LIVETEXT OFE TRAININGCOEMay 21, 2009

Objectives

What is LiveText? Register for LiveText

Lotus Notes LiveText Website

How To Submit Observations/Evaluations Students Supervisors Cooperating Teachers

Practice Observation Support

What is LiveText?

LiveText is an online assessment system.

LiveText is free for faculty/supervisors.

Student cost to use LiveText is $98 per student. Access is good for five years.

The LiveText website is located at: http://www.livetext.c

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Register for LiveText

In order to register for a LiveText faculty account you should have:1. A Lotus Notes email address (@unlv.edu)2. The LiveText faculty keycode

(downloadable at: http://education.unlv.edu/livetext/documents/training/faculty_registration.pdf)

To begin the registration process go to: https://c1.livetext.com/misk5/c1/activate?site=college

OFE LiveText Framework

What Do Students Have To Do?1. Register for Field

Experiences2. Purchase LiveText

(Available in the bookstore or online)

3. Register for LiveText using their Rebelmail email address (@unlv.nevada.edu address)

What Do Students Have To Do? Cont. Once in LiveText, students will need to:

1. Verify that they are enrolled in the correct course and correction section.

2. Navigate to that course.3. Navigate to the correct Observation or Evaluation

(Example: Observation #1)4. Use the provided “Field Experiences Information”

template under “Assignment Templates”.5. Click on the “Edit” icon.6. Fill out the correct information in the fields.7. Click on “Save & Finish” when done filling out

information.8. Click on “Submit Assignment” when ready to

submit the information.

How Do Supervisors Submit Observations/Evaluations

1. Login to LiveText2. Navigate to your course (Example: EDEL

311-1)3. Click on the “Assignments” tab.4. Click on the bar that is shown adjacent to

what you want to submit (Example: Observation #1).

5. Make sure that the student submitted the “Field Experiences Information” (discussed on the previous slide).

How Do Supervisors Submit Observations/Evaluations

6. Click on the “Assessment Rubrics” tab to fill out the rubric (Field Experience Evaluation Form).

7. Click on the “Grades/Comments” tab to type in a grade and/or comments.

8. Click “Submit Assignment” when finished.

How About Cooperating Teachers? Cooperating Teachers do not need to register for a

LiveText account. Collect the Cooperating Teachers’ email addresses

and email to Vicky Hoffman (vicky.hoffman@unlv.edu). Cooperating Teachers will be sent an email that will

contain a link to the online Field Experiences Observation Form. All they need to do is click on the link in the email and fill

out the online form every time they conduct an observation/evaluation.

Example: https://college.livetext.com/misk5/formz/public/31687/ohR7AWEGb7

Support

Student Assistance CEB 211 Computer Lab

Summer Session 1, 2, and 3 Hours (M-F 9am-5pm)

Website: http://education.unlv.edu/livetext/ Email: young.kim@unlv.edu

Supervisor Assistance Visit one of the computer labs Website: http://education.unlv.edu/livetext/ Email: ohyoung@unlv.nevada.edu or

young.kim@unlv.edu

Support

Cooperating Teacher Assistance CEB 211/212 Computer Lab

Summer Session 1, 2, and 3 Hours (M-F 9am-5pm)

Website: http://education.unlv.edu/ofe/ Email: vicky.hoffman@unlv.edu