Welcome to the Lectora LMS Express Publisher Information Center This Information Center was designed so that you can quickly find the information you need and continue adding and completing content. The Information Center is divided into the following main sections.click a topic on the Contents tab to get started or use the Search field to locate topics that contain specific keywords. Getting started View important information that you should know before using Lectora LMS Express, such as meeting the system requirements, getting access and logging in, and understanding your role. Accessing and launching content Learn how to access the available content, launch, and complete content, along with rating content and using the content catalog. Adding and managing content Describes how to add, update, and remove content, including how to set permissions and invitations to content, edit content information, and enable ratings. Accessing reports Describes how to generate a report, along with emailing students in a report, scheduling reports, and exporting reports. Contacting your administrator Describes how to contact your administrator for additional information or assistance when necessary. Viewing announcements Learn how to view announcements from publishers and administrators. Updating your account settings Covers tasks such as changing your password and updating your email address. Getting started Lectora LMS Express is a Web-based framework for managing and delivering online content. Beginning users should start with these topics to get the most out their Lectora LMS Express experience: What you need Registering Getting access and logging in Making your browser work with Lectora LMS Express Touring the interface Understanding roles Accessing Help What you need To use Lectora LMS Express, you need: A PC or Macintosh that is connected to the Internet (broadband recommended) An Internet browser (Lectora LMS Express supports Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer,
Google Chrome, and Apple Safari.) Minimum 2GB RAM Optionally, users can use smartphones and Web-enabled mobile devices to access content and monitor their progress. LMS Express supports the following types of content: Lectora, Snap!, Snap! Empower, and Flypaper content packages SCORM 1.0, SCORM 1.1, and SCORM 1.2 content packages AICC content packages HTML packaged content Categorized content types: - Graded content (SCORM 1.0, SCORM 1.1, and SCORM 1.2 - Documents (.doc,.docx,.xls,.xlsx,.rtf,.txt, and.pdf) - Presentations (.ppt,.pptx, and.swf) - Web content (HTML packaged content) Related Topics Getting access and logging In Accessing help Registering Registering is completely free. Complete the fields to receive log-in credentials from your administrator. To register: 1. Click Register Now on the home page. The Register window opens. 2. Complete the fields and click Register. Contact your administrator if you are unable to register or are experiencing issues with the self-registration process. Related Topics Getting access and logging In Accessing help Getting access and logging in Use the Lectora LMS Express Web address (URL) provided by your administrator to access the Lectora LMS Express home page. You must successfully log in to add, view, assign, and manage content, generate reports and read organization announcements. On the home page, type your user ID and case-sensitive password in the appropriate fields and click Sign In. If you are logged on to Lectora LMS Express on another computer, Lectora LMS Express will automatically log you off of that computer.
Related topics What you need Registering Accessing Help Making your browser work with Lectora LMS Express You must enable pop-up wndows on your browser to see launched content. Follow the instructions included with your browser for enabling pop-up windows. Related Topics What you need Touring the interface The administrator's interface consists of the following areas: Main-tabs Located along the top left-side of the home page, these tabs are used to organize the tasks you can complete as an administrator. Click a tab to reveal the controls that are available based on your sign-on privileges. Home System Settings Users & Groups All Content Reports View details about your organization's content, such as the lists of the recently added content, top-viewed content, and top-rated content. You can also add and manage organization announcements. Use the controls to fine-tune your organization's system settings. Specify settings for content permission, archiving rules, system properties, site settings, and organization settings. View the list of users and the groups to which they belong. You can add and delete users and edit user details. You can also import and export the information. Sort the list by clicking on a heading. The User Overview graph shows the number of publishers and registered viewers. Manage your organization's content. Play the content and view content details, add and delete content, assign and grade content, or archive content. You can manage topics, filter options, and sort the list by clicking on a heading. Generate a report. Select from various types of reports, configure the report settings, and click Run Report. Results are displayed in table format. Sort the list by clicking on a heading. You can select to schedule a report, save the report, or email the report. You can add content from each tab, along with opening the Information Center, accessing your account settings, and logging out. The user name that you used to log in is displayed in the upper-right. Some tabs contain graphs for conveying statistics and current status. Hover over a graph to see additional information. Related topics Understanding roles
Understanding roles Roles provide a way to define a group within an organization. Roles are designed to control the tasks that users can execute. Assign users to roles to reflect access to tasks and capabilities as follows: Administrator (admin) Administrators can add and manage content, add and manage users, manage system settings, generate reports, and post and manage announcements. Publisher Publishers can add and manage content, generate reports, and view announcements. Viewer Viewers can access and complete content, and view announcements. Users are assigned roles when they are added to the system. Accessing Help This Information Center is a browser-based system that provides Help topics of the tasks you can complete. To access the Help, click the Navigating the Information Center Help button where available. To navigate the Information Center, click the title of sections with the Book graphic to expand the topic sections. Click the title of topics with the Topic graphic to display the topic. This Information Center is available in PDF format..click the removes your access to Lectora LMS Express. To log off, click Log Out located in the upper-right corner of the home page. PDF button to open the PDF. Related topics Getting Access and Logging In Managing your content Use the Home tab to view the list of your active content and the list of your completed content.you can view the status of each content item and launch a content item. You can also view organization announcements. View these tasks for more information about managing your content: Viewing the list of your active content Viewing the list of completed content Viewing organization announcements Viewing and launching content Content can be available for all to see as public content or available as private content for open enrollment or assigned to specific viewers.
