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h2. How may I keep up to date on the status of, and news about, D2L and related tools?
You can receive updates by email or through an RSS reader.
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h3. Getting Updates by Email
In order to receive email updates about new D2L Resources blog posts, you'll need to:
# [Log in to Millersville's wiki system|#I. Logging in to Millersville's Wiki System].
# [Watch the D2L Resources blog|#II. Watching the D2L Resources Blog].
h4. I. Logging in to Millersville's Wiki System
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When you last changed your Millersville password, you may have done so without using [the myAccount@MU password portal|ittac:myAccount at MU Service]. As a result, your password may not have been synchronized across all Millersville servers and services. Please use the myAccount@MU password portal to change—and synchronize—your password. For assistance, please contact [the IT Help Desk|ittac:].
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# Near the top of this page, at the right end of the dark grey bar, locate the "Search this space" search box.
# Look at the text immediately to the left of the "Search this space" box. If that text is:...
#* *Your name*: You're already logged in. Skip ahead to Watching the D2L Resources blog.
#* *Log In*: You're not yet logged in. Continue on with these instructions.
# Click the "Log In" link.
# On the Wikis @ Millersville page that opens:
## In the Username box, type your standard Millersville username. This is the same username you use to log in to D2L and your Millersville email.
## In the Password box, type your standard Millersville password. This is the same password you use to log in to D2L and your Millersville email.
## Check the "Remember me" box.
## Click the "Log In" button.
h4. II. Watching the D2L Resources Blog
# Go to [the D2L Resources site|d2ldocs:].
# Near the top of the page, toward the right end of the dark grey bar, locate "Browse !dropArrow.png!".
# Click "Browse !dropArrow.png!".
# From the Browse menu that opens, select "Advanced".
# On the Advanced page that opens:
## In the left column, locate the "Subscribe" section.
## Within the Subscribe section, click the "!watch_16.gif! Start watching space blogs" link. Be careful to click the "space blogs" link, not the "this space" link.
After following these instructions, you'll receive in your Millersville email account updates from the D2L Resources blog.
h3. Getting Updates by RSS
Using an RSS reader, you may subscribe to the D2L Resources blog:
* [!feed_icon.png! Subscribe to all posts|https://wiki.millersville.edu/createrssfeed.action?types=blogpost&spaces=d2ldocs&title=D2L+Resources+Blog+RSS+Feed&labelString%3D&excludedSpaceKeys%3D&sort=created&maxResults=15&timeSpan=30&showContent=true&showDiff=true&confirm=Create+RSS+Feed&os_authType=basic]
* [!feed_icon.png! Subscribe to system status posts|https://wiki.millersville.edu/createrssfeed.action?types=blogpost&spaces=d2ldocs&title=D2L+Resources+Blog+System+Status+RSS+Feed&labelString=systemstatus&excludedSpaceKeys%3D&sort=created&maxResults=15&timeSpan=30&confirm=Create+RSS+Feed&showContent=false&showDiff=false&os_authType=basic]
Please see below for more information.
h4. What is RSS?
RSS, which stands for Rich Site Summary or Really Simple Syndication, provides a means by which you can receive the a feed of the latest information from a web site, in this case a blog, without your needing to visit that web site with a browser.
For more information, please [see RSS at Wikipedia|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS].
h4. What is an RSS reader?
An RSS reader is an application that retrieves and displays RSS feeds.
h4. What RSS reader should I use?
The Instructional & Technology Support team cannot recommend or support any RSS readers. We can only suggest you look in your computer or mobile device's app store for RSS readers and try a few of the highest rated ones.
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How may I keep up to date on the status of, and news about, D2L and related tools?
You can receive updates by email or through an RSS reader.
Getting Updates by Email
I. Logging in to Millersville's Wiki System
II. Watching the D2L Resources Blog
Getting Updates by RSS
What is RSS?
What is an RSS reader?
What RSS reader should I use?
Getting Updates by Email
In order to receive email updates about new D2L Resources blog posts, you'll need to:
Log in to Millersville's wiki system.
Watch the D2L Resources blog.
I. Logging in to Millersville's Wiki System
Problems logging in to the wiki?
When you last changed your Millersville password, you may have done so without using the myAccount@MU password portal. As a result, your password may not have been synchronized across all Millersville servers and services. Please use the myAccount@MU password portal to change—and synchronize—your password. For assistance, please contact the IT Help Desk.
Near the top of this page, at the right end of the dark grey bar, locate the "Search this space" search box.
Look at the text immediately to the left of the "Search this space" box. If that text is:
Your name: You're already logged in. Skip ahead to Watching the D2L Resources blog.
Log In: You're not yet logged in. Continue on with these instructions.
Click the "Log In" link.
On the Wikis @ Millersville page that opens:
In the Username box, type your standard Millersville username. This is the same username you use to log in to D2L and your Millersville email.
In the Password box, type your standard Millersville password. This is the same password you use to log in to D2L and your Millersville email.
Check the "Remember me" box.
Click the "Log In" button.
II. Watching the D2L Resources Blog
Go to the D2L Resources site.
Near the top of the page, toward the right end of the dark grey bar, locate "Browse ".
Click "Browse ".
From the Browse menu that opens, select "Advanced".
On the Advanced page that opens:
In the left column, locate the "Subscribe" section.
Within the Subscribe section, click the " Start watching space blogs" link. Be careful to click the "space blogs" link, not the "this space" link.
After following these instructions, you'll receive in your Millersville email account updates from the D2L Resources blog.
Getting Updates by RSS
Using an RSS reader, you may subscribe to the D2L Resources blog:
Subscribe to all posts
Subscribe to system status posts
Please see below for more information.
What is RSS?
RSS, which stands for Rich Site Summary or Really Simple Syndication, provides a means by which you can receive the a feed of the latest information from a web site, in this case a blog, without your needing to visit that web site with a browser.
For more information, please see RSS at Wikipedia.
What is an RSS reader?
An RSS reader is an application that retrieves and displays RSS feeds.
What RSS reader should I use?
The Instructional & Technology Support team cannot recommend or support any RSS readers. We can only suggest you look in your computer or mobile device's app store for RSS readers and try a few of the highest rated ones.
Help Desk
Help Desk Contact Info
Location: Boyer Building
Phone: 717-871-7777
Email: Help@millersville.edu
Hours:
Call Center Hours
M-Th 7:00am - 9:00pm EST
F 7:00am - 5:00pm EST
Walk-in Technical Assistance Center (TAC) Hours
Boyer, 1st floor, Room 119
Fall/Spring Semesters:
M-Th 8:00 am - 9:00pm, F 8:00am - 5:00pm EST
Winter/Summer Sessions:
M-F 8:00am - 5:00pm EST
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