Educational Technologies

How to transition from Blackboard to Google Classroom

Google Classroom FAQ
- How do I get access to Google Classroom?
  Faculty who desire a Google Classroom account should follow these instructions.
Blackboard vs. Google Classroom
Blackboard and Google Classroom Capabilities

Google Classroom Workshop Handout

CTL Workshop Recording: Getting Started with Google Classroom
Google's Training Site
Use Google Drive File Stream to Access and Grade Student Submissions
1. Download and Install Google Drive For Desktop (Also available from the Software Center)
2. Go to the "Classroom" folder in the Google Drive folder and navigate to student submissions
3. Right click on a file and open it using an application installed on your computer, mark it up and click on save to save it right back to Google Drive. The marked up file is automatically shared with the student.
Application Launcher for Drive Extension
- This extension allows you to open Google Drive files (including student file submissions to your Google Classroom) directly from your browser in compatible applications installed on your computer.
- To use this extension:
  1. Download and Install Google Drive for Desktop (Also available from the Software Center)
  2. Install the Application Launcher for Drive Extension
  3. In your Google Drive, right click on a file, and select "Open with" and then the application on your computer, such as MS Word. The file will open up in your local application and you can edit it and save it right back to Google Drive.
  4. In your Google Classroom, go to view a student submission file, and you can then open the file in a local application installed on your computer and edit it there. For example, you can choose to open the student submission in Adobe Acrobat Reader, mark it up there and save it right back to Google Drive. The marked up file is automatically shared with the student.
Videos from the CTL 5th Annual Conference
- Setting Up a Course in Google Classroom
View comments in PDF files
- If students are having trouble viewing your comments in PDF files, you can ask them to open the PDF file in a new tab or a new window in order to view your comments in PDF files.

Blackboard vs. Google Classroom
Blackboard Ultra
- Ultra Guides and Videos for Students
- Ultra Guides and Videos for Faculty

Backing Up Course Data

Subject	PDF	Video	Blackboard Help
Exporting and Archiving an Original Course to Convert to Ultra			Blackboard Help
Exporting and Archiving an Ultra Course			Blackboard Help
Importing Couse Packages			Blackboard Help
Copying Content			Blackboard Help

Course Design

Subject	PDF	Video	Blackboard Help
A Quick Start for Blackboard Ultra	PDF		Blackboard Help
Getting Started with Blackboard Ultra	PDF
Combined vs. Separate Course Sections in Blackboard Ultra	DOC
Create and Edit Assignments		Video	Blackboard Help
Create Tests		Video	Blackboard Help
Types of Course Content			Blackboard Help
Add Files, Images, Audio, and Video			Blackboard Help
Navigating Grading			Blackboard Help
Accessing Grades			Blackboard Help
Grading Discussions			Blackboard Help
Progress Tracking			Blackboard Help
Feedback via Recording			Blackboard Help
Managing Courses			Blackboard Help
Ultra Instructor View		Video	Blackboard Help
Create Custom Banner Image			Blackboard Help
Creating and Use of Question Banks			Blackboard Help
Importing Question Banks		Video	Blackboard Help
AI Design	PDF

Set Up Courses

Subject	PDF	Video	Blackboard Help
Setting Course Roles			Blackboard Help
Customizing Course Languages			Blackboard Help
Managing Enrollment			Blackboard Help
Custom Course Banners			Blackboard Help
Setting Up Course Settings			Blackboard Help
Setting Up Notifications			Blackboard Help
Calendars		Video	Blackboard Help
Student Preview		Video	Blackboard Help
Tracking Student Progress			Blackboard Help

