Transcript Supervisor Orientation - Georgia State University

DEPARTMENT OF MIDDLE–SECONDARY EDUCATION
AND INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY
to LiveText
NEW Introduction
STUDENT ORIENTATION
Mary Ariail, Ph.D.
[email protected]
(404) 413-8382
Agenda
 General information for new students
 Registration issues
 Information for students in MSIT
 Scholarships and financial aid
 LiveText
Admission to Graduate School
and Panther ID Look-up
Click on https://www.gosolar.gsu.edu/webforstudent.htm
for information concerning your application. Click on
Admissions Status and follow the directions on the
screen. Once you have been admitted, you may register
for your courses.
Go to this website to locate your Panther ID number:
https://webdb.gsu.edu/lookup/
PAWS and GoSOLAR
PAWS (Panther Access to Web Services – is your portal for
accessing grades, checking your class roster, and learning
about important campus announcements.
GoSOLAR is the site you should use to register for classes,
submit online evaluations of instructor, view academic
records, personal information and financial aid, pay tuition
and fees, enroll in direct deposit for electronic refunds,
and order transcripts.You should spend some time getting
to know all the features of GoSOLAR.
MARTA
Students may purchase a monthly MARTA pass for the
reduced fee, which may be obtained at Auxiliary and
Support Services, the Rialto Center for the Arts,
Student Accounts Cashier’s Office, or the University
Bookstore. A valid PantherCard is required to receive
the discount. The monthly pass allows unlimited
access to MARTA trains and buses. The monthly pass
is valid until the last day of the month for which it is
purchased. The closest station to the COE is the Five
Points station.
Panther Card and Panther Cash
Obtain your PantherCard as soon as possible.You must go
to Auxiliary Services in the Student Center to obtain the
card, which you will need for a number of reasons,
including access to the campus library and for using
printers in the computer labs on campus (Note:You cannot
use cash to print copies in the computer labs).You can also
use your card for PantherCash, a debit account linked to
the PantherCard. Once your account is opened, you may
use PantherCash for various purchases and transactions
with a swipe of your card.
Parking
If you plan to drive to campus, you must register
your car with the Parking Web. (You must have your
PantherCard to do this.) There is no charge to
register, but if you plan on arriving consistently before
4:00 PM, you will have to pay the semester parking
fee. This parking fee limits you to parking in the MDeck, which is not close to the College of Education.
However, after 4:00 PM, students with the free
parking passes have access to all GSU parking decks
for a small nightly fee.
Online Course Delivery
uLearn. Your instructor may choose to use uLearn for
some or all of your course delivery and/or to facilitate
synchronous (real-time) or asynchronous discussion among
class members.
Elluminate is a real-time, Java-based learning platform
that allows users to come together and interact in online
classes. Elluminate uses video, voice, instant messaging,
and virtual whiteboards. If you are enrolled in a course in
which Elluminate is used, you will need to have headphones
and a microphone available for the online sessions.
LiveText (discussed later in this session)
Online Courses
Instructors of online courses do not always make
the initial contact with the students who are
registered for the course. If you do not hear from
the instructor before the course is scheduled to
begin, you should contact the instructor to get the
syllabus and other information such as meeting
times, course delivery (e.g. LiveText, uLearn,
Elluminate, etc.). Note: Be sure to check your
GSU email account.)
Registration Issues
See Registration Issues handout:
www.livetext.com
Visitor pass: 63F0932A
Scholarships and Financial Aid
 GSU website for scholarship information:
http://www.gsu.edu/scholarships
 GSU website for financial aid:
http://www.gsu.edu/financialaid/
 Some graduate assistantships are available, with tuition waivers
possible; see Ms. Ashtria Scott [email protected] for tuition
waivers. See Ms. Bobbie Turner [email protected] for
authorization to register for courses related to the
assistantship.
Information for
New Students in MSIT
Become familiar with the MSIT website.
Answers to many of your questions can be found
at this location: http://msit.gsu.edu/
Read and be VERY familiar with all information
in the New Student Handbook. You can access
this book at www.livetext.com. In the Visitor
Pass Area, enter this number: 63F0932A (not
case-sensitive)
Your Advisor
Be proactive in planning your studies! Contact your
advisor early in your first semester, and make an
appointment to plan your program of study. (Name
and contact information will be on your letter of
acceptance from OAA). Contact your advisor as
needed throughout your program to review your plan
to ensure that you are on track for program
completion. If your advisor is unavailable, contact the
department Chair, Dr. Dana Fox ([email protected]) or
Associate Chair, Dr. Mary Ariail ([email protected]).
