CLIC ADMIN USER S GUIDE

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1 With CLiC (Classrm In Cntext), teaching and classrm instructin becmes interactive, persnalized, and fcused. This digital-based curriculum, designed by Gale, is flexible allwing teachers t make their classrm mre interactive, as well as supprt the different learning styles and prficiency levels f students. CLiC is pre-laded with a specific scpe and sequence fr the year, yet still allws teachers t custmize with additinal articles, ther licensed schl resurces, ebk cntent, peridicals, vides, pdcasts, images, and teacher-created materials. GETTING STARTED Yur CLiC class (r classes) came pre-laded with a curriculum; yu can custmize this this class t yur teaching needs using CLiC Admin, a tl nly accessible by teachers and administratrs. Befre we get int the details f CLiC Admin, let s examine the different sectins f the Student View f yur CLiC class n the next page. Fr the purpses f this dcument we are using a CLiC Bilgy class; functinality is the same acrss all CLIC classes. Yu can see the Student CLIC page is built like an utline with Units, Tpics, Subtpics, and Articles. Yu may chse t custmize just a few things r create whle new units; that s the beauty f CLIC! Yu chse and create what yu d like t share with yur students. Nw let s take a lk at hw t custmize classes t yur needs! Created n: 2/2/2017 3:57 PM

2 Unit Tpic Tpic Descriptin Tpic Picture Class Name Unit Tpics Subtpic Unit Tpics Articles Widget set at Class Links set at Tpic Created n: 2/2/2017 3:57 PM

3 CLIC ADMIN Yu will lg int CLIC Admin frm using a unique username and passwrd prvided by yur CLIC administratr. Yu ll see that CLIC Admin is very similar t the Student View but prvides many ptins fr custmizing. This guide will cver the mst ppular: Adding new items, mving cntent, hiding cntent, editing a class descriptin, exprting yur class, and cpying cntent frm anther class r teacher. In this guide and in CLIC Admin yur CLIC pages are referred t as classes; this des nt mean that yu have t use different pages with individual classes. Yu can use yur CLIC page fr a curse yu are teaching with three classes. ADDING/EDITING ITEMS Yu can add new items at every level f yur class: Unit, Tpic, Subtpic, Article. In CLiC Admin yu ll see each item has an Add a New buttn. Adding/editing items are very similar fr each piece f cntent. Here are a few tips fr each item: Articles Articles are the items yur students will click int. Mst f yur CLIC class is made up f articles frm the Gale In Cntext prduct suite reference bk entries, magazine/jurnal/newspaper articles, vides, images, primary dcuments, and mre. Yu can link t ther Gale cntent r library resurces. Here are the steps t adding a new Gale surce: 1. Lg int ne f yur Gale resurces. 2. Perfrm a search r brwse t find cntent yu want t share with students. 3. Lk fr the Bkmark icn in the database banner and click it. 4. Cpy the URL prvided. This is a persistent URL that will always bring the user back t the same place. 5. Lg int CLiC Admin and access yur class. Find the Subtpic yu d like t add the Article t. 6. Click the Add a New Article buttn. a. The Article Name field will appear as the link title n yur CLIC page. b. Set Link Type t URL. c. Paste the Bkmark URL int the URL field. d. Chse an item frm the Type drp bx. This will set an icn next t yur Article that identifies it as an Article, Prtal, Website, r Media. e. Click Submit. Yu ll see the new article n yur CLiC Admin page as well as the Student View page! Bkmark buttn Created n: 2/2/2017 3:57 PM

4 Yu can add many ther items as Articles yur wn handuts r ther dcuments, multimedia, links t useful websites r cluds strage sites like Ggle Dcs, etc. Nte: There is a 5MB limit n the size f any file. T edit an item, click the Edit icn that appears next t it. When editing an article, yu have the ptin t Transfer it t anther Subtpic. Subtpics Subtpics are the header t yur list f Articles. Subtpics rganize articles and cntent in the middle f the page, typically by subject The Add a New Subtpic buttn appears near the tp f yur CLIC page. A Subtpic has tw fields, the Subtpic Name and a Blurb. The Blurb is a great spt fr including instructins fr yur students. T edit a Subtpic, click the Edit icn that appears next t it. Yu ll see a Transfer ptin when editing a Subtpic; yu can Transfer a Subtpic t anther Tpic with yur class. Tpics Tpics appear n the left hand clumn f the page; yur students click these t navigate t Subtpics and their crrespnding articles. T add a new tpic, click Add a New Tpic in the left hand clumn. T edit a Tpic, click n ne f the Subtpics that appear belw it. Then yu ll see the Edit icn appear next t the Tpic name in the center clumn. There are several Tpic settings: Units a. Tpic Name will appear in the left clumn as the clickable link and as the header f the center clumn. b. Image will appear as the anchr image in the right hand clumn while students view the Tpic. c. Descriptin is the text that will appear at the tp f the page fr yur Tpic. d. Cmments appear beneath the Descriptin and will be highlighted as a callut t students. The is a useful field fr prviding student instructins. e. Hide allws yu t hide the entire Tpic frm students while still letting yu keep the cntent and edit until it s ready fr students. f. Yu can Transfer entire Tpics t ther Units; this will mve the Tpic frm under its current Unit t anther. Cmments example Units are mainly an identifier used t rganize tpics n the left-hand side f the CLIC page. Lk fr the Add a New Unit buttn t add a new Unit and the edit icn t edit a Unit. Units have tw ptins their Name and the ptin t Hide a unit. Created n: 2/2/2017 3:57 PM

