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Digital Content Accessibility: Best Practices, with icons for accessibility, vision, touch, speech, and hearing.

Variations Between Accessibility Checkers

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Accessibility checkers available in Microsoft products and MyCourses may provide different recommendations for improving the accessibility of digital content. It is not uncommon for content to ‘pass’ the Microsoft Accessibility Checker and then have more accessibility issues identified by Panorama after being uploaded to MyCourses.  Accessibility checkers are often built to serve different purposes which can impact the recommendations offered by the checker. What […]

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Digital Content Accessibility: Multimedia

Tips for Improving Video Accessibility

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Video content presents unique accessibility challenges. Video is typically paired with audio, so your audio (narration, interview dialogue, background music, etc.) and video must both be accessible. In the event someone is unable to view your video, the audio should provide the necessary content and context. If someone is unable to hear your audio, the video should provide the necessary content and context.  Videos are made accessible primarily through captions and

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Improving the Accessibility of PDF Files

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PDFs can be created in many ways: exporting, converting, “Save As”, scanning, “Print to PDF”, and even created intentionally through software like Adobe Acrobat. Due to the wide range of origin points for PDFs, the accessibility issues that arise can be incredibly complex, so much so that they are not a recommended file type in most cases.  Information Technology (IT) generally does not advise using PDFs whenever possible. They are one of the least

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Using Copilot Chat at GGC

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Copilot Chat is Microsoft’s generative AI tool, included with all GGC accounts. One perk of using Copilot Chat through your GGC account is enterprise data protection. This protection includes additional privacy features, like protecting your data from being used to train the Copilot Chat foundational model.  Interested in using Copilot Chat in your workflow? Continue reading to learn how two GGC employees have incorporated Copilot Chat into their

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Digital Content Accessibility: Multimedia

Accessibility Tips: Dos and Don’ts for Alternative Text

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Alternative text, also known as alt text, describes the content and purpose of an image, chart, or graph for people who have visual impairments or use screen reading technologies.  All images, charts, and graphs require some form of alt text. The alt text should provide the information a person needs to know about the image, chart, or graph

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Digital Content Accessibility: Microsoft 365

Microsoft Office Accessibility Tips

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During Fall 2025, Panorama identified common accessibility issues found in Microsoft Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, and Excel spreadsheets used in MyCourses courses.  Many of these issues can be identified and corrected by using Microsoft’s Accessibility Checker prior to adding content to MyCourses.  The following digital accessibility concerns fall under three major categories: color, multimedia, and structure.  Common Accessibility Concerns with Microsoft Content Color Color Used

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"AI Fundamentals Challenge: Learn the benefits, risks, and how to navigate the ethical concerns of using AI."

February AI Fundamentals Challenge

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Welcome to our first AI Challenge for students! Information Technology has built a self-paced learning path available to all GGC students.  Students that complete the Challenge by Saturday, March 7th will receive a certificate of completion. Students who complete the Challenge before the end of February will be entered for a prize drawing. This Challenge will be available via LinkedIn Learning on February 2, 2026. It consists of videos (all under 7 minutes) and activities curated by Information Technology

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Best Practices: OneDrive vs. Teams/SharePoint

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Microsoft 365’s OneDrive and SharePoint applications have commonly confused functions and features. While both are integrated with other Microsoft 365 applications like Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, the document access permissions are distinct. They also have very different interfaces and customization options. Most importantly, they each have different use cases. By leveraging the strengths of both

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Before You Log Off: Key Reminders for Closing Out Fall 2025

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Introduction As we approach the end of the Fall 2025 semester, Information Technology (IT) has reminders and best practice recommendations to ensure a smooth transition into our next semester. Reminders Return IT Assets Please return any borrowed IT assets such as laptops, microphones, projectors, etc., to the Help Desk.  If you are retiring or separating

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Surveying in Microsoft Forms vs. Qualtrics

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Faculty, staff, and students at Georgia Gwinnett College have two options for surveying internal and external respondents: Microsoft Forms and Qualtrics. To access these web-based applications, all you need to do is sign in with your GGC Account (email and password). Review the table below to compare the two applications and decide which is right for your next project. Feature Microsoft Forms Qualtrics

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