ANGEL 73 Instructor Training Workshop

ANGEL® 7.
3 Instructor Training Workshop
6510 Telecom Drive, Suite 400

Indianapolis, IN 46278
www.angellearning.com
Copyright  2008 ANGEL Learning, Inc.

Last Update May 2008
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Table of Contents
Limitations of Use
This handout has been provided as personal resources for enrolled workshop participants,
allowing the practice of workshop activities at a later time. These materials are the
copyrighted property of ANGEL Learning and are licensed, not sold, to your organization.
You are not authorized to use or duplicate this training handout for any purposes beyond
that of personal use without special arrangement and ANGEL Learning’s written consent.
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Conventions Used in This Document.......................................................................................... 4
Introduction..................................................................................................................... ..............5
What You Should Already Know........................................................................................... ........5
What You Will Learn........................................................................................................... ..........5
Limitations of Use...................................................................................................................... ...6
Help Resources.......................................................................................................................... ..6
System Requirements........................................................................................................ ..........6
Content Development........................................................................................................ ...........7

Create a New Syllabus Using the Syllabus Template............................................................. ......7
Convert and Upload an Existing Syllabus File............................................................................. .7
Create a Folder......................................................................................................... ...................9
Common Editor Tabs................................................................................................... ............10
Content Tab....................................................................................................... ...................10
Common Page Settings Fields.............................................................................. ............10
Common Link Settings Fields............................................................................... .............11
Access Tab.................................................................................................. .........................11
Common Access Settings Fields............................................................................ ...........12
Common View Restrictions Fields........................................................................... ..........13
Common Edit Restrictions Fields.............................................................. ........................14
Cascade Settings........................................................................................... ...................14
Automate Tab.............................................................................................. .........................15
Actions Settings Field............................................................................................... .........15
Assignment Tab...................................................................................................... ..............16
Common Milestone Settings Fields...................................................................... .............16
Common Gradebook Settings Fields.............................................................................. ...16
Create a Page Using the HTML Editor......................................................................... ..............17
Apply Formatting Using the HTML Editor.................................................... .........................17
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Limitations of Use
This handout has been provided as personal resources for enrolled workshop participants, allowing the practice of workshop
activities at a later time. These materials are the copyrighted property of ANGEL Learning and are licensed, not sold, to your
organization. You are not authorized to use or duplicate this training handout for any purposes beyond that of personal use without
special arrangement and ANGEL Learning’s written consent.
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Insert an Image Using the HTML Editor.............................................................................. ..17

Insert a Content Link Using the HTML Editor............................................. ..........................20
In Class Activity............................................................................................ ........................21
Upload and Extract a Zip File........................................................................... .......................21
Upload and Extract a zip Archive................................................................................... .......22
Create a Drop Box........................................................................................... ..........................23
Advanced Settings................................................................................... .........................26
Homework...................................................................................................... ......................28
Create an Assessment.................................................................................... ........................28
Add a Question Set Heading............................................................................... .................31
Add a Multiple Choice Question.................................................................... .......................31
Add a Fill-in-the-Blank Question............................................................................... ............32
Add an Alogrithmic Question.......................................................................... ......................33
Communication Tools.............................................................................................................. ...37

Create a Chat Room............................................................................................. .....................37
Set Up Office Hours............................................................................................ .......................37
Add an Announcement.................................................................................................... ...........37
Post and Reply to a Discussion Forum................................................................................. ...38
Post to a Chat Room........................................................................................... ....................39
Send, Read, and Reply to Course Mail...................................................................... ................39
Homework...................................................................................................... ......................40
Course Management............................................................................................................. ......40

View Your Course as a Student Using the User Preview Tool......................................... ...........40
Visit Page Item............................................................................................ .........................40
Take Assessment................................................................................................................ ..41
Upload Submission to Drop Box.................................................................................... .......41
Review and Grade Student Work.......................................................................... ..................42
View Summary and Detailed Reports......................................................................... ..........42
Review and Grade Assessment Submissions................................................ ......................43
Grade Drop Box Submission............................................................................... .................44
Setup the Course Gradebook................................................................................................... ..46
Gradebook Setup Wizard.................................................................................. ......................46
Gradebook Interface........................................................................................................ ........50
Viewing Grades................................................................................................... ....................50
Entering and Editing Grades....................................................................... ............................53
Gradebook Setup............................................................................................ ........................57
Homework...................................................................................................... ......................59
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Conventions Used in T his Document

Typographic Convention
Type Style Represents
Words or characters that appear on the screen. These include field

Example Text names, screen titles, and pushbuttons.
Abbreviation Convention
Abbreviation Represents
N Normal view of the content item editor
A Advanced view of the content item editor
Document Icons
Icon Icon Meaning
Tip – A tip is a type of note that helps the users apply the techniques
and procedures described in the test to their specific needs. A tip
suggests an alternative method that may not be obvious and helps
users understand the benefits and capabilities of the item.
Note – Notes call the user’s attention to information of special

importance.
Reference – Refers the user to another source of information.
Caution – Caution advises users of actions that could potentially

cause problems.
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Introduction
Welcome to the ANGEL Instructor Training Workshop. We hope you enjoy the activities
that we’ve put together. Please keep your workshop evaluation form handy during the
workshop to jot down any comments or suggestions you come up with during the
session. We look forward to your feedback.
What You Should Already Know

We pride ANGEL on its intuitive and user-friendly interface and believe you will easily
become comfortable with performing the workshop activities. While there are no
prerequisites for this workshop, for best results you should already feel comfortable with
the following concepts and tasks:
• Using a computer
• Moving between multiple application windows
• Copying and pasting between multiple applications
• Using a word processing program (e.g. Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, etc.)
• Navigating using a web browser
• Completing web-based forms
What You Will Learn

We will cover quite a bit of material during today’s workshop. The number of topics
actually covered during the workshop may vary slightly depending on the skill level of the
participants, level of interaction, and potential alteration of the agenda. By the end of this
workshop, you should understand the following concepts and tasks:
• Create a syllabus using the Syllabus Editor

• Convert a word document into a web page and post to ANGEL
• Create ANGEL Folders, Pages and Link items
• Create an Assessment, take an Assessment (in student mode), and grade an
Assessment
• Upload files
• Create a Drop Box, submit an assignment to a Drop Box (in student mode), and
grade a Drop Box submission complete with inline feedback
• Create and post to a Discussion Forum
• Create and post to a Chat Room
• Send and view Course Mail
• Add an Announcement
• Configure the Course Gradebook
• View student activity reports
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Limitations of Use
This handout has been provided as a personal resource for enrolled workshop
participants, allowing the practice of workshop activities at a later time. ANGEL Learning
does not permit the use or duplication of this training handout for training purposes
beyond that of personal use without special arrangement and written consent.
Help Resources
While ANGEL support and help resources vary for each institution, there are several help
resources that you should be aware of. They include:
• Context-Sensitive Help (located throughout the ANGEL| environment)

• ANGEL Knowledge Base (http://support.angellearning.com)
• ANGEL Documentation (log into your institution’s ANGEL instance and click the
Help link)
• ANGEL Listserv (subscribe at http://listserv.iupui.edu)
• Your Institution’s Support Team
System Requirements
ANGEL is designed to support the widest variety of client-side operating systems and
client-side browsers through its limited use of client-side technologies. While ANGEL
products generally function well in many browsers, the following are formally supported
and tested:
With PCs running Windows OS: Internet Explorer 7.0 and Firefox 2.0
With Macs running OS X: Firefox 2.0
Testing is performed on the latest generally available versions for the above platforms
and browsers with each General Release of ANGEL products, ensuring full support at
that time. For additional information on browser support please visit
http://support.angellearning.com.
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Content Development
Create a New Syllabus Using the Syllabus Template
The Syllabus Editor provides a useful template to aid in the creation of a new syllabus.
The Syllabus Editor can be especially helpful to instructors who are new to creating a
syllabus from scratch.
To create a new syllabus using the Syllabus Editor:
1. Log into your course.
2. Click the Resources tab.
3. Click the edit button (located on the right side of the toolbar).
4. Click the Syllabus Editor button to create a syllabus using the syllabus form.
The syllabus editor page appears.
You may cut and paste text from the syllabus.txt file in the Basic Activities
folder>Add a Syllabus folder or add your own information.
5. Complete fields on the Syllabus Editor in order to practice using this feature.
Fields not completed are not displayed to the students. Be sure to upload a
photo in the Photograph URL field. In the Faculty Information section:
Notice that as you scroll down the page, each of the field names is hyperlinked.
Scroll down the page and click the Objectives hyperlink. A pop-up window displays
providing a definition for the selected field and a suggestion for the type of information
you might want to include within the field.
6. Click the Save button.
The above process works well for creating a new syllabus, however, if you already
have a completed syllabus, you may find using the Syllabus Editor to be a tedious task
– requiring you to input or copy/paste each field one by one. If you are uploading an
existing syllabus file, you may want to use the steps in the next section for the quickest
approach.
Convert and Upload an Existing Syllabus File

