WebCT
Faculty Tip Sheets
Student Tips
Student Tips allows you to write tips for students on topics such as using WebCT. These tips display randomly each time a student logs onto your course. Students can control whether or not they see the Student Tip of the Day by enabling/disabling Student Tips. Students can use Student Tips only if you have added it to your course.
To add the student tips tool to your course:
- From the Control Panel, select Add Page or Tool.
- In the Communication Tools column, click Student Tips. The Add Student Tips screen appears.
- In the Enter a title for this item text box, enter the title as you want it to appear below the icon.
- Under Decide where to show the link to this item, select where you want the link to be displayed.
- Click Add. The student tips tool is added to your course.
To add one tip at a time:
- Click the Student Tips icon. The Student Tips screen appears.
- Under Options, click Add a new tip. The Student Tip Addition screen appears.
- In the Tip title text box, enter a title for the tip.
- In the Tip text text box, enter the tip.
- Click Add. The Student Tips screen reappears and the Tips List is updated.
To create a student tips file:
You can create a text or HTML Student Tips file, upload it to your My-Files folder using Manage Files, and then import it into Student Tips. There is no limit to the number of tips you can add. Note: Save all text files with a .txt extension.
Here's an example of text for two student tips:
:TITLE:Mail and Bulletin Board Icons
Mail and Bulletin Board Icons look different for a number of reasons that I won't explain here. Just be aware.
:TITLE:Password
You should change your password regularly to protect your information.
The text immediately after :TITLE: is the title of the tip. The lines after :TITLE: are the body of the tip, which continue until the next tip :TITLE:.
To import a student tips file:
- Click the Student Tips icon. The Student Tips screen appears.
- Under Options, click Import tips from file. The Import From File screen appears.
- In the Filename text box, enter the filename, or to search for the file, click Browse. The WebCT Browser appears.
- Click Add. The Student Tips screen appears and the student tips are added to the Tips List.
To edit student tips:
- Click the Student Tips icon. The Student Tips screen appears.
- From the Tips List, select the tip you want to edit.
- Under Options, click Edit. The Student Tip Editor screen appears.
- In the Tip Title or Tip Text text boxes, edit the text.
- Click Update. The Student Tips screen appears and the Tips List is updated.
To delete selected student tips:
- Click the Student Tips icon. The Student Tips screen appears.
- From the Tips List, select each tip that you want to delete.
- Under Options, click Delete. A warning message appears.
- Click OK. The Student Tips screen refreshes and the Tips List is updated.
To delete all student tips:
- Click the Student Tips icon. The Student Tips screen appears.
- Under Options, click Delete all. A warning message appears.
- Click OK. A final warning message appears.
- Click OK. The Student Tips screen refreshes and the Tips List is updated.
To download student tips:
- Click the Student Tips icon. The Student Tips screen appears.
- Under Options, click Download. Your computer's file download screen appears.
- To save the file on your computer, follow the browser instructions.
- To edit and then upload the student tips file:
- Use any text editor to edit and format the file.
- Save the file with a .txt extension.
- Upload the file to your My-Files folder using Manage Files . You can then import it back into Student Tips.
