ISC How-To Documents
How-To documents give step-by-step instructions on common tasks that instructors who teach with technology will find helpful. For additional information on any of these topics please contact or stop by any Instructional Support Center.
Getting Started with Blackboard
- Blackboard Quick Start
- Getting Started with the Grade Center (by Blackboard, Inc.)
- Grade Center Basic Functions
- Creating an Assignment in Blackboard
- Creating and Deploying Blackboard Assessments
- Creating Custom Learning Paths with Adaptive Release
- What’s New in the Blackboard Discussion Board
- How To Prepare Your Blackboard Course(s) for Next Semester
- Blackboard Student Guide
- Archiving a Blackboard Course
- Managing Blackboard Organizations
Taking Blackboard Further
- Using SafeAssign plagiarism detection in Blackboard
- Social Bookmarking with Blackboard Scholar
- Blogs & Wikis in Blackboard- See below under Learning Objects
Blackboard Content System
Respondus
Computer Services will not be renewing the Respondus site license for the next fiscal year. The current site license will expire on July 31, 2009 after which users will be prompted to enter a new license key. If you would like to purchase a single-user license, they are available for purchase at the Respondus web site.
Learning Objects
- Blogs (Journal LX) Online Help
- Wikis (Teams LX) Online Help
- Podcast LX Online Help
- Expo LX Online Help
- Search LX Online Help
Classroom Enhancement
- Apreso Classroom Quick Start Guide
- Masterfile (E-Portfolio) How-To Guide
- NetOp School Quick Start Guide
Turning Point (Classroom Response System)
- Getting Started with TurningPoint 2008
- Opening a TurningPoint Slideshow 2008
- Using a Participant List with TurningPoint 2008
Gallery (MDID2)
- An Instructors Guide to MDID2
- What's New in MDID2
- How to link to Gallery Slideshows from Blackboard
- ImageViewer Quick Reference Sheet
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Dreamweaver
- Creating a Web Page at Temple
- How to Configure and Use Macromedia Dreamweaver to Upload and Download Web Pages to the WWW server
- How to Configure and Use Macromedia Dreamweaver to Upload and Download Web Pages to Your ASTRO.TEMPLE.EDU personal web space
Listserv Mailing Lists
Scanning Text and Images
Various Applications
Helpful Links
The following links are to sites that provide information about technology.
Some sites provide step-by-step instructions while others define
terminology or provide an overview on a particular technology. Sorted
by topic, each has instructions, and offers a world of help to anyone
interested in learning more about teaching with technology and computers
in general. These web pages are not maintained or controlled by the ISC.
Computer Terminology
Temple Guides & References
Java Applets & HTML Coding
