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1. Pul the Gems in the bimer onde 2 om LAA Passes Mipu Fee pup Pom LAR BEET EE eye MAR Pe comes 4 OPA prite Io Pe e Pee 3 0 LIQN ay ore ae Brough thee beer Ragai s0 pate Compr Poet piaja mei Air 1 SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 74 Essay LessonBuilder Sh QuirvPopper Essay ta Q amp A Tab The question Type in the essay question you want Tel us how you are enjoying the new features in version 6 to use Delete Queion DE Cancel Web Browser Notice that the essay question f appears at the top of the window A IF I student can type an answer in the open area Tall us how you are enjoying ihe mew features in version 5 sreac I love the new features Clicking Finish saves the essay for Submission To have the essays e mailed to you use the Lesson Reporting feature For details see the section Lesson Reporting Print or E mail Results Information about printing the essay appears on the next page If you use the ScoreTracker then you can collect your students essays for downloading see the section Download Essays SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 75 T l us how you are enjing ihe new features in version 5 Clicking Print brings up a window to type a name or identifier see at middle left Explorer User Prompt Senp Prompt P
2. SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 97 Select Show Hint T Hot Spot Activity Windows Internet Explorer Click the Hint button ne Notice that dots appear a cs indicating a hot spot area E Rol over the image to see desenptons SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 98 Hot Spot Activity Quiz Mode The Hotspot activity lets you explore areas of an image With the quiz mode you must click on a hotspot area to identify it LessonBuilder hi Hel Epal Be Chi op Se fase 2 Labelt Gahani Bede eglere E que C Shee Hr Coe ZZ freer Hepat Tet Pah ee Spa SS Te i I Te bee IN oJ 2 4 8 elie babble i z a n i ul Pa m gt PE Frac begs _ qoa fe Hel Spol Betty Miiken Inferne krpilaigi Hat Spat Quiz 1 Read ihe derpipion amg pick on ds iecaben in the Tage ae h 7 SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide Image amp Labels Tab Create your hot spots For details see the section Hot Spot Activity Explore Mode For the mode select Quiz Deselect Show Hint For information about the options see the section Activity Options Tab Click on the hotspot corresponding to the description at the bottom of the screen Click Skip to go to the next description page 99 Labeling Activity The Labeling activity lets y
3. If it s not easy it s not SoffChalk SoftChalk LessonBulilder 5 User Guide Updated September 14 2009 Contents Introduction Getting Started DAVE BCS SO actinic sce cnertouteguseuideceegeneescaneseuctecauateussorentwiecen teceecatuecaseotenae 10 Preview a LESSON ccccee cece cee eesene ence eee eeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeseeeaeaeeeeeeeteneggaueeeeereeaeaggas 11 QOS SSS OWN eee ee se estes A sane cseaee 12 Back WO a LESCON earren E E EEE E T 13 Rename a Lesson ssansnssnnsnnsnnrrrrrennrrrnnrnrrnerrrrenrrnrrnrnnrnenrenrnnrnrrnenrrnennenrrn 13 Create a Multi page LESSON seri reev onina ENEE TANS 14 VEe LE Or ee E ee A E EE 15 Se 01s ETE EEE ET A E EE E EA 18 FoC O CONTOS irre a S E ne er ty tee 21 Insert ANd Remove a HyperlinK sesnenerrenererrrrererrrrerrrrrrererrererrrrererrrrerererre 24 Internal Links Bookmarks cece cece eee eee ee eee eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeneeeeeeeeeseanegaes 25 PASSE ei MAGS a A E ote reedolaceeeaeeaoeeccoerscnese 27 Insert Media Sound Animation or Video cccccceeeeeee eee eeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeananaes 31 Insert Text Annotations TeXxtPOPpPers ccc cece cece cece sees eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneneenenes 34 Insert Quiz Items Activities ANd Widgets cccccccee esse cece eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaneaaes 35 SPIE MCCK CP aaar r E R EA R 35 Andor PR CS aoscrsrrersriiri ienie i ow ace den gee eta ire een ee adenine Mena enuenbaeeaaied 35 Nered MUSE cp sucenit cage Pac e
4. options see the section Pugrhe type 0 Stabe F Randeen Create Purna Activity Options Tab l R i Cantel Click Create Puzzle Adobe Flash Player 9 fe After clicking Create Puzzle you will see the screen at the left Click either Generate a BD cates vec New Puzzle or Use this impulses bo the biai l Puzzle Across Once you click Use this Puzzle your students will see the same puzzle each E focuses the iga rays time rather than a randomly i generated puzzle If you happen to have a small number of words or short words only a few words may get generated in the puzzle Generate A How Puria SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 89 Web Browser W Creacword Activity Windows interne Caplones AS mentioned previously you can designate a certain puzzle to appear each time f Crossword Activity Soke ine crossword puie If you don t use the Create maa Puzzle button in impulses bo the brain i ETE LessonBuilder then each time the crossword puzzle is Ty generated in the web a browser a different configuration may appear SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 90 DragNDrop Activity The DragNDrop activity lets you match text items You must have exactly six pairs for this activity LessonBuilder y DraghDrop Activity Ea Make List Tab Make List Options Help Enter Editi Click Add to List afte
5. 4 Notice the Stickaround option Selecting this option lets the TextPopper stay on the screen until you click Close Otherwise the TextPopper goes away when you move your cursor away from the annotated text 5 Click OK to return to your main editing window 6 Notice in your main editing window that the annotated text is now bold and has the color of your lesson style SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 34 Create a TextPopper with an I mage Hyperlink or Media i 2 6 Follow the previous instructions for creating a TextPopper When entering information in the top or bottom area right click and select Image Hyperlink or Media Use the instructions given earlier in this guide for inserting an image hyperlink or media Select the Stickaround option for the TextPopper If you have inserted a wide image you may want to make the minimum width of your TextPopper 400 or 600 Click OK to return to your main editing window Modify or Remove a TextPopper Right click on the TextPopper and choose Modify TextPopper or Remove TextPopper Insert Quiz Items Activities and Widgets Within LessonBuilder you can create quiz items e g true false multiple choice short answer and various activities e g crossword puzzle flashcards image identification to make your lessons engaging for your students You can also embed interactive widgets from other websites into your lesson
6. E fpei item in the list and then click Edit 2 Comba a pena 4 virens For instructions on importing and a exporting text lists see the section Import and Export Text Lists For information about the options see the section Activity Options Tab impat Card 7 Export Cards Se p IMPORTANT To set big text for your flash cards see the next page Flash Card cm Options Tab SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 92 LessonBuilder Ay New Card Be Cards Tab New Card Enter your term and definition Click Select image or Equation to add an image or equation Select mnape Ay Flash Card Activity 4 Flashcard Options Tab Cards Options Help yrartructions for the student Select Big text See the results on the Click Show to see te hidden portion next page in the web browser IMPORTANT If Big text is selected Ceeienpias of amp coeey for Seen 508 comedies images do not display Windle at open F Shoe Term Soe Dehntpan E Bag text images do not desplay C Shoe anfeers option _ Display inline E Play feediack pounds al Activities SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 93 Web Browser Flash Cand Actii winien laterne Esplorer A B ig Text Deselected Flash Card Aztivlty Click the Show button to show the term or definition i Ciiik Shite lo teg ihg hidden porion T You can view the ter
7. For details see the sections QuizPoppers Activities and Widgets Spell Checker You can run a spell checker for the content in your main editing window but not in TextPoppers QuizPoppers or Activities Choose Tools Check Spelling Find or Replace As with the Spell Checker these features work in your main editing window but not in TextPoppers QuizPoppers or Activities Choose Edit Find or Edit Replace SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 35 Nested List Below is a sample nested list as it appears in a web browser Baroque gt Rubens es Venus and Adonis e he Last Judgment gt Caravaggio a The Calling of Saint Matthew a David and Goliath e Renassance gt da Vinci a Mona Lisa a The Last Supper gt Michelangelo 3 gt Raphael You can create nested lists using the following icons on the toolbar Decrease Increase Indent Indent Bullet 1 Type the first item for your list such as Baroque 2 Click the Bullet icon on the toolbar 3 Type the second item such as Rubens and click the Increase Indent icon on the toolbar 4 Type the third item such as Venus and Adonias and click the Increase indent icon 5 Type the fourth item such as The Last J udgment 6 When you type the fifth item such as Caravaggio click the Decrease indent icon 7 Save and preview your lesson when you ve finished the list In earlier versions of LessonBuilder there was a discr
8. Prepare an eCourse for a CD You can also package your eCourse for delivery on a CD using the steps below 1 Within your eCourseBuilder window choose File Package eCourse for CD 2 Select the folder where you want to save the CD package and click OK see below 15 eCourseBuilder Select a folder where you would like to save the CD package Spe glessons_V5 H 2 Jefferson si Madisan La Presidents H O Washington La Lesssan Challenge H O Monday 0I marketing D My Data Sources J Other I Reference J Resumes 3 sales I sharedusers SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 154 3 From your local computer notice that when you packaged your eCourse above a folder with your eCourse name followed by _CD package was created e g Presidents CD package see below 3 4dams Jefferson _ UE Fe er Presidents CD package O Washington 4 Open this CD package folder see below O CourseLauncher app Slessonbuilder_files autorun inf B cd ico E install_Flash_player exe Z readme txt B Windows _Setup_Course exe 5 Select all the files and then copy them 6 Paste these files into your CD making program 7 Make your CD IMPORTANT In other words DON T paste the CD package folder paste the contents of the folder IMPORTANT Your CD can be used on either a PC or Macintosh For PC users the CD should start automatically unless you have
9. Texture Pattern Grass it Ci toga Banner Text L Banner i F Shew banner Titles C eski italie Bevigation bar E Border Naw Text O wow or il save Save dis Delete Cimer Export Close St StyleBullder Myinstitutien General Banner Content Sidebar Footer Banner Title Line One Subtitle tine two T N kt b Banner text Banner fi Rahm banner Title Bold Malie Navigation bar F Bordar Nav Text im wow Bor il save Save dis Delete Impit Export Clase i 1SiyleBullder yine utian General Banner Content Sidebar Footer Barner Title Line One Subtitle ine two fF Shew Banner Title Cesi C iaie Navigation bar E Border Crame nar Bor Textures F ttern l Gratit SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide Overview On this tab you can change the appearance of the banner header area which includes the navigation bar which contains the numbers for the pages You can also insert a logo see below The Bold and Italic options affect the Title and Subtitle in the upper right corner Texture Notice that you can choose to have a solid color gradient or pattern for the texture If you choose Pattern additional options such as Grass appear in a dropdown menu at the right Logo To add a logo to your banner select the Logo checkbox Then click Choose Select a logo and click OK The maximum size for
10. e Multiple Choice and True False You can deliver your lessons to your students in several different ways e Upload your lessons into a Learning Management System LMS such as Blackboard Academic Campus Edition or Vista Angel Desire2Learn or Moodle e Upload your lessons to a web server e Load your lessons on computers in your classroom for student practice or for your lectures e Load your lessons onto a CD If you don t have LessonBuilder already you can download a free trial version at http www softchalk com Ib_trial html SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 6 Version 5 New Features and Enhancements IMPORTANT Once you open a Version 4 lesson in Version 5 then you cannot open it in Version 4 again The lessons are not backwardly compatible Click on each blue link below to jump to that area of the User Guide Media Search Search for and insert content from web content repositories into your lesson Library Save frequently used items into a library Use the library to quickly insert an item Quiz Group Insert a group of QuizPoppers into your lesson Widgets Embed web widgets into your lesson eCourseBuilder Create a course from multiple lessons Publish the course to a Learning Management System or a CD Blackboard Within LessonBuilder quickly publish your lesson to Publish Lesson Blackboard Academic Versions For details see the Blackboard V7 V8 or V9 Integrati
11. Click Add to List after making your edits For instructions on importing and exporting text lists see the section Import and Export Text Lists For information about the options see the section Activity Options Tab Notice that the words appear in alphabetical order on the right The letters in the grid are randomized each time you see it in the web browser In the grid the words can appear backwards or forwards diagonally horizontally or vertically When you click on a word the first letter of the word becomes highlighted SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 106 Slideshow Activity The Slideshow activity lets you view images and text in a slideshow format You can also add audio in an mp3 format LessonBuilder oh Slideshow Activity pe Slides Options Sede Pr ritri Tia Hern Sunyi Coroni Suntet on tre Aappehannpii Fire Delete mgs foldar of names Select Fokler mos Name Comectiners K Cancel Sh Hea Side Select image Sbde Informeton fade Tile Sunpel Cane on the Rappahnndck Paver Corian opipsnall mipi if ce ree red Hamo Gelet mpd Coa Cancel Slides Tab You can add each image one ata time or you can import a folder of images Click New to add a single image see below After adding your images you can use the up and down arrows to set the order For information about the options see the section Acti
12. SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 41 a Hold down your Ctrl key and click different items under the Result column OR b To select a contiguous group of items click your first item under the Result column Then hold down your SHIFT key and click your last item under the Result column 4 You can put these items into folders in your Library See the section Create Folders in the Library View the Configuration of a Repository 1 If your Media Search window is not open already in LessonBuilder choose Tools Media Search 2 Click a button under the Configure column see below jak Media Search Search Results Keyword s rainbow sF Previti Result Max resus repository 25 Search Current Search List Select Repository Configure sl e F Flickr B El YouTube E O MIT Visualizing Cultures Project E Blackboard Content System 0 C CONTENTdm Fi jsn FHHOH808 Add Remove Repositories Lichen All 3 Notice that you can change the name as it appears in your search list see below Some repository configurations require access information and other options You can also view details about the repository by clicking Details SI Re pository Configuration YouTube Configuration Options Descriptive Name lt a SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 42 Add Remove Repositories to the Search List If y
13. Style Properties SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 130 8 Notice that the style you just imported appears under Personal Styles 9 Click on this style to select it 10 Click OK to return to your main editing window Delete a Personal Style 1 Choose Tools StyleBuilder 2 From the dropdown menu at the button of the screen select the style you want to delete 3 Click Delete at the bottom of the screen 4 Click OK when asked if you want to delete this style If you get a message that your style may not be deleted because it is the current lesson style then click OK Then click Close Choose Properties Style Properties and select a different style Then repeat steps 1 4 5 If you have lessons with the deleted style and you want to make edits then you will need to apply another style using Properties Style Properties SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 131 Tables Create a Table To put a table in your lesson choose Table Create Table One of the following screens appears Styled Lesson Du Create Tabie p Tahe Aooassibility gwii 1 Tabla width 50 Cowen 2 Table alert mang i Line styled table Unstyled Lesson 4y Create Tabie ee a Tatts Biooasaibility Tabla eidth 50 Table aban mana F Cel padd 1 Border midih 1 Border colar 5 Table Tab The tab
14. complete the form below Type your name or identifier Biology 101 Submit Score Set the ScoreTracker URL 1 Most users will probably use the ScoreTracker database available from the SoftChalk website www softchalk com scoretracker However if your institution is maintaining its own ScoreTracker database then select the ScoreTracker URL tab 2 Select Use Private ScoreTracker and enter a URL 3 Click OK to return to your main editing window SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 59 View Student Scores in the ScoreTracker Be sure to read the previous section Lesson Reporting Score Tracker After your students have used your lesson and submitted scores then you can view their scores Only instructors can use the ScoreTracker not students Go to either your private URL that you entered on the ScoreTracker URL tab see the previous page or to the SoftChalk website at www softchalk com scoretracker IMPORTANT Notice on the above website that your students scores are kept for a limited period of time in the ScoreTracker database check the website for the exact period of time You can download or e mail the scores to yourself see the following pages Login If you re using the ScoreTracker on the SoftChalk website then login or click Sign up here to set up an account see below When you first set up your account your password will be e mailed to you I
15. If you plan to use the same lesson in multiple eCourse then you may want to use this option IMPORTANT After editing your lesson s you must open your eCourse and save your eCourse Saving your eCourse updates changes in the eCourse navigation pane such as changes in headings or page names Upload an eCourse into a Learning Management System You can package your eCourse to a zip file for uploading into a Learning Management System 1 Open an eCourse see the section Open an eCourse 2 Within your eCourseBuilder window choose File Package eCourse Zip Format 3 A zip file e g Presidents zip is created within your Presidents folder see below Presidents File Et Yew Favortes Tool Help 3 Q e Address C Documents and Settings Mary BeiMy Y EJ Go SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 153 4 Upload your zip file into your Learning Management System using one of the Learning Management System integration guides found at http www softchalk com support html Use the Standard Zip Format method IMPORTANT If you have the Academic Version of Blackboard Blackboard 7 Blackboard 8 or Blackboard 9 you can publish directly from within LessonBuilder to your Learning Management System Within your eCourseBuilder window choose Publish eCourse For more details on publishing within LessonBuilder see the appropriate guides at http www softchalk com support html
