MOD posted 8/6. Email to current site owners/TSP from SmartSite-help sent 8/7.
TechNews Announcement
SmartSite, the new learning management and collaboration system at UC Davis, will be unavailable <68:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.>, Saturday, August 18th, while its software is upgraded. In preparation for the fall, the SmartSite team will be <fixing fixing several know known issues and upgrading the Assignments and Gradebook tool.>
<"This update will add increased functionality to the Gradebook," says SmartSite's program manager Kirk Alexander, "including the addition of categories and weighting.">
For additional information about the downtime, please email smartsite-help@ucdavis.edu or call (530) 754-HELP for assistance. Instructors, learn how to use the Gradebook and other tools. Sign-up for an upcoming training session and save your spot.
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SmartSite is now the preferred campus system for managing classes online, although its tools are handy for a wide range of collaborative uses. It has been tested as a pilot program on campus since early 2006, and more than <99,000 ?> people have used it so far.
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To prepare for Fall 2007, SmartSite will be unavailable, 68:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.., Saturday, August 18th, while its software is being upgraded. For additional information about the downtime, please visit TechNews or contact us at smartsite-help@ucdavis.edu or (530)754-HELP.
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SmartSite will be unavailable <68:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.>, Saturday August 18th, due to a system upgrade.
Event:
To prepare for fall 2007, this upgrade will fix several outstanding issues and add functionality to existing tools, particularly the Assignment and Gradebook tools.
When:
Beginning at 68:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 18th and completing no later than 12:00 p.m.
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System Upgrade: SmartSite Unavailable <68:00 a.m. -to 12:00 p.m.>, Saturday, August 18th
In preparation for fall 2007, SmartSite will be upgraded to fix several outstanding issues and add functionality to existing tools, particularly the Assignment and Gradebook tools. A significant window of server downtime is required, during which the campus community will not be able to access sites, data, tools or features within the SmartSite system. The upgrade window will begin at <68:00 a.m.>, Saturday, August 18th and finish no later than 12:00 p.m. the same day.
For additional information about the downtime, please visit TechNews or contact us at smartsite-help@ucdavis.edu or (530)754-HELP.