News from Student Help Desk at Merced College - Last updated: 07/12/2010 06:04 PM -0700

Black Thursday - Statewide Day of Action to Defend Public Education. Thursday, March 4, 2010

• SuperPower: Visualising the Internet. A great article by the BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8562801.stm

• Probation Workshop Schedule for Spring 2010: probation workshop schedule

• NOTICE: We have a new Student Portal. YOUR USERNAME might have changed. Please double check. http://www.mccd.edu/myhelp/default_WA.htm

• MAKE A NOTE: New and returning students are not eligible for Web Registration and/or modification of Waitlist Status (read the guide). Follow the steps on this page: http://www.mccd.edu/ar/reg_guide.html
  If you live in another state or many hours away, and you are a new or returning student, you can MAIL or FAX the forms

• AGS Honors Society is once again holding its annual Kiss the Mystery Animal fundraiser! Merced Community College 2009. The winner: Dr. Marianne Tortorici

• Registration Schedule

• Dates & Deadlines

• Online Campus Tour

• Swine Flu Fact Sheet

• Swine Flu Update

• I want to register for classes online. (New and returning students are not eligible for Web Registration)
  If you are on a workshop, you need to go a a workshop: probation_workshop schedule

• Waitlisting - Beginning Summer 2009
  The waitlist process allows students to place their names on a waitlist for a class section that is full. Students move up the list as openings occur and are filled. (instructions)

• Wireless Access is ON in the IAC area besides the swimming pool as well as LRC area (Library), CDC^NEW, ADMIN^NEW, Student Union^NEW, and Lesher^NEW!
  Note: Wireless access will be available by April 2009 in the following areas, Science, Lesher, Admin, and Student Union including the Cafeteria.

Instructions:

1. Connect to the wireless SSID mccd-student1 (it is not password protected)

2. As soon as you start your browser, it will take you to a special login page.

   1. Note^NEW: You might get a RED Warning indicating the Security Certificate is invalid, recommending you not to access the site. Please IGNORE IT! You are safe. Go to the Site.

3. Use your Portal username and password there.

4. You are now ready to browse the Internet!

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• Access to online classes (Blackboard CE6). More info here

• Instructions to Update Respondus

  Open Respondus and click on the "i" located on the upper left hand side corner. On the new window that pops up click on "check for updates." Click on "Get Updates" and install.

  If you have MS Vista and are experiencing difficulties upgrading, click here and reinstall. ^NEW

  This procedure will solve errors such as a message stating: "Cannot verify LockDown Browser."

• There is a Blackboard/IE Explorer issue while trying to open the Syllabus in CLDV-09, and in other courses as well. Please download and use FIREFOX to solve the problem. IE Explorer is having a problem with "html frames" in Blackboard, and in some systems. Click here to download Firefox.
   

• Do you have difficulties attaching files in Blackboard?
  Please use Firefox

• Read the Blackboard User Guide for Online Courses in PDF format

• FOTO-NOVELAS PRODUCED BY MERCED COLLEGE

• Merced College “Student Help Desk” assists students with new on-line services. February 2, 2007. Student Help Desk  http://www.mccd.edu/020207_helpdesk.html

• Merced College: Proud of its Place in the Community
  by Dr. Benjamin T. Duran, President of Merced College

• Bulk Mailings (Repository of emails sent to students)