In this activity, you learn how to convert an existing Microsoft Word syllabus document to
a web page and upload it to the Syllabus File Manager. These steps provide an easy
process to import existing syllabi into ANGEL while retaining all text formatting from the
original document.
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To convert a Microsoft Word document to a web page:
1. Open the ENGR 201 Course Syllabus.doc file located in the Basic
Activities>Add a Syllabus folder.
Microsoft Word opens displaying the document
2. In Microsoft Word, select Save As from the File menu.
This step may vary slightly if you are using a different version of Microsoft Word
or a different word processing program. Most word processing programs (Microsoft
Word, Word Perfect, etc.) offer the option to save as a web page or save as HTML
(Hyper Text Markup Language). In most cases, the steps are very similar to the
process described in this activity.
3. Select Desktop from the Save in: drop-down menu.
4. Select Web Page, filtered or HTML from the Save as type: drop-down menu.
5. Click the Save button. Answer yes to the warning about removing document
formatting.
By converting your word processing document to a web page before uploading it

into ANGEL, your uploaded syllabus is more accessible to your students – not
requiring the student to have your specific word processing program installed to be
able to view the syllabus.
Once your syllabus has been saved as a web page, you may close Microsoft Word and
proceed with the steps of uploading the HTML-formatted syllabus into ANGEL.
If your syllabus document included embedding images within it, you notice that
the process of saving the document as HTML creates an HTML file (Syllabus.htm) and
an associated folder containing the images needed to properly display the HTML-
formatted syllabus. The recommended process for uploading the syllabus file and
associated folder is discussed in the section of this document titled ‘Upload and Extract
a Zip File.’
To upload the HTML-formatted syllabus into ANGEL:
2. Click the Resources tab.
3. Click the Edit button (located on the right side of the Syllabus toolbar).
4. Select the Upload a File from the Syllabus Source drop-down.
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5. Click the Browse… button to locate your syllabus file on your local hard drive.
Once you have located your file, the path to the file to be uploaded displays in
the File field.
6. Click the Update button.
The upload process may take a few seconds to several minutes

depending on your connection speed and the size of your syllabus file.
You can access your syllabus by clicking on the Course Syllabus hyperlink.
Create a Folder
As the primary tab for course content, the Lessons tab can include both a high volume
and a wide assortment of items, such as assignment guidelines, assessments, lecture
notes, discussion forums, and more. One way to manage your course content effectively
in this area is to use folders. Lesson content can be nested within folders or subfolders.
To create a folder:
2. Click the Lessons tab.
3. Click the Add Content hyperlink (located on the left side of the toolbar).
The Add Content page appears displaying a list of the types of ANGEL content
items that may be added to the Lessons tab.
4. Click the Folder hyperlink or icon.
The New Folder editor page appears on the screen.
5. Type Lesson 1 - Introduction to ANGEL in the Title field.
6. Type Navigating the ANGEL Environment and Using Your Personal Page in the
Subtitle field.
The Subtitle field is useful to provide the student with additional and more
specific information regarding the topics covered in the particular lesson folder.
7. On the Access tab select Students Only from the User Tracking drop-down list
to enable tracking or logging of student access to the folder.
Select the Advanced checkbox (located on the left side of the toolbar) to
display all of the editor options. For more information on a particular option,
click the hyperlinked title to display context-sensitive help.
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8. Once you have finished editing the folder settings, click the Save button to save
your changes.
9. Add two additional folders, naming them Lesson 2 and Lesson 3. If you
accidently create one of the new folders inside the Lesson 1 folder, click on the
utilities hyperlink to move the misplaced folder to the correct location.
Common Editor Tabs

Content editors display in a tabbed format allowing instructors the ability to move
through the set-up process quickly. All content items have four common tabs; Content,
Access, Automate, and Assignment. The Standards and Objectives tabs appear only if
your ANGEL Administrator has enabled the use of standards and objectives for the
course.
Content Ta b
The Content tab provides the page and link settings for the content item you are
creating. Page settings contain information about the content item such as Title,
Subtitle, Directions, etc. Link settings are used if you want to change the icon displayed
for the content item; add a help link for the content item; or direct the content item to
open in a new page.
Common Page Settings Fields

Field Name Description View
Title The title text is used when listing the item. It also appears at N
the top of the page when the item itself is selected.
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Subtitle The subtitle text is used when listing the item in its parent and N
also appears at the top of the page when the item itself is
selected. The subtitle appears in a smaller font directly
beneath the title text. Use subtitles to give longer descriptions
of an item.
Page Text The page text provides additional information that appears on N
the content page. How the text is formatted depends on the
Page Format setting. Currently, the page text field is available
on Folder and Game in normal view and Page in advanced
view.
Description The description is an extended description of the contents of A

the file. This description is searched by the general search
utility, thus including a good description can ensure that the file
is returned for appropriate queries. Available on Link.
Directions Directions display when the item is selected and should be N

entered as you would like them to be displayed. Currently, the
directions field is available on Assessment, Survey, Drop Box,
and Discussion Forum.
Sequence Sequence is a numeric value that determines the display A

sequence of the content item on the Lessons page.
Common Link Settings Fields

Icon URL Icon URL is used to change the image of the item’s default A
icon. Type a fully qualified URL to a GIF or JPEG image.
Help URL Type a fully qualified URL to a page that provides more A
information about how to use this resource. For example, if
you create a link to an online encyclopedia you could use this
link to point to the online help for that encyclopedia.
Link Target The link target field allows you to select the browser window in A
which the item displays.
No Banner Selecting this checkbox displays the page without the ANGEL A
toolbar (banner) at the top of the window.
Access Ta b
The Access tab provides settings for access, viewing and editing content items. This
editor allows the instructor to set tracking on content items to control information about
visits to a lesson item. This editor also determines who can view the lesson item.
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Common Access Settings Fields

User Tracking Use the tracking option to control when information about N
visits to a page are logged. You can elect to log access by
only certain types of users so that you get the information you
need without wasting valuable drive space on the server.
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Common View Restrictions Fields

Do not allow This checkbox hides the content item from users. This is N
users to view useful when you are creating course material that has not
this item been completed.
The Viewable By setting allows the instructor to restrict access
Viewable By N
to the ANGEL content item according to the course rights
designation assigned to the user.
• Everyone allows the content item to be accessed by
anyone on the World Wide Web regardless of whether
they are affiliated with your institution and regardless
of whether they have a valid account on the ANGEL
system.
• Authenticated Guest allows any authenticated ANGEL
user to access the content item. This includes both
users who are on the course roster and those who are
not.
• Students restricts access to the content item only to
those users on the course roster who have course
rights of student or higher.
• Team Leaders restricts access to the content item only
to those users on the course roster who have course
rights of team leader or higher.
• Course Mentors restricts access to the content item
only to those users on the course roster who have
course rights of course mentor or higher.
• Course Assistants restricts access to the content item
only to those on the course roster who have course
rights of course assistants or higher.
• Course Editors restricts access to the content item
only to those users on the course roster who have
course rights of course editor.
• Author Only restricts access to the author of the
content item.
Password Assign a password to an item to further restrict who can view N
it. When not in edit mode, the system asks the user to type
the password before it allows the user to view the item.
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Team Access The Team Access setting allows you to restrict viewing of an N
item to a particular group of users. This can be useful if you
want to have independent group projects and you want to
ensure that only members see material for their own group.
Selecting Selected Teams from the drop-down list activates a
Team List allowing you to select which teams have access to
the content item.
Start Date Selecting a Start Date prevents the item from being displayed A
until the specified date. This can be useful if you want to enter
items ahead of time, but you do not want them displayed until
a specific date. You might use this setting in conjunction with
the End Date setting to restrict access to a test to a specific
date.
End Date Selecting an End Date prevents the item from being displayed A
after the specified date. You might use this setting in
conjunction with the Start Date setting to restrict access to a
test to a specific date.
Common Edit Restrictions Fields

Editable By The Editable By setting allows you to define which types of A

users should be able to edit the access setting for an item.
The default setting is to allow all course/group editors to edit
these settings. It can also be set to author/owner to further
restrict editing rights.
Object Object Editable By allows you to define who can change the A
Editable By context of the item. Context is page text, directions, etc.
Cascade Folders have the unique option to cascade or copy access A

Settings settings preferences to all sub-Files eliminating the need to
modify access settings for each sub-item. To use this feature
select the settings that you want to apply to all existing sub-
items. If unchecked, the setting only applies to the Folder itself
and new sub-items.
Cascade Settings
Folders have the unique option to cascade or copy access settings preferences to all
sub-folders eliminating the need to modify access settings for each sub item. To use this
feature:
1. Click the Access tab.
2. Select the Advanced option. The Cascade Settings appears on the Access
tab.
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3. Select the settings that you want to apply to all existing sub-items. If unchecked,
the setting only applies to the folder itself and new sub-items.
4. Click the Save button to save your changes.
Automate Tab
The Automate tab provides an advanced tool that allows you to define actions to be
taken when certain events and conditions occur. For example, an action could be
defined to allow a student to gain access to previously locked material (action) after the
submission of an assessment (event) only if their assessment grade is above 80%
(condition).
It’s recommended that most of these types of actions be created on the Agents
Console. The Agents Console can be accessed by clicking on the Automate tab from
the Course home page.
Actions Settings Field

