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| Chat tools allow you to communicate via text while on-line at the same time. Using LEARN's Chat tool, you can hold private chats with other students in the course or communicate on group projects. |
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| The Content tool allows you to post and organize learning materials for your students. Content material can range from basic text to multimedia files. |
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| This video about the Calendar tool will show you how to start viewing all your course events. |
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| The Dropbox tool is the equivalent of the Assignments tool in WebCT. It is a storage space for assignments you will be submitting to your instructor. Submissions are date and time stamped. |
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| The Locker is an electronic storage area for you to store files. You can upload and download files from your home computer and use them in Learn or transfer them from one computer to another. Only the owner of the locker can view its contents. Shared lockers can be set up for group assignments. |
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| The Quizzes tool allows you to create a variety of assessments for your students. While labeled 'Quizzes', this tool can be used for exams, surveys, and/or homework assignments. The Quizzes tool can be used to create the following types of questions: multiple-choice, true/false, arithmetic (including specifying ranges of numbers with significant figures), fill-in-the-blank, multi-select, matching, ordering, and long and short answers. Many of these questions can be graded automatically and then automatically entered into the Grades tool. Quizzes can be released conditionally based on date and time |
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| Course Home is the entry page for your specific course. It is the first page that you see when you enter the course. This page contains the News tool and provides you with access to Learn's Schedule tool. |
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| Email This is an email system that is internal to Learn. This account is different from an RRC email account in that it only allows communication within Learn. |
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| The Discussions tool can be used for online discussions between you and other students and/or your instructor |
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| The Classlist provides a list of students currently enrolled in a a course. |
| The HTML Editor allows you to change the information in a file using HTML tags or a word processor-like editor. |
| The Grades tool allows you to view your grade for the course. |
| Groups can be created to arrange students in your class who should have different access to course tools, or who are working on projects together. |
| My Home is the main entry page for Learn. It is the first page you see after signing in to Learn. Like the Course Home page, this page contains a News section. However, this News section is controlled by the Learn Support Staff and is used for system announcements. |
| Schedule - You have access to an online calendar through the Schedule tool. Available on the My Home and My Course pages, the Schedule tool allows you to set reminders of important dates and activities. |
| The Preferences tool allows you to change your font settings, paging preferences, discussion room layout, and email preferences. You cannot use this tool to change your Learn password. |
