2. OVERVIEW OF WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH
SOFTCHALK:
Create engaging lessons and learning objects quickly and easily.
Style your lesson for a professional look.
Add many activities and quizzes that promote active learning.
Run on both Windows and Macintosh computers.
Work in both a web launch version and a desktop version.
Produce lessons that are viewable in a web browser on standard
computers and mobile devices (such as eBook, iPad, and Chromebook).
3. What SoftChalk DOES
SoftChalk is an e-learning tool that makes it easy for instructors to create mobile
friendly, accessible lesson content that easily integrates text, multimedia (video,
audio, images), interactive exercises, and quizzes. Their motto is "If It Isn't Easy, It
Isn't SoftChalk". [MTSU Site License]
SoftChalk makes it easy for faculty to create interactive content in minutes that
addresses key content points, like learning games, flashcards, image
labeling, hotspot activities, matching games, crosswords, and
more. Faculty can create short quizzes to check for understanding using
seven different questions types, true/false, multiple choice, multiple answer,
short answer, matching, ordering, and essay. Quiz questions can be added one at
a time throughout the lesson or they can be grouped together in Quiz Groups.
Questions can be given points and answers can be tracked.
Pop-up text annotations can be inserted into content to define terminology and
enhance the interactivity of your lesson. Links can be made that take students to
related Web content, Word documents, PDF, etc., BUT...this content can also be
brought directly into the lesson using iFrames.
Adapted from Middle Tennessee State University:
http://mtweb.mtsu.edu/fitc/softchalk.html
4. Overall description of tool and
capabilities—Difficulty Level
Why should I use SoftChalk?
SoftChalk is an easy-to-use authoring tool specifically designed for creating class
materials.
Create interactive Web pages for your traditional face-to-face, online or blended learning
course. It's easy, quick, and your lessons will look like a professional designer created
them.
SoftChalk also effortlessly creates digitally-accessible Web content for you, that is, Web
content that is accessible to everybody, including people with disabilities.
If you can use Microsoft Word, Outlook or Blackboard Learn, you can use SoftChalk.
Designed for teachers and content-experts who don't have time to learn complex software,
SoftChalk is simple, yet powerful, with only the features you need to create exciting,
interactive, media-rich content …
No programming or HTML required With SoftChalk, you can create professional-looking,
interactive content without knowing any HTML, JavaScript or any programming.
Adapted from University of Illinois at Chicago: http://accc.uic.edu/service/education-technology-
support/softchalk
5. WHEN AND WHY YOU’LL USE SOFTCHALK:
1. When you want your material to behave like an active webpage (with html
coding).
2. SoftChalk activities:
10. How to turn your content into an interact ive
webpage at www.softchalk.com
:
Select: “My Content”
Select: “Create Content”
Select: “Create Lesson in SoftChalk Create”
11. How to turn your content into an interact ive
webpage at www.sof tchalk.com
:
You may have to install or update
JAVA the first time you do this
12. How to turn your content into an interact ive
webpage at www.softchalk.com
:
If you already have already
copied your content onto the
clipboard, click on the “Edit”
tab, then Select: “Paste”
Click on the “Properties” tab then
Select: “Style Properties”
NOTE: Whatever 120 different
style you choose from will
automatically activate the html
navigation properties!
This 9 minute tutorial video answers a lot of questions
http://softchalk.com/video-tutorials/softchalk-navigation/open-navigation