Associated Provides a list of associated agents set for this content item. N
Agents
Current Agents Provides a list of current actions set for this content item N
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Assignment Ta b
The Assignment tab provides access to creating Milestones and Gradebook settings for
the content item that is being created. This allows the instructor the ability to create
milestones and gradebook items from within the content item.
Common Milestone Settings Fields

Task Type The Task Type determines if this content item can be N
manually completed by the student or if ANGEL determines
the completion based on viewing, grading, or submittal.
Common Gradebook Settings Fields

Assignment This associates the content item with the gradebook. N
Category Determines which category the content is associated with in N

the gradebook.
Points Possible The points value for the content item. N
Calculation This determines how the grade is calculated. The default is N

Type first submission.
Display Format This determines how the grade is displayed to students. N

The default is Course Default.
Hide gradebook To keep students from seeing the content item in the N
assignments gradebook, select this checkbox.
from students
Title This is the title for the gradebook item. This is used if you A
want the assignment to have a different title than the content
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item.
Create a Page Using the HTML Editor

To create a page using the HTML Editor:
1. Log into a course.
3. In the Lesson 1 folder, click Add Content hyperlink.
4. Click the Page hyperlink or icon.
5. Type Lesson 1 Activity for the page in the Title field.
6. Open the lesson1.txt file located in the Basic Activities folder>Create a Page
folder. Notepad opens displaying the lesson1.txt file.
7. In Notepad, select Select All from the Edit menu.
8. In Notepad, select Copy from Edit menu.
9. Return to ANGEL, click within the HTML Editor under Page Text and click the
Paste icon.
Apply For matting Using the HTML Editor
In this activity, the HTML Editor will be used to format the pasted text to appear
similar to the example below.
Use the HTML Editor tools to perform the following tasks:

• Change text font, size, and color
• Create bulleted and/or numbered list(s)
• Apply bold, italics, and/or underline formatting
• Apply a highlight color
• Apply right or center justification
• Indent text
Insert an Image Using the HTML Editor
The HTML Editor allows you to insert images through several means including 1)
providing a fully qualified web address to an image, 2) selecting an image from the
item’s Associated File Manager, and 3) uploading an image from your hard drive. In
this activity, we will insert an image using the third option.
1. Position your cursor where you want to insert the image.
2. Click the Insert/Edit image .
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The Image Properties dialog will appear.
1. Click the Browse Server button. The Content Links dialog window will appear.
2. On the Associated tab, click the Browse button. A Choose File dialog will
appear.
3. Navigate to the Basic Activities > Create a Page folder. Select the gif entitled
“Exercises” and click the Open button.
4. On the Associated tab, click the Upload File button.
5. Click the hyperlinked titled of the uploaded image.
6. Complete the Image Info tab:
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Field Description
Alternative Text Used by Web browsers to display text during image

downloads for users who have graphics turned off, and for
users who rely on screen-reading software to convert
graphics on the screen to spoken words.
Use of the Alternate Text field is recommended as a

means to provide text-based equivalent descriptions of visual
and audio-based content. Alternate textual descriptions aid
those with visual and aural impairments to receive the same
information as non-impaired students through the use of
screen readers (special web browsers), etc. For more
information on web accessibility and Section 508
compliance, visit www.w3.org and www.section508.gov.
Width Sets the width of an image. Can be entered in pixels or as a
percentage.
Height Sets the height of an image. Can be entered in pixels or as

a percentage.
Lock Ratio Select to lock image aspect ratio (relationship of the height
and width of an image). When selected, re-sizing whether
the height or width automatically maintains the ratio of the
other.
Reset Size Select to reset the image to its original size.
Border The size of the border in pixels around the graphic. This is a
way to indicate that they can click the graphic.
HSpace Defines white space, in pixels, on the left and right side of
the image.
VSpace Defines white space, in pixels, on the top and bottom of the
image.
Align Specifies how to align the image according to surrounding

text. Left - Aligns the image will be left justified. Text will
begin at the top of right of the image
• Abs Bottom - Aligns the bottom of the first line of text with
the bottom of the image
• Abs Middle - Aligns the top of the first line of text with the
middle of the image
• Baseline - Aligns the bottom of the image with the
baseline of the text. The baseline is the line along which
the bottom of most letters rest, but below which some
letters dangle, such as j and y.
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Field Description
• Bottom - Aligns the bottom of the image with the baseline
of the line containing the image.
• Middle - Aligns the center of the image with the bottom of
the first text line.
• Right - The image will be right justified. Text will start at
the top left of the image.
• Text Top - Aligns the first line of text with the top of the
image.
• Top - Aligns the top of the image with the tallest item on
the line containing the image.
7. Click OK.
Create a Link Item
In this activity, we will create a stand-alone link item to a web resource. Link items can
be useful for linking to web-based tools and databases, as well as other web-based
resources, articles, journals, etc.
To create a link item:
1. Click the Add Content hyperlink.
2. Click the Link hyperlink or icon ( ). The New Page editor appears on the
screen.
3. Type North American Council for Online Learning in the Title field.
4. Type http://www.nacol.org in the Link URL field.
5. Select the Advanced checkbox (located in the toolbar) to display the Link Editor
advanced options.
6. Optionally select New Window from the Target drop-down list if you would like
for the hyperlink to open the web site in a new window.
7. Optionally select the no banner checkbox if you prefer for the web site to display
without the ANGEL toolbar (banner) at the top of the window.
8. Optionally provide a description in the Page Text field to display an annotation
for the web resource directly below the title of the link item.
Insert a Content Link Using the HTML Editor
Content links link the user to other areas in the course. To insert a content link to
another item on the Lessons tab:
1. Select the text or image you want to use as the hotspot for the link.
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2. On the Link Menu, select Content Links ( ).

3. Click the Map tab in the Content Links dialog.
4. Click the + icon next to the Lessons folder and click the title of the content
item to which you want to link.
In Class Activity
Use the HTML Editor to complete your Lesson One page and format it similar to our
example.
1. Format the text, changing the color, size and attributes of the text.
2. Apply bullets.
3. Upload the Challenges and Assignment gifs from the Create a Page folder.
4. Move the text and change the graphic alignment to format the page as close
to the example as possible.
5. Create a content link from the Assignment gif in the page you created and link
it to the Lesson 2 folder.
6. Save your work.
Homework:
In the Online Instructor Training Course, review the Welcome page and complete
Lesson 1 Concepts and Activities (Logon and Tour ANGEL).
Upload and Extract a Zip File

The File option allows you to upload any type of electronic file into your ANGEL course
including zip archive files. Other commonly uploaded file types include web pages, word
processing documents, spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations, project files, etc. Once
uploaded, ANGEL recognizes the file format and offers to extract the files (for zip archive
files) for student access. You may optionally upload multiple files and/or folders at the
same time (without creating a zip archive) using the Drag-n-Drop upload option.
As discussed in the syllabus activity earlier, when uploading proprietary file formats such
as Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, etc., each of your students are required to work on a
computer that has the required program installed. As a general rule, it is a better practice
to convert proprietary files into a web page format so the content requires nothing more
than does ANGEL– a computer with a web browser and internet connection.
In the case of converting a PowerPoint presentation to a web page format, PowerPoint
creates a single file and an associated folder containing several files and images. These
resulting files can be easily imported into the ANGEL environment using the Drag-n-Drop
upload option. If the resulting files are very large in size, you may find it more effective to
compress the files to a zip format, then upload and extract the resulting .zip file into the
ANGEL environment.
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Zip archives are useful for two main purposes: 1) to compress one or more large
files to a (potentially) much smaller file size, and 2) to combine several files and/or
directories into a single file.
The process of creating a zip archive is very easy and requires either Windows XP or
one of any several zip archive programs available such as WinZip (www.winzip.com) or
StuffIt for Macintosh (www.stuffit.com). Once you have the required (or built-in) archive
program, the archive process is as easy as right-clicking directly on the selected files
and directories you wish to archive and selecting Send to Archive from the resulting
pop-up menu (process may vary depending on zip archive program).
Upload and Extract a zip Archive
To upload and extract a zip archive file:

2. Click the File hyperlink or icon ( ). The Upload a File page appears on the
screen.
3. Click the Browse button. A Choose File dialog box appears.
You may optionally click the Drag-n-Drop button to drag one or more files
or folders into ANGEL without requiring them to be compressed as a single
archive file (Zip File).
4. Navigate to the Basic Activities > Add a File folder on and select the
lesson11.zip file, and click the Open button.
5. Type Lesson 12 in the Title field and click the Upload button.
The upload process may take a few seconds to several minutes

depending on your connection speed and the size of your file.
Once the upload process is complete, a File Upload Successful message

displays on the screen with an option to either extract the files from the zip
archive or leave the file in its zip archive format.
You may find that in most cases you want to extract archive files (e.g. to
display a PowerPoint presentation saved as a web page, etc.), however in
some cases, you may prefer to leave the archive file in its archived format. For
instance, you may have uploaded a zip archive which contains several readings
(in .doc or .pdf format) that you want to be easily downloaded by your students
as a single file instead of requiring the download of several individual files.
Other common needs for leaving an archive file in an archived format include:
1) the upload of files which are large in file size - leave the file in an archived
(compressed) format to ease the time required for the student to download the
file, and 2) the upload of several associated project files (such as HTML pages,
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multimedia files, or programming files) - leave the file in an archived format to

ensure all files are downloaded together and file associations are kept intact.
6. Select lesson12.htm from the Default File drop-down menu and click the
Extract Files button.
In Class Activity
Your In Class Activity is to upload both the zipped Lesson 11 file and a Word document
to your course.
To upload a Word document:

