the “my home”and “course home” page in falcon online

The “MY HOME”

and “COURSE HOME” page

in Falcon Online

FA15 - Managing My Success

This presentation will explain how to access a 'course shell'.

A course shell is available for every course offered at Daytona State College, whether it is online, hybrid or traditional face to face.

Instructors use the course shell to house handouts, assignments, syllabi, course presentations and where you may take quizzes, post discussions and check your grades.

Each instructor uses their shell differently, but expects their students to know how to access their course and use the basic functions."

COURSE SHELL


Ellie Murray is the name of our sample student.

This is the Falcon Online ‘My Home’ page.

This very top section is the Minibar. It is accessible on your My Home page and all Falcon Online courses.



The Minibar is divided into four main sections.


First is the “My Home” link. If selected (from any page), it always return you to your My Home page.


You can select a course you’re enrolled in by choosing from the “Select a Course” dropdown menu or from the active course links in your My Courses widget.


This third section is the Message and Subscription Alerts



The red dot on the Message Alert notifies you of unread email.

Select the Envelope icon to compose mail.

If you are on the My Home page, the subject line in your mail is blank, whereas if you are in a Course Home page, the subject line automatically includes the course name.



Subscriptions notifies you about New Subscribed discussion forums, topics, and Discussion threads that you have subscribed to.


This last dropdown menu is where you set your Profile, Notifications, Account Settings, view your course Progress, and where you Logout of Falcon Online.

Let’s start with “Profile” on the following slide.

In your User Profile you should upload your photo. (Select to Change Picture).

You’re invited to enter information about yourself. Keep in mind this information will be accessible to others in your courses, but it also helps to create a rich online community, plus new social and business networks.

Always save any changes.

(More setting when you scroll down the page.)

USER PROFILE


If you select “Notifications”…

In Notifications you can change your email settings, register your mobile phone and subscribe to Notifications via email and/or SMS (phone texting).You must register your mobile phone number here to receive text messages.

The example highlighted below notifies you two days in advance when a dropbox activity is due.

When you subscribe to Notifications it automatically subscribes you to all classes you are enrolled in.

… Always save any changes.

NOTIFICATIONS

If you scroll down the Notifications page you may further customize them to exclude specific courses.

Select the “x” after a course name to exclude it. A blue curved arrow icon means it is excluded. Select it again to Restore excluded courses,or select the Restore excluded courses link to restore all.

MANAGE NOTIFICATIONS


If you select “Account Settings”…

Account Settings have three tabs.

The first, Account Settings are mostly generic for such things as font preferences and Time zone. But it also includes to “Optimize video for programmatically-driven assistive technologies”. Read though to see the settings that best fit your needs.

ACCOUNT SETTINGS

If Discussion settings are made in the My Home page they are set up all courses.

But within each course the Discussions settings can be modified.

ACCOUNT SETTINGS - DISCUSSIONS

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These small Question marks (in a gray circle), are clickable links to specific help and definitions. They are bite-sized informational nuggets placed when and where you need them all though Falcon Online.

In the Email tab you can have all email send a copy to a different email address, or save a copy of each outgoing message to the Sent Mail folder.

You can create an Email signature to be sent with all emails.

Always Save each time you make changes.

ACCOUNT SETTINGS - EMAIL


This section under the Minibar is the Navbar. In the My Home page the only link provided is the (valuable) Help/Resources link. But Inside a course other Navbar links are course-specific.



Select each of these links in Help/Resources to investigate the resources available to you both within Falcon Online and at the College.

When you select the System Check it lets you know if your computer has the correct settings to access your online content – or if you need to change settings on your computer or browser.


Both the My Home and Course Home pages are filled with “Widgets”. What’s a widget?

They are sectioned page areas consisting of a header bar featuring more information below, like the NEWS widget.


Succeeding Online

The “My Courses” widget list all courses you are currently enrolled in. Like the Course Selector these are active links to your courses.


Clicking on a course link will automatically take you to (that) Course Home page.

Succeeding Online

This is the “Managing My Success” Course Home (sample) page.

Notice the course name, “Managing My Success” now shows in the Navbar instead of the Falcon Online logo.

ALL My Home and Course Home pages include the Minibar and a Navbar.

Instructors often customize Navbar links. Some include links such as the Syllabus or a publisher’swebsite. Examples shown are the most common.

The Course Home page is alsosectioned into widgets.

This sample page includes the1. “News” widget, 2. “Help Desk Numbers” 3. “Frequently Asked

Questions” widget.

These widgets are unique with each instructor/class!

The Course selector

The My Home link it would return you to the My Home page.

This third section is the Message and Subscription Alerts

Personal Settings and Notifications

The Course Home Minibar has the SAME four sections as the My Home page.

The Navbar shows the course name, and underneath are the NavBar links.

Navbar links may be different in each course, but some are common to all courses such as “Content” and “Help/Resources”.

An overview of online and Navbar links as they relate to an on-campus classroom

My Home = Homeroom

Course Home = Classroom

Content = The Course Syllabus= Homework Assignments= Lectures, Audio Recordings= PowerPoints= Videos, and other Media

Dropbox = Turn in your Homework

Comments and Feedback can be located in the Dropbox feedback area, or in your homework doc returned with Instructor comments. Feedback can be written into a Discussion, Gradebook, or Email.

Discussions = Class Participation

Classlist = Get to know class mates and send email

Quizzes = Test or Exams

Grades = Get your Grades

Progress = Get an update on your progress in Personal Settings

Email = send notes to Instructor

OVERVIEW

Welcome to the course. We’re very glad you’re here!

Every Instructor lays out their courses differently so they may vary in appearance.

Watch other videos for NAVIGATION and COURSE CONTENT for more examples.

The End!

The “MY HOME”

and “COURSE HOME” page

in Falcon Online

the “my home”and “course home” page in falcon online

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