The TAFE VC has a number of tools that your teacher can use in your unit/module. Here is a reference of the available tools. Please note that your teacher may have used different icons for these tools or given them different names. The icons shown here are ones that are typically used in courses.

Please note that unit/modules are unlikely to contain all of these tools. They are only available if your teacher has enabled them in your course.

Assignment Drop-box The Assignment Dropbox allows you to submit assignments for grading. Click the Dropbox icon and follow the on-screen instructions. Your instructor may provide additional information such as the format in which to save your assignment files. Upload your assignment by clicking Student Files, then Upload. Click Browse to select a file from your computer.

Audio Clicking the Audio icon lists the audio files the instructor has associated with the current topic. If there are no audio files, this icon will not appear on the Button Bar.

Bookmarks The Bookmarks feature enables you to bookmark (create a shortcut) to Unit/Module pages. While viewing a course page, click the Bookmarks icon, then click Add Current Page. To view a bookmarked page, click the Bookmarks icon and select a listed hyperlink.

Bulletin The Bulletin Board enables you to communicate with your instructor and other students in forums. This is an effective way for you to participate in class discussions outside of a regular lecture.

CD-ROM Click the CD-ROM tool to access a CD. You must indicate the path and drive holding your CD-ROM (for example, D:). If you are using a Macintosh, specify the volume label for the CD-ROM. If your instructor has course material on a CD, then the software will access that information from your CD-ROM drive. Click Help for more information.

Chat The Chat tool allows you to take part in real-time conversations with other users. There are four general-purpose rooms, one general chat room for the course, and one for all courses. Click on a room to enter it; the Chat applet displays other users who are in the same room. It also allows you to send private messages to users by clicking their names. To send a message, type the text and press Enter.

Content Compiler The Compile tool enables you to compile a collection of course content pages that can be printed or viewed online. You may select Mark All to compile all of the pages listed, or select any number of pages by clicking each box. Click Mark None if you want to clear all the selected boxes. Click Continue to compile. Use the print function of your Web browser to print the compiled notes.

Course Content Course Content is where the instructor places the course information and notes. To access Course Content, click Contents. Note: Your instructor may have used different terminology to label the course content.

Glossary The Glossary contains a searchable list of definitions. Click the Glossary icon to access the Glossary. There are three ways to use to the Glossary tool: By Starting Letter: Click a letter from A to Z to view glossary keywords beginning with the selected letter. If no glossary terms begin with a particular letter, that letter is not hyperlinked. As a Whole: Click View All to display the complete glossary in alphabetical order. By Searching: Click Search to bring up a text box and enter your search text. The search then begins for matching glossary keywords and definitions.

Home Pages The Student Homepage provides you with tools to create a personalised Homepage that contains information about your projects, your interests, your cat's name, or anything you wish to include! Student Homepage consists of three frames: a list of students, a Homepage display frame, and a Student Homepage toolbar

Images Clicking the Images icon takes you to the Image Database. Here you can view, search, and retrieve images from the databases created by your instructor. If no images have been added to the course, the Images icon will not appear on the Button Bar.

Index The Index tool lists all of the index entries in a course and provides links to course content pages.

Mail The Private Mail tool allows you to send a private message to one or more course participants. The layout and functionality of Private Mail is similar to that of the Bulletin Board.

Movies Click the Movie icon to list video files that your instructor has included in the current topic. This icon will not appear on the Button Bar if there are no video clips available.

My Progress The My Progress tool displays information about your account, including login information, Course Content pages you have accessed, and Bulletin Board articles you have posted and read

My Grades The My Grades tool enables you to view grades for your assignments and quizzes. You can also view class statistics by clicking a hyperlinked column label.

Presentations The Presentation tool enables you to prepare a presentation or view other students' presentations. Clicking this icon divides the browser window into two frames: the top frame lists the various presentation groups, while the lower frame lists the User IDs of members in a group. You must first click on a hyperlinked group before the names appear. If you click on a project link, a new window that contains the selected presentation will open. Your group will have an Edit Files link next to your group name. Clicking this link will take you to the File Manager where you can upload and organize your presentation files. Note: You must name your starting file index.html otherwise, your project name will not be hyperlinked to your presentation.

My Progress The My Progress tool displays information about your account, including login information, Course Content pages you have accessed, and Bulletin Board articles you have posted and read

My Notes You can enter personal annotations for a particular topic by clicking the My Notes icon. Click Add or Edit to enter a note, or click View All to see all of your notes.

Quiz
Your instructor can create quizzes for you to take. When you click the Quiz icon, the Quiz screen will display. The Quiz screen is organized into the following five columns: Title: Click the hyperlinked title to access the quiz. If a quiz is not available or has already been taken the maximum number of times, the title will not be hyperlinked. Availability: This column shows the time period in which the quiz may be accessed. Duration: If the screen displays a time in the duration column, then you have that amount of time to complete the quiz. If there is no information displayed in this column, then you have unlimited time. Grade: The grade you received for the quiz. For example, 90/100 indicates that you received 90 out of 100 points. Attempts: This column displays the number of times a quiz has been attempted and the number of attempts remaining. Once an attempt has been marked and its grade released, the corresponding number will be hyperlinked. Click this hyperlink to view your graded quiz. Once you complete a quiz, click Finish to submit it. Click Statistics to see how you performed in relation to the rest of the class. Click Results to view your quiz results.

References The References icon directs you to an article, URL, or book reference that may be relevant to the current topic. This icon will not appear on the Button Bar if there are no references for the topic page you are viewing.

Resume session The Resume Session tool takes you to the last page of notes you accessed during your previous session.

Search The Search tool allows you to search for a particular keyword. You can search by All Content Text, Content Titles, Content Headings or by Bulletin Board Articles.

Self - Test The Self-Test tool allows you to test your knowledge of the current topic. If no Self-Test questions exist for the current topic, this icon will not appear on the Button Bar.

Site map When you click the Site Map icon, a new window will display the structure of the entire course on one page. The course elements are hyperlinked, enabling you to go to any place in the course from a single page.

Target Clicking the Targets icon displays the learning goals for the current topic. If no learning goals exist, the icon will not appear on the Button Bar.