Yellowdig Support Guides (Instructor)

Summary

This article contains key support guides for using YellowDig for instructors.

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INTRODUCTION:
- Topics allow you to label posts and filter for similar content. They are set up by the community owner/facilitators before a course begins.
- Some topics will earn you points while others will not (learn more under "No Points Topics" below).
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- Add Topics to Posts
- No Points Topics

INTRODUCTION:
- There are a set of default topics for each new community, but you'll want to edit them and add new ones to fit your community's needs.
- Yellowdig highly recommends creating Topics before your community starts and keeping them required.
- Topics encourage conversations on relevant content and help members organize and find information. Topics also act as filters in the community feed, showing only posts with select topics.
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INTRODUCTION:
- There are 3 quick steps to set up your Yellowdig Community with LTI 1.1.
- Your school/organization usually performs steps 1, so generally start with Step 2
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- Step 1: Add the Yellowdig App
  NOTE: Your school usually does this step for you.
- Step 2: Create a Yellowdig Graded Assignment
  NOTE: This is the general starting point
- Step 3: LTI-Create your Yellowdig Community
  - Optional: Turn your Yellowdig Side Navigation Bar into an Assignment Link
  - Optional: How to enable Yellowdig in your Course's Side Navigation

INTRODUCTION:
(Points System Page > Participation Settings)
- The first option on the Points System page is a dropdown menu to enable participation points. It's recommended to keep participation points on.
- Points help encourage meaningful interaction and active engagement in your community.
- The Points System page includes:
  - Points System
  - Point Earning Rules
  - Point Earning Window
  - Participation Expectation
  - Pass Grades to Your Gradebook
  - Accolades
  - Topics
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INTRODUCTION:
- "Points Earning Disabled" is mainly for instructors who want to enable casual conversations in a Yellowdig community without awarding points for them.
  - This feature ensures that conversations around particular topics are still possible, but that learners will only earn points related to “on-topic” conversations that their community facilitators wish to remain active.
- "Topic Disabled" is used when instructors don't want students to continue to see a specific topic as an option.
  - One example is if you're far into your program and all the "Introductions" have been made, you may consider disabling the "Introductions" topic.
IN THIS ARTICLE:
- How to Disable a Topic
- How to Turn Off Point Earning

INTRODUCTION:
- This creates a link for students to easily access Yellowdig, as well as a gradebook item.
IN THIS ARTICLE:
- Create a Yellowdig Graded Assignment

INTRODUCTION:
- Community Owners can pause posting inside a Community by enabling read-only mode. We recommend turning on read-only mode only when your Community has ceased (for reasons of posterity).
- While it can be used to "pause" the Community during a break so that students cannot post and earn points during the break, we caution against creating unnecessary Community interruptions.
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- Turning on "Read Only" mode

INTRODUCTION:
- Though we champion intellectual freedom at Yellowdig and rarely see a need to censor or moderate content, occasionally a learner will post off-topic content or content that otherwise tries to "game the system" to earn points.
- On these occasions, learners can report a post, which will automatically notify the Community Owner.
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INTRODUCTION:
- Advanced Point Configuration [FOR INSTRUCTORS AND ADMINISTRATORS]
- Audience: This help article is for Instructors, Designers, and Administrators. Students, Learners, and regular community members cannot view or access these settings.
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Article ID: 2305

Created

Wed 10/9/24 4:41 PM

Modified

Thu 10/31/24 10:50 AM