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Table of ContentsI. Institution Admin Role ..................................................................................1

A. User Functions ...................................................................................1

B. Institution Functions ......................................................................... 3

C. Course Functions ...............................................................................4

II. Instructor Admin Role ................................................................................ 10

III. Instructor Role ........................................................................................... 11

IV. Instructor Notes - Standard ..........................................................................14

V. Gradebook .................................................................................................19

A. Student Overview ............................................................................19

B. Lessons - Assign Point Values to Each Question .................................. 20

C. Grading by Student ..........................................................................21

D. Grading by Lesson ........................................................................... 23

VI. Student Management ................................................................................ 26

A. Gradebook ..................................................................................... 26

B. Other Items of Note ........................................................................ 28

VII. Custom Lesson Authoring ........................................................................... 29

A. Enabling Custom Lesson Authoring ................................................... 29

B. Custom Lesson Authoring Step by Step .............................................. 30

VIII. Data Collection - Question Types ................................................................. 36

A. Data Table ..................................................................................... 36

B. Data Table - Math ...........................................................................40

C. Image Annotation ............................................................................41

D. Image Labeling ............................................................................... 43

E. Image Upload ................................................................................ 44

F. Essay Question ............................................................................... 44



IX. End of Exercise Questions ........................................................................... 47

X. Premium Questions ................................................................................... 50

A. Exploration Section: Overview - Test Your Knowledge Questions ........ 50

B. Exploration Section: Overview - Question Time Questions ................. 56

C. Evaluation Section: Competency Review ........................................... 58

D. Evaluation Section: Extension Questions ........................................... 59


HOL Cloud Procedures Instructors

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I. Institution Admin RoleThis role designates an individual as the Institution’s HOL Cloud administrator. To maintain con-sistency each Institution should assign one person as the admin. This role includes the following functions:

A. User Functions

B. Institution Functions

C. Course Functions

A. User Functions• Add a user

• Edit an existing user’s information

• Deactivate a user

• Activate a user

• Assign a user as an instructor and/or author (Premium function only)

1. Adding a User

» From the Institution Dashboard scroll down, past the courses, to the user’s list and click on “Add an Institution User” on far right.

» The Institution Users screen will open. Type the Name, Email, Phone Number, and Department of the new user. Items marked with an asterisk are required.

» Next, select the Role. Once the Institution Admin role has been assigned instructors are typically assigned as “Instructors”.

�NOTE:� If an instructor would like to duplicate their own courses for future session dates, then assign them as “Instructor” and check the “Admin” box.

» Click SAVE at the top right!!



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2. Editing an Existing User’s Information

» From the Institution Dashboard scroll down to the user’s list and click on the name of the user to be edited.

» The user’s name, email, phone, and department can be edited.

» The user’s role can be changed by selecting from the Role drop-down menu.

» To make the user an Institution Admin as well as an Instructor, select “Instructor” and check the admin box.

» Please note that users are not able to change their own role.

» SAVE!!

3. Deactivating a User

» From the Institution Dashboard scroll down to the user’s list and click on the name of the user to be deactivated.

» Click Deactivate User in the top right and then confirm.

4. Activating a Deactivated User

» From the Institution Dashboard scroll down to the bottom of the user’s list and check the box next to “Show deactivated users”. Select the user to be reactivated.

» Click Activate User in the top right and then confirm.

5. Assign a User to a Course

» From the Institution Dashboard scroll through the Courses section and click a course to select it.

» In the Instructor field begin typing the name of the user, if the user has already been added to the system it will populate their name.

» SAVE!!



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6. Enable Authoring Capabilities - (Premium courses only)

» From the Institution Dashboard through the Courses section and click a course to select it.

» Check the “Enable Instructor Lesson Authoring” box next to the Instructor.

» SAVE!!

B. Institution Functions• Thumbnail Logo: An institution’s logo when shown in lists.

• Banner Logo: The logo on main pages, such as the instructor course dashboard.

• Institution Color - Background Banner Color: The background color of the institution’s ban-ner, typically shown on the main pages.

• Institution Color - Text Color: The color of text for an institution’s name, shown in the institu-tion’s banner.

�NOTE:� The default Institution Colors are ADA compliant. To maintain compliance, please visit http://webaim.org/resources/contrastchecker/ to test text and background colors before making changes.

�NOTE:� Institution Name cannot be changed.

» To change logos and colors from the Institution Dashboard page click the “Edit Institution” button in the top right corner.

» Click “Browse Files” and navigate to the location of the logo being inserted. Click on the swatch to change the Institution Colors. Click “Save” in top right to implement changes.

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C. Course FunctionsCourse management is essential in maintaining an organized institution dashboard. Duplicat-ing courses each term ensures that new HOL content, or corrections, are incorporated into your course and that student data is never lost. Students should never be deleted to re-use a course because their data will be lost and cannot be recovered. Course session dates should never be adjusted to re-use a course. HOL content updates cannot be added to courses that a student has previously started. Course management includes the ability to:• Preview courses

• Duplicate courses

• Deactivate and archive courses

• Remove courses

• Change course dates

�NOTE:� New courses containing different lessons cannot be created. Contact your Sales Rep to purchase new courses.

» To access Course Management, from the Institution Dashboard click on the course to edit.



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» This takes you to the Edit Course Instance screen. Here a course can be duplicated, re-moved, previewed, and dates changed.

Preview a Course

» On the Course Management screen (see screenshot above) click the Preview button at the top right. The preview screen will open in a new window showing the Course Dashboard.



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» The class list, lessons, materials, documents, answer guides, gradebook, and course set-tings can all be viewed from the dropdown menu on the left side of the page. Do not at-tempt to edit anything as any changes will not be saved.

�NOTE:� Premium courses will also include “Custom Lesson Authoring” in the drop-down menu.

» Toggle between the student view and the instructor view near the top right.