If there is no public content available, the Welcome screen is displayed. Using the Content Gallery The Content Gallery is a dynamic presentation of thumbnail images that represent the content items you can access and view. You can scroll the gallery, see content details, launch content, and re-sort content. The name and description of each content item are displayed under each thumbnail. Click Details to view additional information about a specific content item, such as publishing date, the publisher's name, and the total views. Click the Scroll-Left and Scroll-Right buttons to navigate the Content Gallery and click the Launch Content button to launch a content item. Three gallery views are available: Most Viewed Highest Rated Newest Displays the content items that have been viewed the most. Displays the content items that have been rated the highest. Displays the latest content items that have been added to the Content Catalog. Click one of the Select a Gallery buttons to switch between the gallery views. Using the Content List The Content List displays the available content items. The list includes a thumbnail view, the content name and description, type, topic, and publish date of each available content item. An Average Ratingcolumn is included for content items that have been configured to allow ratings. The list can be re-sorted and you can search and use filter options to locate specific content. You can launch content items and view content item details. The Content List is displayed below the Content Gallery. The Content List is initially sorted alphabetically by name. Click a column heading (Content Name and Description, Type, Topic, and Publish Date) to re-sort the list. For example, to sort the list by the publishing date, click the Publish Date heading. Click Details to view additional information about a specific content item, such as the publishing date, the publisher's name, and the total views. Click the Launch Content button to launch a content item. Use the Search field to specify keywords to locate specific content items. To filter the number of content items displayed in the list, click Filter Options. To remove a content type from the search results, disable the corresponding check box. Use the Topic pull-down list to select a specific topic from which to search. Use the Publish Date fields to filter the list by the publishing date. To search for items published after a specific date, specify the date in the After field. To search for items published before a specific date, specify the date in the Before field. Click Filter Options again to collapse the options view. For content items with ratings, click View Comments in the Average Rating column to view the comments from viewers about the content item. View these topics for more information about viewing and launching content: Completing content Rating content Completing content Content items that you have been assigned to complete remain active until you have successfully completed them. You do not have to complete most content items in one session. Your progress is maintained on the Home tab. You can see how many content items are still active (incomplete), view the progress of each active content item, and view the list of completed content items.
The lists can be re-sorted by clicking on a column heading. For example, to sort the list of active content by status, click Status in the My Active Content list. The My Active Content list displays the content items you have yet to complete. The three most-recent active content items are listed. Your progress on completing each content item is displayed, along with the thumbnail view, name and description. Content items which you are assigned but not started is listed with a status of Assigned - Not Started. The content item's topic and assigner are also listed. Click View All Active to view the entire list of active content. The My Completed Content list displays the list of the content items you have completed. The five mostrecent completed content items are listed. The status of each complete content item is displayed, along with the thumbnail view, name and description. Click View All Completed to view the entire list of completed content. The following icons are displayed to indicate the type of content: Image Video Document Graded Content You can click the Launch Content button to launch a content item and click Details to view additional information about a specific content item, such as publishing date, the publisher's name, and the total views. Rating content Your opinion counts! Where available, you can provide your feedback of a content item. The rating system is simple: provide a star rating and leave your comments. The ratings are compiled and made available to the publisher. The ratings are also used by viewers to sort content. To rate a content item: 1. Sign-in with your registered user credentials. 2. Locate the content item and click Details to open the Content Details window. 3. Click Rate This! The ratings window opens. 4. Drag the cursor over the appropriate number of stars that represents your overall opinion of the content item. Five stars is the highest rating. One star is the lowest rating. 5. Provide your comments in the Comments box. 6. Click Submit Rating. Adding and managing content Users with publisher and administrator access can add and manage content. View these topics for more information about adding and managing content: Adding content Editing content information Assigning a content item Updating, archiving, and removing content Enabling content ratings Managing content topics
