About MyWebCT

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About myWebCT

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About myWebCT Top

A myWebCT provides you with centralized access to all of your WebCT courses at the trAce Online Writing School. It can also contain links to

What do you want to do?

Logging on to myWebCT | Top

  1. From the WebCT Entry Page, click Log on to myWebCT.

  • If the Logon to WebCT screen appears:

    1. In the WebCT ID text box, enter your WebCT ID, and in the Password text box, enter your password.

    2. Click Log On. Your myWebCT appears.

  • If the Password window appears:

    1. In the User Name text box, enter your WebCT ID, and in the Password text box, enter your password.

    2. Click OK. Your myWebCT appears.

What do you want to do?

Accessing a course from your myWebCT | Top

From your myWebCT, click the name of the course you wish to access. The course Homepage appears.

Note: If this course contains e-Pack content, and this is your first time accessing the course, you may be prompted to enter an Access Code.

Viewing Course News | Top

Course News notifies users of content additions to Assignments, Calendar, Discussions, Mail, and Quiz. Depending on designer settings, Course News may be displayed either as text only or as a link to the tool containing new content.

  • If the Course News is text only:
    1. From your myWebCT, click the course name. The course Homepage appears.
    2. From the course, access the tool that contains new course content.
  • If the Course News is available as a link:
    From your myWebCT, under the course you wish to access, click the tool's Course News link (e.g., New Discussions). The tool that contains new course content appears.

Viewing Announcements | Top

From myWebCT, view the announcement. If there are additional details, click the more... link.

Notes:

  • Only the trAce administrators can add announcements.
  • You can see only the announcements for your courses or all courses.

Managing Bookmarks | Top

Your myWebCT displays two types of bookmarked URLs:

Institutional bookmarks | Top

Institutional bookmarks are created by the trAce WebCT administrators. You can organize, hide, or reveal institutional bookmarks.

To organize institutional bookmarks Top

You can organize bookmarks by moving them up or down within the list.

  1. From your myWebCT, click Manage Bookmarks. The Bookmarks screen appears with the institutional bookmarks listed on the left.
  2. Select the bookmark you want to move, and then click either move up or move down. The bookmark is moved one position. Note: You can move only one bookmark at a time.
  3. Click Return to myWebCT. The bookmark appears in its new position.

To hide or reveal institutional bookmarks Top

  1. From your myWebCT, click Manage Bookmarks. The Bookmarks screen appears with the institutional bookmarks listed on the left.
  2. If you want to hide a bookmark, select it and then click hide/reveal. The bookmark is marked "(hidden)".
  3. If you want to reveal a hidden bookmark, select it and then click hide/reveal. The bookmark is no longer marked "(hidden)".
    Note: You can hide or reveal multiple bookmarks at the same time.
  4. Click Return to myWebCT. The bookmark appears in its new position.

Personal bookmarks | Top

  1. You can add your favorite URLs to the Personal Bookmarks area. You can also edit, organize, hide, reveal, or delete your personal bookmarks.

To add personal bookmarks Top

  1. From your myWebCT, click Manage Bookmarks. The Bookmarks screen appears with your personal bookmarks listed on the right.
  2. Click Add Bookmark. The Links page appears.
  3. In the Name text box, enter a name for your bookmark. This name will be the link displayed in the Personal Bookmarks area.
  4. In the Location text box, enter the URL for your bookmark, including the http:// designation.
  5. Click Add Bookmark. The Bookmarks screen appears, displaying your new bookmark.
  6. Click Return to myWebCT. The bookmark appears in the Personal Bookmarks area.

To delete personal bookmarks Top

  1. From your myWebCT, click Manage Bookmarks. The Bookmarks screen appears with your personal bookmarks listed on the right.
  2. Select the bookmark that you want to delete, and then click Delete Bookmark. The bookmark is deleted. Note: You can delete multiple bookmarks.
  3. Click Return to myWebCT. The bookmark is deleted from the Personal Bookmarks area.

To edit personal bookmarks Top

  1. From your myWebCT, click Manage Bookmarks. The Bookmarks screen appears with your personal bookmarks listed on the right.
  2. Select the bookmark that you want to edit, and then click Edit Bookmark. The Links screen appears.
  3. Make your changes, and then click Update Bookmark. The Bookmarks screen appears, displaying your edited bookmark.
  4. Click Return to myWebCT. The edited bookmark appears in the Personal Bookmarks area.

To organize personal bookmarks Top

You can organize bookmarks by moving them up or down within the list.

  1. From your myWebCT, click Manage Bookmarks. The Bookmarks screen appears with your personal bookmarks listed on the right.
  2. Select the bookmark you want to move, and then click either move up or move down. The bookmark is moved one position. Note: You can move only one bookmark at a time.
  3. Click Return to myWebCT. The bookmark appears in its new position.

To hide or reveal personal bookmarks Top

  1. From your myWebCT, click Manage Bookmarks. The Bookmarks screen appears with your personal bookmarks listed on the right.
    • If you want to hide a bookmark, select it and then click hide/reveal. The bookmark is marked "(hidden)".
    • If you want to reveal a hidden bookmark, select it and then click hide/reveal. The bookmark is no longer marked "(hidden)".
      Note: You can hide or reveal multiple bookmarks at the same time.
  2. Click Return to myWebCT. The bookmark appears in its new position.

WebCT.com | Top

WebCT.com the e-Learning hub contains teaching and learning resources. It also offers access to a community of peers across WebCT courses and disciplines. Within these communities, designers and students can share information, ideas, goals, and WebCT resources. WebCT.com has discipline-specific communities, as well as areas that focus on general topics, all of which support teaching and learning for designers and students alike.

Here are some examples of what WebCT.com offers:

  • Discussion Forums where you ask questions of our experts or discuss vital issues with your peers.
  • Discipline-specific Web site directories that pinpoint online information relevant to class assignments.
  • Discipline-specific web searches (by course topic or discipline) that minimize irrelevant search results.
  • Resource Library to help you create a WebCT course or share something you've designed.
  • Areas where designers and students learn about WebCT, view the WebCT Content Showcase (demos), and explore product support options.
  • Online store where you can buy WebCT course material

Access Codes Top

An Access Code allows you to register for an e-Learning Resource Pack (e-Pack), which is a course containing publisher content. You can purchase an Access Code from the course publisher or from WebCT.com — the e-Learning Hub.

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