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This is a step by step quick start guide for students who need access to a class.
 
 
 
 
 
== Step 1 - Creating an Account ==
 
[[Image:AccountTypes2.JPG|thumb|Select "student" as your account type.]]
 
You can access your classes from various entry points including your teacher's home page, [http://www.rcampus.com RCampus.com], [http://www.classcentral.com ClassCentral.com], [http://www.facultycentral.com FacultyCentral.com].  For simplicity, we use our main website [http://www.rcampus.com www.RCampus.com]:
 
 
 
# Go to [http://www.rcampus.com www.RCampus.com].
 
# Click on (http://www.rcampus.com/images/login_banner/signup.gif) on top-right corner.
 
# Select '''Student''' as your account type.
 
# Create your login name and password.
 
# Go to the next page and follow the instructions.
 
 
 
 
 
== Step 2 - Joining Your Class ==
 
[[Image:JoinClass.JPG|thumb|Class join screen. This is the page to join a class. You will need to enter the Class ID and Access Code.]]
 
Please ask your teacher for the '''Class ID''' and '''Access Code''' first.  Then follow these steps.
 
 
 
# Go to [http://www.rcampus.com www.RCampus.com] and login.
 
# Select '''classroom''' from the top menu and '''join class''' from submenu.
 
# Enter '''Class Id''' and '''Access Code''' that your teacher gave you as well as your student ID.
 
# Press '''click to join'''.
 
 
 
 
 
== Step 3 - Accessing a Class Website ==
 
[[Image:ClassMenuStudent.JPG|thumb|Student's class website menus.]]
 
Each classroom has its own website where you can access the home page, messages, calendar, syllabus, teams, coursework and assignments, documents, and your grades.
 
 
 
# Select '''classroom''' then '''classes''' from the top menu.
 
# Click on the class title to open its website.
 
 
 
 
 
== Using the class message board ==
 
* What you can do
 
** You can send messages to your entire class, your teams (not other teams), or your teacher. 
 
** You can discuss your grades with your teacher confidentially.
 
** You can discuss a particular coursework with the entire class.
 
** You can send an anonymous posting to the entire class. 
 
 
 
* What you cannot do
 
** As a student, you CANNOT send direct messages to other students.
 
** You CANNOT send or receive messages to the outside world or to people that you don't know.
 
 
 
 
 
For more information about the features of our message board, go to [[Features of Message Center]].
 
 
 
 
 
=== How to access class message board ===
 
# Go to the class website.
 
# Select '''class discussions''' from the left side menu.
 
 
 
 
 
=== How to receive class messages via email ===
 
You can set your account to receive a copy of incoming messages via email:
 
 
 
# Select '''My Account''' on top right.
 
# Select '''Email Alerts''' (http://www.rcampus.com/images/icons/16/alarmclock.gif) from the left side menu.
 
# Check the option you like for receiving message alerts.
 
# Press [save].
 
 
 
 
 
For more detailed instructions for using our message board, go to [[message board]].
 
 
 
 
 
== Coursework and Assignments ==
 
[[Image:CourseworkSubmission.JPG|thumb|Students can submit different file types from the online submission page.]]
 
=== How to access coursework and assignments ===
 
# Go to class website.
 
# Select '''coursework''' from the left side menu.
 
# Click on the coursework title to open.
 
 
 
 
 
=== How to submit your assignments and coursework ===
 
# Go to class website.
 
# Select '''coursework''' from the left side menu.
 
# If your teacher allows online submission, click on '''submit''' (http://www.rcampus.com/images/icons/16/document_out.gif) button next to the assignment.
 
# Follow the instructions.
 
 
 
 
 
=== Receiving email alerts before due dates ===
 
You can receive daily or weekly alerts of upcoming due dates via email.  To set you email alerts, do the following:
 
 
 
# Select '''My Account''' on top right.
 
# Select '''Email Alerts''' (http://www.rcampus.com/images/icons/16/alarmclock.gif) from the left side menu
 
# Check the options to receive daily or weekly alerts.
 
# Press [save].
 
 
 
 
 
== How to check your grades ==
 
[[Image:StudentGradebook_class.JPG|thumb|Student Gradebook shows grades received for a class, time stamp of assignment submission, graded rubrics, comments from a teacher, and links to detailed information and messaging.]]
 
You can simply select '''grades''' from the class website to view your grades. 
 
 
 
To see your graded rubric, click on the rubric icon (http://www.rcampus.com/images/icons/24/rubric.gif) next to your grade.
 
 
 
 
 
== See Also ==
 
* [[Joining a class]]
 
* [[Classes (student)]]: How to access class websites
 
* [[Coursework (students)]]: How to access and submit a coursework
 
* [[ePortfolios (students)]]: How to create student ePortfolios
 
* [[Gradebook (students)]]: How to access a gradebook
 
* [[Personal websites]]
 
 
 
 
 
[[Category:Course Management System]]
 
[[Category:Websites]]
 

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