{"id":801,"date":"2014-12-04T12:51:28","date_gmt":"2014-12-04T17:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/?p=801"},"modified":"2023-12-13T23:47:06","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T04:47:06","slug":"get-tech-tutorials-on-the-go-at-lynda-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/?p=801","title":{"rendered":"Get Tech Tutorials on the Go at Lynda.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"color: #333333;\">It\u2019s crunch time. The semester is almost over. Papers are due. Projects are piling up. Finals are just around the corner. The last thing you need is to figure out how to use new technology.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #333333;\">Luckily, all students have access to thousands of video tutorials on\u00a0<a style=\"color: #06529e;\" href=\"http:\/\/lynda.com\">lynda.com<\/a>. The videos are created by experts and cover a wide range of topics. They\u2019re also fully searchable, so you can quickly pinpoint the information you need.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #333333;\">Not that searching through hundreds of screencasts on YouTube hoping that someone covers that one thing you\u2019re not sure how to do in PowerPoint isn\u2019t fun, but trust us, this will be easier.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #333333;\">You can access lynda.com at any time by logging in with your Simmons username and password. If you need help, you can get\u00a0<a style=\"color: #06529e;\" href=\"http:\/\/servicedesk.simmons.edu\/articles\/index.php?action=showEntry&amp;data=3714\">more info here<\/a>\u00a0or call the Service Desk at 617-521-2222.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #333333;\">Here are some searchable courses and playlists that cover common tech tools:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #333333;\">\n<li><a style=\"color: #06529e;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lynda.com\/Google-Sites-tutorials\/Google-Sites-Essential-Training\/153986-2.html?org=simmons.edu\">Google Sites<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #06529e;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lynda.com\/Google-Apps-tutorials\/Google-Drive-Essential-Training\/124557-2.html?org=simmons.edu\">Google Drive<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #06529e;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lynda.com\/Sheets-tutorials\/Google-Sheets-Essential-Training\/163414-2.html?org=simmons.edu\">Google Spreadsheets<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #06529e;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lynda.com\/SharedPlaylist\/58a2a784d11b4b30ae8bc9c7237f7056?org=simmons.edu\">Microsoft Office<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #06529e;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lynda.com\/SharedPlaylist\/4335d2d42e3647259c8b15a1f7224e79?org=simmons.edu\">Adobe Creative Suite<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #06529e;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lynda.com\/HTML-tutorials\/HTML-Essential-Training\/170427-2.html?org=simmons.edu\">HTML<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #06529e;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lynda.com\/Business-Collaboration-tutorials\/Up-Running-Prezi\/108883-2.html?org=simmons.edu\">Prezi<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s crunch time. 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