Please navigate through the tabs to find tutorials on how to use NYU Classes. The features available within the system include:

1. Assignments - Allows faculty to manage submission, grading, and feedback for student work. Grading takes place within the tool itself, which allows for easy integration with the Gradebook feature.
2. Forums - Faculty have detailed control over permissions for forums and topics, and are able to to see and grade each student’s participation easily.
3. Gradebook - Items can be automatically linked from the Assignment and Tests & Quizzes tools, as well as from Forums and other features.
4. Groups - Many NYU Classes tools, such as Announcements, Forums, and Assignments are integraded with Groups. For example, faculty can send announcements, assignments, and assessments to different groups.
5. Lessons - Pulls content and functionality from other tools and allows faculty to create a structured sequence of tasks for students.
6. Syllabus - Upload a document, redirect students to a URL, or build a syllabus that incorporates rich media and can be edited easily.
7. Tests & Quizzes - Create several types of assessments that support high-stakes testing, ungraded assessments, timed tests, feedback, random draws from question pools and much more.

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NYU Classes Hands-On Workshops

CITL is offering a series of hands-on workshop sessions to introduce you to NYU Classes. Click here to sign up or email us to schedule a workshop for your department or group.

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Self-Paced Training Module for Faculty

Click here for a self-paced training module on NYU Classes.

Note: This module was created by NYU ITS. However, Stern faculty should reach out to CITL if they have questions or would like to learn more. Please email us at citl@stern.nyu.edu or call 212-998-0919 to ask questions or request a consultation.
 

Customizing Course Tools Enable course tools Re-order tools Show/Hide tools in the navigation menu

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Group Management Access Groups Create Groups Add/Remove members of a Group Auto Groups Using Groups with other features in NYU Classes

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Lessons Enable the Lessons tool Create Subpages Add content/functionality to Lessons Structure and sequence Lessons

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Resources Access the Resources tool Add files, folders, and links Embed images and video Copy, delete, move, and edit content

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Syllabus Add a Syllabus item Display an external URL as your Syllabus

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Announcements Use the Announcements tool Automatically create Announcements within the tool

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Chat Read, post, and delete messages in the Chat Room

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Forums Understand the difference between Forums, Topics, and Threads Create a Forum Add a Topic to a Forum

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Sending Emails Use the Messages tool in NYU Classes

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Assignments Create an Assignment View and download student submissions Grade student submissions

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Tests & Quizzes Access Tests & Quizzes Create an Assessment Assessment settings Assessment grades

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Gradebook Create categories and items in Gradebook Release individual grades and the course final grade independently Customize the grading schema Import grades from a spreadsheet

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The transition to NYU Classes is now underway. While some schools and departments have already started using NYU Classes, Stern will begin to transition during the Summer 2013 course session. During that time period, select courses will pilot the software. By Fall 2013, all Stern courses will be managed with NYU Classes. The CITL and Stern ITS will offer support to Stern faculty during this transition and will assist with the management of course sites once the transition is complete.


Video: Overview of NYU Classes
This video provides an introduction to NYU Classes and covers the following topics:

• The NYU Classes interface
• Structure of course sites
• Instructor tools
• Customizing NYU Classes
• Getting help with NYU Classes

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Tools Comparison

NYU Classes offers functionality comparable to that of Blackboard. Compare the capabilities of the two systems within the areas of content management, learning work-flow, communication channels, and administrative tools.
   

Blackboard	NYU Classes
Announcements	Announcements Tool
Calendar	Schedule Tool
Discussion Board	Forums Tool
E-Mail	Messages Tool
Assignments	Assignments Tool
Grade Center	Grade Book
Test Manager Survey Manager Pool Manager	Tests and Quizzes Tool
Manage Group	Settings > Manage Groups
Manage Course Menu	Settings > Edit Tools Settings > Page Order
Staff Information Faculty Information Student Homepage	My Workspace > Profile
Blackboard Content Areas Course Documents Course Information Assignments External Links	NYU Classes Content Tools Lessons Resources Tool Syllabus Tool Web Content Tool
Control Panel List/Modify Users Remove User Roster	Site Info Settings > Add Participants Settings > Edit Class Rosters Settings > Edit Site Information
New in NYU Classes Blogs File Drop My Profile News My Workspace

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Content Examples

Compare and contrast the different functionalities in NYU Classes and NYU Blackboard. The links below will allow you to break apart a standard Blackboard course site and visualize how that same course would look in NYU Classes.

Dr. Tacy Tester teaches CS1000: College Teaching with Technology, a course for graduate students interested in teaching, technology, and communication. In previous semesters, she used NYU Blackboard to store class materials, assignments, and graded student work. Now she is beginning her initial move to NYU Classes. Since Dr. Tester’s course incorporates many of the tools available in Blackboard, it may be helpful to explore how to re-organize materials effectively in NYU Classes.

• Content Areas vs. Resources
• Announcements
• Syllabus item vs. Syllabus tool
• Staff Info vs. User Profile
• Groups
• Discussion Board vs. Forum
• Assignments
• Tests and Quizzes
• Grades Center vs. Gradebook
• View Site as Student
• Site Availability vs. Publish