Directory of ITaP services for students

Accounts
Purdue career accounts provide students access to ITaP instructional lab computers, electronic storage space in their home directories, and course resources.
http://www.itap.purdue.edu/tlt/careeraccount

Assistance for students with disabilities
The Assistive Technology Center offers technologies for students who face such challenges as impaired vision, learning disabilities, or limited mobility. Located in Stewart Center, room 111.
http://www.purdue.edu/atc

Computer & equipment loans
The Digital Learning Collaboratory (DLC) provides equipment checkout of laptops, digital cameras, digital camcorders, tripods, and external firewire hard drives. Located in Hicks Undergraduate Library, room B853.
http://dlc.purdue.edu

Computer discounts
ITaP Shopping provides information on computers and other equipment that can be purchased at discounts available only to Purdue students, faculty, and staff. Located in Stewart Center, room G65.
http://www.itap.purdue.edu/shopping

Computer equipment demos
ITaP Shopping Offline allows Purdue computer users to test the latest computers and other computer-related hardware on display in Stewart Center, room G65.
http://www.itap.purdue.edu/shopping

Computer labs
More than 50 instructional computing labs on the West Lafayette campus offer the use of 2,300 desktop computers to anyone with a Purdue career account. Locations are listed on the Web.
http://www.itap.purdue.edu/tlt/lab/about.cfm

Computer security
Read about best practices and Purdue policies on computer use.
http://www.purdue.edu/securepurdue

Computing & You at Purdue
An e-newsletter for students on computing resources at Purdue. Find back issues, and join the list of subscribers.
http://www.itap.purdue.edu/candy

Course tools on the Web
Blackboard allows students to access files, turn in assignments, take quizzes, chat with other students in their courses, and perform other course-related tasks on the Web.
http://www.itap.purdue.edu/tlt/blackboard

Directory lookup
ITaP provides the directory lookup feature available from Purdue’s homepage. Find Web resources, news, information, maps, other links, and phone numbers.
http://www.itap.purdue.edu/directory

Email
Purdue students are provided with an email account that allows them to send and receive email at a purdue.edu address.
http://www.itap.purdue.edu/email

Emergency cell phone notification
Sign up to be notified in the event of a public safety emergency. Purdue will send text messages to your cell phone only in the event of a public safety emergency or a well-publicized test of the emergency notification system. The University will use this information for no other purpose. Depending on your cell phone plan, your carrier may charge you for receiving these text messages. Go to http://www.purdue.edu/securepurdue, click on the “Change My Password” icon, enter your career account name and password, and then select the “Emergency Contact Information” link beneath the Account Tools heading. Enter your cell phone number in the space provided. Click Save when you have entered your cell phone number.

Help desk
The Customer Service Center provides ITaP-related computer assistance to everyone at Purdue. Walk-in assistance is on a first-come, first-served basis in Stewart Center, room G65; phone support is available by calling 49-44000.
http://www.itap.purdue.edu/help

Home directory
Each student has 500 megabytes of personal storage space automatically available on ITaP lab computers. Details on mapping to a home directory are provided at http://www.itap.purdue.edu/tlt/careeraccount. The location of the home directory is provided on an individual’s career account status page:
https://www.purdue.edu/apps/ics/a/Account

Information resources
ITaP’s online newsroom offers alerts, notices, and headlines about information technology services and computing resources at Purdue.
http://www.itap.purdue.edu/newsroom

ITaP Knowledge Base
Help is just a click away. Whether you’re looking for information on Windows Vista, Blackboard Vista, or both, you can use the knowledge base to find articles that offer definitions, step-by-step instructions, or troubleshooting.
http://help.itap.purdue.edu

Multimedia lab & workshops
The Digital Learning Collaboratory offers such multimedia tools as computers, scanners, digital still and video cameras, and software. Located in Hicks Undergraduate Library, room B853.
http://dlc.purdue.edu

Podcasting
Purdue’s BoilerCast system enables downloading an audio lecture from the Internet to an MP3 player.
http://www.itap.purdue.edu/tlt/BoilerCast

Purdue television
Boiler TV features University news. Call 49-45100 or visit Stewart Center, room B14.

Purdue-Pay
A subset of SSINFO, Purdue-Pay allows students and parents to electronically pay tuition or housing fees from any checking or savings account in the United States.
http://www.ssinfo.purdue.edu

Rendering
The Digital Learning Collaboratory offers rendering resources on a high-performance computing cluster. Located in Hicks Undergraduate Library, room B853.
http://www.itap.purdue.edu/tlt/dre

Report an incident
Abuse of the campus networks should be reported to
Report an Incident.

Residents’ Internet access
ResNet provides high-speed Internet access for on-campus users.
http://my.resnet.purdue.edu

Software on the Web
Software Remote provides free Internet access to many common Windows-based applications available in the instructional labs. All Purdue career accounts have access to some Software Remote applications.
https://goremote.ics.purdue.edu

Software discounts
ITaP Shopping offers discounts on popular software applications. Ordering and pickup are available from the counter at BoilerCopyMaker in the Purdue Memorial Union, room 157.
https://www.purdue.edu/apps/SoftwareSales

Software training
ITaP provides learning materials and training courses for some widely used software packages.
http://www.itap.purdue.edu/training

Student information
SSINFO provides grades, class schedules, exam schedules, and academic history. The site also enables students to pay fees through Purdue-Pay.
http://www.ssinfo.purdue.edu

UNIX & Sun workstations
Two ITaP computer labs offer access to UNIX and Sun workstations. They are located in Stanley Coulter Hall, room 189, and the Mathematical Sciences Building, room B010.
http://www.itap.purdue.edu/tlt/lab/about.cfm

Virus alerts
ITaP’s security group provides alerts, advisories, resources, and links in response to current threats.
http://www.purdue.edu/securepurdue

Virus protection downloads
Free virus protection software is available for Windows, Macintosh, and other computing platforms.
http://www.purdue.edu/securepurdue

Web meetings
Adobe Connect is a web-based framework that allows team meetings to take place virtually and share work in real time.
http://www.itap.purdue.edu

Web page publishing
ITaP provides a server from which students can publish Web pages. Student Web folders and files reside in students’ home directories.
http://www.itap.purdue.edu/tlt/careeraccount/webpage.cfm

Wi-Fi access
Purdue Air Link (PAL) provides free wireless network access in the common areas of most academic buildings on campus. A Purdue username and password are required to log in.
http://www.itap.purdue.edu/airlink

Information prepared by ITaP Communications (June 2008). Direct comments to Jennifer Kapp, jkapp@purdue.edu.