To access your online course, you must login to PALS

Instructors are using PALS to post information regarding their classes.  Internet orientations, websites, and access to Blackboard are accessible via PALS.  To receive your course material, please follow these steps:

• Log into PALS at http://pacportal.alamo.edu
• Click on the “My Courses” tab.  Your semester classes will appear.
• Click on the link for the class.  The link will lead you to class information posted by the instructor OR into the Blackboard introduction page for your course.
• View the "My Courses" tab explanation

ACCD PALS RESOURCES

Internet Course Information

Several Internet courses are offered each semester. Students will use varying arrangements of their own computers or the PAC open computer labs to access course information. On-Campus class attendance varies with the instructor. Students should have a working knowledge of the keyboard and navigation of the World Wide Web.

You must attend an on campus or on-line orientation before the first day of class. A list of orientation times can be found on the course schedule. Please contact your instructor for more details.

INTERNET COURSE SCHEDULE Fall 2009 Spring 2010 Maymester 2010

You will need to check the PC requirements and take the Internet Skills Self Test prior to enrolling in Internet Courses at Palo Alto College.

Distance Education Online Class Orientation

The Distance Education Online Class Orientation contains useful information for first time online students. Links include the types of Distance Education courses available, an explanation of terminology, and PALS and Blackboard tutorials. Click the link below to view the actual orientation.

PAC DISTANCE EDUCATION ONLINE CLASS ORIENTATION