Student Support Tools
Angel Tools
Angel Tools
Creation Date: June 2006
Purpose: This visual quick-start guide was developed to assist students with the Angel course management system.
Tools Utilized: Dreamweaver for content and page management, Fireworks for image manipulation, SnagIt 8 for screen captures and image callouts, Angel to house tutorials
URL: secure site click here to view sample tutorials
Blackboard Quick-Start
Blackboard Quick-Start Guide for Students
Creation Date: February 2005
Purpose: This visual quick-start guide was developed to assist students at University of the Sciences in Philadelphia gain a comfort level with the Blackboard course management system.
Tools Utilized: Dreamweaver for content and page management, Fireworks for image manipulation, SnagIt 7 for screen captures, SnagIt Studio for image callouts, Blackboard to house course materials
URL: Sample Documents
Learning Tips & Trick
Creation Date: April 2005
Purpose: The advice provided in this site is taken from students who have completed courses with a Web-based component, and from professors and researchers who study online learning. None of the advice is technological in nature; it addresses the skills and attitudes students can use to succeed in an online course.
Tools Utilized: Dreamweaver for content and page management, Fireworks for image manipulation, SnagIt 7 for screen captures, SnagIt Studio for image callouts, Blackboard to house course materials
URL: (secure site) samples can be found at http://midsolutions.org/cms
Online Learner Assessment
Creation Date: May 2005
Purpose: This site was designed for students who are considering taking an online course. The tool provides information about the expectations and requirements of an online class. It also contains answers to common questions and concerns that students may have about taking an online class.
Tools Utilized: Dreamweaver for content and page management, Fireworks for image manipulation, SnagIt 7 for screen captures, SnagIt Studio for image callouts, Blackboard to house course materials
URL: (secure site) samples can be found at http://midsolutions.org/cms
Student Test Drive Course
Creation Date: May 2002
Purpose: This course is set up in 15 minute modules that allow students to examine the different aspect and features of WebCT, and gain an understanding of the different types of online course offering and the demands they will place on their schedules.
Tools Utilized: Dreamweaver for content and page management, SnagIt 7 for screen captures
URL: http://midsolutions.org/tutorials/student
/testDriveIntro.htm
Student Technology Guide
Creation Date:January 2002
Updated: each term
Purpose: This guide was developed to introduce incoming freshmen to the technology and associated campus services.
Tools Utilized: Dreamweaver and Fireworks for the web document and MS Word, Publisher and Fireworks for the printed document.
URL: http://midsolutions.org/tutorials/ student_tech_guides/safeguarding.htm
