[LON-CAPA-cvs] cvs: loncom /html/adm/help/tex Bugzilla.tex Docs_About_My_Personal_Info.tex Docs_Adding_Course_Doc.tex Docs_Creating_From_Template.tex Docs_Essay.tex Docs_Importing_LON-CAPA_Resource.tex Docs_Load_Map.tex Docs_Option_Response.tex Docs_Overview.tex Docs_Radio.tex Docs_Score_Upload_Form.tex Edit_Syllabus.tex Help.tex Navigation_Screen.tex Prefs_About_Me.tex Prefs_Forwarding.tex Prefs_Language.tex Remote_Menu.tex Roles_Screen.tex Syllabus_ExtLink.tex What_Is_LON-CAPA.tex

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                             	Docs_About_My_Personal_Info.tex 
                             	Docs_Adding_Course_Doc.tex 
                             	Docs_Creating_From_Template.tex 
                             	Docs_Essay.tex 
                             	Docs_Importing_LON-CAPA_Resource.tex 
                             	Docs_Load_Map.tex 
                             	Docs_Option_Response.tex 
                             	Docs_Overview.tex Docs_Radio.tex 
                             	Docs_Score_Upload_Form.tex 
                             	Edit_Syllabus.tex Help.tex 
                             	Navigation_Screen.tex Prefs_About_Me.tex 
                             	Prefs_Forwarding.tex Prefs_Language.tex 
                             	Remote_Menu.tex Roles_Screen.tex 
                             	Syllabus_ExtLink.tex What_Is_LON-CAPA.tex 
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  these were some final editing changes ... couple of typos ... a couple of re-wordings. Pgs through 20 are good-to-go. sw
  
  
  
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Index: loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Bugzilla.tex
diff -u loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Bugzilla.tex:1.8 loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Bugzilla.tex:1.9
--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Bugzilla.tex:1.8	Tue Jul 11 15:00:52 2006
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Bugzilla.tex	Mon Aug 14 12:32:24 2006
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@
 
 \end{enumerate}
 
-We Welcome Your Ideas and Contributions... LON-CAPA is open-source software where everyone is free to contribute to the 
-development. If you think of an enhancement request, or find a bug in the system, 
+We Welcome Your Ideas and Contributions...
+
+LON-CAPA is open-source software where everyone is free to contribute to the 
+development. If you think of an enhancement, or find a bug in the system, 
 please report it. All reported bugs and enhancement requests posted on Bugzilla
 will be examined by the core LON-CAPA team. Having the request in Bugzilla helps keep track of both bugs and requests, and is the preferred method of reporting bugs and requesting enhancements.
 
Index: loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_About_My_Personal_Info.tex
diff -u loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_About_My_Personal_Info.tex:1.6 loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_About_My_Personal_Info.tex:1.7
--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_About_My_Personal_Info.tex:1.6	Sun Jul 16 11:40:15 2006
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_About_My_Personal_Info.tex	Mon Aug 14 12:32:24 2006
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 \label{Docs_About_My_Personal_Info}
 
-\textbf{My Personal Info} adds your personal information page, which
-is the same across all LON-CAPA courses you may be an instructor for. This
+\textbf{My Personal Info} adds your personal information page. You only have one Personal Info Page, no matter how many courses you instruct. This
 is a place to provide a general introduction of yourself to your
 students. \textbf{My Personal Info} allows you to upload a photo into it.
 On the editing screen, either type the path to the photo, or click the
 \fbox{Browse...} button to select the file to upload, and then click the
 \fbox{Upload} button. 
 
-To create a\textbf{My Personal Info} using the template, do the following:
+To create a \textbf{My Personal Info} using the template, do the following:
 
 \begin{enumerate}
 
@@ -24,11 +23,11 @@
 \begin{enumerate}
 \item Click the link listed in the Main Course Documents column.
 \item At the \textbf{Personal Information} screen, fill out the various information.
-\item Click the \fbox{Store} button to save your changes.
+\item Click the \fbox{Store} button to save the changes.
 
