Online Course Tools

Submitted by jfalkofske on Tue, 07/21/2009 - 06:32
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What are the Online Tools?

 

Inside your online course you will find a series of tools (hyperlinks) which take you to different activities in the course. The list of tools might be different in each class, since different instructors will use different tools.

Here's the list of available tools and what function each tool serves.

Articles
Access readings for the course, which may include journal and magazine articles, links to online articles, and writings from your instructor.
Chat
An instant message system which allows you to send text messages to other students in your class. This tool is helpful in brainstorming, asking and answering questions, and in collaborative work with group members.
Classlist
The list of students in your course. Also you can sent email and pager messages to classmates and also read their student profiles.
 Content
Contains the main resource and including the syllabus, schedule of assignments, readings, reading rubrics, video and audio files, and hyperlinks for course materials.
Course Home
This is the NEWS page for the course and shows the updates to the course.
Discussions
Online text-based conversations. You can post messages to your instructor and to other members of the class. When you post a message, you can also attach a file – so that you can share a Word, PowerPoint, or PDF file with other members of the class.
Dropbox
Homework and assignment is sent to your instructor through the dropbox. Create your file and then upload it (similar to an email attachment). Once an assignment is graded, you view the feedback comments from your instructor.
Email
You can send emails to your instructor or other students in the course accessing this link.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about the course and about using online technologies.
Grades
See your grades and any comments your instructor left about your work on the assignment.
Help
Provides basic information about using the tools in D2L and also provides links to other tutorials and video instruction for D2L.
Locker
File storage for work you are still completing. Saving a file to the locker allows you to download and continue editing it. 
My Home
List of your courses and important announcements from the College.
Quizzes
Take quizzes, exams, and self assessments in the course. Some instructors allow you to take quizzes more than once (to improve your understanding).
Surveys
Provide your opinions and preferences to your instructor.