ANGEL/Distance Education Tutorials

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ANGEL Tutorials

The ANGEL Advantage PDF

Introduction to ANGEL covering the following topics:

  • Requesting a Shell in ANGEL
  • Logging into ANGEL
  • First Login
  • Changing the Login Password
  • Accessing the Course
  • Changing the Look of the Course Shell
  • Using the Gradebook Wizard
  • Adding Content to the Course Shell
  • Viewing and Editing the Course Roster
  • Posting an Announcement
  • Communication with Students
  • Previewing Course in Student View

ANGEL Gradebook PDF

Topics addressed in this tutorial are:

  • Gradebook Wizard Accessing the Gradebook
  • Gradebook Categories
  • Adding Items to the Gradebook
  • Entering Grades
  • Gradebook Preferences
  • Viewing All Grades
  • Printing Grades

ANGEL Content PDF

Topics addressed in this tutorial are:

  • Content Management Basics
  • Making Your Documents Web-Ready
  • Creating PDF Files
  • Uploading PDF Files
  • Text Documents
  • HTML Files
  • Uploading a Single Web Page
  • Uploading a Complex Web Page
  • Uploading PowerPoint as HTML

ANGEL Communication PDF

Topics addressed in this tutorial are:

  • Creating a Discussion Forum
  • Posting on a Discussion Forum
  • Viewing a Post
  • Replying to a Post
  • Navigating a Forum
  • Viewing All Posts
  • Rating Discussion Posts
  • Grading Discussion Forums
  • Special Discussion Formats
  • Other Communication Tools

ANGEL Drop Box PDF

Topics addressed in this tutorial are:

  • Creating a Drop Box
  • Viewing Submissions to the Drop Box
  • Deleting or Grading Single Submissions to the Drop Box
  • Downloading Submissions in Bulk to Grade Offline
  • Grading Your Bulk-Downloaded Submissions
  • Uploading Graded Papers (Returning to Students)

ANGEL Assessments PDF

Topics addressed in this tutorial are:

  • Converting a Quiz to an Assessment
  • Creating an Assessment
  • Assessment Settings
  • Adding Questions
  • Importing Multiple Questions
  • Activating an Assessment Imported from Another System
  • Importing Questions
  • Editing, Deleting, and Rearranging Questions
  • Viewing and Grading Submissions

Accessible Documents PDF

Topics addressed in this tutorial are:

  • Using Embedded Structure: Titles, Headers, Bullets
  • Including Table Summary
  • Adding Links in Natural Language
  • Adding Alt-Text to Images
  • Saving as a PDF with Maintained Links

Archived Tutorials PDF

Topics addressed in the archived tutorial are: Blackboard to ANGEL conversion.

Tiny and Mini Tips from Distance Ed

Content Management in ANGEL Overall Chart PDF

Diagram and quick checklist for saving and deleting ANGEL content at the end of each semester.
Archive and Delete Old Courses PDF

The attached tutorial covers archiving and deleting old courses.

Colored Fonts PDF Students can be overwhelmed by the number of items on an ANGEL list. Using colored fonts can give some additional visual cues.
Content Items PDF When giving directions in ANGEL, do you ever want to refer students to other documents in the course? It's helpful to give reminders to students, but to review the material in the reminder, a student will have to hunt through the course, leaving the current activity. One solution is to link to content within the course.
Direct Link to URLs Make a direct link using HTML code in the ANGEL link settings.
Embedding YouTube Videos into ANGEL PDF Easy to understand instructions for embedding YouTube videos in to ANGEL
Empty Drop Box Associated Files PDF ANGEL copies over drop box submissions when a course shell is copied, even if student data is not copied during the copying of the course. These files use a great deal of space, especially if the drop box is copied repeatedly (over several semesters).
Getting E-mail to Wrap PDF ANGEL Course Mail. Does your message run off the screen to the right (the text won't wrap)? If so, this brief tutorial is for you.
Learning Object Repositories PDF Each instructor can use a personal Learning Object Repository (LOR) to store any files (documents, links, multimedia files) which are used in more than one course. The personal LOR is located in the Repositories box on the ANGEL home page. Items in the repository can then be linked to each course. If the item in the repository is updated, all the linked course items automatically update, saving instructor time.
Library Resources PDF

Have you tried to use library resources via ANGEL links, only to find that clicking the link leads to the database login instead of directly to the material assigned? The problem can be solved via the use of permanent links.

Master Courses PDF

Faculty members, are you hesitating to archive and delete old courses because you like to work on your content between semesters? ANGEL has an answer: Master Courses. You can use a master course to work on content any time without keeping an old course live. Deleting old courses saves storage space and therefore improves system performance. Old courses take up more space than master courses, because they contain student data and interaction.

Resize and Format Images PDF Would you like to add some color to your ANGEL course shell? Images can boost interest and comprehension.
Reorder Gradebook Items PDF Reorder categories and/or assignments to match syllabus listing, chronology, or other logical order.
Uploading Images PDF This brief tutorial covers uploading images to ANGEL.
Use Automate Feature PDF

The “automate” tools can complete some instructor tasks based on student performance and therefore streamline some instructor activities.

If you have any questions, please contact Distance Education at x7878 or leavmail@mchenry.edu.

Rev'd 8/22/11