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CUNY MFA

CUNY MFA has been applied to the CUNY login, including any services that leverage the CUNY login account (e.g., Zoom, Brightspace, Dropbox).

Instructions can be found under the Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) tab on our website

Faculty & Staff Training

To see the schedule and to register for one of the sessions, please visit our registration page

Training Catalog

Adobe Acrobat –

  • Accessibility
  • Combine PDF documents
  • Convert MS Office documents to PDFs
  • Create E-signatures/Sign PDFs
  • Create fillable forms
  • Edit PDFs
  • Extract pages
  • Redact PDFs
  • & more…

Brightspace

  • Assist students with Brighspace LMS

Hyflex Technologies –

  • In-Person training on hyflex technologies, including
    • Conference microphones
    • Confidence monitor
    • Document Cameras
    • Dual monitors
    • Hover cams
    • Projectors

MS TEAMS -

  • Creating Channels
  • File sharing and tasks
  • Instant Messaging
  • Meeting recordings
  • Private vs. Public
  • Synchronous meetings
  • TEAMS voice
    • Customizing voicemail
    • Creating away messages
    • Setting up notifications
  • Virtual backgrounds
  • & more…

ZOOM -

  • Breakout rooms
  • Closed Captioning
  • Meeting recordings
  • Polling
  • Scheduling synchronous meetings
  • Securing meetings
  • Transcriptions
  • Virtual backgrounds
  • & more…

Dropbox -

  • Collaborate on documents
  • Create folders
  • Learn how to access your CSI Dropbox account.
  • Upload & store files
  • & more…

OneDrive -

  • Collaborate on MS Office documents
  • Edit Documents
  • Share documents
  • Store Documents
  • & more...

MS Access 2016/2019 -

  • Create forms
  • Create queries
  • Create reports
  • Create tables
  • Create, open & save a database
  • Import/export files
  • & more...

MS Excel 2016/2019 -

  • Apply conditional formatting
  • Change default settings
  • Create charts
  • Create macros
  • Create pivot tables
  • Create templates
  • Customize the Excel window
  • Difference between a workbook and a worksheet
  • Filter data
  • Functions
  • Group data
  • Import/export data
  • Link cells within a document
  • Set up spreadsheets
  • & more...

MS OneNote 2016/2019 –

  • Class notebooks
  • Create digital notebooks
  • Share notes and collaborate
  • Store notes
  • Synch with Outlook
  • & more...

MS Outlook 2016/2019 -

  • Add attachments to appointments
  • Create a distribution list/contact/group/address book
  • Create and manage appointments
  • Create and manage calendars
  • Create and manage tasks
  • Housekeeping – analyzing emails, creating folders, deleting emails
  • Schedule meetings using the Zoom plug-in
  • Scheduling assistant
  • & more...

MS PowerPoint 2016/2019 -

  • Animations
  • Create presentations
  • Customize default settings
  • Customize Slide shows
  • Insert elements into presentations
  • Reuse Slides
  • Themes
  • Transitions
  • & more...

MS Word 2016/2019 -

  • Create mail merges
  • Create tables
  • Create templates
  • Create/customize ribbons/default settings
  • Insert elements into documents
  • Set up documents
  • Track changes
  • & more...

M365 Hub

M365 Settings

Bookings -

  • Manage appointments
  • Organize schedules
  • & more...

Excel 365 -

  • Apply conditional formatting
  • Change default settings
  • Create charts
  • Create macros
  • Create pivot tables
  • Create templates
  • Customize the Excel window
  • Difference between a workbook and a worksheet
  • Filter data
  • Functions
  • Group data
  • Import/export data
  • Link cells within a document
  • Set up spreadsheets
  • & more...

