Michelle C. Dacanay BEED- SCH 2nd year CITE 2E
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Comments and suggestions of using wikispaces as an online classroom.
*Wikispaces.com, an online clasroom that helps students, teachers, administrators and all
individuals communicate with their lessons anytime, anywhere through the use of technology.
*It is convenient to use especially to those people who take second courses or those peolpe
who are busy.
*This site is easy to operate, easy to enroll and easy to open. In other words, it is easy to
access.
*My suggestion in this site, privacy, in terms of passing assignments or requirements. Maybe, if
others already pass their requirements, the others can’t see what his/her requiremnts content.
SECOND TASK
Laulima is the University's learning management system. Learn how to post an avatar to your
discussion board profile, create a web page, customize the Home page in your course or
collaboration space, and upload final grades to Banner from Laulima.
The session is presented as part of the Fall 2010 TALENT* Workshops series. Participants can
also attend via interactive television at various campus sites.
Reservations are required through the ITS training web site:
General
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Laulima will be unavailable on a daily basis from 3:00am-4:00am HST for server
backup and maintenance.
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For your protection, Laulima automatically logs people out if it does not detect
activity for two hours. Laulima does not detect typing within a single message or
document unless it is saved or refreshed. So if you are writing a single item over
a long period of time, consider writing it in a word processor and then then
copying and pasting it to Laulima.
By default Laulima courses get published (made viewable to students)
approximately one week before the general semester starts. Also Fall semester
courses will be unpublished (made inaccessible to students) a week before the
Spring semester begins while Spring courses are unpublished a week before the
Fall semester starts, while Summer courses will be unpublished about a week
into the Fall semester. Instructors can publish or unpublish courses outside of
these timeframes.
Additional help and FAQ resources for faculty/staff and students are also
available at our TALENT site.
Incomplete course enrollments. If you find differences between your banner
enrollments and laulima enrollments or if you are missing course tabs, please
click on the "Request Assistance" link at the bottom of each page to request a
sync of your course.
Roster tool: defaults to a "faculty only" view. Faculty that include that tool in
their course/project may hide it from student view using the page order tool. If
you want to enable your students access to viewing your course roster (roster,
profile, picture) please let us know by a "Request for Assistance" form.
In addition to entering Final Grades in MyUH portal, Final Grade uploads are also
available in Laulima.
Windows 7 users (also available for Mac and older Windows systems), can use
AnyClient. A brief tutorial on AnyClient is available.
MacOSX WebDAV issues. We've had reports of users with the most recent Mac
OS build having issues with WebDAV. If you fall into this group, please consider
using Cyberduck for WebDAV file uploads. If Cyberduck gives you a certificate
error you'll need to "OK" that certificate by clicking on the "Show Certificate"
button, check off the "Always trust .. " checkbox and "Continue".
All users may customize what courses they see on the top menu by selecting
"Customize tabs", in the "Preferences" menu in "My Workspace". Faculty/Site
Maintainers may change their course student viewing status at any time by
"publishing" their site (Site Info->Manage Access->Publish).
Help is available for many of laulima's tools. Discussion and private messages
"help" is being worked on. In the meantime a help page is available at Rutgers
University.
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Profile 2 tool added to users' My Workspace tab. Profile2 is a new Laulima tool
that has social networking features such as Twitter posting and a Facebook style
interface (connections a.k.a. friends).
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FCKEditor updated. Includes better Safari support.
New Assessment features in Discussion and Private Messages.
The "Discussion" tool has been phased out in this version of laulima. We have
installed an unsupported version of Discussion as a transition. Please migrate to
"Forums" and "Discussions and Private Messages" which are more functional and
continue to be supported and developed.
For Everyone
Laulima is the primary tool for online learning in the UH System. A familiarity with the basic
Laulima system is important for your course.
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Logging in to Laulima
Changing your Course Tabs in Laulima
Create or update your Laulima Profile - includes how to upload a picture
Using the "Resources" tool
Using the "Drop Box" tool
Using the "Discussions and Private Messages" tool
Laulima Support for Students - resources from the UH system
For Faculty
The Laulima sites for your credit courses are created automatically. About a week before
classes start, the sites are automatically published and the ones from last semester are
unpublished. You can also publish or unpublish your sites manually whenever you want.
Faculty and staff can also request additional collaboration or work spaces.
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Getting a Laulima Site Ready for the Semester
Finding the WebDAV location for your Laulima course
Adding someone to your Laulima site
Holding online office hours
Turning Laulima tools on and off
Copying materials from one course to another
Specific tools
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Assignment tool
-The Assignment tool allows you to keep manage the announcing and collecting of assignments
in the class.