16. LessonBuilder is governed by different license agreements Use of any material found within these repositories is subject to rights terms and conditions posted on each repository website SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 38 Do a Basic Search Let s say you re working on a lesson about weather and you want to include an image of a rainbow Follow the steps below to insert an image of a rainbow 1 Within LessonBuilder choose Tools Media Search 2 At the left in the Select Repository list click on one or more repositories to select them 3 In the Keyword s box at the top type rainbow and click Search see below Notice under the Max results repository dropdown list you can set the maximum number of results from each repository Sk Media Search search Results Max results repository 25 x supernumerary rainbow Current Search List Select Repository Contigure double rainbow before f phoon WUTIP comes Fi EJ iv d rainbow amp 101 Be C miT visualizing Cultures Project F E C Blackboard Content System Double Rainbow C CONTENTdm E W gt double and supemumerary rainbows iad Add Remove Repositories Uncheck All idad i Clear SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 39 4 At the right you ll see the results of your search To get details about an item click the image in the Preview column see
17. Please enter anew password for your account SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 64 QuizPoppers Overview There are seven types of QuizPoppers e True False question e Multiple Choice question e Multiple Answer question e Short Answer question e Matching exercise e Ordering exercise e Essay question In addition to QuizPopper questions and exercises LessonBuilder also has Activities For details on the differences between QuizPoppers and Activities see the section Differences between QuizPoppers and Activities With QuizPoppers you can e Insert questions anywhere you like within a lesson e Paste text from other programs into a QuizPopper e Enter as many questions as you want e Keep track of your students scores You can t copy and paste QuizPoppers however you can cut and paste a QuizPopper within the same lesson SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 65 Insert a QuizPopper 1 Click in your lesson where you want your QuizPopper 2 Choose I nsert QuizPopper 3 Create your QuizPopper see below 4 Click OK to return to your main editing window Insert an image hyperlink media or math equations into a QuizPopper 1 You can type or paste text into your QuizPopper 2 You can also insert an image hyperlink audio video library items widgets or math characters and equations Right click within a text area for a
18. User Guide page 114 SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 Web Browser gt Timollpe Ac iniy Wincor laternet taplorer Timeline Activity Fal f To serti Ghee timeline click th boltom arrows or cick and drag the imeline area Chick each event for more details Revolutionary War Bathe of Lennon and Concord P alley Forge Capito of Ticonderoga France signed Treaty od Aliar E Second Continertal Congress holds firsi mee E Declaration of edepandence Washinton crossed the Dalawaen Timeline Aciiwity Windows Internet Explorer Timeline Activity Fal f TO serdi thee timeline click th boltom arrows or cick and drag the imeline area Cirk each event for moce details Bake a Cake Mall bute Mie ary engredients E Boat opar Combine wet ard dr Hi wot ingredients E Fo SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide By Date To scroll the timeline click the bottom arrows or click and drag the timeline area Click each event for more details The line under Valley Forge indicates a span of time Notice the years at the bottom Notice that the interval for this timeline was set to 1 year By List To scroll the timeline click the bottom arrows or click and drag the timeline area Click each event for more details Notice the number for the steps at the bottom page 115 Differences between QuizPoppers and Activities Major Differences between QuizPoppers and Activities Not Flash base
19. WA A FE PRERE HARIRA i PIE Erer LAH Ti Aight Gosd gbi Paia seared thit momi I SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 72 Matching LessonBuilder ot Cul a p pet PAT hing E Q amp A Tab sm a TEA Peedtec Hat Spband You can use from two to ten matches L Ermer tao or oe iene m the thea sore E Eri See of Tee See reer ba the Hatar ares For information about the options see the section QuizPopper Options Tab Banchiea aa opaning Web Browser Guiz Me A student must get all items correct to get points for this exercise In other words partial credit is not given hisi She hems Ta Garp a TRG Pee BA y ne ee em 3 Cres b immi gpenng so 3 ere E SOC ATE Eu Pipa aap j COStce Poms kond Ge Ar i SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 73 Ordering LessonBuilder a CuisPopper Ordering fx Q amp A Tab OSA Feedback Hera GHri Designate the order of the items by using the dropdown menu by each item L Enter ted or oe thee moa aare Cece E Set the Gere Ger ey Be Sue here i Se ha Light parser thirceugh Tre pup For information about the options see the section QuizPopper Options Tab Ligre ha Te bye hrougn Sie cone Light proses through the wirama mumo Ciolete i Web Browser A student must get all items correct to get points for this exercise In other words partial credit is not given
20. a bene r SUT fandom order Delay group SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 77 2 Select a Question Type see below IMPORTANT Notice that the dropdown menu beside Question Type allows you to select the type of QuizPopper that you want You can have a Quiz Group composed of different types of QuizPoppers E Hiir Group maui Mima Group meme Faje Select Quihopper Question Tres Butane Choe j Ander Garhi mi Group Troe Cueshe Select a Question Type from the dropdown menu You can have different question types in the same phan S Quiz Group Display questions C All at once O Summary One at a Gime fandom order isolar group 2 Hide growp C Shoe group 3 After selecting a Question Type click Add to enter your first question see below t Quiz Group fence Miia yesh m maD Troe Owes Group meme Pasties Talect GiuPopper Qusshes Tree LG hata Display questions Feedback All at ence TH Detaled One at a time C Summary fandom order iolar group Hide growp Shoe group SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 78 4 Fill out the information as you would normally for a QuizPopper FYI with the Group QuizPopper you can t insert a widget as part of the QuizPopper Click OK when you re done hQuiz Group St Quirfapper True f False Grove Name QEA Feedbac
21. hen al fee a ee If you ve added audio to a slide the audio controls at the bottom will appear Click View Text to view text for this slide see below Click View Slide to return to the slide view above ies her Al Eee E 1 Caer ies By cet ee eee oe Sree es Pe ee Fs eed Pe ey fen ae fee a ee Se A PE a ee amp SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 109 Web Browser cont Click the dropdown arrow to jump to rman As Bey aa another Slide l i Crepe ier By cate Ti acta oe Sep ee ee ee hii ed ee Py Pet ol ee er ee SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 110 Sorting Activity The Sorting activity lets you put items into categories The items can be text and or images LessonBuilder Sy Sorting Actheity Cetegones Cards Ophons Help Create Caged 1 Enter categorie about 40 letters per category The first bwo categornes are required 2 Click West to create the cards for each category To remire a oMegory delete the text from that oMeqory Categones may be added or remowed st ary tena Categornes containing cards may not be removed 1 Era gt Ear _ox_ _concet_ Sy Sorting Activity Categories Cards Options Help Cad Previee CHEJ Eda Eye Bueniber of cards 4 T 2 pupi 3 oodhipa i iloba Ne leas Image Title _ox_ _concet_ Categories Tab Typically you
22. meme Faje Talact QGuiPoppar Duarten Tree TrveFaltve add phat Display questions Feedback All at once E Detaled One at a time C Summary fandom order Casalay group Micke growp C Shoe group Quiz Group Options Aueshors m Group Troe Trusif alte Cueshe Ligh raws are focused through Muttiple Chee Wheat is the high sensitive a Shor Arteree Marching Trudi alte Wafi eh Me ett bee uber Munch ihe Herrick The reins comiti he miga Sedering Mihe femd in he toned a Eti Detrtribe hia fight emea trie Cor Notice that you have various options for a Quiz Group see below For details on these options see the next page Sh Quiz Group moup pene Group mame Posie Jalad Gyihoppers Oueshord m Group Troe pa Eea Truf alee Ligh ris ane fotited through Murhple Choita Wane it Chae Mg teninin i Gusher Tree Tres FMi Lateral Display questions C Al at once C One at a time Ll ftndim order Dolay group de growp C Shoe group SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 Feedback Multiple Anmar Which of het bhima ane com Shor Antai Wato bh e jely due Matching hatch the Hiiris Trua alee The tetni converts ie erage isar p i i j Detailed Cudering Wi the iter in Fe correct a Eeaay Datira Mye Nght retest Oia C Summary Co SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 80 Display Questions All at Once In their web browser stud
23. on the page see below T T NWE 1 The Basics of Eye Anatomy On this Page The 676 amp a compilar optical sete very amilar to a Camera Vision Begins wher IgA eters the eye Through ihe comes a poewertul fopuieng utate From there it Nie Basics of Eya travels though clear aqueous Mwd and passes through a smal aperture called the pops pupil AS myagches imi EE inis rela or consinci Phe pupi changes sire to agus ine Ciate Sepii liria Amoun OF hant enmena ihe ee Ligt 4 rays ore focused mhepugh ie lens gnd proceed The Epe s Esserdial Tircugp a Clear jelh like substance in the center of the Bye COBO WIreous TRON Ores i Canji form and shape When light rays finaly tend on ihe elina me part of the eye miar fo film in a Camera Tey Fon an uade Iimage The retina conver ihe image into an PS cinical impulse that travels along the optic nerve to the brain where it is interpreted a3 an upna mage e Print all pages When selected a print all button appears see above allowing your students to print all the pages of your lesson This feature does not include printing the TextPoppers QuizPoppers or Activities SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 17 Sidebars Besides the On This Page sidebar discussed in the previous section Style a Lesson you can add other sidebars to your lesson The only difference in the functionality among the Handouts Learn More More Resources and Text Only
24. page 11 In Internet Explorer Change Setting for Active Content Changing the setting below prevents the information bar from appearing when you preview your lessons with Internet Explorer As mentioned earlier your students won t have this issue because they will be looking at the lesson from a web server or within a Learning Management System L 2 Open a Lesson Open Within Internet Explorer choose Tools Internet Options Click the Advanced tab Scroll down to the Security area Select Allow active content to run in files on My Computer see below You can also select Allow active content from CDs to run on My Computer if you re planning on creating CDs of your lessons Internet Options General Security Privacy Content Connections Programs Settings oO Do nak Allow active content Fram COs to run on My Computer Allow active content to run in Files on My Computer Click OK Close all your Internet Explorer windows and try to preview your lesson again If you still have the information bar appear re boot your computer and then preview your lesson In LessonBuilder choose File Open Locate your folder and double click on it Within LessonBuilder you can double click on any html file to open your lesson IMPORTANT Avoid using File Open Packaged Lesson unless you re opening a packaged lesson For details see the section Package a Lesson SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftC
25. preview your lesson you will see your embedded widget see below Again this widget information e g poll is coming from the website where you got your widget Sofware for Teaching SoftChalk has introduced many new exciting features for Version 5 Below i a poll thal l ts you express your interest in the new features O Fabulous Excellent The widget appers in CO very Good your lesson O Goad Jew Fe gules Polldaddy cam In the case of the PollDaddy poll above you can click a View Results link to view the results If you happen to use a survey from PollDaddy rather than a poll you will find a link to view the survey When you click this link the survey will be Superimposed over your lesson SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 121 StyleBuilder Create a Personal Style The StyleBuilder tool lets you create your own style for a lesson or import a style someone has created for your institution or department A style you create with the StyleBuilder is referred to as a Personal Style As mentioned previously you can apply pre made SoftChalk styles to your lesson by choosing Properties Style Properties See the section Style a Lesson 1 Choose Tools StyleBuilder or press the F11 key 2 Notice that there are five tabs in the StyleBuilder General Banner Content Sidebar and Footer See the next several pages to learn how to use these tabs to create a sty
26. sidebars is the title for the sidebar You can put your own title in the Text Only sidebar As you add sidebars you won t see the sidebars within your main editing window You will see them when previewing the lesson in the web browser IMPORTANT If you have both a table and sidebar on the same page then you ll need to set your Table width to 99 or less To change the table width see the section Create a Table Create a Sidebar 1 Choose Properties Sidebars and select a sidebar see below eee Preview Help Style Properties Crit be ESE SSE Sidebars Handouts Page Names Learn More Output Language More Resources Lesson Reporting Text Only SCORM Properties 2 Type or paste text into the white box Sk Sidebar Handouts Sedebar Hand O uts Enter text to make a sidebar The For Page list indicaies the page tor the sidebar Copy To All Pages replaces the text for all fhe Handouts sidebars with the current cher text To remove the sidebar trom the sebocted page delete the text To remove the Handouts sidebar trom all pages choose Clear Text and then For Page 1 choose Copy To All Pages ST For mone teatures right click in the text Copy To All Pages i area Clear Tert OK Cancel SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 18 Add a Hyperlink Select some text and right click to bring up the Hyperlink insert menu Handouts Sidebar Ha
27. table you can hit the Tab key to create a new row You can also insert a new row using the following steps 1 You can click inside a cell and choose Table Row Insert Row Above or Append Row to Bottom or Delete Row You can also use the steps below 2 Select a row by moving your cursor in front of a row and clicking see below 1464 George Washington 1797 John Adams MLA SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 133 3 Choose Tables Row Insert Row Above To add a row to the end of the table select Append Row to Bottom 4 Your additional row appears see below a fo 1353 George Washington 1797 John Adams 5 To delete a row select the row see previous step 1 6 Choose Tables Row Delete Row Insert or Delete Columns IMPORTANT If you have entered a caption for your table you will need to remove your caption before selecting a column To remove a caption for the table see the section Accessibility Enter a Caption 1 You can click inside a cell and choose Table Column Insert Column to the Left or Append Column to the End or Delete Column You can also use the steps below 2 Select a column by moving your cursor over the top of the column and clicking see below 7 Choose Tables Column Insert Column to the Left To add a column to the end of the table select Append Column to the End SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5
28. the Available Repositories ist Sh Repository Selection av giable Baepoeeoriesi Cunment keroh Lasts w CO Mr Compater i E INTELECOM De C veuTubs ap O NSDL Be COMI visuateing Cultores Propect B Blackboard Content System fs C OOnTENTdm a L aA T Sor Eeeyoopedia Braanreca il a i Cancel instat Repos ory You can change the order of the current search list by selecting an item on the right and clicking the up or down arrow see below Sh Repository Selection Available Beapoetories Cunnent Search List ft C My Computer ee itr D Chvrececom 5 af O NSDL Be COMI visuateing Cultores Propect B Blackbosrd Content System fs C Contentdm a L BAT Sor Exepelopedias Breanna Ok i Cancel trest Bepostory SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 44 Install a Repository Additional repositories can be added your search list For details see www softchalk com digitalRepository If you have a repository connector to add to your search list follow the steps below Repository connectors are packaged as zip files 1 Within LessonBuilder choose Tools Media Search if your search window is not open already 2 Click Add Remove Repositories 3 Click Install Repository 4 Navigate to the repository zip and select it 5 Click Open 6 Click OK SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 45 Library Ove
29. the text for the item under the Result column see above 2 Click Insert to put the item into your lesson 3 You can continue searching for items and inserting them into your lesson 4 Click Close to return to your main editing window when you re finished with your searches 5 If you happen to select a streaming video from a site such as youtube then a Widget placeholder appears in your main editing window When you preview the lesson in your browser your video will appear provided you are online Save an Item s to the Library For details on using the Library see the section Library 1 After doing a search you can insert one or more selected items into your Library Select an item by clicking the text for the item under the Result column 2 Click Add to Library see below Sh Media Search Saari Keywerd sh rainbow Pop inal Man retultyreposiory 25 Search Flickr SUpernunne riety ran bow Camrent Search List Select Repositery Configure Gouble inka before phobi WTP comes we F icr Ml YouTube at rainbow amp 101 x CHIT Visusiceng Cukures Project E Ge Blackboard Contant Syctam i C CONTENTdm i double snd pupermumerasy rainbow Te Add Remowe Repeaitormes Uncheck au Insert lt Add te Library l Details Clear F l Choe 3 You can add multiple items to the Library by selecting multiple items and clicking Add to Library To select multiple items
