Microsoft Office 365 Please visit our directions on how to install Office 365. Academic Success Center Please visit the Academic Success Center online for more information about tutoring services. Weaver Library Please visit the Weaver Library online for more information about library services. Testing Center Please visit the Testing Center online for more information about Testing Center services. Student Email This email is different than the email address you have in Brightspace. Your student email address looks similar to firstname.lastname@gfcmsu.edu. View instructions for accessing your student email account.  Respondus LockDown Browser Some courses and instructors use a program called Respondus Lockdown Browser to help protect academic integrity and prevent cheating on quizzes and exams. Please visit our directions on how to install and use Lockdown Browser.  Video Tutorials Please visit this page for video tutorials showing how to login to the different systems and use the various tools that are in use by Great Falls College MSU. Banner Web/MyInfo Great Falls College MSU uses Banner Web/MyInfo as our Student Information System. You can access it by going to http://www.gfcmsu.edu and clicking on Banner Web/MyInfo. Facebook Find and like Great Falls College MSU on Facebook! Cottage Bookstore Find your books, materials, college branded merchandise, and grab a latte at the Cottage Bookstore.

For instructions on how to clear the cache or temporary internet files from the specific web browser you are in now, click on the link below.  https://www.whatismybrowser.com/guides/how-to-clear-cookies-browsing-history-and-cache/auto

From your browser go to https://login.microsoftonline.com or https://webmail.gfcmsu.edu. For username, use your netid@gfcmsu.edu ex: a12b345@gfcmsu.edu. Note: This is not your email address. For password, use the one that you use to login to the computers on campus and your student email.  You should see a screen similar to the following. From this screen simply click on the Outlook app icon to access your official GFCMSU.EDU student email account.  You can find your email address by clicking on the small circle in the upper right corner that either shows your profile picture or your initials and then clicking on My Office profile. From there, you will see an email address that looks similar to your firstname.lastname@gfcmsu.edu. This is your official student email address. 

From your browser go to https://login.microsoftonline.com. For username, use your netid@gfcmsu.edu ex: a12b345@gfcmsu.edu. For password, use the one that you use to login to the computers on campus and your student email.  You should see the following screen. From this screen simply click on the application you'd like to use the web version of. For example, clicking on Microsoft Word will open the web version of Word in your web browser. 

Course evaluations are sent 2 weeks before the end of the block or term for each of your courses and your responses are crucial to how courses are developed and delivered at Great Falls College MSU.  How do I access and complete my course evaluations? There are 2 methods to access your course evaluations.  Option 1: Navigate to any of your courses in Brightspace (D2L) and click on "Course Evaluation" in the navigation menu. (easiest method and requires no login) Option 2: Go to https://gfcmsu.campuslabs.com/courseeval/ and login with your Net ID and password. (requires logging in with your Net ID and password) Click on "Start Evaluation" to the right of the course name to begin your evaluation for that course. Note: If you have previously left an evaluation without completing it, you can click on "Continue Evaluation" to continue. Complete the brief evaluation and click on the submit button to record your course evaluation responses.  Can I make a submission once an evaluation is closed? No, once the deadline for the evaluation closes you are no longer able to complete your evaluation. There is no way to reopen the evaluation to allow additional submissions. How can I edit my responses? After you have completed an evaluation, it will move to the “Submitted” section of your page. There will be a green Edit button available to make additional changes to your responses up until the administration closes.

Every student is assigned two IDs: a unique NetID and a unique Student ID number. The IDs are different in design and both serve a different purpose here on campus, yet both are critical to understand. Student ID Number NetID What Is It? 9 characters total. A dash or hyphen (“-“) followed by eight numbers. The dash is part of the ID. Example: -13567890 7 characters total. Numbers and letters only. Example: p11t499 Where Do I Find It? Acceptance letter (from Admissions) Bill (from Student Accounts) In secure area of Banner Web/My Info Click Personal Information Click View IDs In secure area of Banner Web/My Info Click Personal Information Click View IDs What Do I Use It For? Logging into Banner Web/My Info Creating your D2L Brightspace (online classroom environment) and network password Username to log on to computers on campus Username to log into D2L Brightspace Username to log into student email account Username for Woonuit (training videos) It’s recommended that you create one common password for the three different areas you might need to log into at Great Falls College (Banner Web/My Info, D2L Brightspace, and the on-campus network computers). Here’s how: Find your Student ID on your acceptance letter from Admissions or your bill from Student Accounts Go to https://www.gfcmsu.edu and click on Banner Web/MyInfo Look for Don't know your NetID and click on "Look it up here." Enter your Student ID in the box and click "Submit". (If you don't have your Student ID number, you can click on 'I don't know my MSU ID' and you will be asked a few questions to determine your identity.) Enter your birthdate in the format mm/dd/yyyy and click "Submit". The next screen should show your NetID, which looks similar to a12b345, write this down as you will need it.  Click on the link that says Self-Service Password Portal. New users need to click on “Go to Setup Tool” under the New User Setup on the Self Service Portal Page Follow the prompts entering your Net ID, Student ID, and Birthdate and setting up five security questions Under Password Reset area, click on “Go to Reset Tool” and create a unique password. This password can be the same as your Banner password as long as you used the same criteria required for your unique password. Use this unique password wherever you use your Net ID as your Username. After creating password and receiving “Success” messages under “Status,” log into D2L Brightspace at the eLearning Portal, http://elearning.gfcmsu.edu, and take a look around. D2L Brightspace = This is our online course management system used by both on-campus and online students. Banner Web/My Info = Your online student account where you can add/drop classes, check grades, get unofficial transcripts, view financial aid award letter, check your balance, etc.