5 Editing T edit an item at any time, simply click the pencil icn next t the item. This als prvides the ptin t delete the item, and all items beneath the item (fr instance, a tpic and all subtpics and articles cntained within the tpic). Often it makes mre sense t hide the item than delete it. Yu can t recver deleted items and hiding them prvides the ptin f using them again later if yu change yur mind. See belw fr mre n hiding items. MOVING CONTENT Let s say yu want ne Unit t appear befre anther Unit. Yu can mve Units, Tpics, and Articles. Simply click and drag the item t where yu want it. Althugh yu can t mve a subtpic, yu can create a new Subtpic, and then mve articles t the new Subtpic. HIDING CONTENT Hiding cntent is ften preferable t deleting it as deleted cntent cannt be recvered. Hiding items allws yu t make the cntent invisible t students withut deleting it frm yur CLIC class. Yu can hide cntent while yu re wrking t custmize r if yu dn t want students wrking ahead. Yu can hide Units and Tpics. EDITING A CLASS/CLASS DESCRIPTION Hide ptin When yur CLIC class was created a Class Name and Descriptin were autmatically created; yu may want t change them t suite yur needs. The Class Name appears in the upper left hand crner f yur CLIC page and at the tp f the center clumn when students first visit yur CLIC page. The Class Descriptin appears belw the Class Name. T edit these items, yu ll use the Class Tls that appear at the tp f yur CLIC Admin page. Chse Edit frm the Class Tls drp bx. The Class Name is a required field; yu can edit the current name but cannt leave it blank. Generally yu DO NOT want t edit the Class ID. This bit f text is required and it is part f the access URL fr yur students. Once yur CLIC class has been shared with students, it s nt advisable t change the Class ID as it might cause students t nt be able t find yur page because the URL has changed. Image is the anchr image that appears in the upper right clumn f yur CLIC page. The Descriptin field is a way fr yu t welcme students t yur CLIC class and prvide instructin n hw yu want them t use the page. Class Tls Created n: 2/2/2017 3:57 PM

6 EXPORTING A CLASS Exprting a class is a gd way t back up yur class befre and/r after yu ve custmized it. Exprting the class will prvide a.csv file with all f the text frm yur Units, Tpics, Subtpics, and Articles. Articles that are URLs will be exprted as well; articles that are files (handuts, multimedia, etc.) will nt be exprted s it s a gd idea t back thse up elsewhere. CREATING A NEW CLASS Yu can create yur wn new class that yu can ppulate entirely with yur wn cntent r use the cpy r send tls t get cntent frm anther teacher. The steps belw will create an empty class. 1. Frm the Class Tls drp dwn bx, select Create. 2. A windw will appear asking fr a few details abut yur class: a. The Class Name is a required field, prvide the name f yur class. b. The Class ID is a bit f text is required and is part f the access URL fr yur students. Make sure it s unique frm yur ther classes. c. The Image will appear in the upper right crner f yur class; it is nt required. d. The Descriptin will appear at the tp f yur curse; it s a nice way t welcme students t the curse and prvide instructin. It is nt required. e. Click Submit. 3. Nw yu re ready t add cntent t yur new class! COPYING CONTENT FROM ANOTHER CLASS If yu and anther teacher are teaching the same curse, yu can cpy CLIC classes frm ne anther. Using the Cpy feature will create a new CLIC class fr yu t use. IMPORTANT: Yu must chse if yu are ging t verwrite ne f yur existing classes r if yu need t create a new empty class t cpy t. Fllw these steps t create a new class by cpying anther available class: 1. Decide if yu are ging t verwrite ne f yur existing classes r will create a new empty class t cpy t. If yu are verwriting an existing class, make sure that is the class yu are in befre mving t Step 2. T create an empty class, fllw the instructins abve fr Creating a New Class. 2. Use the Class Tls drp dwn bx and select Cpy Frm. Created n: 2/2/2017 3:57 PM

7 3. A windw will appear with yur schl s CLIC classes; find the teacher s class yu d like t cpy and select the crrespnding Class checkbx. 4. Click Submit. Nte: the cpying prcess may take a few minutes. 5. Select the cpied curse frm the Chse Class drp bx. 6. All cntent frm the cpied class is nw in yur new class even items like Class Name and Class ID. Yu must edit the Class ID s there is a unique URL fr yur versin f the cpied class. Select Edit frm the Class Tls drp bx. Edit the Class ID make sure it s unique frm yur ther Class IDs. Edit any ther fields as needed and click Submit. 7. Nw yu re ready t custmize the rest f yur cpied class! SENDING A CLASS TO ANOTHER TEACHER If yu d like t share yur class with anther teacher, yu can send them yur class and they can custmize as needed. IMPORTANT: The teacher yu are sending the curse t must let yu knw if they want the curse yu are sending t verwrite ne f their existing classes r if they want it as a new class. If they d like it as a new class, they must create an empty curse that yu will send yur class t. 1. Check with the teacher yu are sending yur class t and find ut which class they d like verwritten r t btain the name f the new class they created t receive yur class. a. T create a new empty curse, the teacher can fllw the instructins abve fr Creating a New Class. 2. Frm the Class Tls drp dwn bx, select Send T. 3. A windw will appear displaying teachers and their classes. Lcate the teacher and class yu d like t send t. 4. Select the checkbx f the class yu are sending yur class t. 5. Beneath the list, select if yu d like t: a. Send the Class Lg & Descriptin as well. b. Overwrite existing Units/Articles/Links (in mst cases yu will want t d this). 6. Click Submit. 7. Nw the teacher yu sent yur class t can custmize their new curse! This guide has prvided instructin fr the mst used tls in CLIC Admin. If yu have questins, please reach ut t yur CLIC Administratr r cntact Gale s Technical Supprt at Created n: 2/2/2017 3:57 PM