2. Click the File content item.
3. Navigate to the Basic Activities>Add a File > 73 Student QuickStart
4. Enter the title of the file. This title displays next to the file icon.
5. Click the Upload File button.
6. Click OK.
Create a Drop Box

Drop boxes allow students to upload electronic assignments to ANGEL for instructor
grading. The instructor must manually grade student submissions and has the options of
uploading feedback files and sending grade information to the student by course mail.
To create a drop box:
1. Log into your ANGEL course and click on the Lessons tab.
3. Click the Drop Box hyperlink or icon ( ). The drop box editor appears.
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On the Content tab:

1. Type Lesson 1 Drop Box in the Title for your drop box.
2. Type a Subtitle for your drop box. The subtitle is used to provide additional
information concerning the content item.
3. Type or paste text in the Directions field.
On the Access tab:
1. Select Students only for User Tracking.
On the Submission tab:
1. Select the Max Submissions. By default, the setting is Unlimited.
2. Select the Message Box option. By default, the message box is enabled to
allow students to type a message concerning their submission.
3. Select the Attachments option. By default, attachments are enabled to allow
student to attach their document to the drop box.
On the Review tab:
1. Select the User Review option. By default, Normal is selected allowing users to
see only their own submissions. Other options include:
Peer Review allows all users to see all other submissions.
Disabled specifies that only course editors may see submissions.
On the Assignment tab:
1. Select the Task Type for the Milestone Settings. This is an optional selection.
2. Select the Assignment in the Gradebook Settings. This is an optional selection.
3. Click the Save button when all desired items are complete.
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Create a Discussion Forum

To create a discussion forum:
3. Click the Add a Discussion Forum hyperlink or icon ( ).

4. Type a title (e.g. Lesson One Discussion Forum) in the Title field.
5. Using the HTML editor, add directions and a photograph for the discussion forum.
Navigate to the Basic Activities folder > Create a Discussion Forum folder >
Discussion forum text file. Copy and paste the text in the Directions window.
Next, upload the rock_in_tree graphic in the Basic Activities folder > Create a
Discussion Forum folder.
From the Interaction tab, several settings are available to customize

discussion forums.
• Use the Mode drop-down list to switch the discussion between different
usage modes. (Normal view.)
Select one of the following options:
o Normal: All students may access and participate fully in discussion.
o Private user journal: Student posts and instructor replies are only
visible to the student and the instructor.
o Private team journal: Posts by team members and instructor replies
are only visible to team members and instructors
o Post first: Users must first post a topic before they’re allowed to view
or reply to other student’s posted topics.
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o Fishbowl: Select students or teams to participate in discussion while

other selected students or teams may only view discussion.
o Hot seat: Students or teams “in” the hot seat read and reply to topics
posted by other students or teams, but may not post new topics
themselves.
Once your forum is established and posts have been made, you may not
switch modes.
• Use the Discussion Views drop-down list to set the student's default view
of the discussion. (Normal view.)
o Threaded view: Message subject lines are presented in hierarchical
view. Clicking on message subject lines presents messages one at a
time.
o Nested view: Message subject lines and full body text are presented
in a hierarchical view. All message bodies are downloaded when the
discussion is launched.
If you want to allow students to change their view, check the Allow users
to switch between views checkbox to the right of the drop-down list.
• In the Instructor Rating Score box, enter a maximum point value
available for each post. Setting a maximum allows the system to calculate
and display points earned versus points possible during the grading
process. (Normal view.)
• Check the Allow Attachments checkbox to allow students to attach files
to their discussion posts. (Normal view.)
• The Anonymous Posts drop-down list to lets you determine if students
can optionally post anonymous messages, or if all posts are anonymous.
(Normal view.)
• Use the New Topic Posts drop-down list to set the minimum rights level
required to post a new top-level topic within a discussion. For example,
you can use this option to control top-level topics and force students to
respond to given topics instead of creating their own. (Normal view.)
• Check the Student Post Edit checkbox if you want to allow students to
edit or delete their own posts. Students cannot delete their posts if replies
have been posted to them. (Normal view.)
• Check the Enable User Profiles checkbox to allow users to view profiles
of other users. (Normal view.)
• Check the Peer Rating checkbox to allow students to rate the value of
other students' posts on a five-point scale. Students can change their
votes, but only their last vote is used in the average rating calculation.
(Normal view.)
• Check any or all of the Show/Hide Fields checkboxes to determine
which fields will appear in the Discussion interface. By default, all fields
are displayed. (Normal view.)
Advanced Settings
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• Use the Discussion Moderation drop-down list to determine if student

posts must be approved by a moderator before they appear within the
discussion, or if all posts are automatically approved. (They can be
rejected later, if necessary.) Note that you can require specific student
posts to be moderated by editing a student’s permissions via the course
roster. (Advanced view.)
• The Moderator Rights tools let you choose moderators for this
discussion either by rights level (for example, all course editors) or by
choosing specific individuals, including students. Moderators can reject,
delete or edit other users' posts. (Advanced view.)
• Select a Team Moderation option to determine which teams will be
moderated. (Advanced view.)
If a student belongs to any team with moderation disabled, none of his or

her posts will be moderated, even if that student belongs to a team that
requires moderation.
• Check any or all of the Task Notifications checkboxes to determine
which information appears in your task notification list. Note that delivering
this information for large discussions may slow your task list. (Advanced
view.)
• Use the Post Types drop-down list to select icons to represent different
types of posts. Post Types can be items such as "Point" and
"Counterpoint," for example. You can select one of two default Post Type
sets, or create your own by clicking the Edit/Create New button.
(Advanced view.)
• The Custom Subject Colors tool lets you pick a differentiating color for
the subject line of instructor and/or moderator posts. This color can help
students identify your posts more easily. (Advanced view.)
• The Reply Subject Lines drop-down list controls how ANGEL pre-
populates lines of replies to posts. (Advanced view.)
o Populated: Automatically prefixes the reply’s subject line with “Re:”
followed by the subject line of the post being replied to.
o Blank: Replies to posts have blank subject lines and require the user to
enter a new subject line.
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o Blank if reply to RE: Blanks the subject line of a reply if the post
being replied to already has a “RE:” in the subject line. This option can
help keep long threads more understandable.
In Class Activity
Your In Class Activity is to create both a dropbox and discussion forum following the
above directions.
Homework
Complete Lesson 3 in the ANGEL Instructor Training Course, Activities 1 & 4 (Add a
Folder; Add a Page).
Create an Assessment
In this activity, we will create a timed assessment using several automatically-graded
and manually-graded question types.
To add an assessment:
1. Log into your ANGEL course and click the Lessons tab.
3. Click the Assessment hyperlink. The New Assessment editor appears.
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On the Content tab:

1. Type Lesson 1 Exam in the Title field.
2. Type a Subtitle for your assessment. The subtitle is used to provide additional
information concerning the content item.
3. Type ‘You will have 5 minutes to complete this timed exam’ in the Page Text
for the assessment.
On the Access tab:
1. Select User Tracking. This is an optional setting and is used to track when users
view or access a content item.
2. If users are not allowed to view the content item, select the Do not allow users
to view this item checkbox.
3. Select the Viewable By option. By default Students is selected.
4. Type a Password. This is an optional setting and is used to restrict access to a
content item.
5. Select Team Access. This is an optional setting and is used to restrict access to
a particular team.
Security – The Security drop-down menu allows the editor to open the
assessment in a new browser window (using Medium setting) disabling
common browser functions including menus, address bar, context menus (right-
click), and the use of most control keys (Ctrl C for copy, Ctrl V for Paste, etc.).
The editor may optionally require the use of the ANGEL secure browser (using
High setting). The ANGEL Secure Browser is available for download only to
designated ANGEL administrators and is commonly installed in proctored
testing lab locations.
IP Filter – Allows you to restrict quiz access to/from specific IP addresses.
On the Interaction tab:
1. Select the Display Mode. The default setting is All at once.
2. Under Display Mode, select how questions should be randomized. This is an
optional setting.
3. Under Submission Settings, select the Max Attempts. The default value is one
(1) attempt.
4. Under Submission Settings, select the Validation. The default value is Warn
about incomplete items.
5. Under Time Settings, select Limit To and enter 5 minutes. This is an optional
setting.
6. Under Time Settings, select Warn and 1 min from the Time Warning drop-down
list and select Automatically submit when time limit expires. This is an
optional setting.
On the Review tab:
1. Select the View Submission History option. The default value is Full review.
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2. Select the Feedback Options. All options are selected by default. Clearing the
checkboxes removes the item from review.
User Review – Works in combination with the related Feedback option to

