Topic Name Description
File Getting started with Laidlaw Online Helpdesk

How to use the Laidlaw College online helpdesk system which provides students and staff a single point of contact for help on a range of college computer network issues.

File IT Handbook
Using Moodle Page Video of logging in to Moodle
Page Video of managing your password
Page Video: Introduction to your Moodle dashboard and the menu
Page Video: Introduction to your course page
Page Video: Edit your Moodle profile
File Getting Started with Moodle

Getting Started with Moodle
Page Video: Setting up email and forwarding
File Getting started with your student email

Getting started with your student email
File Email and Internet use policy

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Page Working in forums
File Getting Started with Online Discussions

Getting Started with Online Discussions
Page Video: Uploading an Assignment to Moodle
Page Video: Viewing Teacher feedback on an assignment, and requesting a resubmit
File Getting Assignments Uploaded to Moodle

Getting Assignments Uploaded to Moodle
File Using web browsers

This discusses the types of browsers, particularly on enabling popups from Laidlaw (necessary for your assignments - to enable Turnitin the plagiarism checker).
URL Using Office 365 in your browser - which browser?
URL How to submit a video assignment using Stream

To upload a video file to Stream:

  1. Go into your Microsoft 365 dashboard, through Moodle or directly to office.com, logging in using your normal username and password.
  2. Find the Stream app shortcut: either in your Apps list, or click “Explore all your apps” to find it in the extended list.
  3. Click “Upload a Video” if it appears in the header, or use the menu: Create / Upload a Video.
  4. Set the permissions for your video, so that only the specified people are allowed to watch it  This can be done:
  • While you are uploading the video, by selecting the permissions tab, and entering the email addresses of those you want to have access (or if you want to, leave the checkbox “Allow everyone in your company to view this video!)
  • After you have uploaded, you can edit the permissions.  To do this use the menu My content / My videos. Then in the list of videos that appears, select the pencil icon to edit the video details.  Then in the permission box, edit the users as above.

To share the video link with permitted users

  1. Using the menu My content / My videos obtain the list of videos.  Using the more icon “…” select “Share”.
  2. Click on the “Copy” button.
  3. Paste the link wherever you need to share it, for example
    • In a forum
    • In an assignment submission text box
    • In an email
Page Microsoft Login Looping Issue
Password Manager URL https://pass.laidlaw.ac.nz/

Sign in using just your student ID and password.