iTunes U Guidelines
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1. 2 m Iul v Cancel Save Outline If you have topics that don t fit under Overview or Instructor pages you can add new pages Examples of new pages could be course policies prerequisites learning outcomes or anything you think would be useful for students taking the course iTunes U Guidelines 6 Creating your course Adding posts assignments and materials Use posts assignments and materials to add content and context to your course Communicate directly with students by creating posts that relate to your outline topics For example a post might be instructions explanations or a lecture summary To enter a post choose a topic from your outline create a post title and then write the body of the post For self paced courses you can reorder posts by dragging a selected post to a new location in the outline Posts for in session courses are ordered by the date they were posted fS_ Biology 10 Info Posts Materials 4 ah Ms Robyn Glennon All Posts Topic Introduction gt Title Announcements v Introduction Messa Cells Genetics Microorganisms Plants Evolution Animals The Human Body Ecology Assignment Attach Material Cancel Save Draft Post You can create an assignment on any post An assignment is a task or to do that students should complete You can enter as many assignments as you want for each post and you can reorder assignments by d2. Science Works a Art 10 4 a OXFORD mam ARKANSAS lt i OHIO STATE iTunes U Guidelines 2 Creating your course Getting started To get started sign in to iTunes U Course Manager using your Apple ID If you don t have an Apple ID visit My Apple ID to create one The first time you log in to iTunes U Course Manager you ll be prompted to enter infor mation about yourself including your bio and photo as well as your primary institution This profile information will automatically populate the Instructor page of your courses All the courses you create will reference your profile which you can edit at any time wb iTunes U Course Manager Welcome Ms Robyn Glennon Sign Out My Instructor Info This information will be used when you create a new course You can choose to change the instructor info for individual courses later Prefix First Name Last Name Instructor Image Ms Robyn Glennon Title Instructor Institution Type of Institution Lincoln High School High School Upper secondary Your Apple ID is not affiliated with an institution with an iTunes U public site Learn More Primary Role a Faculty Instructor X Instructor Bio The study of living creatures has always fascinated me and as a result started teaching high school biology 10 year ago learn something new every time that teach I m excited to be teaching you all this semester and look forward to a great year ahead Iha
3. 12 20 13 Share a course Invite a course contributor e Glossary Number of students enrolled DDS Saas For assistance contact iTunes U Course Manager Support in your course into Posts Materials Students Updated e My materials Editing and organizing content You ll build your course using the Overview Instructor and Outline pages The Overview page contains the information you already added from your course settings including the course description your institution level and so on You can edit your course information at any time The Instructor page contains your profile information You can edit this at any time The Outline page is where you enter your course syllabus All your posts and assign ments will be associated with topics in your outline You can enter your outline directly into iTunes U Course Manager and include up to two sub levels or you can paste a plain text outline into this field iTunes U Guidelines 5 Creating your course e Biology 10 nto Posts al Materials ESE t Ms Robyn Glennon Overview page rm Instructor Biology 10 Bio 10 Science Robyn Glennon Lincoln High School Outline Grading Policy Created 09 23 13 Updated 09 23 13 In Session 09 9 13 12 20 13 Biology is the study of living things In this introductory biology course we will explore cell structure and function genetics evolution diversity of living things ecology a
4. Send a copy You can now send a complete copy of your course including the outline posts assignments and materials to another instructor The instructor receiving the course can start using that course immediately with their own students or edit it as they wish Best practices Description Include a list of learning objectives in your course description This will help students quickly determine if the course will meet their learning needs especially for public courses Active learning pathway Tell a story of the learning your students will do with your outline posts and assignments Display titles Use short titles for posts and assignments so students see the most important information at a glance Posts Use posts to add meaning and context to learning materials Connect the current activities to what they ve already learned and how this new content will be important in future units Assignments Begin your assignments with action verbs Assignments will form a to do list for your students Diverse learning materials You can add materials to your course from the Posts tab or the Materials tab Incorporate materials that support diverse learning styles aim for a healthy mix of text video apps books and so on The App Store features over 100 000 education apps that cover a wide range of subjects for every grade level and learning style iBooks has a large selection of books for your courses including biographies referenc
