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Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2026

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Thursday, May 21, 2026, is Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)—a chance to celebrate the progress made at Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) and to reaffirm our commitment to creating digital experiences that work for everyone. GAAD reminds us that accessibility is about access and opportunity—not just compliance or deadlines. While the federal digital accessibility deadline has been extended, the work happening […]

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Collaborate Smarter: Why Microsoft Teams Is the Preferred File-Sharing Method at GGC

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Across Georgia Gwinnett College, collaboration is central to how we work—planning courses, supporting students, coordinating projects, and working across departments. As our work becomes increasingly digital, how we share files matters just as much as what we share.  To support secure and effective collaboration, Microsoft Teams is the recommended platform for sharing files and working together—rather than creating new shared network

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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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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: 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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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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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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What’s New in New Outlook?

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Introduction Upgrading your device to Windows 11 will set your default mail application as new Outlook, as opposed to classic Outlook that you likely used before the upgrade. Read on for key information related to using new Outlook and how it compares to classic Outlook.  What is new Outlook? Since August 2024, new Outlook has

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Introduction to OneDrive

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Information Technology recently conducted two OneDrive information sessions to offer information on OneDrive and how to get started syncing your Georgia Gwinnett College files to your GGC OneDrive account. The PowerPoint presentation presented during both sessions is available for viewing below: For more information, visit our OneDrive page.

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