Creating and Managing Content

Subject	PDF	Video	Blackboard Help
Creating Content	PDF		Blackboard Help
Using the AI Design Assistant to Create Test Questions and Rubrics		Video	Blackboard Help
Creating Ultra Documents			Blackboard Help
Adding Content from Google Drive			Blackboard Help
Importing Course Content			Blackboard Help
Copying Course Content from Original to Ultra			Blackboard Help
Creating a Test		Video	Blackboard Help
Calculated Formula Questions		Video	Blackboard Help
Hotspot Questions			Blackboard Help
Fill in the Blank Questions		Video	Blackboard Help
Matching Questions		Video	Blackboard Help
Multiple Choice Questions		Video	Blackboard Help
Content Collection			Blackboard Help
Releasing Content by Condition			Blackboard Help
True/False Questions		Video	Blackboard Help
Calculated Numeric Questions			Blackboard Help
Essay Questions			Blackboard Help
Extra Credit Questions			Blackboard Help
Multiple Blank Questions			Blackboard Help
Managing Content and Assessing Using Organization Folders	DOC

Communicating

Subject	PDF	Video	Blackboard Help
Using Messages			Blackboard Help
Communicating with Students	PDF
Communicating with Students Activity Guide	PDF
Effective Discussions	PDF
Using Notifications		Video	Blackboard Help
Using Google Meet in Ultra		Video	Blackboard Help
Creating and Using Discussion Boards		Video	Blackboard Help

Groups

Subject	PDF	Video	Blackboard Help
Creating Groups		Video	Blackboard Help
Group Sets			Blackboard Help
Group Assignments		Video	Blackboard Help
Affective Design Groups	PDF

Grading Learners

Subject	PDF	Video	Blackboard Help
Faculty Ultimate Guide to the Gradebook Management	DOC
Gradebook Overview	PDF	Video	Blackboard Help
Gradebook Management Activity Guide	PDF
Student Activity Reports			Blackboard Help
Collaborative and Personalized Learning	PDF
Collaborative and Personalized Learning Activity Guide	PDF
Assessing Student Learning Activity Guide	PDF
Question Analysis Report			Blackboard Help
Assessing Learning	PDF
Course Activity Reports			Blackboard Help
Assigning Grades		Video	Blackboard Help
Grading Discussions			Blackboard Help
Downloading/Uploading Grades			Blackboard Help
Aligning Grades with Goals			Blackboard Help
Assigning Automatic Zeros			Blackboard Help
Grades and Feedback			Blackboard Help
Learn for Hybrid Learning	PDF
Grading Groups			Blackboard Help
Manually Adding Grade Items			Blackboard Help
Sending Messages via Gradebook			Blackboard Help
Randomizing Questions			Blackboard Help
Administering Exams on Blackboard Ultra with Respondus Lockdown Browser	PDF
The Ultimate Guide to Crush Respondus LockDown Browser		Video
SafeAssign Plagiarism Application for Instructors	PDF

Panopto

Panopto is the leading provider of software that allows academic institutions to create, manage, and distribute searchable multimedia. Universities can use Panopto’s Software to consolidate and manage existing video assets in a secure, centralized repository, and also record new lectures, flipped classroom videos, presentations, training programs and simulations.

Panopto’s unique capability set includes:

Recording an unlimited number of video feeds simultaneously
Distributed recording, which is critical for capturing video cost-effectively within large learning spaces
Comprehensive video search including ASR, OCR, slide content, personal notes, and other metadata
Remotely monitoring and controlling your video infrastructure from phones and tablets
Failsafe recording and cross-availability zone failover, which provide unmatched video capture reliability
1st-party, ADA-compliant captioning starting at $1 per minute
Multi-camera video editing from any web browser
Custom branding and video curation at the department level
Multi-camera, interactive video playback optimized for learning
Integration with the widest range of video conferencing solutions

Panopto FAQs
Instructions for instructors
Instructions for students
- How to Find and View Panopto Recordings in Blackboard (Instructions for students)
  Note that if an instructor shares a Panopto video via a hyperlink, you may have to log into Blackboard first, and then either click on that link again or copy and paste the link to the URL address box in order to view the recording.
- How to Submit a Video Assignment in Blackboard Ultra

Panopto Technical Support:
support@panopto.com
Panopto Video Tutorials
Videos from the CTL 5th Annual Conference
- Introduction to Panopto
- Editing Panopto Videos

