College of Education LiveText Implementation

For Faculty

• Announcement from the COE Dean
• How to Obtain LiveText Support
• Direction Sheet 1: Create a Faculty Account in LiveText
• Direction Sheet 2: Submitting CA Grades
• Demo: How to grade assignments in LiveText

For Students

• Announcement from the COE Dean
• How to Purchase LiveText
• Frequently Asked Questions
• How to Obtain LiveText Support
• LiveText video tutorial: Submitting Critical Assignments
• How to deal with LiveText registration holds

Why LiveText

• Assess your competency progress in your program of study, track your performance, and comply with program approval /accreditation all in one place!
• Use the File Manager to store and manage your external files in one convenient location.
• Transition your familiarity with social networking sites to schoolwork using LiveText’s communication capabilities.
• Easily prepare multiple, customized electronic portfolios to share with classmates, instructors, and potential employers.

How to Purchase LiveText

You may now purchase an account using either method below that applies to you.
Please note: if you are student teaching in spring 2010 it is not mandatory for you to participate in the LiveText partnership.

1. If you pay for your textbooks, please log onto www.livetext.com  and click the "buy online" blue tab on the right of the page. Use your credit card to purchase a LiveText account.
   
   
2. If you use financial aid monies to purchase your textbooks, please follow these instructions
   1. Go to www.ShopFAU.com and click on Textbooks.
   2. Find Your Course, select the following:
      Select the appropriate term (i.e. Spring 2010)
      Select Department: FAU
      Select Course: EDUCATION
      Select Section: 001
   3. Click Add Course.
   4. On Step Two: Review Your Courses, click the View Textbook List button.
   5. Once you see that your LiveText item is listed, add it to your shopping cart and proceed to purchase it.
      
      
3. Visit the FAU Bookstore directly.

How to Obtain LiveText Support

If you need assistance, please contact LiveText support or any of the College’s LiveText Assistance Team, conveniently available on all partner campuses.

LiveText Tech Support:
www.livetext.com  (24 hours)
or 866-LiveText (866-548-3839),
Hours: Monday to Thursday, 7:00am to 9:00pm (CDT)
Friday,7:00am to 6:00pm (CDT) ,
Sunday, 12:00pm to 9:00pm

College of Education LiveText Assistance Team

Boca Raton:	Karen Finegan, Traci Catto, Joe Waters, Todd Walsh
Davie:	Marsha Lynch, Javier Rosquet, Traci Catto
MacArthur:	Ashleigh Bullivant, Aniela Aponte, Jon DeJesus
Port St. Lucie:	Greg Gilbert, Ibis Villasuso