determine the level of review to which users have access. The User Review option
applies to both the submission of the quiz or survey, as well as to the review of a
previously submitted quiz or survey. Please note that anonymous quizzes and
surveys do not allow feedback regardless of this setting. Each option is described
below.
Full Details allows the user to review the full results of the quiz or survey upon
submission, restricted only by the current Feedback settings. In addition, upon
returning to a previously submitted quiz or survey, the user is presented with a
hyperlinked list of the dates on which he or she has taken the quiz or survey. The
user may click on the hyperlinked item to review the full results of the submission
restricted only by the current Feedback settings.
List Only allows the user to review a summary of the quiz or survey upon
submission, including the number of points awarded, the number of points missed,
and an overall percentage score. In addition, upon returning to a previously
submitted quiz or survey, the user is presented with a list of the dates on which the
user has submitted a quiz or survey and the grade for each submission (if
applicable).
Disabled prevents the display of feedback upon submission of a quiz or survey and
also disables the display of information regarding previously submitted quizzes and
surveys.
On the Assignment tab:
1. Select the Task Type for the Milestone Settings. This is an optional selection.
2. Select the Assignment in the Gradebook Settings. This is an optional selection.
Click the Save button when all desired items are complete.
Several of the common access settings can be very useful when used on a
quiz. In particular:
The Do not allow users to view this item (located on the Access tab) option
is recommended for when a quiz is a “work-in-progress.” This setting is also
useful for quizzes that are being used as “question banks” or for future quizzes
that should not yet be made available to the students
The Team Access option is useful for distributing multiple versions of a test
(i.e. two versions of a test – one for every other seat in a computer lab, etc.).
Advanced actions allow students to be automatically enrolled in a user team
based on a student event (e.g. a passing grade, viewing a lesson, etc.).
The Password field provides an easy way to conduct proctored testing by
password protecting an item and providing the password only to the designated
proctors. The student meets with the proctor and accesses the test. The proctor
enters the password and observes the student during the test to ensure testing
rules are followed (e.g. time limit, use of notes, etc.).
The Start Date and End Date settings are useful for limiting the “window of
time” that a quiz is available. In combination with the Time Limit and Auto-
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submit options, this approach is very useful for take-home quizzes, to decrease
the amount of time available for unwanted student collaboration or sharing of
printed copies of the quiz.
Add a Question Set Heading
Headings can be used to place any block of text or visual element on the assessment.
Headings are commonly used to place directions at the top of an assessment or for
placing a story problem, scenario, image, and/or animation above or in between several
related questions. In this activity, we will use a question set heading to add directions to
the top of our exam.
To add a question set heading:
1. Click the Configure hyperlink (located on the Question Set toolbar).
2. Type or paste the following text into the Set Title field: Exam Directions
3. Type or paste the following text in the Heading Text field:

You will have 5 minutes to complete this timed quiz. Please select the best
response to each question.
The Interaction tab will allow you to override assessment settings for this
question set only.
Add a Multiple Choice Question
1. Now we can begin adding questions to our assessment. Let’s start by adding a
multiple choice question - one of the most common question types used in online
exams.
2. To add a multiple choice question:
3. Click the Add Question hyperlink (located on the Question Set toolbar).
4. Click the Multiple Choice hyperlink or icon ( ).

5. Type a point value of 2 in the Points field
6. Type or paste the following text in the Question field:

Which tool would best allow you to upload your picture for use on your
personal home page?
7. Type each of the following question choices in an individual Choices field.
Bookmarks
Files
Public Resources
Preferences – Personal Information
Click the HTML Editor hyperlink to add images, animations, or other media
to quiz questions, choices, or feedback.
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It is important to note that filenames for embedding or linked media files can be
easily seen by students by selecting (right-click) > properties, viewing the
browser status bar, etc. You can optionally use the Image URL option to
upload associated question images to allow ANGEL to automatically mask the
filename of the uploaded image.
7. Type or paste the following feedback in the Incorrect Feedback field:

Files is the best choice for uploading your picture because... For more
information, refer to Lesson 2 or page 47 in your text.
9. Click the Done button.
Add a Fill-in-the-Blank Question
ANGEL assessments provide a fill-in-the-blank question type that ANGEL attempts to

grade using a sounds-like algorithm to compare student responses to a list of instructor-
provided acceptable answers.
To add a fill-in-the-blank question:
1. Click the Add Question hyperlink (located on the assessment toolbar).
2. Click the Fill in the Blank(s) hyperlink or icon ( ).
3. Type a point value of 2 in the Points fields located next to each allowed answer.
4. Type or paste the following text in the Question Text field:
The ___1____ tool allows the user to save often used web addresses.
5. Type each of the following allowed answers in an individual Allowed Answers

field.
Bookmarks
My Bookmarks
My Bookmark
Bookmark
ANGEL attempts to grade fill-in-the-blank questions using a sounds-like

algorithm to compare student responses to a list of instructor-provided
acceptable answers. Student responses that are phonetically “sound like” one
of the instructor-provided allowed answers will be counted as correct.
Depending upon the strictness of grading, it might be desirable to provide
additional allowed answers to ensure phonetically incorrect student responses
(that the instructor would have counted as correct) will be counted as correct.
Allowed answers are not case-sensitive.
The Grading option allows you to specify whether the question will be graded
normally (non case-sensitive, rounded, with "sounds-like" algorithm), as an
exact match (case-sensitive with rounding and "sounds-like" algorithm
disabled), or whether only the "sounds-like" algorithm or rounding feature
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should be disabled. The Precision field allows you to specify the number of
decimal points numeric student answers will be rounded to using the rounding
feature.
Add an Alogrithmic Question
Algorithmic questions present users with a question type containing variables that are
randomly replaced by the system based on settings provided by the instructor. Student
responses are then automatically graded against an answer based on random variables
and a mathematical formula. Algorithmic questions provide instructors with a very
powerful question tool in the ANGEL environment, particularly when used with the Web
Equation editor. For complete instructions on using this question type, refer to the
ANGEL 7.3 Instructor Reference Manual.
In our example, we’ll create a simple, multiplication question that tests student’s
knowledge of their multiplication facts from 0-12.
1. Log into your ANGEL® 7.3 course and click the Lessons tab.
2. Navigate to Assessment.
3. Click the Add Question hyperlink.
4. Click the Algorithmic hyperlink or icon ( ). The Algorithmic Question Editor

page will open:
5. Enter the question text, What is the product of the following numbers?{a} *
{b}
6. In the variables field type, {a}, select Continuous Range and enter a Min/Max
range of 0 and 12, respectively. Enter the same settings for the next variable, {b}.
7. Enter {x} for the answer variable, and enter the formula {a}*{b} with no rounding.
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In Class Activity
Your In Class Activity is to add two additional question types – a True/False question
type and an Essay question type.
To add a true/false question:
1. Click the Add Question hyperlink (located on the Question Editor toolbar).
2. Click the True False hyperlink or icon ( ).
3. Type a point value of 2 in the Points field.
4. Type or paste the following text in the Question field:

ANGEL provides a place where you can easily upload a personal picture
along with your personal information.
5. Select True from the Answer drop-down menu
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1. Click the Add Question hyperlink (located on the Question Editor toolbar).
2. Click the Essay hyperlink or icon ( ).
3. Complete the following fields:
Field Name Description

Question Title Provides the title of the question.
Points Provides a point value for the question.
Question Text Type the question text in the Question Text field. Optionally enter
question prompt text (i.e. extra text such as a hint or background
information that displays with the question text) or footer text
(displays following the last question choice). Click the HTML Editor
hyperlink to insert images, apply formatting to the question text, etc.
Answer length Sets the length (in rows) for the answer box.
Correct answer Enter the correct answer or the elements that compose a correct
answer.
Note: Because essay questions must be manually graded, the
Correct answer field serves a similar purpose as the feedback field
– to provide the correct answer, a grading rubric, or feedback
regarding the criteria to receive a good grade on the question.
Feedback Allows the editor to provide unique feedback based on whether the
student provides a correct or incorrect answer.
Keywords Allows the editor to associate new or existing keywords with the
question. When used in conjunction with the ‘Add to question bank’
option below, the resulting question can be easily searched for and
added to other assessments based on the keywords.
Difficulty When selected, the course editor can assign a difficulty level to the
question (very easy, easy, average, difficult and very difficult). When
used in conjunction with the ‘Add to question bank’ option below,
the resulting question can be easily searched for and added to
other assessments based on the difficulty setting.
Add to Adds the current question to the Question Bank Manager for the
question bank course.
For more information regarding managing question bank

questions, see the section of this document titled Question Bank
Manager.
Update all When selected, changes to the question will be to all instances of
instances of the question being used in the course.
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Field Name Description

this course
This option will only appear if the question being edited has
been copied or re-used at least once within the same course.
Automatically When selected, changes made to the source question (located in a

accept different course or repository) will be automatically applied to the
changes made copy of the question being used in this course.
to this question
from the This option will only appear if the question being edited has
master source been copied from a different course or repository.
Add another Select a question type from the dropdown menu and click the Add
question button to save the current question and add another
question without returning to the Add Question screen.
4. Click the Standards tab to map the question to one or more standards.
5. Click the Objectives tab to map the question to one or more objectives.
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C o m m u n i c a t i o n To o l s
ANGEL provides several synchronous and asynchronous communications tools
including discussion forums, chat rooms, course mail, and more. In this activity, we will
post to a discussion forum, create a chat room and virtual office hours, use course mail,
and post course announcements.
Create a Chat Room

