News & Alerts
Browse our News & Alerts posts or select a category for technology news, updates and announcements from the Office of Information Technology.
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The self-paced PDF accessibility course is available to all CAES and UGA Extension faculty and staff. If you distribute digital PDF documents on a website, by email, over social media, or any other digital means, this course is for you.
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In our effort to continuously improve our systems and streamline our website management, we are excited to announce that we are moving to a new centralized content-management model for official CAES and UGA Extension websites.
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Because it’s federal law that our digital content be accessible to individuals with disabilities, the Office of Information Technology has created training courses and webinars to help you implement necessary changes in your digital communications.
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WordPress 101 is a required course for all individuals who wish to edit a new or existing CAES or UGA Extension WordPress site. Please note that the Web Accessibility Course is a prerequisite for this course.
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In December 2022, Governor Kemp signed an executive order banning TikTok on state-owned devices, including mobile phones, tablets, laptops, and PCs. Governor Kemp’s administration has updated the list of prohibited apps and websites.
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Under the new Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) policy effective December 31, 2024, CAES can no longer publish certain types of student directory information on our public websites.
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Starting in Fall 2024, UGA requires individuals to be physically present on a UGA campus network in order to access their W-2. The steps below outline two different workarounds for employees not located on a campus: downloading a digital copy or alternatively requesting that your W-2 be mailed to you. These instructions are correct as…
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If you need to edit a county website, this Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) course is for you. Completion is required before gaining access to edit your site.
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The Web Accessibility for Website Content Managers self-paced course using the Canvas Learning Management System is required for all new and existing website content managers.
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The CAES Web Team will be transitioning from our current website statistics, quality assurance, and web accessibility checking service, called SiteImprove, to a new service provided by DubBot on October 31, 2024. The website reports provided by DubBot will be different from the ones you currently receive, and we wanted to let you know what to expect.…