30. to Your Students Upload a Lesson into a Learning Management System LMS See our website www softchalk com support html for integration guides for the following Learning Management Systems Angel Blackboard Academic System Blackboard Campus Edition formerly WebCT Blackboard Vista formerly WebCT Desire2Learn or Moodle IMPORTANT With version 5 there is now a Blackboard publish feature within LessonBuilder For details see the Blackboard Integration Guides Blackboard V7 Integration Guide Blackboard V8 Integration Guide and Blackboard V9 Integration Guide at www softchalk com support html Upload a Lesson to a Web Server Use an FTP program to upload your lesson folder to a web server If you re not sure how to upload files contact your local technical support person for help Once your lesson folder is uploaded have your students link to the index html file within your lesson folder Load a Lesson on Computers in Your Classroom Copy your lesson folder onto a computer in your classroom Open your lesson folder and create a shortcut to the index html file Right click on index html and choose Create Shortcut Put this shortcut on the desktop IMPORTANT With certain activities you may have certain restrictions Contact help softchalk com for details Project Your Lesson You can use your lesson as part of your classroom lecture Your lesson will work on projectors including electronic whiteboards su
31. txt file may bring up the Notepad application which doesn t do word wrapping SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 62 Search Scores 1 Click Search Scores at the left 2 Enter your search criteria and click Search Search Scores Search for scores that have been submitted to you After searching you will get your results which will look similar to the screen below See the previous page for information on downloading emailing and printing Search Scores Download or Email these scores submitted to sevans softchalk com Search Again Emailto Yourselt_ To print these scores choose File Print from your browser window Click a column heading to sort on that column Click on a Score to add comments about that score SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 63 Remove Lesson Select a lesson from the dropdown menu and click Remove IMPORTANT The scores are removed when you remove a lesson Remove Lesson Choose a lesson to permanently remove including all of its related scores Eye Anatory Remove Remove Course Select a course from the dropdown menu and click Remove I MPORTANT The scores are removed when you remove a course Remove Course Choose a course to permanently remove including all of its related scores Anatomy 100 502 Remove Change Password Change Password
32. Coe Carter Puli La ene Pee ie Pee hamber of r n T 0 Mirja EE ei hin ww m Kiii drr in combini wa Mai pina Bake ioe pa i inletti Kia Lingys SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide Events Tab by Date Enter a title for your timeline Click New to create an event If your Ordering Method is by Date then the list appears automatically in chronological order IMPORTANT Be sure to select an appropriate Interval For information about the options see the section Activity Options Tab Events Tab by List Enter a title for your timeline Click New to create an event If your Ordering Method is by List then you can use the up and down arrows to set the order page 113 LessonBuilder trdit Eveni Events Tab New by Date fap jida ao Heeh topper if Baa icsi iF w Tears LITA Notice that you have the option to enter an Event End date vert Erd ope heath ion b Der deena if yaaa Litre ire T niii The timeline works for A D dates Cemara Damiaan Bopi pesi a bate Coid mirer at not B C dates Lepaa E Hari Penge Select page Click Select image to select an image AY New Event 3 Events Tab New by List Erani bidarri image option ti Desorption Man butler Click Select image to select an Content BE Sane ti mem the butter over low nent IM age optional see mage SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5
33. Falp gt H aC puria Tithe Tale Prethtent Add taison Lesion im eCourse Ganga Washingion 2 John Adami 2 Thom s Jeterion SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 151 Remove a Lesson from an eCourse 1 Open your eCourse see the section Open an eCourse 2 From your eCourseBuilder window click on the lesson you want to remove Then click Remove see below Sk eCourseBuilder File Help Dkn amp eCourse Title Title Presidents Lessons in eCourse 1 George Washington 2 John Adams 3 Thomas Jaerson 3 Click the Save icon to save your eCourse Edit a Lesson in an eCourse After adding a lesson to an eCourse you may want to make changes As mentioned before when you add a lesson to an eCourse a copy of the original lesson folder is put into your eCourse folder IMPORTANT To edit a lesson once it is in an eCourse you have two options For both options below you open and edit the lesson as you would normally See the section Open a Lesson Option 1 You can locate the lesson folder e g Jefferson within the eCourse folder e g Presidents folder and open and edit it SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 152 Option 2 Or you can edit the lesson in the original location If you choose this option then after editing your lesson you can open the eCourse remove the lesson and then add the edited lesson
34. MPORTANT Again be sure to use the same e mail in LessonBuilder see the section Set the Score Tracker Options that you use as your login Log in to Score Tracker Sc E REIRACKER e Lagin Did you forget your password if you are a first time SooreTracker user sign up here Menu Options After logging in you can see various menu options at the left see below See the following pages for an explanation of these options gt RACKER View Scores Search Scores Remove Lesson Remove Course Change Password Logout SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 60 View Scores After logging in the View Scores area appears View Scores Download or Email scores submitted to sevans softchalk com To print these scores choose File Pont from your browser window Select a course and or Lesson and cick Select All Courses All Lessons kai Click a column heading to sort on that column Click on a Score to add comments about that score a i E ay ye ee er 34495 Jas e Select your scores the default shows all scores Use the dropdown menus to pull up scores for certain courses or lessons Click Select e Click on a column to sort the scores by that column e If desired click on a number in the first column to add comments about that score The C in the first column indicates a comment about that score e Download your scores in a file that is in a CSV format that c
35. Pees Se oe E Amerncan History 101 Presidency P John Adama Contents b Thomas Jefferson Eeti Mit Expenence Ravalutonary War Years ip I l Lic Presidency SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 149 3 Inthe left navigation pane checkmarks appear by pages that have been viewed An arrow appears by the current page see below Presidents Y George Washington v Early Years Viewed Pages wv Revolutionary War Years Presidency Current Page gt John Adams P Thomas Jefferson 4 You can open and close the course navigation pane by clicking the arrow in the navigation bar see below Contents Earthy Years i eee Revolutionary War Years al b mii oe Lr a Presidency ra qt 11 a Se Pil Srigar Aaa PET be Gn Content G2 aji Rights Resend Dam ba modified biar 14 2003 Steaied win Sop nall Le Hawley ek oe ee SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 150 Open an eCourse 1 Choose Tools eCourseBuilder 2 Click the open folder icon on the toolbar see below St eCourseBuilder File Help of eCourse Tite i Or use Ctrl t 7 to Open Your Recent eCourse Title Add Lesson below fan Presidents O Washington File name and Settingsiar BelMy DocumentsiLessonsiLesse 4 Your eCourse should appear see below Sh oCourseAullder fle
36. User Guide page 134 8 Your additional column appears see below 9 Since the column width for this table was set at 50 increase your table width before beginning to edit Click in the table and choose Table Modify Table and then increase the table width 10 To delete a column select the column see previous step 1 11 Choose Tables Column Delete Column Select a Column to Make a Header You may want headers on both the top and left of your table If you don t have header cells already then you can skip steps 1 2 1 Select the first column see below a f George Washington John Adams Thomas Jefferson 2 Choose Table Column Remove Headers 3 Select the column again 4 Choose Table Column Make Row Headers SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 135 5 Your headers appear see below YeurName ae 1769 George Washington 1797 John Adams 1801 Thomas Jeferson Select Multiple Cells You may want to select multiple cells to change the text formatting to bold italics or another color 1 Hold down Ctrl and click in a cell to select it Macintosh users hold down the Option key 2 With the Ctrl or Macintosh Option key still held click in another cell to select it see below co 1769 George Washington 1797 John Adams Thomas Jefferson 3 Select formatting options such as Bold and Italic Click on the Bold and Italic button
37. a peleg Breage Eqewties we ee SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 95 SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 LessonBuilder cont f Hel Spot betty image amp Labels optem Meade Ewa Ghee Hrg coor i Emar Hetipet Test Tes Herre Teun Bah en Ba back ef a Pre iS 2 amp 8 Eara Capen wo SSE Bote bee O Hol Spot Aeiirity image Libh cetera Fede G feia qua T Shee rire Epler E i Creat Hepat Teg Tia Cc See i Oe eel of he ee Cene Cira Nonce CENE ieni SS Bete ga Se ee ee ie i Era rE SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide Draw over another area of the image notice a different color appears Enter the hotspot text Click Next to enter another hotspot Enter another hotspot Deselect the Show Hint button Select Yellow Bubble from the dropdown menu at the bottom for your popup text container page 96 LessonBuilder ay Hed Spat Activity x Edita Hotspot B amp labili Gaani Hede Gieualere C gue Click the grabber hand Renn Then click on another color cow M within the image to edit eain that hotspot Thn coman ea a a el ot a Cias uea eee Beodte bga r i EEE pA Move your cursor over the hotspot in the image and an Spot Explore view the popup text Roll over the mage 10 pte Gesenphons
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39. a logo is 400 pixels by 300 pixels If the logo is larger than this the logo will be re sized After selecting a logo the logo appears in the upper left corner page 125 Pb StyleBullder idyinatitution l gt B a n n e r C O l O rs General Banner Content Sidebar Footer Title Lin One You can set separate colors for the Subtitle line two banner text and the banner background by clicking the Banner Text and Banner buttons Texture Paten Grass sE Fl Logai hoots l fF Show banner Tila C eski C itaie Navigation bar E Border Naw Toxt O mear _ il save Save dis Delete Impit Export Close Bi StyleBullder Myinsthutisn Poe Navigation Bar Colors General Banner Content Sidebar Foobar Title Line One You can set separate colors for the Subtitle fine two navigation text and the navigation bar by clicking the Nav Text and Nav Bar buttons The Border checkbox refers to the bottom border for the Navigation bar The color for the border comes from the Banner color Texture Pattern Grass ie F Loge E Choose l Banner Text J Banner et fF Shew banner Title C bad D mahe Nevigatien bar E Border SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 126 Content Tab Pb StyleBullder Mytnetitution General Banner Content Sidebar Footer nbant Page Heading Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adpisicing ett
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41. age 9 Getting Started Save a Lesson When you start LessonBuilder you are automatically on a new untitled lesson You can type in this main editing window or copy and paste text and images from your word processor or other programs Top Menu File Edit Insert Format Tools Table Properties Preview Help Notice the top menu with File Edit etc In this guide when you need to use this menu the instructions will have the name of the item on the top menu followed by the item underneath it Ex File Save Toolbar Notice the toolbar under the top menu with the standard word processing functions such as e Changing the font and font size e Bold italics underline text color and highlight color e Text indentation and alignment e Bullets and Numbering It also has the following items Insert or Modify an Image brings up the insert image menu Insert or Modify a Hyperlink brings up the insert hyperlink menu Headings apply headings which will be used for navigating sections in a page For details see the section Style a Lesson Plain Text Heading Heading You can t use headings for TextPoppers Heading QuizPoppers Activities Hyperlinks or Media SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 10 Preview a You can save your lesson in one of three ways 1 File Save 2 Ctri S 3 Click the Save icon on the toolbar at the top see below IMPORTANT For a lesson name y
42. age two and page three you have a two page lesson LessonBuilder keeps the sidebar content for pages one and two and deletes the sidebar content that was on page three Copy Information from One Sidebar to Another You can copy text from one sidebar to another and retain the formatting and hyperlinks IMPORTANT To retain the formatting and hyperlinks you must copy and paste within the Sidebar window Choose Properties Sidebars In other words copying sidebar information closing the Sidebar window and then re opening the Sidebar window and pasting will not retain the formatting and hyperlinks SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 20 Table of Contents Create a Table of Contents First you need to create 1 Pages in your lesson Insert Page Break 2 Optional Headings within a page Heading 1 Heading 2 and Heading 3 Select some text you want to make a heading Then use the dropdown menu on the toolbar to select a heading The default for text is Plain Text Set the Location of Your Table of Contents 1 Choose Properties Style Properties 2 Click the Title amp Layout tab see below Make selections and click OK Table Of Contents Entry page Rollover menu in 4 sidebar Dropdown menu at top of page Entry page in the web browser Contents Page 1 Page 2 SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 21 Rollover menu in a sidebar
43. an be read by most spreadsheet programs such as Excel Notice that the time is military time ex 14 20 is 2 20 p m e Email the scores to yourself e Print within your browser choose File Print SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 61 Download Essays See the previous sections Lesson Reporting ScoreTracker and View Student Scores in the ScoreTracker 1 Once you log in you ll see the View Scores area see below Score E mario cme Lerma oate ames Posse oe emva lesna 55641 Essay l Essay it Essay 1 Essay 2 Download Download f Essays Essays 2 If you have used the Essay QuizPopper see the section Essay you can download your students essays Click Download Essays see above 3 Click Save to save your essay text file to your local computer see below The essays from all your students for this lesson are in this file File Download Do you want bo open or save thas file 2 Name essays txt Type Text Document 193 bytes From vaava 2oftchalk com oen sae comet J While files from the Intemet can be useful some files can potentially 4 harm your conmputer If pou do nat ust the source do nol open or save this file Whats the risk 4 Choose a location on your local computer and click Save IMPORTANT You may want to open the txt file within your word processor program rather than double clicking on your txt file Double clicking on your
44. aracters See the table on the previous page for other differences SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 117 Widgets Overview One of the new features of Version 5 is the ability to incorporate web widgets into your lessons A web widget is a chunk of web code that can be embedded within any html based web page Once a web widget is embedded it will grab updated information from the originating site and display it within the web page automatically View a Sample Widget Lesson To see how widgets can be used in a LessonBuilder lesson go to the Widgets lesson on our website under Sample Lessons As you can see from looking at the widgets sample lesson mentioned above there are all kinds of educational widgets that can be put into your lessons such as interactive periodic tables polls surveys and math games On the next page is a list of widget websites where you can find some web widgets for your lessons To put these widgets into a lesson see the section Insert a Widget in a Lesson Please note that there are other kinds of widgets platform widgets and desktop widgets which cannot be embedded in LessonBuilder IMPORTANT Your students need to be online for the web widget to appear since the information is coming from a website SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 118 Widget Websites Below are some websites with free widgets This list is regu
45. ate with another instructor on a lesson You can send a packaged lesson zip file via e mail provided the lesson is not too large Steps to Package a Lesson 1 Choose File Package Lesson Zip Format SCORM 1 2 and SCORM 2004 apply to Learning Management Systems see the integration guides mentioned above Notice from the message window that your file is packaged with your lesson name with a zip extension This zip file is located within your lesson folder Notice the eye_anatomy zip file in the image below eve_anatomy html H eve anatomy zip eyve_anatomy dummy html Then open up your e mail program and attach this zip file to an e mail Or copy this zip file to a thumb drive or a server IMPORTANT If you make changes in your lesson then you will need to package your lesson again and overwrite the previous package SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 51 Open a Packaged Lesson If someone has sent you a packaged lesson see above then you can open the lesson using the steps below 1 Choose Open Packaged Lesson 2 Select the zip file 3 Click Open 4 Notice that LessonBuilder creates a lesson folder in the same directory as the zip file see below As you work on the lesson your information is saved in the eye_ anatomy folder not in the eye _anatomy zip folder SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 52 Deliver a Lesson
46. autorun turned off for CDs If autorun is turned off then users will need to double click on Windows _ Setup_Course exe Mac users will need to open the CD and double click on CourseLauncher app SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 155 Foreign Languages Overview You can create lessons using foreign language characters Choose I nsert Special Characters Other see below S Special Characters Click a button to insert the character LIL LLL Le BEER UEReaHG LALA JAIL JL JL Jee Je Le JL LULL eeke LeeLee JL HOLL LLL LL Le PLL LLL LL LLL LL LLL Le Ld LAL te Saas e L EE Output Languages for the Student I nterface and Instructions Within LessonBuilder you can choose an output language Choose Properties Output Language and select your language Within LessonBuilder you won t see any changes but when you preview the lesson in a web browser you ll see that the interface and instructions have all been translated to the chosen language Note that your content is not translated but the interface and instructions for the students appear in the chosen language SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 156 Math Overview LessonBuilder lets you insert math characters and equations Within your main editing window you can choose e Insert Math Characters e Insert Equation brings up an Equation Editor You can also right click and c
