今年秋天，无论九游会论坛是在校园还九游会论坛是在偏远的环境中，学生和教师都需要支持他们工作的设备。 匹特资讯科技 (Pitt IT) and the 大学教学中心 are working to facilitate access to the equipment they’ll need for learning and instruction.

On Wednesday, Pitt IT emailed students 推荐的规格 for laptops that are compatible with the University’s networks and services. 该信息还指出，不同的部门、学校或j9九游会老哥俱乐部交流:九游会登陆可能会提供他们自己的单独的规范清单，如果学生收到这些清单，他们应该遵循这些清单。

“So that you are best prepared to take full advantage of the many learning opportunities on campus, it is important that you have access to a laptop computer for communicating with classmates and instructors, writing papers and submitting assignments, connecting to remote sources, participating in extracurricular activities and more,” wrote 马克亨德森, vice chancellor and chief information officer.

Pitt IT also released a separate set of 为各院系推荐的计算机规格 that explained what tools devices will need

“Having the proper device with a built-in camera and microphone is essential to using technologies like Canvas, Lecture Capture (Panopto), Microsoft Teams and Zoom Videoconferencing,” wrote 辛西娅·金, associate vice provost and executive director of the Teaching Center, and Henderson in the message to faculty.

已经拥有Windows、Mac或Linux笔记本电脑的学生和教职员工不需要购买新设备，这些笔记本电脑满足了他们的需求和九游会论坛的配置建议。 但对于希望升级现有设备的学生和教师，九游会论坛IT公司与戴尔公司协商，为符合大学规格的笔记本电脑提供折扣。 Students seeking more information can visit dell.com/pitt. 教师可能需要更广泛的选择，这取决于他们工作的性质； their schools and departments may purchase devices through PantherExpress.  

对于遇到经济困难的学生，九游会论坛IT学院和教务长办公室可以提供帮助。 有限数量的设备可以暂时借用。 该计划还为没有可靠互联网连接的学生或教师提供有限的移动热点。 For more information visit technology.pitt.edu/remotedevices.

For assistance, contact the 24/7 IT服务台 at 412 - 624帮助(4357) or connect with 虚拟技术支持 if you have questions or need help with device setup.