Respondus LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor

Respondus LockDown Browser

Respondus LockDown Browser
Respondus LockDown Browser® is a custom browser that locks down the testing environment within Blackboard. When students use Respondus LockDown Browser they are unable to print, copy, go to another URL, or access other applications. When an assessment is started, students are locked into it until they submit it for grading. Available for Windows, Mac and iOS. Check out the Lockdown Browser overview video at: http:// respondus.com/products/ lockdown- browser/demos.shtml.
Download and install Respondus LockDown Browser
- Students should download and install LockDown Browser from this link: http://www.respondus.com/lockdown/download.php?id=487946356 (Note: this should have already been installed on the Mids' USNA issued laptops)
Respondus LockDown Browser Instructor and Students Quick Start Guides
Administering Exams on Blackboard Ultra with Respondus Lockdown Browser FAQs

Google Meet

Google Meet is a video conferencing application designed for HD video meetings. It is the business-oriented version of Google Hangouts and is suitable for businesses of all sizes.

Google Meet FAQs
Google Meet vs. Zoom
Google Meet Q & A Session Video Recording (USNA Login Required)
Scheduling a Class Using Google Meet
Google's Training Site
New Screen Share Feature with Video/Audio Playback
- You now have the option to present entire screen, a window, or a chrome tab. When you present a tab, it will be highlighted so you can clearly see which one you’re presenting. If you change your view to a new tab, a pop-up will ask if you want to switch to presenting the new tab or keep presenting the previous tab, making it easy to move between tabs and control what information you share with the meeting.
- You can now playback high quality video with audio via Chrome tab. Presenting a Chrome tab shares that tab's audio by default. This will correct issues when presenting slides with embedded videos or GIFs, or with animated transitions between slides.
Breakout Rooms: Generally are available now in Google Meet.
Google Meet Video Tutorials
- How to schedule a Google Meet meeting via Google Calendar
- How to use Google Meet
Chrome Extensions for Google Meet: The following extensions only work with the Google Chrome Browser.
- Chrome Extension Policy:
  Policy and processes were recently established to evaluate third party extensions and approve those that are risk acceptable. It’s important that users understand the terms of service associated with approved third party extensions:
  - The Chrome browser is configuration controlled required software on all USNA enterprise workstations. It is required to be maintained current with patches and updates as they are published by Google.
  - Approved third party extensions are optional software that can be installed at user discretion. Third party extensions are not under configuration control and are approved on a customer self-supported basis. Installation, configuration, troubleshooting, use and update are solely the responsibility of the end user.
  - Extensions might not function after updates are made to the Chrome browser. The extension provider is responsible for restoring extension functionality if it breaks due to a browser update, and the user is responsible for updating the extensions they have opted to install and use.
- Attendance Extension: Natively implemented in Google.
  - Google Provides attendance reports that are emailed to meet organizers. Instructions.
  - Video tutorial on using the Attendance Extension
- Nod Extension: Emoji reactions have been natively implemented by Google.
  - When running larger meetings in Google Meet, it can be difficult to gauge real-time feedback as you are speaking. Nod allows students to send real-time reactions via quick emoji reactions to presenters and speakers during meetings on Google Meet.
- Dualless Extension: Can be done natively in Windows.
  - Drag windows to right or left edge of the screen and Windows will automatically resize windows to 50% of the screen.
  - Once windows are side to side, you can drag to make one window bigger or smaller that the other.
  - Note that Dualless only works to split browser windows. For PowerPoint, you can present it in a resizable window by following the instructions below.
    - Open PowerPoint and go to "Slide Show >> Set up Slide Show".
    - For "Show type", choose "Browsed by an individual (window)" and click on "OK".
    - Click "From Beginning" or "From Current Slide" to start the slide show.
    - Resize the window as needed. You can put the PowerPoint window side by side to the Google Meet window.
- Video Mirror Extension:
  Mirrors all videos on a page.
  - Mirror (flip horizontally) videos on any page (including YouTube, Vimeo, Twitch, etc.)!
  - Usage: on a page with a video (or multiple videos), click the VideoMirror icon (it should be red). All videos on the page should become mirrored. Click again to undo.
- Push to Talk Extension:
  - Can be done natively in Google.
  - Push to talk--To unmute yourself, press and hold the spacebar. To mute again, release the spacebar.
  - This feature is off by default in your audio settings and may not work for Windows users who use their screen reader. In this situation, the spacebar performs a different action.
  - - - Breakout Room Extension by Robert Hudek:
        
        Main features (Can be done natively in Google).
        