» Close the preview to return to the Course Management screen by clicking on “Close Pre-view Window” in the upper right.

Duplicating a Course

Option 1 – On the Course Management screen (see screenshot above) click on the Duplicate Course button at the top right. The Duplicate Course Instance screen will open.

» Course Sku cannot be changed.

» Check or uncheck the box to Enable Student Final Report Download, under Additional Course Features.

» Edit Course Name.

» Add the Instructor. Only users that have previously been added to the system will populate in the Instructor section.

�NOTE:� Premium courses will include a check box to enable instructor lesson authoring.



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» Check the “Maintain Instructor Notes” and “Maintain Gradebook Weights” boxes to copy these features to the duplicated course.

» Edit Course Session Name.

» Choose the Course Session Dates (class start date and end date). Choosing an end date will automatically close the course and deactivate/archive it when the course is finished. More on deactivating a course below.

» SAVE!

Option 2 – On the Institution Dashboard click the Icon to the far right of the course. The Dupli-cate Course Instance screen will open. Follow the steps in Option 1. Be sure you are copying the correct course before using this option.

Deactivating and Archiving a Course

This is an important feature utilized to clean up the Institution Dashboard. Deactivating a course does not delete it, but rather archives it from the Dashboard so that the current courses are easily found. All student data is kept intact, course attributes can still be viewed, and the course can be reactivated, or duplicated at any time.



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» Select the course to be deactivated from the Institution Dashboard. Once the Edit Course Instance screen opens choose an End Date that is before today’s date. Click Save.

» A warning will appear. Click Change Dates to proceed with deactivating the course.

» The course can be reactivated by scrolling to the bottom of the Course section on the Insti-tution Dashboard. Check the “Show deactivated courses” box.

» All deactivated courses will appear in a dark gray box.

» A deactivated course can be reactivated or duplicated. If reactivate is selected, then a new Course Session end date will need to be created. If duplicate is selected, then follow the steps outlined above.



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Removing a Course

This is a permanent removal of a course along with the student information. Use caution when removing a course. When selecting the Remove Course button on the Course Management screen a warning will appear. The course will be permanently removed from the Institution Dashboard.

Changing the Dates on a Course

Only change dates to close or deactivate a course. Do not use this feature to reuse a course. A course should be duplicated if it is needed for the next term, and the old course should be deactivated (archived) by adding an end date to the Course Session Dates.



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II. Instructor Admin RoleThis role uses the same features described above for the Institution Admin role. The instructor can edit the users, the Institution information, and the Courses.

If there isn’t an assigned Institution Admin role, then an Instructor Admin can change this infor-mation. However, it is highly recommended that an Institution Admin, who isn’t an Instructor, be assigned to handle the administrative side of course management.

An Instructor Admin should only change the courses that he/she teaches unless instructed to do so by another member of the Institution.

» To access only those courses that the Instructor Admin teaches, from the Institution Dash-board click on “Open Instructor Portal” at the top of the screen. Only use this method to access courses so that any changes made will be saved.

» Clicking on the Open Instructor Portal will open the My Courses screen. See below to con-tinue with the procedures from this point.



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III. Instructor RoleThe Instructor Role is able to view and edit any course linked to their email. This role cannot see or edit anything on the Institution Dashboard. When logged in, the instructor will see the screen with all of their courses.

» The My Courses screen will show all of the courses assigned to the Instructor.

» Watch the Navigation video to familiarize yourself with the platform.

» View Active Courses, All Courses, and Closed Courses.

» Click on a course to access that course’s dashboard.



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» On the Course Dashboard there is a snapshot of:

1. Student Overview – The progress of each student through the lessons. Hover your mouse cursor to see the lesson titles for each bubble. Student reports that have been submitted can be downloaded by clicking the bubble and selecting “Download Data” for the desired lesson. Lessons can also be unlocked after submission if nec-essary by clicking the bubble and selecting “Unlock Lesson”.

2. Course Completion – Student progress for each lesson.

3. Time Spent on Lesson – Average time students are spending on each section of a lesson.

�NOTE:� Viewing each student’s lessons and grading can be found in section V. Gradebook.



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» The book icon on the left is used to navigate the course:

1. Course Dashboard

2. Class List

3. Lessons

4. Materials

5. Documents

6. Answer Guides

7. Gradebook

8. Custom Lesson Authoring - Authoring is for premium courses only, and if the in-structor is enabled as an author.

9. Settings

10. HOL Virtual Microscope – Enabled for courses using the virtual microscope.



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IV. Instructor Notes - StandardThis feature is included in all standard and premium courses. An Instructor utilizes this to add infor-mation or instructions to existing HOL content.

• Add text, images, and videos to Exploration content pages (not the Overview or Review Re-sults pages - premium only).

• Add text, images, and videos to Experimentation Exercise pages (not the Overview and Ma-terial pages)

�NOTE:� Existing HOL content and Pre-req lessons cannot be deleted or edited (Getting Started, Laboratory Safety, or Using the V-Scope).

�NOTE:� Please be advised that any added notes intending to change our procedures, and potentially present a safety hazard for students, will result in liability passing to the institution that added such notes.

» Log in and on the My Courses page click on the course to be edited.

» From the Course Dashboard pulldown menu on the left, select Lessons.

» Click on the lesson to edit.

» Click on the section to edit.

�NOTE:� Section overview pages cannot be edited.



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» Using the pulldown menus at the top, navigate to the page to edit.

» As the mouse moves over the page a blue line will appear in places that content can be added. These appear around breaks in our content, such as between text and images.

» Click the bubble with the plus sign, to the far right of the blue line, to access the content menu.

1. Adding text – Select the text tool. A comment box appears. Click inside the com-ment box to add content. A tool bar appears to format the text. Along with the usual editing features, links and equations can be added, and text can be split into separate comment boxes. DON’T FORGET TO SAVE!