5. for the course in Session In session courses are courses taught in real time with calendar based posts and assignments You must provide specific start and end dates for the course Start date 09 24 13 End date 12 20 13 O Licensing Shoose the ty C ype of licensing for the course trom the pop up menu The license you select applies to information pages posts and assignment text you enter as part of the course You can assign a different license to Ww visidle outside of Course Manager For more information see the Course Manager online help Attribution gt This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3 0 Unported License Visit creativecommons org for information about licensir Cancel Save Ms Robyn Glennon Y iTunes U Guidelines Creating your course When you finish entering the information in New Course Settings click Save and you ll see your dashboard again All the courses you create appear in this dashboard You can see at a glance information about each course as well as how much storage you have Select the course you want to edit to add posts assignments and materials S Course Manager Ms Robyn Glennon Y Course Manager Help Ms Robyn Glennon e About Course Manager All Materials Create New Course e e Watch Course Manager tutorial e Create a course Amount of content you ve e Supported media types added to your course F a el z 5 pos Saa IN SESSION 09 09 13
6. to a test date Preview your course Preview your course on an iPad iPhone or iPod touch before sharing it with your students so you re certain it appears and functions the way you intended it to To preview your course click the Settings button and select Enroll Code from the menu From the Enroll Code window copy the shortcut link to your course and send the link to your iOS device using Messages or Mail Then tap the shortcut link on your iOS device to preview your course Settings button iTunes U Guidelines 9 Creating your course Including RSS feeds If you d like you can add audio and video materials to your course from an RSS feed or lecture capture system When you add a feed as a material iTunes U Course Manager will import the supported materials into your course As new materials are added to the feed iTunes U Course Manager will check for updates and add the new materials to your course Affiliate your account If your educational institution has a public iTunes U site affiliate your iTunes U Course Manager account with your institution This gives you unlimited upload space courses and enrollment This also allows you to submit your course to your public site administrator for publishing on your iTunes U site where it can reach students around the world If your institution doesn t have a public iTunes U site visit eduapp apple com to learn how to join Lo a Course Manager Ms Robyn Glennon Y Ms Ro
7. 12 20 13 For assistance contact iTunes U Course Manager Support Environmental Science Ms Robyn Glennon 3 0 6 0 09 24 13 IN SESSION 09 24 13 12 20 13 AP Biology Ms Robyn Glennon 3 0 5 0 09 24 13 IN SESSION 09 24 13 12 20 13 Deep linking Link to a particular start and stop point in a video or to a particular chapter in a book so students can go directly to the content you ve assigned Upload original materials You can upload original materials such as presentations worksheets videos and books so everything students need to complete your course is one tap away Take advantage of note taking Use text in ePub or iBooks formats whenever possible This allows your students to take notes within the book and aggregate them in the Notes tab of the course Consider converting your PDF Word or Pages documents to ePub or iBooks Author formats Leverage mobility and built in tools Craft activities that take advantage of the mobile platform collect data or create content outside the classroom on your campus during field trips or in your community Take advantage of the built in camera microphone and video recorder on iPad to build new kinds of activities Announcements If you re teaching an in session course you can send announce ments to your students at any time these announcements are not connected to a topic in your outline Announcements might be administrative notices to students such as a canceled class or a change
