Alpha Omega Publications® exists because of our passion to provide innovative tools that help you give a quality Christian education to every child God entrusts into your care. The latest upgrade to Switched-On Online™ offers unparalleled personalization capabilities. Not only can teachers create customized courses and pull units from already existing units, but they can also create customized projects with embedded video tutorials. To add your own video tutorials and maximize personalized instruction for each of your students, follow these easy steps:

STEP 1: From the homepage, click on the Students button.

STEP 2: Click on the Assign Courses link to the right of the student's name.

STEP 3: Click on the Create Custom Course button.

STEP 4: Click on the New Assignment button.

STEP 5: Title the project appropriately. Do not use special characters like colons or dashes.

STEP 6: Type your customized instructions in the large field.

STEP 7: Open a new tab in your browser. Thousands of free online tutorials are available on video sharing websites. Two of the most popular are YouTube and TeacherTube*. Use your favorite search engine and select the tutorial you feel most closely matches the concept you want to enhance.

STEP 8: Highlight and copy the video's URL (usually located on the right-hand side of the screen).

STEP 9: Return to the Switched-On Online tab.

STEP 10: Click on the Media Icon (the film strip next to the smiley face).

STEP 11: Paste the URL in the File/URL field and press Enter on your keyboard. Then, click Insert.

STEP 12: Choose Preview to test the link.

STEP 13: The tutorial should play when you click the arrow. Note: To exit, click on the X in the right corner of the preview screen. Do not use the back arrow or the X in the upper corner of your browser.



STEP 14: After you've closed the preview screen, click on Create Assignment. The tutorial assignment is now ready to be inserted into any customized course.



Steps to Create a Customized Course

STEP 1: Inside the Create Custom Subject Button, title the customized course and choose the appropriate subject.

STEP 2: Choose the appropriate grade level.

STEP 3: Scroll down to the appropriate unit titles and drag each unit in the course to the right column.

STEP 4: Click + next to the unit, where you deem the tutorial project is the most beneficial to your students. Then, drag and drop the new assignment or project inside the unit. Note: Customized assignments must be added before the course is assigned.

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