Login Instructions

1. Go to http://www.alvernia.edu/AlverniaWebCTLogin.html
2. Click on Log in to myWebCT
3. On the next page, type in your WebCT ID and password.
4. Click Log In.

Logout Instructions

1. The Logout link can be found in two places:
2. In the bar at the top of any course
3. The button at the top of your myWebCT page

Contact Information

The Educational Technology Department can help you with any issues you may have. You can contact them:

	In Person: Office on the 2nd floor of the Franco Library
	Telephone: 610-796-5606 (8-4:30 M-F); 610-790-2851(1:30-10 pm, M-TH, 8-4:30 Sat); 610-796-5635 (4 pm - 9 pm, M -TH)
	Email: miroslaw.liwosz@alvernia.edu; michele.spotts@alvernia.edu; david.dague@alvernia.edu

Assignments

Viewing Assignments

1. Click Assignments on the homepage.
2. Click the name of the assignment you want to view.
3. If your instructor has files for you to download, there will be a list at the bottom of the screen.

Submitting Assignments

1. To upload completed assignments, click Assignments.
2. Click the name of the assignment you want to submit.
3. Click Upload.
4. To locate the file, click Browse.
5. Select the file by double clicking on it. The Upload File screen reappears, with the name of the file in the Filename text box.
6. Click Upload.
7. If your instructor has enabled WebCT's email notification feature, you can receive email notification that your assignment was submitted successfully. Type your email address into the text box. If your instructor has not enabled this feature, this text box will not appear.
8. Click Submit Assignment. A confirmation box appears asking you to confirm the procedure.
9. Click OK.
10. Click Assignments to return to the Assignments screen
Notes:

• the file name cannot contain any of the following characters:

- spaces, tabs, line feeds, carriage returns
- : ~ [ ] ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) + ` } } | \ < > , ? / ; ' "

WEBCT WILL NOT RECOGNIZE FILE NAMES WITH SPACES OR SPECIAL CHARACTERS.

• you should add the file extension that corresponds to the software you used. For example, if you completed your assignment in Excel, add .xls to the file name if the software program doesn't automatically add it.

Downloading Files

1. Click the name of the file you want to download. A dialog box appears. Follow the instructions in the dialog box to save the file on your computer.
2. To return to the Assignments screen, click Close.
3. To open the downloaded file, close the WebCT Browser and open the file on your computer.

Calendar

The calendar has three views: monthly, weekly, & daily. You can find out more information about a particular calendar entry by clicking on the day of the event.

Chat

Entering a chat room

1. From the Chat screen, click the room that you would like to enter. The Chat window appears. It contains three main areas:

- The Output Interaction Box displays all messages sent and received.
- The Users Logged On box shows the users presently in the room.
- The Enter your message below text box where you type your messages.

2. You may either

- send a message to everyone in the room
- send a private message to someone in the room
- close Chat.

Sending a message to everyone in the room

1. From the Chat screen, click the room that you would
like to enter. The Chat window appears.
2. In the Enter your message below text box, type your message.
3. To send the message, press ENTER on your keyboard. Your message appears in the Output Interaction Box.

Sending a private message to someone in the room

1. From the Chat screen, click the room that you would like to enter. The Chat window appears.
2. Under Users Logged On, select the recipient of the message. To select more than one recipient, hold the CTRL key while selecting the names.
3. In the Enter your message below text box, type your message.
4. To send the message, press ENTER on your keyboard. Your message appears in the Output Interaction Box of the selected recipient(s).

Discussions

• Discussions is divided into different topics which allow your instructor to create discussion groups around particular subjects. Topics can be public or private. Everyone in your course can access public topics, while private topics are available only to the set of students that the instructor chooses.
• By default, Discussions contains the following three public topics, although your course may have more than that.
     - All: contains all messages from all public topics
     - Main: the main discussion area
     - Notes: messages related to a page of content in a Content Module.

Reading a message
Notes:
     • By default, the Discussion Messages screen lists
     unread messages threaded by subject.
     • To view both read and unread messages, click Show All.
     • Threaded messages are a series of replies to the same subject.
     • To expand a thread, click the triangle next to the Subject.
     • To view messages in chronological order, click Unthreaded.

1. From the Discussions table, click the topic containing the messages you want to read
2. To see all messages, the Show All option should be on (it will not be clickable if it is).
3. Click the triangle next to the threaded discussion you would like to view.
4. Click the subject of the message that you would like to read.
5. If the message includes a file attachment, you will see a paper clip icon under the Attachment column in Discussion Messages as well as in the message itself. To see the attached file, click the paper clip icon. The Attachments screen appears.

