Tools: SoftChalk

What is SoftChalk?

SoftChalk is a powerful web lesson editor that lets you easily create engaging, interactive web lessons for your e-learning classroom.

With SoftChalk you can....

• Create interactive web pages for your e-learning course. It's easy, quick, and your lessons will look like a professional designer created them.

• Engage your students with lessons that include pop-up text annotations, self-assessment quizzes, and interactive learning games.

• Package your lessons for delivery via CD-ROM, Intranet, Internet, or integrate with your LMS (Learning Management System).

If you can use a word-processing program, you can use SoftChalk. Designed for teachers and content-experts who don't have time to learn complex software, SoftChalk is simple, yet powerful, with only the features you need to create exciting, interactive, content for your online course.

Getting Started

Get an [overview] of SoftChalk.

Online Resources

Learn how to use SoftChalk with online[training tutorials].

Adding SoftChalk Content to Blackboard Courses

• Tutorial: [Blackboard and SoftChalk]
• Handout: [Quick Tips for using SoftChalk with Blackboard]

Technical Support

Whether you’re looking for a quick way to learn more about SoftChalk or to get the answer to a question you have, SoftChalk’s new online SoftChalk Support Center is the place for you. From the Support Center, you can easily:

   * Enter a help request
   * Search for information in the FAQs/Knowledge Base. (The Suggested Answer feature automatically looks for keywords while you enter your question to find a solution for you.)
   * Search for updates made within a certain time frame
   * Subscribe to a specific question to be notified by email if an update is made for the question
   * Access the User Guide, Installation Guide, Learning Management Integration Guides and SoftChalk Blackboard Building Blocks.

FAQs

• How do I enter my license key? My Free Trial version of SoftChalk has expired!

Templates

Download the Durham Tech template.

Learn More About SoftChalk

Intro to SoftChalk

SoftChalk Intro Webinars are 45 minute presentations introduce the key features of SoftChalk. View example lessons, then demonstrate how the lesson content was created using SoftChalk. Each session ends with a question and answer period. For more information or to register, go to SoftChalk Webinars

SoftChalk Training

SoftChalk Short Courses are live one hour training session conducted by a SoftChalk instructor using web conferencing. The short course include a presentation and examples, as well as an opportunity to ask questions and receive assistance from the instructor. For more information or to register go to SoftChalk Training

SoftChalk Innovator Series

See how other instructors are using SoftChalk by watching the SoftChalk Innovators in Online Learning presentations. Check out brief vignettes of the presentations (5 - 10 minutes) SoftChalk Vignettes or view the full version of the presentations (1 hour each) SoftChalk Innovator Series.