Student Tools for a Successful Semester

Before Starting Classes

• Read the Return to Campus Student Guide - Fall 2020
• Read the UA-PTC Social Distancing and Face Covering Policy
• Read How to be Successful at UA-PTC
• Review the Academic Calendar for important dates.
• Download the UA-PTC Mobile App at www.uaptc.edu

Develop a Routine

• Make sure you have all your supplies for class - Laptop, textbook or ebook, pencil or pen, paper, planner and any additional materials. If you are using a laptop for online classes, make sure you have headphones with a microphone if possible for listening to lectures or discussions.
• Is your laptop charged? Check the night before class to make sure your laptop is charged. If not, try and find a near place where you could plug it in.
• Turn off your cell phone - If your taking classes online or in-person, turning off your cell phone before class will prevent you from any distractions when receiving a text messages and notifications.
• Course Syllabus - Keep in touch with your instructors as the semester progresses. Instructor, department chair, and school dean information is provided on each syllabus.
  
• Check your campus e-mail - Check your campus e-mail daily for important emails from the college.

Campus Resources  

• Public Health - What you need to know about UA-PTC's response to the coronavirus and how to stay healthy.
• Student Resources - Important information about advising, admissions, financial aid, tutoring and other services.
• Blackboard Help - Help desk for Blackboard support.

Technology Resources

Laptops

Laptops are available to enrolled students through the campus library. To checkout a laptop, students must have a referral from a faculty member or an academic advisor. Faculty and academic advisors can send an email or call the library on the students behalf.

Help Desk

• Online Help Desk - Reset your password, add campus e-mail to your mobile, campus WiFi information and more.

Campus Portal

• Campus Portal - The portal is an information source that offers a wide selection of features available for students to use right away.
• UA-PTC Campus Portal Resources Video - Helpful information about accessing student features in the Campus Portal.

Microsoft OneDrive

• OneDrive Access - 1TB of space for files that can be accessed from any computer or mobile device. Login using the same credentials for the Campus Portal.
• OneDrive 101 - Two page step-by-step handout for using OneDrive.

Microsoft Office 365

• Microsoft Office Suite - Download for free via Office 365 Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and Outlook for PC and Mac. (must be logged into the Campus Portal to download)

Microsoft Teams

• Microsoft Teams - Direct access to the web version. Login using the same credentials for the Campus Portal.
• Download Microsoft Teams - Download Microsoft Teams on any device.
• Microsoft Teams Training Resources - Training resources for chats, calls, meetings, posting messages and more!

Zoom

• Zoom - Direct access for downloading Zoom services, including the mobile app.
• Zoom Tutorials - Several video tutorials for using different Zoom features.