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Creating A Lesson Plan

Open Livetext with your user name and password.
This is the screen you will see, which is called your "dashboard".
screenshot of the Livetext dashboard

The next step is to click on the "New Document" tab.
screenshot showing the "New Document" tab in the upper left corner of the dashboard screen

This is the screen which will come up.
screenshot of the "Create a Document" screen.

First, choose the correct folder.
This will depend upon what type of document you are creating. Any document you are creating for Austin Peay State University will be under this section. For this tutorial, we will create a lesson plan.
screenshot showing the selects avaiable from the "Choose a folder" field of the create a document screen

Next, choose the correct template.
The options for templates are based on which folder you chose; choose according to your class.
screenshot showing the templates available from the "Choose a Template" field

To the right, you will notice an image that shows you the layout of your document.
Screenshot showing a typical document layout

Finally, choose a title.
Some professors will give you a title to put here; if not, create something specific enough so you know what the project is without having to open it.
screenshot showing the "Create a document" screen once the folder and template have been selected and a title entered into the appropriate field.

> Always “save” before moving on!
screenshot showing the "save" button in the lower right hand portion of the "Create a document" screen

Now that your document has been created, you can put in the necessary information.
Back under the “Documents” tab you will find your newly created document.
screenshot showing the "Documents" tab


Now it is time to create the different sections within your document.

Each section has instructions already in the box.
To edit this, click the “Edit” button in the desired section.
DO NOT delete the instructions until after you have typed in the information. This will save you from having to guess what information they want.
screenshot showing the edit button in the upper right corner of the screen and the instructions in the center of the screen

This is the screen you will see.
Always “Save & Finish” before moving on.
screenshot showing the "save & Finish" button in the upper right hand corner of the screen

To insert standards, simply choose the appropriate section.
The first section is for you to type in the standards.
The second section is for you to find and insert the standards.
Using the second section to insert standards.
Click on “Edit,” and this screen will appear.
screenshot showing the "add" button in the upper left hand corner

Next, choose “Add.” and this screen will appear. You want TN for Tennessee.
This is the screen that will appear, which has every standard for the state of Tennessee.
You need to narrow it down by “Subject” and “Grade.”
screenshot of the "Standards" screen

Check the box next to the desired standards and hit “Add Standards.”
screenshot showing the boxes to select standards next to each standard and the "add standard" button in the upper left hand corner of the screen

After your standards have been entered, delete the other standards section.
To do this, click on the “Manage Sections” tab.
If you wrote in the first section, delete the second and vice versa. Then “Save & Finish.”
To add materials, repeat the steps used for adding standards.
screenshot of the materials screen

Once you have completed the materials section, you have successfully created a lesson plan in LiveText
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