Communicating online is an essential part of the college learning experience. Students must be comfortable communicating in writing to participate in discussions, complete assignments and work with instructors. Communicating in writing can be tricky. Written messages lack the tone of voice and facial expressions that help us to express ourselves in person. To ensure that we communicate clearly it is important to follow some simple rules of internet etiquette or "Netiquette". Some Netiquette Rules Follow the same rules online as you would in person. Be polite and ethical. Be aware of your "surroundings" and consider your audience. Use your "school" netiquette for courses. Be a clear and concise writer. Do not WRITE IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS. It comes across as shouting. Before posting a comment, read through your message to see how it will sound to the reader. Don't assume negative intent. Give others the benefit of the doubt and ask questions to clarify their meaning before you respond and assume their comment is offensive. Note that your email is not guaranteed to be private. Do not reveal your own personal address, phone numbers or student ID in an open discussion forum. Respect the privacy of your classmates and personal information as well.

Student Webex Instructions Student clicks link to instructor's Webex Personal Room that is posted in a Brightspace announcement in the course (most likely) or sent by the instructor via another method.  The web page for the instructor's virtual meeting room opens in the student's default web browser. Students may be prompted to download the Webex application. Webex can be used within a web browser OR via the Webex Meetings application. Either one will work, however, if the student will be presenting information from their computer they will need to install and use the Webex Meetings application.  Click "Join Meeting".  Enter your first and last name in the name field and an email address that you check. This does not need to be your student email address.  Click "Next".  The next screen gives you the option of muting your microphone and disabling your webcam for the meeting. We recommend that you turn off the camera and microphone prior to joining the meeting.  Leave the setting "Using computer for audio" enabled. It is not recommended that you use the "Call in" or "Call me" options unless you have trouble with the audio.  When you are ready, click "Join Meeting".  If you are prompted by your web browser to allow the camera or microphone, select "allow".  Using Webex As A Student Now that you joined the Webex meeting, you may not need to do anything other than be present and focus on the lecture being presented. However, you may need to unmute yourself to ask or answer a question, you may need to use the chat function, or you may need to share your screen to present information. These tips below will explain how to use those functions.  Mute/Unmute If you have muted your microphone to prevent background noise from being heard by the instructor and class, you can easily unmute your mic temporarily to ask or answer a question by clicking on the icon that looks like a microphone with a line through it.  Click the microphone icon again to re-mute it.  Start Video If you need to be on video for some reason, you can enable your video by clicking on the icon that looks like a camera with a line through it. Click on the camera icon again to disable the camera.  Share Content If you need to share your screen with the instructor or class, as would be the case for presentations, click on the icon that looks like a box with an arrow coming out of it. This will present you with a list of your screens and open applications that you can choose to share.  Once you are sharing your screen, you will see a bar similar to the one below. Hover over this bar to access the sharing toolbar. If you wish to stop sharing, click on the "Stop Sharing" button.  Participant List View the list of participants in the meeting by clicking on this icon . The list of participants will appear on the right side of the window. Chat If you wish to chat with the instructor or another student in order to ask a question, etc. click on the  icon. Click it again to hide the chat panel. Exit Meeting If you need to exit the meeting prior to the end, you can do so by clicking on the X inside of a red circle, that looks like this. 

Connecting to Student Wifi All students and guests will use the Public-GFC Wi-Fi network. WINDOWS: From available Wi-Fi connections select Public-GFC.     MAC: Select Public-GFC from the Wi-Fi drop down list.     iPhone/iPad Select Public-GFC from Available Wi-Fi.   Android Device Select Public-GFC under available Wi-Fi.