Educational Tools

The Office of Information Technology (OIT) provides educational tools for students on the Georgia Tech campus.

WebCT

WebCT is course management software that enables students to have access to web-based learning activities and course materials. Some of the easy-to-use WebCT course tools include a discussion area, chat room, whiteboard, email, student presentation area, interactive calendar tools and many more. Other WebCT features that instructors my use include the student grade book, quizzing and survey tools, and external website and CD ROM linking tools. WebCT is very easy to use. The WebCT user interface is primarily point-and-click and is accessed by use of a web browser such as Internet Explorer. There is no software to distribute.

To get more detailed information regarding WebCT, visit the WebCT website.

Computer Labs

There are three computer labs on campus that are supported by OIT. The newest is the Library West Commons. To get more detailed information about these labs, check out our student computer lab pages.

BuzzPort

BuzzPort is the Georgia Tech campus portal. The initial release of this tool contains baseline functionality with the goal of expanding features to its full functionality. The initial functionality released as of summer 2003 is as follows:

• Web-based e-mail
• Calendaring that is integrated with Banner class schedules
• Targeted e-mail and web-based messaging
• Integration with Banner Student Information and WebCT Course Management systems
• Full supported suite of alternative Course Management tools native to the portal environment
• Group collaboration tools
• Personalization

To see what BuzzPort is all about, go to the BuzzPort login in page. You can also get more general information about BuzzPort.