How to Use SSAMCAST

SSAMCAST officially launched this Monday, June 29^th!  Now all of the resources to learn, teach, and share are available to you to upload and view quality learning content.  Need a little help navigating ssamcast.com and getting your social and educational experience started?  Here’s a guide on how to use SSAMCAST.

1. SIGN UP

Register with SSAMCAST through your Facebook, Google Plus, or personal email account.

2. LEARN

Find a course you want to take by clicking on the top left icon to access the Main Menu.  View all courses or click on Popular Teachers to see SSAMCAST’s highest rated educators! 

Click on the course you’d like to study and select the Take this course button on the course’s home page.  Now you can see all the lecture material and learn at your own pace.

3. TEACH

To teach a course, access the Main Menu and click on your icon.  This will take you to your Personal Profile, where you can view all of your enrolled, uploaded, and recommended courses.

4.  Click Create a course.  You will have a fill in a couple of criteria to upload your lectures.

·      Choose a category for your course, add a title, a description, and tags.

·      Upload a thumbnail image that users will see when they click on your course.

·      Set your course privacy to choose who can view your course.

·      Upload your lecture files- you can upload videos, PDF files, and quizzes for your course. 

You will also have the option to create quizzes so students can test their knowledge. 

4. ASK

Use the Ask SSAMCAST feature by clicking on the question mark icon at the top right of the screen.  Select Ask and write down your question and add any files that may help other users solve your problem.

Posted questions will appear on your Personal Profile under the Ask tab.  Here you can see who has answered your question and choose from the best response.

There’s so much more to SSAMCAST than just these easy functions, but hopefully this guide will give you a head start on your SSAMCAST experience.  Register on ssamcast.com today! 

Please comment with any questions you may have about how to use SSAMCAST.