Requesting and Using the Temporary "Classdev" Web Server Accounts:

NDSU-ITS offers student accounts and space on a special web server for class projects. The server is called "classdev" and the accounts and space are temporary in that shortly after each semester ends, the accounts and data stored for that semester are cleared from the server. These accounts are used for class projects that require the creation of a web page or site.

To Request "Classdev" Accounts:

1. Email your request to Dick Jacobson (dick.jacobson@ndsu.edu) including why you need the accounts, what the Peoplesoft class number is for your course and the semester.
2. Dick will let you know via email when the accounts are finished.

How to Use "Classdev" Accounts:

1. Logins and Passwords:
   With Classdev, the login's are not the usual firstname.lastname type. Classdev uses the students' UID instead, which is a 8-character (or less) version of their name without the period in the middle. An example would be "nlillebe" instead of "nancy.lilleberg"
   
   How do you find the students' "other" logins?
   Blackboard also uses these shorter logins as the student ID's in Blackboard, so if you get into your Blackboard course and go to Control Panel > List/Modify Users > List All, you will see the shorter ID's listed on the screen as the Blackboard "usernames."
   
   Students can look up their own Blackboard logins by logging into Blackboard and choosing the "Personal Information" from theTool box on the left of the screen (My Blackboard tab). Then choose "Edit Personal Information" and look for the "Username" value.
   
   What is the password for the Classdev accounts?
   Use the same password that you use for NDSU Email or for logging into cluster machines.
   
2. How do you connect to Classdev and transfer files to and from it?
   Please visit the Sponge site (http://www.ndsu.edu/sponge) and choose the "Web Development - Transferring files to the server" option under the "Task" drop down menu.
   
3. What does the URL look like for a site on Classdev?
   http://classdev.ndsu.nodak.edu/~loginid/foldername/filename
   Where "userid" becomes the student's login, "foldername" becomes the name of the folder in the site, if used, and "filename" becomes the name of the file.
   Examples would be:
   http://classdev.ndsu.nodak.edu/~nlillebe/portfolio/ (this assumes the filename is index)
   http://classdev.ndsu.nodak.edu/~cjohnson/myfile.html (this assumes that no folder was used, and the name of the file is "myfile.html")
   
4. How can an instructor view the students' work?
   The instructor must rely on the students giving him/her valid URL's to view their work.
   
5. Questions? Please contact Nancy Lilleberg (1-7140 or nancy.lilleberg@ndsu.edu)

E-Mail:nancy.lilleberg@ndsu.nodak.edu
Nancy Lilleberg
Information Technology Services
IACC room 250
North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58105
Phone: (701) 231-7140