Coming Dec. 3: T&Q Updates, Batch Date Manager, Section Auto-Groups

The Sakai 20 Upgrade  is happening on December 3rd! Don't forget we will need to take Sakai offline that day to apply the upgrade, so please plan accordingly. We've been sharing several sneak peeks of new features coming in Sakai 20 in our Sakai 20 Blog Series . Here are more improvements to look for soon:
 

• Updates to Tests & Quizzes  including a combined overview, bulk deleting and recovering assessments, and marking questions as Extra Credit!
• Batch edit dates across Sakai tools in a new Date Manager
• Auto-generate Groups  filtered by individual section rosters
• Grading Rubrics, an Assignments document preview grader, and more!

Scheduled Deletion of Zoom Cloud Recordings Begins Jan. 7, 2021

Important: Beginning January 7, 2021, Zoom Cloud Recordings will be deleted 30 days after the recording was created. Your recordings are backed up, but you may need to take action. Note: This may not apply to Zoom sub-accounts for individual schools/departments. Check with your unit's IT staff for details.

Due to the dramatic increase of video storage since the University moved to remote instruction in March, continuing to retain files in Zoom is no longer feasible. Please see the announcement regarding changes to Zoom Cloud Recordings  starting in January, how this impacts you and your students, and actions you may need to take.

• Your recordings made on and after Sep. 5, 2020 are already in Panopto
• Your recordings made before Sep. 5, 2020 are in SharePoint  (accessible to users with files). You may download them from SharePoint  and upload to Panopto .
• Please share Panopto video links instead of Zoom recording links. See Panopto FAQ on "Sharing Zoom Course Meeting Recordings With Students."

As previously announced , Panopto is the University's new video-audio storage and management system and will gradually replace Warpwire by June 30, 2021.

ITS EdTech Update Schedule

Please be aware of the following key dates impacting tools supported by ITS Educational Technologies.

Note: Dates and settings may vary by department/school. Check with your unit's IT staff to learn more about your account.
 

• Sep. 5, 2020: Zoom Cloud Recordings created on this date and after auto-sent to Panopto . Recordings created before this date available in SharePoint  (accessible to users with files).
• Nov. 2, 2020: Panopto  now available
• Nov. 30, 2020: Zoom-Warpwire integration disabled
• Dec. 3, 2020: Sakai 20 Upgrade . Please plan for Sakai to be offline all day.
• Jan. 7, 2021: Zoom Cloud Recordings set to auto-delete  30 days after recording is created and links will no longer work. Upload recording to Panopto (already done if recorded after 9/4/20).
• Feb. 2021 - May 17, 2021: Warpwire content migrated to Panopto
• May 17, 2021: Warpwire upload disabled. Warpwire tool removed from Sakai.
• June 30, 2021: Warpwire contract ends  and all content expires