VCampus Session, Fall 2006

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V-Campus Session, Fall 2006

• V-campus in the Classroom
• Cherie Dargan Lavonne Vichlach

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Overview

• What is V-campus?
• Why use V-campus?
• What can you do with V-campus?
• How do you find and log on to V-campus?

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What is V-campus?

• Micro Soft SharePoint, adapted for college use.
• Usually found in the business environment, and
  used for project management.
• An easy way to create a class website, with
  options for personalizing the look of the website.

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Why use V-campus?

• Provides access to course materials on or off
  campus (syllabus, handouts, ppts and other media
  linkslike Lavonnes Camtasia video captures) as
  well as post announcements.
• Makes it possible to share documents and work in
  teams.
• Creates opportunities for teacher/student and
  student/student interaction with the use of
  discussion boards.

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What can you do with V-campus?

• Post class documents
• Create discussion boards
• Post announcements (weather, illness, change of
  schedule, special events)
• Link to email addresses (list of members)
• Users can use their own MYSITE to store documents

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How to find V-campus

• Go to the HCC webpage, located at
• http//www.hawkeyecollege.edu
• Go to Online Services from the navigation bar on
  the left-hand side of the screen
• https//vcampus.hawkeyecollege.edu.
• There will also be a link from the new MY HAWK

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How to log on to V-campus

• Use your regular college logon and password to
  log on (the logon is the same as your email, such
  as Jd12345s_at_hawkeyecollege.edu)
• So this student would use jd12345s and his or her
  password.
• STUDENT MUST FIRST USE THEIR HCC E-MAIL ACCOUNT
  BEFORE GOING ONTO V-CAMPUS!

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Caution

• Students must have used HCC email before using
  vcampus.
• The first time you use your HCC email, you type
  the same thing for the logon and password, and
  are then prompted to change your password.
• V-campus does not allow you in if you do not have
  a unique password (different from the logon)

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V-campus home page
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Elements of V-campus home

• Information about various campus policies
• Resources for students
• Reminder of events
• Important phone numbers (Public Safety)
• Links to other college weblinks
• Link to users My Site

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My site (personal page)
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Elements of personal page

• Can link to email
• Can store documents
• Can set up a calendar
• Can set up alerts
• Links to class sites

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Class site
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Elements of class site

• Announcements updates, news on class
• Links hot links to websites
• Documents handouts, course materials
• Discussions a place to post messages on topics
  relating to the course
• Events a place to schedule special meetings

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Private Side of V-campus

• Instructor sensitive documents
• Working documents that are in progress
• Time dated materials storage and release at
  appropriate time

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Private Side of My Site
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Public Side of V-campus

• Class sites under My Site
• Send emails to students to provide the class
  location url
• Reusable site
• Add new students each semester

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Public Side of My Site
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Class Site

• Student email and class list
• Access to course documents
• Announcements
• Web links for resources

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Class Site
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Shared Documents
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Add Video Links (Camtasia)
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Add Video Links (Camtasia)

• Video links for unit and section presentations
• Posted on faculty web space
• Work best with high speed connections
• CD-ROM version is available

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In closing, remember that V-campus lets you.

• Communicate with studentsannounce changes in
  schedule or reminders of assignments,
  announcements
• Promote interaction between students with use of
  discussion board
• Create collaboration with small group work with
  use of discussion board
• Provide access to handouts, class materials and
  link to resources

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How to get started

• Contact Matt Clark, IT, to set up a shell
• Find easy handouts (one for teachers and one for
  students) on Cheries faculty webpage,
  http//www.hawkeyecollege.edu/faculty/cpost/
• Gather syllabus and class handouts