The Collaborize Classroom Teacher Success Team will be hosting a ”Getting Started with Online Discussions” webinar twice a week with a new schedule of Wednesdays and Saturdays. The goal of each webinar is to familiarize teachers with the various ways to use Collaborize Classroom and engage students in online discussions that can be woven back into the physical classroom. For this webinar, we’ll review how to invite and manage students and student groups. For more info or to sign up for a free online learning platform, please visit http://collaborizeclassroom.com

1. GETTING STARTED Webinar Series With Online Discussions Inviting and Managing Students & Student Groups Monicka Darling Teacher Success Specialist

2. If you haven’t signed up for a Collaborize Classroom site go to: www.CollaborizeClassroom.com Fill out the short registration form on the right side of the screen and begin Collaborizing! Publish a Collaborize Site www.CollaborizeClassroom.com

3. If you can’t remember your site name and would like to look it up by the email address you used to register, go to: www.CollaborizeClassroom.com Click the Login button in the upper right-hand corner and enter your email address. http://YOURSITE.democrasoft.com Login to Your Site Example: http://Collaborize101.democrasoft.com

4. You can either… Write Your Site URL on the Board http://YOURSITE.democrasoft.com.com Ask you students to copy the site URL Have them access the site Then click ‘Register Now’ Fill out the short registration form Approve student memberships 2 Ways to Get Students Online Send students to your site URL

5. Or… Invite Your Students by Email EMAIL Gather student emails (put into a .CSV file) Click ‘Invite Members’ from ‘Manage’ menu Upload the .CSV file Click ‘Send Invitations’ Students activate memberships from email What if my students don’t have email addresses? But wait… No Problem. With Gmail aliasing or “dummy” email accounts, you can register students easily!

6. Demo 2 Ways to Register Students

7. Roll over the ‘Manage’ tab on the top navigation bar. Select ‘Members’ from the drop down menu Manage Members Access member management from the top navigation bar

9. Promote members to Moderator status.

10. Block or delete members.

11. View participation reports.

12. View student groups.Manage Members Invite, message, promote, block or delete members and access reports

13. Roll over the ‘Manage’ tab on the top navigation bar. Select ‘Groups’ from the drop down menu Manage Groups Access group management from the top navigation bar

14. Manage Groups: View student groups with number of members; add or remove groups/members as needed. Group Functionality: Add or remove students; message a group or multiple groups. Create a New Group: Add from a list of all active students or search by student name. Manage Student Groups Organize students by group

15. Demo Manage Students and Student Groups

17. Have students register on their own by accessing your site URL.

18. Make sure “Student Access is turned on.

19. Best method if students do not have email addresses.

20. Email student invitations through your site

22. Promote, delete or block members.

23. Check user reporting.

24. View groups.

26. Create new groups at any time.

27. Add or remove students when needed.

28. Message groups individually or all at once.A review of today’s ‘Getting Started with Online Discussions’ Webinar

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