47. ave to insert those images within the activity Use a Simple Text Editor or Word To create a text list to import you can create your list in a simple text editor For Windows 2000 or XP users from your desktop go to your Start menu in the lower left corner of your screen Select Run and type Notepad Click OK You can also create your list in your word processor such as Word but be Sure to use Save As and Save in a plain text txt format Enter Data in Your Text File 1 Enter an item you can use spaces 2 Then use the symbol hold the Shift key and hit the key above your Enter or Return key 3 Enter the companion item you can use spaces 4 Hit Enter or Return See below for a sample list pupil small opening cornea focusing surface vitreous jelly like substance 5 Save your file as a txt file For English the encoding format doesn t matter If you re using a foreign language for encoding use UTF 8 SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 87 Import the List into an Activity 1 Insert an activity such as the Flash Card Activity Choose Insert Flash Card 2 Click Import Cards For some activities such as the Ordering Activity the button will be Browse 3 Browse to your text file and select it 4 Click Select and your text is imported Export a List from within an Activity 1 In LessonBuilder within the Crossword DragNDrop Ordering or Se
48. below Or you can click the text for the item and click Details TA Media Search Ts brin Pegiuky Keyword s rainbow Preview Rerum Mar rapua reportory I5 w Click the image to bring er _ Up the details me pup nmum r ry abiha Select Repository Configure double rainbow before typhoon WTF comes ee Pickr ie E YouTube i rf i rainbow amp 101 MIT Viewslitang Cultures Project E z BE Blackboard Content System 5 pa Double FAainbiw S C CONTENTdm Rouble and tupemurterany raimbgay 7 iw insere _ Ada to uibrary_ _betails_ _clear_J Close aF 5 When you search you can search on several key words For instance you could enter rainbow thunder as the keywords and you would see results with both words in the name or one of the words in the name 6 Notice in the upper left corner you can use the dropdown menu in your Keyword box to select a previous keyword search 7 If you happen to get the Error image below when you do a search then you either haven t set up your permission information for your repository item see the section View the Configuration of a Repository or your internet connection is down D Error configuration or internet connection SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 40 Insert an Item into a Lesson 1 After doing a search you can insert a selected item into your lesson Select an item by clicking
49. ch as on a Promethean whiteboard or a SmartBoard SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 53 Prepare a Lesson for a CD Creating a CD is a two part process package your lesson and then create your CD Package a Lesson within LessonBuilder 1 Choose File Package Lesson For CD 2 A dialogue window appears letting you choose where to save your CD package folder The default location is the directory where your lesson folder is located Click OK 3 Click OK to return to your main editing window Create a CD 1 From your local computer notice that when you packaged your lesson above a folder with your lesson name followed by _CD package was created see below eve_anatomy eye anatomy CD package 2 Open this CD package folder see below _jlessonbuilder_files 9 LessonLauncher app autorun inf B cd ico E install_Flash_player exe Z readme txt B Windows Setup exe 3 Select all the files and then copy them 4 Paste these files into your CD making program 5 Make your CD IMPORTANT In other words DON T paste the CD package folder paste the contents of the folder IMPORTANT Your CD can be used on either a PC or Macintosh For PC users the CD should start automatically unless you have autorun turned off for CDs If autorun is turned off then users will need to double click on Windows_ Setup exe Mac users will need to open the CD and double click on LessonLau
50. ct Hide group then students would click the Quiz Group icon to show the question s see below If you select Show Group then the questions appear automatically Quiz Group 4 Feedback Detailed Summary If you select Detailed then when students click Check Answers at the end of the Quiz Group a checkmark or X will appear for the questions as well as the customized feedback The Quiz Group score appears too e g 20 40 indicating the student got 20 out of 40 correct If you select Summary then only the score appears after the students click Check Answers The questions and feedback are not visible Allow Retry If you select Allow Retry then a Retry button appears after students click Check Answers If students click Retry then answers are removed from the Quiz Group questions and students can re take the Quiz Group SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 82 Modify a QuizGroup After you have finished creating a Quiz Group you may want to modify it From your main editing window right click on the Quiz Group icon and select Modify Quiz Group SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 83 Activities Overview There are eleven types of activities Crossword DragNDrop Flashcard Hot Spot Labeling Ordering Photo Album Seek A Word Slide Show Sorting Timeline Unlike the QuizpPoppers Activities in LessonBuilder are Flash based Consequentiall
51. d Flash based For details see the section Activities Overview Ability to insert hyperlinks and media Ability to insert images for some including sound and images activities For details see the section Add Images to Activities Customized feedback for the right and No customized feedback wrong answer Hint Show Answers option for some activities Students must get all items correct to Students can receive partial credit receive a score other than O for the QuizPopper The Ordering QuizPopper and Ordering Activity are both sequencing exercises The Matching QuizPopper and DragNDrop Activity are both matching exercises The two tables below summarize the differences Ordering QuizPopper versus Ordering Activity Ordering QuizPopper Ordering Activity Use a dropdown menu to assign the Drag items to the correct order order of the items Exercise is scored upon clicking the Activity is scored after dragging each Check Answer button item Allows for lengthy text entry Maximum of 100 characters See the table above for other differences SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 116 Matching QuizPopper versus DragNDrop Activity Matching QuizPopper DragNDrop Activity Use a dropdown menu to assign the Drag items to the correct match match the items Exercise is scored upon clicking the Activity is scored after dragging each Check Answer button item Allows for lengthy text entry Maximum of 100 ch
52. d each image one ata time or you can import a folder of images Click New to add a single image see below After adding your images you can use the up and down arrows to set the order Select One I mage ata Time At the New Photo window click Select image to select an image Type a caption for your image and click OK SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 103 SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 Sh Photo Album Activity Probes Captains Number of photos i Aa Ho Imaga Caption imgerr faldar of enagii ox C cne Look in C Source files ove File name imantsiLessoncilessons Source File Files of trpe a Files E E Photo Album Activity Photos Options Ph te Prevesv Humber of photos 6 Cataract i Diahetic Gllaucon hiya w zl Delete Caption Import foldar al imapas Rainig ok cance SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide I mport a Folder of I mages As mentioned previously you can import a folder of images From the Photos tab see the image at the left click Select Navigate your computer to click on a folder of images to select it see the image to the left Then click Open Edit a Caption You will get a message that images have been added to your photo album When you import a folder the caption for each image comes from the file name You can edit the caption by clicking on an item in the list and then clicking Edit Ty
53. dy use a Learning Management System such as Blackboard then you may not need to use the ScoreTracker feature Within LesssonBuilder you set your ScoreTracker options see below To view your student scores in the ScoreTracker database see the section View Student Scores in the ScoreTracker Set the ScoreTracker Options 1 2 3 Choose Properties Lesson Reporting Under the Student Options area select Submit to ScoreTracker Under the Course Assignments area click Create Course Type a course name such as Biology 101 Click OK Select the course under the Assign Lesson column see below Course Assignment 45sign this lesson to the following course s Courses Assign Lesson Biola my 10 Create Course Remove Course IMPORTANT Your e mail address MUST be the same e mail address that you use for the login to the ScoreTracker see below For details about the ScoreTracker login see the section Login Email 4ddress Click OK to return to your main editing window SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 58 Submit Scores to the ScoreTracker 1 Save and Preview your lesson 2 In the web browser your students would see a Submit Score button on the last page of the lesson see below You may want to instruct your students to enter their last name first Ex Jones Susan Notice they could enter a number identifier rather than a name After finishing this lesson
54. e Table a Table Accessibility Rows Table width columns x Table align C Use styled table Mon Styled Table Cell spacing Cell padding Border wian ETS Border color Background color 3 Right click in the top cell of your table and select I mage see below Early Presidents GF Paste Ctrl y embrace Delete Delete tioned a TextPopper nas Jefe GuizPopper born their Activity John Addi during h Honizontal Rule Bookmark SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 139 4 Select your image see the section Insert an Image 5 Type a caption in your second row Click the Align Center icon on the toolbar see below You can format the caption for Bold and Italic The faint outline you see designates your table area but when you preview the table you won t see a border George Washingtohiy First President 6 To make your image wrap around text make sure you have text below your image Then click in your image table 7 Choose Table Modify Table For Table align select Left Click OK see below Early Presidents The early presidents were men who embraced learning and challanges They came from differant states and backgrounds but yet envisioned a nation beyond their indwidual identities from certain states George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were farmers from Vingina although each had a vaned career in governme
55. e color that you use for your Sidebar color edo Color Save dig Delete SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 128 Footer Tab p StyleGullder ytnetitution Ove rvi ew On this tab you can change the appearance of the footer You can change the e Texture e Color for the footer text e Color for the footer background If you select and deselect the Top border or Bottom border notice that the border is a thin line The color for the border comes from the color for the Navigation bar chosen under the Banner tab IMPORTANT Click Save at the bottom of your screen to update your changes and click Close to return to your main editing window Apply a Personal Style to Your Lesson 1 Open a lesson if a lesson is not open already 2 Choose Properties Style Properties Notice that the style you created appears under Personal Styles 3 Click on this style to select it 4 Click OK to return to your main editing window Create a Personal Style from a Template You may want to make slight changes to a template and save it as a personal style 1 Choose Tools StyleBuilder or press the F11 key 2 On the General tab use the dropdown menu to select a template such as Aqua Blue 3 Make some changes to this style 4 Click Save As SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 129 5 Type a name for your style such as MyDepa
56. e short courses Link to Frequently Asked Questions Quick Tour Videos Link to Quick Tour Videos These videos are 2 5 minutes long demonstrating various features of LessonBuilder Sample Lessons Link to Sample Lessons including lessons by the Winners of the Lesson Challenge LMS Integration Link to integration guides for the Learning Management Systems such as Blackboard Academic Version Blackboard Campus Edition formerly WebCT Blackboard Vista formerly WebCT Desire2Learn and Moodle Other Resources Description on the SoftChalk Website Introducing SoftChalk Live online demo introducing LessonBuilder features Innovator Series Live online demo by innovative educators who demonstrate their use of SoftChalk lessons Innovator Archives Archives of the Innovator Series Innovator Vignettes 5 10 minute condensed versions of the Innovator Series SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 8 System LessonBuilder runs on Windows and Macintosh Specifications computers Students can view the lessons with all the major web browsers including Internet Explorer Firefox and Safari Certain Learning Management Systems have restrictions on what platforms and browsers can be used with SCORM lessons Widgets Websites A list of websites with web widgets Inserting Widgets is a new feature in Version 5 See the section Widgets SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide p
57. ee ee ee ee eee eseeeeeeeeeeeeteeeeeeaeeeeettstanagges 85 51 53 55 65 Modify or Remove an Activity ccc ccccececeee eset eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeengeneeeeeetteneggaes 85 ACUI OPON Wai esea E 86 Import and Export Text LiStS ccc ccccccccc eee e eee e eee ee eeeeee eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetseenaaaes 87 CROSS WOrG ACU IW scnranndjerneduterninbcnceiureshsetan tenn sankencuee nies edu reaeeareniea cin 89 EAN OD PCV ICY reene ee tnendadus anh ete npn Petal one entaaici ES T 91 Flash Card Activity ccccccccccccee eee e eee eeeeeeeeee sees ee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteeeeeaeeeeeeeetaaaggas 92 Hot Spot Activity Explore Mode cc ccc cece cece cee eee nese eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeanengaes 95 HOt Spot Activity QUIZ MOGC ics caiceterneranatdivsaakiritiiisaergul ei EA ETE 99 Labeling ACTIVILY cece cece cece cece eee e eee eeeeeeeneeeeeetteseesaeeeeeeeeeteeaagaeeeeerttsnagags 100 Ordering ACUTE sarna EEE E E EOR 102 POCO ADUM ACUVI Y raens Terr EE N TT 103 Seek A Word Activity ssssnesuerrererrrrererrrrsrrrrrrerrrrrrerrrrrrrrrrrererrrrerrrrrrerrrrne 106 SIGESHNOW ACUV IEY aeeeredi erann Ae REEE r E EEEE TEOT aR 107 FNI ACUVI cuneate a EEA E E T aieeteeae nine 111 Timeline Activity sesssssnerorrrrerrrrrrerrrrerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrerrrrerrrrrrerrrrerrrrrrrrerrrrne 113 Differences between QuizPoppers and Activities es ses sa sai i i i i i i 116 Major Differences between QuizPop
58. eensns 152 Upload an eCourse into a Learning Management System cccceeeeeeeeeeeeees 153 Prepare an eCourse for a CD sessesererrsrerrrrerrrrrrsrerrerrrrrrrrerrrrrrerrrrerrrrrree 154 Foreign Languages _______ Z Z Z Z 2 LLL 156 OIVA 5c scvicudaduetidwestuaeeancenarivadaacdese asad saududad eeleavebiechesaceuardxedeecteeduseeeaueuee 156 Output Languages for the Student Interface and InstructiOns ccce eee ees 156 Math Z Z LLL 157 OILA 157 Marn aNd OUIZPODDE sisine nE E AS NAE 157 Math and ACCIVITICS ocreirsaerreariesr ceti E Ea ai 157 Help ss 2 22 LLL 158 Copyright I nformation 158 Introduction Welcome to SoftChalk LessonBuilder the award winning software that lets you create engaging web lessons quickly and easily You can style your lesson for a professional look You can add many activities and quizzes that promote active learning If you are already familiar with LessonBuilder 4 you may want to go directly to the section Version 5 New Features and Enhancements You create your lessons using LessonBuilder which is a desktop application that runs on both Windows and Macintosh computers Your students can view your lesson using any standard web browser such as Internet Explorer Firefox and Safari Your students can learn your content through a variety of activities and quizzes including e Matching e Image labeling e Timeline e Flash cards e Ordering e Slide show e Crossword puzzle
59. ek A Word activity click Export Cards or Export List 2 Type a name for your list and click Save 3 You can import this list into an activity using the previous directions IMPORTANT If you happen to double click on your exported text list you may see all your information on one line see below Don t worry it s formatted correctly pup small apening flashcardl_1 pngdcornea Tocusing surface noimagel If you need to see your information in a word processor you can right click on the text file and choose Open With and select your word processor SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 88 Crossword Activity The Crossword activity lets you generate a crossword puzzle LessonBuilder S Croseword Activity Make List Tab Make List Options Help Evter Edt wardi 2 14 letters and clues Click Add to List after wants peer entering a pair word and succes parare clue To edit a word or clue a click on the item in the inean teenin bottom list and then click AHO 1 OR noart pre formetied bat fle Broman Edit Click Add to List after iii making your edits Numbar of bim T DHE CHENE GECE Sa mAN GE Be me Hai For instructions on importing Word Comia A clue tocusing surface and exporting text lists see the section Import and clue eterprets elechic al impulses at an image 3 Export Text Lists For information about the Ea i Delete Delete Lest l Exgeort List
60. emove a Hyperlink Thomas Jefferson j Credits eaw whitehouse aaow Credits wan whitehouse gow Credits www whitehouse agw be d li A OAL SL a babda TR LAE li Td LE peA LA SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 142 5 Preview your lesson in the browser see below Extra space appears between the images because when an image is inserted automatic padding is added Creare Washingtoiy L e er Wi WOU Se day Copy and Paste a Table from Word You can copy and paste a table from Word It will paste as an unstyled table You can click within a cell and choose Table Modify and select Use Styled Table provided you have attached a style to your lesson SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 143 eCourseBuilder Overview The eCourse Builder tool lets you assemble a course with multiple lessons For instance you may have an eCourse called Presidents that contains a lesson on Washington a lesson on Adams and a lesson on J efferson If you re just beginning with LessonBuilder we recommend getting familiar with creating individual lessons before using the eCourseBuilder tool To deliver your eCourse to your students you can e Package it as a zip file for uploading into a Learning Management System e Upload to a website e Or package the eCourse to go on a CD Create Some Individual Lessons Before assembling your eCourse you must first create some