 \end{enumerate}
 
 NOTE: The \textbf{My Personal Info} page is a special page; it
 belongs to you, not the course. Contents of that page remain the same no matter how many times it appears. All changes made to one propogate to all others. Bear
-in mind, as populate your a\textbf{My Personal Info} page for multiple courses, you 
+in mind, as populate your \textbf{My Personal Info} page for multiple courses, you 
 may not wish to add course-specific information.
Index: loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Adding_Course_Doc.tex
diff -u loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Adding_Course_Doc.tex:1.7 loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Adding_Course_Doc.tex:1.8
--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Adding_Course_Doc.tex:1.7	Fri Jul 14 14:53:42 2006
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Adding_Course_Doc.tex	Mon Aug 14 12:32:24 2006
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@
 
 \end{itemize}
 
-You can also organize documents into folders for structure,
-(\ref{Docs_Adding_Folders}) or add a \textbf{Navigate Contents} page,
+You can also organize documents into folders for structure
+(\ref{Docs_Adding_Folders}), or add a \textbf{Navigate Contents} page,
 which creates a resource in the course that displays the \textbf{Navigate
 Course Contents} screen. This could make a good first page for a course. 
 
 To change the order of the resources, click on the blue up or down arrows next to 
 the resource you wish to move. Repeat this until you have all the resources in the 
-order you want. Other options include: \underbar{Remove} or \underbar{Rename}.
+order you want them. Other options include: \underbar{Remove} or \underbar{Rename}.
 NOTE: Changes made to Main Course Documents are visible upon next log in, or by 
-\fbox{re-initializing course} .
\ No newline at end of file
+\fbox{re-initializing course} .
Index: loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Creating_From_Template.tex
diff -u loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Creating_From_Template.tex:1.5 loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Creating_From_Template.tex:1.6
--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Creating_From_Template.tex:1.5	Tue May  3 10:38:38 2005
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Creating_From_Template.tex	Mon Aug 14 12:32:24 2006
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@
 titled the page, it will be added to the end of the current
 \textbf{Course Documents} folder.
 
-NOTE: Your new resources will be visible the next time you log in, or by clicking the \fbox{re-intializing course} button on the \textbf{Course Documents} screen, whichever comes first. 
+NOTE: Your new resources will be visible the next time you log in, or by clicking the \fbox{re-intializing course} button on the \textbf{Course Documents} screen. 
Index: loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Essay.tex
diff -u loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Essay.tex:1.2 loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Essay.tex:1.3
--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Essay.tex:1.2	Mon Jul 24 09:36:59 2006
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Essay.tex	Mon Aug 14 12:32:24 2006
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 \label{Docs Essay}
 Enter your question text into the appropriate location and click the
 \fbox{Store Changes}  button when you are done. Students will see
-your question text with a text block in which to enter in their short
+your question and with a text block in which to enter in their short
 answer essay. Using the parameters, choose whether students submit
 their essays in groups or individually, and choose to allow students the ability to upload files, such as a Word document.
 
Index: loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Importing_LON-CAPA_Resource.tex
diff -u loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Importing_LON-CAPA_Resource.tex:1.6 loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Importing_LON-CAPA_Resource.tex:1.7
--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Importing_LON-CAPA_Resource.tex:1.6	Fri Jul 14 14:53:42 2006
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Importing_LON-CAPA_Resource.tex	Mon Aug 14 12:32:24 2006
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@
 \item Check the boxes next to the resources you wish to import.
 \item Click the \fbox{Import} button at the top of the screen.
 \item When selecting more than one document, you can re-arrange the order. Prior to insertion into the course 
-document sequence, click the \fbox{Go Back} button to collect more resources, or cancel the process. Click the \fbox{Finish Import} button to add the resources to
+document sequence, click the \fbox{Go Back} button to collect more resources, or to cancel the process. Click the \fbox{Finish Import} button to add the resources to
 your course documents.
 
