Angel_Basic

Website: http://nnnc.myelearning.org Audience: Classroom Teachers

Objectives:
 * Create a course/group to use in a blended or online environment.
 * Resources -Best Practices in Designing Online Courses [|http://lpc1.clpccd.cc.ca.us/lpc/blackboard/best_practices/#course_info]

Activities:
 * Communication tools: Announcements, Drop Box, Calendar, Chat, Teams
 * Create Items - Folder, File, Drop Box, Link, Discussion Board
 * Enroll by PIN
 * Add Content
 * Management tools - move item, rearrange, delete
 * Assessment tools - gradebook, tracking, downloading assignments
 * Brainstorm uses of Angel

Topic 1
 * Log in
 * Look at Personal Page
 * Set up preferences, change password, e-mail forward
 * Review/explain Courses vs Groups
 * Enroll in Angel User Group - use "usergroup" as the Course

Topic 2
 * Enroll by Pin
 * Discuss organization of course
 * Announcements
 * Calendar
 * Create:
 * Folder
 * File
 * Link
 * Assignment - Drop Box or File?
 * Discussion board

Topic 3:
 * Discuss Management Tools
 * Move an item
 * Rearrange an item
 * Delete an Item

Topic 4:
 * Brainstorm uses of Angel

Level II
 * Use ExamView assessments
 * Once the test is created in ExamView,
 * Select File -> Export select BlackBoard 7.1A zip file is created of your test
 * In ANGEL, go to your course and create a folder for your Quizzes/Tests
 * Select the Manage tab -> Import Console -> Content Package
 * Browse to find your file on your computer and upload it to the Quizzes/Tests folder
 * Preview the test as a student to make sure it works correctly
 * Exchanging a paper with Track Changes and Comments
 * [[file:ReturningCommentsAndTrackChanges.pdf]]