To create a chat room:
1. Click the Communicate tab.
2. Click the Edit button located on the Live Chat toolbar.
3. Click the Add a Live Chat hyperlink located on the Live Chats toolbar.
4. Type Class Chat Room in the Name field.
5. Select On from the Tracking drop-down list to enable the saving of chat room
activity for later viewing in the chat room logs.
Set Up Office Hours

1. Use the drop-down menus to designate a Beginning, Ending, Time and
Duration for the live office hour session.
2. Select either Weekly or Monthly intervals. Then select the day and type the
frequency.
3. Click the Save button. The Calendar page displays with the Live Office Hours
session scheduled.
Add an Announcement
ANGEL announcements are displayed on the Course home which is displayed when first
entering the course. Once logged into a course, the Course home can be accessed by
clicking the Course tab.
To add an announcement:
2. Click the Announcements hyperlink (located under the News and

Announcements section).
3. Click the Add Announcement hyperlink (located in the Announcements Editor

toolbar).
4. Type a sample announcement (i.e. Welcome to the class! Click the Lessons tab
to get started.) in the Announcement field.
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ANGEL uses the current date as the default start date and sets the end date
to one week from the current date.
ANGEL always displays the most recent announcements at the top of the
Course Announcements nugget. The Sequence drop-down menu allows the
instructor to specify a preferred sequence for two or more announcements that
appear on the same day.
Select a student name from the User drop-down menu to post a private
announcement for the specific student.
5. Click the Save button to post the announcement.
Post and Reply to a Discussion Forum

To post a message to a discussion forum:
1. Click the Home icon ( ) located on the left power strip.
2. Click the course title hyperlink, ANGEL Instructor Training, to enter the training
course.

4. Click the Lesson 1 folder title or icon ( ) to navigate inside the Lesson 1 folder.
5. Click the Lesson 1 Materials folder title or icon ( ).
Click the Lesson 1 Final Thoughts hyperlink or icon ( ).
6. Click the New Post hyperlink.
7. Type a descriptive subject in the Subject field (e.g. Homework question 6).
8. Type a sample message in the Message field.
9. Optionally click Preview if you would like to preview your message.
10. Click the Post button to post your message.
To reply to a discussion forum posting:
1. Click on the subject/name of one of the posted messages.
2. Read the message then click the Reply hyperlink.
3. Change the Subject line (in applicable) and type a sample response in the
Message field.
4. Click the Post button.
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Notice unread posting appear in bold - allowing for quick location of unread
postings. The currently viewed posting always appears highlighted in grey.
Post to a Chat Room

To post a message to a chat room:
2. Click the Public Chat hyperlink (located under the Live Chat section).
3. Type a sample chat message in the message field and click the Send button (or
the Enter key on your keyboard). Your message appears in the main chat
window.
To post a private message to a chat room:
1. Type a sample chat message in the message field.
2. Click on the hyperlinked name of the occupant you want to send the message to.
Notice the occupant name appears in the recipient drop-down menu.
3. Click the Send button (or the Enter key on your keyboard). Notice your message
appears in a different color in the main chat window displaying the name of the
recipient in parenthesis. Private messages appear on the screen only for the
sender and the recipient.
Send, Read, and Reply to Course Mail

ANGEL requires the user to login to send or read course mail. The Mail nugget (located
on the personal home page) notifies the user of new unread mail messages in each
course.
To send a course mail message:
2. Click the Quick Message hyperlink.
3. Click the To button.
4. Select a recipient from the User list and select the To-> button, and click the OK
button.
Hold the Ctrl key on your keyboard to select multiple recipients from the Recipients list.
5. Type a subject for your message in the Subject field.
6. Type a sample message in the Message field.
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7. Click the Send button.
To read a course mail message:
1. Click the View Inbox hyperlink.
2. Click the hyperlinked title or sender name to display the message.
To reply to a course mail message:
1. Click the Reply button.
2. Type a response in the Message field.
3. Click the Send Message button.
Homework
Complete Lesson 9 (Class Communication) and Lesson 11 Concepts and Activities

(Creating Teams for Collaboration) in the Online Instructor Training Course.
Course Management
View Your Course as a Student Using the User Preview Tool
Now that we’ve created course content for Lesson 1, let’s view our course from the
perspective of a student. In this activity, we will view the course content, take the Lesson
1 Exam, and submit an assignment to the Lesson 1 drop box.
To view the course as a student using the User Preview Tool:
1. Click the sunglasses ( ) next to your name in the upper right-hand corner.
2. Select Student from the Rights section and click the Continue button.
You are redirected to the first page of the course. Notice a message stating
“Student” next to the sunglasses ( ).
Visit Page Item
As you navigate the course environment as a student, notice the student does not have
access to editor options such as editing the syllabus, deleting lesson items, or the
Automate and Manage tabs, etc.
To view a lesson page item:
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2. Click the Lesson 1 Activity title or icon ( ) to view the Lesson 1 Activity page.
3. Click the sample links on your Lesson 1 Activity page to see how the page is
viewed by students.
Take Assessment
Next, we will take the Lesson 1 assessment as a student to become familiar with the
quiz interface and so we may later grade the assessment submission.
To take the assessment:
1. Click the Lesson 1 Activity icon ( ), located in the top left corner of the page, to
navigate up to the root of the Lesson 1 folder.
2. Click the Lesson 1 Assessment title or icon ( ).
3. Click the Begin Lesson 1 Assessment hyperlink.
A pop-up message appears stating that you have 5 minutes to complete the
assessment.
4. Click OK.
5. Select an answer for each question on the assessment. When you’ve finished
answering all of the questions, click the Submit button.
A pop-up message displays asking if you are sure you are ready to submit.
6. Click OK.
A submission results page displays the number of points you were awarded, the
number of points you missed, a grade percentage, and feedback for each
question.
7. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the Continue link.
Upload Submission to Drop Box
We are now ready to submit a sample assignment to the Lesson 1 drop box.
To submit an assignment to a drop box:
1. Click the Lesson 1 Drop Box title or icon ( ).
2. Type a descriptive name for the assignment in the Title field (i.e. username and
assignment name e.g. sbrunner Lesson 1)
3. Type a short message to the instructor in the Message field.
4. Click the Attachments button.
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The Attachments window appears.
5. Click the Browse button.
A Choose File dialog box appears.
6. Navigate to the Basic Activities > Grade a Drop Box folder and select the Spell
Checker document. Click the Open button.
7. Click the Upload File button.
Once the upload is complete, the filename appears in the Uploaded Files section
of the Attachments window.
Note: Students may optionally upload multiple attachments as a single drop box
submission by repeating the above process before proceeding to the next step.
8. Click the Finished button to close the Attachments window.
9. Click the Submit button to submit your drop box assignment.
Review and Grade Student Work

We are now ready to re-enter the course as a course editor to view student activity and
grade the submitted quiz and drop box assignment.
To re-enter the course as a course editor:
1. Click the Sunglasses ( )(located in the top right corner of the screen).
2. You are prompted to “Exit preview mode?”
3. Click the OK button.

Notice a sunglasses change back to grey ( ).
View Summar y and Detailed Reports
ANGEL provides several tools to track and view student progress and activity in your
course. Lesson reports allow you to view student activity reports for particular lesson
items.
To view lesson reports for a lesson item:
2. Click the Reports hyperlink located below title of the Lesson 1 Activity page item.
3. Click the Activity Summary hyperlink.
The Activity Summary page displays a summary of the number of times each
user has accessed the lesson item. You may click the User ID or Visits header
hyperlinks to sort the data by User ID or by the number of visits each user has
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made to the lesson item.
5. Click the Activity Detail hyperlink.
The Activity Detail page displays a detailed listing of the date and times each
user has accessed the lesson item. You may click the User ID or Date header
hyperlinks to sort the data by User ID or by the date and time the lesson item
was accessed.
6. Click the Done button to exit the Activity Detail page.
7. Click the Done button to exit the Reports menu.
Review and Grade Assessment Submissions
In this activity, we will review an item analysis report for the Lesson 1 assessment and
grade the ungraded essay questions.
To view an item analysis report for a quiz:
1. Click the Lesson 1 Activity icon ( ), located in the top left corner of the page, to
navigate up to the root of the Lesson 1 folder.
2. Click the Reports hyperlink located below the Lesson 1 Assessment item.
3. Click the Item Analysis hyperlink.
The Item Analysis page displays each assessment question with a list of the
number of responses received for each available choice.
4. Scroll down and click the Done button to exit the Item Analysis page.
5. Click the Done button to exit the Reports menu.

