1. Technology Orientation 2008

2. Access Account Your Access Account is your access to University services such as e-mail, the Internet, WebMail, ANGEL, e-Lion, library resources, and more.

3. Web Access https://webaccess.psu.edu/services

4. https://www.work.psu.edu/ www.work.psu.edu

5. https://www.work.psu.edu/ Change your password

6. User ID & Password Create a Strong Password – Use a Combination of Upper and lower case letters, numbers, and special characters. $., ! % ^ * – Pick Long Passwords, at least 8 characters – Try using a personal phrase Personal Phrase: “For Score and seven years ago our fathers brought…” Password:4scance Method: Choose first two letters from each word until a total of 8 characters resulted Avoid a weak password – Easy to guess passwords – Anybody’s name – String of numbers or characters 12345 or abcde – Any part of your social security number or Penn State ID – Other information easily obtained about you Address, town, alma mater Please note: Your Access Account password should remain secret. The only person who should know your password is you. http://its.psu.edu/password/bestpractices.htm

7. WebMail 2 https://webmail.psu.edu

8. WebMail 2 https://webmail.psu.edu

9. WebMail 2 https://webmail.psu.edu

10. Angel Course Management System http://angel.psu.edu

11. Angel Course Management System http://angel.psu.edu

12. eLion https://elion.oas.psu.edu

13. eLion

14. Registering Online

15. https://portal.psu.edu/ Portal

16. https://portal.psu.edu/ Portal

17. https://portal.psu.edu/ Portal

18. http://www.libraries.psu.edu/ Penn State University Libraries

19. http://cat.libraries.psu.edu Penn State University Libraries – The CAT

20. http://www.lias.psu.edu/trytheselist.html Penn State University Libraries – Try These First

21. http://www.shenango.psu.edu/StudentServices/IT/cs.htm?cn264 For more IT information…

22. E-portfolio An electronic form of who you are A bridge between a resume and a interview Enhances your resume What used to take days to mail on paper Employers can have it in seconds

23. Types of E-portfolios Professional (Or Developmental) –Career Oriented –Education (Entry Level) Reflective –Can use like a blog Representational –Combination of above

24. Contents of an E-portfolio Your E-portfolio is about you –Who you are –Goals –Work experience –Education –Hobbies and activities

25. Do’s for your E-portfolio Keep it Professional Use a separate E-mail address Sell yourself based on what you know Give examples of what you can do –With video clips –With audio clips –Photos –Writings Have a purpose

26. Don’ts for your E-portfolio Use an OPEN Facebook or MySpace –You can’t control what others write on the page –But you can use this format versus creating a stand alone web page Pictures of your Pets Pictures of your Girlfriends / Boyfriends Pictures from your vacation

27. Summary Access Account User ID & Password WebMail Angel eLion Portal www.work.psu.edu – Changing your password – Forwarding your e- mail Library – The CAT E-portfolio

28. Useful Links http://its.psu.edu/password/bestpractices.htm https://webmail.psu.edu http://angel.psu.edu https://elion.oas.psu.edu https://portal.psu.edu/ https://www.work.psu.edu/ http://www.libraries.psu.edu/ http://cat.libraries.psu.edu http://www.lias.psu.edu/trytheselist.html http://www.shenango.psu.edu/StudentServices/IT/cs.htm?cn264