Oncourse Lesson Plan User Guide
Oncourse Lesson Plan User Guide Oncourse Lesson Plan User Guide
Step 3: Entering Your Plans1. Click anywhere in the white block of theday and subject in which you want tobegin. Note: Your mouse pointer will bea hand.2. The Lesson Plan Editor will open.Notice the “Edit Plans/Homework” tab isactive. The information you enteredwhile preparing your template appears inthe top portion of the editor. Click in thebox wherever you want to begin typing.Type homework in the lower portion ofthe window. Note: Homework is postedon your website automatically when theassignment date becomes the currentdate.3. Click on the appropriate tab to attachunit plans and documents (if applicable)and to link the GLEs and theComprehensive Curriculum for yourlesson plan. Each of these features ishighlighted in this manual. Refer to theTable of Contents for page numbers.4. Click “Save” and change to a differentday and/or subject (column header) byusing the “Change Day/Period” dropdownboxes or click “Save & Close” tosave changes and exit the editor.Creating A Weekly Lesson PlanTitle:Obj.:P/A/T:E/A:A/M/DI:Type Homework HereNote: Icons will appear in the lesson planblock for items linked to your lesson:“House” - homework assigned to the lesson“Flag” - GLEs/Comprehensive Curriculumlinked to lesson“Paper Clip” - documents attached to lesson“Book” – unit plan attached to lesson(not shown).14
The Lesson Plan EditorWeekly lesson plans can be entered into the Lesson Plan Editor without closing after each day/subject by using the “ChangePeriod/Day” drop-down boxes and the “Tabbed Windows.” More information can be found regarding the contents of each tab.Refer to the Table of Contents for page numbers.“Tabbed Windows” - allow you to enter/edit your plans, attach unit plans,attach documents, and link GLEs and the Comprehensive Curriculum.“Change Period/Day” drop-down boxesWord-processing Tool BarsIf you are not sure what an icon does,hover over the icon with your mousepointer. A “tool tip” box will tell youwhat will happen if you click the icon.Copying your plans from Microsoft Office?If you are having problems with formattingyour text in the editor and you copied yourplans from a Microsoft Office product, try thefollowing icons:Clean Up Word Formatting - After copying your plans from Word, click this paste button. Thiswill remove some of the formatting codes from the Office document that are no longer necessary inOnCourse.Remove Word Formatting - If you are not satisfied after using the “Clean Up Word Formatting”button, you can try using the “Format Stripper” button. If you use this feature, you will have toreformat your text using the OnCourse Lesson Plan Editor.15
- Page 1 and 2: Lesson PlannerTeacher User Guide
- Page 3 and 4: About OnCourseOnCourse is a timesav
- Page 5 and 6: Navigating In “My Planner”The l
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- Page 9 and 10: Getting Started - Creating Your Tem
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- Page 13: Creating A Weekly Lesson PlanThe le
- Page 17 and 18: Printing Your Lesson PlansLesson pl
- Page 20 and 21: Lesson Plan SharingAccessing Anothe
- Page 22 and 23: Lesson Plan SharingCopying and Past
- Page 24 and 25: Uploading and Attaching Documents -
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- Page 28 and 29: Adding New TemplatesStep 1: Click o
- Page 30 and 31: Inserting Standards Into Your Lesso
- Page 32 and 33: My CalendarUse of the “Calendars
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The <strong>Lesson</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> EditorWeekly lesson plans can be entered into the <strong>Lesson</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> Editor without closing after each day/subject by using the “ChangePeriod/Day” drop-down boxes and the “Tabbed Windows.” More information can be found regarding the contents of each tab.Refer to the Table of Contents for page numbers.“Tabbed Windows” - allow you to enter/edit your plans, attach unit plans,attach documents, and link GLEs and the Comprehensive Curriculum.“Change Period/Day” drop-down boxesWord-processing Tool BarsIf you are not sure what an icon does,hover over the icon with your mousepointer. A “tool tip” box will tell youwhat will happen if you click the icon.Copying your plans from Microsoft Office?If you are having problems with formattingyour text in the editor and you copied yourplans from a Microsoft Office product, try thefollowing icons:Clean Up Word Formatting - After copying your plans from Word, click this paste button. Thiswill remove some of the formatting codes from the Office document that are no longer necessary inOnCourse.Remove Word Formatting - If you are not satisfied after using the “Clean Up Word Formatting”button, you can try using the “Format Stripper” button. If you use this feature, you will have toreformat your text using the OnCourse <strong>Lesson</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> Editor.15
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