Adding a content item Users with publisher and administrator access can add content items to the Content Catalog. You can define the type of access, specify the size of the content window, assign viewers, archive content, and update the thumbnail view. Additionally, you can configure social settings, such as specifying whether to collect content ratings and whether to post to a social network, like Facebook and Tweeter. To add content: 1. Log-in using your registered-user credentials. 2. Click Add Content Item. The Add Content window opens. 3. Click Browse in the Content File field to navigate and select the content file. 4. Use the Content Information fields to provide details about the content item. Specify the name as it is to appear to viewers in the Content Name field and provide a description in the Content Description field. Use the Content Topic drop-down list to select a content topic in which to categorize the content item. Click to add and manage topics. (For details about adding and managing topics, see Managing content topics.) Use the Keywords for Search Results field to specify a list of keywords for narrowing a viewer's search for locating the content item. Separate each keyword with a comma. 5. Use the Popup (px) fields to specify the dimensions in pixels of the window when the content item is launched. Use the w: field to specify the width and the h: field to specify the height. The default is 800 x 600. 6. Define the type of access by selecting the appropriate radio button under Content Access. If the content item is only available to assigned viewers, select Private: Assigned Viewers Only and click Assign Viewers to assign registered users to the content item. If the content item is available to all registered users, select Private: Open Enrollment. If the content item is available to the public, select Public. Enable the Post to Public Content Catalog check box if you want the content item to be available within the Public Content Catalog. Use the URL displayed in the Direct URL field to send to users for instant access. 7. Editing content information Assigning a content item You can assign content items in your catalog to users within your organization. You can also view the current assignments for each content item and send an email message to a user. When you assign content items to users, the content items are flagged with an user's My Active Content list. To assign a content item: 1. Click the My Catalog tab. 2. Locate the content item in the list. Assigned status in the 3. In the corresponding Actions column, click the Assign button. The Assign window opens. 4. On the Assign Viewers tab, enable the check boxes for each user to which you want to assign the content item. To select all the users, enable the check box in the table's header row. Click a column heading to re-sort the list. For example, to sort the list by email address, click the Email Address column
heading. 5. Click Assign Viewers when you are finished selecting users. The users are assigned the content you selected. To view the current assignments for content item, click the Currently Assigned tab on the Assign window. Click a column heading to re-sort the list. For example, to sort the list by email address, click the Email Address column heading. To send an email to a user, enable the check boxes for each user to which you want to send the email message and click Send Message to Selected. Complete the fields in the Send Message window and click Send Email. Parent Topic: Related topics: Updating and archiving content Enabling content ratings Managing content topics Generating and accessing reports Generating reports Emailing students in a report Scheduling reports Exporting reports Assigning a content item You can assign content items in your catalog to users within your organization. You can also view the current assignments for each content item and send an email message to a user. When you assign content items to users, the content items are flagged with an user's My Active Content list. To assign a content item: 1. Click the My Catalog tab. 2. Locate the content item in the list. Assigned status in the 3. In the corresponding Actions column, click the Assign button. The Assign window opens. 4. On the Assign Viewers tab, enable the check boxes for each user to which you want to assign the content item. To select all the users, enable the check box in the table's header row. Click a column
heading to re-sort the list. For example, to sort the list by email address, click the Email Address column heading. 5. Click Assign Viewers when you are finished selecting users. The users are assigned the content you selected. To view the current assignments for content item, click the Currently Assigned tab on the Assign window. Click a column heading to re-sort the list. For example, to sort the list by email address, click the Email Address column heading. To send an email to a user, enable the check boxes for each user to which you want to send the email message and click Send Message to Selected. Complete the fields in the Send Message window and click Send Email. Parent Topic: Related topics: Viewing announcements Registered viewers can view announcements from publishers and administrators. To view announcements you must sign in. The announcements are located on the Home tab. Updating your account settings Each user has a unique account profile. You should keep your profile updated at all times. You can update personal information and change your password. To update your account profile: 1. Log in to Lectora LMS Express. The home page opens. 2. In the upper-right, click Account Settings. The Account Settings window opens. 3. Complete the controls as follows: User ID First Name Middle Initial Last Name Email Change Password Confirm Password 4. Click Save. Related topics Getting access and logging in Accessing help Displays the user ID you used to log in. Your first name as it is to appear in the system. This field is required. Your first letter of your middle name as it is to appear in the system. Your first name as it is to appear in the system. This field is required. The email address associated with this account. Complete this field, along with Confirm Password, to change your password. Complete this field with the identical password to confirm changing your password.