You can set Assignments for different modes of submissions under the "Student
Submissions" option. When you select "Inline and Attachments", students can submit
assignments electronically. You can also set this option for "Non-electronic".
When you create the assignment, there is a box to check to have scores posted to the
Gradebook under the "Grading" option.
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ChatRoom tool
The Chat Room tool in Laulima is used for synchronous text-based interactions.
Make sure that the Chat tool is turned on - click here for information on how to turn
Laulima tools on and off
The tool itself is fairly straightforward. Participants must log in to their Laulima account,
click on the course where they want to chat, and click on the "Chat Room" tool on the left
side of the window.
Other browser windows can be open at the same time, so people can be checking their
email or vieweing webpages while chatting
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Discussions and Private Messages tool
Discussions are organized into categories (the broader collection with the grey box) and
forums (that exist within a category). In the example below, the two categories are
"Other" and "Main" and the three forums are "Questions", "Student Lounge" and "Class
Discussions". Topics are what people have posted within a forum.
So remember, Topics are put into Forums
and Forums are put into Categories.
To see what has been posted in a forum, click on the forum name. You will see a list of the
topics that people have posted.
Reading and Replying to a Topic
Once you're in the forum, you can read the topics that other people have posted by
clicking on the title of their post.
If you want to reply to a topic that someone else has posted, when you are reading their
post, click on the "Post Reply" button.
Creating a New Topic
To post your own topic, click on the "New Topic" button.
Note that it is recommended that you use Firefox whenever you are editing text in
Laulima (including using the Discussion and Private Messages tool).
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Setting up the Discussion and Private Messages tool
Discussions are organized into categories (the broader collection) and topics (that exist
within a category).
You set up the Categories and forums through the "Manage" tool, which is located in the
top right of the tool.
Discussions are organized into categories (the broader collection with the grey box) and
forums (that exist within a category). In the example below, the two categories are "Other"
and "Main" and the three forums are "Questions", "Student Lounge" and "Class
Discussions". Topics are what people have posted within a forum.
Setting up the Categories
The first step in setting up your Discussions is to create the categories that you want. To
edit the categories, first click on the "Categories" link on the left side of the tool (located
under the "Forum Admin" tab).
Then, you can create, delete, rename, and reorder the categories.
If you need to edit any categories, click on the "Click to edit" link, and you will be able to
change it.
Note that you cannot delete a category unless you first delete all of the forums within that
category.
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Home tool as a way to display a web page
The default main page for your Laulima course contains minimal information about your course,
which you may want to replace with something more useful. You can edit the content of this box
by clicking on the options key.
However, you can change Laulima so that any web page appears in this box, meaning that you
can link to a personal website, a professional website, a search page like Google, or a course
website that you've designed in Laulima itself.
An improved default webpage for Windward courses is also available.
When choosing a web page, remember that you cannot resize this window pane, so what you put
into the box will have to fit in the narrow space.
An alternate approach, if you want more web content, is to turn the Home tool off and use the
Web Content tool.
The "Site Info URL" field, where you can
identify the default page for your class
Steps to Change Home Area to Front Page to Display a Web
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Log in to Laulima and select your course
Go to the "Home" tool for that course
Click on the "Options" link at the top of the window pane
In the "Site Info URL" (highlighted as red in the picture to the right), type in or paste the
URL you want to appear
5. click on the "Update Options" button.
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Mailtool tool
The Mailtool in Laulima allows you to send mail to groups and individuals in your course. You
are also able to send attachments.
It is recommended that you use Firefox with Mailtool because other web browsers do not support
the editing bar (which will allow you to format your email). Other browsers will still work for
simple emails.
To create an email
1. Click on the Mailtool
2. Determine who you want to send the email to.
o You can select by group (teachers, students, TAs) or particular members of any of
the groups by clicking on the "Select Students", "Select Instructors" or "Select
Teaching Assistants" links.
o You can also send the email to people who are not in the course by entering them
in the "Other Recipients(s) field
3. Enter a subject
4. Type in your message. With the editing bar, you can also format the text, add a picture,
and include basic html formatting.
5. To attach a file, click on the "Attach a file" link - the one beside the paper clip
6. If you want to be sent a copy, check on the "send me a copy" box
7. When you are ready, click on the "Send Mail" button.
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Post 'Em tool - to distribute grades and other information
Using the Post'Em tool, you can upload a comma delimited (CSV) spreadsheet to present
feedback to site participants.
Post'Em provides the following functionality:
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Display a participant's individual feedback to that participant
Display all participants' feedback to the site leader
Allow the site leader to view a single participant's feedback
Calculate and display simple statistics for any numerical data
Upload more than one feedback file
You can use Post'Em to create multiple gradebooks, upload an Excel spreadsheet of grades, or
simply post comments.
