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Welcome to English for Aviation at KBZAC

 

Useful resources for pilots can be found HERE

ILC Homepage: http://www.admc.hct.ac.ae/ilc-kbz/

List of suggested apps here:
http://toolkit4learning.blogspot.ae/2014/03/the-ipads-are-coming-preparation.html

 

This wiki has been removed from public access. You may request to join the wiki and if I know you I will make you a reader and you can log on with your PBWorks password. If I don't know you, you can write me at vstevens@hct.ac.ae and explain why you wish to view this wiki.

 


 

45 N101 English 2014 (Aug onwards)

If you are in this course, look here for your materials

 

Older course archives

 

45 Section 4 2014 (Jan-June) 

If you were in this section in the N175 course, look here for your course materials

 

46 Section 2 N070 (Jan-June 2014)

If you were in this class in the N070 course, look here for your course materials

 

 

General information

 

How to recover your HCT password

Obtain your HCT ID number from your teacher

Follow the procedure for recovery given here (you will need to have your mobile phone to complete the process)

http://kbzac.pbworks.com/w/page/69037350/Important_Term_Documents#Howtorecoveryourpasswordifyouforgetit

 

Google Drive

 

 

These files might help you create a Google Doc and share it with vancestev@gmail.com

 

MS Word

 

If you use Word you can get feedback in Track Changes.  Here's how: http://screencast.com/t/s0o5secQs2P

 


 

You can also get feedback from Word itself by right clicking on anything you see underlined in red or green

http://screencast.com/t/PAXwHyuhW 

 

 

New Laptops bring new rules and announcements

 

Now that you have laptops, you have responsibility for getting your work done at your convenience.

 

The teacher will use class time to help students with their work and facilitate its completion and submission.  Students will receive credit for work done (and no credit for no work done).

 

Work will be assigned at this portal and you are responsible for checking here and completing assignments made here. 

 

How to activate your HCT email

 

Activate your HCT web mail at this direct link: http://email.hct.ac.ae 

Direct link: https://hct-fs-o365.hct.ac.ae/adfs/ls/?wa=wsignin1.0&wtrealm=urn:federation:MicrosoftOnline&wctx=wa%3Dwsignin1.0%26rpsnv%3D2%26ct%3D1378193162%26rver%3D6.1.6206.0%26wp%3DMBI_KEY%26wreply%3Dhttps:%252F%252Fwww.outlook.com%252Fowa%252F%26id%3D260563%26whr%3Dhct.ac.ae%26CBCXT%3Dout

 

If http://email.hct.ac.ae doesn't work, try the old way, http://webmail.hct.ac.ae

 

Use your HCT ID and password to enter your Outlook Webmail

 

Send an email from your HCT account at http://email.hct.ac.ae  

to vstevens@hct.ac.ae. Please write the following in your mail:

Why?

 

 

How to access the KBZAC LAN 

 

You can access the KBZAC LAN by typing this IP address into Windows Explorer - \\10.27.7.26 

To access the Portal or LAN you must change your USER NAME to HCTAD\h00etc ...

 


 

Test LAN access by opening a directory window (Windows explorer) and pasting this address there:

\\10.27.7.26

 

 

Download this essential FREE software

 

Or install something similar on your computers

 

How to open PDF files in Adobe

When you open a pdf file it might open in Adobe or in a viewer, depending on the default for your computer

 

To save the file to your computer, right click on its download link and choose SAVE LINK AS ...

For example, from this wiki, right click on the word DOWNLOAD as shown

 

This will download the file to your computer. However, from your computer, you may have to force Adobe to open it by using OPEN WITH ... To do this, browse to your file's location on your computer and right click on it.

In the pull-down menu, select OPEN WITH and choose Adobe.

If Adobe is not one of the choices, you should:

 

 

You may want to create accounts in these spaces

 

The most useful one: Google 

 

Create an account at Google (if you don't have one already).   

Why?

 

Here are some helpful links for using Google Drive (formerly Google Docs)

 

Prezi

http://prezi.com

 

Slideshare

http://slideshare.net

 

Dropbox

 

Create an account at Dropbox, http://dropbox.com

 

Some people use other services to do the same thing, such at http://box.com 

And you can also use Google Drive, so no need really to create a dropbox account, except that it's a useful service 

 

How can your teacher help you?

Important: When you EMAIL vstevens@hct.ac.ae PLEASE use a SUBJECT

And make sure you identify your name, ID, and section

If you don't I might write you back and ask who you are

And if you write me at any of my personal email addresses I might not see your mail

 

 

 

PBworks reclaims URLs when they have not been revisited for a year.

This wiki was visited and altered by adding this text on January 24, 2022

 

edited by Stevens Jan 9, 2023