Oncourse features

Oncourse offers many features to help instructors and students collaborate and learn more effectively. You will find a brief description of each available tool below. For a more detailed description of a topic, click the appropriate link under "Tools". You can also view multimedia feature demonstrations related to each tool.

All the following feature demonstrations include audio, and each link will open a new window.

For more training and support resources, see Training and support for Oncourse.

Tools	Descriptions	Feature demonstrations
General	General overview of course and project sites	Request a site Customize tabs Adding or removing a tool Reorder tools for a site Pasting from Word View photos of site participants in roster tool Profile, Add a photo to your profile Profile 2 Beta, Adding a picture to your profile
Announcements	Inform site participants of current items of interest	Post announcements Post an announcement to a group
Assignments 2	Create, distribute, collect, and grade online assignments	Add an assignment Reorder assignments Editing, duplicating and removing an assignment Download and upload grades Provide grades and feedback Submit an assignment Resubmit assignments
Calendar	Post items in calendar format	Post a calendar item
Chat Room	Chat online with participants in your site	Create multiple chat rooms
Courseload	Read, annotate, and share digital textbooks and other resources (available only to courses for which the instructor has signed up to use eTexts)	Accessing Courseload in Oncourse Accessing and Viewing Course Materials Navigating the Textbook Searching Materials Highlights, Notes, and Questions Sharing Notes Note Summary View Printing Materials Uploading Content Organizing Stacks Managing Content Options Answering a Student Question Accessing and Viewing Stats Importing Materials and Interactions with the Textbook Installing the Courseload offline plug-in Checking out a book Checking in a book
Drop Box	Submit documents to be seen only by your instructor	Add an item to the Drop Box
Email Archive	Keep track of course or project site email correspondence	Send email from Microsoft Outlook Create a site distribution email list
ePortfolio	Manage an electronic portfolio of your coursework	Attach a file
Forums	Communicate through discussion forum topics	Create a discussion forum and topic Compose a forum message Read and reply to a forum message Grade a forum message Change default forum settings Reorder forums and topics View forum statistics
Gradebook	Manage grades	View scores by group Change grade type View cumulative scores Add an item to the Gradebook Add items in bulk Edit a Gradebook item Hide course grade Remove assignment from calculated grade Import grades from a spreadsheet
Messages	Communicate using internal course mail	Send a message Read and reply to messages
News	Use RSS to add dynamic news to your site	Add dynamic news to a site
Podcasting	Create, store, and distribute multimedia content to site participants via an RSS feed	Add a podcast Subscribe to a podcast using iTunes Record a podcast
Post'Em	Upload a comma delimited (CSV) spreadsheet to present feedback to site participants	Upload an Excel spreadsheet of grades Upload multiple files to Post'Em Check participant access to feedback View feedback
Preferences	Control how often you are notified of course or project site activity	Edit notification preferences Customize tabs
Resources	Make any kind of material available online	Add a file Resources, Upload and Download Multiple Resources Reorder Resources
Site Setup	Maintain course or project site settings	Adding or removing a tool Reorder tools for a site Add participants Create a group Reuse content from other sites Combine rosters
Syllabus	Post and maintain your official course outline	Add a new syllabus Add an item and save as a draft Redirect the syllabus to a Word file Add an attachment to a syllabus
Tests & Surveys	Administer tests and gather survey information	Migrating an individual test or survey from Original Test and Survey Migrating tests and surveys in bulk from Original Test and Survey Creating a new assessment Creating a test using markup Text Settings overview Publishing a test Editing a published test Creating a question pool Managing question pools Viewing test results and grading a test User Activity Report Grading short answer and essay questions Moving assessments using the Site Setup tool Taking a linear test Taking a non-linear test Using mark for review Viewing grades and feedback Viewing immediate feedback
Web Content	Choose external web sites to display within your worksite	Add a Web Content Tool to a course or project site Customize a Web Content item
Wiki	Create and update wiki pages	Add Wiki to a site Add and edit wiki pages Add links to a wiki page Add an image to a wiki page View history of a wiki page

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