You must be assigned a role having the necessary permissions.
Post'Em is hidden by default, and must be turned on to be used. Click here for information on
how to turn on a Laulima tool.
Spreadsheet formatting: For a spreadsheet file to be compatible with Post'Em, it must be saved in
.csv format. The first column must contain usernames, and the first row must contain headings.
Other data cells may contain text or numerical values. Download a sample .csv file here.
Posting a File in Post'Em tool
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Click on the relevant worksite (probably your course)
Click Post'Em
Click Add.
In the field next to "Title", enter a title for your file (maximum length is 30 characters).
In the field next to "Choose a file", click Browse... , and navigate to your .csv file.
If you wish to release the feedback to participants (i.e., allow your students to see the
grades), check Release feedback to participants? .
7. To save your file, click Post; to cancel, click Cancel.
8. On the "Verify Upload" page you will see a sample of how the file will appear. To
continue and post the file, click Save. To return to the upload screen, click Back.
Students will then be able to see their individual scores. Usernames that appear in your csv file
that are not part of your course will be ignored.
Other Functions
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Download a Post'Em file to your computer by selecting the <download> option
Update a Post'Em file by finding the file in Post'Em and selecting the <update> option
Delete a Post'Em file by find the file in Post'Em and selecting the <delete> option
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Site Stats tool to determine last time a student visited a site
To determine the last time that a student accessed a Laulima site, you must have already turned
on the Site Stats tool. Otherwise, no data will have been collected.
When entering grades in Banner, you may be expected to determine the last day of activity for a
student (such as when a student receives an "F" grade).
To view a report on when members of the Laulima site (or course) last visited the course, you
must generate a report.
Steps to Create the Report
1. Log in to Laulima and go to your course
2. Click on the "Site Stats" tool - remember, it should be turned on at the beginning of the
semester
3. Click on the Reports tab
4. Click on the "Add" button
o The Activity should remain "Visits"
o The Period should be the 365 days - to make sure you cover the entire semester
o The Users can be left as "All" or you can select particular ones
o How can be changed as desired - the "table" view is likely the best option
5. Click on the "Generate" button
You will then see a list of visits organized by time and user, which makes it easy for you to
determine the last time that a student visited the site (and also how often a student visited the
site).
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Resources tool for uploading files
The Resources tool in Laulima is one of the main ways that teachers can distribute files to
student, including pictures, Word documents, and PDFs. The Resources is also where files are
stored if you use Dreamweaver to manage your Laulima files.
Download a printable version.
Note that your students must have applications installed on their computers to open the files.
PDF and Word documents would be relatively easy, but make sure that your students have
access to the proper applications.
The maximum file size is 60MB.
To upload a file:
Step 1 - Log in to Laulima (click here for a description of how to log in to Laulima)
Step 2 - On the blue bar across the screen, click on your course
Step 3 - In the list of tools located at the left side of the window, click on the Resources tool
Step 4 - Find the folder that you want to upload the file into, click on the "Add" button, and
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you can also create a new folder by clicking on clicking on the "Add" button on the folder
where you would like the new folder and selecting "Create Folders".
Step 5 - select "Upload Files"
Step 6 - On the next screen, click on the Choose File button and locate the file on your computer
in the dialog box that pops up. At this point you can also add details for item, such as copyright
information and access limitations.
Step 7 - If you want to upload another file, click on the "Add Another File" link and locate the
next file.
Step 8 - Click on the "Upload Files Now" button and the file will be uploaded to your Resources
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Resources tool for downloading files
The Resources tool in Laulima is one of the main ways that teachers can distribute files to
students.
Step 1 - Log in to Laulima (click here for a description of how to log in to Laulima)
Step 2 - On the blue bar across the screen, click on your course
Step 3 - In the list of tools located at the left side of the window, click on the Resources tool
Step 4 - Find the file that you want to download
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if the document is in a folder, then click on the folder to see its content
Step 5 - Click on the file name, and the document will be downloaded to your computer
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depending on how your computer is set up, you may be asked if you want to open it
directly instead of downloading it. You can do whichever one is most appropriate for
you. However, if you need to change the document, it will be better to save the file to the
computer so your changes will be saved.
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Resources tool to find the address of a resource
Finding the URL to a file in Laulima Resources
There are times when you want to find the web address to specific files in your Resources.
To find the URL:
Step 1 - Log in to Laulima (click here for a description of how to log in to Laulima) and click on
your course
Step 2 - In the list of tools located at the left side of the window, click on the Resources tool
Step 3 - Locate the file whose URL you want to find.
