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Erin McCully

Generating Alternative Formats for Accessibility (Using Panorama)

by Erin McCully - Tuesday, July 22, 2025, 11:04 AM
 
Generating Alternative Formats for Accessibility (Using Panorama)

In this tutorial, you will learn how to download files and course material in a different format to enhance your learning experience. Different options for download are available for different types of files. Should you encounter a file or course content that is not accessible to you with no appropriate option for download, contact Student Accessibility at accessibility@southwesterncc.edu or 828-339-4398.

Available file types may include: 

  • Source File: Download the document in its original format. 
  • PDF: Convert the document to a PDF format.
  • Text File: Convert the document into a pure text format without any formatting styles.
  • Immersive Reader: Allows for customizations to text preferences, grammar options, and reading preferences while following along with the audio playback. 
  • Gradient Reader: Enhances visual word recognition when reading by providing a guiding color gradient. 
  • EPUB: Convert the document into an eBook format, suitable for eBook reader applications.
  • Braille: Convert the document into a Braille Grade 2 format (a Braille reader is required).
  • Audio Podcast: Convert the document to an MP3 format.
  • Enhanced HTML: HTML documents can be displayed in a dedicated tab, allowing you to customize the document's appearance using the Website Accessibility tool.
  • OCR: Convert images with text into machine-encoded text that can be searched and read by screen readers.
  • Math Formats: Convert documents containing math equations into LaTeX, Math Text (i.e., numbers and symbols to words), MP3 files, or MathML.
  • Language Translation: Automatically translate a document to over 100 languages, which can be downloaded.
     
Tutorial Steps
Step 1

Locate the file or content you'd like to access in a different format.

Click on the icon next to the file.

 Alternative format icons outlined in blue
Step 2 In the pop-up window, determine which file type you'd like to download.  Alternative formats menu
Step 3 Once you click your choice of format, Panorama will process your request. Audio podcast option outlined in blue
Step 4

After a moment, the screen will update to give you options.

Choose Download.

 Download option outlined in blue 


Questions? Please submit a Help Ticket to SCC E-Learning (under "Select Type of Help," choose "Moodle Assistance")

Erin McCully

Getting Started Using Read&Write

by Erin McCully - Thursday, August 21, 2025, 10:17 AM
 
Getting Started Using Read&Write

In this tutorial, you will learn how to ensure that you can access the Read&Write extension and how to open the toolbar.

Tutorial Steps
Step 1

Open Google Chrome, make sure that you are signed in to your Southwestern Community College Google account by logging into your Chrome browser, and then navigate to a Google Docs document.

 screenshot of Google profile logged into SCC account
Step 2 The Read&Write toolbar should appear. For some websites and web apps, such as Google Docs, the Read&Write toolbar opens automatically, near the top of your Chrome window. Chrome window with Google Docs open and the Read&Write toolbar showing. 
Step 3

The toolbar may be hidden, that is, collapsed to an unobtrusive tab.

If you can see the Read&Write tab, click it to show the full toolbar.

 Top right of a Chrome window with the Read&Write tab showing 
Step 4 If the Read&Write toolbar does not open automatically, either in full or as a tab, you can open it manually by clicking Read&Write’s purple puzzle piece icon Purple puzzle piece with white "rw" text, at the top right of your Chrome window:  Top right of a Chrome window with the Read&Write purple puzzle piece icon
Step 5

Can’t see the Purple puzzle piece with white "rw" text icon? Click the Extensions icon Dark gray puzzle piece and check whether Read&Write is in your list of Chrome extensions. If it is, click Pin outlined in dark gray to pin it to your toolbar. 

 pin has been circled next to read&write chrome extension in extension list 
Step 6 If Read&Write is not in your extensions list, contact the IT Help Desk at  ticket@southwesterncc.edu or 828.339.4400.  


