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ANGEL

ANGEL is Buffalo State’s learning management system. Some instructors use ANGEL to post announcements, the course syllabus, notes, and to e-mail students. This is where you will go to access your online courses.

An ANGEL account will be created for you within 24 hours of registering for classes via Banner. You will only see classes on ANGEL that you are officially registered for in Banner.

Not all instructors use ANGEL. If you log into ANGEL and do not see one or more of your classes, first ensure you are registered for that specific class. If you are, ask your instructor if they are using ANGEL that semester.

To access ANGEL go to https://bscangel.sln.suny.edu/. For assistance accessing your ANGEL account, please contact the Computing Help Desk.

Getting help with ANGEL

Buffalo State recently joined the SUNY Learning Network (SLN) to provide a seven-day-a-week help desk for ANGEL technical support. For all questions about how to use ANGEL, please call the SLN Help Desk at 1-800-875-6269 or submit an online Help Request. The SLN Help Desk cannot help you with specific questions regarding courses or groups in which you may be enrolled: for inquiries regarding materials in those courses or groups, please contact your instructor.

To learn how to use ANGEL, spend some time in the SLN Student Orientation. It is a practice course intended to show students how to interact within ANGEL.   You will learn some new terms and features such as how to participate in discussions, ask questions, and submit assignments. You can complete the SLN Student Orientation during one session or you can return for multiple sessions.  It is recommended that students complete all of the learning modules prior to beginning their course work.

There are also online help guides on the ANGEL Resources for Students webpage. 

Searching for non-Buffalo State online courses via SLN

If you are currently enrolled at Buffalo State and are interested in taking an online course offered by another SUNY campus via the SUNY Learning Network, there are a few extra steps you need to take. The course will not use Buffalo State’s ANGEL system. To locate your SUNY Learning Network online course, go to http://sln.suny.edu/sln_studentlogin.htm. Contact the host campus of the course for further information on ANGEL access.

Turnitin Instructions

Buffalo State College uses Turnitin, a textual similarity software program, also known as plagiarism detection. For students, Turnitin can be an effective tool that you can use to improve your writing skills. When writing papers, you may be asked to refer to other people's ideas and attribute (or reference) them appropriately. Sometimes a student may unknowingly use another person's work and/or not reference the work properly. In some cases, this may be referred to as "plagiarism". For more information on plagiarism see Butler Library’s helpful guide at http://library.buffalostate.edu/research/plagiarism.php.

While it is possible to include a Turnitin dropbox within an ANGEL course site, some instructors require students to create their own accounts on Turnitin.com. If you are asked to do so, see http://www.turnitin.com and the Turnitin Student Instructions.