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�NOTE:� Equations must be written using LaTeX. Some sites to use: https://www.latex4technics.com/ http://www.hostmath.com/ https://www.codecogs.com/latex/eqneditor.php

2. Adding images – Select the image tool. Browse to the image file or drag and drop the image into the image panel. Use the horizontal sliding bar to adjust the size of the image. Add an image caption if desired. Add ALT text (to maintain ADA com-pliance) and a copyright if necessary. Supported file types: png, gif and jpg/jpeg. DON’T FORGET TO SAVE!

�NOTE:� Added image captions do not produce a figure number automatically. To avoid disrupting the HOL figure numbering throughout the lesson, do not include a figure number with your caption.

3. Adding videos – Select the video tool. Browse to the video file. (Supported file types: mp4). Browse to the closed captioning file (.vtt). Add a title, description, and copy-right information. DON’T FORGET TO SAVE!

�NOTE:� All videos must have a descriptive text transcript accessed through a hyperlink and have closed captioning enabled to maintain ADA compliance. The verbiage for a descriptive text transcript is as followsE: If needed, a descriptive text transcript is available. (hyperlink the words “descriptive text transcript” to the file). This hyperlink needs to appear above the video within a text box. See the screenshot below.

https://www.latex4technics.com/

http://www.hostmath.com/

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» Students will see the added content in a shaded box tagged as “INSTRUCTOR NOTES” in the upper right corner. The box will combine all sequential instructor authored text, images, and videos into a single shaded box.



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» To delete any added content, click the edit bubble to the right, then click the “x” in the up-per right corner of the added content box. A warning modal will appear asking if you are sure you want to delete the content. All deleted items cannot be retrieved!



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V. GradebookThis feature is included in all standard and premium courses and can be used in place of the down-loadable answer guide.

• Instantly see which students have completed lessons that are ready to grade.

• Assign point values for each question.

• Grade by student.

• Grade by lesson.

A. Student Overview » Click on the book icon and select Gradebook.

» On the Gradebook Overview page, the Student Overview will show if students have les-sons that are ready to be graded which is indicated by a green bubble. After grading is complete, the Overview page will show color coded bubbles of student grades. Click on the Legend to see the color code values. Click a graded bubble for an expanded quick view of how a student scored in each section.



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B. Lessons - Assign Point Values to Each Question » Click a Lesson title to expand the questions in that lesson. All questions have a default of

1 point.

» Type over the point value or use the up and down arrows to adjust the value.

» Click SAVE at the bottom of the page to save your changes!!!!!



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C. Grading by Student » In the Gradebook Overview click the student’s name.

» Premium ONLY - Any auto-graded assessments will show student scores to the right of the lesson. When the lesson is expanded there is a checkmark next to these auto-graded parts indicating that it has been graded. The auto-graded assessments are:

9 Pretest: First attempt of the Test Your Knowledge/TYK questions (in the Exploration section). Pretest is NOT factored into the total score for the lesson.

9 Exploration: Question Time/Q. Time questions and second attempt of the TYK ques-tions (in the Exploration section).

9 Competency Review questions (in the Evaluation section). The Evaluation will not show a final score because of the Essay Extension questions, which must be manu-ally graded.

�NOTE:� The Evaluation section includes Extension Questions that are NOT autograded. Therefore the Evaluation section will not show a score until the Extension Questions are graded by the instructor.

» Click a Lesson to grade it and to expand all sections.

» Easily switch between students by using the drop-down menu located in the upper right.

» Click on the Experimentation section and then select an Exercise to grade.

» The HOL Sample answers for each question will populate at the top.

�NOTE:� Please allow the entire page to fully load each question before clicking a different section, or the next page may not load correctly. If the page does not load the questions, refresh your browser.

» The student answers are below HOL provided answers.

» Assign a grade and add comments under “Additional Comments”. Click SAVE!!

�NOTE:� You cannot assign a grade higher than the total point value for the question. You can assign partial credit by typing in a decimal number such as 0.5.



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» Continue scrolling down to grade the rest of the exercise for that student.

» Do not forget to SAVE after each question.

» Premium ONLY - Proceed to “Evaluation: Extension Qs” to grade the final essay question, which completes the grading.

» After all of the questions have been graded, the breakdown of points will automatically populate at the top of the grading page under the student’s name.



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» Click the lesson to hide the questions.

» Click “Gradebook Overview” at the top of the page to go back to the Overview page or use the drop down to navigate to a different student to grade.

D. Grading by LessonIn the Gradebook Overview there are 2 ways to navigate to grade by lesson:

1. Click the lesson to grade and then select the first question to grade.

2. Click a student’s name, then select the lesson to grade, and click the “Grade By Les-son” button.

» Click the dropdown in the upper right to toggle to different lessons.

» The lesson will include statistics on Grading Complete, Grading In-Progress, Submitted-Awaiting Grading, and Pending Student Submission.

» Click the section to grade.

» Reminder: Exploration Q. Time, Exploration TYK, and Evaluation: Competency Review are auto-graded assessments for Premium courses only. You may still click those sections to see how students scored.

» Question values can be edited from this page by clicking “Edit” next to the Point Value. Be sure to click SAVE after editing the point value!

» The HOL sample answers will appear at the top. Scroll to the bottom to see student re-sponses.

» A green circle means that student’s answer is ready to be graded.



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» Click on the green circle of a question to grade, the student answer will populate below the student’s name and the question being graded.

» Assign the grade and any additional comments. Click SAVE!!

» To grade the next student, click the green circle underneath the question just graded.

» Once finished scroll back up to select the next Exercise to grade.

�NOTE:� Clicking on the student name within each question will open up the “Grading by Student” feature rather than staying in the “Grading by Lesson” option.



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VI. Student ManagementOverview of the student’s view in Gradebook and some rules regarding students enrolled in cours-es.

