Electronic Resources at MxCC

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Electronic Resources at MxCC

• Distance Learning
• Chapman 633/632
• mxccedtech_at_gmail.com
• www.commnet.edu/distance
• [phone]/5783
• Workshop Web Site
• www.mxcc.commnet.edu/workshops

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Electronic Resources

• Networked computers at MxCC.
• MxCC e-mail check e-mail any time, anywhere
• myCommNet
• Student/Faculty Self-Service System
• Course schedule, class rosters, students
  information, grades, etc.
• Learning Management System WebCT
• Communicate with students, put class files
  online, collect assignments, etc.
• Library database access from off-campus

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NetID

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

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Log on to a Campus Computer-NetID

• Enter NetID (Username)
• BannerID_at_mxcc.commnet.edu
• Example, John Browns Banner ID is _at_00687968,
  then his NetID is 00687968_at_mxcc.commnet.edu
• Enter 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 following criteria
• 1. Upper case letters, 2. lower case letters, 3.
  numbers, or 4. special characters.
• Enter Domain Name (If you type your full NetID,
  you dont need to select the domain name)
• MxCC

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Luminis Portal "My Commnet"

• After November 21, Luminis Portal will be
  implemented.
• It is called "My Commnet"

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Self-service functions

• http//my.commnet.edu
• Course Schedules publicly available
• Course schedule
• Registered seats
• Time
• Location
• Others
• Log in for
• Rosters
• Student information
• Send e-mail to all
• Enter final grades
• Others

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Course List Course Schedule

• http//my.commnet.edu
• Click Search for Courses under Other Public
  Resources
• Select Term Fall 2007
• 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 myCommNet

• Go to http//my.commnet.edu
• User ID NetID_at_mxcc.commnet.edu
• Pin 8-digit NetID password
• Example of NetID 09109109_at_mxcc.commnet.edu
• Initial PIN
• Birthdate 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 to access campus
  computers and remote e-mail (www.mail.commnet.edu)

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Introducing myCommNet

• myCommNet is divided into Tabs
• Home,
• Faculty,
• Employee,
• Library,
• How To
• Depending on your roles at the Community
  Colleges, you may also have a Student tab
• Each page is
• divided into
• channels

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Navigating myCommNet
Simply click different tabs to access the
subsequent pages
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Explore Self-Service for Faculty

• Log into http//my.commnet.edu
• Click Faculty Tab
• Click Faculty Self-Service
• 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 2007).
• 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 e-mail address in Banner.
• At the bottom of the page, there is a button
  e-mail Entire Class. Click the button, you can
  send an e-mail to students with e-mail 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 each 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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Returning to myCommNet home
Click back to Faculty Tab to return to myCommNet
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Accessing WebCT Vista
You must first log on to http//my.commnet.edu
using your NetID. Click the Faculty Tab In the My
Courses channel, click Click Here to Access WebCT
Vista
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Course List
You will see a list of courses you are
teaching. To enter a course, click the name of
the course
Always click back to Faculty Tab To return to the
myCommNet home page

• Notice the links on the left. Here you can
• run a compatibility check,
• access Vista resources for Faculty and Students,
• and access the help desk,
• And more.

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Access E-mail-NetID

• Your e-mail address is your first initial and
  last name_at_mxcc.commnet.edu.
• Example John Brown, jbrown_at_mxcc.commnet.edu
• To check your college e-mail off campus, you need
  to use NetID and its password to log on.
• Open a web browser such as Internet Explorer.
• Type www.mail.commnent.edu into the address box.
• Type your NetID 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 e-mail in Inbox.
• Folders Deleted Items, Drafts, Send Items, etc.
• Next or Previous page.

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Read, "Reply", "Forward", and "Attachments
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
  e-mail 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 e-mail 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 e-mail 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 Attachment 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 E-mail

• 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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Changing Your Password

• Click Options at the bottom left corner.
• Drag the vertical bar on the right all the way to
  the bottom.
• Click Change Password button.
• Type the old password and new password twice.
• Click "OK".

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Technical Problems

• IT Help Desk
• Wheaton, 2nd floor, Middletown Campus
• [phone]
• mx-it_at_mxcc.commnet.edu
• Unable to log on to a campus computer.
• Unable to log on to e-mail at www.mail.commnet.edu
  .
• Unable to log on to myCommNet at
  http//my.commnet.edu