Essentials of Communication (Speech)
Give your high school students the tools they need to become effective and confident public speakers with ODYSSEYWARE Essentials of Communication. This six-unit elective teaching students the fundamentals of the communication process is conveniently available on the web. Standards-based and robust, this online curriculum challenges students and supports educators. From interpersonal strategies to effective public speaking, ODYSSEYWARE Essentials of Communication promotes practical communication skills that last a lifetime.
Give a Testimonial Share This Page Reach your digital natives by offering them an online course that speaks their language. Fully web-based, this valuable course is an exploration of communication. ODYSSEYWARE Essentials of Communications: A Guide to Interacting Effectively in Today’s World™ introduces and explains the types of communication that students use in their lives each day. Interactive lessons examine perceptions, self-concept, and the foundations that support effective use of the language in personal, social, and professional settings. This six-week course teaches guidelines for planning, preparing, delivering, and evaluating formal and informal personal and professional presentations and speeches, including research and development. Students also learn about listening and non-verbal communication, discovering how these skills affect the process.
Conveniently available on the web 24/7, ODYSSEYWARE includes time-saving tools for automatic grading and lesson planning, a built-in calendar, customizable curriculum, and a helpful message center. Students love the dynamic multimedia clips and hands-on, technology-based exercises that help them connect to their own education. Give your students the tools they need to become effective and confident communicators on and offline with ODYSSEYWARE Essentials of Communications: A Guide to Interacting Effectively in Today’s World.
"I greatly appreciate the wide variety of courses offered and the frequency that new courses are added. ODYSSEYWARE is a complete online curriculum solution for schools, and it's geared to meet the needs of all students."
-Quint Pease, SD"With ODYSSEYWARE, students are motivated. It's designed for kids in the 21st century. They're not expected to watch some antiquated video. Instead, they are able to participate in their own instruction through the text and the multimedia elements. That—combined with the fact that they can work at their own pace—helps them stay motivated."
-Scott Davis, TX"I had a chance to build a course for my eighth graders. I love it. I didn't have to go in and edit each individual student! It saved me tons of time. Thanks!!"
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Adobe® Flash® |
Version 9.x or higher |
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Adobe® Acrobat® |
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Turn off or otherwise modify local caching at the workstation level. |
Set caching to zero or lowest possible setting and purge the browser history files. Firefox: Internet Explorer: |
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Set popup blockers to allow popup windows from the ODYSSEYWARE application site. |
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Browsers must be configured to both accept cookies and to not interfere with cookies. |
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If using AVG you must disable “link scanning.” |
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Filtering |
Put the ODYSSEYWARE domains on whitelist and/or exception list of any filtering software that may be in use. |
Add the following domains: http://*.owotw.com |
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Put the ODYSSEYWARE domains on whitelist and/or exception list of any proxy servers. |
Add the following domains: http://*.owotw.com If there is caching on the network, users could see issues with logging in and sending answers to ODYSSEYWARE because they are not accessing our servers but stored copy of website. |
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If using a wireless network, we recommend the use of 802.11g or 802.11n. |
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The amount of bandwidth required depends on how many users are requesting data, ODYSSEYWARE recommends 25kbps for each user. |
Use a bandwidth log or speedtest to determine the amount of free bandwidth your location has to download the text, graphics, audio and video files that make up the ODYSSEYWARE curriculum and upload any work. |
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