On the Oamk campuses, you can typically find these wireless networks: “Owlan”, a network shared by Oamk and soon also the University of Oulu Eduroam and panOULU. Always use “owlan” when possible. It is the easiest option: You don’t need a VPN connection when you are already inside the Oamk’s own network. When you need […]

Microsoft Teams is a workspace within a network. It acts as the “digital hub” of Office 365, bringing together conversations, web conferences, content and apps in one place. Teachers can create communal classrooms in Oamk’s Teams, and all Oamk employees and students can create professional learning communities in Teams and communicate with each other. You […]

(English translation by Joni Liikala)  Encrypting means that your email and it’s attachments are transformed from a natural language to an encrypted form, that only the recipient can open with a one-time passcode. Sending an encrypted message Receiving an encrypted message Sending an encrypted message You can encrypt your email message in Outlook by adding […]

Teachers and students can share data in a visual way with infographics. If you haven’t used People Graph before, go to Insert tab and open “Store”. Search for “People Graph” and then click on “Add”. Change the title. Select your statistics and click on “Select data” and then “Create”. Modify the graph to your liking. […]

Excel added several new charts to its repertoire. Students can use these charts to show research and make predictions. Select your data and click on “Recommended Charts” in “Insert” tab. You will get a list of charts that are compatible with your data. Choose Waterfall to show the cumulative effect. In “Design” tab you can […]

Kahoot! is a quiz app. Teachers can use text, pictures and videos to create quizzes for their students. Stundents answer using the Kahoot! app on their mobile devices. Tutorials in English: https://kahoot.com/help/#Starter-kit-video-tutorials

OneNote Clipper features: Capture the web Quickly capture any webpage to OneNote, where you can easily edit, annotate, or share it.   Remove the clutter Reduce the clutter and clip only the article, recipe, or product information you really need   Access anywhere Access your clipped webpages on any computer, tablet, or phone – even […]

Smart Lookup allows you to select a word from a Word-document and find articles, pictures and a definition related to it. You can also use Smart Lookup in Excel and PowerPoint. Select a word you want to lookup. Click on “Review” and open “Smart Lookup” Smart Lookup opens on your right end of the screen. […]

Is your browser in the wrong language, or you wish to change to to another language you prefer instead? This guide will show you how to change the language in Google Chrome (also works on other Chromium based browsers, e.g. Microsoft Edge or Brave) Changing the language on Chrome Click on the three dots in […]

NB! IT services do not take backups from the files in the Microsoft 365 cloud service. The amount of data is so enormous. You are responsible for backing up your own files in Onedrive/Sharepoint. Remember to take caution for ransomware that could encrypt your files so you cannot reach them anymore; the backups of your […]