Welcome to your online class experience. This web site will give you access to all the documents you need for your class and allow the class to meet virtually to discuss your work. The following document will take you through the steps to use this web page. Please try to gain access to the site BEFORE class starts. Read through the first couple of login pages and get started. Contact Heather Wycoff at the Griffin Center if any questions arise that are not covered in this tutorial. (503-652-7476) or hwycoff@archdpdx.org 7th Update 9/15
Step One: Gaining entry to the web page 1. You must have an account set up with the Archdiocese of Portland. a. If you work in the Parishes, you most likely already are set up and will just use that archdiocesan email login for this website. b. If you do not have this account, your name and information has been sent to the Archdiocese. You will get a separate email that includes your login and temporary password. (You will have to do an initial setup with this new login but it will be the same login for future classes.) My login name: My temporary password: My new password: Remember Me Site This is where you change your password (every 90 Days) My Remember Me Image: My Remember Me Security Word:
Step Two: Password Change & Log On Stay here if you are a new student with a temporary password or a previous student that would like to change their password. Finish and go to Step 3. To change password you must use Internet Explorer, Chrome, or Safari Go to: https://rememberme.archdpdx.org/ Go to the back end of this tutorial and start with the pink pages for full instructions Forgot your new or old password, try going through the steps first. If this does not work: call tech support 503-233-8339
If there is a problem with the website s security certificate, choose: Continue to this website This will not open up your system to security problems, this is just a technical issue with the website certificates.
Step Three: Web Page & Login Go to: https://online4minfrm.archdpdx.org Once there, a password prompt will come up or a security prompt Choose yes This security alert may not come up but will go directly into the log in page.
Step Three: Class Site Login This is for students who already have an Archdiocesan user name and password. https://online4minfrm.archdpdx.org/ User Name: i.e. hwycoff Password: password you have chosen in remember me site (always keep a record of this password) Press OK
Step Four: Main Page & Location of Material Once you have login in, this is what the main page will look like. Home button will always get you back to this main page This will be where you can find various helpful web site links. Depending on the class, your instructor may require visitation of sites or just some informational ones. This quick launch will get you back to the class document library ; this will contain all the class documents. This would be used if the document you were looking for was taken out of the shared documents because that module week had passed Shared Documents will contain 1-3 modules, as the weeks progress documents will be added & others taken away. This will be where you do your weekly class discussion. At the end of each week, one discussion question will be added and one taken away.
Step Five: Shared Documents This is the location of weekly modules and assignments. Click directly on the module you want. Please note: documents will be posted in PDF format (universal format for all computers and devices). Make sure you have Adobe Acrobat installed on your device (free program that reads PDFs).
Step Five: Shared Documents This will be your next decision: 1. Save this document to your personal computer, then work there and print it later. -or- 2. Open & view/print this document online.
Step Five: Shared Documents, opened online When you click Open, the document appears. You can print it or just read it from the screen. To get back to the main page, just press the back button.
Step Six: Assignments After completing the content portion of the module, return to Shared Documents and click on the corresponding assignment. As always, you may either work online, print or copy the assignment to your computer and work offline. When you have completed the assignment, follow the directions and send it to your instructor as an e-mail attachment.
Step Seven: Discussion Board Next, on the Home page, click on the General Discussion link.
Step Seven: Discussion Board There are different formats to view All of the responses Choose the First Titled Link for the module you are working on or press New Discussion to start your own thread. Remember to but the module number under subject
Step Seven: Discussion Board Here you will see the discussion question, 1. Click on the title to read the whole question 2. press reply, to give your response (You may read & respond to other students by clicking on their links)
Step Seven: Discussion Board Please note the format of the subject : class title module # -- your last name Enter your response to the discussion here When finished, click Save & Close. At any point to can go back to this response & choose edit to change information
Step Seven: Discussion Board, another way to respond You can respond to anyone s comments by simple clicking on their title and choosing reply You can easily read everyone s discussion by pressing the + by any title. Responding is highly suggested, to keep the class talking to each other. This is our online equivalent of a classroom. Please share.
Other Information There is more than one way to get to all the class files, I showed you the most straightforward approach to all of this. Feel free to explore the site. Everyone who has access to this web site, can edit it. Please refrain from deleting files or adding files, if you have technical difficulty contact Heather at the Griffin Center 503-652-7476 More than one class may be going online at the same time, please respect the other classes by sticking to your class & materials only. Homework will be sent directly to the teacher as an email attachment, since posting your work to the web page will give everyone access to read it. The discussion board will be your area for class discussion at this time. Be mindful that the content of the modules is copyrighted. Observe normal rules for quoting and citing content.
Step 2: Temporary Password Change or Resetting Current Password Password Reset Instructions 1. Connect to https://rememberme.archdpdx.org 2. Type in your user name and click the Go button. 3. Type in your temp password. Then click the Continue button.
Step 2: Temporary Password Change or Resetting Current Password 4. Click the Continue button. 5. Pick a picture that you will remember. You will be required to identify it when you need to change your password in the future.
Step 2: Temporary Password Change or Resetting Current Password 6. Type in a word that will be easy for you to remember. (It must be at least 6 characters long.) Type your security word again, in the space immediately below the first one. Then click on the Finish button. 7. Click the Change My Password Button.
Step 2: Temporary Password Change or Resetting Current Password 9. Enter the password that you logged in with, or click Can t Remember Password? if you do not remember it. 10. Type in your new password twice. Remember to make sure that it conforms to the format of the examples given below: a. Enter New password: this is a new password of your choosing. This password must contain at least six (6) characters, an upper case and lower case letter and a number or character (!@#$%^&*()), and not have been used the last 6 times. You cannot use the same password until you have reset your password 6 times. a. Enter Confirm new password: this is the same password as A above. Click Go. 8. Enter the password that you logged in with, or click Can t Remember Password? if you do not remember it.
Step 2: Temporary Password Change or Resetting Current Password You have successfully changed your password when you see the message below: 10. Click the Log Off / Exit button. Go to STEP 3 in this tutorial. Now you will access the class site.