Getting Started
SoftChalk CONNECT, is a community where educators create, share, host and track interactive learning content. It's easy (and Free!) to get started with SoftChalk CONNECT — here's how:
1. Create an Account
Create a SoftChalk CONNECT FREE account which allows you to publish learning content to the site, as well as use, rate and review learning content you find on the site. You can also create polls and ratings widgets.
2. Discover and Use Learning Objects
CONNECT provides you unlimited access to search the site for publicly-shared SoftChalk activities, lessons and eCourses. You can use any of this content in your own web pages or courses by embedding or linking to objects you find on CONNECT.
3. Upgrade Your Account
Some enhanced features including tracking student score data and shared content editing are only available with the subscription-based CONNECT Plus account. See our Feature Comparison Chart for CONNECT and CONNECT Plus for details.
| Feature Comparison | CONNECT | CONNECT Plus Trial | CONNECT Plus |
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| Cost | FREE | FREE | Subscription fee |
| Duration | Forever | 30 Days | 1 Year |
| Discover and use learning content shared by educators in a variety of subjects, grade levels and content types | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Share SoftChalk OERs (Open Education Resources) with the community | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| One-Button Publish of learning objects, lessons and eCourses created with SoftChalk |  |
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Basic Access Control of content:
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| Create Polls and Ratings to embed in learning content | Limited (5) | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Host content for delivery to learners | 20 MB personal space | 20 MB personal space | 1 GB personal space |
| Track student score data from lessons and eCourses with ScoreCenter | - | |
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Enhanced Access Control of content used with ScoreCenter by defining groups of users:
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| Shared Content Editing allows collaboration with colleagues or workgroups: | - | |
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| Automated Versioning makes backup versions of modified content easily available: | - | |
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Become a POWER-User with SoftChalk & CONNECT Plus
Discover the powerful duo of SoftChalk and CONNECT! Use SoftChalk to create engaging, interactive e-learning experiences for your students, then host your SoftChalk content on CONNECT where you can collaborate and share it with colleagues, manage learner access, and track student score results.
1. Create activities, lessons and eCourse
Use SoftChalk to easily create, share, deliver, and track e-learning content for students. To learn more about our award-winning content authoring software, visit www.softchalk.com.
2. Share learning content with colleagues
Share your SoftChalk learning content with the global community of educators, or with groups of colleagues whose access you control. SoftChalk CONNECT also supports easy collaborative content editing and score tracking among private workgroups that you define.
3. Host learning content for students
Deliver e-learning content to learners, track learner score results, and allow students to access scores and feedback via the SoftChalk CONNECT site. It's easy to setup, flexible to manage, and extremely affordable too!
4. Track student score results
Track student time-on-task and detailed score data for SoftChalk lessons and eCourses. Score data helps you know what content students are mastering or struggling with, and allows you to better focus instruction to student needs.