Step 4 - Click on the "Actions" button to the right of the file and select "Edit Details"
Step 5 - Near the bottom of the page, you will find the Web Addres
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Web Content tool
While you can display basic information using the Home Tool (which is the default tool for
Laulima courses), you can also set a Laulima course up to display web content. You may want to
do this if you have created using Dreamweaver and uploaded to your Laulima course, or if you
have course material from a publisher.
Here is where you enter the URL that you want the Web Content to display
Steps to Change Front Page to Download a Web Page
1. Log in to Laulima and select your course
2. If you are going to use a web resource in your Resources folder, it's more efficient to find
the URL first.
3. In the Site Info, go to "Site Info"
1. Turn the "Home" tool off
2. Turn the "Web Content tool on
3. Confirm your changes by clicking the "Continue" button
4. Enter the the Title and URL that the Web Content tool will use. You can always change
this later.
5. Click the "Continue" button and then the "Finish" button.
You can always change the web content later
by clicking on the Options link.
The web page should now appear in the workspace area.
An important note from the Registrar: the MyUH portal is the official site to submit grades and
last date of attendance. So, if you submit grades via Laulima, you must go into MyUH to confirm
the grades and input any required last date of attendance.
Laulima Support from Other Universities
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Bradley University
Laulima News
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Information Technology Services will be closed for the administrative leave
days, holidays, and weekends from March 21 through March 25. The office will
reopen on Monday, March 28, 2011. Laulima will be up and available. Should
you have any Laulima-related difficulty during this period, please submit
a "Request Assistance" form. Email will be monitored periodically.
Copyright and Fair Use questions? A video on the subject is available here as
well as Stanford University's Copyright & Fair Use website.
NOTE to Internet Explorer (IE) users: we recommend using Firefox with Laulima.
If you use Internet Explorer 8 and above, you must use it in "compatibility view",
otherwise you may experience problems.
Spring 2011 courses are currently published (visible to students). If you do
not see your course listed in the blue tab bar, check if it is listed under
the 201130 or 201133 term under the "My Active Sites" tab. If it is not there,
please fill out a "Request Assistance" form and provide detailed
information about the course you are looking for. Note that instructors can also
unpublish courses, and that you can also check which course spaces you are
associated with (including unpublished courses) in the My Tools tab at MyUH.
(01/03/11)
NOTE Original Profile Tool Being Replaced. After February 2011, the original
Profile Tool in your My Workspace tab will be phased out in favor of the newer
Profile Tool. Please make sure you update your information in the newer
tool before it is replaced. (01/28/11)
Instructors: Formatted comments in Assignments. HTML rendering (formatting)
in feedback comments to students in the Assignments tool has been re-enabled.
(01/25/11)
Laulima upgrades and maintenance complete. Thank you for your patience
regarding Laulima's downtime. Laulima is now at version 2.7.1. You may notice a
few changes and we will be working on posting updated documentation
soon. Please note that the Presentations tool and grade uploading is currently
not supported. We are working to fix those issues. (12/28/10)
Fall 2010 courses are now unpublished. Please note that instructors can
manually publish courses at any time. (01/10/11)
Spell check now available in FCKeditor. You can now use the "Check Spelling"
button (looks like an ABC with a checkmark under it) when using the FCKeditor.
FCKeditor is a text editing tool found in many Laulima tools (eg. Discussion and
Private Messages, Mailtool, Resources Create HTML, etc). (09/15/10)
Note to Instructors: Disk space on Laulima is being used up at a pretty rapid rate.
If you are using the same resources in multiple courses, please consider linking
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to the same resources from the different courses instead. This will aid in Laulima
not running out of space. Thank you.
Updated i>Clicker information. Students register your i>Clicker. Faculty
download your class list of i>Clicker users and upload session results.
Recently resolved/updated issues.
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There was a short 15 minute afternoon Laulima outage to resolve some issues
with performance. (01/10/11)
Autojoin feature not allowing public registration into Laulima sites is resolved.
Apologies for the inconvenience. (01/07/11)
Email archive tool issue has been resolved (01/06/11)
Gradebook item editing issue should be resolved (01/02/11)
Tasks, Tests and Surveys issue (12/29/10) should be resolved, apologies for the
inconvenience. (12/31/10)
Laulima downtime 12/25 - 12/28. Laulima was unavailable due to database
upgrades and maintenance. (12/14/10)
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Student Registration:
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Check your registration status [Login and click on the text link on the left] for your
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Campus Academic Calendar - Check your campus to verify important dates (e.g.
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Username.
You must activate your UH Username before you can use your UH Email Account. (Note that
this was called an UH Email Account previous to September 2004.) Please visit UH Username
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