All students, staff, and faculty at Edison have access to a personal email account and calendar account. Portal technology is also available to students through the myEdison Portal. Within the portal, students have access to a variety of tools, including instant access to online courses, grades, and their email. The Portal can also be customized so students can receive information targeted specifically for them.
- Students and faculty have access to state-of-the-art computing facilities, including 73 computer labs housing over 1,200 computers. Edison also offers 98 multimedia classrooms to enhance the learning experience.
- In addition to the opportunity to take advantage of these technological advances on campus, students can go through orientation, check grades, check calendar and email and even take classes online from a computer at home.
- Use of these technologies is governed by Edison's Acceptable Use Policy and Privacy Policy.
To obtain your myEdison portal and email account user name and password:
To retrieve materials either from your myEdison portal course tools or WebCT:
- Login to myEdison at http://my.edison.edu
- Click the “Student Academics” tab
- Click the link for the course to access its materials
To access your Edison.edu email address: Login to myEdison at http://my.edison.edu
- E-mail Inbox located on your myEdison tab
- Click the email link to view messages
Computer Competencies-
Students should be aware that many of Edison’s courses require a certain level of proficiency with technology. You should strive to maintain the following level of competencies:
Effective computer operation skills include (1) starting up and shutting down hardware; (2) identify and use icons, windows and menus; (3) start and stop software applications; and (4) name, save, retrieve and revise a document. The student must also have effective Internet skills that include (1) ability to use e-mail; (2) use of browser application; and (3) navigation of Internet sites. To view a complete list of all operation and Internet skills please access http://www.edison.edu/elearning/computerrequirements.php#competencies
Congratulations!
You have completed the Edison State College Online Orientation.
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