8. Contents Overview Getting started Editing and organizing content Adding posts assignments and materials Course management Best practices Managing enrollment 10 NN OO BN iTunes U Guidelines Creating your course Overview With iTunes U it s easy to create your own custom courses for iPad and teach them in your classroom And the iTunes U app puts all the materials you create for your course syllabus videos apps books class assignments and more all in one place Right in the app your students can play video or audio lectures read books and view presentations They can also see a list of course assignments then check them off as they re completed And when you create a new post students receive a push notification Anyone can create courses using iTunes U Course Manager an easy to use web based tool To create a course simply gather all the materials you need and follow the steps in iTunes U Course Manager Courses can include your syllabus handouts assignments and other items You can include content from the iBooks Store and the App Store as well as web links And you can link to materials from over 600 000 selections available on iTunes U including audio and video content from the world s leading education institutions Once your course is ready it s easy to share it with your students or publish it to your institution s iTunes U site iPad 9 41 AM Catalog Q iTunes U PENNSTATE How eas
9. byn Glennon Course Manager Help e About Course Manager All Materials Create New Course e Watch Course Manager tutorial a e Create a course Course Name info Posts Materials Students Updated e My materials e Supported media types Enroll Code PP YP Biology 10 4 0 o Course Settings t e Preview a course Mr New Teacher ee e Share a course Invite a course contributor Duplicate Course Send a Copy e Glossary Transfer Course Delete Course For assistance contact iTunes U Course Manager Support iTunes U Content Services Agreement iTunes U Guidelines 10 Creating your course Managing enrollment When your re ready to invite students to enroll click Share Course from the roster and send the course enroll code or shortcut link to your students When a student enters the enroll code in the iTunes U app or clicks the link from an iPad iPhone or iPod touch you ll receive the enrollment request and be able to approve or block it If you are not affliated with an institution with an iTunes U site you can have up to 50 students enrolled in each course amp _ Biology 10 Info Posts Materials tt ak Ms Robyn Glennon Enrolled Blocked There are no pending enrollment requests Share the enrollment code with people you would like to enroll in this course Enroll Code ET8 RH4 XNE Share this code with students They can enter the code in the iTunes U app by clicking the Enroll button in the
10. catalog Shortcut link _ https itunesu itunes apple com enroll ET8 RH4 XNE Share Course If you re affiliated with an institution that has a public iTunes U site you can request that your course be published in the iTunes U catalog the world s largest digital catalog of free education content Just click Submit Course to iTunes U Catalog from the Course Settings page For additional help and guidance and to browse the iTunes U Course Manager community visit the iTunes U Support page 2013 Apple Inc All rights reserved Apple the Apple logo iBooks iPad iPhone iPod touch and iTunes U are trademarks of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries iTunes Store is a service mark of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries App Store and iBooks Store are service marks of Apple Inc Other product and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies November 2013
11. e guides and iBooks Textbooks from major education publishers And the iTunes U catalog of educational content is filled with countless learning resources like lectures and videos to use in your courses All Materials You can also add materials using the All Materials feature Use your All Materials list to add materials if you re teaching several courses that use the same materials You can also use it to keep a wish list of items for use in future courses iTunes U Guidelines 8 Creating your course JS Biology 10 Info Posts Materials te ah Ms Robyn Glennon ji All Posts Materials tab All Materials Topic Introduction X Title Why study biology Message Bi f u Mm www The study of biology is relevant to your everyday life Understanding how things function and the impact that we as humans have on the living world around us is both exciting and important a Course Manager Ms Robyn Glennon Fro Course Manager Help iTui Ms Robyn Glennon e About Course Manager All Materials Create New Course Fre e Watch Course Manager tutorial e Create a course Course Name Into Posts Materiais Students Updated e My materials 2 attach e Supported media types Biology 10 Ms Robyn Glennon 3 9 11 0 09 24 13 IN SESSION 09 24 13 12 20 13 Share a course e Preview a course e Invite a course contributor Anatomy and Physiology e Glossary Ms Robyn Glennon 4 Th 2 0 09 24 13 IN SESSION 09 24 13
