Using Courseload for eTexts

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Requirements for your desktop or laptop

With an Internet connection, you can use Courseload on any computer with one of the following browsers:

Firefox 4 or later (preferred)
Safari 4 or later
Google Chrome 11 or later
Internet Explorer 9 or later

The application may work with other browsers, but they have not been thoroughly tested. (Courseload strongly recommends upgrading to the latest version of your browser, available to Indiana University students, faculty, and staff from IUware.)

Notes:

Users accessing Courseload with Internet Explorer 9.0 may experience intermittent difficulties.
If you use Internet Explorer, you must first install the Chrome Frame plug-in from Google. In a Student Technology Center (STC) at Indiana University, use Firefox to access Courseload on a Windows computer.
Your browser needs to allow cookies and pop-ups in order to access Courseload from Oncourse. See:
If you see a pop-up message in Internet Explorer asking if you want to view only secure content, see In Internet Explorer, how can I turn off the Security Information pop-up alert?

Access

You have personal access rights to your material until you are no longer enrolled at the institution.

Courseload may be unavailable during the daily maintenance window of 5-6am Eastern Standard Time.

Navigating

To navigate to the first page of a chapter, use the table of contents. In the left panel of the Courseload screen, click the Chapters tab.
To navigate to a specific page, either enter a number in the "Go to page:" box on the right side of the screen, or use the "scrubber" along the bottom of the page. As you drag the scrubber, pages will pop up over the textbook. You can scroll until you see the page you want (the numbers are displayed above each page).
To go forward or back a page at a time, use the arrow icons in the bottom corners of the screen.
To navigate using the keyboard, use the left and right arrows to change the page, and the up and down arrows to move within the current page.

Controlling the view

You can control your view of your course materials using the following:

Zoom: To zoom in, near the top of the Courseload viewer, click + (the plus icon). To zoom out, click - (the minus icon). Multiple zoom levels are available.
Full-screen view: To maximize reading space, near the middle of the Courseload viewer, click the full-screen icon (
). To exit full-screen view, in the top right corner, click the full-screen exit icon (
), or press Esc.
Move side panels: Both the left and right side panels can slide off the screen to increase the viewing area. Click the arrow between the reading material and the side panel to collapse it.
Changing terms: If you've used Courseload in more than one semester, you can switch between current and past terms by clicking the up and down arrows (
) to the right of the current term's name.
Note: For semesters earlier than fall 2011, you need to use the previous version of the software, Courseload 1.4 (also called CLIP).

Searching

Within the digital course material

To locate specific words or phrases anywhere in the text, use the search box at the top of the Courseload screen. Detailed results will automatically appear in the new search window. You can quickly view the context of search results and access a section. Search results also return matches from any notes you have made visible.

Web search/dictionary

To search for a word or phrase that appears in the text via an outside resource such as Google or Wikipedia, enter the word or phrase in the search box. In the search results, click the More tab, and select the service you want to search.

Bookmarking

To bookmark a page, click the gray ribbon with the plus sign at the top left of any page.
Delete a bookmark by clicking the blue ribbon with the minus sign at the top left of a bookmarked page.
To access your saved bookmarks, in the left panel, click the Bookmarks tab, and then click the bookmarked page number.

Interacting with your texts

Creating highlights, annotations, and sticky notes

To create a highlight, click and drag over the text you want to highlight. When the pop-up dialog appears, select the highlight color.

Courseload is pre-loaded with four colors for highlighting; you can't change the colors. You may want to use the different colors for different categories of highlighting.
To create an annotation:
1. Click and drag over the text you want to annotate.
2. When the pop-up dialog appears, click Add Note.
3. The Add Note dialog allows you to type your annotation, and, if desired, add tags (e.g., vocabulary, exam 1) and/or select a highlight color.
4. Click Save at the bottom of the dialog box to save your annotation.
To create a sticky note, click anywhere on the textbook page. You can place sticky notes anywhere on the page (including over images), and move them anywhere after you've created them.

Posting a question to the instructor

To ask your instructor a question, follow the steps for creating an annotation above, and check Post as a question. This notifies your instructor of the annotation you made. When the instructor responds, you'll see a notation along the edge of the left panel, showing the number of new responses waiting for you, like this:

The notification reads 1 new if there is one new response, etc..

Deleting highlights, annotations, sticky notes, and questions

To delete an annotation, highlight, sticky note, or question, click the highlighted text or note, and from the menu that appears, click Delete.

Sharing highlights, annotations, and sticky notes

Note: By default, instructors can view all student annotations. Students may disable their instructors' access to all annotations and questions; however, the student will no longer be able to ask the instructor a question through the Courseload platform. To remove an instructor's access to annotations, click Sharing. In the Book Settings window that appears, select Hide my notes and questions from my instructors.

To allow others in your class to view your highlights, annotations, and sticky notes, click Sharing. In the Book Settings window that appears, select All students in the class, No students, or Only these students: . If you choose to share with only certain students, check the boxes beside the names of those people.

Viewing highlights, annotations, and sticky notes

To view the text interactions of others who have granted you permission to do so, under "Showing Notes From", select Instructor or Select a Class; if you choose the latter, select a class from the drop-down list.

Options for viewing notes include Me, Instructor, and the Select a Class drop-down list

To view a summary of your personal and shared interactions, in the left panel of the main textbook page, click the Notes tab.

Linking to external content

You can link to external content related to your studies by entering a URL within an annotation box. Ctrl-click the link (Command-click on a Mac) to navigate to the linked content.

Printing

To print, in the left panel of the Courseload page, click Print. You can print from 1 to 50 pages with each action. The page numbers you enter in the print dialog screen will match the actual textbook pages you want to print. You can also choose to print to a PDF file instead of a printer.

Note: Materials you print are for your personal use only, and your right to use them ends when you are no longer a student at Indiana University.

Ordering printed copies

Rather than printing sections of course materials yourself (as described above), you can order printed copies for purchase. Materials are printed in black and white, and drilled for three-ring binders. To order, enter the course in Courseload. In the left navigation panel, click Prefer a print copy (additional cost)? You'll be directed either to the publisher's web site, or to a Courseload order form, depending on the publisher.

Importing and deleting external content

You can upload PDF, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files into Courseload and annotate them; instructors may also share them with others. To add a document:

Click Manage Content in the lower left corner.
In the Upload Content tab, browse to the document you want to upload, and select it.
Complete the form, and then click Upload Content. You can also add external links and import content, notes, and stacks from your other courses using the tabs next to Upload Content.

After uploading, the materials will be available shortly.

Getting help

For help with Courseload, contact the Support Center.

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Last modified on May 16, 2013.