{"id":4490,"date":"2017-02-02T12:12:14","date_gmt":"2017-02-02T17:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.westfield.ma.edu\/plato\/?page_id=4490"},"modified":"2026-04-13T09:44:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T13:44:39","slug":"havent-used-plato","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.westfield.ma.edu\/plato\/faculty-resources\/havent-used-plato\/","title":{"rendered":"Haven&#8217;t used PLATO? Get started here!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Faculty New to PLATO\/Brightspace:<\/h3>\n<p>This is an introductory virtual training that can be done at your own pace, on your own time, from anywhere.<\/p>\n<p>Once you are officially registered to teach a course at WSU, you will be able to log into PLATO\/Brightspace. Contact cit@westfield.ma.edu if you are unsure of how to log in.<\/p>\n<p>Once logged in, you will find the training course on your PLATO\/Brightspace course list once you log into the system. You may have to sort by <strong>ALL<\/strong> or <strong>Always Available<\/strong> on the top of the My Courses widget to find the <strong>Training: Convert Your PLATO Course Into Brightspace<\/strong> course.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8396\" src=\"https:\/\/www.westfield.ma.edu\/plato\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-05-14_9-02-06-300x253.jpg\" alt=\"Sort options on My Courses Widget\" width=\"300\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.westfield.ma.edu\/plato\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-05-14_9-02-06-300x253.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.westfield.ma.edu\/plato\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-05-14_9-02-06-150x127.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.westfield.ma.edu\/plato\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-05-14_9-02-06.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In this training, you will learn the PLATO\/Brightspace basics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"margin-left: 20px;\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: disc !important;\">Navigate the new PLATO\/Brightspace system.<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: disc !important;\">Use the basic Brightspace tools.<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: disc !important;\">Customize the WSU 15 week template providing a familiar virtual environment for your students.<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: disc !important;\">Upload your syllabus and class handouts for students to view online.<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: disc !important;\">Create an assignment &#8220;drop box&#8221; for students to turn in papers and documents.<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: disc !important;\">Create a discussion forum and topic to enhance the understanding of course topics.<\/li>\n<li>Creating online quizzes to test student knowledge<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: disc !important;\">Use the PLATO\/Brightspace Grade Book.<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: disc !important;\">Add web links to course to various web sites, YouTube videos, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See what other great tools there are to enhance your course site such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"margin-left: 20px;\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: disc !important;\">Use ScreenPal or Panopto for screen capture, and to create short tutorials.<\/li>\n<li>Use VoiceThread to create interactive video assignments.<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: disc !important;\">Use Audacity to create podcasts (sound files) in your course.<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: disc !important;\">Use Zoom for virtual office hours, and virtual meetings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Feel free to <a href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/lclark-23\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\">Schedule a Zoom meeting with Lisa<\/a> or send an email <a href=\"mailto:lclark@westfield.ma.edu\">lclark@westfield.ma.edu<\/a> with any questions you might have about accessing the training!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Faculty New to PLATO\/Brightspace: This is an introductory virtual training that can be done at your own pace, on your own time, from anywhere. 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