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• Welcome to

  College of the Rockies Online Student Help Manual

  On this page you will find How-to's to help you navigate the website and complete your course assignments. If you can't find the help you need here, please contact the COTR Online Help Desk for assistance - see footer at the bottom of the page for contact information and hours.

  • To see an example of what a course looks like, view our Sample Course. 

    If you already have a COTROnline account, log into www.cotronline.ca, and search Sample Course, or click on the link above and use the enrollment key, welcome, to access the course.
    

    If you would like access as a guest, login to www.cotronline.ca using the credentials below, and click on the link to the sample course above. Note that guest access has limited functionality.:
    

    • Username:  sguest
    • Password:  welcome

    
    
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  Instructions: Clicking on the section name will show / hide the section.

  

• Getting Started

  Here you will find:

  • Directions for logging into www.COTROnline.ca
  • Directions for finding your course(s)
  • Directions for changing your profile, adding a photo, etc.
  • Responses to Frequently Asked Questions
  • Tips for succeeding at online learning

  • Logging into COTROnline Page
  • Finding you courses Page
  • Password Change for Webmail & MS Office Page

    
    

  • Editing your COTROnline profile Page
  • F.A.Q's About Online Courses Page
  • Succeeding in Online Learning - Some Tips Page
  • COTROnline Icons Interpreted URL
  • Text Editor Icons Explained URL
  • Computer Requirements for Online Learning URL
  • Clearning Browser Cache & Cookies URL
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• Communications - Messages, Teams, & Email

  • Open Webmail Page
  • Setting Up MS Outlook Kaltura Video Resource
  • Redirect College Email to Personal Email URL
  • Using Messages to Contact Instructors & Classmates - 3.5 Page
  • Turning Off Email Notifications - 3.5 Page
  • Installing MS Teams Kaltura Video Resource
  • Figuring out who to talk to when you need help URL
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• Grade Book

  • Grade Book Explained Page
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• Discussion Forums / Online Text Assignments

  Note: some of the information provided here also applies to Online Text Assignments.

  IMPORTANT:  Adding Kaltura files - if you get bumped out of COTROnline when uploading a video file to Kaltura, try a different browser. 
  

  • Participating in Discussion Forums Page
  • Copy & Paste Content into your Discussion Post or Online Text Assignment Page
  • Add a File to your Discussion Post Page
  • Add an Image to your Discussion Post or Online Text Assignment Page
  • Add a Website Link to your Discussion Post or Online Text Assignment Page
  • Add Video or Audio to your Discussion Post or Online Text Assignment Page
  • Forum Notifications - customizing what you receive Page
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• Assignments: Online Text, File Upload, & Video Upload

  IMPORTANT:  Adding Kaltura files - if you get bumped out of COTROnline when uploading a video file to Kaltura, try a different browser. 

  • Assignments may require you to:

    Upload a file

    Respond directly using an online text box

    Due Dates are shown; the colour indicates whether the due date is up-coming or past:

    

  • Assignments - Complete an Online Text Assignment Page
  • Assignments - Uploading a File Page
  • Creating PDFs Book
  • Assignments - Using Kaltura to upload a Video or Audio File Page
  • Kaltura Video / Audio Assignments - Acceptable File Formats Page
  • Kaltura Media Gallery - Adding Content & Sharing a Video within a Course Page
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• Quizzes & Exams

  • Write a Quiz, Test, or Online Exam Page
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• Wikis

  Wikis allow you to work with classmates and create mini-websites with single or multiple pages - think Wikipedia

  • Working with Wikis Page
  • How to develop a wiki URL
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• Other Technology

  This section provides help for:

  • Troubleshooting Library Database Issues

  • MS Office

  
  

  • Using Prezi File
  • Concept Mapping using VUE Page
  • Library Databases - PDFs not openning Page
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• MS Office - Installing & Using MS Word & MS PowerPoint

  • MS Office 365 for College Students & Employees Page
  • MS Word Book
  • Word (Essay) & PowerPoint Formatting - Tips & Tricks to Save Time Page
  • MS PowerPoint Book
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