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Welcome to Tech Academy!

This “mini-course” is designed to be an introduction to the basic technology skills incoming students will need to succeed at Penn State University. Housed in Canvas, Penn State’s learning management system, it is easy to incorporate into New Student Orientation, First-Year Seminar, or other courses and programs designed for first-year students.

If you have questions about Tech Academy, or would like more information on how you may incorporate the mini-course at your location, please email the Tech Academy Working Group at L-TECHACADEMY@LISTS.PSU.EDU

Each year, the Working Group reviews feedback from facilitators and students, and makes changes to Tech Academy’s content. We also add any updates to the apps and technologies covered. This year we updated a number of the sections in order to make the content more streamline for students. This changes included:

• Updated videos for Outlook and PSU Sites
• Added more content on navigating Canvas and viewing grades
• Adjusted the order of the sections for better flow
• Redesigned surveys to better collection students’ previous experience with technology

Remember to fill out the Tech Academy adoption form to receive the most up-to-date version of Tech Academy to use at your campus!

You must sign in with your PSU ID to access the Adoption Form.