Training for Articulate Software. Includes screen shots and descriptions of tools. Used in the design and development of distance education training.

1. ARTICULATE: ar•tic•u•late. expressing oneself readily, clearly, or effectively <an articulate trainer> http://mw1.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/articulate

2. What? Converts PowerPoint Presentations intoprofessional quality “flash” documents. Distribute training widely in a format anyone can use. Users can interact with presentations via Quizzes Clicking tabs Learning games

3. www.articulate.com Download Install the trial versions for PRESENTER QUIZMAKER

4. GETTING STARTEDQuick Start Tutorial

6. Three Steps 1st Develop or open existing PowerPoint 3rd Publish 2nd Add Narration

7. Step 1 PowerPoint 1st Develop or open existing PowerPoint Create your PowerPoint Presentation Include animations if desired Animations

8. NARRATION

9. Step 2 Performing Narration 2nd Add Narration Click Articulate Click Record Narration

10. Step 2 Narration/Adding Notes Before performing narration you will need to Add a “script” using the Note Pane within PowerPoint. Tosee more of the note pane,point to the top border of the note pane until the pointer becomes adouble-headed arrow and then drag the border up. NOTE PANE

11. Step 2 Narration/Script Sample Title Slide SAMPLE SCRIPT Script aligning to slide. Used as a guideline during narration

12. Step 2 Narration/Script Sample Bullet List SAMPLE SCRIPT Script aligning to slide. Used as a guideline during narration.

13. For Your Information What you write in the notes pane will be seen by users of your published Articulate file. Notes should be 70% to 80% on non-critical topics. 100% on critical topics (IDLH). An example is a Confined Space when the hazard can be life threatening.

14. QuizMaker

15. Quiz Maker Overview Quiz Maker 2.0 is a quiz creator for making flash-based quizzes. 21 Question types including true/false, multiple choice, fill in the blank and matching. Quizzes created using Quiz Maker must be inserted into PowerPoint before publishing using Articulate.

16. PUBLISH

17. Step 3 Publish for LMS 3rd Publish Click Click

18. Published Files Send Published files and original PowerPoint to Ppat for uploadingto LMS Create document folders for housing projects

19. End Notes Use Articulate help file Click Articulate>scroll to Help NRG University uses a standardized template for creating training presentations.

20. Instructional Slides

21. Step 2 Performing Narration Narration Window appears—Click

22. For Your Information Before publishing configure Library & Options and Slides Property Manager

23. Step 3 Publish for LMS 1stEnter location 2ndEnter Title 3rdSelect SCORM 1.2 Click Reporting & tracking Do not Publish Yet More Options

24. Step 3 Publish for LMS Titles: Create titles different from those listed in LMS. Descriptions: Describe course being published. 4th Enter title 5th Enter course description 6thEnter Title Do not Publish Yet More Options 7th

25. Step 3 Publish for LMS 8th 9th Now Publish ! 10th