ISALC WebCT Training
Facilitator: Michael
Krauss
ISALC,
Lewis
& Clark College
September 18, 1998
Access the WebCT Course Listing
- isalcwww--->WebCT folder OR
http://haystack.lclark.edu:8900/webct/public/show_courses?898786609
Login to your Homepage Design Page (Instructor
page)
- Drag a bookmark now into isalcwww--->WebCT
folder. You can also access this page via
http://haystack.lclark.edu:8900/SCRIPT/ESL382/scripts/serve_home
(substitute your course login for "ESL382")
Customize the Homepage Design Page (Instructor
page)
- Colors; #3
- Background Image; Check circle "None";
Update
- Banner; Text: (Add your text);
Update
- Header; Check circle; delete; yes;
- Add; Text and Image; Text Heading: Center;
Bold; Size = 5; (Type in your text); Add
- Add new: Text and Image (Repeat for each
line of text you want to add).
- Footer: Click circle; delete; yes
- Reorganize; Click circles for icons you want
to hide; hide (repeat for all items you want hidden).
<Optional> Create Welcome Page (Course
Settings; Welcome Page) We won't do this today.
<Optional> Customize Welcome Page- We
don't do this today.
- Colors; 3
- Banner; Text; (Add your text);
Update
- Header; Add; text and Images; Text Heading:
Center; Bold; Size = 5 (Type in your text); Add; (Repeat for each
line of text.)
- Drag a bookmark now into isalcwww--->WebCT
folder. You can also access this page via
http://haystack.lclark.edu:8900/public/ESL382/ (substitute your
course login for "ESL382")
Add Students
- Course Management; Student Management;
Students; Add Single Student; First name; Last name; Login ID;
Initial Password; (Tip: Enter same name for Login ID and Initial
Password. Makes it easy to remember/type); Add (Don't forget
this--you may have to scroll down to see the "Add"
button)
- Repeat for each student until done. (It's a
good idea to add "guest" "guest" so you --or anyone else-- can log
in to this site).
Post an Assignment
- On the Homepage: Click Bulletin Board icon;
Forum Management in left column (if not available, click Options
Menu); New Forum; Enter the title of the forum you want to create;
Continue; Done; Forum in left column; Select Forum you want;
Compose in left column; Enter a subject.
- [If you want to attach a graphic, do it
now like this: Click Attachment; Attach; Browse (navigate to the
graphic you want to attach--a GIF or JPG file); Continue; Click
check box; Done]
- Click in the box set aside for typing; Type
your question/assignment; Post; Update listing in left column;
Click Attachments to see graphics if you added any.
Access the Student Page, Bookmark to isalcwww,
Explore Your Bulletin Board Assignment
- Quit Netscape (necessary in order to enter the
Student Page as a student would).
- Open Netscape; Type the URL of the Student
Page =
http://haystack.lclark.edu:8900/SCRIPT/ESL382/scripts/serve_home
(substitute your login for the ESL 382)
- Login: login = guest; password =
guest
- Drag a bookmark to
isalcwww--->WebCT.
- Click on the Bulletin Board icon.
- Follow your handout,
"Using the Bulletin Board" and play
around.
- You can remove any replies/comments, etc.you
put in by:
- Quitting Netscape, then Opening Netscape
again by clicking on the bookmark for the Designer
Homepage.
- Get into the Bulletin Board assignment you
set up.
- Click in the check box in front of any
messages you want to remove.
- Click Delete in the column on the left. (If
Delete doesn't show up, click on Message Menu).
- Answer "yes" when asked if you want to
delete all the selected messages.
Quit this Computer Stuff and Have a Nice
Weekend!
Created by: krauss@lclark.edu
Updated: 11/9/98