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Yes, if you are using Canvas and used the ‘Add Assignment’ option the scores will sync to your Canvas grade book. Instructions for using the ‘Add Assignment’ option are located here: http://online.ucf.edu/support/obojobo/

Creating an instance in the repository will NOT SYNC SCORES to your Canvas grade book. If you go through the repository (http://obojobo.ucf.edu/repository), where you create an instance and copy and paste a unique URL into a document/page for your students, scores will be in the repository where you can download them. Instructions for downloading scores from the repository are here: http://infolit.ucf.edu/faculty/quickstart/view-all/

Instructions for creating an instance are located here: http://infolit.ucf.edu/faculty/quickstart/view-all/

For additional help, please contact Corinne Bishop corinnne.bishop@ucf.edu (407-823-2584).

Yes, at the beginning of a new semester you will need to create new instances for your classes. If you set up instances outside of Canvas, you will need to download scores from the repository so scores from the current semester will not be co-mingled with scores from the previous semester.

To prepare modules each semester, you may consider using the following steps:

• Download existing module scores (if not using Canvas) that you might need and save on your computer. (If you have not already done so, we suggest downloading scores from your instances and maintaining them with your student records.)
• Make new instances — start on this page to make new instances http://infolit.ucf.edu/faculty/getting-started
• Update any student handouts, emails or other  information that include URLs that link to old instances from previous classes
• Delete old instances — this helps to de-clutter your “My Instances” area in the repository
• Provide the link to log in information when you provide the new instance URLs to students. Detailed information for students about logging in to the modules can be found on this page http://infolit.ucf.edu/students/help
• Provide tech support links to students when you provide new instance URLs. Tech support for students (and faculty) is available through the Ask A Librarian service at http://infolit.ucf.edu/students/help (If you choose to help students yourself, you might also find the faculty FAQs useful in addressing student questions http://infolit.ucf.edu/faculty/faq

Yes, a new feature now allows you to see the date and time that students submit assessments.

If you are creating an instance of a module and assigning it to students, it may be helpful to include the following text and distribute it with the URL to your students:

Below are links to Information Literacy Modules that you will complete. You will need to login with your NID and your NID password.

If you don’t remember your NID, you can look it up here https://my.ucf.edu/nid.html

If you’re unsure of your NID password, you can reset your password using this online form
https://www.secure.net.ucf.edu/selfreset/pages/nidpidcheck.aspx?type=nid

If you need help or have questions, you can use this FAQ  http://infolit.ucf.edu/students/help/ or contact the Ask a Librarian service http://library.ucf.edu/Ask

Yes, you can create a “derivative work” from any of the modules.

Once you are logged into the repository, click on “Community Library” tab.
From the list, select a module to create a derivative work.
Click on “Create Derivative Work.”
The object now will be listed in “My Objects,” where you can edit the content and save it.

Once you are logged into the repository, go to the “Published Instances” tab at the top of the window.
Select the instance from the list.
Locate the URL next to the Instance Link label in the description panel.
This is the URL you will distribute to your students. The URL takes students to your instance of the module via the repository. Students will need to log in with their NID and NID password.

Once  you are logged into the repository, go to the “Published Instances” tab at the top of the screen.
Select the instance from the list displayed on the left.
Select the “Assessment Scores” tab at the top of the description panel.
The assessment scores will be displayed and can be downloaded from Obojobo (repository), and then uploaded into Canvas using the directions on this page http://onlinesupport.cdl.ucf.edu/obojobo/export-grades/

1. Once you are logged into the repository, select the “Published Instances” tab at the top of the window.
2. Select the instance from the list displayed in the left column.
3. Email or distribute the URL displayed next to the Instance Link label. This URL takes students to your instance of the module. Students will need to log in with their NID and NID password.

There are two ways to assign an Information Literacy Module in your course:

(1)  If you are using Canvas, you can use the “Add Assignment” option in your course. This will SYNC module scores to your Canvas grade book. Instructions for the ‘Add Assignment option are available at Online @UCF

—OR—

(2)  You can go to the Obojobo repository and create an instance (copy) of a module to use. Creating an instance from the repository requires that you share the module’s unique URL with your students — and does NOT SYNC SCORES to your Canvas grade book.  Scores will be stored in the repository where you can download them in an Excel file. Instructions for creating module instances are available in our Quick Start Guide and are also included below.

• Log in to the Obojobo repository, click the “Community Library” at the top of the window and select a module in the left column.
• Click “Publish Instance” at the top of the panel.
• Next, complete the required information for your module instance, (course name, start and end times/dates when it will be available to students, the number of attempts students will have for the module assessment, and whether you allow students to import previous module scores.
• Select “Publish” at the bottom of the panel to finish creating the module instance.
• Note: You will need to copy the URL provided next to the Instance Link label. This is the URL that is distributed to students to access your copy of the module. Each module instance you create is automatically placed under the “Published Instances” tab, if you need to modify dates, etc.

To review module content:

• Link to our Getting Started Guide and log in to the repository using your NID and NID password.
• Click “Community Library” at the top of the page, select a module from the list, and then click Preview to view the module content.