Forms -

  • Create Polls
  • Create Quizzes
  • Create Surveys

Lists -

  • Organize workflow
  • Track information

OneDrive -

  • Collaborate on MS Office documents
  • Edit Documents
  • Share documents
  • Store Documents
  • & more…

OneNote 365 -

  • Class notebooks
  • Create digital notebooks
  • Share notes and collaborate
  • Store notes
  • Synch with Outlook

Outlook 365 -

  • Add attachments to appointments
  • Create a distribution list/contact/group/address book
  • Create and manage appointments
  • Create and manage calendars
  • Create and manage tasks
  • Housekeeping – analyzing emails, creating folders, deleting emails
  • Schedule meetings using the Zoom plug-in
  • Scheduling assistant
  • & more...

PowerPoint 365 -

  • Animations
  • Create presentations
  • Customized Slide shows
  • Designer
  • Dictation
  • Insert elements into presentations
  • Reuse Slides
  • Themes
  • Transitions
  • Use Subtitles
  • Work with Designer
  • Work with Stock Images
  • & more...

Sway -

  • Create interactive presentations
  • Create interactive reports
  • Import personal content
  • & more…

MS TEAMS -

  • Creating Channels
  • File sharing and tasks
  • Instant Messaging
  • Meeting recordings
  • Private vs. Public
  • Synchronous meetings
  • TEAMS voice
    • Customizing voicemail
    • Creating away messages
    • Setting up notifications
  • Virtual backgrounds
  • & more…

ToDo -

  • Manage tasks in one place
  • & more…

Visio -

  • Create Flow Charts, Diagrams, and Organization Charts
  • Insert shapes, connectors, and text
  • Save and export
  • & More

Whiteboard -

  • Collaborate in real-time
  • Design canvases
  • & more…

Word 365 –

  • Check Accessibility
  • Create tables
  • Create templates
  • Create/customize ribbons/default settings
  • Designer
  • Dictation
  • Editor
  • Immersive Reader
  • Insert elements into documents
  • Set up documents
  • Track Changes
  • & more...

SnagIt -

  • Apply effects to images and videos
  • Capture still images
  • Capture video
  • Create libraries
  • Edit still images and videos
  • Utilize tools such as Callout, arrow, shape, and blur to enhance images
  • & more…

TEAMS Voice -

  • Create away messages
  • Customize notifications
  • Customize voicemail

Google Chrome -

  • Accessibility
  • Appearance
  • Bookmarks
  • Create Shortcuts
  • Downloads
  • History Management
  • Incognito window
  • Opening multiple windows
  • Privacy & Security
  • Settings
  • & more…

Google Voice –

  • Customizing an account
  • Making calls
  • Retrieving voicemail
  • Setting up an account
  • Text messaging
  • & more

Microsoft Edge -

  • Accessibility
  • Appearance
  • Bookmarks
  • Create Shortcuts
  • Downloads
  • History Management
  • Incognito window
  • Opening multiple windows
  • Privacy & Security
  • Settings
  • & more…

Mozilla Firefox -

  • Accessibility
  • Appearance
  • Bookmarks
  • Create Shortcuts
  • Downloads
  • History Management
  • Pocket
  • Private window
  • Opening multiple windows
  • Privacy & Security
  • Reader View
  • Settings
  • Synchronization
  • & more…
  • Adding and deleting shortcuts to the desktop and taskbar
  • Creating folder structures
  • Managing the Start Menu and Taskbar
  • & more…
  • Session 1 – Zoom Basics
    • Sign into CUNY Zoom account
    • Create Meetings
    • Change Settings
    • Secure meetings to prevent disruptions and Zoom bombings
  • Session 2 – Hosting & Teaching
    • Screenshare
    • Share audio
    • Set virtual backgrounds for privacy
    • Mute individuals
    • Change views
  • Session 3 – Enhanced Features
    • Use Whiteboards
    • Set up Breakout Rooms
    • Create Surveys, Polls, and Quizzes
    • Record Meetings
  • Session 4 – Reporting
    • Run attendance reports
    • View Polling results
    • View, Edit, and Share Recordings