Tools Released in NOW Since September 12

Lead Vicki McGarvey CADQModerator Elaine Swift CPLD

Tools

• Sharing Beyond NTU Learning Repository• Insert YouTube & Flickr using HTML editor• Notifications• Document viewer in Drop Box• Intelligent

Sharing Beyond NTU

• Share your learning resources outside of NTU• Each shared published so you don’t need• Colleagues are encouraged to mark their work

with a Creative Commons Licence• Available to staff only

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Insert YouTube & Flickr Using HTML Editor

• HTML editor is available in – News; Discussions; Content; ePortfolio; Dropbox; Custom Widgets & Assessment

• Using this you can Flickr images & YouTube videos within NOW

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Notifications

• Subscribe to a summary of activity of Learning Rooms based on the updates widget

• Receive instant notification about Drop Box end dates; new discussion messages & news updates

• Manage which learning rooms you can receive updates

• Available to staff & students

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Dropbox Document Viewer • Available for staff & via the Dropbox Feedback link • View & download follow file types:

– MS Word (.doc, .docx)– MS PowerPoint (.ppt, .pptx, .pps)– Adobe Acrobat (.pdf)– Web (.htm, .html)– Plain text (.txt)– Images (.bmp, .gif, .jpg, .jpeg, .png)

• View as text or image file • Early preview of Document Viewer in Content are in

V.10

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Intelligent Agents • Allow you to keep up-to-date with student activity • Intelligent agents send email alerts based on a set of

customisable criteria• If student meets the condition, email can be sent to staff,

student or both• Agents can detect actions student have taken/achieved

e.g. Dropbox submission; Assessment score/grade; Students has not logged-in

• Agent email alert can be personalised e.g. supportive message; link to another learning room/tool

• Cannot include attachments• Run instantly or scheduled

Intelligent Agents

When setting up consider the following:• Purpose of the email alert & who will be

receiving it• The condition that must be met e.g. viewing a

topic; Dropbox submission • Content of the email that agent sends when

condition is met• How often you want to run the agent

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