61. ent Heading Levels If you have a mixture of heading levels Heading 1 Heading 2 and Heading 3 in your lesson then you will see indentation in your Table of Contents when you preview your lesson see below Contents Early Years introduction Early Life Interests Farmer Revolutionary War Years Commander in Chief strategy Alles President Constitutional Convention President Foreign Poucy French Revolution Party System Retirement SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 23 Insert and Remove a Hyperlink 1 Select some text 2 Choose I nsert Hyperlink or right click and choose Hyperlink 3 Within the URL or Selected File box use Ctrl V to paste your URL 4 It s a good idea to select Open the link in a new window if you re going to another website Otherwise your students may leave your lesson and never come back lImeeri lippen ink Eei i fee ti be GT HEE a UAL Paii ead gampi Tom LE 5 To remove a hyperlink right click on the hyperlink and choose Modify Hyperlink Then click Remove and OK to return to your main editing window SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 24 Internal Links Bookmarks You can create a link from one part of your lesson to another For instance you may be on page 5 of your lesson and want to reference information on page 2 In this case you create a bookmark on page 2 and then insert a hyper
62. entioned above click Save As to save your style for the first time You can save from any tab Type a name for your style such as Myl nstitution and click OK As you continue to make changes to your style click Save at the bottom of the window rather than Save As page 123 SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 General Tab Pb StyleBullder ivytnetitution i General Banner Content Sidebar Footer Ganeral Title Line One Subtitle line two TOC Y Nert amp l Page Heading Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adpisicing ett sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna siqua Ut anim ad minim veniam guis noshud exercRation waco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea Como consequat Duis aute irure dobor in reprehenderit in woluptate velit asse cium dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur Lal Mylnstituten Select a Templste Hake changes useeg the tabs above Choose Save As te cove a new personal styla cise _ Save cont Notice that your style name appears in the title bar and in the dropdown list toward the top of the list IMPORTANT Notice you can click on any part of the style such as the top banner area and go directly to that area for modifications SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 124 SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 i PStyleBullder Myinstiutisn General banner Content Sidebar Fester Barner Title Line One Subtitle tine two T Next amp
63. ents can view all the questions by scrolling up and down the browser see below IMPORTANT As mentioned previously students must click Check Answers at the end of the Quiz Group Oulz Group Light rays are focused through the lens True False Value 10 What ts the highly sensitive area of the retina Display Questions a macula All at Once b pupi o viireous Value 10 Which of the ingowing are components of ihe eye E a ens CI b pupi Display Questions One at a Time In their web browser students can view one question at a time see below Quiz Group te Yaa 10 The rehna converts the image info an elecinca impuse inal raves along the optic nerve to ihe Wain True Fae One ata Time SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 81 Display questions One ata Time Last screen After clicking Next after the last question students will see the following display Quiz Group Display Questions A One at a Time Last Screen Quiz is complete Click Check Answers to see your results Students can review and change answers Check Answers Or check answers Random Order Selecting this option will cause questions to appear in a random order each time students view the lesson in a browser Display Group Hide group Show group This option is like the Hide question Show question option for QuizPoppers If you sele
64. epancy between the appearance of numbered lists in the main editing window and the appearance of these lists in web browsers Version 5 has corrected this discrepancy SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 36 Updates to LessonBuilder If you re connected to the Internet you will get a notice if there are updates to LessonBuilder see below You can choose Update or Skip If you skip you will get the notice again when you re connected to the Internet and you open LessonBuilder Typically updates install within a few minutes Levecnirider 402 05 f2 ol iE Pe 1 Sa og he ae him Chufged in beta Pa E More bog food ope ele al Pehle aije ei PPE CP ae i SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 37 Media Search Overview The Media Search tool allows you to search for content across several content repositories A content repository is a website or content database with searchable content such as YouTube The content in the content repositories can be a n Image file Hyperlink to a Web page Video file Streaming video e g videos from www youtube com Text file PDF file Once you find content with the Media Search tool you can insert an item directly into a lesson and or save the item s into your SoftChalk Library For details on the SoftChalk Library see the section Library Copyright Considerations Each of the repositories included in
65. ftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 27 IMPORTANT Too many images with large file sizes in your lesson may cause your pages to load slowly in the web browser See the next page to see how to reduce your image size Reduce Your I mage Size If you click Optimize I mage on the previous screen notice the changes below leterd mape Select ekg Sire 144 KB 60x 600 Good image Attributes Absa default Bordari O Alternative text BiS _ Obi Long deecriptecn Change midih S00 Charge height 60 or cancel Cx em The green dot Good appears now For images over 800 by 800 the image dimensions will be reduced proportionally if you click Optimize I mage Incidentally your original image outside your lesson folder remains unchanged when you click Optimize I mage Notice that this image is still somewhat large 164 KB and 800 by 600 pixels If you have a lot of images in a lesson you may want to use an image editing program such as Photoshop or Irfanview www irfanview com free program to reduce the size and or dimensions of your image even more Image File Types You can insert a file that is a jpg jpeg gif ong or a omp If you insert a omp file it will get converted to a png file type You can t insert a tif file Accessibility Items Complete the Alternative text and Long Description text boxes For more information about LessonBuilder s Accessibility co
66. haaneeensndaaraeetony 65 meere QUIZE OD DE urrena ern vorsieretrarntanetaritexrs aieersiwiaitiesete ena E 66 Insert an image hyperlink media or math equations into a QuizPopper 66 Modify Or REMOVE a QUIZPOPPET cccccecee eee e cece tees eeeneeeeeeeeeeeenaueeeeeeetaneagaes 67 QuizPopper Feedback and Hint Tabs ccccccccc cece cece cece eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenneeeeenes 67 OUIZPODDEr ODUONS TaD aarne Ere E E PERE EEan 68 EUS P EO a E E T E tours feta catee sates 69 MOIRE CNOI O e EE E EE E EE E A E EEEE EE 70 MODE AN W rarr EREA EAEE A EE ES EE E AEE EESE 71 PON AN NO erena N E EE E 72 MeCN nanan Err ER A A EE EAER E 73 Order ee E E E E EE EA cnn 74 By EE A E A EE E E E TE E EA E L E E E E ET 75 Quiz Groups Z Z 2 LLL DE VICW EE E E E I A A A N E E PE E E E A 77 Moaea OU OOU serrare renra R E TOAT 77 Add Questions to a QUIZ Group s ssssssererrrrsrerrrrererrrrsrrrrrrsrerrerrrerrrrerrrrrrerre Td Edit a QUESTION IN A QUIZ Group ssssesesserererrrrersrrrrerrrrrrererrerrrrrrererrrrerererre 79 Change the Order of the Questions in a QUIZ Group ccc cece cece cece eeeeeeeeeeees 80 QuiZ GLOWS ONTO NS ass iuenintans te cntatressaeuiateend revs teens NE E EEE li e tian 80 MOTY FOGO a cones vera ashi aeconer av AN N 83 Activities ____ _ Z Z 2 2 020 IVEN IOW ae a E E E EE E A E A mia 84 Add Images to ACUIVIUGS cacdiceriea cinyeveeiiines E Ene E EEEE AEE 85 Insert AN Activity cece cece cece eee cece eee
67. halk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 12 Open Recent Choose File Open Recent and select your lesson from the dropdown list at the right see below Notice that for your most recent lesson you can use CtrI T art Ctrl T Washington Open Recent lel Save Ctrl 5 Save S Fle Madison Adams Jefferson Open Packaged Lesson theyre their there WE vyelessoan list Publish Lesson 1 2 3 dj m 6 T 5 Exit Ctrl a Back Up a Lesson To back up your lesson copy and paste your lesson folder onto another physical media such as a thumb drive or a server Or if you have a lesson with a large file size you may want to package the lesson as a zip file and then back up the zip file See the instructions below 1 Choose File Package Lesson Zip Format 2 Notice from the message window that your file is packaged with your lesson name and a zip extension This zip file is located within your lesson folder see below eye_snatomy htral eve anatomy zip 2 eye_anatomy dummy htrl 3 Copy this zip file onto a thumb drive or server Rename a Lesson The recommended way to rename a lesson is to open LessonBuilder and choose Save As see the steps below We don t recommend copying and pasting your folder and renaming it as there may be confusion when using File Open Recent 1 Within LessonBuilder open your lesson File Open or File Open Recent 2 Choose File Save As 3 Type a ne
68. he width of all the QuizPoppers in the lesson will expand to the width of the browser page SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 68 True False LessonBuilder f QuizPapper Proc Fikes Es Q amp A Tab a5 Feedback Hert Gebai Tha Friemen Delete Statement is a quick way to delete your statement The sinoi a mihbho substance For information about the options see the section QuizPopper Options Tab i 1 Tire O Faha Ciglete lateral OK Ca Web Browser W pl ie 1 The veo S A eike sue amp Tris i Fale Aight ced pul Tee Sirpoes ieee oe Pa ees eres Peents scored this tem SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 69 Multiple Choice LessonBuilder Y QuizPapper Kiultipls Choice Fe Q amp A Tab ee saa O88 Fesdbeck Hera Opisi Tha qguethen You can tab from area to area What on She Feghly pentis maa of the reina Click the radio button beside an answer to indicate the correct answer For information about the options see the section QuizPopper Options Tab _Cetete Question Clete keamers e ox Camm ee eee Web Browser ulr Mw ve Vale 1 What 6 fie high sensi ane of ther eana a pupa A b macula O e is aid Se ri Cheek Ander Shaha Geese pat Faim icarad thii tin f SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 70 Mu
69. he Title amp Layout tab Lesson Title The Lesson Title and Subtitle appear in the header in a web browser Footer Right click within the Footer Text area and notice that you can add a Hyperlink or special characters see below Like the header the footer will appear when viewing the lesson in a web browser Footer Content 62008 All Rights Reserved Date last modified April 11 2008 Unda a Cut Ctrl Copy Ctrl C EE _ Remove Te GA Paste Ctrl Delete Delete Format Image HyperLink Special Characters Math Characters Line Break Sidebar Layout You can have several sidebars for your lesson The On This Page sidebar is explained on the next page You can create other sidebars by choosing Properties Sidebars For details see the section Sidebars Table of Contents For details on setting up a Table of Contents see the section Table of Contents SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 16 e Navigation e Arrows When selected the Prev Previous and Next arrows appear in the navigation bar at the top in the web browser e Page Numbers When selected numbers for the pages appear in the navigation bar at the top in the web browser See the navigation bar below where the Arrows and Page Numbers options are selected e On This Page sidebar When selected a sidebar appears in the web browser with links to the headings Heading 1 Heading 2 Heading 3
70. hen to put hee country before his personal ambiien during he presidency 2 Click in your table and choose Table Modify Table 3 Set the Table align value to Left see below Click OK 1S Modify Table Table Accessibility Table width 50 Use menu item Table A to change Rows amp Columns Table align Use styled table 4 Your table with text wrapping appears see below Early Presidents The early presidents were men who embraced leaming and challenges They came from l diferent states and backgrounds but yet envisioned a naton beyond their individual identities from certain states George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were farmers from 1801 Thomas Jefferson va Virigina although each had a varied career in government away from their farms Washington was a Stoned general while Jefferson was an intellectual who read widely John Adams had passion and practically that led him to put his country before his personal ambition dunng his presidency SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 138 Create a Caption for an I mage You can use a table to create a caption for an image You can wrap text around this image 1 Create a table Choose Table Create Table 2 Deselect Use styled table Set the Rows to 2 Columns to 1 Table width to a width appropriate to your image de select Use styled table and Border width to 0 see below Click OK l5 Creat
71. hoose Math Characters or Equation IMPORTANT Within the Equation Editor there is a Help tab that provides specific help for this editor Math and QuizPoppers Within QuizPoppers you can insert math characters and equations in hints and feedback as well as in questions 1 Right click in a text field 2 Choose Math Characters or Equation You can t insert math characters or an equation in the answer fields for the Short Answer QuizPopper Math and Activities The following activities let you use equations as well as text e Flash Card e Hot Spot e Labeling e Sorting SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 157 Help If you have problems questions or comments regarding the installation or use of SoftChalk LessonBuilder please contact us at helo softchalk com or visit our website at www softchalk com Copyright I nformation SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 Copyright 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 SoftChalk LLC All Rights Reserved SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 158
72. i Sn Bt eed a in ue Se mage oe Adel ee List Cheeks Fela BM i D ee See eed Bet Ble of F i geregi order Mumbar af Aami 3 LEM aim Bak pe uah Be i Ligi pirhi Tetigi o papi w S Com Cir C eeu Cnn Ca e fo Ordering Aciivily Window linierne beplrei Ordering Actiwity iH i Drg leng Irom the lef coumn to ine comei order in the nghi pumn ers cr Lista ei lied on ve Pech ey pappia da mage Dmm o E LiM fist Ho HUET Tees Be Drg SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 Make List Tab Click Add to List after entering item To edit an item click on the item in the bottom list and then click Edit Click Add to List after making your edits Use the up and down arrows at the bottom to re order your items For instructions on importing and exporting text lists see the section Import and Export Text Lists For information about the options see the section Activity Options Tab Drag an item into the correct order in the right column SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 102 Photo Album Activity The photo album activity lets you create a clickable photo album LessonBuilder Sh Photo Album Activity Pree Pre vidi Humber of photes O a No Imaga Capper mge folder of eTA Select ok Tangel ak Hew Photo S lect image Phote nfornaton Caption Photos Tab You can ad
73. ide page 32 Link to a Streaming Web Movie such as YouTube Beginning with Version 5 you can use the Insert Widgets to link to streaming video For more details about Widgets see the section Widgets 1 Go to the YouTube site www youtube com and find your movie 2 Click in the Embed code usually on the right side of the screen 3 Right click and select Copy 4 Within LessonBuilder choose I nsert Widgets 5 Click Paste Code Click OK 6 Save and preview your lesson SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 33 Insert Text Annotations TextPoppers You can create text annotations using the TextPopper feature Within the web browser when you move your cursor over a highlighted word a text annotation oops up with additional information see below You can t copy and paste TextPoppers however you can cut and paste a TextPopper within the same lesson retina converts View information on macular degeneration Create a TextPoppper 1 In your main editing window select some text 2 Choose I nsert TextPopper or right click on your selected text and choose TextPopper 3 Type or paste text in the top and bottom areas see below 4 laz opi ice csip thee Domom Aret to cee a urge frome Poser Bagh tet Be are bee ae Spe Color acolo ane beckon ore mat aird AFUTE Aer oe Pouce Dre C Abe peer Be it 2 Bely poeta Ehmann Bath 200 ps Taipa pe 08 pr
74. in one place within a database This database will be maintained by either your institution or SoftChalk For details see the next sections Lesson Reporting ScoreTracker and View Student Scores in the ScoreTracker Print Certificate of This certificate will print only if a student Completion passes You set the passing percentage in the Certificate Information area The certificate prints the Student s Name or identifier Lesson Title and Subtitle School Institution Completion date CEUs if filled in under the Certification Information area Print Score Summary This summary prints the e Student s Name or identifier e Completion date e Score regardless if the student passed The score includes the total possible points points attempted points correct and percentage correct e Time spent in the lesson Email Completion The e mail includes the same information as for Results the Print Score Summary above In addition the completion time is recorded Again you must enter your e mail address to receive the scores Submit to The student s score is submitted to a database ScoreTracker maintained either by your institution or by SoftChalk See the next section for more details on the ScoreTracker SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 57 Lesson Reporting ScoreTracker The ScoreTracker option lets you download or email your students scores from a database If you alrea
75. in the web browser The Basics of lt i Pagel lt Toc my Eye Anatomy a Page Z Cross Section Cin this Page ar t a Camera visian H imi uj ers ime eye a rom there it travels thro fluid and g ae The Eye s AS muscles in the Wis rela pill aie Essential jine eye ight rays aret Components les and center of the eye caled wirewis eric Yves it form na the part of the eye similar to film in a camera they Cross Section hiat he image into an electrical imputse thal travels along Thee Eye s Eseediial lasan upright image Copipiniiis Thee Basics of Eye Filial Hit Dropdown menu at top of page in the web browser Toc Y Next 1 2 Page 1 gt The Basics of Eye Page 2 gt Anatomy Dirt Gia Cross Section Anatomy Image n S T The eye is a cc Laat i very similar to a c ot ot a powerful focu Components re it travels through the pupil As muscles in the iris relax or constrict the pupil rays are focused through the lens and proceed through a Create Page Names 1 Choose Properties Page Names 2 Type your page names oh Pape Hames Home the pages gd pou evculd like tham b apetar on the Table of Canterts Page Names Page 1 Page 22 SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 22 View the Page Names Below are the page names as they appear on the entry page of your lesson Contents Basics View a Table of Contents with Differ
