EmailCommunication

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Communication
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MAIL

• The preferred way to submit assignments and to
  contact the instructor during this semester is by
  using WebCT mail.
• If necessary, you can use conventional email
  (yahoo, msn, etc.)
• IN THE SUBJEC LINE start with 3900yourlastname
  with your actual last name immediately following
  3900. (After that you can include the subject of
  the email, e.g. assignment 1, question, etc.)
• Example 3900emmett email assignment would all
  go in the subject line.

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EIU Email Assignment

• Mail a message and page 1 of the quiz as an
  attachment to the instructor using WebCT.
• In the subject heading, identify the assignment
  as 3900 email-1
• Mail a message and page 2 of the quiz as an
  attachment to the instructor the using email of
  your choice
• In the subject heading, identify the assignment
  as 3900 email-2

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WebCT

• Your WebCT User ID is the same as your e-mail ID,
  which you can find in PAWS or in the EIU on-line
  phonebook. 
• Your password is reset each semester (fall,
  spring, summer), about one week before the
  semester begins, following the formula described
  at our site, http//www.eiu.edu/vce/student/idpwd.
  php. 
• As always, if you have any questions, please call
  the ITS Help Desk at 581-HELP for assistance.

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WebCT - Students

• ID and Password Information - Find your WebCT
  username and password.
• Software requirements and recommendations - Check
  out this page to make sure you have the necessary
  software to begin taking a WebCT class at EIU.
• Hardware requirements - Check out this page to
  make sure you have the necessary hardware to
  begin taking a WebCT class at EIU.
• Check Your Browser - This page from WebCT has the
  most up-to-date information on which browsers are
  compatible and how to correctly setup your
  browser. (Note EIU currently uses WebCT Campus
  Editions Version 4.1)
• WebCT General Information and Troubleshooting -
  Find answers to many frequently asked questions.
• WebCT Student Starter Kit - CATS has put together
  documentation and video to help you use WebCT.
• WebCT's Student Orientation - An orientation to
  Online Learning and the WebCT Tools on the WebCT
  website.
• Check Your Firewall Settings - Personal or
  institutional firewalls may be blocking access to
  ports required by WebCT. Use this link to see
  what ports are required.

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ID and Password

• Your User ID for WebCT is your E-mail User ID.  
• All EIU students have an E-mail User ID that is
  assigned a few days before beginning of their
  first semester at EIU.  
• If you can't remember it, you can go to the EIU
  Home Page and search for your name.
• Your password will be reset each semester
  (Spring, Summer, Fall), about 1 week before the
  beginning of the semester.  
• You will not be able to get into any courses
  until your instructor has populated the class
  roster.  
• This will allow students from the previous
  semester to check their WebCT grades after the
  semester has finished.

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ID and Password

• Your password will be set in the following
  formula - L6789F
• L - Represents the First letter of your Last
  name. This should be UPPERCASE.
• 6789 - Represents the Last 4 digits of your SSN.
• F - Represents the First letter of your First
  name. This should be UPPERCASE.
• It is very important that you change your
  password before you start working in your WebCT
  class.  
• This will help assure that no one is able to view
  your grades, get any sensitive information, or
  attempt to have you fail your course.
• If you have changed your password and can't
  remember what you changed it to, contact your
  instructor or stop by our ITS Help Desk in the
  Gregg Triad Student Lab or call 581-HELP.

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Browser Check

• Check your browser
• The recommended browsers for viewing WebCT are
  (note EIU currently uses WebCT Version 3.8)
• Internet Explorer 5.0 to 6.0, except 5.5 Service
  Pack 1 (PC) - See Notes
• Internet Explorer 5.0 and 5.1 (Mac OS 9.x)
• Internet Explorer 5.1 (Mac OS 10.1)
• Internet Explorer 6.0
• Internet Explorer 6.0 Service Pack 1
• Netscape 4.76, 6.2.1, 6.2.2, and 6.2.3 (PC Mac)
  - See Notes
• AOL 7.0 (PC Mac)

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WebCT Help

• WebCT Starter Kit
• WebCT Orientation
• WebCT Firewall Settings

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EIU Email

• Optional

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Activating Your EIU Email Account

• In order to use your student e-mail, access your
  personal Web page, or use your dial-in access,
  you must first activate your account.  
• The entire activation procedure can be done
  on-line in a few minutes.  
• If you follow all the steps, you will be able to
  reset your own password in the future.  
• For help call 581-HELP
• Web page

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1.Using any computer with a network connection,
go to the EIU homepage, www.eiu.edu.
To activate your account
2. Click on the PAWS Student Web Services link
(middle left).
3. You will be taken to the PAWS page.  Click the
"Access PAWS System" link in the upper left .
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7. Note this name and password.
4. A screen asking for your Social Security
number and PIN obtained from the Registration
office will appear.  Fill in this information
and click the "Submit" button.
5. You will be taken to the PAWS main menu
screen.  Click the "E-mail/WebCT" button on the
upper right.
6. The PAWS message screen will appear.  This
will show your "Account Name", "Account
Password", and "WebCT Password".  Account refers
to your E-mail/WebCT account.
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9. Click on the United States flag icon.
8. Now go to the EzReset page, https//www.ezreset
.eiu.edu/.
10. When the log-in screen appears, type your
log-in ID the one you received through PAWS in
the space provided.
11. Select PEN Student Systems (E-mail)Click
and enter your ID. Click on Login
12. When the new screen appears, type in your
password the one you received through PAWS.
13. Click "Verify".
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14. A screen will appear asking you to pose four
personal security questions and answers. Click in
each box and enter the appropriate information.
15. Click "Submit".
16. Another screen will appear.  Click "Main".
17. Another screen will appear.  Type in a new
password that meets the rules laid out on the
reset page.  Or click "Pick new password", and
P-Synch will provide you with several potential
passwords from which you can pick.
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18. Click "Change my password". You have now
reset your password.
19. Click "Main", to return to the P-Synch
homepage, and click "Logout".
20. If you forget your password in the future,
you will need to answer your personal questions
and then reset your password yourself.
21. Note  At this time there is no
synchronization between WebCT and the new P-Synch
system.  Changing your password through WebCT is
independent of the e-mail password change.  We
are planning to introduce this added
functionality as soon as possible.