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4. Working with the course section page
If you enter Lecturecast (Echo360) through Moodle, you most likely follow a Moodle LTI activity link that puts you on the course section page just like the one above that is associated with the Moodle course. The course section page contains a list of classes. Each class can contain up to a video, a presentation and an audio track. Clicking on one of these classes will take you to the media page which shows you the lecture recording of that class, where you can edit and interact with the video recordings. see (Working with the course section page).
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| 1 - Menu options | Classes - This is the default tab which shows you a list of classes associated with the relevant Moodle module. Q&A - This tab allows you to access the Discussions/Q&A panel is one way to both encourage and monitor student questions, responses, or other relevant posts in the classroom. For more guidance on this function, please visit this Lecturecast (Echo360) the official webpage (Monitoring Q&A in the Classroom – Teaching & Learning (echo360.com). Polling - This tab is where you can view student responses to interactive media polls if it has been set up. For guidance on this function, please visit this Lecturecast (Echo360) official webpage(Viewing Responses to Polls in Echo360 Course Media – Teaching & Learning). Analytics - This tab provides a lot of information regarding student engagement and classroom participation. For guidance on this function, please visit this Lecturecast (Echo360) official webpage Course Analytics - Overview – Teaching & Learning (echo360.com). | ||
| 2 - Search contents | Search contents allow you to search any class content within this course section. | ||
| New class group | Class Groups allow you to put these classes together in a larger set so that you can associate as many pieces of media together as you need to, into a single class group topic and order. For guidance on this function, please visit this Lecturecast (Echo360) official webpage (Creating Class Groups for Similar Classes in your Echo360 Course – Teaching & Learning) | ||
| New class | New class allow you to create new classes where you can upload your video and presentation file manually. For guidance on this function, please visit this Lecturecast (Echo360) official webpage (Adding a Class to an Echo360 Course – Teaching & Learning). | ||
| 3 - Class | Each class can contain one video and one presentation, OR one interactive media. | ||
| 4 - Media button | Clicking on the 'Media' button will allow you to take various actions to the media (lecture recording), such as creating a copy of the recording or making the video available to your students etc. For guidance on how to use this function, please visit this official Lecturecast (Echo360) webpage (Magic Class List Icons – Teaching & Learning (echo360.com). | ||
| 5 - Add presentation button | The 'Add presentation' button allows you to add media to a class such as Powerpoint presentation slides. However, it will overwrite your existing presentation slides as each class can only contain one video and one presentation slide. For more guidance on how to use this function, please visit this official Lecturecast (Echo360) webpage (Adding or Uploading Presentation Slides to a Class – Teaching & Learning (echo360.com) | ||
| 6 - Dark grey media button | The dark grey 'Media' button is similar to the normal green 'Media' button above. However, the only difference is it indicates that this class (lecture recording) has not been made available to your student. | 7 - Question and Answer button | This 'Q&A' button has the same function as the Q&A tab above, it allows you to access the Discussions/Q&A panel is one way to both encourage and monitor student questions, responses, or other relevant posts in the classroom. For more guidance on this function, please visit this Lecturecast (Echo360) official webpage (Monitoring Q&A in the Classroom – Teaching & Learning (echo360.com). |
| 7 - Raspberry signal icon | This icon serves as an indicator for both lessons that are currently taking place and those that are enabled for live streaming. | ||
| 9 - The presentation screen icon | The right "Presentation screen" icon on the right is for presentations / slide decks. | ||
| 8 - Light grey 10 - Grey 'Live' button | The grey 'Live' button indicates that there is a future scheduled capture, but it has not happened yet. | ||
| 11 - Grey Media button | The light grey 'Media' button indicates that there is a future scheduled capture, but it has not happened yet, so you will not be able to interact with this icon until it is turned dark grey. | ||
| 12 - A Raspberry plus icon | A Raspberry plus icon allows you to add media to this class. If shown alone for a class, you can add a video, a presentation, or a piece of interactive media. |