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Migration to SoftChalk™ Cloud Guide
Updated July 24January 19, 20172018
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Contents

Introduction
Advantages to Using SoftChalk Cloud
Guides and Resources
Purchase a SoftChalk Cloud Account(s) or an Enterprise SoftChalk Cloud
Create a SoftChalk Cloud Account
Trial SoftChalk Cloud Users – Subscribe
Save Your Lessons to SoftChalk Cloud
Create 10, Create 9 and Create 8 - Save Your Lesson to SoftChalk Cloud
SoftChalk 7 and SoftChalk 6 - Save Your Lesson to SoftChalk Cloud
Save Your Activities and Quiz Groups to SoftChalk Cloud
Option 1 – Save the Lesson to the Cloud and Then Save the Item to the Cloud
Option 2 – Save Library Items to the Cloud
Create and Modify Your Content in SoftChalk Cloud
Privacy Options
More Information on SoftChalk Cloud
Help
Copyright Information

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Introduction

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This guide is for desktop SoftChalk users who want to migrate their content to their SoftChalk Cloud accounts. If you are brand new to SoftChalk Cloud (and do not have the desktop version of SoftChalk) or if you would like more details about SoftChalk Cloud, please see our SoftChalk Cloud Guide and SoftChalk Cloud Quick Start Guide.

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Advantages to Using SoftChalk Cloud

You will see many advantages to using SoftChalk Cloud:

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The following pages give details for saving your content into SoftChalk Cloud from your SoftChalk desktop version. Again, this guide is for users who have a desktop version of SoftChalk and want to migrate their content to their SoftChalk Cloud account.
IMPORTANT: Once you finish saving your content to the Cloud, be sure to install SoftChalk Create from the Cloud - see the SoftChalk Cloud Quick Start Guide for instructions. Once you have installed Create successfully (it will look like the icon below), then uninstall your old desktop version of Create.

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For more details on using your SoftChalk Cloud account and creating content, please see the:

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Purchase a SoftChalk Cloud Account(s) or an Enterprise SoftChalk Cloud

If you want to purchase a SoftChalk Cloud account(s) with a volume discount or if you want to purchase with a purchase order, please contact sales@softchalk.com. Your institution can even purchase an[ Enterprise SoftCha

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Please see the next section Create a SoftChalk Cloud Account.

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  1. Go to the SoftChalk Cloud website (https://softchalkcloud.com). IMPORTANT: If you already have a 30-day trial account and you now have an activation key from your institution, you do NOT need to create a new account. See the section Trial SoftChalk Cloud Users - Subscribe.
  2. At the top right, click Join Now (see below).

  1. Select the Account Type (see below). If your institution has not purchased Cloud accounts, you can select SoftChalk CLOUD (Purchase Now) and purchase with a credit card.

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  1. Paste in the activation key you received from the SoftChalk contact at your institution and fill in the other information. Be sure to click the two checkboxes at the bottom and click Join (see below). If you are creating a "Free Trial" account, please complete the online request form. You will receive an activation key via email.
  2. If you are creating a licensed account, you will receive an activation key from SoftChalk, or from your school/institution liaison.
  3. On the Join Now page, for the Account Type, click on the drop down menu and choose SoftChalk CLOUD (I have an activation key) and paste in the key provided to you by SoftChalk or by your institution.

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  1. Fill in the rest of your profile, select the two checkboxes at the bottom and click Join.

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If you have a trial SoftChalk Cloud account (or if you had a CONNECT free account awhile back), you do not need to create a new account in SoftChalk Cloud. Instead, you can use your same account (i.e. same username) and Subscribe. See the steps below.
(If you are brand new to SoftChalk Cloud, see the previous section Create a SoftChalk Cloud Account.)

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  1. If you have an activation key from your institution, select Cloud (I have an activation key). After pasting your activation key, click Upgrade (see below). IMPORTANT: The activation key is NOT the same as the desktop SoftChalk license key. If your institution has not purchased Cloud accounts, you can select SoftChalk CLOUD (Purchase Now).


