Getting Started with Google Drive
Google Docs (now called Google Drive) is similar to an online version of Microsoft Office. It contains a word processing application, a spreadsheet application and a presentation application. It...
View ArticleStudent: OAKS – How to submit an assignment to the Dropbox
Step-by-step tutorial for students to submit assignments to the OAKS Dropbox. Application: OAKS Tutorial Type: Text-based Platform: Online, cloud-based Price: Free Tutorial: OAKS – Student: Submitting...
View ArticleOAKS – Release Conditions
This tutorial demonstrates how to use Release Conditions. Uses: This tutorial will show you how to use this tool to create a custom learning path through the materials in your course. When you...
View ArticleCreating a Pecha Kucha Presentation Using PowerPoint
Pecha Kucha is a simple presentation format devised by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham where you show 20 slides or images, each for only 20 second. The images or slides advance automatically to keep you...
View ArticleCreating and Sharing a Document for Collaborative Editing Using Google Docs
Google Documents (part of the Google Drive suite) is a free, web-based, collaborative word processor offered by Google. With it you can create MS Word-like documents, collaboratively or independently...
View ArticleAdding Engagement To Your Classroom Using Poll Everywhere
Poll Everywhere is a free, online polling application (a.k.a. audience response system) that allows you to quickly gauge student understanding using their computers, tablets, or cell phones. The Poll...
View ArticleUsing the iPad VoiceThread App
Like the web version of VoiceThread, the app only allows for five VoiceThreads per account and with the free version you cannot delete them once they are created. It allows all of the same features of...
View ArticleCreate Short Screen Recordings Using Jing
Jing is an easy-to-use screen capture and audio recording application available for free from TechSmith.com. Jing records the mouse movements and screen content in a selected region of your screen...
View ArticleFaculty: OAKS Classlist Tool (v 10.3)
Step-by-Step Video Tutorials Click the line icon in the upper left corner of the video to play individual videos in the playlist Use the Classlist tool to view who’s enrolled in your course, check...
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Create In-class Competitions Using Kahoot!
Kahoot! is a classroom response system which creates an engaging learning space, through a game-based digital pedagogy. It is a collection of questions on specific topics. Created by teachers,...
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Observe Groupwork in Real Time Using ClassKick
ClassKick is an iOS app that allows instructors to observe their students’ work as it is created. Instructors first create a class, which is assigned a unique code, and add their roster. Then, the...
View ArticleNew Poll Everywhere Features
Poll Everywhere is an excellent tool for polling or surveying students during class, and it’s a great alternative to clickers. It’s such a versatile and popular tool that we have a campus license at...
View ArticleMake Video Lectures Interactive With EDpuzzle
EDpuzzle – What is it and how can I use it? Platform – web-based and also app for iPhone, iPad Price – free Tutorial –...
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Electronically Distribute Resources and Assignments Using Showbie
Showbie is both an online (Web 2.0) and iPad application that allows instructors to electronically distribute assignments and resources to all students. Once students complete an assignment (e.g,...
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How to Release Final Grades in OAKS
Step-by-Step Video Tutorial Step-by-Step Instructions: To release final calculated or adjusted grades in OAKS, follow these eight steps: 1. Open your course homepage and click on the down arrow next...
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Nearpod
What is Nearpod? Nearpod is an all-in-one presentation and polling application that allows teachers to deliver interactive lectures to students by pushing content to students’ mobile devices. Teachers...
View ArticleVideoANT for Quick and Easy Video Annotations
VideoANT is a web-based application that allows users to add a timeline of comments or annotations alongside a video. This application does not require a download and it has a simple interface, making...
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Updwn: Simple, Real-Time Polls
Updwn is a free, online (Web 2.0) application that allows users to create and share simple group polls in real time. To get started, visit updwn.co. Next, type a question and click go. Enter your...
View ArticleStudent: OAKS – McGraw-Hill Campus/Connect for Students
McGraw-Hill is integrated with OAKS via the External Learning tools. This integration provides single sign-on access to McGraw-Hill Campus and McGraw-Hill Connect. NOTE: At this time, single sign-on...
View ArticleAdd Live Polling To Your Google Slides Using The Poll Everywhere Chrome...
Description: The Poll Everywhere Chrome extension allows for live polling to be embedded in Google Slides. Now your polls will load live in Slides just as they do in PowerPoint. Note: This is still...
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Designing and Creating Puzzles Using Stick Around
Description: Stick Around is an app that allows teachers and students to create, design, and share unique learning puzzles. Stick Around puzzles are a fun and interactive way for students to practice...
View ArticleVoicethread Campus License
VoiceThread is an online digital storytelling program that allows users to upload pictures or presentations then add a voice or video recording as commentary. Because it’s online it’s also very easy...
View ArticleSocrative
Socrative is a great tool for collecting immediate feedback from students via mobile apps or the internet on laptops or tablets. With Socrative teachers gather assessments via short answer, multiple...
