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Student Quick Start Guide

This is a step by step quick start guide for students that need access to a class.

Step 1 - Create an Account

You can access your classes from various entry points including your teachers home page, RCampus.com, ClassCentral.com, FacultyCentral.com. For simplicity, we use our main website www.RCampus.com:

  1. Go to www.RCampus.com
  2. Click on create login on top-right corner
  3. Select Student as your account type
  4. Create your login name and password
  5. Fill out the next page and follow the instructions

Step 2 - Join Your Class

Please ask your teacher for the Class ID and Access Code first. Then follow these steps

  1. Go to www.RCampus.com and login
  2. Select classroom from the top menu and join class from submenu
  3. Enter Class Id and Access Code that you've received from your teacher as well your student ID and continue.

Using the class website

Each classroom has its own website where you can access the home page, messages, calendar, syllabus, teams, coursework and assignments, and your grades.

To go to a class website:

  1. Select classroom then classes from the top menu
  2. Select the class to open its website

How to send and read messages

What you can or cannot 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 coursework with the entire class.
  • 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.

How to access class message board

  1. Go to class website
  2. Select class discussions on the left side menu

How to recieve class messages via email

You can set your account to receive a copy of incoming messages via email:

  1. Select My Account on top right
  2. Select Email Alerts from the left side menu
  3. Check the option to receive message alerts and press [save]


Coursework and assignments

How to access coursework and assignments

  1. Go to class website
  2. Select coursework on the left side menu

How to submit your assignments and coursework

  1. Go to class website
  2. Select coursework on the left side menu
  3. If your teacher accepts your submission online, click on submit next to the assignment
  4. Follow the instructions

Receive email alerts before due dates

You can recieve daily or weekly alerts of upcoming due dates via email. To set you email alerts, do the following:

  1. Select My Account on top right
  2. Select Email Alerts from the left side menu
  3. Check the options to receive daily or weekly alerts and press [save]

How to check your grades

You can simply select grades from the class website to view your grades.

To see your graded rubric, click on the rubric icon next to your grade.

See Also