Box

UM Box is an easy and secure way to store and share files and collaborate with others. This tool offers unlimited, cloud-based, secure online file storage; collaboration with colleagues within the university as well as people outside UM; the ability to access your files anywhere via the web; and meets UM's accessible technology guidelines. The UM Solutions Center offers some basic information and support to get started using Box. Additional Box training resources through Box University are available:

• Box University User Courses - introductory trainings to get started (you can view an entire playlist for an overview, or select individual videos for more specific needs)
• Optimizing with Box - more in depth trainings and case study examples (to view an online class: click the link provided, then select the "launch" button, load the training and get started)

Cascade

The Cascade Content Management System (CMS) is the program we use to create and maintain University of Montana websites. Cascade allows site editors to focus on displaying quality content without having to worry about making their site work, brand management, etc... Cascade takes care of all of that for you. The Cascade Support website offers training, frequently asked questions, and a help guide on a variety of topics. 

• The Cascade Basics guide and introductory tutorial video are intended to provide a foundational understanding of Cascade to new or beginner-level users before they start creating and maintaining web content. 
• Web Technology Services holds Open Office Hours on a Zoom session every workday from 3 to 5 p.m. There will be someone available from the support team during that time to help you with any questions, or work with you to build and update your web site. 

GrizHub

Griz Hub is a useful tool to help the campus community stay connected. Members of the campus community can use Griz Hub to register and manage their own organization, enter and view UM events, find campus resources, and more.

To learn more about how to use GrizHub, read their FAQs and watch their short tutorial videos provided on the GrizHub website. 

GrizMart

GrizMart is the University of Montana’s online Procurement system designed to increase efficiencies in shopping, ordering, and buying goods. Users can search multiple vendor catalogs to find the products they want at a lower University negotiated price while reducing time spent price comparing. Shop for products, create purchase orders, and enter invoices seamlessly into Banner.

The GrizMart website provides a frequently asked questions page as well as instructions for how to register for an in-person basic GrizMart training. 

Moodle

Moodle is the Learning Management System (LMS) used by UM. UM Online provides a variety of Moodle resources to help instructors effectively use Moodle, including the below self-enrollable, self-paced online tutorials. Review the Moodle Resources website for more useful information. 

• Moodle Basics for Faculty: Learn the basics and some advanced features of Moodle, UM's Learning Management System. It also includes a module on the basics of using Zoom, a web conferencing program for virtual class meetings and recordings. 
• UMOnline Course Development Tutorial: Guides instructors through the course development process, content organization and layout, video production, student engagement activities and grade management. 
• Moodle Gradebook Tutorial: An overview of the Moodle gradebook with best practices and tips for managing your gradebook. 

Navigate

Navigate is a student success platform for students, faculty, advisors, administrators, and other student support services. UM uses Navigate to improve student success and facilitate communication among students, faculty, and staff across campus. 

For Advisors: Navigate is an easy way to schedule appointments, communicate, and document advising meetings with your students. With additional data integration from our student information system, Navigate can be considered a holistic view of students' academics. Additionally, advisors will have the ability to manage Early Alert feedback on student academic performance submitted by faculty throughout the semester, and help guide students to academic success.  

• Review the Navigate for Advisors training and tutorial website. 

For Instructors: Navigate will allow instructors to schedule appointments, communicate with students, and notify students of their progress in their courses. Navigate functionality provides an efficient way for faculty to report concerns and guide students to the proper resources for success. 

• Review the Navigate for Instructors training and tutorial website. 

Panopto

Panopto provides lecture recording, screencasting, video streaming, and video content management. UM employees can create an account and log in with their NetID.  

Panopto is integrated with Moodle and UMOnline has a self-paced online tutorial on using Panopto in which people can self-enroll. They also offer live Panopto trainings and employees can sign up for these via the UMOnline Training site 

Additional Panopto training resources are available.  

• Panopto support training articles and videos 
• A library of quick “how to” videos from Panopto support 
• Getting started with using Panopto 

Qualtrics

Qualtrics is a platform that allows employees to create customizable surveys. This service provides a multitude of options for workflows, distributions, data, analysis, results, and reports.

• Qualtrics Survey Platform Basic Overviews

UApprove

U-Approve is a secure web application that allows all employees to participate in the creation, routing and approval of University business forms.

U-Approve help guides are available for a number of U-Approve applications, such as Electronic Hiring Forms, Request for Personnel Transaction, Budget Submission, and more.