Open content licensing for educators/Getting started

Create an account on our Moodle site and register for the course
The Moodle site is used to send email notifications about the course and to access selected discussion forums. Participants can also use this site to access the course materials.

Creating an account and registering for the course is a two step process.

Create an account on our Moodle site (if you don't already have one)

 * 1) Go to the course web site address: http://moodle.wikieducator.org/enrol/index.php?id=57 [[image:moodle_newbie-login.jpg|frame|right|The login screen.

1. Enter the course web site url here. (http://moodle.wikieducator.org/enrol/index.php?id=57).

2. Click here for a new account and follow the instructions on screen. Note you will receive an email verification containing a link to activate your account. You must activate your account before trying your new login.

3. Once you have a Username and password, this is where you would normally login.

4. If you forget your password, click here.]]
 * 1) Using the "Create new account" button (#2 in the image at right), register a new account on Moodle for WikiEducators. (This is the Learning Management System we are using for the OCL4Ed 2012.01 course.)

Enrol in the course

 * 1) Once you have created your account and confirmed your email, go to http://moodle.wikieducator.org/enrol/index.php?id=57.
 * 2) On the left hand side of your screen under the settings block, click "enrol me for this course".

Create an account on WikiEducator, identi.ca or Twitter for microblog posts
We will use microblog posts as the main communication channel for peer-to-peer support during the course. You may choose your microblog service provider or use an existing account if you have one. Consult the FAQs for more information on using Microblog posts for the course. You have three options.

WikiEducator users


 * WEnotes is a feature used to post microblog notes directly from WikiEducator:


 * Create an account on WikiEducator
 * You must be logged in to WikiEducator before you can post a WEnote
 * Go to the #OCL4ED course homepage where you will find a text area in the Microblog feed box. Type your note and click on the "Post a WEnote" button.

identi.ca users


 * We will use the identi.ca as our preferred microblogging service for this course. As an OER course, we prefer to use identi.ca because posts are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license. You will learn more about Creative Commons during this workshop. (Twitter users can mirror identi.ca posts to their twitter accounts.


 * See: Instructions for creating an identi.ca account.

Twitter users


 * Participants are most welcome to use their existing Twitter accounts or they can sign up for a new account.


 * See: Instructions for creating a Twitter account.

The identi.ca and Twitter feeds are aggregated onto one page: side-by-side aggregated #OLC4Ed feed.

Alternatively you can use the combined identi.ca, twitter and WEnote feed - You can also post notes directly from this page when logged into WikiEducator.

Bookmark recommended pages in your browser
This is a two step process;


 * 1) Visit the pages we recommend you should bookmark for the course.
 * 2) Follow the instructions for your specific browser.

Recommended pages to bookmark


 * #OCL4Ed Course homepage in WikiEducator (Use the navigation links on the top of your page to find relevant course resources.)
 * Course homepage in Moodle
 * Aggregated #OCL4Ed microblog feed - You can also post notes directly from this page when logged into WikiEducator.

Instructions on how to bookmark a webpage


 * Google Chrome
 * Firefox
 * Internet Explorer (called favorites)
 * Safari