OpenLMS/Moodle(link is external) is COTC's learning management system. Your online classes in OpenLMS/Moodle will serve as a hub for all the course content and activities. View the Student LMS Guide (Login Required) for help using OpenLMS/Moodle. Contact the ITS Helpdesk(link is external) for additional support.

Office 365 ProPlus – Download and Installation of Microsoft Office 2016 Software for Current Students

Each currently enrolled student may also download and install up to five free, concurrent copies of Microsoft Office 2016 for personal desktop computers, laptop computers, tablets and mobile devices.  This includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Access, Outlook Email, Skype for Business and OneDrive for Business.  Once a user is no longer a student at COTC the free license to use the Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus software ends, and students will have to purchase a software license from Microsoft or a retailer for continued use.

Login with COTC Network Credentials

User access is authenticated using the same username and password used to login to the COTC computer network and myCOTC portal.  Office 365 COTCMail is accessible through the myCOTC portal main page.​

Getting Started

Getting Started with Off​ice 365 COTCMail Webmail​

Changing Default Conversation View

​​Resources

How to check Office365 COTC​Mail

​Configuring Outlook to Sync with Office 365 COTCMail​

Configuring Outlook 2011 for Mac to Check Office 365 COTCMail

Configuring Mac Mail

Installing Office 365 ProPlu​s

Mobile

Adobe is now offering its Creative Cloud Service) to students at no cost until the end of May. Users can visit https://creativecloud.adobe.com) and sign in to download and install apps. Adobe Creative Cloud is a suite of integrated tools that include Spark, Photoshop, and Acrobat, just to name a few. Adobe has extensive resources that you can visit online to learn more about Adobe Creative Cloud) and see the full list of available applications. 

To log in:

1. Go to http://creativecloud.adobe.com)
2. Enter "@cotcmail.cotc.edu" where it asks for your email address (do NOT include your name.n)
3. On the Microsoft login page, enter your name-#@cotcmail.cotc.edu email address under "Email address or domain name" and press "Next"
4. On the COTC & OSU Newark Log-in page log in with your COTC/OSU Newark Username and Password.
5. On the Microsoft "Stay signed in?" page you can select yes if you are using your private computer
6. Once you've logged in you should now have full access to the Adobe Creative Cloud suite of applications. If instead it appears the products are only available as a trial license, then you did not log in with your enterprise ID. During the log in process if it never takes you to the "myCOTC/myNewark" login page, then you are not using your COTC ID. Please log out of Adobe CC site. Start a new browser window in incognito/private mode and try again.

For more information on logging in, visit this knowledge base article for instructions.

If you have general questions about the specifics of Adobe use, visit the Adobe FAQ page.

COTC will continue with plans to offer limited computer and Wi-Fi access for students at each of our campuses. All CDC guidelines regarding social distancing will be imposed at these settings, with additional, regular cleanings scheduled and sanitizing supplies available for student use. COTC will monitor these spaces and re-evaluate this decision on an ongoing basis.

Limited Access Student-Use Computers
Monday through Friday: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; IT support: 740.366.9244

• Newark: John Gilbert Reese Center, room 206 (call Public Safety for access – 740.366.9237)
• Coshocton: room 265 (PC lab), room 345 (Mac lab)
• Knox: room 10 (PC lab)
• Pataskala: room 100

Please review our student resources web page for guidance on how to remotely access all student services.