A. Gradebook » When the Instructor has completed grading the lessons the grades will be pushed to the

student to view.

» The student will access their grades the same way as Instructors, through the Course Dash-board pulldown menu.

» By clicking on the Gradebook menu item the Lessons page will display all of the lessons in the course, which lessons have been completed, and those that have been graded.

» If the lesson has a green bubble to the right, that means that the lesson has not been completely graded. The student can see those parts that have been graded but an overall score will not be present.

» When the lesson has been completely graded the bubble will show a score and color cod-ing according to the Legend. The pulldown legend, to the right, provides a color key. Stu-dents will also see the number of points they received out of the total possible points.

» Clicking on a lesson expands it, allowing students to see the questions and points earned in the Exploration, Experimentation, and Evaluation sections.

�NOTE:� The Exploration and Evaluation sections of the gradebook are only visible with Premium courses.

» Any comments from the Instructor will be designated with a callout icon to the far right of the question.



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» When the student clicks on a question, a pop-up will display the question, points, their answer, and any Instructor comments/feedback.



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B. Other Items of Note• Be sure to delete students that have dropped from a course.

• Deactivate courses that have ended.

» Once a course has ended, deactivate it. This will archive the course.

» DO NOT delete students, or attempt to add new students. Courses cannot be recycled in this manner, duplicate the course instead (review section C of the Institution Admin Role for further instruction on duplicating courses). Deleting students will remove any record of their grades and course work, data cannot be retrieved once deleted.

» Instructor Admins can deactivate a course by adding an end date to the course in Course Management, or HOL can deactivate the course.

» Deactivated courses can be accessed at any time to download student reports, view the Gradebook, and access the lessons/notes.

�NOTE:� Courses with an End Date (under Course Session Date, in Course Management), will deactivate and archive automatically.



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VII. Custom Lesson AuthoringThis feature is included in all Premium courses and is enabled by an Institution Admin, Instructor Admin, or HOL Admin. This feature allows Instructors to expand on their kit by adding new lessons for students. Instructors can:

• Build learning objectives, content, and questions (Test Your Knowledge question types and Question Time question types) in the Exploration section.

• Build learning objectives, exercise content, relevant data tables, photo panels, and essay questions in the Experimentation section.

• Build multiple choice (Competency Review) and essay questions (Extension) in the Evalua-tion section.

• Publish and reorder lessons within the lesson list, after the pre-requisites (Getting Started, Lab Safety, and Using the V-scope).

A. Enabling Custom Lesson AuthoringAn Institution Admin or an Instructor Admin can enable this feature on Premium courses only.

» From the Institution Dashboard page select the course to be enabled with authoring.

» Check the box for “Enable Instructor Lesson Authoring”.

» Don’t forget to click Save!!

�NOTE:� Only one person can be given authoring capabilities for each course. The person listed as the “Instructor” for the course will have the ability to author custom lessons.



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B. Custom Lesson Authoring Step by Step » From the Instructor Portal, on the My Courses page select the course to edit.

» From the book navigation icon, on the left, select Custom Lesson Authoring.

» The Course Management screen opens in a new window. The standard options of duplicat-ing, removing, and previewing a course are available, as well as “Create a Custom Lesson”.

» Click “Create a Custom Lesson”. Name the lesson and click SAVE!!

» The Custom Lesson screen will appear. The format follows HOL’s labs: an Exploration tab, an Experimentation tab, and an Evaluation tab; which are accessible at the top of the page.

» Edit lesson information from any page by clicking the pencil icon, located on the top right side of the page. In the Edit Lesson pop-up, the lesson name can be changed and the core discipline can be added. The Sku number is not required.

�NOTE:� Oo publish a lesson, content must be added to the Exploration and Experimentation sections. The Evaluation section is optional.



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Exploration Tab

The Exploration Overview is the first page the requires content.• Time allocation is a mandatory field.

• Learning Objectives are optional but the boxes must be deleted by clicking the “x” next to each in order for the page to save.

• Premium Test Your Knowledge (TYKs) interactive questions can be added. Detailed instruc-tions are in section X. Premium Questions.

• Once content is added don’t forget to SAVE!!

• Lesson section navigation is located on the far left. Click on “Page 1” to add content pages.

�NOTE:� Clicking the “BACK” button at the top left, at any time, will take you back to the Course Management page and exit the lesson. Use the section tabs along the top (Exploration, Experimentation, Evaluation) and the pages on the left side, to go forward and backward throughout your lesson.

Exploration Page 1

» Add the Exploration Name.

» Click inside the box under “Exploration Page Content” to begin adding content.

» The toolbar will pop up to format text, add equations embedded in the content, or add hyperlinks.



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» The left side toolbar is used to add images, videos and equations that are separate from content. By hovering the cursor over the toolbar icons, a four-way arrow will appear that allows items to be dragged into the content page. Or, hovering the cursor over the bottom right of an icon displays a “+” sign, that when clicked, will automati-cally add that item into the content page. Refer to section IV. Instructor Notes - Stan-dard for instructions on adding images, videos, and equations.

» Premium Question Time (QT) multiple choice questions can be added. Detailed in-structions can be found in section X. Premium Questions.

» Once content is added don’t forget to SAVE!!

» Click the “add a page” button on the far left to continue adding pages and content.

» Once the Exploration tab is complete click on the Experimentation tab at the top.

Experimentation Tab

�NOTE:� There is not an option to add Premium questions to the Experimentation section.

» Follow the instructions above to complete the Overview page.

» Click on the “Exercise 1” button on the far left. If needed, Materials can be added here. See screenshot below.



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» If using Exercise 1 as the Materials page then click “add exercise”, to move on to adding exercise content.

» Add the Exercise Name and an Introduction.

