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The Hub

Faculty/Staff Computer Lab

The Hub (Faculty/Staff Computer Lab) is an instructional technology resource computer lab for Chabot College administrators, faculty, and staff. The facility houses both PC and Macintosh computers.

In the Hub, you can:

  • Create "Office" documents (Office 2007 (Windows) and Office 2008 (Mac))
  • Create Adobe PDF files from Office documents (Adobe Acrobat 9
  • Use an off-line gradebook (GradeQuick - Click here for announcements regarding GradeQuick)
  • Create and edit graphic images (Photoshop)
  • Scan graphics and text (to PC or Mac)
  • Desktop publish (Microsoft Office Publisher)
  • Burn your files onto CD - Use the operating systems of Mac and Windows.

What is in the Hub (last updated 4/3/2009)

  • Nine (9) PC desktop computers.
  • Four (4) Macintosh computers.

The software programs that are on the computers are as follows: 

GradeQuick

Respondus is no longer in the HUB. Request it for your own office computer.

Adobe Creative Suite 4

Microsoft Office 2007

Microsoft Office 2008 (Mac)

Who Can Use the Hub

Use of the Hub is available to Chabot College administrators, faculty and staff only. Children are not allowed in the Hub. Students are not allowed in the Hub, except for student assistants who are brought in by faculty and are working on faculty projects. The Hub is often the location for individual appointments with the Instructional Technology staff.

Location, hours, and availability of staff assistance

  • Building 100 (Library), Room 121
  • Open continuously during normal Library hours. Hours when staff is available in the Hub will be posted on the door at the beginning of each week, during the regular semester periods. For assistance by appointment, contact Instructional Assistant Arlene Adamson.

General Guidelines

  1. Please plan ahead regarding your use of the Hub facilities, taking into account that computers needed for scheduled workshops will not be available during the workshops.
  2. Please sign in and out. The binder with the sign-in sheets is prominently displayed as you walk in the door. We base upgrades, workshops, and future purchases on how the present equipment and software is being used.
  3. Please use the resource in the Hub for Chabot-related projects only. We do not have the resources to support personal activities such as job searches, book writing, garage sale flyers, etc. The Workforce Development Center has personnel and services to support job search activities.
  4. Please save information you need from a Web site on your floppy disk in text format. You can do this by opening the file in a word processing program and printing only the information you need. (This conserves paper and toner.)
  5. Print only one copy of your finished work. Use copy machines to make duplicate copies.
  6. Bring your own disks to save your work. Work that is saved on the computer will be deleted. If you work with large files that cannot fit on a floppy disk, consider purchasing thumb drives that fit in the USB ports on all the computers in the Hub. They are available at the College Bookstore and hold 256 MB of more of data. You can also save data to your U drive.
  7. Please don't install any software on the hard disks. This is a violation of copyright laws. Any applications residing on computers that are not properly licensed will be removed.
  8. Please show courtesy in accommodating the needs of other users. Those who need to use the scanners have priority in the use of the computers connected to the scanners. If the program you want to use is available on another computer, using that computer will avoid your having to be interrupted.
  9. When finished using a computer, quit the program(s) you are working on but do not shut down the computer.
 
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