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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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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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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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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As you prepare your MyCourses courses for the spring semester, please review the Panorama Course Report to identify accessibility issues and implement fixes for webpages (HTML), Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, PDF files, and Excel spreadsheets. The example course report shown below indicates that the overall accessibility score for digital content in this course is 73%.
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Have a commute to class on test day and need extra time to review course materials? Learning a new language and need practice? Have trouble focusing on huge blocks of text in a course? Try Alternative Formats with Panorama! Alternative formats are now available for students to customize their learning experience. There are a variety
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New updates are available for MyCourses! See below for details, and please contact helpdesk@ggc.edu if you encounter any problems or have questions. MyCourses
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New updates are available for MyCourses! See below for details, and please contact helpdesk@ggc.edu if you encounter any problems or have questions. MyCourses Catch up on updates you may have missed! Check out the Academic Technology Updates for December 2024 for details on updates that happened over winter break.
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New updates are coming to MyCourses and GoVIEW! See below for details, and please contact helpdesk@ggc.edu if you encounter any problems or have questions. MyCourses Ally to Panorama Transition GGC will transition from Anthology (formerly Blackboard) Ally to YuJa Panorama as the primary digital accessibility solution. Information Technology (IT) will disable Ally on December 19, 2024. Please
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Information Technology (IT) has licensed a new digital accessibility tool called YuJa Panorama that is integrated with MyCourses! What is Panorama? Panorama is a tool that improves the accessibility of digital media and course content. It scans, inspects, and converts files to various formats for download, scores the overall accessibility of a course, and offers remediation guidance
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