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2 LMS Tools Guide Cambridge University Press

The Cambridge Learning Management System

LMS Tools Guide

Contents Before you start ............................................................................................................................................................. 3

Logging into the System ................................................................................................................................................ 4

My Tools ........................................................................................................................................................................ 5

Calendar ........................................................................................................................................................................ 5

Announcements ............................................................................................................................................................ 7

My Profile ...................................................................................................................................................................... 8

Course Content and Tools ........................................................................................................................................... 10

Voice Tools .................................................................................................................................................................. 11

Forums ......................................................................................................................................................................... 12

Blog .............................................................................................................................................................................. 15

Wiki .............................................................................................................................................................................. 18 Message Board ............................................................................................................................................................ 20


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Before you start

Before you start using the LMS, you need to check whether the computer you are using meets theminimum system requirements, and that your connection to the internet is of an acceptable speed andquality.

System Requirement How do I check this?

CPU 300MHz or higher Right click on Computer or My Computer andselect Properties

RAM 512MB or higher Right click on Computer or My Computer andselect Properties

Input Mouse and Keyboard

Screen Resolution 1024x768 or above Right click on the desktop , select Properties ,click the settings tab

Operating System Windows XP or higher Right click on Computer or My Computer andselect Properties

Browsers Internet Explorer 7 orabove, Firefox 3 or above

Open your browser, click Help , then about

Browser Plugins Flash Player 10, Java In Firefox,click t ools then add ons , then select plugins

Soundcard Any basic soundcard Check your hardware settings.

Firewall Port 1935 open Check this in your firewall settings. On most computers this port is open by default.

Other Microphone andspeakers/headphones

Internet Connection 3Mbps download speed orabove

Follow the link from the Cambridge LMShomepage

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Logging into the System To login to the LMS:

1. Go to http://www.cambridgelms.org

2. Type your User ID and Password.3. Click Login .


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My Tools Click My Tools on the toolbar to see and access the LMS tools you will be using.

Calendar The Calendar can be set up at the beginning of the course and teachers can add and make modificationsthroughout the course. The Calendar allows teachers and administrators to schedule and shareimportant dates with students.

To access the Calendar :

1 . Access your class in the LMS.2. Click Calendar on the toolbar, homepage, or on the course Dashboard .


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To add an event to the Calendar :

1. Click New event .2. Enter title, start and end dates, times, and a description of the event.3. You can also specify who will view this event, event type, location, and frequency.4. You can also attach files and URLs and email the event.


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Announcements

Use Announcements to send messages at various times during a course.

To access Announcements :

1 . Access your class in the LMS.2. Click Announcements on the toolbar, homepage, or on the course Dashboard.


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To add a new Announcement :

1. Click New announcement. 2. Type the title of the Announcement and a description.

3. Click Show , Hide , or Specify dates of Visibility .4. You can insert a Deadline , add an Attachment , and Send email notification .5. Preview the Announcement , and once you are satisfied, click Add to save and post it.

My Profile Use My Profile to look at and make changes to your personal profile.

To access My Profile :

1. Click My Tools on the screens left menu.2. Click My Profile .


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To Edit your profile:

1. Click the Edit tab.

When you click Edit , you will see two more tabs: Account and Directory Information .If you click Account, you can edit this information in your profile:

Password The password you will use to login to the system.Upload picture The photo of yourself that displays in the user directory (max size = 50 kB).Default time zone The time zone that you currently live and work in.

If you click Directory information , you can edit this information in your profile:

Name / Display name The name you want to display.

Title Your title on the course.Profile text The information you want to share about yourself with others on the course.Institution / Organization / Location The name and location of your institution.Address / Phone number Your address and phone number (private).


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2. Click Save to complete your profile changes.

Course Content and Tools The course you are teaching may use a number of different teaching and learning tools.

To access the course content:

1. Access your class in the LMS.2. Click Content on the Course Tools toolbar or click Content on the course Dashboard.


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Voice Tools To use the Voice Tools , your computer must have a microphone and speakers or headphones.To access the voice tools discussion board:

1. Access your class in the LMS.

2. Click Voice Tools on the toolbar or on the course Dashboard.

3. Click the link to the voice discussion board.

4. Select messages by clicking on their titles and click the play button to listen to them.

5. Click Reply to respond to a voice post.

6. Click New Post to record a new voice discussion topic.


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Forums

In Forums , you can post messages about topics. You can also post responses to messages from otherpeople.

To compose and post a message in a forum topic:

1. Access your class in the LMS.2. Click Forums on the toolbar or click Forum s on the course Dashboard .


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3. Click the Actions menu to post a message.

4. Add topic .

5. Next to Title , type the subject (i.e., title) of your message.

6. You can attach a file from your computer or specify the URL for a file on the web.

7. Click Add to post your message. Click Cancel to cancel your message without saving it.


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To compose and post a response to another participant's message:

1. In Forums , click the plus sign to expand the topic and reply.

2. Hover over Actions and click Add thread .

3. In the text field next to Title , give your reply a title.

4. Click Add & Exit to post your reply.


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5. If there are any comments on a Blog entry, you can read them below the Blog title.

You may wish to respond to an entry someone else has made in their Blog .To add a comment to a Blog entry:

1. Click Add comment to respond to someones Blog .


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2. Write your comment in the box that appears.

3. Click Add to post your comment.

To add an entry to your Blog :

1. Click New post in the actions bar.

2. Type your entry in the text box.


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4. Click Add to publish your blog post or Save draft to save your post for later.

Wiki To access the Wiki :

1. Access your class in the LMS.2. Click Wiki on the toolbar.


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To edit the contents of a Wiki , click Edit in the Actions menu at the top of the page. Make your changesin the text box. Click Submit when youre finished. Your changes will appear in the Wiki for everyoneto see.

To add a comment to a Wiki page:

1. Hover over Actions and click Comment .

2. Write your comment in the box that appears.3. Click Add to post your comment.


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Message Board The Message Board allows students to communicate with each other online in real time. Teachers canalso create private Message boards to interact with students.

1. Access your class in the LMS.

2. Click Message Board on the toolbar or click Message Board on the course Dashboard .

3. After you click Message board , a textbox will appear.

4. Type a message in the text box and click Send .


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To create a Private Message Board :

1. Select Private Message Board in the actions bar .

2. Then click Create message board.


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3. Give your new Message board a title and write a description of the room.

4. Each Message board will appear on the Private Message board list.

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