You might want to inform your students how and why you are using certain tools in WebCT. By explaining the structure and function of your course, you might avert redundant questions from the class.
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| WebCT Tool | Function | |
| Welcome and Overview | This gives the general overview of the entire course. | |
| Student Discussion Area | This is the student discussion area used strictly for casual conversation among students. I will not use this area to communicate with you. | |
| Student Chat Room | This is the student chat area used strictly for casual conversation among students. I will not use this area to communicate with you. | |
| Online Office - Discussions | If you need to ask me general questions about the class, I will check this area once a day in the afternoon. | |
| Learning Modules | This course uses learning modules. Each module begins with an overview page. The overview page explains everything you need to do for that particular module. You must follow and perform the activities outlined in the overview document. The activities will point you to the reading assignments and other tasks in the learning module. Discussion areas, chat rooms, assignments and quizzes will also be in the module when appropriate. | |
| Just above the home page, you will see the following tools: | ||
| Email for this particular WebCT course. | ||
| Discussions | If you click on this icon, you will be able to see all discussion areas in this course. | |
| Assignments | If you click on this icon, you will be able to see all assignments in this course. | |
| Announcements | Important announcements will be made by me using the announcement tool. | |
More Tools |
Assessments | If you click on this icon, you will be able to see all assessments in this course. |
| My Files | This is an area where you may upload files when instructed to do so. | |