» There is the option to “Add Data Collection”, the following can be added:

9 Data Table: Customized table with fill in blank cells.

9 Data Table-Math: Customized table with fill in the blank math-input cells.

9 Image Annotation: Students can draw on a provided image.

9 Image Labeling: Fill in the blank style labeling over a provided image.

9 Image Upload: Students can upload and annotate an image.

9 Essay Question: Long essay questions which may include text formatting controls.



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» Click in “Exercise Page Content” to begin adding content for the exercise.

» Questions can be added at the bottom of the Exercise.

» Instructions on adding data collection and exercise questions can be found in sections VII. Data Collection and IX. End of Exercise Questions.

» SAVE!!

» Continue adding exercises to the new lesson by clicking add exercise..

» To easily see the titles on each page, hover the mouse over the left bar.

» Once the Experimentation tab is complete click on the Evaluation tab.

Evaluation Tab

» This section is optional.

» Use this section to add Competency Review multiple choice questions and Extension essay questions. This is a Premium feature and is covered in section X. Premium Questions.

Publishing the Custom Lesson

» Once the Custom Lesson is complete it must be published to make it available to students.

» At the top of the page click “Publish Lesson”. If any required information is missing, a pop-up will appear detailing what is missing.



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» Once published, the Custom Lessons will appear at the bottom of the Lesson List in your course Lesson page.

» To re-order the lesson placement, close the Custom Lesson tab in your browser and navi-gate back to the Lessons page. Click and hold on the equal sign next to the custom lesson to drag into the location of your choice, after the pre-requisites.

» After publishing, the custom lesson can still be edited by going back to Custom Lesson Au-thoring, and clicking “Edit“ to the right of the lesson to edit. When any changes are saved a pop-up warning will appear saying that all edits will permanently overwrite previous versions.



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VIII. Data Collection - Question TypesUnder the Experimentation tab within an exercise, there is the option to “Add Data Collection”, the following can be added:

• Data Table: Customized table with fill in the blank cells.

• Data Table – Math: Customized table with fill in the blank math-input cells.

• Image Annotation: Students can draw on a provided image.

• Image Labeling: Fill in the blank style labeling over a provided image.

• Image Upload: Students can upload and annotate an image.

• Essay Question: Long essay questions which may include text formatting controls.

A. Data TableCustomized table with fill in the blank cells.

» Click on “Add Data Collection”. The options above will display. Click on “Data Table”.

» Fill in the following:

9 Full Name: ex. Data Table 1: Plant Measurements.

9 Short Name: ex. Data Table 1.

9 Compose Question: Add any additional instructions.

9 Add the # of rows and columns. Check the boxes if a header row and/or header column are needed.

» Click “Generate Data Table.”

» It’s best to SAVE at this point. The data table will appear on the exercise page after it loads. To access the table again click “Edit” on the far right.

» Once the data table is created, additional rows or columns can only be added by editing the Source Code. There is more information on Source Code at the end of this section.



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» Edit the column and row headers by replacing the automatically generated “Text” in each cell.

» Add additional response boxes, if needed by clicking the “r” icon.

» Add in the answers.

» The table at the far right of the page shows what the final table will look like.

» Click on “More options” at the bottom.

» Extra items to consider:

9 Penalty point(s): HOL does not currently use this item.

9 Contains Math: yes or no (Enabling math will give students the ability to add some math symbols, superscripts, and subscripts.

9 Maximum length (characters): HOL’s setting is 1000 to ensure the student has enough space to add answers. This is important for data table answers that are text instead of numeric.

9 Stem numeration: HOL does not currently use this item.

9 Case sensitive: HOL’s setting is no.

9 Multiple line: HOL’s setting is yes.

9 Browser spellcheck: HOL’s setting is no.

9 Font size: HOL’s setting is Normal.



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9 Special characters: HOL’s setting is no. If yes is selected and used in conjunction with “Contains math,” students will get the following characters:

9 Response container (global): Leave everything blank except Input type. Select Text or Number depending on the information the student will be entering.

9 Response container (individual): Don’t add

9 Details: (HOL typically does not use these fields for Data Tables)

� Acknowledgements

� Distractor rationale

� Rubric reference

� Stimulus (review only)

� Sample answer

� Distractor Rationale per response

» SAVE!!

» Once the exercise page loads, the new Data Table can be assigned a point value. The de-fault value is 1.

» Scroll to the bottom and click SAVE to permanently save the Data Table!!

Source Code for Data Tables

» To match standard appearance of HOL Data Tables use the following codes in the first row of the table’s code:

9 lrn_width_auto table

9 table-bordered

9 table-condensed



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» To add a light gray background color to empty cells of a data table, add the following code to the desired cell <td>:

9 <td style=”background-color:lightgray”>

» To merge cells in a data table, add the following code to the desired cell to merge <td>:

9 <td colspan=”2” rowspan=”1”>

�NOTE:� You can adjust these numbers to allow for the number of columns and rows you want a cell to include.

9 Delete the extra <td> coding so that there are the same number of <td> lines as there are columns.

» Examples of the codes listed above are highlighted below:

<table class=”learnDataTable lrn_width_auto table table-4-cols table-bordered table-condensed table-medium-cols”>

<tbody> <tr> <td style=”background-color:lightgray”> </td> <td>Magnification</td> <td>Comments</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Trial 1</td> <td>{{response}}</td> <td>{{response}}</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Trial 2</td> <td>{{response}}</td> <td>{{response}}</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan=”2” rowspan=”1”>Total</td> <td>{{response}}</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

» The image below shows the standard HOL source code for all tables, and a brief intro to how each cell is laid out in the source code.

�NOTE:� If you enter a number for rows and columns and click “Generate Data Table” it will overwrite the table you previously created.



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» For assistance on adding source code please contact HOL.

B. Data Table - MathCustomized table with fill in the blank math-input cells.

» Click on “Add Data Collection”. The options above will display on the screen. Click on “Data Table-Math”.

» To create the table follow the instructions for creating a Data Table above.