 \end{enumerate}
 
 NOTE: Your new resources will be visible the next time you log in, or by 
- \fbox{re-initializing course}.
\ No newline at end of file
+ \fbox{re-initializing course}.
Index: loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Load_Map.tex
diff -u loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Load_Map.tex:1.4 loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Load_Map.tex:1.5
--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Load_Map.tex:1.4	Tue Dec 14 13:16:34 2004
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Load_Map.tex	Mon Aug 14 12:32:24 2006
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 the resources.
 
 Note: If you have no intention of changing the order, it's easier
-to directly load the sequence using the \textbf{Import} button.
+to load the sequence directly using the \textbf{Import} button.
 
 Load a map's resources into the current folder by doing the following:
 
Index: loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Option_Response.tex
diff -u loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Option_Response.tex:1.2 loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Option_Response.tex:1.3
--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Option_Response.tex:1.2	Mon Jul 24 09:36:59 2006
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Option_Response.tex	Mon Aug 14 12:32:24 2006
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@
 to editing the 1 out of N multiple choice problem. Enter your question
 text into the appropriate location. In the Add a New Option text,
 add one of the drop-down box options and then click the \fbox{Store Changes}
-button. Repeat adding options until you have added all you want. If you make a mistake, select an option to delete and then click \fbox{Store Changes} .
-After adding all of your options, type in the text for each foil and
+button. Repeat adding options until you have added all you want. If you make a mistake, select an option to delete and then click \fbox{Store Changes}. After adding all of your options, type in the text for each foil and
 assign each option the correct value and location. You can add an
 optional hint. When finished editing, click the \fbox{Store Changes} button and close the window by selecting the {}``x'' in
 the upper right-hand corner of the window.
Index: loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Overview.tex
diff -u loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Overview.tex:1.8 loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Overview.tex:1.9
--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Overview.tex:1.8	Fri Jul 14 14:53:42 2006
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Overview.tex	Mon Aug 14 12:32:24 2006
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 the \textbf{Course Documents} screen and accessed by selecting \textbf{DOCS} on the Remote Control or Main Menu. This screen allows you to create new resources and arrange LON-CAPA resources from
 the LON-CAPA network. 
 
-\textbf{Main Course Documents} make up the course itself. Stuents use the navigation 
+\textbf{Main Course Documents} make up the course itself. Students use the navigation 
 controls to move through the Main Course Documents. Main Course Documents are listed on
 the \textbf{Navigate Course Contents} screen. Main Course Documents were added to
 LON-CAPA in 2003, so pre-2003 courses (as well as courses deliberately created in
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
 not appear in the main course sequence. Students access these documents by
 selecting \textbf{DOCS} on the Remote Control or Main Menu. Supplemental Course Documents
 are particularly useful for auxiliary files that may not be directly viewable
-or usable in a browser, such as PowerPoint presentations or Word documents,
-which may not work on all students' computers.
+or usable in a browser, such as PowerPoint presentations or Word documents --
+some of which may not work on all students' computers.
 
 These the two types of Course Documents are essentially identical,
 except Main Course Documents have some options not available
Index: loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Radio.tex
diff -u loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Radio.tex:1.2 loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Radio.tex:1.3
--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Radio.tex:1.2	Mon Jul 24 09:36:59 2006
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Radio.tex	Mon Aug 14 12:32:24 2006
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@
 from a selection. Each choice in the selection is called a "foil" because
 the majority of the selection choices try to foil the student. Only
 one foil is correct. LON-CAPA randomly displays the foils to students. If you choose to set the max number of displayed foils to
-4, but only have 6 foils then LON-CAPA will choose one of the True
+4, but only have 6 foils, then LON-CAPA will choose one of the True
 foils and fill in the rest of the foils with false foils, up to a maximum
 of four foils. To edit the 1 out of N multiple choice problem, enter
 your question text into the appropriate box. Then enter one foil statement
 into each foil box you want to use. You do not have to use
 all 10 of the foil boxes. For each foil you do use, you
 need to assign it a value of True or False. You can choose to assign a foil
-a location. For example, the foils apear in random
+a location. For example, the foils appear in random
 order to your students. If you have a foil statement of {}"None
 of the above," then you want this statement to always appear
 at the bottom. After entering all of the correct foil text, you can
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@
 you can choose to store your changes. Each time you click \fbox{Store Changes}
 , the current view of the problem will appear in box at the top of
 the edit screen. When finished editing, click the \fbox{Store Changes}
-button and close the window by selecting the {}``x'' in the upper
+button and close the window by clicking the {}``x'' in the upper
 right-hand corner of the window.
 