76. individual lessons If you re new to LessonBuilder see the section Getting Started on how to create a lesson IMPORTANT You can edit your lessons after you put them into your eCourse See the section Edit a Lesson in an eCourse IMPORTANT As always keep backups of your lessons Create and Save an eCourse 1 Create some individual lessons that will go into your eCourse see above 2 Choose Tools eCourseBuilder SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 144 3 Type a title for your eCourse Click Add Lesson see below St eCourseBuilder File Help Cae a eCourse Title Title Presidents I Lessons in eCourse 4 Navigate to find your lesson folder Click on your lesson folder and click Open see below C Jefferson T ih ai A Hi qj t or File name ind SettingsiMary Bely DocumentsiLessonsil SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 145 5 Notice that your lesson now appears in the eCourse list See below IMPORTANT The name for your lesson comes from the Title you entered for the lesson Properties Style Properties Title amp Layout tab If you haven t entered a title for your lesson then the lesson name is the filename Sh oCourseBullder fie Help Dae a elaurce Tits Tile Prediderts Add Liiton Lessons in eCourse l Geange Washington 6 Click Add Lesson to add other lessons 7 Notice that you can use
77. k Hint Options Group name Ae Tee haberrennt Delp Gages Pace Guttu Fill out the information as you would normally for a QuizPopper Spend gj Cisplay qissini fe All ak ones One at at Li Random or Select the ntaa True Display groan ra LI False Hide group Ci Show gre Delete Statement 5 To add another QuizPopper select the Question Type and then click Add Edit a Question in a Quiz Group 1 Notice as you add questions your question list appears at the right Notice that you can click on a question to select it and then choose Modify see below Sh Quir Group Group Marnie Cueshers im Group Group meme Review Trot Queshen Trugf aise Light rays are focused through Salect GiPopper Muftipla Choate ihe is the hgh senile amp Qusshen Tree Test False Add Shor Aretevee Wahi a EF elie uae Sesona Matching RICH ihe Herrri Display questions Fesdbadk Trudi abre The reins comets he miga Sedering MA the fem in he cece 6 C All at once E Detaled A Eri Devers hoe light frees Dii One at a Gime C Summary fandom order Casalay group Hide growp C Shoe group SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 79 Change the Order of the Questions in a Quiz Group Select a question in the list at the right Then click the up or down arrows at the bottom of the screen see below Sk Quir Group moup Mame Group
78. larly updated on our website at www softchalk com Ilb_resources html See Gadgets by Google Gadgets are miniature objects that offer www aooagle com ia directorv svnd o dynamic content that can be placed on en any page on the web Game Widgets Free online Flash games great for K12 www onlinebestgames com audiences Good Widgets Create your own photo slideshow www goodwidgets com widgets Please note that LessonBuilder also has a slideshow activity and a photo album activity Netvibes Ecosystem Widgets are available without having to eco netvibes com set up an account PBS Library of Activity packs essentially www pbs org teachers activitypacks in Widgets that focuses on a curricular dex html theme and includes links to great PBS resources and supplemental activities PollDaddy Create polls and surveys www polldaddy com PRI Public Radio International Listen to and get headlines of PRI stories www pri org widgets htm on economic security social entrepreneurship and global health and development Widgetoko A blog that features a new widget every www widgetoko com day widgetbox Widgets are available without having to www widgetbox com set up an account Widgiland Widgets are available without having to www widgiland com set up an account Widgipedia Widgets are available without having to www widgipedia com set up an account SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk Lesso
79. le 3 To add a logo to your style go to the Banner tab see the following pages on the Banner tab IMPORTANT When you Save a style see the information under the General tab on the next page the style is saved independent from any lesson you may have open The style gets saved with the rest of the default SoftChalk styles The style will be available under Properties Style Properties for lessons on your computer Back Up a Style To back up a style see the section Export a Style Using StyleBuilder Transfer a Style to Other Users To transfer a style to other users see the section Import a Style Using StyleBuilder SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 122 SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 General Tab bStyleBuilder Uintitied p General Banner Content Sidebar Footer Ganeral Tithe Line One Subtitle line two Page Heading Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adpisicing ett sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna siqua Ut anim ad minim veniam QUIS noshud exercRation wEamco labors nisi ut aliquip ex ea Como consequat Duis aute irure dobor in reprehenderit in woluptate welt asse cium dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur Tem latesr w Select a Templste Hake changes useeg the tabs above Choose Save As bo cawe a new personal styla tSiyloBuilder Template General Banner Content Sidebar Footer Ganearal Ti
80. le width refers to the width of the table within the lesson window IMPORTANT If you have both a table and sidebar on the same page then you ll need to set your Table width to 99 or less If you have a style for your lesson see the section Style a Lesson then LessonBuilder creates default settings for e Cell spacing and padding e Border width e Border and background colors Table Tab With Use styled table deselected you can set other options Cell padding refers to the spacing around the text Cell spacing refers to the spacing between cells Cell spacing doesn t appear in the main editing window only in the web browser If you don t want any lines in your table then you can choose O for the border width Click the Select buttons if you want to change the colors for the border and background SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 132 Modify or Delete a Table Click within a cell and choose Table Modify Table or Table Delete Table Select a Row to Make a Header 1 Select a row by moving your cursor in front of a row and clicking see below 1404 George Washington 1797 John Adams 1801 Thomas Jefferson 2 Choose Table Row Make Column Headers 3 Headers appear see below If the Used styled table checkbox is not selected see the section Create a Table the headers are bold and centered Insert or Delete Rows If you re in the last cell of a
81. lesce ype pour name of identifier gt Essay Response Windows Internet Explorer A Click OK and the window below appears to let you print the essay Mary Beth 6 17 2009 Click Print to print the essay Tell us how you are enjoying the new features in version 5 Great I love the new features SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 76 Quiz Groups Overview The Quiz Group feature allows you to insert multiple QuizPoppers at one time For information on what a QuizPopper is please see the section QuizPoppers Points assigned to individual questions within a Quiz Group will be included in the total lesson score IMPORTANT When students are answering Quiz Group questions with their web browsers they will need to click Check Answers at the bottom of the Quiz Group With an individual QuizPopper versus a Group QuizPopper students need to click Check Answer after each question Insert a Quiz Group 1 Click in your lesson where you want your Quiz Group 2 Choose Insert Quiz Group 3 Create your questions for your Quiz Group see below 4 Click OK to return to your main editing window Add Questions to a Quiz Group 1 After inserting a Quiz Group see above type a name for your Quiz Group see below Pak Qutr Group mgu Beatie iijasherd m Grgu Select HipsPopper Cusshen Tree Triki Fiii Add CDhiaplay quations Feedback 5 All at once E Detaded ine gt
82. link to that bookmark on page 5 See the steps below for details Insert a Bookmark 1 Click where you want your bookmark to go If you select text the bookmark will be placed before the first character of your selected text 2 Choose I nsert Bookmark or right click and choose Bookmark 3 Type aname for your bookmark see below Insert Bookmark Use letters numbers dashes and underscores Spaces cannot be used Maximum of 30 letters Enter Edit Bookmark Bookmark name vitreous Current Bookmarks a Remember to create a hyperlink to this bookmark 4 Click OK to return to your main editing window 5 Notice the bookmark icon in your lesson re focused through the called We itreous art of the eye similar to SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 25 Link to a Bookmark 1 Select some text 2 Choose Insert Hyperlink or right click and choose Hyperlink 3 Select Choose Bookmark 4 From the dropdown menu select your bookmark see below Insert A HyperLink URL Protecels Select a file to link or select a URL Protocol and complete the URL Select file URL or Selected File Link to Internal Bookmark W Choose bookmark vitreous Selected bookmark Fywilreous Optponmal 5 Click OK to return to your main editing window Modify or Remove a Bookmark 1 Right click on the bookmark icon 2 Choose Modify Bookmark or Remo
83. ltiple Answer LessonBuilder 4 QuirPapper Bultiple Armen x Q amp A Tab TEA pandha Hort Opb Tha gurrthen Notice you can have more than one correct answer iedh of Sve following are parte of fre eye Click the checkbox for each correct answer For information about the options see the section QuizPopper Options Tab oo ee Ss ee ox Caan ee er Web Browser Cula Mie Which of the mineng Ore parts of ine eye pupi B tbe m e mm joa al onat angir Check Aniwa Fapa Gee jabi Finn pprid Set Aimi 1 SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 71 Short Answer LessonBuilder ah Quite pet thari doer TSA Pedic Hed Dabam porta Ths guedhen Hiisi a Ge pbebke rubetra m the ape i Gr oe AEn eid Boo vA ee Coane n belts dover ae TE m Fae e Q amp A Tab The answers are NOT case sensitive In other words if a student types VITREOUS for this question the answer will be correct since vitreous was entered IMPORTANT Notice the following warning under the Important tab To prevent JavaScript errors on your web pages these two characters may not be entered or pasted into the Answer fields on this window double quotes backslash Pasted sentences containing either of these characters will not be accepted For information about the options see the section QuizPopper Options Tab Web Browser
84. m definition or both by clicking the appropriate checkboxes in the lower left corner Select Add to Custom to add a card to the Custom Deck Select Custom Deck to review your custom cards r Fla Gard icrwiiy Windeed laternel Faplorer Fi Big Text Selected Flash Card Secivirg x IMPORTANT If Big text is selected i Citi Sho fo see ine higien portion images do not display n n E jelly like substance SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 94 Hot Spot Activity Explore Mode The Hotspot activity lets you explore areas of an image There are two modes Explore and Quiz With the explore mode you move your cursor over an image and popup text appears For details on the quiz mode see the section Hot Spot Activity Quiz Mode LessonBuilder f Het Sept Be helt X l mage amp Labels Tab image B Libelt Sense Click Select I mage to select an image For information about the options see the section Activity Options Tab 44 Hot Spat Aeriity x Use the drawing tools a a i j S Labels Sener below the Clear and Next buttons to color part of the image Pnie Eei C ue thia hare Epler mz Eras Hepi Tent Tied Ee ee ES ie ee ee a Enter text in the Enter a Hotspot Text area Cene j Cura NDARA Click Next to enter T another hotspot area see the following screen Epara Cape B ibr rj
85. med their resus to you Scores can be managed with the SooreTracker database Select ome of more cordent options then fl im the sore feig Student Options Lesson Tithe Print Certosa of Completion Recommended macenym J0 letters par bre F Print Score Summary Tite Eyo Anatomy Ered Completion Regula bl Subte Biology 101 C Submit to Scene Tracker Course Assignment Loanteste inborn Agdign thia legen te the follewing couried sg Passing Percentage TS CES foptsenal Colnar Aeron Liton Schoallinsitivten Demonmstaion Winvarsity Email Addeeia Your email address nN Create Ceiri 2 IMPORTANT If you select Email Completion Results you must enter your e mail address to receive the scores from your students 3 Notice if you select one or more checkboxes under the Student Options area then buttons are created automatically for your students on the last page of the lesson in the web browser see below These buttons don t appear in your LessonBuilder main editing window After finishing this lesson complete the form below Type your name or identifier SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 56 Explanation of Items under Student Options With the first three options Print Certificate of Completion Print Score Summary and Email Completion Results you gather information from each student With the Submit to ScoreTracker option you can view your students scores
86. mpliance see www softchalk com Ilb standards html SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 28 Re size an mage within the Main Editing Window 1 Within your main editing window click on your image to select it 2 Drag a corner square handle to re size it proportionally t Sol halk Leonbuilder Linit iei de Bde ipari Fanmi at Toole Table Prepara Prowse mjalg mE inal vier BRL e e PP l Bie e LE rae ten IMPORTANT When you re size an image in the main editing window the re sizing affects the presentation of the image but not the actual file size Wrap Text around an Image 1 Within your main editing window click at the beginning of a paragraph 2 Choose Insert Image or right click and choose Image 3 Click Select image 4 Select your image file 5 Click Select 6 For Align select left 7 Click OK to return to your main editing window 4 Sol halk Lemanbuilder aralin Hir rie Eas Ine Ferm ak Tosiz Table Freparaes Preview Walp e irimi elas BMBZUTLT SOP EB Bee EE hima ee A Se leh ou fin hee apala buith i mi Poche Viies Thad binhe tater ally bhima Fi Apri and Gey m Gia far ied mak A dlii BAe iprnig n Tei pan g hg opun Mimani A haw ed fot pa ies i h Ps in canng for azaleas you hase to be sure ff tam i Gorikae Biel Wha buti fer Lara OU Say eae Sie benul buds SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonB
87. nBuilder 5 User Guide page 119 Insert a Widget in a Lesson 1 Find a widget from another website see the previous section Widget Websites 2 Then copy the embed code for that widget Please note that different websites may use different wording for this code but the code to copy should be obvious For instance PollDaddy refers to this code as Javascript Poll Method or Javascript Popup Method For PollDaddy this code is in a green box after you click Save and Continue 3 Start LessonBuilder Choose I nsert Widget 4 Fill out the information below Notice that you can click Paste Code to put the copied code in see below Sy Insert Widget Widget Name f Survey of V5 Features Desconphon ind outth e level of interest foreach new feature in version 4 Widget code span style font size Spx lt a href paste gt gt hip vase polldaddy com gt Suveys Ja lt span gt lt noscript eee ce cee 5 Click OK to return to your main editing window 6 You ll see a placeholder for your survey in your lesson see below Sy Galt halk Lewenkhullder versions _lealuret html File Edit Insert Format Tools Table Properties Preview Melo Arial wie BEB Z UIZ JAJE JU Son halk has introduced mamy new ering features for Version Below is a poll that bets you express your interest in the new features SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 120 7 When you save and
88. ncher app SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 54 View Your Students Results and Scores IMPORTANT If you want to keep track of your students scores be sure to assign points to your QuizPoppers see the section Options Tab and Activities see the section Options tab Learning Management System If you use one of the following a Learning Management Systems then you can view your students scores within the gradebook for your LMS e Angel e Blackboard Academic e Blackboard Campus Edition formerly WebCT e Blackboard Vista formerly WebCT e Moodle While SoftChalk has tested the above LMS systems other LMS systems that support SCORM gradebook integration should work as well IMPORTANT You must package your lesson as SCORM to see your students scores You must also upload your SCORM file as SCORM content For details see the appropriate integration guide on our website for uploading your lesson at http www softchalk com support html SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 55 Lesson Reporting Print or E mail Results If you don t have a Learning Management System or even if you do you can use the lesson reporting options found in the Lesson Reporting area Select Items under Student Options 1 Choose Properties Lesson Reporting see below th Lesson Reporting Popii ScoreTracker URL Halp Students can prt and or e
89. nd Ours a Enied teat tp make a iecebar Kar Guidel o s i it Gage lor the A Cut Ctrlex ia copy Ctri c saa Trp Seat tor all i rare corte hhe cumenti Delete Delete Bisel Ctri Shifte L Tie ietiod ning trl Allee L a ddebar from ai Hrparlmi anid then For Page 1 Aadha Veden Hop pprtir 5 Library z Seca Charre Math Characters Line Break om Tancoal Put the Sidebar on All Pages 1 Click Copy to All Pages 2 Click OK at the message window 3 Click OK to return to your main editing window Remove the Sidebar from All Pages 1 Click Clear Text 2 Click Copy to All Pages 3 Click OK at the message window 4 Click OK to return to your main editing window Put the Sidebar on a Specific Page 1 Choose Properties Sidebars and select a sidebar 2 Select a page from the For Page dropdown menu 3 Type or paste text into the white box 4 Click OK to return to your main editing window SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 19 Modify the Sidebar for a Specific Page 1 Choose Properties Sidebars and select a sidebar 2 Select a page from the For Page dropdown menu 3 Edit the text into the white box 4 Click OK to return to your main editing window How Removing a Page Break Affects Sidebars IMPORTANT Let s say you have a lesson with three pages and a Learn More sidebar with different content for each page If you remove the page break between p
90. nt away from their Ji farms Washington was a storied general while Jefferson was an intellectual who read widely John Adams had George Washingt hs passion and practically that led him to put his country before his personal ambition dunng his presidency Washington was very good at recognizing talent His cabinet had many illustrious minds including Jefferson and Hamilton Washington was not intimidated with having brillant people around him First President 8 Preview your lesson see below No border appears Early Presidents The G2rly presidemis were men who embraced leaming ami challenges They came from different states and backgrounds but yel envisioned a mabon beyond their indasdual imenhies Por Cartan states George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were farmers from Virigina although each had a vaned career In Government away from their fans Washingion was a Soned general white Jeferton wat an intelectual wid read wedety John Adams had passion and peactcaly that ted him to put his Country before his personal ambition during his First President Presidency Washington was very good af recognizing talent His cabinet had many illustrious minds including Jefferson and Hamilton Washington was not intimidated with r r a aa Pa m a fe Pirie Gilam peppe Moum mrn SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 140 9 You can modify your image caption table as you would any table You can add a ro
