Xpress Options
enCore possesses some special features that you can access under the
Xpress button on the button bar. Some of these features can only be accessed
by teachers. This part of the guide will explain how to access these features,
which include bookmarks, a notebook,
a log, and the virtual assignment server
environment (VASE).
To access any of these features, click on the Xpress button on
the button bar. The Xpress navigator window will open. You can then follow
the instructions below to access the features.

Bookmarks
Bookmarks work like Netscape bookmarks or Internet Explorer favorites.
The only difference is that they create quick links to places within enCore.
If you would like some bookmarks added to the Quick Clicks list that is
available to everyone in enCore, e-mail your enCore administrator with
the names and object numbers of the locations you would like to suggest,
and she will add them for you if they seem appropriate and useful.
To access the list of bookmarks, click the Bookmarks button in
the Xpress Navigator screen. The list of bookmarks will be displayed.
You can click on any category (such as Xpress Quick Clicks) to expand
it.

To bookmark a particular location or object for yourself, make sure that
you are located in the location or looking at the description of the object
in the viewing area. Then go to the Xpress Navigator screen, click on
the Bookmark Current Location button, and the location or object
will be added to your personal Xpress bookmarks.
Notebooks
The notebook is a place where you can store information. You can type
in the notebook or cut and paste text into it. Only you have access to
your notebook. You can save the notebook in enCore, email it to your email
address, or save it to a disk.
To access your notebook, click on the notebook button on the Xpress
navigator screen. The following screen will then appear.

You can type or cut and paste text into the text box, and then click
on the drop down list to choose where to save your text. You can save
the notebook in enCore, email it to your email address, or save it to
a disk. Choose the appropriate action from the drop down list and follow
the instructions that it gives.
Logging
The log feature will make enCore keep a written record of all of your
text-based actions while in enCore, including conversations with other
people, descriptions of the rooms that you are in, or the URLs of any
web pages that you saw. By default, the log is off. You can turn the log
on, but don't forget to turn it off when you're done because logs can
take up a lot of your allotted memory quota.
To access the log feature, click on the log button on the Xpress navigator
screen.

You can click on the drop down list to turn the log on or off. Logged
text will be displayed in the text box below the drop down list.
If you have a saved log, you can also choose to email it to yourself,
save it on the MOO, or save it to disk.
Note: As a courtesy, inform others if you are logging a session they are
a part of and ask their permission to record the discussion.
Virtual Assignment Server Environment (VASE)
The VASE button allows teachers access to the Virtual Assignment Server
Environment (VASE). This tool allows teachers to create interactive projects
for their students that can be accessed either over the Web or through
enCore. Students can access the VASE and click on projects through the
VASE button as well.
When you click on the VASE button, the following screen appears:

Students (and teachers) can click on any of the project titles to see
the projects.
Participants in the project can click on the edit link under Participants
to begin working on their projects.
The designer of a project can click on either the edit link or the manage
link under Designer to manage or edit the project.
Teachers can click on the "create a new project" button to
create a new project.
For more information on using VASE, see this
guide from terraMOO.
(thanks to Peter Whitehouse for this VASE resource)
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