STUDENT KNOWLEDGE BASE
Learning With Technology
EdTech compiled an extensive repository of tutorials and guidelines for students about learning platforms and programs.
You will find a comprehensive repository of information on how to use each of the learning management system's tools...
Learn more about cloud storage, Blackboard-compatible devices, and recommended browsers.
Accessibility Resources
By law, anything posted on a website or other electronic form by an educational institution in the United States...
According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), “Nineteen percent of undergraduates in 2015-16 reported having a disability” (2019).
Part II, ahead, illustrates some core accessibility principles such as heading styles, creating lists and meaningful hyperlinks, setting up...
Blackboard ALLY is a tool designed to be fully integrated into Blackboard courses, which improves course quality by making...
Learn more about accessibility laws and policies in higher education.
Let's imagine the following scenario: you are a teacher, and your student is reading your email on their phone...
The advancement and omnipresence of assistive technology and AI-powered digital assistants help people with and without disabilities interact in...
Email accessibility checkers are tools that automatically scan and detect issues that may prevent people with disabilities from accessing...
In this microlearning course, we went over the importance of designing accessible content and introduced accessibility features on commonly...
After you have logged in to the LMS, click on any course you want to activate Ally from the...
This guide serves as a concise, practical resource for creating content that is accessible to all.
Course organization is a critical aspect of the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and accessibility assuring effective teaching and...
CUNY Modes of Instruction & Academic Integrity
A course instruction modality identifies how the class will be taught. The class may be held in person, online,...
1. Do read your college’s Academic Integrity Policy and follow the rules. 2. Lack of awareness or unintentionally breaking...
Video Conferencing Tools
Blackboard Collaborate Ultra is an online collaboration tool for students that allows for real-time virtual class sessions, group work,...
Go to zoom.us Click on Sign In. From the Sign In pop-up, click on SSO. From the Sign In with SSO page,...
MS Office 365 for Education
You can record your computer screen and related audio, and then embed it in your PowerPoint slide—or you can...
Digication (ePortfolios) License Expired
Hostos’ Digication subscription ended on 12/22/2022, and therefore Digication accounts will no longer be provided free of charge to students and alumni at Hostos. Learn more about the next steps.
CUNYfirst
There may be times when you are required to upload a scanned document, completed form, file, or record to...
Your EMPLID is embedded in a 16-digit number at the back of your Hostos ID card. The 8-digit ...
Basic Computer Skills
Mouse tutorial A mouse is a handheld device that lets you point to objects on the screen, click them, and...
Working with files Understanding how to work with files and folders is an important part of using your computer. Once you...