91. on Guides at www softchalk com support html Create an essay question that can be emailed or printed Photo Album Create an activity with multiple images resembling a photo album Enhancements Description O Accessibility For details see www softchalk com lb_standards html Crossword Activity Option to select a static crossword puzzle that students see each time rather than a randomly generated puzzle QuizPoppers ppers Extra wide format option Sidebars Copy and preserve formatting and hyperlinks among sidebars Slide Show Import a folder of images StyleBuilder Change color in more areas of a style Choose a larger maximum logo 400 x 300 pixels Tables Select rows columns and multiple cells Create word wrapping around a table Table of Contents Indentations based on heading levels SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 7 Help Topics and Resources on the SoftChalk Website IMPORTANT The items below under Help Topics can be accessed within LessonBuilder On your top menu bar choose Help Help Topics see below B zu PRRs Se id ot Check for Updates Training Registration fonline About LessanBuilder FAQ Conline Enter Licente Quick Tour Videos fonline Sample Lessons online LMS Integration fonline User Guide Click on an item in Table of Contents or use Find Ctrl F Includes a Getting Started section Training Registration Link to sign up for free onlin
92. ou can use only letters numbers dashes and underscores You cannot use spaces apostrophes or characters that are not letters numbers dashes or underscores When you save your lesson it becomes a folder with various files in it Fortunately you don t need to know the function of each file just that your lesson is a folder with files in it Later in this guide you ll learn how to package and deliver your lesson You may want to avoid the File Save As command unless you want to rename your lesson IMPORTANT If you have inserted a file from your local computer into your lesson such as an image LessonBuilder automatically places a copy of the inserted file into your lesson folder Lesson At any time while you are working on your lesson you may preview it to see how it would look to your students in their web browser You can preview your lesson in one of three ways 1 Preview View in Browser 2 Ctri P 3 Click the Preview icon on the toolbar at the top see below IMPORTANT When you preview your lesson in Internet Explorer on your local computer you may get a message in your information bar at the top that it is restricting scripts and Active X controls This message won t occur when looking at the lesson on a web server or within a Learning Management System To turn off this blocking function on your local computer use the steps on the next page SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide
93. ou have just a few repositories that you use regularly you may want to modify the search list so that only those repositories appear on your search window You can always add them back if you want As mentioned earlier you can add your own computer to the search list 1 Within LessonBuilder choose Tools Media Search if your search window is not open already 2 Click Add Remove Repositories see below Sh Media Search Saarch Peigi Prawns Resak Keyercnd sh rainbow aF Hyr refulfrepottory 25 Search Cunrent Search List Select Repoditery e Fickr ce C rowTube Ez LI BIT Vusi Cukura Project DE Blackboard Contant Sytem A O conTENTdm J ag Ada Remorse Raportti Cheek All 3 To add an item to your current list click one or more items on the left 4 Click the middle double arrow button see below The item s will then appear on the right under the Current Search List Sh Repository Selection available Bapoetoaries Cunnent Search List ee Micke E C INTELECOM C YeuTube ih O NSDL Be OMIT visuateing Culbares Propect H Blackboard Content System f C CONTENTdm _ ART stor Erepelopedis Braanreca SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 43 7 To remove a repository from your current search list select one or more items on the right Click the middle double arrow button see below The items will then appear on the left under
94. ou label parts of an image You can use up to ten labels LessonBuilder Lobes Li ge ee oe 1 Delect a margt Cibeg ire gf OF pag E EfAgr terme ito The Label bo the desired locators Click Seve sod Chea a Chek Trek Labels an 0 era per label Ka fue CER SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 chew an cance Make List Tab Click Select image to select an image Enter your labels Click Place Labels see below Once you ve placed your labels the Finish button will activate Click Finish to return to your main editing window For information about the options see the section Activity Options Tab Place Labels IMPORTANT Be sure to drag each label and circle pointer onto the image Note that you can change the line color and width The graphic in the upper left corner allows you to move the image within your window Click Save and Close to return to your previous window see above SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 100 Web Browser Eb ie AeIE Mindan hrbarnal Epler Drag each label to the correct slot alabeling Activity a Drag the lapes tom the bottom to tp comect siots SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 101 Ordering Activity The Ordering activity lets you put text items into a sequence LessonBuilder of Uridine Alvi E aa a Make Lit gbami Help Deier i dt lie Lael raped G
95. ow e Sorting e Timeline For information on which activities allow you to insert equations see the section Math and Activities Insert an Activity Click in your lesson where you want your activity Choose I nsert Activity Modify or Remove an Activity Within your main editing window right click on an activity and choose Modify Activity or Remove Activity see below SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 85 Activity Options Tab There are certain options that are common among the activities Depending on the activity different options may appear Click on the Options tab within each activity Ay Ordering Activity Make List Ophons He a LTE Drag Aima tom Fe ES colum to the comect order inthe igi poluri Rathore Theta Tert Shen pnia apon C Show restart button ps Fyns B Cisplay inline E Play feedbeck sounds all Activites OK e ancel A Color area will appear if you have an unstyled lesson Instructions for the student Notice you can change the default instructions and add a description of the activity for accessibility Section 508 compliance Show answers option Some activities have this option For instance for the ordering activity students can click an Answers link that brings up the following Correct Ordai i Gn eners me ee TrA Me ores i GME Fed Seah at pi 3 I GME AS EE ed dug ee ae Le riya Sa a Sr a n ec OAT cy Sho
96. pe a new caption and click OK page 104 Web Browser Click on the right side of the image Pi acess to go to the next image Turn tre bs a i of keh aide of each Page Click on the left side of the image to go to the previous page lt r lt lt SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 105 Seek A Word Activity The Seek A Word activity lets you pick out words in a grid If you want to introduce difficult terms this would be a good activity for an initial exposure to the terms LessonBuilder Sk Seek A Word Activity Make List gptons Help Enter Edit max letters per word if guara zope minus iji Word iris Add to List Delete Field TI d E j a ANG OF import pre Fonmatted text file Ward ligt Number of tems 4 pupil cama reine al est oeiete Delete ut epore ua Seebieed Retin Cici anal Graig to repre a Aue md bam Stee eat o J Fr BF A rms O P wm E E r O T amp O P 6 anna HX OP FF r J H A S C SCR G a 0 M rF Z E E 2 O Z D SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 Make List Tab Click Add to List after entering a word The square size is the number of letters in each row and column The bigger the square size the bigger the grid and the more difficult the activity To edit a word click on the word in the bottom list and then click Edit
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98. pied lessons inside your eCourse folder Lessons V5 E mfx File Edit view Favorites Tor ae O O 8 Address Er C Documents and Sek 0 Mame Siz 3 Adams O Jefferson washington 7 Presidents Fie Edt Yew Favortes Toos Help Gem gt a S Search j gt Folders Tri Address 0 C Documents and Settings Mary Be My Documents L fg Go Il Contents of eCourse folder Notice the lesson folders ourse js E course _props tet naves SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 148 Preview an eCourse 1 Make sure you have an eCourse open If necessary see the section Open an eCourse Within your eCourseBuilder window click the Preview icon see below If your preview icon is disabled then you need to save your eCourse See the section Create and Save an eCourse lt eloumebullder File Help Cauria Tithe Tale Pretisni Add Larti Lenin im eCourse L George Washington 2 John Adar Thomas Sitorsor 2 Your browser window should appear see below IMPORTANT Notice in the left navigation bar that the navigation link Early Years comes from the Page Name in the lesson If you don t have Page Names in your lesson then there will be links to the first heading on each page of your lesson LAT lt oT oe eal 7 i i a iA ne ae 7 ee m cmoa g a Tat ed i 2 ml 7 r Pre side nis i ka K i kS W W EA l E n g L 2 I lt e A mn r Fir Fy
99. question answer feedback or hint see below 2k QuizPopper True False QA Feedback Hint Options The statement amp Cut Ra Copy tal Faste Paste As Plain Text Delete Bullets Numbering Format image Hyperlink Media Library widget Special Characters Math Characters Equator line Break 3 Then make a selection such as Image Media or Equation Cirta Cide Cid i Delete Chrl Shift e Clt AtA rtemet Cancel SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 66 Modify or Remove a QuizPopper Within your main editing window right click on a QuizPopper and choose Modify QuizPopper or Remove QuizPopper see below Although there are different types of QuizPoppers all the QuizPoppers share the same way to set the feedback hint and options See the following information Modify GuizPopper Remove QuizPopper QuizPopper Feedback and Hint Tabs 4 QuisPap peri Hulpe Loker F Bg A PIGGE Hral Giysi Fesdtad hor mp sass Bagh Good job D cer correc armar wi fep diiri eae Mendiari Riis Tae ae Pepe a i QuisPappet Troe Fah ee i l feriad Feet Babari Ge hey beetle by bilay batt The vineous fille the center of the mye You can add specific feedback for a right and wrong answer Currently you can t add feedback for a certain wrong answer e g feedback for wrong answer a feedback for wrong answer b e
100. r FOIder ccc cece cc cece cece c cece cece ce eeeaeeesesuentneanatntnesetntntanananns 50 Back Up the SOCK AIK LID ALY ininsciviscenianriwnsreeisavinermeecideaenarneneelionniceiaseewhen 50 Package a Lesson and Open a Packaged Lessons i i i OCi OC OOC When Would You Package a LESSON 1 et eee enn nna 51 SLEDS tO Package ca LESSON arpei niner an A ER 51 open a PaGkaGed EESSOI sescnierroscwarcestncarnunenstutaremcemshetermncerepederrecenamceranecested 52 Deliver a Lesson to Your Students _________ Z Z Z Z Z Z 22 Upload a Lesson into a Learning Management System LMS ccceeeeeeeees 53 Upload a Lesson to a Web Serve rf s sessrsersrerrrrererrrrerrrrrrsrrrrrrererrrrerrrrrrerre 53 Load a Lesson on Computers in Your CIASSFOOM ccc ceeee cece eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetenees 53 POTA E FOUR LOS O eaa E E E E tian E AEA 53 Prepare a Lesson TOr a CD cincactue canes ienn EEEN ATENEA 54 View Your Students Results and Scores _ _____ Z Z Z Z Z 2 Z2 2222222 Learning Management SystemM s sessrrerererrrrererrrrerrrrrrsrerrererrrrererrrrrrererre 55 Lesson Reporting Print or E mail Results ccee cece cece eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeananaes 56 Lesson Reporting SCOrelracke l wicinstcmicivieietin eisai aes 58 View Student Scores in the SCOreTrackerr ccc ccc cccceee eee e cece ee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaneaaes 60 QuizPoppers _____ Z Z Z2 2 2 www VEION oe a taueaneccnd nee eetat op sen anid cammnieiats
101. r entering a pair fastest a item and match Psion trae operng To edit an item or match click on the chad snees cones ree item in the bottom list and then click AND OR import reformatted text Aie Edit Click Add to List after making your edits bem tert amp pairt ragqured ceimion For instructions on importing and RIC footing aurtece exporting text lists see the section EAE Import and Export Text Lists For EE RE E E information about the options see the itam wfroous section Activity Options Tab maich jelly kke dutiharce bl ese Lose fo Draphlifop Letnaty Mimbre Infernel taploier a E Drag the items in any order to make DraghDrop Activity the correct matches te f Drag te ime trem ig bottom io the Hols on iha ragh oor bass p amab sp riena Thighs meniere maa Coe Ena 2 hehe Gebalanece gt eeng UE Paid be ere cole Mapema Fa ire pi Pe aja SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 91 Flash Card Activity The Flash Card activity lets you review terms and definitions in a flash card format The definitions can include equations and or images IMPORTANT If your images are not appearing you may have Big Text selected under the Options tab See the next page LessonBuilder Sy Flash Card Activity Ca rds Ta b Cards Options Help Click New to create a card see below Tarmi pist aae To edit a term or definition click on the
102. rtment and click OK Export a Style Using StyleBuilder Exporting and importing a style lets you give your personal style to others Exporting a style will also allow you to back up the style since the export process creates a zip file L 2 Choose Tools StyleBuilder or press the F11 key On the General tab select a personal style from the dropdown menu Click Export Type a name for your exported style such as MyOrganization I MPORTANT You probably want to use the same name as your style to avoid confusion Click Save Click OK at the Export complete screen On your local computer notice that your exported style became a zip file e g Myl nstitution zip To have others use this style e mail this file or upload this file to a server To back up this style just copy this zip to another physical media like a server or thumb drive Import a Style Using StyleBuilder You can import a style someone else created Once you import a style and apply it to a lesson then this style will be your default style for new lessons 1 2 Choose Tools StyleBuilder or press the F11 key Click Import Select the exported zip file see the section above Export a Style Using StyleBuilder Click Open Click OK at the Import complete dialogue window Notice the imported style now appears in your dropdown list Click Close to return to your main editing window To apply this style to a lesson choose Properties
103. rview The Library lets you save images and media into one location for easy insertion into a lesson Add an Item to the Library You can add an item to the Library using the Media Search tool See the section Save an Item s to the Library Once you ve added items to the Library you can drag an item from one folder to another Create Folders in the Library 1 Choose Tools Library 2 Click New Folder 3 Notice by using the dropdown menu you can set up default folders for your images streaming video hyperlinks etc see below TS New Folder New Folder Name Name Desgription Or choose a default name SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 46 4 After either selecting a folder name from the dropdown menu or typing a name click OK see below Sh New Folder New Folder Name SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 47 6 To add another folder to the Library click on the Library folder Then click New Folder see below IMPORTANT If the Images folder is selected and you click New Folder then the folder will be under the I mages folder Please note that you can drag your folder from one place to another Sk SoftChalk Library Library a ry Name Library Description New Folder Move Items within the Library Notice that by dragging the icons you can e re arrange the order of the folders e move items in
104. s on the toolbar The formatted cells appear see below Konfime ae 1769 George Washington 1797 John Adams 1801 Thomas Jeferson SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 136 Accessibility Enter a Caption Click on the Accessibility tab see below and enter a caption and summary for your table When you enter a caption it appears as the title for your table directly above your table For more information about LessonBuilder s Accessibility compliance see www softchalk com Ib_standards html Sy Modify Table Table Socestecbilrty Aedes Features Capion Align Capuam SRT Fa Lite meni fam Tabiy he change Headers SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 137 Wrap Text around a Table If you have a table with a width less than 100 typically 75 or 50 then you can have text wrap around the text 1 Enter text below your table see below Early Presidents Ye at hen Thomas Jefferson 5 The eariy prendens were Men sho embraced learning ani thilenget The came from dilerem tlates and batikorounds but yet envisioned a nation beyond their indrvidual idnes from cortan states George Waghington and Thomas Jefferson were farmers from Vingne although each hada waned Career mm Govemment der ay from thr fart Washington wat a toned general whe Jefferson was an intellectual who read widely John Adams had passion and practcally that led
105. sed Go aiusmed tempor incididunt Ut labore et dolore magna abqua Ut enim ajd miim weniam Quis nostrud exercation ukamea latons nisi ut aligwp ex ea commoda consequat Duis aute inwe dolor in raprehendent in woluptate weal esse cillum tolare eu fugiat nulla E E Fant Anma Ea Save Save diz Delete Page I imeort export ctose Overview On this tab you can set the Color for your headings and links Color for the text in the body of your lesson Font for your lesson Background color for your pages on the image at the left a cream color was chosen The font affects the title subtitle body text headings sidebar and footer It doesn t affect the navigation elements such as Prev and Next within the navigation bar SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 127 Sidebar Tab p tSiylo olider jbyinstiutisn j Overview General Banner Content Seber Footer On this tab you can change the appearance of the sidebar If you select Transparent the color for the sidebar disappears and you see the Background color chosen under the Content tab Ofrareparent CO Save Pb StyleBullder idyinetitution J Rou nded box General Banner Content Seber Footer With a Rounded box color chosen a rounded box appears within the sidebar No Lines If you don t want lines within your sidebar you can select Rounded box and use the sam
