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March 16, 2003
Lab
Course Management Systems &
Your Final Project
So…What are Course
Management Systems anyway?
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create course web pages without HTML
upload content
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syllabi, assignments, course documents, etc...
use built in communication tools
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e-mail to your class roster
discussion boards
chat
announcements
calendar
Course Management Systems
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Other tools
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polling/survey/assessment builders
assignment managers that can sometimes
integrate with gradebooks
collaborative annotation tools
digital image manager
student home pages
Built in WYSYWIGs
and more…
CMS options
for your final project
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ICG Toolkit
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NiceNet.org
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free, available after 12/2004
Blackboard
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free, only available until 12/2004
free trial for 60 days
$295 / year thereafter
Course management systems
available to you at work
Other non-CMS options
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“Regular” HTML web site
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Must have a web server available to you at work
that can host it for you (we can not host these sites)
You can manually code the HTML
You can use a WYSIWYG --What You See Is What
You Get-- HTML editor (Dreamweaver, etc…)
HTML will not be taught in lab -- you must already
know how to code in HTML if you choose this option
WYSIWYGs will not be taught in lab -- you must
already know how to use the WYSIWYG if you
choose to use one
Other? Talk to the TA if you have another idea
ICG Toolkit
(Instructional Computing Group)
ICG Toolkit is a course management
system available to all students in this
class to build your final project in.
ICG Toolkit
Important Notes
 only available until December 2004
 Can NOT retrieve an archived replica of course that
would include the design, layout and functionality of
the tools incorporated into the web application (i.e.,
e-mail, discussion board, etc…)
 not recommended for students who would like to
use this site in the future
 is recommended for students who do not need to
use site in the future and would like to experiment
with a robust set of course management tools
ICG Toolkit
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For a list of all the features the ICG toolkit has to
offer, please visit:
http://icg.fas.harvard.edu/courseweb/tour_features2.html
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Portions of administering the ICG toolkit will be
covered in lab
Portions of the administering a NiceNet site will be
covered in lab
All other options will NOT be covered in lab, so if you
choose them, you should ALREADY know how to use
them.
What do you choose if you want to
use your final project in the future?
…and you need instruction in the lab how
to use the course management system
 Do not use the ICG toolkit
 Use NiceNet.org
What do you choose if you want to
use your final project in the future?
…and you do not need instruction in the lab on
how to use a course management system.
 Do not use the ICG toolkit
 Use NiceNet or Blackboard*
 Code HTML and post to a web server
available to you where you work
 Use a course management system in place
where you work
*fee required after 60 days
ICG toolkits
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Pass out the URLs
http://www.courses.fas.harvard.edu/~ext21979/Assignments/project/icgurl.doc
Login using your HUID and PIN via the
“instructors toolkit” link at the bottom of the
announcements page
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If you need to get a PIN or need help please
visit “PIN Management”
Explore the toolkit. Add features to your site
by clicking on “Select Tools & Folders”.
Change site template by clicking on “Select
Site Colors & Page Layout”.
Reorder
display and
“view as a
student”
Note the directions
Note directions
Use the next 15-20 minutes…
• Explore the ICG toolkit
– Documentation on the toolkit’s features can be found
at: http://icg.fas.harvard.edu/courseweb/tour_features2.html
NiceNet.org
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About NiceNet:
http://nicenet.org/ica/ica_info.cfm
Start a class:
http://nicenet.org/ica/user_create.cfm
FAQ http://nicenet.org/ica/ica_faq.cfm
To create a class…
Use the next 15-20 minutes…
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Create a class and experiment
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http://nicenet.org/ica/user_create.cfm
Explore the features of NiceNet.org
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http://nicenet.org/ica/ica_info.cfm
Questions?