Author: Victor Quintanilla

Zoom Live-Transcription

Feb 19, 2021 - 2:11 pm PST

The below video shows how to turn on auto-live transcription within a Zoom meeting.

The accuracy of Zoom’s live transcription feature depends on many variables, such as but not limited to:

  • Background noise
  • Volume and clarity of the speaker’s voice
  • Speaker’s proficiency with the English language
  • Lexicons and dialects specific to a geography or community

Note: Currently the live transcript (auto-captions) are not supported yet on ChromeOS.

For additional information, please visit Zoom’s closed captioning/auto-transcript help page.

ITS Training Thursdays

Jul 27, 2020 - 2:32 pm PDT

The following ITS Training Thursday videos were generated by Bryan Besnyi & Victor Quintanilla as part of a training initiative for Form Solutions as well as other helpful training applications.

Zoom, Outlook, and Dropbox

Introduction to Microsoft Teams

Beginner training on Microsoft Teams

Watch Introduction to Microsoft Teams

Introduction to Form Solutions

Beginner training on Formstack & Adobe form solutions.

Watch Introduction to Form Solutions

Adobe Sign Deep Dive

Intermediate training on Adobe Sign and its practical uses.

Watch Adobe Sign Deep Dive

Introduction to Microsoft Outlook Inbox/MicrosoftToDo

Beginner training on Outlook Inbox/MicrosoftToDo

Watch Tips & Tricks: Microsoft Outlook Inbox/MicrosoftToDo

How to access your Chromebook

Apr 13, 2020 - 11:01 am PDT

To sign into your Chromebook you will need the following.

  1. An active WiFi connection – need internet/wifi?
  2. Your my.smccd.edu email address (only my.smccd.edu accounts will work)
  3. Your my.smccd.edu email password

If you do not know your my.smccd.edu email address or password, you can view and reset your default password from WebSMART on the home page once you log in.

Please remember to shut down your Chromebook when you are finished or you may find your Chromebook with a dead battery.

How to install Adobe applications on your personal machine

Feb 3, 2020 - 1:34 pm PST

NOTE: To use Adobe on PC you must be on windows 10 software. To use Adobe on Mac you must be on macOS High Sierra.
Faculty and staff at SMCCCD have access to these applications with their district user account. District machines should generally come pre-loaded with this software already.

  1. To download adobe on your computer visit https://creativecloud.adobe.com/ and sign in with your @smccd.edu address.


  2. Then click “All your apps” and you’ll be taken to the page where you can select the adobe applications you would like to use on your computer. Click install on the applications you want installed.


  3. Once installed you will be able to open the application on your machine and begin using.

How to install Office 365 applications on your personal machine

Feb 3, 2020 - 1:20 pm PST

NOTE: Faculty and staff at SMCCCD have access to these applications with their district user account. District machines should generally come pre-loaded with this software already.

  1. Login to your office account at: https://portal.office.com/account/ with your credentials.

  2. Once logged in, click “Install Office” which will prompt Office Suite to download.

  3. Once downloaded, open the file and follow the on-screen prompts to install.