Questions? Please submit a Help Ticket to SCC E-Learning (under "Select Type of Help," choose "Moodle Assistance")

Matt Litchford

Google - Downloading a Google Meet Recording

by Matt Litchford - Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 8:07 AM
 

Downloading a Google Meet Recording

This tutorial shows you how to download a Google Meet recording of a class (if your instructor has recorded and allowed this).

Step 1

Click on the Google Meet link in Moodle.

 

Google Meet Link - Virtual Class Meeting
Step 2
Click the Play button.

 

play button available under Recording
Step 3 In the upper right-hand corner of the screen, click the download icon and choose where to save the file on your computer.

 

 Download button highlighted in Yellow


Questions? Please submit a Help Ticket to SCC E-Learning (under "Select Type of Help," choose "Moodle Assistance")

Matt Litchford

Google - Participating in a Live Virtual Class Using Google Meet

by Matt Litchford - Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 8:13 AM
 

Participating in a Live Virtual Class using Google Meet

This tutorial shows you how to participate in a live virtual class using Google Meet.

Please note: Google Meet works best in the Chrome browser.

Participating in a Live Virtual Class Using Google Meet
Step 1 Start by accessing your Moodle course, then click on the name of the Google Meet session to open it.

 

Google Meet Link - Sample Meeting
Step 2 On the next screen, click on the Enter the room button.

 

 blue Enter the room button
Step 3 You can click the three dots at the bottom of the screen and choose Settings to check and test your microphone and camera settings.

 

Settings at the bottom
Step 4 For instructions on using the features in Google Meet, visit this page and see the menu of topics on the right-hand side. 

 

image example of available topics


Questions? Please submit a Help Ticket to SCC E-Learning (under "Select Type of Help," choose "Moodle Assistance")

Matt Litchford

Google - Uploading a File from Google Drive into an Assignment

by Matt Litchford - Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 8:20 AM
 

Uploading a File using Google Drive into an Assignment

Moodle provides an easy way to share files via Google Drive. When you insert a file from Google Drive into Moodle using the steps below, Moodle will automatically update the sharing settings so that your instructor may view the file.

Uploading a File from Google Drive into an Assignment
Step 1

In the assignment, click the add file icon.

  

image example of the Add file icon highlighted
Step 2 On the left side of the page, choose Google Drive.

 

image of the file picker with Google Drive
Step 3 Click Log in to your account and Moodle should automatically log you in. (A window may pop up briefly during this process.)

 

image of the Log in button highlighted in Blue
Step 4 After the log in has processed, you will see your folders and files from your Google Drive account. You can click into a folder to locate a specific file.

 

image example of the page post login
Step 5 Click on the file you wish to add.


 

image of sample files available within Google
Step 6 In the resulting pop-up window, click Select this file.

 

image example of the file dialog with Selected this File highlighted
Step 7 Next, choose Save changes.

Note: Depending your instructor's settings for the assignment, you may now need to click Submit assignment, then Continue to confirm the submission.

  

image example of a Sample Assignment with a file uploaded


Questions? Please submit a Help Ticket to SCC E-Learning (under "Select Type of Help," choose "Moodle Assistance")

Matt Litchford

Grades - Finding Your Grades From Previous Semesters

by Matt Litchford - Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 8:22 AM
 
Finding Your Grades From Previous Semesters

Step 1

From your MySCC Dashboard, click the Grades icon.

  Grades icon

Step 2

On the resulting screen, you will see a listing of all previous semesters. Select the semester you wish to see specific grades for.

  Academics tab with a sample course highlighted

 

Step 3

Your selection will expand and show you the courses your took that semester and the grades your received.

  Example of an expanded section with grades visible


Questions? Please submit a Help Ticket to SCC E-Learning (under "Select Type of Help," choose "Moodle Assistance")

Matt Litchford

Grades - Viewing Grades and Feedback for Assignments

by Matt Litchford - Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 8:29 AM
 

This tutorial shows you how to view your grades and feedback from your instructor for quizzes, tests, assignments, and other graded activities.

