Transcript Welcome to My Tabor

Welcome to My Tabor
Groupwise & My Tabor (LMS) training
Student Orientation
Fall 2008
While at Tabor
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Technology platforms you should know
– Groupwise – your email system, including
calendaring and archives
– My Tabor – a communication system that is
integrated with Tabor’s database giving you
real time information.
– LMS – your online course area. It is inside
the My Tabor system.
– Website – www.tabor.edu – our external face
with public information
Logging in to the Campus Network:
User name
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Your user name = your formal first name,
your middle initial, and your last name.
-with no spaces between
-all lower case letters
Sample: jonathanbstudent
Tip: If this combo doesn’t work, try entering your
name without the middle initial.
Try logging on to your lab computer now.
Logging in to the Campus Network:
Password
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Initial password will be
– Your Tabor ID number and
– The last three digits of your social security
number
Sample: xxxxx+ yyy = xxxxxyyy
Personalize your password ASAP after this
session to protect your privacy.
(any combination of letters or numbers)
Changing your Password
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Go online:
– Log in to Groupwise with current password
– Open
– In upper right hand corner click “Options”
– Locate “Password” tab
– Complete the blanks and Save
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This will change your account in the labs,
in the Res. Halls and online. My Tabor
passwords are changed at that site.
Network Storage
Each student has a personal folder on Tabor’s
electronic network in which to store his personal
work.
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Go to Start, My Computer, the F Drive
Find the “Students” folder
Your name should have a folder
You may add any additional folders to organize
documents you save at this location.
You may upload documents from off site to this
location through Groupwise.
Groupwise
The primary venue for personal
communications from Tabor offices and your
professors.
 Campus email address = [email protected]
 Directly connected to your LMS courses
through CourseMates
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Look for the Groupwise Icon on the computer
lab desktop or go to the internet.
Online access
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To access email (Groupwise) and your
network files from off-campus, use the
internet access
http://groupwise.tabor.edu
Type in your user name and password and
receive all the functions as on campus.
(But it looks somewhat different)
Groupwise Functions
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send mail
attach documents
file emails
upload documents to your netstorage
calendar event
Keep an address book
To learn about these functions go to My Tabor/Campus
Life/Computer Orientation/ Groupwise Functions.
My Tabor intranet site
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Two ways to access My Tabor
– From Tabor’s internet www.tabor.edu
Find the My Tabor link just under the Banner.
– Type in the URL: https://my.tabor.edu
Tip: just type “my.tabor.edu”
 Log-in as for your email or network
access.
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Features of interest
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After you log-in you will arrive at your personal
pages, called “My Pages.”
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Personalized information at first sight.
– Announcements – those targeted for you
– Groups – as you join e-groups you will have quick
links to those pages
– Courses - go directly to your course sites
– Calendar – put your appointments here & share
accessm schedule appointments with groups.
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No one sees your personal page, but you.
Personal page edits
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“Edit page” lets you add portlets, change
the layout.
– Click edit page (top right)
– Click Content
– Click Add portlets
– 10 options, check boxes and save
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The wrenches allow you to edit the portlet
and create custom content.
My Info Tab: Academic Page
See Menu (right side) for portlets on the page
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Grade Report
Student Schedule
Unofficial transcript
Degree Audit Caution
Degree Audit
GPA projection
All My Courses
Registration
Course Search
My Financial Info page
My Account Info
 Financial Aid Awards
 Financial Aid Document Tracking
 Tabor College Financial Aid Program
 Terms of Financial Settlement (policy)
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My Housing Info
Residence Hall information
 Residence Hall Group communication may
occur here.
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Campus Life Tab:
public events and information
Tabor Informer
 Job openings
 Want Ads
 Events promoted
 Computer Orientation Info
 Groups – join, create, browse public
groups
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Quick Links – Right Menu
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Personal
– My courses – direct access to your current
courses
– My pages – you may add pages from another
site to your page.
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Public
– Message Center
– Chapel Schedule
– Link to Tabor Website
– Public announcements/ Closed courses
Access to CSI
Are you logged in at My Tabor?
Are you on your personal page? (My Pages tab)
Go to the Announcement portlet
Click on “Freshmen about CSI”
In the announcement you will see a link that
begins with “Early Alert”, click that link.
 You should be at the CSI site now and need to
log in with your user name and Tabor ID, with a
T in front.
 Please wait for further verbal instructions from
your peer advisor.
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Before you leave
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You are welcome to change your password
as time allows
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Please log off
Changing your Password
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Go online:
– Log in to Groupwise with current password
– Open
– In upper right hand corner click “Options”
– Locate “Password” tab
– Complete the blanks and Save
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This will change your account in the labs,
in the Res. Halls and online. My Tabor
passwords are changed at that site.