RSP Conference: Lodestar Session B

Lodestar is an elearning authoring tool.

Basic Templates:
Presenter
Flash Cards (don't support video yet, but will in a future version) (advanced templates that will categorize)
Board Maker
Brancher - present information and branch on decisions
Challenger Template - creating a multiple choice game
Concentration - Match tiles to receive
Crosswords
Mapper
PageTurner-digital book (can flip pages)
Panner-scroll over time, topics, etc
Presenter creates index, adds video,
Sequencer-(usually
Simple Video Player
Simple Audio Player
Slideshow
Syncher (another mashup) Find a podcast and sync with your own content (or questions)
Timeline
WebQuest-you frame a process for searching the web www.webquest.org

Mashup taking ingredients from different sources to combine into new resource (include google marking--geographical pinpoints that match my content)

****Lori-Halvorson Wente: Speech Comm examples are one the MNonline D2L Learning Repository

ASK: if flash and CROSSWORDS are still study only or can be used for assessments (show student completion)

When finding images off of google click on "see full size image" so it's not thumbnail size

Right click - "Paste manual crop" (don't shrink) right click to manipulate a little more for cropping?

to preview use the projector icon on top right task bar

plus sign (upper left) to add a new page

You can then pose a question or frame a scenario which will "branch" out to different

Can use image (click "tools", "search" use "best fit")

Create destinations for each branch.

On dialogue box option you right click and then
"branch options" "jump to page", chose the lable you've created for each branch destination

Creating a wall will prevent them from being able to just navigate through to end

SCORN? But not tested in D2L (will in next version)

In future: Add report page as a page and it will send to you as an instructor and potentially add to gradebook.

(check out curwiki?)