• To download the file attachment

i. Select the file and then click Download. The file download dialogue box appears.
ii. Select to save the file to disk, and then click OK.
iii. Select the location where the file will be saved, and then click Save. The file is downloaded to your computer.
iv. Click Close.

6. When you have finished reading the message, you can

• close the message. Click Close. The Discussion Messages screen appears.
• reply to the message.
• download the message.

Sending messages with or without attachments

1. Click Compose Discussion Message.
2. From the Topic drop-down list, choose discussion topic where the message should go.
3. Type your subject and message.
4. If you want to attach a file

a. Click Browse.
b. Find the file on your computer and double click (or click once and click Open).
c. Click Attach File.

5. Click Post.

Replying to a message

1. Open the message to which you want to reply.
2. Choose the format for your reply

• To reply to all members of the topic, click Reply.
• To reply only to the person who posted the message, click Reply Privately.
• To include the original message in your reply, click Quote.

3. In the Message text box, enter your message.
4. If you want to attach a file

a. Click Browse.
b. Find the file on your computer and double click (or click once and click Open).
c. Click Attach File.

5. Click Post. Your reply is posted to the discussion topic.

Handouts

Your instructor may put handouts on WebCT. For the most part, these handouts will be in Word format. These will open more easily if you use Internet Explorer. If you have any difficulties opening handouts, please contact Educational Technology for help.

Mail

• Mail allows you to send, receive, reply, and forward mail messages to others in the course. You can also store drafts of mail messages, search your mail messages, and add mail folders.
• There are four default mail folders. The default folders cannot be renamed or deleted.
     • All: contains all messages
     • Inbox: contains all received messages
     • Outbox: contains all sent messages
     • Draft: contains all unsent messages

Reading Mail
By default, only unread messages are listed. To view all messages, click All.

1. Open the folder that contains the mail you want to read.
2. Click the message that you would like to read.

- If the mail includes a file attachment, you will see a paper clip icon. You must download the attachment to your own computer before you can view it.

a. To download the file attachment, click the paper clip icon.
b. Select the file, and then click Download.
c. Select the save option and save it where you can easily find it again.
d. When the download is complete, click Close.

3. When you have finished reading the mail, you can either

- close the message
- forward the message to someone else
- reply to the message

Replying to mail

1. Open the message that you would like to reply to.
2. Click Reply.
3. Type your reply.
4. Click Send.

Sending mail with or without attachments

1. Click Compose Mail Message.
2. Click the Browse at the top of the message screen. Select a recipient by clicking their name.
3. Click Select.
4. Type your subject and message.
5. If you want to attach a file

a. Click Browse.
b. Find the file on your computer and double click (or click once and click Open).
c. Click Attach File.
6. Click Send.

Forwarding mail to another user within the course

1. Click the message that you would like to forward.
2. Click Forward.
3. Click the Browse at the top of the message screen. Select a recipient by clicking their name.
4. Click Select.
5. Type your message.
6. Click Send.

Moving a message to a different folder

1. Open the folder that contains the message you want to move.
2. Select Move to and choose the folder from the drop-down list.
3. Select the message(s) that you want to move.
4. Click Go.

A confirmation message appears. Click OK.

Deleting a message

1. Open the folder that contains the message you want to delete.
2. Select the messages you wish to delete.
3. Click Delete.
4. A confirmation message appears. Click OK.

Deleting all messages in a folder

1. Open the folder that contains the messages you want to delete.
2. Select Subject. This selects all messages.
3. Click Delete. Warning: All messages in this folder, including ones not displayed on the screen, will be deleted.

Adding a folder

1. Select Create folder and type the folder name in the text box.
2. Click Create.

Deleting a folder

1. Under folder, select the folder that you want to delete.
2. In the Actions box, select Delete.

Quizzes & Surveys

Taking a quiz or survey

1. Click Quiz (may also say Quizzes or Quizzes & Tests). You should see the following:

- Title of the quiz or survey. Note: if a quiz is not available, or has already been taken the maximum number of times, the title will not be linked.
- Availability: the time period in which the quiz may be accessed.
- Duration: amount of time to complete the quiz. If there is no information displayed in this column, then you have unlimited time.
- Grade: the grade you received for the quiz. For example, 90/100 indicates that you received 90 out of 100 points.
- Attempts: This column displays the number of times you have attempted the quiz, and the number of attempts remaining. Once an attempt has been marked and its grade released, the link Completed appears.

