1. Information Resources at University of Worcester Information and Learning Services

2. Peirson Library Information resources Computer facilities Media resources

3. Using Computers at UW Open access to all PCs in Peirson 24 hour access rooms Computers switched on and ready to log in

4. Campus Software MS Office Compatibility Packs Open, edit and save as, for use with new Office 2007 and 2010 formats

5. Usernames and Passwords In order to access the university network you need a personal User ID and Password THOP1_08 Passwords need to be 8 or more characters and include a number

6. Email Student email addresses step1_10@worc.ac.uk Staff email addresses J.Brown@worc.ac.uk

7. Network Drive Each student has their own personal space on the network to save work to This can be accessed from the G drive on campus, and from Novell NetStorage at home

8. Logging in on campus Type your user name e.g. THOP1_04 then click in the password box and type your password

9. Accessing the Single Sign On Open the Internet Explorer web browser Click on the Student Network Services area

10. Once logged in, you will have access to a number of network services Each service opens in a new tab

11. Logging in off campus Open a browser and type the URL http://login.worc.ac.uk Internet Explorer Firefox

12. Enter your username and password Access your network services

13. Wireless Connectivity The University Campus is wireless enabled You will require your Username and Password to access the wireless network

14. Backing up and Transferring Data USB/Flash/Pen Drives. Typically 2GB – 128GB 150 MB storage accessible on and off campus Web Storage Typically 1GB (free) e.g. Gmail

15. Online Services – SOLE – Resources Online – NetMail – NetStorage – Blackboard – PebblePad UW utilises a number of systems that can be accessed via the Internet:

16. SOLE

17. Resources Online

18. NetMail

19. NetStorage

20. Blackboard

21. Check your modules!

22. PebblePad

23. Password Management Always remember to log out!

24. Pebblepad E-portfolio

25. Terminology Pebbles – equivalent to icons Pads – equivalent to windows Assets – item created within PebblePad and files created elsewhere.

26. Pebblepad Share with other users Asset Store Pebblepad asset tool creation Other external files or web pages Pebblepad presentation tools i.e. Blogs / webfolios Share with other users

27. http://pebblepad.worc.ac.uk