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''SoftChalk is no longer available or supported at Durham Tech.'' (1/11/2018)
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==SoftChalk==
 
==SoftChalk==
  
 
==What is SoftChalk?==
 
==What is SoftChalk?==
[[Image:SoftChalk_Logo.jpg|http://softchalk.com/]] [http://softchalk.com/ SoftChalk] is a powerful, award-winning e-Learning authoring solution that lets you easily create and share engaging, interactive content. If you can use a word processor, you can create interactive learning experiences with SoftChalk. Designed for educators and content experts, SoftChalk allows you to spend your time developing course content, not learning how to use complex software. And, content developed in SoftChalk is portable for use in virtually any learning management system or on any web server. Create. Engage. Share. "If it's not easy, it's not SoftChalk."
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[[Image:SoftChalk_Logo.jpg|thumb|http://softchalk.com/]] [http://softchalk.com/ SoftChalk] is a powerful, award-winning e-Learning authoring solution that lets you easily create and share engaging, interactive content. If you can use a word processor, you can create interactive learning experiences with SoftChalk. Designed for educators and content experts, SoftChalk allows you to spend your time developing course content, not learning how to use complex software. And, content developed in SoftChalk is portable for use in virtually any learning management system or on any web server. Create. Engage. Share. "If it's not easy, it's not SoftChalk."
  
 
==Getting Started with SoftChalk==
 
==Getting Started with SoftChalk==
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SoftChalk offers free hands-on, online training. Check out the SoftChalk [http://softchalk.com/training/ training calendar & register] for online training workshops.  
 
SoftChalk offers free hands-on, online training. Check out the SoftChalk [http://softchalk.com/training/ training calendar & register] for online training workshops.  
  
Sign up for the [http://www.softchalkconnect.com/marketing/newsletter SoftChalk E-Newsletter] to receive info about upcoming webinars and other news.  
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Sign up for the [http://softchalk.com/about/news/ SoftChalk E-Newsletter] to receive info about upcoming webinars and other news.  
  
 
===Recommended workshops:===
 
===Recommended workshops:===
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* [http://softchalk.com/showcase/challenges-winners SoftChalk Lesson Challenge Winners]
 
* [http://softchalk.com/showcase/challenges-winners SoftChalk Lesson Challenge Winners]
 
* View SoftChalk [http://www.softchalk.com/lb_archives.html Innovators in Online Learning] presentations (1 hour each)
 
* View SoftChalk [http://www.softchalk.com/lb_archives.html Innovators in Online Learning] presentations (1 hour each)
* Check out brief SoftChalk [http://www.softchalk.com/lb_vignettes.html Vignettes] (5 - 10 minutes)
 
 
* [http://courses.durhamtech.edu/wiki/index.php/Open_Educational_Resources Open Educational Resources]
 
* [http://courses.durhamtech.edu/wiki/index.php/Open_Educational_Resources Open Educational Resources]
  
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==Methods for Publishing SoftChalk Lessons==
 
==Methods for Publishing SoftChalk Lessons==
  
===Publishing SoftChalk Lessons in Blackboard Courses===
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===Publishing SoftChalk Lessons in Sakai Courses===
There are several ways to publish SoftChalk Lessons to Blackboard courses.
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* [[Media:PublishingSoftChalkLessonSakai.pdf|Publishing SoftChalk Lessons in Sakai]] (DTCC)
 
 
====Recommended method for publishing SoftChalk Lessons to Blackboard====
 
The most reliable and recommended method is packaging, zipping, and uploading the zip file into Blackboard
 
[http://courses.durhamtech.edu/wiki/images/6/6a/PublishingLesson.pdf step-by-step handout] ''(instructions written by DTCC)''
 
 
 
====Advanced method for publishing SoftChalk Lessons to Blackboard====
 
'''Note:''' Setup is required the first time you publish SoftChalk Lessons on your office and/or home computers and any time you use a public campus computer.
 
# Instructions for [http://courses.durhamtech.edu/wiki/images/6/6e/PublishLessonsBb8.pdf setting up SoftChalk] to publish Lessons to your Blackboard courses ''(instructions written by DTCC)''
 
# Once the [http://courses.durhamtech.edu/wiki/images/6/6e/PublishLessonsBb8.pdf required setup] is complete, publish your SoftChalk Lessons to Blackboard. <!-- [http://courses.durhamtech.edu/wiki/images/3/32/SCPublish.pdf publish your SoftChalk Lessons to Blackboard] ''(instructions written by SoftChalk)'' -->
 
 
 
<!-- ===Publish SoftChalk Lessons Using SoftChalk CONNECT===
 
* [http://courses.durhamtech.edu/wiki/images/5/59/SoftChalkCONNECT.pdf Using SoftChalk CONNECT to Publish Lessons] ''(instructions written by DTCC)'' -->
 
  
 
==Receiving SoftChalk Lesson Completion Results==
 
==Receiving SoftChalk Lesson Completion Results==
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# Click Close to return to your main editing window when you're finished with your searches.
 
# Click Close to return to your main editing window when you're finished with your searches.
 
# When you insert an item from a site such as YouTube a Widget placeholder appears in your main editing window. <P>Note: When you preview the lesson in your browser, your content will be coming from the originating site (e.g. YouTube).
 
# When you insert an item from a site such as YouTube a Widget placeholder appears in your main editing window. <P>Note: When you preview the lesson in your browser, your content will be coming from the originating site (e.g. YouTube).
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Latest revision as of 10:52, 11 January 2018

SoftChalk is no longer available or supported at Durham Tech. (1/11/2018)