Index: loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Score_Upload_Form.tex
diff -u loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Score_Upload_Form.tex:1.6 loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Score_Upload_Form.tex:1.7
--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Score_Upload_Form.tex:1.6	Mon Jul 24 09:36:59 2006
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Score_Upload_Form.tex	Mon Aug 14 12:32:24 2006
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 \label{Docs_Score_Upload_Form}
 
-A \textbf{Score Upload Form} is a page in LON-CAPA that stands in for a score in an
-assignment external to LON-CAPA. You can insert a Score Upload Form into
+A \textbf{Score Upload Form} is a page in LON-CAPA that is technically a blank problem. This feature is so that if you assign and grade work outside of the LON-CAPA system, you can enter the students' points into a Score Upload Form page so that these points will be calculated by the system as well. You can insert a Score Upload Form into
 your course, and use it to enter student's scores for an exam, project, or
 any other assignment. The easiest way to do this is via the \textbf{PGRD} \textbf{Grading} screen \ref{Course_Student_Grade_Override}, which allows you to upload a CSV file containing students'
 scores.
Index: loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Edit_Syllabus.tex
diff -u loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Edit_Syllabus.tex:1.3 loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Edit_Syllabus.tex:1.4
--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Edit_Syllabus.tex:1.3	Wed Jul 12 15:03:55 2006
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Edit_Syllabus.tex	Mon Aug 14 12:32:24 2006
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@
 changes to your syllabus. Clicking the \underbar{Show Public View}
 link will show you what the syllabus looks like to your class. You
 can copy the URL of your syllabus and distribute it to anyone. The
-syllabus is publicly viewable and anyone can see it, even without logging in to LON-CAPA.
+syllabus is publicly viewable and anyone can see it, even without logging into LON-CAPA.
 
Index: loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Help.tex
diff -u loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Help.tex:1.3 loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Help.tex:1.4
--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Help.tex:1.3	Wed Jul 12 15:03:55 2006
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Help.tex	Mon Aug 14 12:32:24 2006
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 \label{Help}
-On many LON-CAPA pages, you will see small blue and orange boxes with white 
-question marks inside. The blue boxes are links to relevant help documentation. The orange boxes are links to other available LON-CAPA support. 
+On many LON-CAPA pages, you will see small blue boxes with white 
+question marks inside. The blue boxes are links to relevant help documentation. 
 
Index: loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Navigation_Screen.tex
diff -u loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Navigation_Screen.tex:1.4 loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Navigation_Screen.tex:1.5
--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Navigation_Screen.tex:1.4	Wed Jul 12 15:03:55 2006
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Navigation_Screen.tex	Mon Aug 14 12:32:24 2006
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 explore your course. The \textbf{Navigate Course Contents} screen is a table of contents
 for your course that also displays due dates, status (i.e. solved
 versus unsolved problems), new discussion notification, and new message
-notification. New discussions are indicated by a little bubble (like the ones used in comic strips next) appearing to the
+notification. New discussions are indicated by a little bubble (like the ones used in comic strips next) appearing next to the
 resource name. New messages from individual students appear as little envelopes next to the resource name.
 Clicking on this icon displays the message. Clicking on any resource
 jumps you to that resource.
Index: loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Prefs_About_Me.tex
diff -u loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Prefs_About_Me.tex:1.6 loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Prefs_About_Me.tex:1.7
--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Prefs_About_Me.tex:1.6	Tue May  3 10:54:53 2005
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Prefs_About_Me.tex	Mon Aug 14 12:32:24 2006
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
 \begin{enumerate}
 
