Course Tools
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Tools
Sjc 13:57, 27 October 2006 (EDT)
Add tools to the course by selecting the check boxes. Remove tools by clearing the check boxes. If you remove a tool, all content in that tool is saved and available if you add the tool again.
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Organizational Tools
- Calendar
- Enter important events and deadlines, and allow students to enter their own events.
- Search
- Search for content in the course.
- Syllabus
- Provide course requirements, objectives, and policies.
Communication Tools
- Announcements
- Post important information in a central location.
- Chat
- Chat with other users in the course in real time, or use the Whiteboard to display images.
- Discussions
- Post and respond to messages on specific topics.
- Send messages to other users.
- Who's Online
- Chat with other users who are logged in to WebCT.
Student Learning Activities
- Assessments
- Create quizzes, self tests, and surveys.
- Assignments
- Create assignments for students to submit online. Students can work independently or in groups.
Content Tools
- Learning Modules
- Organize and present content and activities to students.
- Local Content
- Allow students to easily access large files from a portable medium, such as CD-ROM, instead of downloading the files from WebCT.
- Media Library
- Create a glossary or image collection.
- SCORM
- Import SCORM-compliant packages, or modules, to be used as course content. SCORM modules can be added to the Course Content Home, other folders, and learning modules.
- Web Links
- Create links to Internet resources.
Student Tools
- My Files
- Allow students to store their own files.
- My Grades
- Allow students to check their grades.
- My Progress
- Allow students to track their own progress.
- Notes
- Allow students to take notes.
