Navigating the Montgomery College Student Portal: A Comprehensive Guide to Features and Resources

Montgomery College provides a comprehensive student portal, known as MyMCnew window, designed to streamline access to essential information, resources, and tools for students. This portal serves as a central hub for academic, administrative, and community-related activities, enhancing the overall college experience. By visiting the Montgomery College home page, students can readily access MyMCnew window at any time.

Accessing and Utilizing Microsoft 365

Active Montgomery College students are granted access to Microsoft 365, a suite of applications and online services designed to enhance productivity and collaboration. This benefit allows students to utilize essential tools such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote documents across various platforms, including Windows, Macintosh, iOS, and Android devices.

Key Features and Accessibility

Accessibility: Microsoft 365 can be accessed from a mobile device, desktop client, or web browser, ensuring flexibility and convenience for students.
Storage: Students receive 1 TB of password-protected online storage, facilitating the safekeeping and sharing of documents, presentations, and other files. This includes private, shared, and public folders.
Web Applications: Microsoft 365 Web applications can be used from any supported browser, providing access to essential tools on any Internet-connected computer.
Full Application Suite: While web applications offer convenience, the full application suite, including PowerPoint, Excel, and Access, is installed locally on your computer for enhanced functionality.
Automatic Removal: Access to Microsoft 365 is provided to active Montgomery College students. Students who are not enrolled for 12 months will lose access to Microsoft 365. All files are automatically removed 90 days later.
Data Security: Microsoft 365 has built-in anti-virus technology to protect your files.
If you accidentally delete files, you’ve accidentally deleted them.

Important Considerations

Access Duration: Students who are not enrolled for 12 months will lose access to Microsoft 365. If you’ve been out of school for 12 months, you will lose access to Microsoft 365.
Post-Graduation Options: Upon leaving the College, the full suite will no longer function. Students can then enroll in other available consumer or commercial Microsoft 365 offers.
Name Changes: Students should not try to use a different name.

Training and Support

Microsoft 365 Training Center: The Microsoft 365 Training Centernew window provides numerous courses and guides to help students effectively utilize the suite of applications.

Navigating MyMC for Academic Success

MyMCnew window serves as the web portal to Montgomery College information, providing access to critical academic tools and resources.

Grade Reporting

Instructors are expected to post midterm and final grades using Banner, Montgomery College’s administrative software application.

Accessing Grade Rosters

Access Banner Admin available through MyMC, but requires “on campus” access.
Click on CRN Selection.
Select the desired.
Click on Final Grades.
After the roster loads, scroll down.
One of the two messages may appear if an LDA was entered; ignore them.
Then repeat the process starting at #6 above.
The upper right quadrant of the MyMC screen. grade sheet. Secure your roster(s) by logging out correctly.
To the roster. the correct grade, sign and date the roster, and then submit it to the Office of Enrollment Servicesnew window. administrative aide. Faculty should not send students to the Office of Enrollment Servicesnew window with grade changes. History. See FAQ: Reporting Grades web page for more information. on the drop-down menu. Click on the grade. of attendance (MM/DD/YYYY). FAQ (#16) for more information on this feature. This screen will time out at 125 minutes. Reminder: These rosters are confidential. and any LDA’s that were submitted have been saved.

Enhancing Teaching and Learning with Blackboard

Blackboard is the course management system used at Montgomery College for online delivery. It provides applications and tools to enhance teaching and learning.

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Key Features and Support

Online Course Delivery: Blackboard facilitates online course delivery, providing a structured environment for content and presentations.
Blackboard Shells: All credit courses automatically receive a Blackboardnew window shell for faculty use, whether for supplementing on-site courses or for complete/blended online course delivery.
Faculty Support: Faculty are provided with pedagogical and technical training throughout the semester to effectively utilize Blackboard.
Hypothesis Integration: Hypothesis is a social annotation tool installed directly in Blackboard, enabling conversations in the margins of texts.
Assessment Tools: Blackboard includes quiz, survey, and self-test tools for evaluating student understanding.

Leveraging Technology Resources

Montgomery College offers a range of technology resources to support students in their academic pursuits.

Smart Classrooms

Features: Classrooms, labs, offices, and conference rooms at the College are equipped with technology to create an engaging learning environment.
Internet Access: Classrooms have access to the Internet and the College’s academic network.
Software Installation: Additional software can be installed upon request by talking to their department chairperson or dean.
Access: Most Smart Classrooms require swipe card access, obtaining the card through their department’s administrative office.