Viewing Grades and Feedback for Assignments
Step 1

On the main page of the course, click Grades.

mage of Grades highlighted in blue
Step 2 Here you can view the grade and the point value of your assignments. If your instructor has inserted any comments, you will see them here in the gradebook.

Note: For any grades in the Gradebook to appear, your instructor must have graded your submissions. If you do not see anything in this area yet, please contact your instructor to find out when you can expect to see grades here.

mage of Grades highlighted in blue
Step 3 To review additional feedback on an assignment submission (such as an annotated PD submission), click on the name of the assignment.

Image of a sample assignment
Step 4 On the resulting screen, there will be an area near the bottom of the page called Feedback that will show you an annotated PDF of your submission that your instructor has created for you. They may also have created a file you can download with feedback as well.

Image of the Feedback Screen


Questions? Please submit a Help Ticket to SCC E-Learning (under "Select Type of Help," choose "Moodle Assistance")

Matt Litchford

Grades - Viewing Grades and Feedback for Forums

by Matt Litchford - Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 8:35 AM
 

This tutorial shows you how to view your grades and feedback from your instructor for quizzes, tests, assignments, and other graded activities.

Viewing Grades and Feedback for Forums
Step 1

On the main page of the course, click Grades.

Image of the navigation pane with Grades selected
Step 2 Here you can view the grade and the point value of your assignments.

You will also be able to see feedback left to you by your instructor. (It's possible that your instructor may have left comments in an additional comment box, and you can click on the name of the forum from the Gradebook to see additional comments.)

Note: For any grades in the Gradebook to appear, your instructor must have graded your submissions. If you do not see anything in this area yet, please contact your instructor to find out when you can expect to see grades here.

Image of a sample Grade breakdown and total


Questions? Please submit a Help Ticket to SCC E-Learning (under "Select Type of Help," choose "Moodle Assistance")

Matt Litchford

Grades - Viewing Grades and Feedback for Quizzes

by Matt Litchford - Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 8:37 AM
 

This tutorial shows you how to view your grades and feedback from your instructor for quizzes.

Viewing Grades and Feedback for Quizzes
Step 1

On the main page of the course, click Grades.

Image of Grades highlighted in blue
Step 2 Here you can view the grade and the point value of your assignments.

Note: For any grades in the Gradebook to appear, your instructor must have graded your submissions. If you do not see anything in this area yet, please contact your instructor to find out when you can expect to see grades here.

To review your attempt on a quiz, click on the name of the quiz.

Sample assignment highlighted in blue with the grade visible to the right
Step 3 Click on Review to review that quiz attempt.

Image of a sample assignment, showing grade and percentage
Step 4 On the resulting screen, you can view the results of your quiz submission with feedback/comments your instructor has made available to you.

Note: Your instructor has to use certain settings for you to be able to see your quiz responses and the correct answers, so if you do not see any, you may want to reach out to your instructor to ask.

Image of a sample feedback and notes
Step 5 When you are finished reviewing the feedback, scroll to the bottom of the page and click Finish review.

Image of the Finish Review button
 


Questions? Please submit a Help Ticket to SCC E-Learning (under "Select Type of Help," choose "Moodle Assistance")

Matt Litchford

Grades - Viewing Rubric Feedback

by Matt Litchford - Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 8:39 AM
 

A rubric is an assessment tool that tells you what you need to do to get the grade you want. Rubrics also help instructors grade all submissions fairly and consistently. Instructors can add rubrics to assignments and Open forums.

This tutorial shows you how to view the feedback you have received via a rubric.

Viewing Rubric Feedback
Step 1

On the main page of the course, navigate to the assignment and click on it.

Image of sample assignment - Sample Forum
Step 2
 Click on View Grades

Image of the View Grades button highlighted in blue
Step 3  In the new window, your total score will be found at the top and you can scroll down to view each grading criteria and any comments.

Image of a sample forum grade breakdown


Questions? Please submit a Help Ticket to SCC E-Learning (under "Select Type of Help," choose "Moodle Assistance")

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