        Single click to open all your Breakout Rooms in either Tile or Tab format
        
        Single click to assign Participants to Breakout Rooms
        
        Single click to Move between Breakout Rooms using a slider, automatically handles your Speaker/Mic/Video for the active room and the non-active rooms.
        
        Single click to broadcast Audio and Video into All Rooms
        
        Single click to download simple reports and/or copy to the clipboard
        
        Single click to remove participants from room and close room when finished
        
        Customize screen colors and gradients
        
        One-time setup of meet links, Reuse over and over again
        
        How to create and use Breakout Rooms in Google Meet and Zoom
        
        How to use Breakout Room Extension to allow muting a Meet window

- Mute Tab Extension:
  Can be done natively in Google.This extension allows you to mute individual tabs by a new context menu option or interacting with the extension icon.

- One pager student instructions to install and use Chrome Extensions for Google Meet (to be distributed to students)
Videos from the CTL 5th Annual Conference
- Making Google Meet Work Like Zoom

Google Jamboard - Digital Whiteboard

Google Jamboard

Google Jamboard allows you to create, collaborate, and bring your team’s ideas to life. Jamboard unlocks your team’s creative potential with real-time co-authoring. Experience unhindered productivity, whether your team is in the same room using multiple Jamboards, or across the world using the Jamboard app on mobile.

Use the following options to access and create a Jamboard session:
- Go to https://jamboard.google.com/
- Go to Google Drive >> New >> More>> Google Jamboard
- On your iPad or iPhone, download the Jamboard app
- Note: If you get an error message that says "Cannot display Jam, please enable WebGL" when using Chrome to access Jamboard, please use Firefox instead.
Jamboard Help

Google Drive

Recursively change ownership of all items within a folder:

Right click on the top-level folder on which you want to recursively change ownership, select option "Search within (folder name)"
The resulting file list is all files and folders in that folder. Use "CTRL+A" to select them all.
Right-click all selected items, select "Share"
Select the new user to who you wish to assign ownership
Select "Transfer Ownership" (if different items currently have different owners, it will say "various", but will still give you the option to assign a new owner.

Unfortunately, only google docs and folders can have ownership changed, and if you try to change another file, (e.g, a zip) you'll get an error message. You can downloaded and re-uploaded those docs.

WACOM Tablet

Video tutorial on how to use the WACOM Intuos tablet

OWL Camera User Guides

Interactive Projectors

Interactive projectors

Interactive projectors are a new technology that can turn any flat surface into an interactive whiteboard on which you can annotate.

Epson BrightLink Pro 1430Wi integrates the utility of your whiteboard, projector and interactive display and easily connects to video conferencing equipment. It turns any surface into an interactive area on which you can annotate. Remote participants can use their mobile devices and write to the digital whiteboard in real time. Share notes easily; save, email or print directly - no PC or software required. Just turn it on and start writing with the pens or your fingers.

A video presentation of this projector can be accessed at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZyhjU2mLgI.

Additional information about this projector can be accessed on Epson's site.

Learning Catalytics

Learning Catalytics is an advanced cloud-based student response system that you can use in lieu of clickers (such as TurningPoint and eInstruction clickers). Instructors push out questions to students via the web and students use their own web-enabled device (laptop, iPhone, iPad, iTouch, Kindle fire, Nook, etc.) to answer the questions.

Since Learning Catalytics was first introduced to USNA faculty in 2012, a number of new features and enhancements are now available including full integration with select MyLabs, enhanced editor for creating questions, and new options for several question types.

A list of new features and enhancements can be accessed at: http://help.pearsoncmg.com/learning_catalytics/instructor/en/index.htm#Topics/lc_whats_new.htm.

