getting started with angel at macomb - orientation
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The first step in your ANGEL training. The steps in this document will introduce you to ANGEL and prepare you for the training.TRANSCRIPT
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ANGEL: Getting Started @ Macomb
Orientation and Preparation Hello and Welcome!
You are about to add the ANGEL Learning Management System to your teaching toolbox, and we are very excited to help you! The Center for Teaching and Learning, in partnership with ANGEL Support, are ready to guide you through the process of creating an ANGEL course shell that will enhance your classroom teachings. Your review of this orientation document is the first step in that process. The Training Plan:
Step 1 - Orientation and preparation: Read this document and complete the exercises within. You can accomplish this from any computer with an internet connection. It is very important that you orient yourself to ANGEL and prepare, because we have a lot of ground to cover in a limited amount of time during the workshop. Orientation should take no longer than 1 hour to complete.
Step 2 - Attend workshop: Begin to build your ANGEL Master Shell in this 3 hour, hands-on training session (the “Master Shell” is your development area). If you are reviewing this document, you probably have already signed up to attend a Getting Started workshop. If not, please contact us to register, because this training is required before you can use ANGEL with your students! During this workshop, you will upload your syllabus, upload and organize course files, explore the mail feature, create your gradebook, and more.
Step 3 – Complete Master Shell development: After the workshop, use what you have learned to continue customizing, setting up, and organizing your Master Shell. You may have more files to upload, additional adjustments to make to your gradebook, and other final touches to apply.
Step 4 - Course Shell request: When you are ready to share your newly developed Master Shell with your students, you will fill out an online form to request a Course Shell. This Course Shell will be a copy of your developed Master Shell, but will be linked to the college’s enrollment database, allowing access to your students.
Step 5 – Incorporate ANGEL into your classroom: Introduce your students to your ANGEL Couse Shell during class. Show them how to login, navigate through, and provide them with an overview of how you’ll be incorporating the tool into your classroom teachings!
We are here to support you through every step of this process. Do not hesitate to contact us if you have questions!
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Video Orientation
ANGEL is a powerful tool that offers a wealth of features to instructors and students. To begin your introduction to ANGEL, we have created three instructional videos which will provide the foundation for your ANGEL training. These videos are available on the CTL’s Instructional Technology at Macomb blog, which provides information and tips on a variety of instructional technology and teaching related subjects. Please visit the videos page on the CTL blog to access each of the videos: http://macombctl.wordpress.com/videos/
Getting Started with ANGEL – part 1 What is ANGEL, and what is a Learning Management System? What can you and your students do with ANGEL? How can it be used to enhance your teachings? This video will answer those questions! Video length: 6 min 41 sec.
Getting Started with ANGEL – part 2 Part 2 will help you to understand the login process, explain the difference between a Master Shell and a Course Shell, and demonstrate the options for navigating through an ANGEL course. Video length: 5 min 42 sec
Getting Started with ANGEL – part 3 The final video is a continuation of part 2, and will briefly explore each of the ANGEL shell content tabs, completing your orientation of ANGEL and it’s interface! Video length: 8 min 52 sec
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Logging In
As described in the videos that you just viewed, to begin using ANGEL you first need to create a login password. Follow the steps below, and if you have any difficulty, contact ANGEL Support for assistance.
1. Navigate to the ANGEL Login Page: a. Open your Internet browser, navigate to http://www.macomb.edu, and then click on the ANGEL Login
button which is located in the top-right corner of the Macomb home page.
b. OR… Open your Internet browser, and navigate directly to http://macomb.angellearning.com .
2. In the Log On component, type your WebAdvisor ID into the “Username” field.
3. In the “Password” field, type your 6-digit birthdate (mmddyy, no punctuation).
4. You will then be prompted to change your password to something more meaningful and permanent. Enter that new password twice in the fields provided, then click the Save button, and you’re done!
ANGEL login page Macomb home page
Please note: The login procedure is also listed in the “Public Announcements” component, which is located just to the right of the “Log On” component.
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Begin to Explore
In the welcome email that you have received from the CTL, you were asked to provide us with information that allows us to create a Master Shell for your training and development. If you have not sent us your information yet, please do it now, because you cannot proceed until you have a shell to work with. We can usually process your requests within a few hours or less, but please allow up to 24hrs. Once you have successfully logged in, and see your Master Shell listed in the “Courses” component on your Personal Home page, you’re ready to go! Log in to ANGEL, click on your Master Shell to open it, and then complete the following:
1. Power Strip – Help Guides a. Click on the Help button from the “Power Strip” b. Locate and review the “Downloadable ANGEL Guides”
2. Power Strip – User Level
a. Click on the Preferences button from the “Power Strip” b. Click on System Settings c. Change the “User Level” to Advanced d. Click the Save button to apply the change
3. Power Strip – Profile
a. Click on the Preferences button from the “Power Strip” b. Click on Personal Information c. Enter your name, and a short bio in the “About Me” field. If you have photo of yourself, you can add
that as well (using the “Insert/Edit Image” button in the toolbar provided). d. In the remaining groups, enter any additional information that you would like to share, taking care to
change the “Viewable By” menus to control exactly who can and cannot see this information. e. Click the Save button to apply the changes.
Courses component
User Level settings
Personal Information
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Str
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4. Course tabs – Explore (familiarize yourself with each of the following tabs): a. Course Home page b. Calendar tab c. Lessons tab d. Communicate tab e. Manage tab
5. Course tabs – Q & A (to be explored during the workshop):
a. How do you change or move the default components on the Course Home page? b. What viewing format options are available on the Calendar? c. How do you add files and folders? What other types of content items can you create? d. How can you send course mail to students? e. How do you change the appearance, or “theme” of your course? f. Where is the Gradebook?
6. Bonus Exercises – If you are able to complete the following tasks prior to attending the workshop, you will be
eligible for fabulous prizes! a. Add a welcome announcement to your Course Home page, welcoming your students and briefly
explaining how you will be incorporating ANGEL into your teachings. b. Add appointments for the first and last day of your class to the Calendar. c. Create one folder in the Lessons area for each of your class learning units (ex: Lesson 1 – Quadratic
Equations). d. Add your grading scale to the gradebook.
Please Note: As you explore your Master Shell, you may notice the absence of student data. Your Course Roster will be empty, and you will not find students in your Course Mail address book or Gradebook. Your Master Shell is used for development only and never contains student data. When you create a Course Shell, it will contain student data.
Calendar tab
Lessons tab
Communicate tab
Course Home page
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Important Reminder!
Please remember to bring the following items with you to the Getting Started workshop:
1. Your First Day Handout 2. Details of your grading plan and structure 3. Course files, links and other items that you would like to upload into ANGEL
Contact Information
Contact the CTL if you have any issues or questions when completing the steps in this document. Center for Teaching and Learning CTL staff will be conducting your ANGEL training, and are available to assist you throughout the entire process. We can be reached during normal business hours and offer a lab at each campus for faculty to work and receive face-to-face assistance.
ANGEL Support ANGEL Support, also a part of the “CTL” at Macomb, are the ANGEL experts. They can help you with all of your ANGEL questions, including technical issues. They are available evenings and even weekends. They also assist students.
Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected]
Phone: Center 586.226.4774 South 586.445.7200
Phone: 1.877.eMacomb (362.2662)
Locations: Center C-127 South J-211