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WelcomeAventa Teacher Training
Getting Started
Introduction:
Jane Sparkman
Instructional Services Team Instructor
1-888-228-3682, Extension 5137
Take a moment and write down those questions you wish to have answered today.
Agenda• Keys to Success
• Monitoring Students:
• Aventa Front Office – AFO
• Progress Reports
• Blackboard –
• Student view
• Teacher view
Keys to Successful Online Teaching
Communication: Build relationship with students and parents
Organize – use folder system in email for both incoming and sent communication
Knowledge of Course
Comfortable with Blackboard navigation to support students.
Understanding your school’s policies and procedures.
Understanding your expectations for the students and their expectations of you.
CommunicationCommunication is key to success-
Timeliness
Tone
Types
ALL CAPS – considered yelling
Too little/ Too much
Greetings and salutations are very important – you don’t want to slip into chat language.
Don’t forget a phone call may get you further than 20 emails back and forth.
Keys to Successful Online TeachingBe organized – 3-ring binder or virtual file system Create pacing chart for students
Communication log
Student login information
Exam passwords if used
Rubrics
Supplementary materials Graphic organizers
Presentations
Website resources
podcasts
Monitoring Students
Weekly Progress Reports
Reports in Blackboard
• Performance Dashboard
• Early Warning System
• Course Statistics
Aventa Front Office
Pacing Guides
Excel Charts
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Aventa Front Office
• Delayed time frame – important to understand that it is not live data. (refreshed daily)
• Access Student Logins• Reports
• Progress reports• Activity reports• Inactivity reports
https://office.aventalearning.com/login/
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Student View within Blackboard• Tour of Student View
https://aventa.blackboard.com
• Every course has an Orientation button.
• Students tend to skip – however the background information can be key to success.
• Schedule – allows students to create individualized pace charts
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Teacher View in Blackboard
Every course has an Orientation button..
Students tend to skip – however the background information can be key to success.
Schedule – allows students to create individualized pace charts
Blackboard Set-up
• Grade Center
• Reduce Clutter
• General Concepts
• Staff Information
• Announcements
• Banner/Buttons
Grade Center SetupGrade Center – clean up Calculated Columns (handout)
Cumulative Total – Set as External Grade – must have green check.
Cumulative Total
• Primary – percentage
• Secondary – score
• Check “No” so that total points are used in calculation.
Grade to Date
• Primary – percentage
• Check “Yes” so that this grade is based on assignments attempted to date.
Remove all Weighted columns or extra Totals
Initial Course Set-up
Staff Info./ Announcements/ Banner/ Buttons/ Clean-up unused items
The little things do matter
Banner – Create with PowerPoint (handout)
Change buttons to coordinate with banner
Clean up tools and navigation bar – don’t leave links to nowhere.
Staff Information Staff Information:
Control Panel – Course Tools
If Staff Information button does not appear (handout):— Control Panel
— Course Tools – Building Blocks – check Item and Tools
— Manage Course Menu - +Tool Link (Staff Information)
Announcements Announcements:
Control Panel – Course Tools
Informational/Course Related/Current Events
Use time release so that announcements don’t become impossible to manage.
Banners and Buttons
Banners and Buttons:
Control Panel – Course Options – Course Design
Reduce Clutter Course Tools and Communication Tools:
» Hide unused tools – can be a school decision» Items like glossary may be very helpful but if they are
not going to be used it is best to hide.» Communication is key – create navigation button for
whichever method is preferred email vs. message» To hide unwanted Items:
Control Panel – Course Options – Manage Tools – Tool Availability (uncheck unwanted options)
Blackboard Grade Center – Grading/Feedback/Exemptions
Discussion Boards
Multiple Choice – computer graded assessments
Papers/Projects/ oral assignments
In Blackboard 8.0 – you can exempted one student from any individual assignment.
Overriding Grades
Clearing Grades
Feedback – how is it visible?
Altering Course and Default SettingsContent – Xen Desk
Test Questions – Xen Desk
Test Settings – Yes
Navigation Buttons and Resources - Yes
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Blackboard
Grade Center – Emails/Reports/Downloads
If using email as communication mode you can access email from Grade Center directly.
Reports – can be created for group or individual –points possible will not be visible.
You can export a copy of the Grade Center to an Excel document
Oral Assignments
Wimba Voice Board• Students can use to record oral assignments
— Two options:— students leave on voice board and let teacher
know it is there through the assignment link.— Email it to themselves – download wave file
and upload.• You can use to send messages to your students.• No voice board message is private
Questions