Using WebCT

WebCT logon ID and password

• Your logon ID and password for WebCT are the same as your ISU NetID & ISU e-mail password.
• If you don’t already have an ISU NetID, you need one! Contact https://asw.iastate.edu/cgi-bin/acropolis to register.
• For more information see the WebCT Student Support page, http://www.celt.iastate.edu/webct/student_support.html

Discussions

Click on the Discussions link on the left navigation bar from the Library 160 WebCT Home Page.

The main Discussions screen that lets you do things like:

• Read messages posted by your Section Instructor, and other Students.
• Create messages and post them to discussion topics.
• Create a printable view of messages that you can print or download.

There are columns in the Discussions table that tell you things like:

• The discussion subject
• The author’s name
• And the date the message was posted

When you click on a subject link, the message opens and you can:

• Reply to a message on the discussion board
• Forward the message to someone in your course
• Display a complete list of messages in the discussion thread.

Use the Help function in WebCT Gold to learn more about using the discussion tool.

My Grades

This feature allows you to check the points you’ve earned on each assignment, and your grade. Under My Tools, Click on the My Grades link on the left navigation menu.

On the My Grades page, assignment names will be in the Items column on the left. The second column will contain assignment scores. The third column shows any available statistics about grades. And the final column contains any comments about grades. You can send an Excel copy of the report to your computer by clicking the Export button in the bottom left corner of the screen. Note: Partial or grades that are not complete are shown by (XX).

My Progress

The table on the My Progress screen shows a number of things. It tells how many Sessions, (how many times) you logged in to the WebCT course, when a session started (First Access) and ended (Last Access), and how long each session lasted (Total Time). The My Progress screen shows other information including, how many folders and files you viewed, and the number of Discussion postings created and viewed.

Tips

Tip 1: Get around easy in WebCT
You can keep track of where you are easily in WebCT by looking at the “Bread Crumb Trail” links near the top of each WebCT page. Links to the right of the My Location label form a trail of links back to the top page in the site. The text on the far right shows your current location in the WebCT site. A bread crumb trail for this course might look like, Your Location: Home Page > Course Information > Introduction to Library 160 > Using WebCT.

Tip 2: Learn more faster with WebCT Help
The WebCT help function is simple to use and very useful tool for understanding the fine points of WebCT or getting a better understding of the basic processes.

Use WebCT Help by clicking on the Help link found near the top right hand corner of every WebCT page. The help function opens to the topic that matches the page you're on.

The WebCT help page is also online at https://webct.its.iastate.edu/webct/help.dowebct

Tip 3: The collapsing toolbar

When you move between tools in in WebCT the toobar collapses from a text and icon menu to an icon (picture) only menu. If you want to switch back to the full view, click on the arrows to the right of the icon bar!