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This is a recording of a Town Hall session I delivered simultaneously to a live audience and via Adobe Connect. The was an open discussion forum where the new tools and features of ANGEL 7.3 were explored in depth. Topics covered included several interface changes, some updated features, as well as some new ones. Click here to play the Adobe Connect recording: ANGEL 7.3 Town Hall.

The following ANGELshorts and their compendium video tutorials are available to assist you with maximizing ANGEL 7.3 for teaching and learning.

ANGELshorts (Volume 3, Issue 1) Five Things Everyone Should Know about ANGEL 7.3
ANGEL 7.3 features enhancements to several existing tools and several new tools that will help course editors perform administrative tasks.
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ANGELshorts (Volume 3, Issue 2) Five Things You Should Know about the Course Mail Tool
The Course Mail tool allows students and instructors to correspond with each other without requiring the use of Internet e-mail accounts.
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ANGELshorts (Volume 3, Issue 3) Five Things You Should Know about the New HTML Editor
The HTML editor is available wherever there is a text area, including discussion forums, course mail, and quiz essay questions.
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ANGELshorts (Volume 3, Issue 4) Five Things You Should Know about Discussion Forums
Discussion forums are completely redesigned in ANGEL 7.3. There are dozens of new features designed to better facilitate teaching and learning.
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ANGELshorts Vol. 3, Issue #1 Five Things You Should Know about Discussion Forums is now available.

From the article:
"Discussion forums are completely redesigned in ANGEL 7.3. There are dozens of new features designed to better facilitate teaching and learning as well as reduce the amount of time required for instructors to manage them. A discussion forum is added on the Lessons tab. It also appears in the Discussion Forums component on the Communicate tab by default."

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ANGELshorts Vol. 3, Issue #3 Five Things You Should Know about the New HTML Editor is now available.

From the article:
"The HTML editor is available wherever there is a text area, including discussion forums, course mail, and quiz essay questions. The HTML editor is a WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) editor that allows you to quickly create or edit formatted online content without knowledge of HTML (Hypertext Markup Language)."

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Any one tried to send an email but don't see it in the Sent box? A student report this. I tested in my dev. space and it's true. Is there an Angel setting that can solve this?

ANGELshorts Vol. 3, Issue #1 Five Things Everyone Should Know about ANGEL 7.3 is now available.

From the article:
"On May 16, Information Technology Services upgraded Penn State's Course Management System, ANGEL, to version 7.3. The new version features enhancements to several existing tools and several new tools that will help course editors perform administrative tasks. There are also several minor interface changes."

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ANGELshorts Vol. 2, Issue #8 Five Things an Instructor Should Know About Using Media in a Quiz is now available.

Editor's Note: This is the second in a series of ANGELshorts designed to assist instructors in maximizing the potential of the
ANGEL quiz tool. This series will be featured in publications over the fall and spring semesters. Additional information on the topic can be found by clicking on the Innovative Quizzing link located on the top right-hand side of the screen.

From the article:
"Many instructors use a variety of media to teach their students. This is true in both computer-based and face-to-face instruction. Using multiple forms of media allows the instructor to engage the students on both the visual and auditory planes. This enables deeper learning to occur as opposed to using words or pictures alone. However, did you know that using multimedia could also enhance the assessment process?"

Go to the ANGEL Shorts tab to read previous issues.