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The method for setting up your SoftChalk Cloud account varies slightly from SoftChalk Create to SoftChalk 7 and SoftChalk 6.
IMPORTANT: As mentioned previously, once you finish saving your content to the Cloud, be sure to install SoftChalk Create from the Cloud - see the SoftChalk Cloud Quick Start Guide for instructions. Once you have installed Create successfully, then uninstall your old desktop version of Create.
If you have SoftChalk Create (i.e. Create 10, Create 9 or Create 8), please see the section below Create 10, Create 9 and Create 8 – Save Your Lesson to SoftChalk Cloud.
If you have SoftChalk 7 or SoftChalk 6, please see the section SoftChalk 7 and SoftChalk 6 – Save Your Lesson to SoftChalk Cloud.

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  1. Start your desktop version of SoftChalk by double-clicking on the SoftChalk Create icon on your desktop (see below).

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  1. Start your desktop version of SoftChalk by double-clicking on the SoftChalk 7 or SoftChalk 6 icon on your desktop (see below).

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  1. At the right select the folder where you want to publish your lesson such as My Lessons & Courses. Click Publish (see below). If you don't select a folder at the right, your Publish button will be disabled.


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  1. For details on editing and replacing your lesson, please see the section Create and Modify Your Content in SoftChalk Cloud.

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You may have an activity like a crossword puzzle or a group of questions that you would like to use in more than one lesson. You can easily save this item (an activity or group of questions i.e. Quiz Group) to your SoftChalk Cloud account and then insert this item into your lesson. You have two options for saving an activity or a Quiz Group into your SoftChalk Cloud account:

  • Option 1 - Save the lesson to the Cloud, open the lesson in the Cloud and then right-click on an item and choose Save to SoftChalk Cloud.
  • Option 2 – If you have already saved items to your SoftChalk Library using your desktop version of SoftChalk, you can save items from your SoftChalk Library to your Cloud account.

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  1. Save your lesson to the Cloud (see the section Save Your Lessons to SoftChalk Cloud). Once your lesson is in the Cloud, log into your Cloud account at https://softchalkcloud.com. The login link is in the upper right corner. (If your institution has an Enterprise SoftChalk Cloud, you will go to that URL rather than https://softchalkcloud.com.)
  2. Choose My Content / Lessons. Click on the name of the lesson you want to edit (see below).

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  1. The item you just saved went into your Learning Objects folder. You can insert an item from this folder within your SoftChalk Create main editing window and choosing Insert/SoftChalk Cloud Item.

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As mentioned previously, if you have already saved items to your SoftChalk Library, you can save items from your SoftChalk Library directly to your Cloud account. (For details on saving activities and quiz groups to the Library, see the section Library in the SoftChalk Create Guide.)

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  1. Choose Tools/Library.
  2. At the left, select an item that you want to publish. At the bottom right, click SoftChalk Cloud (see below). (In earlier versions of Create, this button was called Publish). If you want to add Metadata for the item, click Metadata. IMPORTANT: If you want to upload a Quiz Group, you must select one or more QuizPoppers at the left (or select a folder that contains only QuizPoppers).

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  1. You may be asked to enter a description, subjects and education levels. Click OK and fill in the information within the Metadata area. Click OK.
  2. At the right, select a folder such as Learning Objects. At the bottom left, choose a Privacy option and click Save or Publish for earlier versions of Create (see below). If your Save or Publish button is disabled, be sure to select a folder at the right.If you don't see a SoftChalk Cloud account listed, see the previous section Save Your Lessons to SoftChalk Cloud on how to enter your account information.


IMPORTANT: If you happen to get error messages when saving your activity or quiz group, please make sure that you have the latest update. Within SoftChalk, go to the Help menu and choose Check for Updates (see below).

  1. You should get a message that your item was saved or published (see below). Click OK.

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For instructions on creating and modifying your content in SoftChalk Cloud, please see the SoftChalk Cloud Quick Start Guide – see in particular the Create Your First SoftChalk Lesson and Edit Your Lesson sections.
For more details, please see the SoftChalk Cloud Guide.

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When you save your content into your SoftChalk Cloud account, you have three privacy options. You designate the privacy option when you save your content. (You can edit these options for content within your SoftChalk Cloud account as well.)

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Anyone can find your item in the SoftChalk Share content repository and copy the Embed code or Hyperlink for it and/or copy your content to modify it.
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There is no hyperlink or embed code for your item. Only you (or others who share access to your content folders) can view or edit the item.

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Copyright Information

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