WebBoard
for IVCC's 2000 Faculty Summer Institute: http://www.ivcc.edu:8080/~fsi2000-2/
In this session, we will
- review the basics of WebBoard
- introduce a few more advanced uses of WebBoard
- enter WebBoard as managers, establish new conference areas, and explore
manager's privileges
For additional information about
WebBoard, see . . .
Note: The information below explains
WebBoard manager access and privileges. For a review of the basics of WebBoard and
information about the advanced uses of WebBoard, see the links above.
WebBoards
Bob will make you a manager of
your WebBoard after the first time you enter it.
Manager's Privileges in WebBoard
If you use WebBoard for a class,
you will be the manager of that WebBoard. You can post and read messages just as students
can, but you also have a few more privileges as the WebBoard manager.
To Create a Conference Area
Only the manager can create conference areas in WebBoard. To create a new conference,
click on "More" on the black bar across the top of the WebBoard screen and click
on "Manager" under "More Options."
| Then click on "Add Conference" under
"Manager Menu." |
| You will then see a screen with many options. The
good news is that you can leave the default settings for most options. The only required
field is the "Conference Name." Fill in a short name for your conference. This
is the name that students will see on the left side of the WebBoard screen. |
| Scroll down the "New Conference"
screen. If you are creating a private conference area, a conference accessible only by
selected students, check "Private (closed) conference." Do not check the private
conference box if you are creating a public conference area, a conference accessible by
all students in your class. |
| If you want to establish a chat room to accompany
the conference area, check "Allow Chat." If you check "Allow Chat," a
chat room will be created with the same name as the conference area. |
| Again, you can use the default settings for most
of the options. Once you have given a name to your conference area and have made any
changes to the settings, simply click on "Create" at the bottom of the screen to
create your new conference. |
| Important! When you create a conference area, you
give students only a conference name and a place to post new topics. If you want to post
instructions for students, you need to click on the conference name (on the left side of
the screen) and then add a new topic to the conference area. |
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To Create a Private Conference Area
A private conference is a conference area that is accessible only by the students or
students for whom you have given access. To create a private conference area, follow the
steps above, making sure to check "Private (closed) conference."
Before any students can access a private conference area, you have to give
those students access.
| After establishing a private conference area,
click on "Manager" and then click on "Manage Conferences." |
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You will see four options for each
conference area. Next to the private conference area, click "Users." You
will see a screen similar to the one below, listing all students on the left. (The student
names have been removed from the illustration below for privacy purposes.)
Note that students must enter your WebBoard before you can give them access to
a private conference area. |
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| Just click on the student name or names that you want to allow to access the
private conference area, and then click "Add." You will not
be able to designate users for public conference areas. All students automatically have
access to public conference areas.
Important! Some of your students may forget their
login names and passwords and may re-enter your WebBoard as new users, with different
login names and passwords. If you have given those students access to a private conference
area under their previous login names and passwords, those students will not be able to
enter the private conference area using different login names and passwords. You might
check users occasionally and give access to private conference areas for any students who
have entered your WebBoard under multiple login names and passwords. |
Other Manager Privileges
Below is a summary of some of the options under the Manager's Menu.
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- Add Conferences = explained above
- Manage Conferences = allows you to edit the information for a conference,
delete a conference, change user information, or archive a conference
- Conference Order = allows you to change the conference order by
designating a number for each conference
- Add Users with Wizard or without = you can add users yourself, but it's
easier to allow students to register themselves. Just ask Bob to set your WebBoard so that
students can register themselves. After all students are registered in your WebBoard, you
can ask Bob to close access to the board for new users.
- Manager Users = delete or change information for users
- Change Board Colors = allows you to change the color settings for your
WebBoard
- Statistics = gives collective information about all of the WebBoards
running on IVCC's server
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