 \item Select \textbf{PREF} on the Remote Control or Main Menu.
-\item At the \textbf{Change Preferences} screen, click the \underbar{Edit the 'About Me' Personal Information Screen} link.
+\item At the \textbf{Change Preferences} screen, click the 
+\underbar{Edit the 'About Me' Personal Information Screen} link.
 \item To upload an image to your About
 Me page, click the \fbox{Browse} button in the editor and grab
 an image from your computer. When you have made your selection, click
Index: loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Prefs_Forwarding.tex
diff -u loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Prefs_Forwarding.tex:1.9 loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Prefs_Forwarding.tex:1.10
--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Prefs_Forwarding.tex:1.9	Tue Jul 11 15:00:52 2006
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Prefs_Forwarding.tex	Mon Aug 14 12:32:24 2006
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
-Forwarding Multiple LON-CAPA accounts
+\textbf{Forwarding Multiple LON-CAPA accounts}
 
 If you have multiple LON-CAPA accounts and wish to receive all communication in one account, set LON-CAPA to forward these for you.
 
 LON-CAPA can also send new message notifications to your conventional
 email accounts. You can choose to forward only
-critical messages within LON-CAPA or to forward to any email account.
+critical messages within LON-CAPA, or to forward to any email account.
 
 To forward messages and notifications, do the following:
 
 \begin{enumerate} 
 
 \item Select \textbf{PREF} on the Remote Control or Main Menu. 
-\item At the \textbf{Change Preferences} screen, click the 
+\item At the \textbf{Change Preferences} screen, click the 
   \underbar{Change Message Forwarding and Notification Addresses} link.
 \item Type your desired forward address or addresses into the text field
   labeled \textbf{New Forwarding Address(es)}. This should be one or
Index: loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Prefs_Language.tex
diff -u loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Prefs_Language.tex:1.3 loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Prefs_Language.tex:1.4
--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Prefs_Language.tex:1.3	Wed Mar 16 10:55:02 2005
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Prefs_Language.tex	Mon Aug 14 12:32:24 2006
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
 LON-CAPA system language, but homework problems will remain in the
 language they were coded in. Changing languages is a new tool and
 is not fully functional. This tool was put in place for testing purposes.
-If you would like to help with a language that is not available from
+If you would like help with a language that is not available from
 the language list, please submit a help ticket through Bugzilla.
Index: loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Remote_Menu.tex
diff -u loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Remote_Menu.tex:1.3 loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Remote_Menu.tex:1.4
--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Remote_Menu.tex:1.3	Wed Mar 16 09:48:38 2005
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Remote_Menu.tex	Mon Aug 14 12:32:24 2006
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 LON-CAPA can be controlled by either the Remote Control or the combination
 of the Inline Menu and the Main Menu. In Menu Mode, the Inline Menu
 will appear at the top of every page in LON-CAPA. Click on the \underbar{Main
-Menu} link on the Inline Menu to access the Main Menu. To switch from
+Menu} link within the Inline Menu to access the Main Menu. To switch from
 the Remote Control to the Main Menu, close the Remote window by clicking
 the 'x' in the upper right-hand corner. To use the Remote Control
 instead of the menus, click the \underbar{Launch Remote Control} link
-on the Inline Menu. Please note that you will not be able to use the
+in the Inline Menu. Please note that you will not be able to use the
 Remote Control if your browser is not configured properly. You must
 have pop-ups, Javascript, and cookies enabled for the Remote Control
 to work. If your browser is not configured properly for the Remote
Index: loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Roles_Screen.tex
diff -u loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Roles_Screen.tex:1.6 loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Roles_Screen.tex:1.7
--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Roles_Screen.tex:1.6	Tue Jul 11 15:00:52 2006
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Roles_Screen.tex	Mon Aug 14 12:32:24 2006
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 see a screen where you can select your ROLE. LON-CAPA is a roles-based
 system. You can always use the same login even though your roles may
 change. You can be an instructor in one class, a TA for another class,
-and an author of resources with the same username. Selecting \textbf{ROLES}
+and an author of resources -- all with the same username. Selecting \textbf{ROLES}
 on your Remote Control or on the Main Menu will bring you back to
 the \textbf{Roles} screen. For students, the word \textbf{ROLES} is replaced by the
 word \textbf{COURSES}.
Index: loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Syllabus_ExtLink.tex
diff -u loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Syllabus_ExtLink.tex:1.1 loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Syllabus_ExtLink.tex:1.2
--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Syllabus_ExtLink.tex:1.1	Mon Feb 10 10:19:43 2003
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Syllabus_ExtLink.tex	Mon Aug 14 12:32:24 2006
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 \label{Syllabus_ExtLink}
-In general, resources inside of LON-CAPA are only accessible under login 
-control. A syllabus, however, can be accessed without logging in, since 
+In general, resources inside of LON-CAPA are only accessible when logged into the system. A syllabus, however, can be accessed without logging in, since 
 students want to be able to access a course syllabus before enrollment.
 Copy and paste the link provided for external access to this document.
Index: loncom/html/adm/help/tex/What_Is_LON-CAPA.tex
diff -u loncom/html/adm/help/tex/What_Is_LON-CAPA.tex:1.3 loncom/html/adm/help/tex/What_Is_LON-CAPA.tex:1.4
--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/What_Is_LON-CAPA.tex:1.3	Wed Jul 12 13:28:31 2006
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/What_Is_LON-CAPA.tex	Mon Aug 14 12:32:24 2006
@@ -4,18 +4,19 @@
 The \textbf{L}earning\textbf{O}nline \textbf{N}etwork with a \textbf{C}omputer
 \textbf{A}ssisted \textbf{P}ersonalized \textbf{A}pproach (LON-CAPA)
 is an integrated system for online learning and assessment. It consists
-of a learning content authoring and management system allowing new
-and existing content to be used flexibly, a course management system,
-an individualized homework and automatic grading system, data collection
-and data mining system, and a content delivery system that will provide
+of a learning content authoring and management system, allowing new
+and existing content to be used flexibly; a course management system;
+an individualized homework and automatic grading system; data collection
+and data mining system; and a content delivery system that will provide
 gateways to and from NSF's National STEM Digital Library.
 
