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Support for Students

• H:Drive

Students H:Drive (Home)

How to locate your H:Drive> It is important for students to check to see if they have a

H:Drive.> If you are scanning using the new printers in college, the

printer automatically creates a ‘scans’ folder in your H:Drive.

> If your H:Drive has not been created please contact a member of the Learning Resource Centre, IT & Media Suite staff.

How to check you have a H:Drive

Click the folder icon on the taskbar

Select computer

How to check you have a H:Drive

In the ‘Network Location’ area you should see your H:Drive.> As a member of staff my H:Drive shows my name> As a student your H:Drive will show your college ID

number

Where to Save Your Work

Save> H:Drive> SkyDrive> Memory Stick

Never> Save to the desktop> Save to the documents

folder

Always> Click your save button

regularly to ensure you don’t loose work through system failures

> Create a backup

Note: Please remember your work will be deleted at the end of the academic year.

Support for Students

Email and SkyDrive Pro

How to Access Student Email and SkyDrive Pro

Select the Internet Icon button on the taskbar

Locate the colleges Virtual Learning Environment page> close any internet pages

that are not needed

College Virtual Learning

Environment page

How to Access Student Email and SkyDrive Pro

Select the Email button

Log into Office 365

• Enter your college email address:• 1234567@kirkleescollege.ac.uk

• Enter your date of birth in full• 01121996

• Click Sign in

How to Access Student Email and SkyDrive Pro

Your email will open

How to Access Student Email and SkyDrive Pro

To switch to your SkyDrive Pro select the SkyDrive link

How to Access Student Email and SkyDrive Pro

Your SkyDrive Pro account will open> The first time you login to SkyDrive the system needs

time to register your account> The next time you access all features should be available

Jo Blogg

How to Access Student Email and SkyDrive Pro

Use the Files tab to use some of the main features:> Creating a new document> Uploading files> Creating folders

How to Access Student Email and SkyDrive Pro

To switch back to your email click the Outlook link

How to Access Student Email and SkyDrive Pro

To log out click on your name and select ‘sign out’

Jo Blogg

Support for Students

VLE

How to Access your course on the Virtual Learning Environment

Select the Internet Icon button on the taskbar

Locate the colleges Virtual Learning Environment page> by closing any internet pages

that are not needed.

College Virtual Learning

Environment page

How to Access your course on the Virtual Learning Environment

Log in> Your username is

your college ID

ie, 1234567

> Your password is

date of birth in full

ie, 01121996

> Click Login

How to Access your course on the Virtual Learning Environment

Your home page will display showing your courses under the heading ‘My courses’

Make sure when finished to log out in the right hand corner of the screen.

Further Help

As a drop in student to our Learning Resource Centre you can get assistance from any member of staff

As a group your tutor can book you in for a hands on demonstration (Huddersfield Centre)

E-learning courses are in development, these will be placed on the VLE for students in other centres. Tutors will be notified when these are available.