2. Student Orientation to Online Learning at UWG WebCT Vista, Horizon Wimba & Student Resources 2006

3. Contents Online learning Student resources and services Intro to WebCT Vista Horizon Wimba Live Classroom Assess where you are

4. Nature of Online Learning

5. Distance Student Guide http:// distance.westga.edu/studentguide.htm

6. UWG Online Connection Your first stop for student services www.westga.edu/~online

7. The DDEC Help Line: 678-839-6248 Email: distance@westga.edudistance@westga.edu http://distance.westga.edu The Distance and Distributed Education Center (DDEC)

8. Online Services: Clean & Easy Advisement Financial Aid Ordering Books E-mail Library Resources

9. Friendly Advisement Friendly Advisement UWG Excel Center provides academic advisors & online information Ask Andy (virtual advisor) Ask Andy www.westga.edu/~excelcenter/ 678.839.6280

10. Need More Moo-lah? Same financial aid for distance students as on-campus students www.westga.edu/~finaid email: finaid@westga.edufinaid@westga.edu 678.839.6421

11. Ordering Books Order textbooks by phone or online from the University Bookstore Visit the UWG online bookstore: www.bookstore. westga.edu www.bookstore. westga.edu 678.839.6523

12. Wild World of MyUWG Access to Banweb, free email account and courses Login to MyUWG at myuwg.westga.edu myuwg.westga.edu ITS: 678.839.6587 TechLife homepage

13. SITS to the Rescue Student Information Technology Services Computer Problem Solutions Microsoft Campus Agreement For Students www.westga.edu/ ~sits www.westga.edu/ ~sits

14. The Library GA residents & UWG students may use the library services of any college or university within the university system of Georgia. You can search nearly 100 databases through GALILEO, the statewide virtual library. http://www.westga.edu/~library/

15. Distance Learning Library Services www.westga.edu/~library/depts/offcampus/

16. WebCT Vista WebCT- Web Course Tools Vista – Academic enterprise system The online course delivery system for the University System of Georgia

17. Accessing WebCT Vista: 4 Ways Access Point from WebCT homepage: webct.westga.edu/ webct.westga.edu/ Quick link to WebCT from UWG homepage at www.westga.edu www.westga.edu Course tab at MyUWG: myuwg.westga.edu myuwg.westga.edu URL- https://westga.view.usg.edu https://westga.view.usg.edu

18. Log on to WebCT Vista Go to http://webct.westga.eduhttp://webct.westga.edu Notice! There is no “WWW” in the address

19. Logging in to WebCT Vista Click on WebCT Vista Login

20. Click Log In

21. Enter Username/ WebCT ID & Password Your WebCT user name is your myUWG e-mail username (in lower case). Your password consists of the last 2 digits of the year you were born and the last 4 digits of your social security number.

22. Vital: Browser Check All faculty & staff must successfully run and complete the Check Browser before proceeding to their courses.

23. Logon to MyUWG Go to http://myuwg.westga.edu/ Notice! There is no “WWW” in the addressWWW

24. Enter your username & password. Your default password is the year you were born and the last 4 digits of your social security number. If you don't know your password, click here and fill out the appropriate information. If you do not know your username click here. Then enter your social security number. Logon to MyUWG

25. Click on the “myCourses” tab. Logon to MyUWG

26. Select the class you would like to log into. Another browser window will open and your class Vista log in page should appear. Logon to MyUWG

27. Click on "My Account" Changing the Automatic Logout Option in MyUWG

28. Click the drop - down arrow to change the automatic log out time. Changing the Automatic Logout Option in MyUWG

29. Discussions (AKA Bulletin Board) The Discussions tool allows students to: Compose & reply to public or private group messages Search for messages

30. Access to Discussions Course Tool Bar Learning Modules

31. Discussion Messages Threaded Sorts messages by subject Unthreaded Messages sorted by the date posted To view all messages read & unread- All To view only new messages Unread

32. Discussion Tips Click on Looking Glass to view all messages in a thread at once Use Expand & Collapse to manage your topic threads. Click on the subject in hypertext to read an individual a message

33. Creating a message Click “Create Message” only when you want to BEGIN a threaded conversation (new subject). Otherwise, choose Reply. It includes font size, adding attachments, equation editor (allows math problems to typed) and a preview message option.

34. Reply to a Message To REPLY to a message click the REPLY button at the top of the message. One can also choose to Forward (goes to recipients Mail)

35. WebCT’s Private Mail The Private Mail system provides three main functions for WebCT mail messages sending reading searching Filing messages

36. Mail

37. Private Mail – only works in WebCT All: contains all messages Draft: contains all unsent messages Inbox: contains all received messages Outbox: contains all sent messages

38. Use “Browse” in order to choose Recipients Click here

39. Mail Message Recipients

40. To Attach File 1. 1.Click on Add Attachments from created message 2.Select Upload File or My Computer to select file 3.Click on Add Selected to attach the uploaded files 2. 3.

41. Browsing For A File 1. Find the file you want to attach and double click it. 2. The file you click on will appear in the box; then press Open. Note: If you can’t find your file, make sure you are looking at ALL FILES types.

42. Attaching a File The file should be attached and listed under Add Attachments.

43. Chat Allows user to send instant “real-time” messages to others in the chat room. It also allows the sending of URL's. Offers six different rooms; 4 are recorded.

44. Chat Interface Type message here Send message here Read Messages here Whiteboard Output area Whiteboard Draw tools

45. Calendar allows users to view, add, edit the daily schedule and post messages. allows students, teaching assistants, and instructors to exchange information about course-related events quickly and effectively.

46. Calendar To add and edit entries click on date or Add Entry To cycle through months To preview a week- View Week To view entries for different courses

47. WebCT Vista Student Tutorial Need a Vista tutorial? Contact the DDEC Email distance@westga.edudistance@westga.edu Or, phone 678.839.6248

48. Horizon Wimba Live Classroom Access the Setup Wizard at http://horizonwimba.westga.edu http://horizonwimba.westga.edu Horizon Wimba help is at http://distance.westga.edu/horizonwimba

49. Assess Where You Are R U Ready Test http://distance.westga.edu/ruready.html http://distance.westga.edu/ruready.html Student Online Readiness Tool (SORT ) http://www.alt.usg.edu/sort/ http://www.alt.usg.edu/sort/

50. We are Here for You! Have Inquiries? Need Help? Contact the DDEC distance@westga.edutance@westga.edu 678.839.6248 After hours: http://help.view.usg.edu http://help.view.usg.edu