Welcome to ATHENA PLATFORM

1. Create courses using the tools available in the templates area

The templates are a set of resources that can be managed and organized to deliver on-line
courses or on-line curricular units or a content.

The management of templates is done in Templates menu:

1.1. How to create a template?

To create a content using templates, use the option Templates – Create templates
A blank page will be presented. You build your content using the cards at your left.
Use the PLUS button (Add new card) to add a card that will allow you to deliver a specific type
of information.

There are 12 types of cards. Text card, Image card, Video card, Bullet card, Powerpoint and
PDF card (that allows you to insert directly some contents and files). Video, Powerpoint and
PDF files will be directly embedded at Presentation mode. The other cards – Whiteboard,
Online Live Class, Video Class, Virtual Class, Story Telling and Assessment – will allow you to
integrate other specific or external tools in the learning path, to promote, for instance live
classes or assessments. The fundamental of these cards is to call external links with
applications and other on-line tools that commonly are used to build learning paths.

For each card it is mandatory to fill in the title and choose the file (if applicable) or write the
external link. The example of Video card is bellow; the mandatory fields highlighted.

To add a Video Card follow 4 steps:

1. Add a title

2. Insert the URL of your video (we recommend to host them at YOUTUBE to be embed
directly at Presentation mode)

3. Save the card in Save Card button

4. Save your content in Save Content button

 This card will be added to your course path and will be available at the left of the screen:

You can delete a previous card that is already in your course or change its information. To
delete a card, use the button Delete Card. To update information, use the button Save Card.

At the end save the content using the button at right corner of the screen Save Content.

1.2. How can I access my contents and share it?

All the Contents you´ve created are available at the My templates menu in which you can
Edit the content, View the final result (Presentation mode); copy a link to make the content
available (Copy Share Link) or delete it using the Delete Content option.

To get a link and share a course just use the option Copy share link and paste it in the
communication platform in your class (group).
 You can also make the content you created available to be used and shared by other
teachers. To this purpose use the option Make Public.

All unlocked/public content will be available at the Template menu in the option Public
Templates.

1.3. Improve students’ experience: external tools and templates store

Some cards promote the use of several external tools. You have to guarantee that the
documents are public and accessed by a link:

Pay attention! If you are using contents from your Google drive don’t forget to make them
available for “anyone with the link” on sharing options.
If you need some inspiration to build appealing contents you can use the templates with
some suggestions available at Templates store menu.

Preview the content in Preview button. If you like to use it, download the file using the
Download button.
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SHARE AN ON-LINE COURSE
2. Courses: share contents amongst your students

If you are a teacher, you can create a group and join your students.
To manage groups, use the Groups menu.

My Groups lists the groups that you are the owner or belong to. Other available groups are
listed on Join Groups option.

At your left, under the item My Groups n, are listed the top 5 groups (with the larger name of
followers); if you want to access all groups you are attached, as owner or follower, click on
the option My Groups n (in which n is the total number of the groups you are attached).
2.1. How can I create a group?

To create a group or a class follow these 5 steps:

1. Access My Groups option

2. Select the button Create Group
3. Fill in the mandatory fields (name, alias and description) and choose if the group will
be protected by password or free accessed, and if it is restricted to teachers:

The Name field will be the name of the group and the @alias the name that is shown in
URL. For instance https://athena.webwise.pt/groups/@ArquitectureISCTE

The alias is an unique identification of that group.

4. Select Submit button

5. The group will be available to Following; if the group is protected by password,
inform your students.

Later, you can change the password or the cover page of the groups you own, in the […]
at the group page:
2.2. How to follow a group??

To find the groups to follow use the menu option Join Groups.

All the groups that you don´t belong are listed there. Select the group you want to join. If
it is a restricted group with password you have to provide it.

If it is an opened group, you can enter directly and see the information exchanged.
Automatically the button Follow will assume its new state Following and you are a new
member of the group.

To unfollow the group, select the button Following and the button will gain again the label
Follow.

You can also see the members of the group (Followers), participate in the discussions
creating a post (Insert a Post), commenting and liking a post or seeing other’s comments:
2.3. How to block a follower?

If you are the owner of a group, you can block or ban a follower. Use the following steps:1

1. Select the group you own and besides Following button you can find the button
[…]. Use the option View Followers.

2. A full list of the followers of that group will be listed. Select the one you want to
remove or ban and use the […] button:

If you use the option Remove from Group that person still views and follow the group
again later; if you select the option Ban from Group that person cannot access that
group again.
2.4. Make a course on-line to a class

To make a course or a lesson available on-line use the respective group and paste the link
you copied from your content list (My templates):

Now that you put your content on-line, use the network to discuss with the students and
other members.

All the members will receive a notification in their ring bell symbol and are ready for
the lesson.
If you need to talk individually with a person, use the chat option ( ). If the member is
not yet listed use the Search button to find it:
2.5. Assessment

It is possible for students submit works and assessments for teachers appreciation and
evaluation.

To access these documents, you should use the menu option View Files, select the group
and see the students that submitted documents:

Use the button Download File to access the document and give a quantitative and qualitative
feedback, respectively in Grade and Comment boxes.
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ACCESS THE PLATFORM
3. How to access the platform Athena

If you have the credentials, fill in the fields Username and Password to get in the Athena platform.

The

3.1 How can I have the credentials?

There are 2 ways to get your credentials:

1. Request an invite using the option Request an invite. Fill in the fields required:
When you submit your invite, you have to wait for the approval of the university you belong.
You will receive an email with a link to complete your registration and login in the platform.

It is a teacher, inside the school, that can approve a request. Use the option Active Requests
and sign the box, previous the name and select the button Approve Requests.

B. Invite people to participate in the platform using the option Active Invites. Click on the
button Create invite and fill in the mandatory fields. Select the button Create.

An email is sent with a link. The teacher or student has to click on it and complete their
registration:
People that don´t accept the invitation yet will be listed in Active Invites.
People that are waiting for your approval, inside your school, is listed in Active Requests.

3.2. How to recover the password

If you forgot your password select the link Forget Password at login page. Insert your
username and email and you will receive back a link to reset the password. Insert the new
one and you will be directly back to your page.