VPN for Remote Access

Purpose: The VPN (F5) client is configured to connect to one server automatically, enabling work from on site to work at home easier.
Usage: VPN is only needed to connect to College resources that only exist on campus.

Zoom for Online Meetings

Access: Students can access MC’s Zoom account through the Zoom app. Go to your app store and download the Zoom app. Enter montgomerycollege in the space next to .zoom.us.
Personal Accounts: Students need to sign out of your personal account before you log into MC’s Zoom account.
Meeting Settings: Before scheduling your meeting, go the Meeting Settings. option on the Meeting tab and verify that the setting is enabled. If disabled, click the Status toggle to enable it. Choose Turn On to verify the change. If the option is blue then it is turned on.
File Sharing: When the meeting starts, go to the Chat and select More. Click Share File in Meeting. Windows Explorer window opens.
Cache Clearing: If you are logged into your personal Zoom account, you may want to clear your cache.
In Chrome: In the upper-right corner of the Chrome window, click the Menu button, choose More Tools, and click Clear browsing data…. Keep the checked defaults to clear Browsing history and Clear Cached images and files. Then, click Clear Data.
In Safari: Click on the Safari drop-down menu and select Preferences. Click the Advanced tab. Select the Show Develop menu in menu bar checkbox and close the Preferences window. Select the Develop drop-down menu. Click Empty Cache.
Incognito Browser: To open an incognito browser in Chrome:- Click on the menu on the upper right (the three vertical dots). Select New Incognito Window from the list.

Ensuring Cybersecurity

Montgomery College prioritizes cybersecurity to protect College devices and data from cyberattacks.

Key Measures

Software Updates: Software security patches and updates are installed on your College laptop to help protect College devices from cyberattacks.
User Account Control (UAC): Instructions for implementing UAC on your own personal Windows 10 devices are provided to mitigate vulnerabilities.

Student Resources and Support Services

Montgomery College provides a wide array of resources and support services to help students succeed academically and personally.

Academic Support

Academic Skills Workshops: Montgomery College offers academic skills workshops, counseling and advising, tutoring, and other programs to help students improve skills in studying, test-taking, overcoming math anxiety, and time management.
Placement Measures: Students must demonstrate their skills in English (or ESL, depending on language background), and mathematics upon admission to the College so they may enroll in in courses matching their academic skill levels.
Disability Support Services (DSS): Montgomery College is committed to radical inclusion and creating learning environments that are accessible and inclusive for all students, including those with disabilities. DSS leads the effort to promote full participation and equal access to educational opportunities, programs, and campus activities.

Counseling and Advising

Counseling Services: Counselors help students make educational, transfer, and career decisions to progress toward their individual goals. They also assist students in planning to complete certificates or degrees from the College and prepare to transfer to four-year colleges and universities.
Academic Planning: Academic planning is the process of setting your educational goals and determining the best path to meet them.
Student Success Courses: Counselors teach courses that ease the transition to college and provide tools for developing academic and life skills.

Library Resources

Research Assistance: Library employees are available to assist users with research, technology, and access to the library’s resources.
Computer Workstations: The library maintains numerous computer workstations for College and community users.
Course Reserves: The library offers textbooks, e-textbooks, and other course materials required for many MC courses through the course reserves program.
Online Access: The library provides 24/7 access to hundreds of thousands of e-books, e-journals, full-text articles, and streaming media to assist with coursework.

Career Services

Career Coach: Career Coach is a valuable online tool that can help you find a career based on your interests and identify the Montgomery College programs that will get you into that career.
Student Employment Services: The purpose of Student Employment Services is to teach currently enrolled students and recent graduates the skills that they need to become successfully employed, by assessing, identifying, and showcasing their skills and abilities in the job search process.

Campus Life

Student Life Office: The Student Life Office provides a place for students to take advantage of a variety of programs and opportunities to get involved at the College.
New Student Orientation Program: The New Student Orientation Program is a beneficial program for all incoming first-year students and is offered online or in-person.

Other Resources

Center for Early Education (CEE) Lab School: The Center for Early Education (CEE) Lab School is a premier learning community designed to engage and inspire young children three to five years of age.
Montgomery College Athletics: Montgomery College Athletics offers intramural sports and 9 intercollegiate varsity teams.
Follett Higher Education: The Follett Higher Education operates Montgomery College Campus Stores on all three campuses.
Military and Veteran Services: Montgomery College is a military- and veteran-friendly institution.
Public Safety: The Department of Public Safety is responsible for the protection and well-being of the College community.

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