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The tutorials below are designed to help you get logged into your online learning environment and explain the basic and advanced course components you may be expected to use for your courses.
A link to a tutorial on Microsoft Office 2007 is included at the end of this page.
Computer Requirements
Getting Started:
First Time Login
Instructions for first time users to login at the NHCC Online Learning page.
Quick Start Guide
Instructions to help you login to your courses. Provides an overview of the Desire2Learn (D2L) Learning environment.
Assistive Technology Access
Help Desk
Instructions to help you access the statewide online learning D2L help desk.
Initiate MetNet Email
This email account is NHCC's official means of communicating with you about important college information. It is also recommended you use your MetNet email account for your online learning courses.
Basic Features:
Content
The Content feature is where you will find your course syllabus, lecture notes, and other course related content.
Discussions
The Discussions feature allows you to communicate with your classmates and instructor without everyone being logged in at the same time.
Dropbox
The Dropbox is used to submit your assignments.
Quizzes
This feature allows you to take quizzes, midterms and exams online.
Respondus Lockdown Browser - only if your instructor requires this browser to take quizzes or exams.
If your instructor requires it, you need only proceed to the first quiz or exam and you will receive a prompt to download the Respondus Lockdown Browser from the quiz. Make sure you allow additional time with your first quiz to download the lockdown browser.
Grades
This feature allows you to view grades and feedback that have been released to you from your instructor.
Classlist
This feature displays general student information.
Calendar Schedule-Events
This feature is primarily used to inform you of course related due dates.
Saving as a Rich Text Format or RTF Rich text format allows any version or type of word processing software to be viewed by others.
Advanced Features:
Pager
The Pager is an instant messaging system used to communicate with your classmates and instructor.
Locker
The Locker is designed to upload and store your own personal files.
Chat
This feature allows you to communicate with your classmates and instructor in "real time".
My Personal Hompage
This feature allows you to create a web page to share information with your classmates and instructor.
Checklist
This feature is used to give you a visual guide to determine your needs for completing the course.
Journal
This feature is a private area you can record your ideas, thoughts or take notes.
Outside Software
Microsoft Office 2007 Tutorials
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