MyDC Web Portal An Overview

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MyDC Web Portal An Overview
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What is a Web Portal?

• A web portal is a single, integrated point for
  comprehensive and useful access to information,
  people, and resources.
  
• It is a personalized and customized user
  interface that provides access to information
  both internal and external to Darton College.
  
• Users can access the portal at any time from any
  place via the Internet, and obtain the campus
  information and resources they depend on daily.

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MyDC Web Portal - Features

• One-stop shopping for
• MyDC and Darton (Exchange/Outlook) e-mail
• Class Calendars
• Banner Self-Service
• Targeted Announcements
• Club web pages and discussion groups
• DC Classified ads
• More than 400 news, information and entertainment
  channels

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How do I access MyDC?

• Lookup your DCid and PIN
• Your DCid is an account in the format of
  firstname.lastname
  
• Your PIN is the same six-character value as your
  Banner Web PIN
  
• Future Implementations
• Your DCid and computer logon account will be
  the same value (firstname.lastname)
  
• Logon to MyDC at www.darton.edu

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MyDC Logon and Terminology
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MyDC E-mail vs. Darton E-mail

• Your MyDC e-mail inbox is not the same as your
  Darton (Exchange) faculty/staff e-mail inbox.
  
• A common feature of web portals is an integrated
  e-mail system each user of MyDC (faculty/staff
  and students) will have a MyDC e-mail account.
  
• MyDC e-mail is not designed to be a replacement
  for the existing faculty/staff Exchange e-mail
  system.
  
• You may decide not to use your MyDC e-mail, but
  users of MyDC may still send e-mail to your MyDC
  address. If you choose not to use MyDC or check
  your MyDC inbox, you should setup e-mail
  forwarding to your Darton e-mail inbox.
• Instructions for setting up forwarding have been
  provided in the handout, or you can follow the
  instructions available under E-mail Options
  Auto Forward.

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MyDC E-mail
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Access Darton e-mail via MyDC

• You can also access your Darton (Exchange) e-mail
  directly through MyDC by clicking the Darton Mail
  tab. Logon is required.

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MyDC Targeted Announcements

• MyDC can be used to send announcements that are
  targeted to specific audiences. There are two
  types of targeted announcements.
  
• Campus Announcements Sent to all MyDC users
• Personal Announcements Sent to specific MyDC
  users (by major, course, role, etc)
  
• Please contact OIT to request or send an
  announcement

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Direct access to Banner Self-Service

• MyDC provides direct access to Banner
  Self-Service without requiring you to logon
  again.
  
• Staff Access via the Employee tab
• Faculty Access via the Faculty-Banner tab, then
  click the Academic Services link
  
• PIN Change
• All MyDC users change their PIN through Banner
  Self-Service
  
• Click Personal Information Change Your PIN

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MyDC Groups

• MyDC allows you to communicate with your friends
  and colleagues in an informal setting through
  MyDC Groups.
  
• Click the Groups link to join or request a group
• Student club advisors can create and customize a
  group page for their clubs and organizations.
  
• Faculty and staff can create groups based on
  hobbies or common interest.
  
• The Grape Vine

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MyDC Channels

• MyDC offers more than 400 channels to add to your
  portal
  
• News ABC, BBC, CNN, MSNBC, NPR, and Reuters
• ESPN Sports channels
• Newspapers USA Today, The Washington Post,
  Albany Herald
  
• Magazines National Geographic, Wired News,
  TIME, PC Magazine
  
• Many, many more!

• To add channels to your portal
• Click the Content/Layout link
• Follow the on-screen instructions

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MyDC DC Classifieds

• DC Classifieds is a channel you can use to buy,
  sell, and trade your goods and services.
  
• You should use DC Classifieds to reach your
  intended audience rather than using MyDC or
  Darton e-mail.
  
• DC Classifieds is available under the Employee
  tab, or you can add it to any other tab by
  clicking the Content/Layout link

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MyDC Help and Support

• Support for MyDC and other Darton resources is
  available via the Support tab
  
• Many channels and links in MyDC provide
  content-specific help, such as the Manage
  Content/Layout link shown below

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MyDC Questions?
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