1. Nursing Grad Students Computer Orientation http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/nursing/current/ undergrad/all/computer_labs.html

2. Grad Lab Overview 4 computers in room 259 Each computer has Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SPSS, Internet Explorer, Firefox, QuickTime, Acrobat Reader, FreeMind No Food or Drinks allowed in the labs Your student card must be encoded to enter the labs Drop off your student card at the reception desk for encoding.

3. Undergrad Lab Overview 24 computers in each lab, rooms 390 and 394 Each computer has Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Write-n-Cite, Pyxis, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Real Player, QuickTime, Acrobat Reader, FreeMind SPSS (for statistics) is available in room 390 only Lab Hours 8:00AM – 10:00PM Mon – Thurs 8:00AM – 4:45PM Friday Closed Saturday and Sunday No Food or Drinks allowed in the labs Your student card must be encoded to enter the labs

4. Iridium – Computer Accounts Website You can claim your computer accounts by going to the computer accounts website called Iridium: http://www.umanitoba.ca/iridium Or login to any lab computer with username: claimid and no password to access the Iridium website You will need your student number, date of birth and last name in order to complete the claim ID process If you forget your password or need help getting your ID contact the support office by Email support@umanitoba.casupport@umanitoba.ca Telephone - (204) 474-8600 In-person – 123 Fletcher Argue (close to B lot and Greenhouse Café)

5. Computer Accounts Explained More information at: http://www.umanitoba.ca/computing/ist/accounts/enabling-accounts.html Account NamePurpose AngelAngel Learning Management System (going away in 2013) D2LDesire2Learn Learning Management System CCUStudent Email INSComputer lab JumpStudent Portal (parking)

6. Email Account Once you have claimed a CCU account you will have a U of M email address You can access your email from the U of M webmail page at http://www.umanitoba.ca/webmail http://www.umanitoba.ca/webmail You are required to communicate with your instructors using this email address If you would like to setup an email program to instead of using the webmail site instructions are available at: http://www.umanitoba.ca/computing/ist/email/software/index.html http://www.umanitoba.ca/computing/ist/email/software/index.html Use the instructions for IMAP email instead of POP If you would like to setup your email on a smartphone the email server information is available at: http://www.umanitoba.ca/computing/ist/connect

7. H Drive Once you have claimed an INS or computer lab account you will also have storage space on the U of M servers This space is under drive letter H on the lab computers This can be used to store your files so they can be accessed from almost any lab computer on campus. You should still keep a copy on a USB drive for your own backup as well H drive is also accessible from home by going to http://ins.umanitoba.cahttp://ins.umanitoba.ca Do not save files in “My Documents”, on the desktop, or anywhere else besides the H drive. They will be deleted when you log out of the system

8. Printing in the Labs Two laser printers 10¢/Page Purchase printing credit at the reception desk – There is a $2.00 minimum Credit should be available right away Your balance will be associated with your user name and will follow you to any computer in the Nursing computer labs Double click or hover over the dollar sign ($) icon in the bottom right to see your balance

9. Printing in the Lab Check your balance before printing If you do not have enough credit on your account to complete the entire print job it will not start There is no colour printer available in the Faculty of Nursing The Campus Copy Centre is your best option

10. Nursing Webpage The nursing website is at http://www.umanitoba.ca/nursing/http://www.umanitoba.ca/nursing/ This page will have important news and events going on in the faculty Check it often

11. Skills Lab Videos The skills lab videos are available from the Faculty of Nursing site by going to Information for All Students – Information for Current Undergraduate Students – Course Management Resources, or: http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/nursing/current/undergrad/4year/course_manage ment.html http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/nursing/current/undergrad/4year/course_manage ment.html If you are having trouble watching the videos from home you can view them in the lab The lab computers have headsets and play the videos using Windows Media Player by default

12. JUMP, Angel, Desire2Learn (D2L) JUMP is a web portal that has links to information about your courses and other campus services: http://www.umanitoba.ca/jump You can sign up for parking and emergency text notifications through JUMP Instructors are using D2L for their course: http://www.umanitoba.ca/D2L

13. Wireless Access at the U of M The Helen Glass building is covered with wireless internet for most areas You will see two wireless networks or SSID’s: uofm and uofm-wpa The uofm is unencrypted (not secure) and not recommended Information on connecting to uofm-wpa is available at: http://www.umanitoba.ca/computing/ist/access/wireless http://www.umanitoba.ca/computing/ist/access/wireless Both methods require your email account name and password If you need help with wireless contact the support office by Email support@umanitoba.casupport@umanitoba.ca Telephone - (204) 474-8600 In-person – 123 Fletcher Argue (close to B lot and Greenhouse Café) Wireless access is not guaranteed and you may not always be able to connect