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Creating, Importing and Modifying Tables  In this one-hour Short Course you will learn how to create and modify tables in LessonBuilder. You will also learn how to import and modify a table from Excel or Word into LessonBuilder

 

Navigation Features in LessonBuilder  In this one-hour Short Course, the navigation features of LessonBuilder will be highlighted. You will learn how to make a topic part of the navigation, how to change the appearance of the on page navigation, create a table of contents, and create new pages.

 

Interactive Learning Activites  In this one-hour Short Course you will learn how to create and modify learning activities in LessonBuilder. The text based activities and the graphic based activities will be shown. Some of the activities include, creating a Hot Spot Activity, creating a crossword puzzle, creating a sorting activity and many more.

 

Introduction to SoftChalk  This one-hour Short Course class will introduce the many features of SoftChalk. In the overview, you will see how to take a Word document and easily make it into an interactive web page, add a design style, create interactive activities and text annotations. Lastly, you'll see see how to package your lesson for delivery in a Learning Management System or on a web server.

 

Images and Sidebars in LessonBuilder  In this one-hour Short Course you will learn how to insert images within a lesson page, within a text popper and within a quiz and within the feedback for a quiz. You will also learn how to create a side bar for a single page and for the entire lesson.

 

Hyperlinks and Embedded Media  In this one-hour Short Course, you will learn how to create a hyperlink within a lesson, within a text popper and within a quiz. You will also learn how to embed media into a lesson, into a text popper and into a quiz.

 

NEW! SoftChalk StyleBuilder  In this one-hour Short course you will learn how to use the new SoftChalk StyleBuilder tool to create your own personal "style". You'll also see how to import and export your personal style, and apply it to your lesson.

 

Quizzes and SoftChalk ScoreTracker  In this one-hour Short Course you will learn how to create and modify quizzes. You will also see how to report scores, using the grade book and LessonBuilder's new ScoreTracker feature.

 
 
Creating, Importing and Modifying Tables  In this one-hour Short Course you will learn how to create and modify tables in LessonBuilder. You will also learn how to import and modify a table from Excel or Word into LessonBuilder.
 

Vista I: Going Online in the Classroom (Basic Level)
Audience: Faculty, staff, teaching assistants 
Trainer: Robin Leach
Duration: 2 hours 
Prerequisites: None
Note: Instructors teaching a full online course or Hybrid course must complete this workshop before they can teach
those courses.  Instructors may also complete the full online Vista training course to meet these requirements.
Description: Make your traditional courses more dynamic by using Blackboard Vista. Vista’s flexibility allows instructors to build online content to support their teaching style and methods. This workshop is designed to get you up and running in Vista.  Bring your syllabus and course notes and you will learn how to add them into Vista. This workshop is a requirement for faculty wanting to use Vista in the classroom. The following topics are covered in this training:
Access your course in Vista
Add a header to your course
Add tools to the Course Toolbar
Manage Course Files
Effectively organize various types of content (Folders vs. Learning Module)
Post your syllabus, readings, and lecture files (including PowerPoint files)
Create links to web sites, documents, videos, etc.
Use the Vista Calendar to schedule tasks and events
Use the Vista Grade book to work with the student roster and add grades
Use Vista Mail to neatly organize course-related email
Post announcements to the whole class 

 

 

 

 

    

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Respondus: Test building and delivery made easy
Audience: Faculty, teaching assistants 
Trainer: Robin Leach
Duration: 2 hours 
Prerequisites: Vista I: Going Online in the Classroom or Have access to a Vista course
Description: Ever wish you had more time to provide lectures and spend less time on assessments.  You can
free up time in the classroom by moving your exams online. Respondus software is used to create assessments
for use in Blackboard Vista.  You must have access to a Vista course to take this workshop.  In this workshop
you will learn how to:
Navigate the Respondus software
Convert your current exams into an online delivery format
Create Exams with feedback
Create Randomized Exams
Create online class surveys
Create practices quizzes with feedback
Set due dates, delivery time.
Modify existing Vista assessments

Retrieve full detailed reports on completed assessments and surveys

 
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SoftChalk LessonBuilder is a powerful web lesson editor that lets you easily create engaging, interactive web lessons for your e-learning classroom. LessonBuilder allows faculty to create and edit content as if working in a word processor. Faculty can perform basic text editing, such as adding bold, italic, colored text, bullets, tables and hyperlinks to your lesson document. In addition, in-line comprehension questions can be easily added to your lesson. LessonBuilder has tools like pop-up annotations, notes, and interactive learning games.

With LessonBuilder’s built-in style properties function, you can choose from over 65 style designs. With the click of a button, LessonBuilder will generate a set of integrated lesson pages, with built-in navigation and a professionally designed layout. LessonBuilder supports the creation of multi-page lessons, with automatically generated inter- and intra- page navigation, as well as several options for creation of a Table of Contents.

LessonBuilder lessons are created in standard HTML format. Students will be able to view LessonBuilder lessons in any standard web browser.  When you’re finished creating your lesson, use LessonBuilder’s “Package” feature to automatically package your lesson files into a zip file that can be easily imported into Blackboard Vista. Or, simply distribute your lesson by copying the lesson folder to a CD, a file server, or a web server.

 

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