12. nd animal structure and function Throughout there will be an emphasis on the scientific method and science as a process e Biology 10 lianti Posts Materials fo pity Ms Robyn Glennon Overview Instructor page e _ _ mes Ms Robyn Glennon Outline Instructor Lincoln High School Grading Policy senoema The study of living creatures has always fascinated me and as a result started teaching high school biology 10 year ago learn something new every time that I teach I m excited to be teaching you all this semester and look forward to a great year ahead e Biology 10 r a Posts Materiais l a Ms Robyn Glennon Overview 1 Introduction Instructor 1 1 The Scientific Method Outline page e ______e _ 12 Camis oie Grading Policy 2 Cells 2 1 Cell Structure and Function 2 2 Photosynthesis 2 3 Cellular Respiration and Fermentation 2 4 Cell Growth and Division 3 Genetics 3 1 Introduction to Genetics 3 2 DNA 3 3 RNA and Protein Synthesis 3 4 Human Heredity 3 5 Genetic Engineering 4 Microorganisms 4 1 Viruses and Prokaryotes 4 2 Protists and Fungi 5 Plants 5 1 Introduction to Plants 5 2 Plant Structure and Function 5 3 Reproduction and Response 6 Evolution 6 1 Darwin s Theory of Evolution 6 2 Population Evolution 6 3 Classification 6 4 History of Life 7 Animals Add new page e oun o Ji
13. ollow along as you re teaching In Session courses are organized around a calendar and include a start and stop date as well as assignment due dates 6 Select a license for your content A variety of options are available including the standard Creative Commons options Upload a compelling image that represents your course Use an image that s at least 600 x 600 pixels with a maximum file size of 10MB iTunes U Guidelines Creating your course Course Manager New Course Settings r new course enter course To create you settings information Course Info Course Name Short Name ENG201 Biology 10 Bio 10 Course Image Institution Lincoln High School lt Department Science Category Subcategory O Science 7 Biology Level High School Upper secondary lt Language English z Description T B I U S H www Biology is the study of living things In this introductory biology course we will explore cell structure and function genetics evolution diversity of living things ecology and animal structure and function Throughout there will be an emphasis on the scientific method and science as a process This course contains explicit material Course Type Self Paced Self paced courses allow students to begin and end a course at any time Your course outline provides the structure 4 allowing students to follow along at their own pace You must provide a suggested duration
14. ragging a selected assignment to a new location within a post For in session courses you can select a due date for each assignment Assignments can include many types of materials that are part of your course such as videos audio files web links apps books documents and presentations You can add content from the App Store and the iBooks Store and you can even upload your own original materials amp Biology 10 info Posts Materiais 4 ale Ms Robyn Glennon Y All Posts Topic Introduction a Tite Why study biology Message B I u j Z www The study of biology is relevant to your everyday life Understanding how things function and the impact that we as humans have on the living world around us is both exciting and important From My Computer iTunes or Web Link From My Materials G Attach ftaterial Cancel Save Draft Post iTunes U Guidelines 7 Creating your course Course management Duplicate your course You can make a copy of your course by clicking Duplicate in the dashboard next to the appropriate course You can edit the copy of your course however you like such as changing it from in session to self paced Invite Course Contributors You can invite up to five Course Contributors to your course Course Contributors can contribute to your course by adding posts assign ments and materials they can also manage enrollment Add Course Contributors in Settings
15. ve read and agree to the iTunes U Content Services Agreement Continue Copyright 2013 Apple Inc All rights reserved Terms of Use Privacy Policy After you save your profile you ll see your dashboard To create a new course click Create New Course You ll see the New Course Settings screen where you enter information about your course e Course Manager Ms Robyn Glennon Course Manager Help Ms Robyn Glennon e About Course Manager e Watch Course Manager tutorial i e Create a course Course Name into Posts Materials Students Updated e My materials Create New Course e Supported media types e Preview a course e Share a course Invite a course contributor x e Glossary To create your first course click Create New Course For assistance contact iTunes U Course Manager Support Enter the course name your institution and your department Choose a category and a subcategory as well as a level and language Add a description this is your chance to tell students about your content and to set course expectations For example you can include a summary of the course structure or perhaps expectations and goals Choose whether your course will be Self Paced or In Session Choose Self Paced if you want students to go at their own speed You can include the expected course duration and you can make updates at any time Choose In Session if you want students to f
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