The “MY HOME”�and “COURSE HOME” page �in Falcon Online

Tutorial walking students through using the My Home and Course Home features in Falcon Online

1. The “MY HOME”
and “COURSE HOME” page
in Falcon Online

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This presentation will explain
how to access a 'course shell'.
A course shell is available for every course offered at Daytona State
College, whether it is online, hybrid or traditional face to face.
Instructors use the course shell to house handouts, assignments,
syllabi, course presentations and where you may take quizzes, post
discussions and check your grades.
Each instructor uses their shell differently, but expects their students
to know how to access their course and use the basic functions."
COURSE SHELL

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Ellie Murray is the name of our sample student.
This is the Falcon Online ‘My Home’ page.

4. This very top section is the Minibar. It is accessible on
your My Home page and all Falcon Online courses.
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The Minibaris divided into four main sections.

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First is the “My Home” link. If
selected (from any page), it always
return you to your My Home page.

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You can select a course you’re enrolled in
by choosing from the “Select a Course”
dropdown menu or from the active course
links in your My Courses widget.

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This third section is the Message
and Subscription Alerts

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The red dot on the
Message Alert
notifies you of
unread email.
Select the Envelope iconto compose mail.
If you are on the My Home page, the
subject line in your mail is blank,
whereas if you are in aCourse Home page,
the subject line automatically includes the
course name.

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Subscriptions notifies you about
New Subscribed discussion forums,
topics, and Discussion threads that
you have subscribed to.

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This last dropdown menu is where
you set your Profile, Notifications,
Account Settings, view your course
Progress, and where you Logout of
Falcon Online.
Let’s start with
“Profile” on the
following slide.

12. In your User Profile you should upload
your photo. (Select to Change Picture).
You’re invited to enter information
about yourself. Keep in mind this
information will be accessible to others
in your courses, but it also helps to
create a rich online community, plus
new social and business networks.
Always saveany changes.
(More setting when you scroll down the page.)
USER PROFILE

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If you select “Notifications”…

14. In Notificationsyou can change your email settings,
register your mobile phone and subscribe to
Notificationsvia email and/or SMS (phone texting).
You must register your mobile phone number here to
receive text messages.
The example highlighted below notifies you two days in
advance when a dropboxactivity is due.
When you subscribe to Notifications it automatically
subscribes you to all classes you are enrolled in.
… Always saveany changes.
NOTIFICATIONS

15. If you scroll down the
Notificationspage you may
further customize them to
exclude specific courses.
Select the “x” after a course name
to exclude it. A blue curved arrow
icon means it is excluded. Select it
again to Restore excluded courses,
or select theRestore excluded
courseslink to restore all.
MANAGE NOTIFICATIONS

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If you select “Account Settings”…

17. Account Settings have three tabs.
The first, Account Settings are mostly
generic for such things as font
preferences and Time zone. But it
also includes to “Optimize video for
programmatically-driven assistive
technologies”. Read though to see
the settings that best fit your needs.
ACCOUNT SETTINGS

18. IfDiscussionsettings are made in the
My Home page they are set up all courses.
But within each course the Discussions
settings can be modified.
ACCOUNT SETTINGS -DISCUSSIONS

19. ?
These small Questionmarks(in a gray circle), are
clickable links to specific help and definitions. They
are bite-sized informational nuggets placed when
and where you need them all though Falcon Online.

20. In the Emailtab you
can have all email
send a copy to a
different email
address, or save a
copy of each
outgoing message to
the Sent Mail folder.
You can create an
Email signature to be
sent with all emails.
Always Saveeach time
you make changes.
ACCOUNT SETTINGS -EMAIL

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This section under the Minibaris the Navbar. In
the My Home page the only link provided is the
(valuable) Help/Resources link. But Inside a
course other Navbarlinks are course-specific.

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Select each of these links in
Help/Resources to investigate the
resources available to you both within
Falcon Online and at the College.
When you select the System
Checkit lets you know if your
computer has the correct
settings to access your online
content –or if you need to
change settings on your
computer or browser.

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Both the My Home and Course Home pages are filled with
“Widgets”. What’s a widget?
They are sectioned page areas consisting of a header bar
featuring more information below, like the NEWSwidget.

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Succeeding Online
The“My Courses”widget list all courses you are
currently enrolled in. Like the Course Selector
these are active links to your courses.

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Clicking on a course link
will automatically take
you to (that) Course
Home page.
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This is the “Managing My Success” Course Home(sample) page.
Notice the course name,
“Managing My Success” now
shows in the Navbarinstead of
the Falcon Online logo.

26. ALL My Home and Course Home pages include the Minibarand a Navbar.
Instructors often customize Navbarlinks. Some
include links such as the Syllabusor a publisher’s
website.Examples shown are the most common.

27. The Course Home page is also
sectioned into widgets.
This sample page includes the
1.“News” widget,
2.“Help Desk Numbers”
3.“Frequently Asked
Questions” widget.
These widgets are unique with
each instructor/class!

28. The Course selector
The My Home link it would
return you to the My Home page.
This third section is
the Message and
Subscription Alerts
Personal Settings
and Notifications
The Course Home Minibarhas the SAME four sections as the My Home page.

29. The Navbarshows the course name, and underneath are the NavBarlinks.
Navbarlinks may be different in each course,
but some are common to all courses such as
“Content”and “Help/Resources”.

30. An overview of online and Navbarlinks
as they relate to an on-campus classroom
My Home = Homeroom
Course Home = Classroom
Content= The Course Syllabus
= Homework Assignments
= Lectures, Audio Recordings
= PowerPoints
= Videos, and other Media
Dropbox= Turn in your Homework
Comments andFeedback can be located
in the Dropboxfeedback area, or in your
homework doc returned with Instructor
comments. Feedback can be written into
a Discussion, Gradebook, or Email.
Discussions = Class Participation
Classlist= Get to know class mates
and send email
Quizzes= Test or Exams
Grades= Get your Grades
Progress= Get an update on your
progress in Personal Settings
Email= send notes to Instructor
OVERVIEW

31. Welcome to the course. We’re very glad you’re here!
Every Instructor lays out their courses differently
so they may vary in appearance.
Watch other videos for NAVIGATIONand
COURSE CONTENT for more examples.

32. The End!
The “MY HOME”
and “COURSE HOME” page
in Falcon Online