Faculty: OAKS Quizzes Tool (v10.3)
Step-by-Step Video Tutorial Click the line icon in the upper left corner of the video to play individual videos in the playlist The Quizzes tool enables you to create and manage points-measured...
View ArticleFaculty: Using Respondus To Create OAKS Quizzes
Respondus is a tool for creating and managing quizzes that can be published directly to OAKS from a document, such as Word or a .txt file and Publishers test banks. Respondus allows you to import...
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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...
View ArticleAdding VoiceThreads to OAKS
The OAKS VoiceThread integration has undergone a change, making it easier to add VoiceThreads (VT) to OAKS and giving instructors a new way to assign VTs. With the new integration instructors can:...
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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...
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