Electronic Resources at MxCC

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Electronic Resources at MxCC

• Adjunct Faculty Orientation, August 24, 2006
• Workshop Web Site
• www.mxcc.commnet.edu/workshops

Distance Learning mxccedtech_at_gmail.com (860)343
5822/5783 Chapman 633/632 Middlesex Community
College Visit http//www.mxcc.commnet.edu/distance

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Electronic Resources

• Computers at MxCC and other CT community colleges
• MxCC email check email any time, anywhere
• Student Management System Banner/ONLINE
• Course schedule, view and print class rosters,
  enter grades, etc.
• Learning Management System WebCT
• Communicate with students, put class files on
  Internet, give online exams, etc.

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NetID

• NetID
• Log on to computers at MxCC and other CT
  community colleges
• Use MxCC e-mail check email any time anywhere

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Banner ID

• Student Management System Banner/ONLINE
• Course schedule, class rosters, enter grade,
  etc.
• Learning Management System WebCT
• Communicate with students, put class files on
  Internet, create online exams, etc.

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Log on to a Campus Computer-NetID

• NetID (Username) First initial of First Name
  Last Name
• Example, John Browns NetID is jbrown
• Password
• Initial Password
• 1st three letters of birth month with first
  letter capitalized
• Ampersand character
• Last 4 digits of SS
• Example
• John Brown was born April of 1968 and SS is
  045-84-9583.
• His initial password is Apr9583
• Change password
• When you log on the first time, you will be
  prompted to change to a new password.
• At least 8 characters in length
• At least 3 of the 4
• Upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers,
  or special characters.
• Domain Name
• MxCC

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Access E-mails-NetID

• Your email address is NetID_at_mxcc.commnet.edu
• Example John Brown, jbrown_at_mxcc.commnet.edu
• Open a web browser such as Internet Explorer.
• Type www.mail.commnent.edu in the address box.
• Type your email address in NetID box.
• Type the password in Password box.
• Click Log On button.

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E-Mail Outlook Web Access
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Outlook Web Access Window

• List of emails in Inbox.
• Folders-Deleted Items, Drafts, Send Items, etc.
• Next or Previous page.

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Read, Reply, Forward, and Attachment
Attachment operations

• Double-click anywhere in a message row. The
  message window opens.
• To reply to a message, click the Reply button.
  Type the message and click Send.
• To forward the message, click Forward, type the
  email address to which the message is forwarded.
  Type the message and click Send.
• If there is an attachment (Delete any attachment
  with name.exe), right-click the attachment
  icon.
• To read the attached file, select Open to open
  the attached file.
• To save the attached file, select Save Target
  As. Select a folder where you want to save.
  Click save button.

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Send a Message

• Click the New icon.
• Type the email address, subject, and message.
  Click send button. Use between addresses.
• Type the subject and message. Then click Send.

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Search for an Address in Outlook

• You can search for an email address if the person
  has an account with any of the 12 CT Community
  Colleges.
• In the message window, click To button.
• Type the last name and first name. Click Find
  button.
• Select the persons information and click To
  button. Click Close button to close the window.

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Send a File as Attachment

• If you want to send a file attached to your
  message, before clicking the send button, you
  click Add Attachments icon.
• Click browse button. Select the folder where
  you save the file. Select the file you want to
  send, click open button.
• Click Attach button, click Close button to close
  the attachments window.
• Click send button after typing the message.

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Delete Mails

• In the Inbox Window, select the message you want
  to delete. Click delete button.
• To delete more than one message at once, press
  CTRL key while selecting the messages.
• The deleted messages are stored in Deleted Items
  folder. To permanently delete the massages
• Right-click Deleted Items on the left window.
• Select Empty Deleted Items icon.

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Banner - ONLINE

• www.online.commnet.edu
• Course Schedule
• Course schedule
• Registered seats
• Time
• Location
• Others
• Login to ONLINE
• Rosters
• Student information
• Send emails to all
• Enter grade
• Others

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Course List Course Schedule

• www.online.commnet.edu
• Click Course Schedule link.
• Select Term Fall 2006
• Select a college Middlesex C C
• Select Level Credit
• Select Instruction Type all
• Keep the rest as default
• Click Get Courses button.
• Course information will be displayed

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Login to ONLINE

• User ID Banner ID with _at_ sign and 8-digit ID.
• Initial PIN
• Birth date in the format of mmddyy
• Example, John Brown was born April 10, 1980, his
  initial password is 041080.
• Change password
• Exact 6 characters in length.
• Case sensitive
• At first log on, it prompts you to change to a
  new password. It also asks you to enter a
  security question with the answer.
• Use the same ID and PIN for WebCT.

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Explore ONLINE-Faculty Services

• Click Middlesex Community College
• Click Faculty Services
• You see a list of services and the commonly used
  services are
• Summary Class List
• Printable Class Roster
• Detail Class List
• Final Grades
• Registration Overrides
• List Advisees
• Student Menu
• If you click a menu item listed on this page, you
  may be asked to select a Term and CRN first.
• Click Summary Class List

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Select a Term and CRN

• Select a term/semester
• Click Term Selection
• Select a term (MxCC Fall 2006).
• Click Submit.
• Select a class/CRN
• Click Select CRN.
• Select a course.
• Click Submit.

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Summary Class List - Class Roster

• Drag the scroll bar down to see the list of
  services.
• Click Summary Class List. Drag the scroll bar
  down to see a list of your students.
• You may click a student name to view his/her
  address/phone.
• The icon indicates that the student has
  entered an external email address in Banner.
• At the bottom of the page, there is a button
  Email Entire Class. Click the button, you can
  send an email to students with email addresses
  entered.
• From the Faculty Services page, click Enter link
  under Midterm or Final exam, a worksheet may be
  available for you to enter grades.

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Student Information/Others

• Once you click a student name from the Summary
  Class List, you will see students address and
  phone.
• You may click the Student Information link at
  the bottom of the window to see more information
  about the student.
• At the top, there is a menu for you to go back to
  personal information, student services, financial
  aid, or Faculty Services page.

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Personal Information

• Click Personal Information tab.
• Change PIN
• View Address and Phone
• View E-mail Address
• View Emergency Contacts
• Others

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Technical Problems

• IT Help Desk
• Wheaton, 2nd floor, Middletown Campus
• 860-343-5711
• mx-it_at_mxcc.commnet.edu
• Unable to log on to a campus computer.
• Unable to log on to email at www.mail.commnet.edu.
  
• Unable to log on Banner www.online.commnet.edu