What Is It?
Campus Connect is a real-time messaging platform that connects you to your students, faculty members, and co-workers. Campus Connect lets everyone work together to complete tasks and get work done quickly. With this, you can communicate and collaborate instantly to share ideas, knowledge, and documents. The Campus Connect interface overlays the standard interface, which allows users to participate in conversations while they work.
Who Can Use It?
Anyone with a Montana Tech account.
How Do I Do It?
- How to post Connects on desktop
- How to post Connects on mobile
- Who can post to which Connect categories?
How to check if you have enabled different Connect categories on desktop
Begin by logging into Montana Tech's portal system here: my.mtech.edu.
Step 1:
Once logged in, access your profile by clicking on your Username in the top right corner of the screen, then clicking "Profile".
Step 2:
From your profile, click "Edit" in the top right.
Step 3:
In the "My Interests" section below, you can check or un-check boxes for categories that you would like to be able to send connects to. Please note that you also will not see Connects posted by other users unless you are following the category in which the Connect was posted.
Step 4:
Scroll back up once you are finished and click "SAVE ALL".
How to post a Connect on desktop
Step 1:
From the Montana Tech portal's home page, hover over the menu on the left side of the screen, select, "Communication" -> "Connect".
Step 2:
Click in the text box that says "What's on your mind?"
Step 3:
Click the "+" icon.
Step 4:
Click on any categories that you would like your Connect message to be sent to, then click the "X" in the top right to close the category menu.
Step 5:
In the main text box, type your message. You can add photos or videos by clicking the photo/video icons to the bottom left, below the main text box. Note that there is a 5,000 character limit on the length of a Connect message. Once you are satisfied with your message, click "PUBLISH".
How to check if you have enabled different Connect categories on mobile
Step 1:
Open the MyMtech app. From anywhere in the app, you can click on your profile in the top right corner.
Step 2:
From your profile, click "Edit" in the top right corner. In the "My Interests" section below, you can check or un-check boxes for categories that you would like to be able to send connects to. Be sure to click "Save All" in the top right once you are finished making your selections. Please note that you also will not see Connects posted by other users unless you are following the category in which the Connect was posted.
How to Post a Connect on Mobile
Step 1:
Open the MyMTech app. From the homepage, press on the "Communication" applet.
Step 2:
From within Communication, press "Connect".
Step 3:
Click in the text box that says "What's on your mind?"
Step 4:
Tap the "+" icon in the top right. Click on any categories that you would like your Connect message to be sent to, then click the "X" in the top right to close the category menu.
Step 5:
In the main text box, type your message. You can add photos or videos by tapping the photo/video icons to the bottom left, below the main text box. Note that there is a 5,000 character limit on the length of a Connect message. Once you are satisfied with your message, click "PUBLISH".
Who can post to which categories?
Even if you select the checkboxes in your profile to enable posting Connects to those categories, you may not be able to post a connect if you do not have permissions to do so. For example, everyone on campus can post to the "Lost and Found" category, while only people related to Career Services will be able to post to the "Career Services" category. Enabling the checkbox for a category in your profile does not guarantee that you have the proper permission to post to that category.
Click here: mtech.teamdynamix.com/TDClient/1921/Portal/KB/ArticleDet?ID=72408 to see a table outlining which user groups on campus have permissions to post connects to which categories.
If you believe you should have permissions to post a Connect but are not able to do so, please contact the IT Help Desk at (406) 496-4244 or come to MG 110 during business hours.