Professional Advisement Week (PAW)
(NOT to be confused with PAWS)
You must attend Professional Advisement
Week (PAW) twice a year (usually held the
week before registration opens) while you are
in your program. Look for announcements
within the first few weeks of each fall and
spring semester. Students who do not attend
PAW will miss important information that
may not be provided at any other time.
Portfolios
Most programs require an electronic portfolio as a
graduation and/or certification exit requirement.
The portfolio must be completed through LiveText.
You will need to purchase a key code and register
for LiveText within the first two weeks of your first
semester (earlier if you are taking a course in your
first semester for which the instructor uses the
LiveText Course Management System).
Applying for Graduation
Applying for Graduation. All candidates
for a degree must file a formal
application for graduation with the
Graduation Office (231 Sparks Hall).
Graduate degree candidates must apply
at least two semesters in advance of the
expected semester of graduation.
Graduation Audit
The Office of Academic Assistance (OAA)
conducts a program audit during the semester
for which you apply to graduate; however, if
the OAA determines that you are missing one
or more courses, you will not have time to
add those courses during your final semester.
Therefore, you should ask your program
advisor for a program audit at least one full
semester before you plan to graduate.
Other Important Information
Keep up with important deadlines, such as portfolio
submission dates and graduation application.
Read and be familiar with all policies in the graduate
catalog or the undergraduate catalog (links are included
on the GoSOLAR page).
Read and be familiar with the MSIT Policy on Development
and Retention (located in the New Graduate Student
Handbook).
A lway s u s e yo u r G S U e m a i l a c c o u n t a n d
i n c l u d e yo u r Pa n t h e r I D nu m b e r f o r
s c h o o l - r e l at e d c o r r e s p o n d e n c e .
QUESTIONS?
DEPARTMENT OF MIDDLE–SECONDARY EDUCATION
AND INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY
Introduction to LiveText
INTRODUCTION
TO LIVETEXT
LiveText Requirement
Students enrolled in any graduate program in MSIT (except
Instructional Technology) must maintain an active LiveText
account throughout your program. If you do not have an
account, you can obtain a key code request form and
information for using LiveText at the following web address:
http://msit.gsu.edu/4785.html.
You will need to submit a one-time fee of $80 (check or money
order, made payable to Georgia State University), or you can
purchase your key code directly from LiveText for $98
(LiveText will accept credit cards; MSIT will not).Your
subscription will be good for 5 years.
Using LiveText
You will find many uses for your LiveText
account. The two that you should know
about very early in your program are
 your program portfolio, and
 courses that your instructors teach through
the LiveText C1 course management system.
Get to Know Your LiveText Account
Get to Know Your LiveText Tools
DOCUMENTS
My Work
Inbox
Trash
Labels
All
File Manager is located under
the Tools tab
Use the file manager to
store files that you want to
keep for your portfolio or
other uses.
Setting Up Your Program Portfolio
Go to the Documents tab and click on “New.”
Select Your Unit
From the
folder,
select the
general
category
for your
unit from
the dropdown
menu.
Select the Template for Your Program
Give Your Document a Title
and Save as New Document
Give your
document
a title
Save
Portfolio
Pages
Sections
Sections
Using LiveText in Your Courses
 Through your LiveText course, you
can enter, edit, revise, and submit
assignments.
 When you log in to LiveText, the first
thing you will see is the dashboard
with the assignments that have been
developed for your course.
Using LiveText for Your Courses
Get to Know Your LiveText Tools
Viewing Your Assignments
Get to Know Your LiveText Tools
Assignment Details
Assignment
title,
description,
date
assigned,
and date due
If the assignment
requires a template, you
will select “Use this
template.”
Important!
 If your instructor uses a course template, s/he will usually
put all assignments on the same template.
 Click on “Use this template” only one time. When you
click on this button, a new LiveText document will be
created in the My Work section of your Documents area.
 If you click on “Use This Template” again, another
document will be created (not a good idea!).
 The next time you need to use the template, you can find
it in Documents/My Work.You will use this document to
submit your assignments throughout the course.
Click on Submit Assignment
Select Assignment
Submit Assignment
If there is no template . . .
Click on
Submissions
tab
Select LiveText document or attach file
Submit Assignment
Viewing Your Assessment
Get to Know Your LiveText Tools
Grade/Comments
Assessment Rubric
To Access Information Online:
Go to the MSIT homepage and
find the link to LiveText:
Http://msit.gsu.edu/4785.html
To access this entire presentation, the
New Graduate Student Handbook and
the Registration Issues handout:
www.livetext.com
Enter the following code in the
Visitor Pass Area: 63F0932A