First Friday 2019/2020

Coming soon to a computer near you!

Your OC Global team will be presenting a series of professional development workshops designed to provide how-to info, and keep you up-to-date with the latest and greatest educational technologies that are available to us!

These workshops will be held on the First Friday of each month from 12:00-1:00 PM during the regular term. Be sure to mark your calendar for our 2019/2020 series of First Friday training activities.

You can earn Professional Learning Center Session Track Credit for all sessions offered as First Friday sessions.

Upcoming  First Friday events:
Tentative / Subject to Change!

Date	Topic	Presenter/ Facilitator	Join the Synchronous Collaborate Sessions	Session Recording
6-September	Blackboard Grade Center:  Basics Overview Setting up Weighted Grading by Category Additional Features	Jennifer Lee, OC Global Presenting Julie Lyon and Sabina KC Moderating
4-October	Completing Your Course Checklist:What is the course checklist? Why is it important? How to complete all 30 items!	Jennifer Lee, OC Global Presenting Julie Lyon and Sabina KC Moderating
8-November	Accessibility for Online Course Content, Blackboard Ally Preview	Jennifer Lee, OC Global Presenting Julie Lyon and Sabina KC Moderating
17-January	Blackboard Grade Center	Jennifer Lee, OC Global Presenting Julie Lyon and Sabina KC Moderating
7-February	TechSmith Relay	Jennifer Lee, OC Global Presenting Julie Lyon and Sabina KC Moderating
20-March	Blackboard Grade Center	Jennifer Lee, OC Global Presenting Julie Lyon and Sabina KC Moderating
3-April	Topic coming soon!

Session Resources

Below you will find a list of resources from the First Friday Sessions (if any where provided), including slides that were used or links that might have been referenced.

Session Title	Resources
Blackboard Grade Center	Session Slides Blackboard Help Documentation – Grading
Complete Your Course Checklist	Session Slides Blank Odessa College CV Template HOW TO – Add CV Link to Your Blackboard Course Course Banner Template – General Course Banner Template – With Instructor Name HOW TO – Add Institutional Content Link to Departmental Information in the Course Syllabus
Accessibility for Online Course Content, Blackboard Ally Preview	Session Slides How to Create Accessible Word Files How to Create Accessible Powerpoint Files How to Create Accessible PDF Files Download the WAVE extension for Chrome or Firefox Download the Colorzilla extension for Chrome or Firefox WEBAIM – Check Text Color Contrast
Blackboard Grade Center	Session Slides
TechSmith Relay	Session Slides OC TechSmith Relay Login Page TechSmith Relay Tutorials