To grade an assessment submission:
1. Click the Utilities hyperlink (located on the assessment toolbar).
2. Click the View, Grade, or Delete Submissions hyperlink.
3. Click the Grade button next to the student assessment submission you wish to
grade.
4. Locate and grade any ungraded questions (identified by a pencil icon). You
may also review and change grades for already graded questions as well as
provide feedback comments on any of the questions.
5. Once you have completed reviewing and grading the assessment questions,
scroll to the bottom of the page and click the OK button.
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Grade Drop Box Submission
Drop box submissions must be manually graded by a course editor or course assistant.
In this activity, we will view, grade, and provide inline feedback for the student’s MS
Word drop box submission.
To grade a drop box submission:
1. In the course map frame (located on the left side of the screen, click the Lesson
1 Drop Box hyperlink.
2. In the Submissions table (located at the bottom of the drop box page), click the
hyperlinked title of the student drop box submission.
3. Click the filename of the student’s drop box submission (located in the table at
the bottom of the screen).
The student’s MS Word drop box submission opens in a new browser window.
When using a web browser other than Internet Explorer, and depending on
the configuration of the web browser and/or operating system, the Word
document may open directly in the Microsoft Word application or may prompt
the user to choose whether to open or download (save) the Word document.
4. In the window displaying the Word document, select Track Changes from the
Tools menu.
Previous versions of Microsoft Word (Word 2000 and earlier) may require
you to select an option (i.e. select Highlight Changes) from a Track Changes
sub menu.
5. Type within the Word document to simulate inline feedback (i.e. type a short
sentence at the end of the first few paragraphs) and delete a portion of one or
two of the paragraphs to simulate revision suggestions.
6. Once you have finished providing inline feedback, select Save As from the File
menu.
A Save As dialog box appears on the screen.
7. Select Desktop from the Save in: drop-down menu and click the Save button.
You may close the Word document window.
8. Return to the ANGEL browser window and type a percentage grade for the
student submission in the Grade field.
9. Type a brief comment (i.e. Good job overall. See the attached feedback file for
details.) in the Remarks text area.
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10. Click the Attachments button.
The Attachments window appears.
11. Click the Browse button.
A Choose File dialog box appears.
12. Locate and select the feedback file document and click Open.
13. Click the Upload File button. Once the upload is complete, the filename appears
in the Uploaded Files section of the Attachments window.
You may optionally upload multiple feedback attachment files by repeating

the above process before proceeding to the next step.
14. Click the Finished button to close the Attachments window.
15. Select the Send as mail message to user checkbox and click the OK button.
The student receives a course mail message (with a subject line of re: Lesson 1
Drop Box) with the grade, remarks, and a link to the feedback file(s) in the body
of the message.
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Setup the Course Gradebook

The Course Gradebook allows course editors to track and display grades for ANGEL
content items (assessments, drop boxes, discussion forums, SCORM assessments, and
surveys) and for assignments handed-in outside of the ANGEL environment.
Assignments are organized by categories which can be weighted to compute an overall
grade for each student.
To access the Course Gradebook, log into your ANGEL course, click the Manage tab,
and click the Gradebook hyperlink.
Gradebook Setup Wizard

Upon first access to the gradebook, the Gradebook Setup wizard appears.
The course gradebook can optionally be configured using the Gradebook

Management tools which can be accessed from the course gradebook menu by
clicking the Skip Wizard button. For information regarding how to manually configure
the course gradebook, see the section of this document titled Gradebook
Management.
Step 1 – Create Categories

The first step in setting up the course gradebook is to create categories for the purpose
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of grouping like assignments based on their impact on the overall grade. For example, a
few of the most common calculation approaches include:
• Scenario 1 – Grade By Percent – Percentage option

Each category is worth a specific percentage of the overall grade. For example, a
category called Homework is worth 50% of the overall grade, Quizzes is worth
25%, and Exams is worth 25%. In this case, simply use the appropriate percent
value (50, 25, and 25) as the weight for each category.
• Scenario 2 – Grade By Points – Points option

Each category is worth a total number of points. All categories are added up to
determine the overall grade. For example, a category called Homework is worth
300 points, Quizzes is worth 150 points, and Exams is worth 150 points. For this
scenario, use the appropriate point value (300, 150, and 150) as the weight for
each category.
The gradebook setup wizard displays sample category titles (Homework, Quizzes, and
Exams) and sample percentage weight values based on the first scenario described
above. These sample values should be overwritten using appropriate titles and weights
based on the course’s actual grading scenario. Be sure to provide a title, weight, and
calculation for each category you want added to the gradebook before clicking the Next
button.
The Calculation option allows the course editor to configure a category to “drop
lowest” or “use highest” number of grades when calculating each student’s category
average. For example, by specifying “Use Highest” 10 for the Quizzes category,
each student category average is calculated based on their 10 highest quiz scores.
Step 2 – Select Content Items

The next step in the gradebook setup process is to select the ANGEL content items
(quizzes, drop boxes, discussion forums, SCORM assessments, and surveys) that you
want to display in the gradebook.
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Select the checkbox next to each content item you want to add to the gradebook and
click the Next button.
Step 3 – Specify Points, Category and Calculation Type

In step 3, each content item must be assigned its appropriate category and point value.
Select the appropriate category from the Categories drop-down menu and type the
appropriate point value in the Points field for each content item on the page.
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Select the appropriate option from the Calculation Type field to determine whether the
student grade for each content item should be calculated based on the student’s first
submission, last submission, average score, maximum score, or entered manually. Click
the Next button to continue to the next step.
Step 4 – Setup Grading Scale

The final step allows the course editor to optionally configure a grading scale for the
course gradebook. To configure a grading scale, select the Enable Scale checkbox and
type a letter grade and the minimum percentage required to receive the letter grade in
the appropriate fields.
The grading scale supports any non-numeric characters including A+, A, A-, B+,
B, B-, etc., +, -, etc., S (satisfactory), U (unsatisfactory), I (incomplete), etc. to
represent alternate performance scales.
Click the Finish button to complete the gradebook setup. The Gradebook menu
interface displays.
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Gradebook Interface
The Gradebook interface consists of four areas of functionality: a Views section that
allows the course editor to view grades; an Enter/Edit Grades section allows the course
editor to enter grades and comments; a Gradebook Setup section that allows the course
editor to configure gradebook preferences and import/export grades; and a Gradebook
Management section that allows the course editor to manually create and edit
gradebook categories, assignments, macros, and grading scale.
Viewing Grades
The View Grades tools allow the course editor to easily view all grades or view a filtered
list of grades based on category, student, or team.
View All Grades

To view all gradebook grades, click the View All Grades hyperlink. The View Grades
page displays a list of students and gradebook assignments (as shown in the View
Grades section below).
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V i e w b y C a t e g o r y, Te a m , o r S t u d e n t
To filter the view of gradebook grades by category and/or team, select the appropriate
category and team from the All Categories and All Users drop-down lists and click the
Go button. The View Grades page displays a list of students and gradebook
assignments based on the category and team selections (as shown in the View Grades
section below).
To filter the view to a particular user, select the Find Student… option from the All Users
drop-down menu, enter any portion of the user’s first name, last name, or username in
the textbox, and click the Search button.
Click the Select hyperlink next to the user you wish to view and click the Go button. The
View Grades by User page displays a list of students and gradebook assignments.
View Grades
The View Grades page displays grades for the first 50 students (ordered by last name)
based on the criteria specified on the Views menu. Use the scroll bar (located below the
last student) and scroll to the right to view all assignment grades and category averages.
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For courses with more than 50 students, the course editor can view the additional
student grades by selecting a higher value from the Number to Display drop-down list
or by using the Previous | Next “paging” options (located at the bottom of the page) to
advance to the next page of students.
The Show drop-down menu allows the course editor to filter the list of students based on
team affiliation. Deselecting the Only Students checkbox allows the course editor to
display grades for all enrolled users including non-students. As is the case for the
Number to Display option, the Show and Only Students options do not take effect until
the course editor clicks the Go button.
Click the Print button to print a printer-friendly version of the grades.
For best results, change your printer preferences to “landscape orientation” to

display the maximum number of assignments on each printed page.
To print grades for a very large gradebook (e.g. a gradebook with many students
and/or many assignments), consider exporting the grades as a delimited file to allow
the format and printing of the grades from a spreadsheet program. For information
regarding how to export gradebook grades, see the section of this document titled
Export Grades.
Select View radio buttons to dynamically change the gradebook view. View optionally
allows the course editor to view grades formatted as Points or Percentage.
The Default display option displays grades based on the display format settings
specified in Gradebook Preferences. For more information regarding how to configure
gradebook preferences, see the section of this document titled Gradebook
Preferences.
The View Grades page provides easy access to enter grades by student. To enter
grades for a particular student, click on the student’s hyperlinked name.
To exit the View Grades page, click the Done button located at the bottom of the page.
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Entering and Editing Grades

The Enter/Edit Grades tools allow the course editor to enter or edit grades and
comments by assignment or user.
Enter Grades by Assignment

