IT RESOURCES AND TOOLS

Visit our updated and improved IT Resources and Tools website for more information on learning, teaching and working resources! As we continue to adapt to remote learning, teaching and working, this resource page will be of great assistance.

GETTING “CONNECTED” – WIFI

As a student, faculty, or staff member, in the University of Maine System, you have access to super-fast wireless, in most areas of campus. For your laptops, tablets and smartphones, the University of Maine System provides access through eduroam. Once your device is set up, you have access to thousands of participating hotspots within the research and education community world-wide. For more information about eduroam, tempest and our guest wifi including how to on-board all of your devices, visit wifi.maine.edu

COMPUTING & PRINTING 

There are several socially distanced Macs and PCs in the Mantor Library for computing needs, many of which are in private study rooms. You will find (pay for) printers on the first and third floors. The Fusion Center 24-hour lab has both Macs and PCs and seating for your laptop and printing capabilities. Students can even print from their own computers.

Printing and photocopying in these areas cost 5 cents per page for B&W and 15 cents for color. Anyone can add money to their printing account by paying with cash in the Mantor Library or loading “campus bucks” on thier ID card account. To add money to your ID card account log into the Portal at http://mycampus.umf.maine.edu/ and click on eAccounts in the launchpad. (This is not necessary for your “department” printer- just the pay-for-print devices listed above.)

 UMS ONECARD

As part of an ongoing effort to offer consistent services to the University community, your ID card is a unified campus card, the UMS OneCard. This card strengthens campus services for all students, faculty, and staff cardholders by enhancing cross-campus ID card functionality. Please see the frequently asked questions page for more information.

Benefits of your UMS OneCard:

  • All campus cards will be accepted at any campus for dining purchases, including meal plans, and Campus Bucks (see FAQ above for details on Campus Bucks)
  • Continued access to all of the services that your UMF ID Card currently provides (library services, printing/photocopying, door access, university store, etc)
  • Mobile app for ios and android
  • A web portal for managing accounts and adding funds (Even loved ones can add money to your account.)

Find out more at umf.maine.edu/campus-life/onecard.

BRIGHTSPACE

University of Maine System’s new learning management system, Brightspace, is a user-friendly, modern, and mobile adaptive Learning Management System.  There are tutorials within students’ Brightspace accounts, but here is a Brightspace Quick Reference Guide for Students.

MICROSOFT OFFICE **FREE** FOR ALL STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF:

All students, faculty, and staff can install Microsoft Office on up to 5 of their own personal devices using their UMS email address and password. You can do this by logging in to the Portal at http://mycampus.umf.maine.edu/ and going to UMF Tools, Download Software or going to office.com/getOffice365. If you need assistance, ask us for help!

UMF CAMPUS PORTAL

Go to http://mycampus.umf.maine.edu/ for single sign-on access to many of the resources and tools you need including BrightSpace, Zoom, MaineStreet, and Gmail. There are direct links into MaineStreet features you need so you won’t have to learn to navigate it. There are UMF Quick links and all sorts of helpful information in the portal. But if you do need assistance, you know how to find us!

ZOOM WEB CONFERENCING

All University of Maine System students, faculty, and staff have access to a full professional Zoom license. This means that everyone in the UMS community can create and host meetings without any of the restrictions associated with free, basic Zoom accounts.

Zoom is a web conferencing tool available to all University of Maine System students, faculty, and staff. Zoom provides high-quality audio and video, intuitive sharing and co-annotation tools, breakout rooms, white-boarding tools, the ability to easily add content to a meeting on the fly, and the option to download meeting recordings as MP4 files.

Zoom has apps for all platforms, including fully-featured iOS and Android apps. You can access Zoom by going to maine.zoom.us or by using the LaunchPad Zoom icon in the UMF myCampus Portal. Refer to this handy Zoom Student Guide (thank you Ashley Montgomery and Mary Dindorf) for quick answers.

UMS Zoom Resources and Support

EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION ALERTS

Important text and/or email messages regarding closings and emergencies are posted as necessary.  You were automatically opted in to receive these alerts.  In the Portal (mycampus.umf.maine.edu), clicking on the icon on the launchpad will take you to a registration page.

Edit your contact information and then click on subscriptions. Click on Manage subscriptions and sign up for what you want to receive.