New Student Orientation

Friday, August 28, 2009

M.S. in Biotech Home | Learn@UW | MyWebspace | Student Intranet

NetID / MyUW

• Account activation (you probably have already done this)
• Forgot your NetID password? See "NetID Self Help"
• MyUW - Gateway to registration, grades, academic records, more

Laptop Tips

• Technical Support
• Symantec Antivirus Corporate Edition (free download)
• Windows Automatic Update (IE >> Tools >> Windows Update)
• DoIT HelpDesk | DoIT TechStore

WiscMail

• http://wiscmail.wisc.edu
• Log in with your NetID
• Configure "Mail Forwarding" (NetID Account modification)
• Detailed instructions for Mail Forwarding

Learn@UW Online Courses

• Logging in with your NetID (let's start here)
• "Fall 2009" middle tab (+/-) click to expand list of Courses
• How to find from the UW-Madison homepage

MyWebspace

• Logging in to MyWebspace (let's start here)
• Use your NetID and password
• Specializing your MyWebspace connection
   
  • https://mywebspace.wisc.edu/groups/msbiotech/
  • Adding a bookmark
     
  • WebDAV connection for Windows users
    • For Windows Vista users
      Windows Vista does not currently fully support WebDAV for MyWebspace, however you can map a network drive to My WebSpace. This mapping will need to be recreated everytime you shutdown or restart your computer.
       
  • WebDAV connection for Mac users (10.3 or earlier)
    WebDAV connection for Mac users (10.4 or later)
     
• Downloading files, uploading files, creating folders
• "Turning in" your homework - "Dropbox" or team folders

Student Intranet

• Logging into Student Intranet
• NOT your NetID (though the usernames should be identical)
• Change your password!
• Editing your Profile (includes public bio information)
• Intranet features
  • Faculty and peer contact information
  • Career development resources
  • Communication Competencies

 

Bryan Husk
bthusk@wisc.edu
(608) 265-0773 office