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An Introduction to IT at the University of Leicester. Help Zone in the Library Call 0116 252 2253 Email ithelp@le.ac.uk . University IT account. You can use your University IT account to login to: PCs on campus Blackboard VLE University email Save files to your personal Z: drive
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An Introduction to IT at the University of Leicester • Help Zone in the Library • Call 0116 252 2253 • Email ithelp@le.ac.uk
University IT account • You can use your University IT account to login to: • PCs on campus • Blackboard VLE • University email • Save files to your personal Z: drive • Available off-campus from www.le.ac.uk/myfiles • 500MB of secure storage space • Free wifi • Library resources
University IT account • Do not share your password with anyone • Ensure you choose a secure password • Reset your password: • www.le.ac.uk/resetpassword
Student email • Your email address is username@student.le.ac.uk • Email storage is 25GB • On campus: Student email icon on your desktop • Off campus: webmail.le.ac.uk • Connect your email to your smart phone or iPad
Blackboard VLE • Virtual Learning Environment for: • Course materials and activities • Submitting your assignments • Login with your University IT account on or off-campus: blackboard.le.ac.uk • Help videos available on the Blackboard Home page • Log in and get around Blackboard • Submit your work to Turnitin
Printing • Print from any University PC on campus • Login to a Print Station or Library photocopier and select your documents from the queue to print • Top up your printing account • By card online at printcredit.le.ac.uk • By cash in the Library • Colour printing, photocopy and scanning available in the Library
Free wifi Connect your laptop or phone to eduroamwifi anywhere on campus: • Connect to eduroam-setup • Then follow instructions at wifi.le.ac.uk • Free wifi at many other eduroam Universities and institutions worldwide
IT Help • Help Zone in the Library • Monday-Friday 9am-9pm • Saturday 10am-4pm and Sunday 12pm-6pm • IT Service Desk • Monday-Friday 8.30am-5.00pm • Call 0116 252 2253 • Email ithelp@le.ac.uk • Follow IT Services on Twitter @uolits
IT Training • Online training at go.le.ac.uk/it4students • Training workshops, including: • Word Long Document Essentials • PowerPoint for Academic Posters • PowerPoint for Presentations • One-to-one IT Help consultations