Instructors IT Guide
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Logging in and Getting Connected
SOLAR
SOLAR is Stony Brook University’s enterprise-wide, self-service system which provides faculty, staff, and students with online access to manage personal information. Using SOLAR, you can view your instructor assignments, access class rosters, submit grades and more.
Your SOLAR ID is a 9-digit number that will be provided to you during the orientation process. Your initial SOLAR ID password is your birthday in MMDDYY format.
Your NetID
Use your NetID/NetID password gets you access to almost every portal and digital resource Stony Brook University provides.
Get started by setting up your NetID password using the Password Reset Tool.
Duo Two-Step Login
Duo Two-Step Login protects your account, even if your password is stolen. Two-step login means that after you enter your password to log in, you are then prompted to approve this login from a device, like your smartphone.
Get Online with Eduroam
As of July 22, 2026 WolfieNet-Secure was replaced by Eduroam.
Eduroam is a secure Wi-Fi roaming service for the global academic and research community. It allows students, researchers, and staff from participating institutions to access the internet both at their home campus and while visiting other participating institutions.
Email, Calendar and Document Sharing with Google Workspace
To access your Stony Brook Google account, go to stonybrook.edu/mycloud and log in with your NetID and NetID password.
Read and compose messages online and offline, use powerful Google search features and organize your email with helpful sorting tools
Create appointment schedules for office hours, keep track of tasks, sync calendar with Brightspace and more
Cloud storage for seamless file sharing and enhanced collaboration.
Summer of 2026, a system-wide quota for Google was implemented. Explore tips for reducing Google Storage.
Using Your Favorite Microsoft Tools Via Office 365
Office 365 is a collaborative, cloud-based storage, communication and applications solution provided by Microsoft. Log in to m365.cloud.microsoft with your Stony Brook email address to download and install Office 365.
Word, Excel, PowerPoint & More
Active west campus employees can directly download and install Microsoft Office software from Office 365 on up to five devices (including Windows and Mac). The license expires when the west campus employee is no longer active.
OneDrive
OneDrive provides the ability to create, edit and share files online, without software, and up to 50GBs of cloud file storage. In addition, you can work with other people in realtime on Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote files.
OneNote
Take richer notes: OneNote is a flexible application for information gathering and multiple-user collaboration for course notes and meeting minutes. Capture notes typed from a keyboard or handwritten from a stylus, screenshots, and audio recordings.
Web Conferencing with Zoom
Zoom is a video and audio conferencing tool with easy collaboration, chat, screen sharing and more across mobile devices, desktops, and telephones.
Use Zoom for video conference (even add Zoom Meetings directly in Brightspace for easy coordination with students!) or to record short videos of your webcam and/or screen.
Simplifying Course Management with Brightspace
D2L's Brightspace is our Learning Management System (LMS) / Digital Learning Environment (DLE).
To access Brightspace, go to brightspace.stonybrook.edu, click to Launch Brightspace and log in with your NetID and NetID password.
Getting Familiar With Brightspace
Start of Semester Checklist
Every course at Stony Brook University (with the exception of the School of Medicine) has a Brightspace course and your students are automatically added (and removed if they drop) for you.
Adding Content
You can use Brightspace Course Builder to add content to your course or use Brightspace tools to create content directly in Brightspace.
Setting Up Your Gradebook
If you are entering your Grades for the first time, you will be automatically directed to the Setup Wizard, a tool that will allow you to customize settings in your Brightspace Grades.
Brightspace Tools
Brightspace offers a variety of integrations and add-ons that enhance teaching and learning. From video tools to plagiarism checkers, these features streamline workflows and boost student engagement. Below are a few tools.
Zoom is a video and audio conferencing tool with easy collaboration, chat, screen sharing and more across mobile devices, desktops, and telephones.
Echo360 is a versatile and reliable system that automatically captures lectures and converts classroom voice, video, and visual-aids into high-quality media files. Instructors can also utilize Universal Capture (Personal), which allows them to record from their own computers.
VoiceThread is a web-based application that allows you to place media artifacts such as images, presentations, videos and documents and have an asynchronous discussion around it.
Using CBase in the School of Medicine and Dental Medicine
CBase is the learning management system used by faculty, staff and students of Stony Brook University's Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine for tracking syllabi, student progress, exam grades, competency completion and more.
AI Tools
A current directory of AI tools offered by DoIT for smarter meetings, ensuring academic integrity, organizing your thoughts, or simplifying your workflow.
Artificial Intelligence in Learning & Teaching
Learn how you can make the best decisions about the use of AI in your courses and on how to use these new tools and technologies.
Accessibility
It is important to format digital course resources, including course materials and syllabus, in a way that is inclusive and accessible to all.
Classroom Technology
Classroom Technology and Support Solutions Team is responsible for maintaining the equipment and technologies found in all general purpose classroom
Computer Classrooms (SINC Sites)
Most SINC Sites may be reserved for classes. Some computer classrooms are reserved exclusively for course use and are not used as open labs for students.
The Virtual SINC Site provides access to academic software (SPSS, ChemDraw, Visio, and Google from places its blocked) directly from your computers, either on or off campus, any day or time.
Teaching & Learning Support Services
Our strong partnership with Stony Brook's Center for Excellence in Learning & Teaching provides the ability to offer & support a variety of teaching & learning tools.
Academic Technology Services
Academic Technology Services team provides consultations for faculty who are interested in incorporating technology into their courses.
Classroom Technology Services
Classroom Technology Services provides short-term daily loans of equipment (projectors, computers, cables, and more) and also provides media systems training to instructors. Equipment is loaned on a first-come, first-serve basis, according to availability
Teaching and Learning Lab (TLL)
Faculty who need assistance with multimedia development can find help at the TLL. Services include creating animations, concept mapping, developing timelines, games, learning objects, digital storytelling, and multimedia development.
Browse IT Workshops
Browse and register for workshops led by DoIT team members and others on topics including Brightspace, VoiceThread, Vevox, Respondus, Google, Zoom, and more.
Browse CELT Workshops
Stony Brook's Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) offers a variety of professional advancement courses, one-on-one consultations, and customized workshops geared to save you time while improving your teaching practice.
SUNY Innovative Instruction Technology Grants
IITG is a competitive grants program available each spring to SUNY faculty and support staff across all disciplines. IITG encourages the development of educational innovations that meet the Power of SUNY’s transformative vision.
General Purpose Support Resources
Submit a Ticket
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Browse IT Catalog
DoIT offers many IT related services to our faculty, staff, students, clubs, and guests. Browse through our services and utilize our helpful FAQ's that assist in using them.