Make Learning Site® your own and teach with confidence.

Set Up Learning Site to Fit the Way You Teach

In this first session, we tour the dashboard together and show you how to adjust platform settings to make Learning Site your own. Discover exactly where to find what you need—so that you're fully set up and ready to go.

Learning Site in Action: Foundations 

 

Set Up Learning Site to Fit the Way You Teach 

The first session in the Learning Site in Action webinar series introduced the foundational tools and settings teachers need to get comfortable in Learning Site®. Participants explored how to navigate the platform, locate key resources, and customize class settings to better align with the way they teach.  

What We Covered 

Getting Oriented in Learning Site 

  • Understanding the class dashboard  
  • Identifying the main access points for each class  
  • Navigating between key areas of the platform  

Finding Your Course Content 

  • Locating Course Materials and instructional resources  
  • Accessing eBooks and FlexText®  
  • Finding Assignments, Grades, and Nualang®  

Customizing Learning Site to Fit Your Classroom 

  • Adjusting class-wide settings  
  • Organizing gradebook categories  
  • Establishing assignment defaults  
  • Managing transcript, subtitle, and closed-caption access  

Exploring the Left Navigation 

  • Accessing Classes, Library, Codes, Portfolio, and Learning Tools  
  • Finding additional instructional and professional learning resources  

Finding Help When You Need It 

  • Using Getting Started Guides and video tutorials  
  • Accessing the Support Center and troubleshooting resources  
  • Connecting with Wayside support and Professional Learning  

Key Takeaway 

You do not need to learn every Learning Site feature at once. Start by becoming familiar with the areas you use most often and setting up your classes in a way that makes sense for how you teach.  

Meet Your Host: The Wayside Professional Learning Team

  • Ada Sopko, Instructional Strategist (presenter)
  • Amy Rill, Senior Instructional Technologist (presenter, producer)

Navigate Your Course Content Like a Pro

SEPT 22, 7PM ET

We'll take a guided tour through your course content, so you always know where your materials live and how to access them. After this session, you'll navigate your unit structure and teacher resources with ease.
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