READ ME FIRST: RULES AND NOTES FOR CUSTOMIZERS

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Anyone who is customizing resources, or remixing as it is often called, should read these rules and notes to ensure they do the correct things when remixing. Following these rules will make your customized resources much more usable for other educators, and that is what #GoOpenVA is all about!. And the various notes probably answer questions that have already occured to you, so definitely read them all.

Material Type: Visual Media

Author: #GoOpenVA Administrator

#GoOpenVA Metadata Planning Document

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This document lists all of the metadata (desriptive information) choices that you can use when PUBLISHING an Open Author resource on #GoOpenVA. It is a helpful reference for those new to publishing resources and can ehlp you plan ahead before you get online to add the resource. A printable Word document is added.

Material Type: Reading

Author: #GoOpenVA Administrator

Types of Resources for Remixing Screencast

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When you are customizing, or remixing, you need to understand the differences between two types of resources on #GoOpenVA. One is a resource that is located on a different site; the other is a resource that has been loaded on to #GoOpenVA using Open Author. This 1:45 minute video explains the two types.

Material Type: Visual Media

Author: #GoOpenVA Administrator

Finding Open Author Created Resources Screencast

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If you wish to find only resources that have been loaded into #GoOpenVA using the Open Author software, this screencast shows you how.

Material Type: Visual Media

Author: #GoOpenVA Administrator

Choosing Metadata for Your Resource: Best Practices

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Some best practices for adding metadata to your customized (remixed) or created resources.

Material Type: Reading

Author: #GoOpenVA Administrator

Accessibility

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This short guide to accessibility in OER provides links to sites that maintain up-to-date guides, tips, directions, and helpful tools for creating accessible materials.

Material Type: Reading

Author: #GoOpenVA Administrator

Attribution

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This text provides links to up-to-date resources on how to properly attribute OER within your own creations, as well as how to create your own attribution to include in your materials as a helpful guide to others.

Material Type: Reading

Author: #GoOpenVA Administrator

Using the Open Author Editor Toolbar

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This document provides explanations and instructions (with screenshots) for using the various functions on the Open Author editor toolbar. A downloadable Word document is also included.

Material Type: Reading

Author: #GoOpenVA Administrator

Editing Your Own Resources Screencast

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This screencast demonstrates the process for editing resources that you have started or even published on #GoOpenVA. The video is slightly less than 2 minutes.

Material Type: Visual Media

Author: #GoOpenVA Administrator