Student Instructions: How do I connect to the class share drive?
- On a Windows computer you can map a drive using these instructions: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4026635/windows-map-a-network-drive
- The path you would use for the class share drive is \\msumstudents.mnstate.edu\classshare
- You may use any drive letter you would like as long as it is available
- Use your StarID credentials if prompted in the following format mnstate\StarID (having the mnstate\ is necessary for authentication)
- On a Mac computer you can connect to the drive using these instructions
- In the Finder, choose Go > Connect to Server
- Enter the server Path of smb://msumstudents.mnstate.edu/classshare
- Click the "Connect" button
- Use your StarID credentials if prompted in the following format mnstate\StarID (having the mnstate\ is necessary for authentication)
***Note: In order to connect to the servers on either platform you must be on the Campus Network, DragonConnect-Employee or DragonConnect-Student wifi for it to work.
Overview for Faculty and Staff
A faculty or staff member may request server drive space for a class to allow students to hand in material that requires large amounts of data that cannot be uploaded using the Learning Management System (D2L Brightspace), email or other traditional methods.
- The class share drive is located at \\msumstudents.mnstate.edu\classshare
- Any class the student is in or that a teacher “owns” will appear in that folder
- Within the course folder, by default we create a “Hand-out” folder that all students can see.
- Also created is a “Hand-in” folder where there are sub-folders named based on StarID, which only that specific student and the instructor can see.
How do I request a share drive folder for my class?
- Faculty or staff member can request a share drive folder for their class by using the Class Share Drive service request to let us know what you need.
- In the request include instructors name, semester needed and course number.
- When the folder is created, the class list is populated to the drive with their StarID as folder names.
When the semester ends, is the share drive folder removed?
- At the end of the semester you may use the Class Share Drive service request to let us know your preference:
- The information uploaded to the share drive folder can be deleted and then recreate the share drive folder with the same course name.
OR
- The old information may be needed for awhile and you would like a new share drive folder created for each semester.
If more assistance is needed
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