2. Under Title, click the name of the quiz or survey that you want to take. The Quiz (or Survey) Introduction screen appears.
3. Follow the instructions in the Introduction.
4. Be sure to save your answer after completing each question in the quiz.
Once you complete a quiz or survey, click Finish to submit it.
A confirmation box will appear asking if you want to proceed. Click OK.

Viewing individual quiz results

1. Click Quizzes (may also say Quizzes & Tests) on the homepages.
2. Click View Scores underneath the name of the Quiz you wish to view.

Student Homepages

About Student Homepages
     • Some of the options you can add to your Student Homepage are:
          - links to your favorite websites
          - customize page colors and layout
          - background image
          - banner
          - text

Accessing your Homepage

1. Click Student Homepages.
2. Click on your name.

Adding a link

1. Under Options: Links, click Add Link.
2. Type a title for the link and the complete web address in the appropriate boxes.
3. You can replace the icon that displays with the link. To select a different icon image:

a. Click Upload Icon.
b. Click Browse.
c. Find the file on your computer and double click.
d. Click Continue.

4. Click Add.
5. To return to your Homepage, click your name in the breadcrumbs.

Customizing colors

1. From the Customize drop-down list, select Customize page colors.
2. You can choose from four color sets. To select a color set, click a Set No. option.
3. To display your page in the browser default colors set in your browser preferences, click Browser Default. The text, links, and background will appear the same as in your browser.
4. Click Update.

Adding a text banner

1. From the Customize drop-down list, select Modify/Add banner image.
2. Under Banner options, select Use text.
3. Type your banner message.
4. Click Continue.

Adding an image banner
The banner image must be in .gif or .jpg format.

1. From the Customize drop-down list, select Modify/Add banner image.
2. Under Banner options, select Upload a file.
3. Click Continue.

1. Find the file on your computer and double click.
2. Click Continue.

Adding an upper textblock

1. From the Customize drop-down list, select Edit/Add upper textblock.
2. Type the text in the box. All formatting (like italics or bold) must be written in HTML.

a. The following web site are sources for basic HTML coding:
http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/reference/html_cheatsheet/
http://htmlprimer.com/

3. Click Update.

Adding a lower textblock

1. From the Customize drop-down list, select Edit/Add lower textblock.
2. Type the text in the box. All formatting (like italics or bold) must be written in HTML.

a. The following web site are sources for basic HTML coding:
http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/reference/html_cheatsheet/
http://htmlprimer.com/

3. Click Update.

Adding a background image
The image must be in .gif or .jpg format.

1. From the Customize drop-down list, select Modify/Add background image.
2. Under Select a background image, select Upload a file.
3. Click Continue.
4. Find the file on your computer and double click.
5. Click Continue.

Modifying the layout

1. From the Customize drop-down list, select Modify layout.
2. Click Go.
3. Select the number of columns and then click Update.

Viewing another student's Homepage

• The Student Homepages screen displays a list of students. If a student has created a Homepage, their name displays as a hyperlink.
• To view a student's Homepage, click their name. Their Student Homepages screen appears, displaying the student's Homepage.

Student Presentations

About Student Presentations
You can use this tool to share files with other students and your instructor depending on how your instructor has set this process up.

If the entire class is one group
If your instructor has set it up this way, then everyone in the class can use this tool to share files with everyone else in the class for peer review or sharing of presentation files. Keep in mind that if you make changes to someone else’s file (like peer reviews), you should alter the name of the file before uploading it again so everyone will know it’s a different file.

If the class is broken into multiple groups
If your instructor has set it up this way, then each group will have their own area for file sharing. Students in other groups will not be able to view the files, only those that are a member of that particular group & the instructor. This is also true if the instructor has set up groups with one student per group.

Uploading a file

1. Click Presentations or File Sharing.
2. Find the name of the group that you are posting files to. Click Edit Files next to the name of that group.
3. Under Options:Files on the right hand side, click Upload.
4. On the next screen, click Browse.
5. Find the file on your computer and double click. The name of the file should now appear in the Filename box in WebCT.
6. Click Upload.

Downloading Files

1. Click Presentations or File Sharing.
2. Click Edit Files.
3. Click the box in front of the file you wish to download.
4. Under Options: Files on the right hand side, click Download.
5. On the next screen, click Download.
6. A dialog box will appear on your screen. Click on Save and save the file on your computer where you can easily locate it.