» Answers are recorded under “Equation values” in each corresponding numbered Response container.

9 The Response boxes correspond with the data table cells from left to right and top to bottom.

9 To add an answer, select the appropriate Response container, click “Add,” and re-cord your answer in the “Value” panel.

9 A mini math pad will populate for you to enter your answer. Use the drop-down menu to access the type of entry you need (i.e. Basic, algebra, geometry, units, etc.)



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» Go into “More options,” leave the settings as default except, change the “Template Font Scale” to “Normal (100%)”.

9 If symbols are needed, add those for students under “Symbols” by clicking “Add” to add a new group, then use the drop-down to find the key board needed.

» SAVE!!

» On the Exercise page assign a point value to the data table.

» Scroll to the bottom of the page and SAVE to permanently save the Math Data Table!!

C. Image AnnotationProvide an image for the student to add annotations (labels).

» Click on “Add Data Collection” then select “Image Annotation”.


9 Full Name: ex. Photo 1: Frog Skeleton

9 Short Name: ex. Photo 1

9 Add any necessary instructions in the Compose Question box.



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» Add the image under “Add image” by clicking “+ADD”. Browse to the file or drag and drop the file into the pop-up. Accepted file types: png, gif, and jpg/jpeg. File sizes should not exceed 5 MB.

» Once uploaded, adjust the width and height of the image, if necessary. Typically, this is not necessary unless the image is large. How the image will appear to students can be seen to the right.

» The default line color is black. Add additional line colors by clicking “+ADD” under “Line Color Options”.

9 Blue = rgba(0, 96, 100, 1)

9 Red = rgba(242, 2, 2, 1)

9 Green = rgba(145, 87, 40, 1)

9 Use www.hexcolortool.com to find additional color codes.

» Click “More options”. Keep everything as default. If needed, the items under Details can be edited.

» Add the answer key image by clicking in “Sample Answer” and clicking the image icon. Browse to, or drag/drop, the answer key image.

» SAVE!!

» On the Exercise page assign a point value to the Photo.

» Scroll to the bottom of the page and click SAVE to permanently save the Image Annota-tion!!

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D. Image LabelingProvide an image for the student to add labels.

» Click on “Add Data Collection” then select “Image Labeling”.


9 Full Name: ex. Photo 2: Cat Skeleton



» Add the image by clicking on “+ADD”. Browse to the file, or drag and drop the file, into the pop-up. Accepted file types: png, gif, and jpg/jpeg.

» Image alternative text: add to remain ADA compliant

» Text on hover: add text the student will see when hovering over a response box

» Response positions: Click the “+ADD”. A response box will appear. Move to the location on the image in need of a label.

» Set correct answer(s): Type the correct label in each box.


» SAVE!!


» Scroll to the bottom of the page and click SAVE to permanently save the Image Labeling!!



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E. Image UploadStudents can upload and add labels to an image.

» Click on “Add Data Collection” then select “Image Upload”.


9 Full Name: ex. Photo 3: Animal Carcass




» Add the answer key image by clicking in “Sample Answer” and clicking the image icon. Browse to, or drag/drop, the answer key image.

» To provide an image for students to label:

9 Add the image by clicking on “+ADD”. Browse to the file, or drag and drop the file, into the pop-up. Accepted file types: png, gif, and jpg/jpeg.

9 Image alternative text: add to remain ADA compliant

» SAVE!!


» Scroll to the bottom of the page and click SAVE to permanently save the Image Upload!!

F. Essay QuestionLong essay questions that include text formatting options.

» Click on “Add Data Collection” then select “Essay Question”.


9 Full Name: ex. Panel 1: Skeleton Comparison

9 Short Name: ex. Panel 1

» In the Compose Question box create the essay question. Set text to “Scrollable”.

�NOTE:� If you press Enter in the question box it will automatically change the font to “Normal”. Highlight the font and select “Scrollable” from the drop down to change it.

9 Add an equation by clicking the Sum icon.

9 Add a table by clicking the Table icon. Add the number of rows and columns, head-ers, and check the box for “Condensed” and “Border”.

9 Add an image by clicking the image icon. Browse to, or drag and drop, the image.



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� Click “Source” to add alternative text for the uploaded image. Within the image bracket type: alt=”This is an image of the lateral view of a frog skeleton on the left and the lateral view of a cat skeleton on the right”.

» Within “Text formatting options” click the “+ADD” to add other formatting options the stu-dent will need to complete the essay. Bold, Italic, Underline and Bullet list are the default. Those can be written over by clicking on the down arrow to change, or deleted by clicking on the trash can to the right of the option. Other formatting options are:

9 Numbered List

9 Superscript

9 Subscript

» Word limit: 10000 is the default. However, HOL changes the Word Limit to “Off”. The op-tions for this are controlled through the pulldown menu to the right.

» Click “More options”.

9 Submit over limit: Allows the student to submit work if over the word limit: Yes or No. The default “No” is used since HOL turns the word limit off.

9 Contains math: Allows equations: Yes or No

9 Layout: Can allow special characters. All else should remain as the default.

9 Details: Edit as needed

9 Add the answer to Sample Answer.



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» SAVE!!

» On the Exercise page assign a point value to the Essay.

» Scroll to the bottom of the page and click SAVE to permanently save the Essay Question!!



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IX. End of Exercise QuestionsShort answer, essay style questions that evaluate the student’s understanding of the exercise.

» From the Exercise page scroll to the bottom and click “Add Exercise Question”.

» In the Compose Question box create the exercise question. HOL bolds these questions. (Ex: 1. Based on your results, is sugar and/or starch present in the Unknown?)

9 Set font to “Scrollable”. If you press enter in the question field, the font will auto-matically change to “Normal”. Highlight the text and use the drop-down to set the font back to “Scrollable”.