106. t an item or folder Before you can delete a folder the folder must be empty Click Delete Back up the SoftChalk Library 1 For PC users Go to the location for your SoftChalk Library folder which is C Documents and Settings Username Application Data SoftChalk see below SoftChalk File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Q Back 7 g wi p Search Wey Folders Eee Addressfl Ey C Documents and Settings Mary Belpplication Data SoftChalk Mame File and Folder Tasks Make a new Folder es Publish this Folder to the Web For Macintosh users Go to the location for your SoftChalk Library folder which is user home Library Application Support SoftChalk Library Copy and paste your Library folder onto another physical media such as a thumb drive or a server SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 50 Package a Lesson and Open a Packaged Lesson When Would You Package a Lesson You may need to package a lesson for one of the following reasons You want to upload your lesson into your Learning Management System IMPORTANT See our website www softchalk com support html for integration guides for Learning Management Systems If you use one of these guides then you don t need to read further in this section about packaging a lesson You may want to package a lesson if you back it up on a thumb drive or other location You may want to package a lesson if you collabor
107. tc Notice you have the option to show the correct answer with the feedback Notice you can add a hint button SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 67 QuizPopper Options Tab Sh QuirPopper batching OS A Feedback Hint Opbons f F F Tij TT ia opn ura with Huiz hea haz Mic I Set Check tira Tea Yourned LJ Teel ory meer a Points 4 bad Light Blue A Hide question i fl Shaw jh F Allow retry Burk oe Feb aks a ooo APT aaa LA Black amp White a Dnding Eria mida lis popap wredor all QuarPopoers ers oe Cancel Om J You can choose a style Color only if you have an unstyled lesson SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 Open questions with You can change the appearance of the clickable graphic that designates your QuizPopper You can also use text rather than a graphic the Text only option Display on page Hide question will display the clickable graphic in the web browser rather than the question If you have a lot of questions on a page you may want to use the Hide question option Question IMPORTANT You must assign points to each question in order for the scoring to work correctly Allow retry With this option selected a student can keep answering a question IMPORTANT LessonBuilder will record the student s most recent response as the Sstudent s answer Extra wide With this option selected t
108. the up and down arrows or drag a lesson name to re arrange the order of lessons in your list see below Sh oCournmeulider file Palp Dan amp touris Tithe Tile Pregutents Addteseon Remave Leseon yN Lessons in eCourse l Gaona Washingion 2 Theenad Hierna SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 146 8 Once you have added your lessons you can save your eCourse by either clicking the Save icon on the eCourseBuilder window see below Or choose File Save within the eCourseBuilder window Note that this is a separate Save process from saving an individual lesson Tak eCourseHuilder File Help o fe a eCourse Title Title Presidents Add Lesson Lessons in eCourse 1 George Washington 2 John Adams 3 Thomas Jetferson 9 Type a name for your eCourse and click Save see below Sk Save Course Save int Co Lessons V5 O Adams G Jetferson G Washington file name Save Files of type TML hermi Cancel 10 After saving your eCourse click Close to return to your main editing window SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 147 11 Your eCourse becomes a folder on your computer see below IMPORTANT When you save your eCourse you get a folder with your original lessons copied inside of it see below In other words you have two versions of each lesson you have your original lessons and the newly co
109. tle Line One Subtitle tine two Tot ill Next l aj Toc Page Heading Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetu atpisicing ett sed Co eiusmod iempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aigua Ut anim ad minim eniam guis nostrud exercAaton WEAMCo laboris m si ut aliquip k ea ounmet consequat Duis awie iure dobor in reprehenderit in wouptate weit asse cium dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur EE Evening Blua E Festiva F Flames oj SI Goldenrod Select a Templste Hake changes u E Asu bo rare a new personal style hStyleBullder Template General Banner Content Sidebar Footer Generel Title Line One Subtitle line two Ea TOC Page Head Lorem ipaum dolor 3 tempor incigedunt wt WEeNlamM quis nastru ommi COnsequa asse cium dolore g Strie Name Maximam 50 charachers Leann htrio A More ok Ccana l E Grass Green 4 Select a Templste Hake changes useeg the tabs sbowe Choose Save as to tawe a new personel style SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide Overview On this tab you can Select a style to modify Click Save As to create a new style Select a style you created previously in order to make changes Dropdown List Before creating a new style you may want to browse through the existing styles from the dropdown list and select one to modify Once you select a style to modify click Save As to type a named for your style see below Save As m
110. to folders SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 48 Expand and Collapse the Library List Once you have items within folders you can use the plus or minus buttons to expand or collapse the list see below 2k SoftChalk Library Library y Library Streaming PENICILLIN RAINBOW The Rainbow Warriors oy dj Double Rainbow 4 supernumerary rambow t Rainbow over Boise Name Images Deseription Default tolder for images Pew Folder Insert a Library Item into a Lesson 1 Choose Tools Library 2 Open a folder such as Images and click on an item to select it 3 Once your item is selected click I nsert I nto Lesson see below 13 SoftChalk Library Library j y Library Streaming PENDCILLIN RAINBOW oe The Rainbow Warriors Ho 9 imag Ae E Rainbow Up rnume rry r mpow Jk Rainbow over Boise Name Double Rainbow Description explanation was prowided by Thomas Young in 1804 New Folder oes SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 49 4 When you are finished inserting items into your lesson click Close IMPORTANT As with inserting images and other media I nsert Image or Insert Media a copy of your inserted item goes into your lesson folder The Original item stays in the library Delete an Item or Folder L 2 Choose Tools Library In the top part of the window selec
111. to your lesson your lesson automatically acquires a professional appearance with a header also referred to as a banner footer navigation bar and options for sidebars Attach a Style 1 Choose Properties Style Properties 2 Click on a style at the right Notice that you can scroll down to view even more styles To learn how to create your own style see the section Style Builder 3 Click OK If you preview your lesson at this point you ll see a header with no text a footer with some default text and a navigation bar at the top if you have inserted some page breaks These style items don t appear when you re looking at your lesson in LessonBuilder You can add more options to your lesson see below Set Options for Your Style 1 Choose Properties Style Properties 2 Click the Title amp Layout tab see below Sb Style Properties Siyles Tle amp Layout Instal A Restore if Tile Recommended maximum 30 letters per line Right sceber Co Lett sidebar Tabla CP Lees i Entry page U Rallaver meni in a gidebar zs Dropdown mara at ten of page Content Geo AT Argis Reserved l Cote lag modded May 21 009 Ag vig ater 5 gt E Arrows Tet Created with SoftChalk LeaponBulder Page Pumoers an Tht Page didebar Pr uit ae gt T Remand Tasi set Default Taxt fl Pring all pages SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 15 Options on t
112. uilder 5 User Guide page 29 Remove an Image 1 Within your main editing window right click on an image 2 Choose Modify Image 3 Click Remove 4 Click OK to return to your main editing window IMPORTANT When you remove an image the file remains in your lesson folder Delete the file from within your lesson folder If you plan to reinsert the file then don t worry about deleting it from your lesson folder SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 30 Insert Media Sound Animation or Video You can insert various types of media into your lesson You can insert various sound video and animation files For information on searching content repositories to find media see the section Media Search Tool If you need a sound program Audacity is a popular free recording and editing program http audacity sourceforge net 1 Choose Insert Media or right click and choose Media Sy insert Medla Ghope le fps then pelod a filo or anier a WAL E adig D Vides Flash Select file Srnec aye C Web Mavis Intim ap E Linked file Divine player Fis P Loe USL af Aeh Mave 2 Select the File Type Audio Video etc 3 Click Select file to select your file see the table below for supported formats Media Formats File Type Formats Supported Audio alff au mid midi mp3 ra ram rmf wav wma Video avi mpeg Mpg mov wmv Flash swf Shock
113. ve Bookmark see below are focused through the fe called Bi Modify Bookmark part of the mage into Remove Bookmark SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 26 Insert an I mage IMPORTANT When you insert an image a copy of the image is placed in your lesson folder when you save Your original image remains in its original location If you modify the original image you ll need to re insert the image You may want to investigate the Media Search Tool which lets you insert media including images from various content repositories For details see Media Search Tool To put a caption under an image see the section Create a Caption for an Image 1 Click within your lesson to put your insertion point where you want your image 2 Choose Insert Image or right click and choose Image 3 Click Select image 4 Select your image file 5 Click Select 6 At the screen below you have several options You can change the alignment border and dimensions You can also add text for accessibility meari mape i Select mage Jpimize Imag Sire 1207 KB 1600 x 1200 Net recommended image Attributes Alga default Border 0 Alternstive text BOG_ObthlPG Long deponipteen Change midih 1600 Charge hoighi 1201 Co For this inserted image notice that the red dot Not recommended indicates that your image file size is very large The file size is 1207 KB So
114. vity Options Tab Slides Tab New When you select an image the image gets optimized automatically if you have a large image The file size is reduced You can select an mp3 audio file Other audio formats won t work SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 107 SX Slideshow Activity 3 Import a Folder of I mages Slides Options As mentioned previously you can import a folder of images From the Slides tab see the image at Number of slides 0 the left click Select Folder Fa imgs folder of mnages Navigate your computer to click on a folder of images to select it see the image to the left Then click Open File name imentsiLessonsiLessons Source File Files of type ai Fines w Cancel Sh Sideshow Activity al Edit a Title Slides Options Sie Pravin You will get a message that Chew dissecans images have been added to your Edit slide show cua aiei When you import a folder the title for each slide comes from the file ican name of the image You can edit veal the title by clicking on an item in disease ro a the list and then clicking Edit r diate ig E Coote 5 hi Type a new Slide Title and click TAE faldar of eragi OK Select folder SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 108 Web Browser Click the right arrow to advance to the next slide Adajon Aii 1 Oire ters By catego er See er ee hii eed ee Py
115. w name for your lesson and click Save SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 13 Create a Multi page Lesson To create multi page lessons you insert page breaks to create your pages For details on navigating among your pages in your web browser see the section Style a Lesson Insert a Page Break 1 Place your cursor where you want a page to begin 2 Choose I nsert Page Break Insert or Ctrl Enter or right click and choose Page Break You can see a blue dotted blue line representing your page break see below the retina the light rays are converted to electrical impulses which are then transmitted through the optic nerve to the brain where the image is translated and percerved in an wpnght position The Eye as a Camera Think of the eye as a camera A camera needs a lens and a film to produce an image In the same way the eyeball needs a lans comes crystalline lens vitreacus to refract or focus the light Remove a Page Break 1 Right click on the page break 2 Choose Remove Page Break see below Remove Page Break SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 14 Style a Lesson Without a style your lesson looks similar in a web browser to the way it looks in LessonBuilder There is no header or footer There are no sidebars there are just navigation links previous page next page at the bottom of a page When you attach a style
116. w restart button IMPORTANT LessonBuilder will record the student s most recent responses as the student s answers Display inline When this option is selected the activity in the web browser is open and ready to answer Otherwise a clickable graphic appears to open the activity If you have a lot of activities on a page you may want to disable display inline That way the page will load faster in a web browser and your students can focus on one activity at a time Play feedback sounds all Activities IMPORTANT You must assign points to each activity in order for the scoring to work correctly SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 86 Import and Export Text Lists When you first start learning LessonBuilder you may want to enter text directly in your activities within LessonBuilder or paste information from your word processor However as you work more with LessonBuilder you may want to import and export text lists for your activities AS mentioned earlier in this user guide you can t copy and paste activities so importing and exporting text lists may help you transfer your information The activities below let you import and export text lists e Crossword e DragNDrop e Flash Card e Ordering e Seek A Word IMPORTANT Keep in mind that when you import or export a list you re importing and exporting text but not images If an activity has images you ll h
117. w to Include a credits line see below George W ashingtofiy First President Credits www whitehouse gov Insert Menu You can right click within a cell to bring up the insert menu Dar TestPcpee Cheetos ee kmi Heng reba A uls hie et oy Hepes Mie lia eee ae ee Ma Charen et ito Gadebaern Dap zE If you insert a QuizPopper s within a table you may want to deselect Used styled table Otherwise extra lines will appear in your QuizPopper s surrounding your items SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 141 Put I mages Side by Side If you want to put images side by side you should use an unstyled table 1 Create a table Choose Table Create Table 2 Deselect Use styled table Set the Rows to 2 Columns to 3 Table width to a width appropriate to your image de select Use styled table Cell padding to 0 and Border width to O see below Click OK 3 Create Table Table Aeces sibility columnsif sv Table align mone Rows Table width we C Use styled table Non Styled Table Cellspacng 0 Cell padding Border width i Border color Background color 3 Right click in the first cell and choose Image to insert an image See the section Insert an Image 4 Insert an image in each top cell Enter text in the bottom cells Select the text in the bottom cells and create a hyperlink see below See the section Insert and R
118. wave dcr Web Movie swf SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 31 Linked file Notice the following scenario You insert an audio file with the Linked file option selected When you preview your lesson in your web browser and click on the media icon in your lesson a separate window pops up with controls for you to play the sound see below F C Documents and Settings Mary Bey Doc Fie Edt Yew Favortes Tools Help D x ad Why would you want to use the Linked file option rather than Inline player see below If you have a lot of media on your lesson page use the Linked file option The Inline player option causes the page to load more Slowly Inline player If you select the Inline player option then the player controls appear automatically in your web browser see below IMPORTANT You may need to enter values for the width and height for the inline player option if you insert a video flash or shockwave file type IMPORTANT If you are using mov video files then your students will need to have QuickTime on their computers to play this file type Link to a Media File Using the File Path URL or Web Movie Rather than select a file on your local computer you can link to a media file on the web Copy and paste Ctri V a URL in the box below File Path URL or Web Movie po SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Gu
119. would enter your categories first and then add your items for each category However you can always return to the Categories tab to add or edit a category For information about the options see the section Activity Options Tab Cards Tab Click New to create a card SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 111 LessonBuilder Cards Tab New Select a category at the left and enter text To add an image select Image card for the Card Type Then click Select image to select your image Notice that you can type optional text fe SON in etait Winder Interne taplorer This activity resembles the solitaire initial i game Drag a card to the correct t D ck te cand deck to niew acad Drag ihe card from ihe bolom bo the category i Eya Ear ELETI SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 112 Timeline Activity The Timeline activity lets you view a timeline ordered by date or list For instance you would select by Date to create a timeline for the Revolutionary War and by List to create a timeline for a process such as baking a cake LessonBuilder b Timeline Activity SS peed Trian Tee Fgh Wa Peat Precipa Dip orp Valley Foge mi t Witengiay Moapi Ipe e biar cols mir A ery I Erge Ei Fimbar of trean 0 Lo Pie TTE ee rs GSTs Tee te 1 FTE mah 778 i linelins Activily SS peed Tease Tee Baie a
120. y your students will need to have a Flash player installed for their web browser to use the activities Fortunately Flash players come installed automatically on most computers In case a player is not installed you can go to the following website to install a player www adobe com downloads Another difference between QuizPoppers and Activities is that you can t right click within a text area for an activity to insert an image hyperlink media or math characters and equations However some activities do let you insert images and equations see the next page For more details on the differences between QuizPoppers and Activities see the section Differences between QuizPoppers and Activities There are similarities between QuizPoppers and Activities As with the QuizPoppers you can e Insert activities anywhere you like within a lesson e Paste text from other programs e Enter as many activities as you want e Keep track of your students scores IMPORTANT As with QuizPoppers you can t copy and paste an activity You can cut and paste an activity within the same lesson You can also import and export text lists for certain activities For details see the section Import and Export Text Lists SoftChalk LLC copyright 2009 SoftChalk LessonBuilder 5 User Guide page 84 Add I mages to Activities The following activities let you use images as well as text e Flash Card e Hot Spot e Labeling e Photo Album e Slide Sh

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