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 […]

The teachers at Oamk can use Turnitin to find possible plagiarism. Turnitin is available to teachers for assignments returned through Moodle. Turnitin instructions for students are in Moodle. NB. You’ll need to login to Moodle and register for Moodle course called Student’s guide to read the instructions. (Urkund, a similar tool was in use until […]

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. […]

By sharing a Word document multiple people can work on it at the same time and see each others changes in real-time. Sharing an Excel spreadsheet or PowerPoint presentation is done in a similar manner. Open a file in onedrive. Word Online doesn’t include all features of Word. Click on “Edit File” and then “Edit […]