To enter or edit grades by assignment, click the By Assignment hyperlink. The Enter
Grades by Assignment page displays.
Select the assignment you want to edit from the Selected Assignment drop-down list
and click the Go button. The page updates to display the assignment name and
attributes with an editable list of student grades.
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The assignment attributes (max points, category, overall course average, and calculation
method) are displayed in a shaded table just below the Selected Assignment list box.
If the assignment is associated with one or more ANGEL content items (quiz, drop box,
discussion forum, etc.), a Content Items attribute displays hyperlinked titles of each
associated content item providing quick access to the content item.
Assignment attributes settings can be modified using the Assignment Editor. For
information regarding how to modify assignment settings, see the section of this
document titled Assignment Editor.
The Show drop-down menu allows the course editor to filter the list of students based on
team affiliation. Deselecting the Only Students checkbox allows the course editor to
display grades for all enrolled users including non-students. The course editor must click
the Go button to apply changes made to any of these settings.
For courses with more than 50 students, the course editor can view the additional
student grades by selecting a higher value from the Number to Display drop-down
menu (and clicking the Go button) or by using the Previous | Next “paging” options
(located at the bottom of the page) to advance to the next page of students.
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Optionally select Condensed from the View radio option to change to a simple view of
percentage and points fields for each student. Select Full from the View option to view
all grading options including Lock and Comments (discussed below).
Assignment grades can be entered into either the Percentage or Points fields for each
student. As you move to the next user, the neighboring field automatically updates with
the appropriate value calculated based on the entered score and assignment’s max
points.
When entering grades using points, review the Max Points value displayed in the
assignment attributes table to verify points are being entered based on the appropriate
scale.
When using gradebook macros to enter grades, macros/labels must be entered in the
Percentage field to be calculated correctly. For information regarding how to configure
macros, see the section of this document titled Gradebook Macros.
The Lock option is used with gradebook assignments that are associated with ANGEL
content items (quiz, drop box, discussion forum, etc.). It allows the course editor to
“lock” and manually overwrite a student grade to ensure it not be overwritten by updates
to the associated ANGEL content item.
The course editor can optionally provide feedback in the Comments field for each
student. Comments are displayed in the student’s grade report and are only viewable to
the student for whom they are intended.
The Batch Update tool makes it easy to add a common grade for all members of a
particular team or to add a common grade to all students who do not have a grade listed
(i.e. to batch update an assignment to give a zero to everyone who did not complete the
assignment).
To batch update grades for displayed users for a particular assignment, type a
percentage or point value in the appropriate field, optionally select the Lock checkbox
and provide a common comment (if applicable), and click the Batch Update button.
To add a common grade for all members of a particular team, first select the team
from the Show drop-down box to filter the list of students based on team affiliation.
The Batch Update tool is also useful when a large percentage of the students receive a
common grade (i.e. all but a few students earn 100%). In this scenario, grade the few
students who did not earn the common grade, then use the Batch Update tool to
update the grade for all ungraded students.
Click the Save Changes button to save gradebook changes before navigating to
another assignment or page. Gradebook changes can be cancelled by clicking the
Cancel Changes button. To enter grades for another assignment, select the new
assignment from the Selected Assignment drop-down list located at the top of page. To
exit, click the Done button.
Enter Grades by User
To enter or edit grades by user, click the By User hyperlink. The Enter Grades by User
page displays on the screen.
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Enter any portion of the user’s first name, last name, or username in the textbox and
click the Search button.
To return a list of all students in the class, leave the textbox blank and click the
Search button. To view a list of students based on team affiliation, select the team
from the All Users drop-down menu and click the Search button. Optionally deselect
the Only Students checkbox to display non-students in the list of results.
Click the Select hyperlink next to the student you want to grade. The page updates to
display the student’s name at the top of the page and an editable list of assignment
grades.
Student grades can be entered into either the Percentage or Points fields for each
assignment. As you move to the next assignment, the neighboring field automatically
updates with the appropriate value calculated based on the entered score and
assignment’s max points.
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When entering grades using points, review the Max Points value displayed next to
the assignment name to verify points are being entered based on the appropriate
scale.
When using gradebook macros to enter grades, macros/labels must be entered in the
Percentage field to be calculated correctly. For information regarding how to configure
macros, see the section of this document titled Gradebook Macros.
The Lock option is used with gradebook assignments that are associated with ANGEL
content items (quiz, drop box, discussion forum, etc.). It allows the course editor to
“lock” and manually overwrite a student grade to ensure it not be overwritten by updates
to the associated ANGEL content item.
The course editor can optionally provide feedback in the Comments field for each
assignment. Comments are displayed in the student’s grade report and are only
viewable to the student for whom they are intended.
Click the Save Changes button to save gradebook changes before navigating to
another student or page. Gradebook changes can be cancelled by clicking the Cancel
Changes button. To enter grades for another student, click the Search hyperlink
(located at the top of page) to search and select the new student. To exit, click the Done
button.
Gradebook Setup
Gradebook setup tools allow the course editor to modify gradebook preferences (e.g.
grade display format, etc.) and import and export grades to and from a delimited
spreadsheet format.
Preferences
To modify gradebook preference settings, click the Preferences hyperlink. The
Gradebook Preferences page displays.
Select a different value from the Default Display Format drop-down list to change how
grades are displayed in the gradebook and student’s grade report. Select the Treat
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Ungraded Items as Zero checkbox to display a score of zero for all assignments that do
not have a grade specified.
The Treat Ungraded Items as Zero option can be useful when determining mid-
term or final grades if the gradebook includes assignments that do not have a grade
specified (i.e. students did not complete or turn-in the assignments).
Select the Limit Course Assistants by Team checkbox to limit course assistant rights
so they can only view and enter grades for students who are affiliated with the same
team(s) as the course assistant.
For more information regarding how to add a course assistant to a course, see the
section of this document titled Edit Roster.
Select the Exclude Instructors from Average checkbox to remove the grades of
instructors from the overall grade.
Optionally deselect the Display Overall Average checkbox if do not want to display the
overall, calculated grade on the student’s grade report and on the View Grades by User
page.
Overall Average is always displayed in the View All Grades grid view regardless
of whether the Display Overall Average checkbox is selected or not.
Select a different value from the Overall Display Format drop-down menu to change
how the overall grade should be displayed in the gradebook and student’s grade report.
Click the Save button to save the gradebook preferences.
In Class Activity
Your In Class Activity is to create Offline and Extra Credit assignments in the Course
Gradebook.
To add an Offline assignment:
1. Click the Manage tab.
2. Click the Gradebook hyperlink.
3. Click the Assignment hyperlink located under the Gradebook Management
section.
4. Click the Add New button to add an offline gradebook assignment.
5. Type Lesson 1 Offline Paper in the Title field.
6. In the Description field, type Offline assignment handed in by students.
7. In the Points field, type 50.
To add an Extra Credit Assignment:
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1. Click the Manage tab.

2. Click the Gradebook hyperlink.
3. Click the Assignment hyperlink located under the Gradebook Management
section.
4. Click the Add New button to add an offline gradebook assignment.
5. Type Lesson 1 Extra Credit in the Title field.
6. In the Description field, type Extra credit assignment.
7. In the Points field, type 10.
Homework
Finish the remaining Online Instructor Training lessons and implement new ideas/skills in
your course(s).
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Content Development........................................................................................................ ...........7

Insert an Image Using the HTML Editor.............................................................................. ..17

Communication Tools.............................................................................................................. ...37

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Type Style Represents

Words or characters that appear on the screen. These include field

N Normal view of the content item editor

A Advanced view of the content item editor

Icon Icon Meaning

Note – Notes call the user’s attention to information of special

Reference – Refers the user to another source of information.

Caution – Caution advises users of actions that could potentially

What You Should Already Know

What You Will Learn

• Create a syllabus using the Syllabus Editor

• Context-Sensitive Help (located throughout the ANGEL| environment)

To create a new syllabus using the Syllabus Editor:

1. Log into your course.

2. Click the Resources tab.

6. Click the Save button.

Convert and Upload an Existing Syllabus File

To convert a Microsoft Word document to a web page:

Microsoft Word opens displaying the document

2. In Microsoft Word, select Save As from the File menu.

3. Select Desktop from the Save in: drop-down menu.

By converting your word processing document to a web page before uploading it

To upload the HTML-formatted syllabus into ANGEL:

1. Log into your course.

2. Click the Resources tab.

4. Select the Upload a File from the Syllabus Source drop-down.

6. Click the Update button.

The upload process may take a few seconds to several minutes

1. Log into your course.

2. Click the Lessons tab.

4. Click the Folder hyperlink or icon.

The New Folder editor page appears on the screen.

5. Type Lesson 1 - Introduction to ANGEL in the Title field.

Common Editor Tabs

Common Page Settings Fields

Field Name Description View

Description The description is an extended description of the contents of A

Directions Directions display when the item is selected and should be N

Sequence Sequence is a numeric value that determines the display A

Common Link Settings Fields

Common Access Settings Fields

Common View Restrictions Fields

Field Name Description View

Common Edit Restrictions Fields

Editable By The Editable By setting allows you to define which types of A

Cascade Folders have the unique option to cascade or copy access A

Actions Settings Field

Common Milestone Settings Fields

Common Gradebook Settings Fields

Assignment This associates the content item with the gradebook. N

Category Determines which category the content is associated with in N

Points Possible The points value for the content item. N

Calculation This determines how the grade is calculated. The default is N