The Non-Mac Users Club will tell you how to connect an Intel machine at Colby. Some campus computers are student-owned , while some belong to the school. Likewise, some colleges automatically give students room for their own Web page . With online library catalog access , students can find out which books are available at the campus library. If you've got your own computer and want to connect on campus, be sure the school lets you plug and play .
Some school require new students to have mandatory Internet training as part of their syllabus.
A certain percentage of academic courses are likely to have a Web page at any given time. Some courses allow you to submit homework online , too. Some courses even have study questions or notes online. At some schools, students can register for classes online. Some places even allow students to get their official grade reports online.