by Mendi Benigni | Oct 19, 2020 | Assessment
VoiceThread has a new Assignment Builder interface. Prior to January 2021, you will need to turn this on in order to use it. The instructions to enable the new interface are outlined below. To see the instructions for creating an assignment using the new interface...
by Mendi Benigni | Aug 16, 2020 | Lecture
All classrooms now have a webcam and Zoom capabilities that will allow faculty to bring in online students to the classroom and allow them to fully participate in the live class. It can also be used to bring in guest speakers from all over the world. To help you use...
by Mendi Benigni | Aug 13, 2020 | Assessment
LockDown Browser® is a custom browser that locks down the testing environment (a student’s computer) within OAKS Quizzes. There are two ways to use it: Lockdown Browser – this method locks the student into the quiz/test and prevents them from going...
by Mendi Benigni | Aug 12, 2020 | Collaboration, Content Delivery, Group Work, OAKS
Microsoft OneNote is a note-taking program for free-form information gathering and multi-user collaboration. It gathers users’ notes, drawings, screen clippings, and audio commentaries. Notes can be shared with other OneNote users over the Internet or a network...
by Mendi Benigni | Aug 12, 2020 | Content Delivery, Lecture Recording, Presentation
LinkedIn Learning (previously Lynda.com) offers videos and courses that can help your students learn skills that are critical to success in the class or in their chosen field. You can add these videos and courses to your OAKS class to help your students access these...
by Mendi Benigni | Apr 16, 2020 | Assessment
In response to everyone going online, Akindi (our bubble sheet scanning application) has created new features that allow you do use the program in your online class. This option is great for quizzes, tests, and exams that are time consuming to recreate online such as...
by Mendi Benigni | Apr 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Quizzes tool enables you to create and manage points-measured assessments. Create and manage quiz questions from the Question Library or the Quizzes tool, and organize quizzes into categories to make it easier to find assessments with similar or related content. ...
by Mendi Benigni | Mar 16, 2020 | Collaboration, Communication, Content Delivery, Engagement, Google, Google, Google, Google, Google, Lecture, Productivity
Zoom is an online communications service that allows members to hold sessions (called Meetings), either one-on-one or in a group. It can be used to conduct video chats, audio chats, collaborate on an interactive whiteboard, and to share your screen with your...
