ONLINE STUDENTS – Summer/Fall 2009

Planning on enrolling in a summer or fall 2009 online course! If so, you also need to register for the ANGEL Student Orientation course (Summer zap #3149 & Fall zap #1627). The ANGEL Student Orientation is designed to help you with become familiar with ANGEL, so you can focus on the course content when classes begin. Unless you have previously completed the ANGEL Student Orientation, you are required to register for this course along with your online course. Check with your advisor to see if you need to take the orientation.

The Orientation must be completed prior to the first day of class. The Orientation course is now available. Within 2 business days of registering for your online class, you will be enrolled. Once enrolled in the Orientation course, you simply log onto ANGEL to complete all orientation requirements.

Online Courses do not begin early! Online courses will be available on the first day of class. You may log into your online course on the first day of the semester. If you have any problem logging into your online course, please email angelsupport@npcc.edu.

To log onto ANGEL:

• Go to http://angel.npcc.edu
• Log in using your network username and password
• If you are a new student at NPCC, your network username and password will look like this:
  • Username: lastnamefirstinitialmiddleinitialbirthmonthbirthday(i.e. smithjj0101)
  • Password: lastfourdigitsSSNbirthmonthbirthday (i.e. 12340101)

Additionally, some online instructors require students to attend up to five on-campus meetings for labs, proctored tests, and/or course orientations. Check with your online instructor to see if there will be any required on-campus meetings.

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READI ASSESSMENT

If you are thinking about taking an online course, here’s a way for you to decide if you are ready! This only takes 30 minutes to complete. You will discover:

• your learning style
• your technical skill level
• your online reading comprehension
• your typing speed and accuracy

Here’s how to get started:

Go to NPCC's READI website:

• http://npcc.readi.info
• Logon using the following username and password:
  • Username: npccfall09
  • Password: fall09

Once you have completed the READI, you will receive your scores by email. Save your scores for your instructor and/or your online advisor to review. If you are taking an online course for the first time or have not completed the ANGEL Orientation previously, you are required to take the READI Assessment as part of the ANGEL Student Orientation.

Have questions—contact Kitty Conrad at kconrad@npcc.edu, your online advisor!

ANGEL Tutorials

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ANGEL Training — Logging In Adding to Favorites in IE 7

Sending E-mail

Checking Grades & Course Activity

Sending E-mail with attachment

Discussion Post

Taking a quiz