Technology Resources

Technology Resources at TUSPM

TUSPM:
Student Computer Access | Wireless Internet

Student Computer Access
Students have the use of computers in multiple locations at the School. In the Krausz Library there are ten computers with high speed internet access. The Kallelis Room in the Foot and Ankle Institute gives students and faculty four computers for researching clinical questions. The Moskow Center on the fourth floor has 48 computers and two high speed laser printers for student use. These computers also contain tutorials and review questions for the national board exams.

Wireless Internet access is available to the TUSPM community throughout the building. There are access points in the Krausz Library, the Foot and Ankle Clinic, 3rd Floor Student lounge, and Classrooms 236, 318, 319,420 and 421.

TUportal. You can conveniently access a number of centralized technology resources and services through Temple’s single-gateway TUportal. Resources include: Blackboard, TU Mail, and Diamond Dollars account information. To log in, use your AccessNet username and password.

Blackboard TUSPM embraces a student-centered learning paradigm and uses state-of-the-art technology to accompany its educational program. All courses have an online component via the Blackboard Learning System. It is a popular online resource used by faculty and students to share classroom materials. Faculty can post syllabi and course information and create discussion forums. Students can submit assignments, participate in discussion groups, take tests online, and check grades. Not only do students have access to course documents and other learning content on the Web, but can review media-rich class lectures provided through its Anystream Apreso capture system. Lectures from each class in all courses are automatically captured with simultaneous audio, visuals, and video. Furthermore, students can replay audio capture via Apreso Podcast on iPods and MP3 audio devices.
TUmail, Temple’s e-mail system is acces¬sible anywhere on the Internet using a Web browser. A personal calendar is also included in Tumail. You can also configure an e-mail program, such as Microsoft Outlook/Outlook Express, or Mozilla Thunderbird, to access your Temple e-mail.
Cherry & White Pages is Temple’s online directory where you can look up classmates and faculty members, update your personal contact information, and personalize your @temple.edu e-mail address.
Diamond Dollars is a debit card system that enables you to use your OWLcard to make campus purchases for items such as books, food, supplies, special event tickets, and color and specialized printing.

OWLnet enables you to register for courses, review your roster, check your grades, view account balances and financial aid information, pay bills online, change address information, print your account information by semester and enroll in health insurance.

TUlibrary serves as a gateway for accessing thousands of library research databases and journals. You can also use the online catalog to search the Temple University Libraries collection. With TUlibrary, you can explore a specific academic field or search across a broad spectrum of disciplines.

Campus Pack, available through Blackboard, includes Journal and Team tools. Journal is a blog tool that allows you to create a diary or journal-style Web site to which you can add content and/or comments. The Team tool allows groups of students to collaborate in creating shared Web pages similar to wikis.

MyHousing provides access to your housing application, contact information and roommate information.

Electronic portfolios offer a Web-based format to show your work, review progress, and create a resume. E-portfolios support text, graphics, video, and audio files.

Turning Point enables you to give immediate feedback to your instructors. By using a response pad, also referred to as a “clicker,” you can answer questions, respond to surveys, take opinion polls, and more.

Turnitin helps detect possible plagiarism in student papers. Many faculty members use this resource and some make it available to students for checking their papers before submitting them.