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Photomath: Magically Solve Equations with Your Smartphone
Photomath is a free, calculator app that allows users to instantly solve math problems using their smartphone’s camera. Simply open the app, scan an equation, and watch in amazement as the solution...
View ArticleCreating Interactive Quizzes within your Kaltura Videos
Kaltura MediaSpace is a Youtube-like, online media area specifically for CofC faculty, staff and students. Unlike other media servers on campus Kaltura is available to students so it can be used to...
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Blind Grading Quiz Essays in OAKS
Many times, especially with essay tests, instructors want to grade the answers without knowing who’s test it is. This is known as Blind Grading and is often used to help remove grading bias. The...
View ArticleVideo Discussion Board with FlipGrid
OVERVIEW: “Flipgrid is a video discussion community for your classroom that supercharges your students’ voices. You add the topics, your students respond with short videos, and everyone engages!” –...
View ArticleUsing Google Forms, Google Sheets & Excel to Collect and Analyze Data
OVERVIEW: Google Forms is an easy and efficient way for students to create forms/surveys for data collection. Google Forms integrates with Google Sheets (spreadsheet) for data organization and...
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Allows Students to Post Text or Links instead of a File in the OAKS...
Students can now post a link or text directly into the Assignment/Dropbox submission area! In the past, if your assignment required students to submit a link to something they created, they would have...
View ArticleAssess and grade students
These tutorials cover tools that are used for assessing and grading student work. Tools such as: Grade book Tool Rubrics Tool Quizzes Tool Assignments Tool (a.k.a. Dropbox) Create a grading system As...
View ArticleMeasure and guide performance and engagement
Since OAKS is hosted off-campus (with D2L/Brightspace) is it subject to monthly upgrades. Because of the rapid changes, TLT cannot keep up with creating customized tutorials and therefore has decided...
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Remote control for PollEv for Windows PowerPoint
PowerPoint clickers untether you from the computer, allowing you the freedom to roam about the stage, interact with your audience, and add the dynamic flair to your presentation. What they don’t do is...
View ArticleSyllabus Instructions for Clickers (Poll Everywhere)
Create your free Poll Everywhere account online using you College of Charleston email account at the Google Play or Apple Store. You will then be able to sign into the mobile app to record your...
View ArticleWeighted Grading
Weighted grading In weighted grading, certain types of activities count more than others. You can decide that certain questions are harder than others and therefore should be worth more. If you have a...
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Turnitin in OAKS – Create a Turnitin Rubric for Grading
Turnitin is an OAKS (D2L/Brightspace) add-on that allows for easier, online grading within OAKS. It also offers a rubric tool for even easier grading and to help the students understand their grade....
View ArticlePoll Everywhere Has Cool New Features
Poll Everywhere offers some interesting but hidden features that may be of interest to some users. Here’s how you find them: Log into Poll Everywhere Click on My Polls Click on your name in the upper...
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Using Google Slides to Make Infographics
Giving an infographic assignment is a great way to see if the students can: identify the most important information tailor communication to a specific audience demonstrate their research ability think...
View ArticleUsing Kaltura for Creating and Sharing Video at CofC
NOTE: Kaltura does not work properly in Safari (1/15/20) Kaltura is the video storage and streaming application owned by CofC. It can interfaces with OAKS or be used as a stand-alone product. It is...
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Using ArtSteps to Create a Virtual Gallery
“Artsteps is a a web-based environment that allows its members to create virtual art galleries in lifelike 3D spaces. It is an application for artists, art organizations and art enthusiasts to model...
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Akindi has great new features for online classes
In response to everyone going online, Akindi (our bubble sheet scanning application) has created new features that allow you do use the program in your online class. This option is great for quizzes,...
View ArticleRespondus Lockdown Browser for OAKS Quizzes/Tests/Exams
LockDown Browser® is a custom browser that locks down the testing environment (a student’s computer) within OAKS Quizzes. There are two ways to use it: Lockdown Browser – this method locks the...
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Flipped Friday: The Joy of the CofC Google Drive
Did you know that you have access to the Google Drive through your CofC account? It’s easy to set up: Log into mycharleston Click the My Accounts tab Under Account Settings, choose the last option:...
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VoiceThread’s New Assignment Interface is Now Available
VoiceThread has a new Assignment Builder interface. Prior to January 2021, you will need to turn this on in order to use it. The instructions to enable the new interface are outlined below. To see...
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Viewing Statistics for Discussions
The statistics tool for OAKS Discussions allows instructors to view data for the whole class and individual students. This can be used to monitor student engagement and track participation in...
View ArticleOAKS Grades Integration with Banner is NOW LIVE!
Beginning with Final Grades submission for Maymester 2021, faculty can now submit their Final Calculated or Final Adjusted Grade column to Banner directly from OAKS. Check out our full run of text...
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