IE 8 to 10, Firefox 16+, Safari 5+, Google Chrome 20+

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1 LAMS TECHNICAL GUIDE Desktop or Laptop System requirements Operating System Supported Browsers Windows XP or better IE 8 to 10, Firefox 16+, Safari 5+, Google Chrome 20+ Mac OS X (10.1 or better) Chrome 20+, Firefox 16+, Safari 5+ Linux/Unix Chrome 20+, Firefox 16+ These LAMS sequences have been designed to run optimally on a monitor with 1024x800 resolution or better. Pop-ups must be enabled / allowed. More information on enabling pop ups can be found at (Internet Explorer) (Safari) (Chrome) (Firefox) Other browsers and operating systems may work but are not officially supported. The system requires Javascript support to be turned on in your browsers. By default, this would be turned on, but if it was turned off and you do not know how to turn it on, please see The lessons also require the latest Adobe Flash Plug-in version 10+ from Adobe downloadable from For any assistance on technical issues, please contact your respective IT Seed Support which is listed below. How to access the online modules (a.k.a LAMS) You access the online modules (a.k.a LAMS) in EdveNTUre ( ) through an internet browser over the Internet or a Network Connection. You will be provided with a unique username and password by your respective schools before the commencement of the course. 1. Login in as below

2 2. After your login, you will see the list of courses on your right panel. Select the appropriate course 3. Select Content from the left panel to access the online modules.

3 Moving Through a Sequence When you click on a sequence title, it opens in the Learning Environment. There are several features in this environment that you should know how to use: Learning Space This is where the actual content of the LAMS sequence is displayed. It is in this area that you will do all of the "learning" that you will do with LAMS. At the top or bottom right of the content for each activity, there will be a button. (For some activities, the button may have different text, such as ', Next Activity, View All Entries') You click this button to move to the next activity in the sequence. Progress Bar

4 The Progress Bar shows you the order of activities in the LAMS sequence, as well as your current position. Blue circles represent activities that you have completed. Red squares show your current position in the sequence. Green triangles represent activities that you have not reached. Visiting Previous Activities To go back to an activity that you have previously completed, double-click the appropriate blue circle on the Progress Bar. For some activities, such as the Chat or Forum, you will be able to return and continue working on the activity. Sometimes your instructor may have "locked" an activity. In this case, you will only be able to participate in the activity until you click the "finish" button. You are still able to return and view the activity through the progress bar, but you may not make any changes. Exit and Resume In the top-left corner of the Learning Environment, you will notice several command buttons. closes the Learning Environment window and returns you to the My Groups page. will refresh the Learning Environment and take you to your current position in the sequence (indicated by the Red Square on the Progress bar.)

5 Exporting Portfolios You have the ability to Export your contributions to a LAMS sequence. Using this feature will create a File which you can save to a disk and view outside of LAMS. The Export Portfolio feature may be disabled by the Instructor for particular sequences. If you can't see the export button, ask your instructor if they can enable the export privileges for user. Using the Notebook In the bottom Left corner of the Learning environment is the Notebook. This is a space where you can take private notes during a sequence for later review. By clicking "View All" you can view all of the notebook entries that you have made in every sequence.

6 The My Notes" page You can also convert your notebook entries into "Journal" entries, which will prevent you from making any changes, and also make the entries available to view by your instructors. Forum and Chat Each week you can discuss this week's material with your fellow students in the "floating" Forum and Chat activities. You can access them from the bottom of the left navigation bar. You are encouraged to discuss any questions or ideas you may have here. Your instructor will check in on the forum occasionally during the week, and will also be available for live chat. Check edventure announcements for each week's chat schedule.