, web-based event calendaring, scheduling, and publishing system. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/information-technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/168\/2018\/05\/25Live.pdf\">25Live User Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/information-technology\/video-conferencing-at-msu\/?wp_logged_in=true\">Zoom\u00a0<\/a>offers a robust and growing set of collaboration features to satisfy relevant use cases, with integrated room systems. Zoom is the officially recommended Video\/Web Conferencing tool across campus.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-drawer open\"><div class=\"prpl-drawer-header\">Software Repository Downloads<\/div><div class=\"prpl-drawer-content\"><br \/>\nAccess additional software by visiting the <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/itswrepo.montclair.edu\" target=\"_blank\">Software Repository application<\/a>. Software that can found on this site:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Citrix<\/strong> Virtualization software that allows Windows applications to be accessed via individual devices from a shared server or cloud system.<\/li>\n<li><strong>EndNote (Mac and Windows)<\/strong> Software tool for publishing and managing bibliographies, citations and references on the Windows and Macintosh desktop.<\/li>\n<li><strong>JMP Pro (Mac and Windows)<\/strong> Statistical analysis program.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Office 365<\/strong> Microsoft subscription plans that include access to Office applications such as Word, Excel and Outlook.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Putty Secure Shell Documentation<\/strong> An open-source terminal emulator, serial console and network file transfer application.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Information Technology Division at Montclair State University offers a variety of software applications that allow users to easily engage during their affiliation with the University. 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