D2L Orientation

The Sociology of AgingGERON 300 or FCS 330 or SOC 335

1Sacramento City College- Jo-Ann Foley

• Desire2Learn (D2L) is a web-based course management system designed to create a rich online learning environment for students.

• D2L includes features such as an electronic dropbox, automated grade book, discussion boards, and quizzes.

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What is D2L?

1. Open an Internet browser. (i.e. Firefox or Safari) You can do this at home, at a public library, or from a computer on campus.

1. Go to http://d2l.losrios.edu or to the eLearning link on the college homepage.

Where do I login to D2L?

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Login Page

3. Enter your USERNAME and PASSWORD:• Students: Your username is the letter w followed by your Student ID#.

• Your default password is your Los Rios "unified password". (The same one you use for iMail, eServices, and college email.)

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USERNAME and PASSWORD:

• Students:  Your username is the letter w followed by your Student ID#.

• Example: Indiana Jones' Student ID# is 1234567.  His eLearning login is w1234567.He set his password and security questions when he enrolled and uses that same password.

If you forgot your password...• you can reset it by using the "Forgot Password?" link on

the eServices login page.

https://www.losrios.edu/cgi-bin/lrc/lookup.cgi

How do I login to D2L?

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How do I see my courses in D2L?

Once you have successfully logged in, look for the box labeled My Courses in the middle of the My Home screen. The names of the courses that you are enrolled in will appear if they have a D2L course site and if the instructor has made the course active. The names will be underlined and in blue type. Click the name of the course that you wish to view.

Example: “Sociology of Aging”6

Course Home

There are several tools available on the Course Home to help you know when things are happening in your class and when assignments are due.

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Tools Include:•Events•Calendar•Updates•Instructor contact information•News items

Navigation BarsHow do I access the course materials?Use the navigational tool bar along the top of your course homepage. The links located on this tool bar allow you to access materials within your course. Some tools include:

Content may include your course syllabus, and weekly assignment instructions.Discussion is where you can post messages and read and reply to messages posted by others. Dropbox is where you can submit electronic copies of your homework to your instructor.Quizzes is where you can complete course quizzes or exams. Grades is where you can see your grades on assignments throughout the semester.

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Your Weekly Routine

• Check your email and connect to the D2L site regularly. • Read the NEWS on our Course Home Page and then click

on CONTENT to access each Weekly Assignments folder.• For each WEEK, you should do the following, and in this

order: – Complete the assigned Reading and View Episodes.– View the Powerpoint and Lecture sections.– Complete the chapter Assignments and Activities. – Participate in the Discussion Board topics each week.

Disappearing from the Discussion Boards is like a student not attending class, and as such your disappearance may result in being dropped.

– Review using the chapter quizzes.9

Discussions

• The main discussion area displays a list of current, active

discussions.

• Select the discussion you want to join from the displayed list.

• The Discussions tool can be used for online discussions between you, other students and/or your instructor.

• You may be asked to create messages about the course readings, class activities, or useful resources you think might be of interest to other students.

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Discussions

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Forum

Topic

Topic

Topic

Forum

The Discussion Tool is composed of:

•Forums •Topics

•Posts •Replies

DiscussionsAdd new Post1. Go into the Topic and Click compose to add your Post.

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DiscussionsAdd new Post

2. Give the message a Subject title and type the text in the larger box.

3. Click the post button to add your Post and view it in the discussion thread.

Post

DiscussionsReply to a Post • To Reply to post, click

on Reply above the posting.

• The Add Message: portion of the discussion panel displays, allowing you to Reply to the posting much like you would to an email.

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To access the Dropbox tool, click the Dropbox link on your course’s navigation bar.

• From Folder List page you can view:• A list of assignment folders and related attachments.• The number of assignments that you submitted to each

folder.• Whether feedback has been left for you.

Dropbox

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Dropbox

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Dropbox When you are finished with your assignment, do the following:• Save the file to your computer. Be sure to resave your document in Rich Text

Format (as an .rtf file) and name the file like this: LastName-WeekNumber-Assignment.rtf (Ex: Smith-Week1-ArticleReview.rtf)

• Return to the main dropbox page, click the name of the folder: Week #: Dropbox Assignment (Example: Week 1: Article Review)

• Click Add a File.• Browse and Open your file.• Click Upload to attach the file.• Enter any comments in the Comment field. • Click Upload.• You will see your file under the "Add a File" button.• Click the "Submit" button.

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Your homework must be submitted in Rich Text Format (or as an RTF File).• Any word processing program can open and read a Rich

Text Format file.• Any word processing program can create a Rich Text

Format file. • All word processing programs have the ability to save a

document as an RTF file.• The steps to create an RTF file with Microsoft Word or

most other word processing programs follows:

How to Create a Rich Text Format file:

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1. Click on “File,” then “Save As…”

How to Create a Rich Text Format file:

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2. Click on the “Save As Type” drop down arrow.

How to Create a Rich Text Format file:

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3. Choose “Rich Text Format (*.rtf)” from the “Save As Type” pull-down menu.

How to Create a Rich Text Format file:

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Taking Quizzes • From within your course, click on the Quizzes link on the

Navigation Bar.

• Click on the Quiz you need to take and read any instructions carefully.

• A new screen will appear. Answer the quiz questions by selecting an answer from the list of options or by filling in the appropriate text field.

• After you choose your answer for each question, Click SAVE.22

Taking Quizzes

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• Note Make a habit of clicking the Save All Responses button regularly if there are a lot of questions on a single page or you are working on a time-consuming question.

• Click the Next Page or Previous Page icon to navigate between pages.

• Click the Go to Submit Quiz button when you are ready to submit.

Note: If you try to submit a quiz with unanswered questions, you will see a warning at the top of the Submit Quiz page. Click the links below the warning to return to the unanswered questions.

When you finished revising questions, click

Taking Quizzes

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Submit Quiz.

Time restricted quizzes --

• If your quiz has a time-limit you may be prompted or forced to submit your quiz. If the quiz is set to auto-submit at the end of the designated time period, only saved questions are submitted.

• Make sure you save regularly near the end of the quiz period and finish and submit the quiz before the time expires.

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Viewing Quiz Results:

• To access information about your submissions and to see your quiz score:

From the main Quiz List, click the Submissions icon beside the quiz you want to view.

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Viewing Grades and Feedback:

To use the Grades tool, click the Grades link on the Navigation Bar.

• A Grades screen will appear showing an option to print your final calculated grade.

• Any comments entered by the instructor are also shown.

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Some helpful Tips for using D2L:

• Get in the habit of using the links located on the navigational bar to move around inside your course.

• When exiting your D2L course, be sure to click on the Logout link AND close the browser window.

• This is especially important if you are using a computer in a public lab.

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Here’s To A Good Semester!

Keep in touch and I will “see” you online…

…thanks for attending.

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