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Tools for Learning with WebCT

Common Tools
Description

Assignment Tool
Assignments

The assignments  tool allows you to create assignments with due dates, supporting files and to accept online submissions.

Discussion tool
Discussions

The discussion tool can be used for asynchronous discussion with other students in the course. Private discussion boards can be created for groups. The Discussion postings from students can now be graded and instantly entered into the gradebook.

Blog Tool Icon
Blogging

Blog Tool (print version)
Blog tool tutorial pages for WebCT CE 6. (Video Tutorial)

Journal Tool Icon
Journal
Journal Tool (print version)
Journal tool tutorial pages for WebCT CE 6. (Video Tutorial)
Syllabus Tool
Syllabus
The syllabus tool is used to create a pre-formatted syllabus. Most instructors prefer to upload their own syllabus file to this location.
Mail Tool
Mail
The mail tool is internal course mail and is not connected to your regular email account. You can send course mail to all students in your course or to specific individuals. You may also send attachments.

Content Module
Learning Module

The learning module allows you to gather resources and materials in a table of contents format for a topic or lesson. All your lecture readings, exercises, discussions, and assignments can be organized and linked from within one page.
URL Tool
WebLinks
The WebLinks tool allows you to create a direct link to an online resource such as E-Res or an important Web site that your students will need to access often.
More Tools
Description


Gradebook

Creating an online gradebook is easy. Export student grades into Excel or another spreadsheet program. Keep students up-to-date with their progress in your course.
Quiz Tool
Quizzes/Surveys
The quiz/survey tool enables you to create quizzes using your own questions or those provided from your textbook publisher. Online quizzes are scored by WebCt and entered into your gradebook.

Chat Tool
Chat

The chat tool can be used for synchronous online meetings and/or virtual office hours. A script of each "chat" will be save in a chat folder in My Files.
Glossary
Glossary
The glossary tool allows you to provide definitions for vocabulary words for your course.

Calender Tool
Calendar

The calendar  can be used to list exams, guest speakers or even group presentations. You can make all the entries or allow your students to use the calendar to sign up for group projects.
Single Page
Single Page
The single page tool is useful when you want a direct link to one file.


TurnItIn

Turnitin assignments are now seamlessly integrated with WebCT 6. Turnitin generates orginality reports and is a very effective plagiarism detection tool. Directions for creating a Turnitin Assignment, information on how a professor used Turnitin to improve student writing, a student's perspective on this tool, and more are linked, including GradeMark resources.
Group Manager
The Group Manager allow the instructor to create custom groups in three different ways (including student online signup sheets) and allows you to assign content (such as discussion topics and group assignments) to these groups.
Announcements
 
My Grades
My Grades
The my grades tool allows students to see all of the grades that you have released. Students cannot see other students's grades.
   
Manage Course
Description

Manage Students

Learn how to customize your view of student records, allow access, deny access and more in this Manage Students tutorial .

Manage Course
WebCT 6 includes many options for managing the course including easily adding tools, customizing layout, and more.
File Manager
WebCT has a filing system under Build Tab > File Manager. Here you will find My Files which can be accessed from all your courses, section files and public files. You can create folders and upload files. You can even zip all your files and upload them as a group.
Track Students
Track Students gives detailed information about the WebCT activity of each students in your course, including discussion board readings and postings.