9 Add a table by clicking the Table icon. Add the number of rows and columns, head-ers, and check the box for “Condensed” and “Border”.

9 Add an image by clicking the image icon. Browse to, or drag and drop, the image to be added.

� Add alternative text by clicking “Source”. Then type the following within the bracket for the image: alt=”This is an image of the lateral view of a frog skel-eton on the left and the lateral view of a cat skeleton on the right”.



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» Within “Text formatting options” click the “+ADD” to add other formatting options the stu-dent will need to complete the essay. Bold, Italic, Underline and Bullet list are the default. Those can be written over by clicking on the down arrow to change, or deleted by clicking on the trash can to the right of the option. The other formatting options are:

9 Numbered List

9 Superscript

9 Subscript

» Word limit: 10000 is the default. However, HOL changes the Word Limit to “Off”. The op-tions for this are controlled through the pull-down menu to the right.

» Click “More options”.

9 Submit over limit: Yes or No (Allows the student to submit work if over the word limit)

9 Contains math: Yes or No (Allows equations)

9 Layout: Can allow special characters. All else should remain as the default.

9 Details: Edit as needed

9 Add the answer under “Sample Answer”.

» SAVE!!



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» On the Exercise page scroll down to the new exercise question and assign a point value to the Essay.

» Click SAVE at the bottom of the page to permanently save the Exercise Question!!

» Continue adding questions as needed.



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X. Premium QuestionsThis feature is included in all Premium courses and is enabled by HOL admin. Premium questions are the following types:

A. Exploration section:

• Overview Page – Test Your Knowledge questions: These are interactive style (match-ing, ordering, categorization, labeling) questions used to test the student’s incoming knowledge before completing the lesson.

• Exploration Pages – Question Time questions: These are multiple choice questions used to test the student on retention of information on each Exploration page.

B. Experimentation section does NOT contain any premium questions.

C. Evaluation section:

• Overview Page - Includes the estimated completion time. The Learning Objectives from the Exploration and Experimentation will be recapped.

• Competency Review: These are multiple choice questions that test the student’s out-going knowledge by including concepts from the Exploration and Experimentation sections.

• Extension Questions: These are a final essay question that require students to apply their knowledge gained from the lesson to outside principles.

A. Exploration Section: Overview - Test Your Knowledge QuestionsStudents answer interactive style questions based on their incoming knowledge.

» Navigate to the tab: Exploration – Overview.

» Click “+Add a TYK Question” under the Premium section.

» Select the question type:

9 Match List: Item association question between two draggable lists

9 Classification: Classify items into different categories

9 Cloze Drag & Drop: Cloze question type with drag and drop responses

9 Chemistry Formula Cloze: Cloze question type with math formula inputs

9 Image Drag & Drop: Cloze question type with drag and drop responses within an image

9 Math Formula Image: Cloze question type with math formula inputs placed within an image

9 Chemistry Formula Image: Cloze question type with math formula inputs placed within an image

9 Order List: Presents the user with a list of sentences to be sorted in the correct order. Tapping or dragging items is supported.



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Match List

» Compose the question. HOL bolds the question and ensures the font is set to Scrollable.

» Add the appropriate verbiage to the “Stimulus list,” by clicking “+ADD”. The stimulus list are the statements that responses are matched to.

» Add the answers in ALPHABETICAL ORDER to the “Possible responses,” by clicking “+ADD”. Responses can be grouped if desired. For example, an AP question may have students match the origin or insertion of muscles, the instructor could group the “Origin” respons-es and “Insertion” responses. Note: Grouping responses is mostly used for Classification questions.

» Below the section where stimuli and responses were added, under “Set correct answer(s),” drag the answers into the correct place.

�NOTE:� Correct answers must be placed or the Save button will not activate to save the question.

» Open the “More options” dropdown.

» If the responses have more than two words, position the group of responses at the top, by modifying the “Response container position”. If the responses have 2 words or fewer, posi-tion the responses to the left of the stimuli. The default is set to bottom.

» The “Details” section can be edited as needed.

» The right side of the screen will show what the question will look like to students. You can test the question and show answers to double check the built question.

�NOTE:� When editing a question after the initial build, the Save button does not activate until you have made a change and also clicked the “Show Answers” button on the right-hand side.

» SAVE!!

» On the Overview page scroll down to the new question and assign a point value.

» Click SAVE at the bottom of the Overview page to permanently save the question!!



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Classification


» Scroll to the bottom and click the “More options” drop-down. Under “Column count,” en-ter the number of different categories the question requires. For example, if the question asks a student to classify statements as true or false, there would be 2 columns.

» Add the title of each column by clicking “+ADD”. In most cases, only 1 row will be required; however, if necessary, add additional rows and title accordingly.

» Add the answers in ALPHABETICAL ORDER to the “Possible responses,” by clicking “+ADD”. Responses can be grouped if desired. For example, an AP question may have students match the origin or insertion of muscles. So, the instructor can group the “Origin” respons-es and “Insertion” responses.

» Below where you added responses, under “Set correct answer(s),” drag the correct an-swers into place.


» Open the “More options” drop-down.

» If the responses have more than two words, position the group of responses at the top, by modifying the “Response container position”. If the responses have 2 words or fewer, position the responses to the left of the stimuli.




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» SAVE!!



Cloze Drag and Drop


» Begin writing the fill-in-the-blank sentences in the “Template Markup”. When coming to a blank for the student to provide the answer click the “r” icon in the toolbar. Hovering over the icon will state “Insert Response”.

» Enter all the “Possible responses” in ALPHABETICAL ORDER by clicking “+ADD”.

» Below where responses have been added, under “Set correct answer(s),” drag the correct answers into place.


» Open the “More options” dropdown. If the responses have more than two words, position the group of responses at the top, by modifying the “Response container position”. If the responses have 2 words or fewer, position the response bar to the left of the stimuli.



» SAVE!!



