Best Practices for Instructors: Helping Students Get Started with ECC Computers/ Chromebooks - instructions for first time login is only for Chromebooks. You will want to set student passwords on Chromebooks.
Student Information Cards - copy-able cards that you can pass out to students for their ECC username and password.
Copyable and Translatable Instructions for Setting Your Password from a Chromebook
Setting Your Password from a Chromebook (slide presentation)
Setting Your Password from a Smartphone (slide presentation)
Student IDs - directions and tips
*Please send an email to one of the ESL Supervisors, Ayesha (aaijaz@elgin.edu) or AnaMaria (amolina@elgin.edu) requesting access to the Northstar Digital Literacy platform. Once granted access, you will receive an email and will be able to create a login.*
The ECC library is excited to announce that we now have the Mango Languages database and app! With over 70 languages to choose from, the Mango Language app helps you learn the 6 critical skills necessary for true language learning: vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, culture, comprehension and retention. It's easy-to-use and allows you to go at your own pace. Great for ELLs, students in language class or studying abroad, or simply anyone interested in exploring a new language! For more information, contact the library at libref@elgin.edu!
National Geographic Teaching Resources Access Information
For all the information on using the new Stand Out editions, including the Teacher’s Manual, Audios, and other resources, you’ll have to create an account on their platform. Follow these instructions and click here for helpful links. You can also watch a training video which contains an overview of the platform.
To access the online materials for any other book, here is the link to the corresponding part in the Faculty Handbook which contains usernames and passwords.
Here is the video and slide show from the faculty roundtable that took place on 1/15/21. Topics include helping students navigate to sites, linking Quill and CommonLit to D2L, linking D2L to Google Drive, teaching students to organize files, providing documents in various formats, and feedback and reminders in D2L.