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Enable Cut & Paste in Firefox (Last update: 8/20/2008 8:4 AM)
To protect users' private information, unprivileged scripts cannot invoke the Cut, Copy, and Paste commands in the Mozilla rich text editor, so the corresponding buttons on the Mozilla Rich Text Editing demo page will not work. To enable these functions for purposes of the demo, you must modi...

Desire2Learn tools & terms for those who previously used WebCT (Last update: 7/14/2008 12:52 PM)
The chart below will help you identify the most commonly used tools in WebCT and their equilivent in Desire2Learn Category WebCT Desire2Learn Notes Content Syllabus Single Page Org...

SNAP Survey Tutorials (Last update: 12/11/2008 10:13 AM)
Below is a list of "how to" tutorials for Snap. Click the one you'd like to view to begin. How to download Snap Getting Started in Snap How to Create a Multiple-Choice Survey ...

Setting up WebDAV for TEACH account (Last update: 8/21/2008 4:58 PM)
The "TEACH" account at South Dakota State University allows you to store files on an accessible server.  This account also allows you to offer public WebPages for course information or any other university related need. The easiest way to move files from your local computer to the TEACH serve...

Setting up WebDAV on Macintosh & PC (Last update: 8/20/2008 3:52 PM)
What is WebDAV? Briefly, WebDAV stands for "Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning." It is a set of extensions to the HTTP protocol that allows users to collaboratively edit and manage files on remote web servers. With WebDAV enabled for your D2L courses you can view, manage, move, copy, ...

Homepage Standards For D2L (Last update: 8/20/2008 8:3 AM)
Course Home Page Standards Required Features and Editing Permissions These instructions refer to course home pages for which instructors have editing permissions. The “My Home Page” page, the introductory page for D2L, which contains a listing of your courses by university, can only ...

Downloading Word files in D2L using Internet Explorer (Last update: 7/14/2008 1:53 PM)
Some instructors experience problems downloading Word files in D2L using Internet Explorer. When a Word doc opens in Internet Explorer, the viewer window does not have a Save As button or a File menu. There is a file type setting that will "turn off" the automatic launch of Microsoft Office files wh...

NetDrive (Last update: 7/14/2008 1:36 PM)
Novell NetDrive lets you map a drive from your computer so you can save your FrontPage 2003 files directly to your D2L course. FrontPage 2003 publishing will accomplish the same thing, but is more cumbersome to set up and use. NetDrive overcomes these limitations, allowing you to save files ...

Quality Matters Rubric (Last update: 7/14/2008 1:29 PM)
Quality Matters Rubric "The Quality Matters™ program (www.qualitymatters.org) is sponsored by MarylandOnline, and was supported in part by the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), U.S. Department of Education." Peer Course Review Rubric (PDF, 8 pages, 3...

Using Impatica with D2L (Last update: 7/14/2008 12:54 PM)
The following instructions outline the process for incorporating Impatica for PowerPoint content into a Desire2Learn course: 1. Impaticize your PowerPoint presentation using Impatica for PowerPoint version 3. 2. In the “Generated Support Files” setting area (available on either the...

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