Tips for using the course materials for Ecology

Access codes for course materials To access the course material - when prompted:

Enter your UI NetID and VandalWeb password
 

Canvas course system: Issues related to logging

Please be sure to check the following:

NetID: Use your official University of Idaho NetID that is composed of 4 letters and 4 numbers (the first part of your UI address, before the “@” symbol).

Password: Your VandalWeb password.

Please contact the UI Help Desk (208-885-4357 | helpdesk@uidaho.edu) for additional assistance regarding log in problems. If you email the UI Help Desk, please be sure to supply a very detailed description of the log in problems you encounter. The staff at the UI Help Desk are very good at diagnosing log in issues and so please do contact them as soon as possible.

 

Interactive lessons The interactive lessons require a "runtime" version of Toolbook Instructor (free).

To set up your computer for the interactive lessons:
Select the compressed "Zip" file, tbruntime, to download the runtime program.

Double-click on (or select "open") to the compressed "Zip" file to extract executable file.

Double-click on (or select "open") to run the executable file (select "yes" when prompted).

*Note that this procedure only needs to be done once
 for the course

 

Clearing the memory cache ("temporary internet files") on your browser
  As a matter of normal computer maintenance, delete your temporary cached files from your browser. For the browser, Edge

1. Select Settings from the menu bar
2. Select: Privacy, search, and services
3. Select: Clear browser data
4. Select: Chose what to clear
5. Select the first four items to clear
6. Select: Clear now

*Note that the procedures for clearing the
 temporary files differs for each browser.

 

Check your monitor resolution Modern computers are typical set by default at the a screen resolution for correctly display the interactive lessons. However, if the resolution of your screen is less than 1280 X 1024, a portion of the interactive lesson will not appear and may not work properly.

Note: If you see your computer screen "scale" for higher than 100%, the interactive lesson may not display correctly.

Right-click on your desktop and click on "Display settings" to check and set the resolution and scale if needed.

 

Apple computers The interactive course materials will not work on Apple computers.
 
Audio problems on lectures Be sure Microsoft Windows Media player is installed on your computer system.