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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

 

 

 

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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.

 

 

 

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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.

 

 

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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.

 

 

 

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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.

 

 

 

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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.

 

 

 

 

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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.

 

 

 

 

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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.

 
 
 
 
 
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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.
 
 
 
 
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Vista I: Going Online in the Classroom(BasicLevel)

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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Vista II:  The Next Level (Advanced)
 
Audience: Faculty, staff, teaching assistants
Trainer: Robin Leach
Duration: 2 hours 
Prerequisites: Vista I: Going Online in the Classroom
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: Are you ready to take your Vista classes to the next level?  This workshop takes a closer look at a few of Vista’s more advanced features. In this hands-on session, you will learn how to: Use the Grading Forms tool to create grading Rubrics for assignments Create online assessments, including: Graded quizzes Practice self-tests Anonymous surveys Customize page layouts and colors Move and edit course components using the Power View Create online groups or teams to personalize instruction in Vista Use Vista’s Reports and Tracking utility Control the release of course components by date, student, group, and Grade book criteria Manipulate the Vista Grade book, including how to: Export/import grades to/from a spreadsheet Calculate grades based on data from other grade columns Create discussion topics to stimulate student collaboration online, Including: Threaded Discussion Creating and managing student Blogs Creating and managing student Journals     
 
 
 
 
         
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Virtual Study Games with StudyMate
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: Get your students to study in spite of themselves.  Have you tried to create an interactive game like Jeopardy for class reviews, or tried using a pre-made crossword puzzle that you can’t change?  This hands-on workshop will teach you how to use StudyMate to create puzzles, crosswords, and 10 other types of interactive study games. In this hands-on session, you will learn how to:  Navigate the StudyMate software Convert existing questions into the StudyMate question format Identify all the StudyMate games Create a link from StudyMate to your Vista course Setup study games in your Vista course Save the study games as interactive flash files
 
 
 

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