In addition to multiple-choice questions, you can use Learning Catalytics to ask questions in many open-ended formats, including graphical, numerical, algebraic, or textual questions -- for example, you can ask students to sketch a graph, select a point on an image, highlight a passage, or enter text and instantly generate a word cloud for the class.

Learning Catalytics can also use students' responses to automatically and intelligently place students into groups for peer instruction discussions to maximize discussion productivity. You can use Learning Catalytics synchronously -- like you would use clickers in class -- or you can use Learning Catalytics to deliver self-paced or team-based assessments. And since Learning Catalytics is cloud-based, all student response data is automatically aggregated and made available to you (and any support staff you designate) in graphical dashboards so that you can easily monitor the progress of students individually and the class as a whole.

Zoom

Zoom Licenses
- Free Zoom License: Zoom offers a free license which allows up to 100 participants but limits meeting time to 40 minutes with three or more total participants.
Zoom Scheduler Chrome Extension
- The Zoom Scheduler Chrome Extension allows participants to schedule Zoom cloud meetings directly from Google Calendar. See detailed instructions here on how to use Zoom Scheduler Chome Extension to start an instant meeting or schedule a future meeting.
Google Meet vs. Zoom
How to create and use Breakout Rooms in Google Meet and Zoom
Zoom Help Center with Tutorials
Video Tutorials
- Short videos all geared towards helping you get started with Zoom!
- Scheduling Meetings for Gmail
- Scheduling Meetings for Outlook
- In Meeting Basic Controls
- Screen Sharing Basics
Zoom for Educational ResourcesZoom Security Best Practices NPS Wiki Zoom features/settings that help avoid/minimize disruptions
- Schedule a Meeting - consider selecting the following options when scheduling a meeting:
  - Have meeting ID generated automatically instead of using your Personal Meeting ID (PMI) for public events.
    - Your Personal Meeting ID (PMI) is assigned to you automatically as a permanent personal meeting room. You can start it at anytime or schedule it for a future use. A non-recurring meeting ID will expire 30 days after the scheduled date, if the meeting is not recorded. A recurring meeting ID expires if it isn't used for 365 days.
  - Require Meeting Password
    - Joining participants will be required to input this before joining your scheduled meeting.
  - Mute Participants upon entry
    - If join before host is not enabled, this will mute participants as they join the meeting. Participants can unmute themselves after joining the meeting.
  - Enable Waiting Room
    - The Waiting Room feature allows the host to control when a participant joins the meeting. As the meeting host, you can admit attendees one by one or hold all attendees in the waiting room and admit them all at once. You can send all participants to the waiting room when joining your meeting or only guests, participants who are not on your Zoom account or are not signed in.
  - Enable Only authenticated users can join meetings (Education License required)
    - Allow hosts to restrict participants who can join a meeting or webinar to those who are logged into Zoom, and even restrict it to Zoom users who's email address uses a certain domain.
- Manage Participants in a meeting - Consider selecting the following options:
  - Stop participant's video: Stop the participant's video stream so they are unable to start their video.
  - Put in Waiting Room: Place the attendee in a virtual waiting room while you prepare for the meeting. The host must enable waiting room for this option to appear.
  - Put On Hold: If the waiting room is not enabled, you'll see this option to place the attendee on hold.
  - Remove: Dismiss a participant from the meeting. They won't be able to rejoin unless you allow participants and to rejoin.
  - Mute All / Unmute All: Mute or unmute all participants currently in the meeting.
  - Lock meeting: Don't allow other participants to join the meeting in progress.
  - Control who can screen-share: prevent participants from screen sharing if needed.
  - Turn off Annotation: Meeting participants can annotate on a shared screen as a viewer or the one that started sharing your screen. You can choose to allow/disable participants annotations.
  - Control In-Meeting Chat: you can control who meeting participants are allowed to chat with. You can also disable the chat for all participants or disable private chat, so participants cannot send private messages.
  - Control In-Meeting File Transfer: you can turn off file transfer if needed.

Educational Technologies

Google Classroom

Blackboard