Chemistry Formula Cloze

�NOTE:� HOL does not use this question type.

» Compose the question. Bold the question and ensure the font is set to Scrollable.

» Begin writing chemistry equations in the “Template Markup” using the equation tool or standard text. When coming to a blank for the student to provide the answer click the “r” icon in the toolbar. Hovering over the icon will state “Insert Response”.

» Open “More options” and enter the answers for each Response box that was added from left to right, top to bottom by clicking “+ADD” under “Response Containers (individual)”. You will see the answers go into the Response boxes on the right side of the page under the view of the question.



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» Text blocks and Symbols can be added as needed.



» SAVE!!



Image Drag and Drop


» Add the image by clicking on the plus sign “ADD”. Browse to the file or drag and drop the file into the pop-up. Accepted file types: png, gif, and jpg/jpeg.

�NOTE:� Reduce the file size if the image is too large in the question viewer on the right side.


» Text on hover: add text the student sees when they hover over a response box

» Response positions: Click the +ADD. A response box will appear. Move to the location on the image needing a label.

» Possible Responses: Click +ADD to add the answers in ALPHABETICAL ORDER.

» Set correct answer(s): Drag the correct answer to each response box.


» Click “More options”. If the responses have more than two words, position the group of re-sponses at the top, by modifying the “response container position”. If the responses have 2 words or fewer, position the responses to the left of the stimuli.



» SAVE!!





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Math Formula Image and Chemistry Formula Image

�NOTE:� HOL does not use this question type.

» Compose the question. Bold the question and ensure the font is set to Scrollable.

» Add the image by clicking on the plus sign “ADD”. Browse to the file or drag and drop the file into the pop-up. Accepted file types: png, gif, and jpg/jpeg.

�NOTE:� Reduce the file size if the image is too large in the question viewer on the right side.


» Text on hover: add text the student sees when they hover over a response box

» Response positions: Click the “+ADD”. A response box will appear. Move to the location on the image needing a label.

» Add a template for each Response box that was added by clicking “+ADD” under “Response Containers (individual)”. Or leave it blank.

�NOTE:� Note: Container 1 goes with Response box 1.

» Add answers for each response box by clicking each Response # under “Set Correct An-swers,” then clicking “+ADD”.




» SAVE!!



Order List


» Under “List” select “+ ADD” and populate the answers to be ordered in ALPHABETICAL ORDER.

» Under “Set correct answers”, drag to reorder the list.

» Click “More options”. Keep everything as default except the “Details” section can be edited as needed.




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» SAVE!!



B. Exploration Section: Overview - Question Time QuestionsStudents answer multiple choice questions based what they have just read on the page.

» Navigate to the Exploration tab – Page 1 (or whichever Page needs the QTs).

» Scroll to the bottom of the screen and select “Add a Question” under the Premium section.


9 Ensure the font is set to “Scrollable”. If you press enter in the question field, the font will automatically change to “Normal”. Highlight the text and use the drop down to set the font back to “Scrollable”.


9 Add a table by clicking the Table icon and adding the number of rows and columns, headers, and check the box for “Condensed” and “Border”.

9 Add an image by clicking the image icon. Browse to or drag and drop the image to be added.




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» Add the appropriate number of responses under “Multiple choice options”.

» Click the correct answer under “Set correct answers”.

9 You may choose to enable Multiple Responses if there is more than 1 correct an-swer.

9 You may choose to Shuffle Options so that the answers appear in a random order to each student.

» Click the “More options”. Most items can be left as the default. Number of columns can be adjusted to reduce the vertical size of the question if desired by adding an additional column that will include 2 answer choices in each column. HOL only uses 1 column.

» Distractors: Use this to add feedback to the student when they select a right or wrong answer. Under “Details: Distractors” click “+ADD”. Under Distractor 1 add feedback for the student. Be sure to BOLD and Italicize the part of the question statement that is the cor-rect answer. Continue adding a distractor for each answer.

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» SAVE!!

» On the Exploration page scroll down to the new question and assign a point value.

» Click SAVE at the bottom of the Exploration page to permanently save the question!!

C. Evaluation Section: Competency ReviewStudents answer multiple choice questions to assess their outgoing knowledge.

» Navigate to the Evaluation tab – Competency Review on the left tool bar.

» Click “+ Add a Question”.


9 Ensure the font is set to “Scrollable”. If you press enter in the question field, the font will automatically change to “Normal”. Highlight the text and use the drop down to set the font back to “Scrollable”.




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9 Add a table by clicking the Table icon and adding the number of rows and columns, headers, and check the box for “Condensed” and “Border”.

9 Add an image by clicking the image icon. Browse to or drag and drop the image to be added.


» Add the appropriate number of responses under “Multiple choice options”.

» Click the correct answer under “Set correct answers”.

9 You may choose to enable Multiple Responses if there is more than 1 correct an-swer.

9 You may choose to Shuffle Options so that the answers appear in a random order to each student.

» Click the “More options”. Most items can be left as the default. Number of columns can be adjusted to reduce the vertical size of the question if desired by adding an additional column that will include 2 answer choices in each column. HOL only uses 1 column.

» Distractors: Use this to add feedback to the student when they select a right or wrong answer. Under “Details: Distractors” click “+ADD”. Under Distractor 1 add feedback for the student. Be sure to BOLD and Italicize the part of the question statement that is the cor-rect answer. Continue adding a distractor for each answer.

�NOTE:� The distractors are added in the reverse order of the answer choices. Distractor 1 goes with the first answer choice.

» SAVE!!

» On the Competency Review page scroll down to the new question and assign a point value.

» Click SAVE at the bottom of the Competency Review page to permanently save the ques-tion!!

D. Evaluation Section: Extension Questions » Navigate to Extension Questions on the left tool bar.

» Click “+ Add a Question”.

» Refer to section VIII. Data Collection on the types of questions that can be added.