1. Pathways to Success In ICT! Western Academy Support and Training Center (WASTC) Regional Academy Conference 2014 Cisco Networking Academy NetSpace: Above and Beyond Dwight Osborne Academy Instructor – Coastline Community College & Valencia High School, Southern California Cal Poly Pomona, Pomona, CA June 19 & 20, 2014

2. Thank you! Tour the Resources in the NetSpace CommunityTour the Resources in the NetSpace Community Customizing your NetSpaceCustomizing your NetSpace File Organization Importing curriculum Module Management Make Assignments that make your life easier Speed Grader Tips Using the Packet Tracer Activity Grader in NetSpace Best Practice Recap (at least they helped me); Idea Share

3. Thank you! Attitude Use your Toolbox Use Multiple Tabs Use Multiple Windows The Taskbar and Alt Tab Ctrl Tab Right Click Develop shortcuts or long cuts that work!! Save/Update often!!

4. Tour Your Resources

8. Explore Resources > To find All support materials Program: Has all the tutorials you could possible need almost. Community: Blogs, Forums, Files and Best Practices! Share an Idea!!

9. Customizing your NetSpace

10. Settings >> Navigation Drag items below to disable Instructors see ALL Navigation Items Grayed out items are the ones students do not see

11. Show / Hide what YOU want This is an example only The order on right will be the order on left in main navigation for student view Don’t forget to save

12. Weighted or not you should organize your assignments The Gradebook goes in alpaha numeric order so number your assignments (0 counts) The Syllabus Populates by Due Date.

13. Weighted or not you should organize your assignments The Gradebook goes in alpaha numeric order so number your assignments (0 counts) The Syllabus Populates by Due Date.

14. Weighted or not you should organize your assignments The Gradebook goes in alpaha numeric order so number your assignments (0 counts) The Syllabus Populates by Due Date.

15. Files

16. Courses come pre-loaded with some files Add your own content here to use within your course Downloadable Curriculum is here. Files are displayed in order of left pane

17. Add files or folders Lock Folders Create a Hierarchy Put all documents in for the course one time. Upload zipped Content like a virtual laptop or Web Page

18. Curriculum Import

19. You can bring in curriculum from another course for review or adding content Go into the course you would like to import the curriculum from and download it from course downloadable The download file is a zip file, so you can upload it as is into the course file folder Click on the upload zip file green arrow

20. You can bring in curriculum from another course for review or adding content Go into the course you would like to import the curriculum from and download it from course downloadable The download file is a zip file, so you can upload it as is into the course file folder Click on the upload zip file green arrow

21. Once you have brought in the curriculum you can link to it as you please. Create a link in a module Create an assignment with review topics from past curriculum

22. Once you have brought in the curriculum you can link to it as you please. Create a link in a module Create an assignment with review topics from past curriculum

23. Once you have brought in the curriculum you can link to it as you please. Create a link in a module Create an assignment with review topics from past curriculum

24. Once you have brought in the curriculum you can link to it as you please. Create a link in a module Create an assignment with review topics from past curriculum

25. Once you have brought in the curriculum you can link to it as you please. Create a link in a module Create an assignment with review topics from past curriculum

26. Once you have brought in the curriculum you can link to it as you please. Create a link in a module Create an assignment with review topics from past curriculum

27. Once you have brought in the curriculum you can link to it as you please. Create a link in a module Create an assignment with review topics from past curriculum

28. Once you have brought in the curriculum you can link to it as you please. Create a link in a module Create an assignment with review topics from past curriculum

29. Modules

30. Each course has default content You can remove it if you do not use it In the Modules Section you can o Add / Remove Modules o Re-order Modules o Add content to Modules

31. Give Module a name (i.e. Chapter 1) Lock if you wish Prerequisites Complete a module Define completed module Sequential order if you wish

32. Module is created at bottom Move to desired location Move a Module by dragging the gray arrow pointing up and down to the left of the Module name and moving to desired location

33. You can now: Add content Edit Delete

34. Add desired content Files Quizzes Exams Hyperlinks Assignments Helpful hints: Put Numbers at the start of Assignment names. Keep Folder Names Unique and possibly number them as well.

35. Add desired content Files Quizzes Exams Hyperlinks Assignments Helpful hints: Put Numbers at the start of Assignment names. Keep Folder Names Unique and possibly number them as well.

36. * © 2013 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco confidential.Cisco Networking Academy, U.S./Canada Assignments Made Easy! ??

37. * © 2013 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco confidential.Cisco Networking Academy, U.S./Canada Assignments allow you to create many different Learning and Support tools for your students. Develop a system that works Find something you like and stick with it You can modify as you go so take your time at the start.

38. * © 2013 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco confidential.Cisco Networking Academy, U.S./Canada Where to start… Keep it simple Use materials you already have and modify to your needs Learn the ways of the … NetSpace shortcut You can modify as you go so take your time at the start.

39. * © 2013 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco confidential.Cisco Networking Academy, U.S./Canada Add an Assignment Select More Options Learn the ways of the … NetSpace shortcut A moment to talk about Apps

40. * © 2013 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco confidential.Cisco Networking Academy, U.S./Canada Add an Assignment Select More Options Learn the ways of the … NetSpace shortcut A moment to talk about Apps

41. * © 2013 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco confidential.Cisco Networking Academy, U.S./Canada Add an Assignment Select More Options Learn the ways of the … NetSpace shortcut A moment to talk about Apps

42. * © 2013 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco confidential.Cisco Networking Academy, U.S./Canada You can use the WYSIWYG Editor – Rich Text formatting or plain text with html coding Use the links on the right: Links any pages, assignments or preloaded resource Files – Uploaded files or files you wish to upload Images – previously loaded or images you wish to upload Apps – Quizlet, Kahn Academy, TED, SchoolTube

43. * © 2013 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco confidential.Cisco Networking Academy, U.S./Canada

44. * © 2013 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco confidential.Cisco Networking Academy, U.S./Canada

45. * © 2013 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco confidential.Cisco Networking Academy, U.S./Canada

46. * © 2013 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco confidential.Cisco Networking Academy, U.S./Canada

47. * © 2013 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco confidential.Cisco Networking Academy, U.S./Canada

48. Plan your assignments to speed up the grading. Use a naming scheme that allows you to be efficient Group Assignments Be careful of availability dates Have Fun!

49. * © 2013 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco confidential.Cisco Networking Academy, U.S./Canada SpeedGrader

50. Must be used with Word Docs and PDF files to be fully functional You can make comments on Documents Audio or Video Comments to the student Speech to text capability Settings tab Navigation Keyboard Shortcuts G to Grade Window; C to Comment Window; K to move one student forward; J to move to previous student

52. * © 2013 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco confidential.Cisco Networking Academy, U.S./Canada Packet Tracer Activity Grader

53. Grades Packet Tracer Activity Files Grades Multiple Files at a time Uploads Scores to NetSpace Gradebook Provides brief and detailed grade breakdowns

57. * © 2013 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco confidential.Cisco Networking Academy, U.S./Canada Best Practices

58. * © 2013 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. Cisco confidential.Cisco Networking Academy, U.S./Canada Thank you! My Ideas Screen Captures Activity Grader Your Ideas ?

59. Thank you! Dwight Osborne Valencia H.S. & Coastline CC dosborne@pylusd.org

60. Questions ?