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Instructor Help: Glossary Tool

1. How do I add the glossary tool to my class web site?
2. How do I add a word to the glossary?
3. How do I remove a word from the glossary?
4. Can I build my glossary outside the class web site and then import it?
5. Can I retrieve a glossary I built for another class or another quarter?
6. Why would I want a glossary on my course web site?

• Click here to read WebCT's help for using Glossary tool

1. How do I add the glossary tool to my class web site?

Go to the Homepage and follow these steps:

1. Make sure that the Designer Options tab is selected.
   
   
   
   
2. Under Actions > Options: Links, click Add page or tool.
   
   
   
   
3. Click on Glossary under Course Content Tools.
   
   
   
   
4. Part 1: in the Enter a title for this item text box, enter the title as you want it to appear.
   
   
   
   
5. Part 2: decide where you want this item to appear on your course site and check the appropriate box. You can add it to the Course Menu or to an Organizer Page, or to both. When you check "Organizer Page," you can choose which Organizer Page the glossary will appear on from the pull down menu. The default selection is shown. You can also control how the item will look by selecting/deselecting the options for showing the item title and showing the item icon. You can change the appearance of the link later if you don't like how it turns out.
   
   
   
   
6. Finally, click Add to add the glossary to your site.
   
   

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2. How do I add a word to the glossary?

1. Make sure that the Designer Options tab is selected.
   
   
   
   
2. Click on your Glossary icon or title.
   
   
   
   
3. From the Glossary Keywords screen, under Actions > Options, click Add keyword. The Add Keyword screen appears.
   
   
   
   
4. In the Keyword text box, enter the keyword of the glossary entry as shown below.
   
   
5. In the Definition text box, enter the description of the glossary entry, and click Add.
   
   
   
   
6. The Glossary Keywords screen appears with an updated list of Glossary keywords.
   
   

To preview the Glossary:

1. Click the View tab, then click on the Glossary icon. The Glossary Keywords screen appears displaying the Glossary index.
   
   
   
   
2. Click the letter that corresponds to the first letter of the new keyword. A list of all keywords starting with that letter appears with their corresponding definitions.
   
   

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3. How do I remove a word from the glossary?

You can delete glossary entries individually or you can delete all of the entries.

1. Make sure that the Designer Options tab is selected.
   
   
   
   
2. Click on your Glossary icon or title.
   
   
   
   
3. From the Glossary Keywords screen, under Glossary keywords , check the box next to the glossary keyword(s) that you want to delete. If you are planning to delete all of the glossary keywords, do not check any of them.
   
   
   
   
4. Delete the entries:
   
   
   • To delete individual entries, click Delete under Actions > Options. A warning message appears. Click OK. The Glossary Keywords screen appears with an updated list of Glossary keywords.
     
     
   • To delete all entries, click Delete all under Actions > Options. A warning message appears. Click OK. A final warning message appears. Click OK . The Glossary Keywords screen appears and the Glossary keywords list is empty.
     
     

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4. Can I build my glossary outside the class web site and then import it?

Yes. You can compile the keywords you wish to use in your class site using a word processing program, then upload the resulting file to your class web site and import it into the Glossary tool. Please contact your ITC for detailed instructions or visit WebCT help pages.

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5. Can I retrieve a glossary I built for another class or another quarter?

Yes. You can download the glossary from the other site, then upload it to your current web site and import it into the Glossary tool. Please contact your ITC for assistance with this process.

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6. Why would I want a glossary on my course web site?

You can use the Glossary as a mini-dictionary for technical or foreign words and expressions that your students are likely to come across and with which they might not be familiar (chiaroscuro, fin de siècle, Schadenfreude). Having a glossary specific to a course web site is helpful in cases where the same term has different meanings across different disciplines, or whose precise meaning is under discussion. Of course, it is also convenient for students not to have to look up each term they do not know in their own or outside dictionaries. It is also possible to include images in the Glossary tool, to further enhance its usefulness. Please contact your ITC if you would like to know how to do this.

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