cruiser lite training

Cruiser Lite Training

Developed by Alayna Grady & Heather Kreeger in collaboration with the SSC Online Committee

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Welcome

This training was designed to enable the faculty members of Seminole State College to develop a familiarity with Campus Cruiser and Campus Connect.

This is a required training course for all SSC faculty and adjuncts. There is a 2nd course for instructors teaching blended courses and a 3rd course for online instructors.Updated 3/29/12 hk

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In a nutshell…

Campus Connect is used for course availability, rosters, attendance and grade entry. It must be used a minimum of 3 times per semester.

Campus Cruiser is used for course content, emailing students, displaying attendance for students and calculating grades to regularly publish for students. It could be used daily.

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Campus Connect Tasks

In the first portion of this training, you will have

3 tasks to complete:

1. Login to Campus Connect2. Print a roster3. Enter your No-Shows (the date is specified

online)

Returning faculty may SKIP to Cruiser Tasks (Slide 12)

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Task 1-Login to Campus Connect Begin by going to the campus website online at:

Seminole State College

CLICK HERE

You will see the following options at the top of your screen:

CLICK HERE

http://www.sscok.edu/index.html

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Task 1-Login to Campus Connect Use the login info below to complete your 1st task. SSC

requires you to login to Campus Connect a minimum of 3 times per semester.

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(these 3 dates change every semester)

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Task 2-Print a roster With Task 1 completed, you may now locate your roster by

clicking on the available options.

Choose Faculty Menu

Choose Course Roster

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Task 2-Print a roster Select a semester and click Go!

Select a course and click Go!

Click the print icon

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Task 3-Enter your no-shows With Task 2 completed, you may now locate your grades

by clicking on the available options.

Choose Faculty Menu

Choose Grade Entry

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Task 3-Enter your no-shows Select a semester and click Go!

Select a course and click Go!

Select your No-Show students under the NS Grade column:


Task 3-Enter your no-shows

After entering the NS students, select YES to flag them to Admin.

Click NO to record your No-Shows. (Note: Follow the same instructions when entering admin and final grades, but click YES when entering the final grades at the end of each term)


Campus Cruiser TasksIn the next portion of this training, you

will have 8 tasks to complete:

1. Login to Campus Cruiser2. Set up attendance3. Send a class email4. Post office hours5. Post the course syllabus6. Post the course schedule7. Set up the welcome page8. Import (Roll over) a class


Task 1-Login to Campus Cruiser Begin by going to the campus website online at:

Seminole State College

CLICK HERE

You will see the following options at the top of your screen:

CLICK HERE

http://www.sscok.edu/index.html


Task 1-Login to Campus Cruiser Use the login info below to complete your 1st task.


Task 2-Set up attendance

Select a class

Select Attendance Sheet


Task 2-Set up attendance

Click in each of the daysyour class meets

Enter begin and end date(1st and last day class meets)

Click to generate

(Your attendance will be set up and you may begin taking attendance by using the dropdown options given next to each

student’s name.)


Task 3-Send a class email

Select a class

Select E-mail Members


Task 3-Send a class email

Click to E-mail All Members and a new tab will open to compose the email

CLICK HERE

(Names of your students and E-mail addresses will appear here)

SNOW DAY TIP: In the event of a school closure, sending a class e-mail is an efficient way to communicate with students and provide an alternative homework assignment in lieu of class time.


Task 4-Post Office Hours Step 1: After you login to Cruiser, click the

“Profile” icon on the Personal Tools menu

If you don’t see the Personal Tools menu, click “MyCruiser” on the

header ribbon.

Step 2: Click on the “Campus” tab to add contact information and office hours

You can also add other information about yourself or a profile picture for students to view


Task 4-Post Office Hours

Step 3: After you input all desired information, click “Save”.

Step 4: Return to the main screen by clicking on “MyCruiser” on the header ribbon.


Task 5-Post the Course Syllabus Step 1: Click on “Syllabus Editor” on the Course Design

Tools menu on the left-side of the screen

Step 2: Click on “Upload Files” at the upper right side of the page

A new window will open that allows you to access files on your computer


Task 5-Post the Course Syllabus• Step 3: Click “Browse” and navigate to the appropriate file

on your computer, click the file name, “Open”, & “Done”

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Task 6-Post the Course Schedule Repeat the steps for posting your syllabus to add a second

file containing your course schedule for the semester Students can access your syllabus and schedule by clicking

“Syllabus” on the Current Class menu in Cruiser Once your profile is set up, the “Class Information” section

on the Welcome page will look like this:

Instructions for adding a link to your syllabus on the course welcome page are included in the next section


Task 7-Set Up the Welcome Page The Welcome Page is formatted with an default layout for

all new classes. You can customize your Welcome Page to include helpful

information for your students. Step 1: Click “Welcome” under the “Current Class” menu

on the left-side of the screen. Notice the “edit channel” button in the upper right

corner of each box on the welcome page


Task 7-Set Up the Welcome Page Step 2: Customize the Course Information Channel

Click the “edit channel” button on the “Class Information” box

Check the options you would like to display, then click “Save”


Taks 7-Set Up the Welcome Page Step 3: Customize Other Channels

Click the “edit channel” button on the following boxes to make desired changes:▪ Announcements—shows all available announcements

▪ Class Bookmarks 2—contains links to websites

▪ Class Schedule—displays upcoming due dates from “My Assignments”

▪ Mini Calendar—visually presents important dates

▪ HTML Notepad—provides a blank canvas for anything else you might want on the homepage!


Task 8-Import (Roll Over) a Class “Rolling over” material

from a previous semester can make setting up your new course much easier and quicker.

Step 1: Click in to the course you want to receive the imported material.

Step 2: Click “Class Import Manager” on the Class Admin Tools menu.


Task 8-Import (Roll Over) a Class Step 3: Click the drop down box next to “Choose Material

From:” and choose from the options:▪ “Same course”—You will see courses with the same

course number from multiple semesters▪ “Other courses I teach”—You will see all courses

you’ve taught


Step 4: Click the drop down box next to “Choose a Class:” and make your selection

Step 5: If you wish to import everything, click “Select All”▪ Alternatively, you can execute a partial import by

specifying which parts you want from the grey blocks

CLICK HERE

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Task 8-Import (Roll Over) a Class


Task 8-Import (Roll Over) a Class Step 6: Click “Ready to

Import”

Step 7: WAIT…the import may take a few minutes to complete Click the “Refresh” button until

the status changes from “Waiting” to “Finished”.

A list of everything that was imported will appear once the process finishes.


Need More Help?

Watch for e-mails about upcoming workshop and lab events where other faculty members will be available to answer your questions.

Look for CruiserAssist buttons on some of the most frequently used Cruiser functions.

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