Getting Started Tutorials

The tutorials below are designed to help you get logged into your online learning environment and explain the basic and advanced course components you may be expected to use for your courses.

Getting Started

Basic Features

Advanced Features

Getting Started:

General Student Information

Login -  printable instructions  View Demonstration Video
Instructions to help you login to your courses.

Help Desk - printable instructions
Instructions to help you access the statewide online learning help desk.

My Home - printable instructions
After logging in, you will be presented with the My Home page.

Course Home -  printable instructions
The Course Home is the first area you enter for each course you are enrolled in.

My Email - printable instructions
Use this tutorial to show you how to email within your online learning courses.

Basic Features:

Content -  printable instructions
The Content feature is where you will find your course syllabus, lecture notes, and other course related content.

Discussions - printable instructions  View Demonstration Video
The Discussions feature allows you to communicate with your classmates and instructor without everyone being logged in at the same time.

Dropbox -  printable instructions  View Demonstration Video
The Dropbox is used to submit your assignments.

Quizzes - This feature allows you to take quizzes, midterms and exams online.
  Taking Quizzes  printable instructions
  Reviewing Submitted Quizzes printable instructions

Grades -  printable instructions
This feature allows you to view grades and feedback that have been released to you from your instructor.

Classlist -  printable instructions
This feature displays general student information.

Email - printable instructions
Email is primarily used to communicate privately with your instructor and classmates.

Calendar - printable instructions
This feature is primarily used to inform you of course related due dates.

My Password - printable instructions  View Demonstration Video
This feature allows you to change your login password.

Advanced Features:

Pager - Instructions with illustrations  No Illustrations
The Pager is an instant messaging system used to communicate with your classmates and instructor.

Locker - printable instructions
The Locker is designed to upload and store your own personal files.

Chat - printable instructions  Create Chat Video Demonstration
This feature allows you to communicate with your classmates and instructor in "real time".

HTML Editor - printable instructions
This feature allows you to create web pages.  You can use it in the Journal, My Personal Hompage, and the Discussion area.

My Personal Hompage - printable instructions
This feature allows you to create a web page to share information with your classmates and instructor.

My Preferences - printable instructions
This feature allows you to customize settings for your learning environment.

Checklist - watch video printable instructions
This feature is used to give you a visual guide to determine your needs for completing the course.

Glossary - watch video printable instructions
This feature provides terms and definitions related to your course.

Journal - watch video printable instructions
This feature is a private area you can record your ideas, thoughts or take notes.