Hello from your Educational Technology Librarian!
I am here to support you in using technology to be successful here at Columbia College! This includes using Canvas for your classes, creating digital media, and more.
On this page, check out some tools and resources we have at Columbia College.
You can access Canvas and log in here. If you can't log in, be sure to contact the IT Help Desk! Once you're in, check out the following guides to make sure you're ready to start class strong.
All three of these may be graded, depending on how your professor has set up their course. You may also have what are called "third-party" tools in your class, which link out to sites like those from textbook publishers. For those, be sure to ask your professor if you're having issues.
Most everyone at Columbia College has access to several downloads of Microsoft 365. This includes Word, PowerPoint, and Excel! This makes it so you don't have to be online to use the cloud versions.
To download your copies, you'll need to login to your Office 365 account. Login with your CC e-mail address and password.
After logging in, click on the circle at the top-right with your profile link. This will usually have your initials, though it might be in last initial-first initial order.
From the menu that appears, select "View account."
Find the button that reads "Office apps." Below will read, "Install and manage Office applications." Click "Manage."
On that page, you'll see an "Office apps & devices" option. Click the "Install Office" button.
Finally, you'll see a page with an option to install Office 365. It should register whether you are on a Windows or Mac and provide you with the appropriate download file.
If you want to install a Microsoft 365 app, all you'll need to do is go to your App Store or Play Store, install the app you want (such as Word), then log in with your CC e-mail and password.
Some professors may have you use something called LockDown Browser to take a quiz or test. LockDown Browser may or may not use your webcam. The quiz instructions will say which version your professor has enabled.
You'll need to download a new program or app to run LockDown Browser, just like Chrome or Firefox are web browsers that you need to download if you don't want to use Edge or Safari. Depending on the way your assignment is set up, you may need to go the quiz, click "Take the Quiz," and get a download link from there.
Once you install the program, you'll either launch the quiz from the new browser or have it open after you click the quiz in Chrome. If one way doesn't work, try the other!
Still having trouble? Here's a checklist of how to troubleshoot:
YuJa is a video tool that some professors may have to use to caption your videos. If this is the case, you should see a link to YuJa on your course menu:
Clicking on the link will bring you to a dashboard that looks like this:
This is the main YuJa page, accessed by clicking "YuJa" from the course menu. You will see all your media, which can be organized into folders and edited after uploading.
To use YuJa, here are some guides that can help with uploading, finalizing, and more.
Once you've enabled auto-captions from the Accessibility menu, you should this edit them to make sure they are accurate. You can do so by going to your video, then clicking "Edit" to go to the video editor. On the editor, turn on your captions with the 
(captions button). Your captions will appear on a menu that looks like this:
You can now edit your captions for typos and other inconsistencies!
Lastly, you can embed in Canvas by clicking here from the text editor screen:
Click here to view a recording of the "Support Your Future Self: Organizing Files and Documents" workshop! 📁📁📁
If you need help with IT (such as fixing your e-mail login or troubleshooting ePrint), you can reach out to the IT Help Desk at (803) 786-3878 or visit directly in the library.
