Gradebook

Instructor: Center for Scholarship in Teaching and Learning
Department: School of University Studies
Office Address: Kent Library 305 - MS4650 One University Plaza Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Office Hours: 8:00AM to 5:00PM, Monday through Friday
Phone: (573) 651-2298

Course Meeting Time(s): Online

Welcome to the CSTL's online demonstration class. These pages will show you some of the technologies that are available to you, as an instructor, for use in a class Web site. This site was created using a combination of commercial tools (such as Microsoft FrontPage and Macromedia Flash) and tools developed internally at this university to provide interactivity for web-based and web-supported classes.

To browse this Web site, you will need a student account.  Choose a number between 1 and 30 and make up your username and password as follows:

With this username and password, you will be able to get to all of the course features using the links on the upper left.

A Brief Description of the Organization of This Web Site

The student's first stop would probably be the Course Description page.  In your class web site, that page should not be password-protected, as it must be accessible to prospective students who want to find out more about the course being offered.  Unlike the Course Description page, which contains general information about the course, the Class Information page contains class-specific information that is geared towards enrolled students.  The Class Information page is usually password-protected, but that is entirely optional.

The next stop is the Class Content page, which contains class materials and links to documents, web sites,  and assignments to be submitted by students online.  Instructors can organize that page in many ways: chronologically, by unit or chapter, by topic, etc.  In this demonstration course, the Class Content page will take you to the pages on various instructional materials. If you click on the first heading (What can a course web page do?), you will enter a series of pages that can be visited in order.

The other links that are accessible from most pages in this site are: the calendar;  the bulletin board, where students can "talk" and interact with the teacher and peers;  the tests and quizzes area, where they can take online tests;  the gradebook, where students can check their grades any time;  the drop box area, used to exchange electronic files;  the edit account page, that can be used to change one's email or password on record; and finally the logoff link.

Click on the links on the left-side menu to start navigating this web site.  You can walk through all the different types of instructional materials available. Or, if you prefer, you can "cherry-pick" by selecting topics you're interested in from the Class Content page.  If you do, though, please be sure to hit at least steps 6-10 (They're marked with stars on the Class Content page).  Try out the various features demonstrated on the pages. If you have questions or need help, ask one of the TEW facilitators or CSTL technical staff.

Created by Dr. David Starrett
Center for Scholarship in Teaching and Learning
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