1. Support for Students H:Drive

2. 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.

3. How to check you have a H:Drive  Click the folder icon on the taskbar  Select computer

4. 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

5. 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.

6. Support for Students Email and SkyDrive Pro

7. 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

8. 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

9. How to Access Student Email and SkyDrive Pro  Your email will open

10. How to Access Student Email and SkyDrive Pro  To switch to your SkyDrive Pro select the SkyDrive link

11. 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

12. 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

13. How to Access Student Email and SkyDrive Pro  To switch back to your email click the Outlook link

14. How to Access Student Email and SkyDrive Pro  To log out click on your name and select ‘sign out’ Jo Blogg

15. Support for Students VLE

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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.

19. 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.