 In particular:
 
 \begin{itemize}
-\item Lecture Preparation
+\item Prepare Lectures
 \item Administering Homework
-\item Create \& Share Resources
+\item Create \& Share Resources
+
 The LON-CAPA software provides instructors with a common, scalable
 platform to assist in all aspects of teaching a course, from lecture
 preparation to administration of homework assignments and exams. It
@@ -25,15 +26,17 @@
 
 
 \item Create Personalized Homework and Exams
-\item Summative Assessment Tools
-\item Broad Variety of Question Types
+\item Use Summative Assessment Tools
+\item Wide Variety of Question Types
+
 It provides an extremely sophisticated assignment engine that can
 create unique homework assignments and examinations for each student
-in a class. Its formative and summative assessment tools grade a broad
-variety of objective problems and assist in evaluation of essays. 
-\item Offers Prompt Feedback
-\item Performance Statistics
-\item Discussion Boards
+in a class. Its formative and summative assessment tools grade a wide
+variety of objective problems and assist in the evaluation of essays. 
+\item Get/Give Prompt Feedback
+\item Review Performance Statistics
+\item Discussion Boards
+
 Provides prompt feedback for students and instructors, as well
 as statistical information on performance and on effectiveness of
 materials. Discussion pages attached to every homework assignment
@@ -43,7 +46,7 @@
 License), and may be modified and adapted.
 
 LON-CAPA is being developed and implemented by an enthusiastic group
-of faculty and professionals who recognize that Information Technology
+of faculty and professionals who recognize that information technology
 can play an important role in improving students' learning and understanding.
 Current members of the project include faculty from universities,
 colleges, and K-12 schools in the US, Canada, Asia, Africa, and Europe.

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