Mr. Cannon
El Paso High facilitator for online Dual Credit Social Studies classes
496-8300
Room 317
gcannon@episd.org
Online Dual Credit
 You will need to spend 9-12 hours per week, on each course, to succeed in the
course.
 You’re in my class for 3 or 4.5 hours per week.
 You will need to spend at least 4.5 hours per week online outside of class to
succeed in the course
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Dual credit handbook is online at
http://www.epcc.edu/dualcredit/Documents/Dual%20Credit%20Handbook.pdf
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Logging onto the class
Don't use Mozilla Firefox; use either Internet Explorer or Google Chrome
Step 1: To find your Login User Name - Click on
http://www.epcc.edu/OnlineServices/Pages/EPCCUserIDName.aspx
Step 2: Enter your EPCC ID number or social security number with no dashes or
spaces between numbers and click on the Search button. Your User Name is on
the third line.
Step 3: Password- New students - Your password is your birth date in MMDDYY
order with no punctuation; an example for January 2, 1979 is 010279.
Returning students - If you have changed your password from your birth date, use
your current password.
The EPCC Banner System uses the term PIN instead of password. The terms
password and PIN are the same.
Step 4 Course Website: EPCC Internet course website address:
https://online.epcc.edu
Type in your User Name and password and click the Login button. Clicking the
Login button will take you to your online homepage, which will list your classes.
Click on the class name to enter the class.
Step 5: Students must review each individual course.
Check that each enrolled course is listed on the course page. If a course(s) is not
listed, the Instructional Facilitator will compile a list of the missing courses by
student and contact the Distance Education office.
Send an e-mail from each course using Blackboard Mail to your instructor for
each class.
This is an important activity to verify attendance and ensure students are not
dropped from the class on the census date, which is September 3.
Read any “getting started” instructions from the faculty and the syllabus.
Review calendar information in the syllabus, assignments or in the online
calendar.
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Click each icon on the home page of the Internet course to become familiar with
the course content.
Complete the online Blackboard Tutorials
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Blackboard Technology Help Desk:
The EPCC Blackboard Help Desk provides technical assistance logging in to
Internet courses, accessing course materials or assignments, testing, or other
technical problems. The Blackboard Technology Help Desk: 800.630.8849 is toll
free and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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EPCC Information Technology Help Desk:
If you have trouble identifying or finding their Login ID, call the EPCC
Information Technology Help Desk at 915.831.6440.
If you forgot your password or need a password reset use the Banner System self
service menu at https://kickapoo.epcc.edu/epcc/plsql/twbkwbis.P_WWWLogin
enter the EPCC User ID number which begins with “880” and click the “Forgot
PIN?” button. If additional assistance is needed contact the EPCC Information
Technology Help Desk.
The EPCC Information Technology Help Desk operates:
Monday through Thursday, 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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