Find what IT resources, support and help are available to MIT students
IS&T provides access to Duo, a two-factor authentication application that leverages landlines and smartphones as an "Approve" or "Deny" system to identify users. Two-factor authentication is an effective way of safeguarding against security attacks, particularly related to financial data.
Duo is a self-service web application for Touchstone-enabled web applications at MIT. Integration with other applications is also available.
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GitHub Enterprise is a web-based repository hosting service that allows you to work and collaborate on projects within shared spaces. Learn more.
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Log in and set up an account: https://github.mit.edu
Dropbox is a file hosting service that offers 500 GB of cloud storage, file synchronization, personal cloud, and client software to MIT faculty, staff, and students, and 100 GB to affiliates upon request. Access your cloud data as though it was a folder on your local disk. It offers convenient access to data via Windows, Mac OS, Linux, and mobile native clients—as well as via any web browser. Learn more.
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Poll Everywhere is a dynamic online polling platform that allows participants to respond in real time to presenter-generated questions.
Faculty members and instructors can use Poll Everywhere to gather live student feedback during classes via surveys, polls, and discussion boards. Participants can respond via the web, text messaging, and apps for iOS and Android mobile devices.
Poll Everywhere can also be used outside of Canvas to create standalone polls and activities for collecting feedback and input.
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LabArchives is a cloud-based electronic lab notebook (ELN). It allows you to securely store and organize your research data online and to share that information within your laboratory. Multiple redundancy ensures 24/7 data availability.
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LabArchives is licensed for use by MIT students, faculty, staff, and affiliates.
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IS&T provides support for systems that track questions, requests, or problems related to your services.
Quickbase is a cloud-based workspace that allows users to build customizable database applications and web forms. MIT has a centralized license for a limited number of Quickbase applications.
Quickbase is best suited for:
IS&T maintains the Institute's campus safety and security infrastructure, enabling access to MIT buildings.
The Office of the Provost, in collaboration with the Office of Campus Planning, is piloting a new program of sharing meeting space across campus. IS&T has partnered with Zoom to equip these spaces with Zoom Rooms solutions offering a consistent experience across diverse locations.
Use of these spaces is available to MIT faculty, students, and staff through reservations made via the Spaces feature within the MIT Atlas mobile application.
Please note: IS&T periodically sends an email entitled "Action Required to Maintain MBTA Benefits on MIT ID Card" to users who have MIT ID cards at or approaching an eight-year limit. If you received this email and use your MIT ID card to access MBTA benefits, such as the subway or local bus, visit one of the 10 card kiosks on campus to print a new card to continue using your MBTA benefits.
An MIT ID is a digital or physical credential enabling community members to authenticate themselves to card readers on and off campus.
