Much of this course will be administered using video demonstrations, simulations, and quizzes.

Videos

The videos contain the bulk of the instruction in this course. You will When you first load a page that contains a video, the video will show a small thumbnail with a "Play" button overlaying the video image. This is just a placeholder for the video and will expand to a much larger size once you click the "Play" button:

When you're ready to watch a video, the integrated Canvas video player has some options you can use to customize your viewing experience. Each of the video player options and its respective function can be found below:

Play/Pause Button - This button can be used to start and pause the video. The icon will change to a pause button when the video is running.
Time Elapsed - This timer shows how much time has elapsed from the beginning of the video.
Progress Bar - This bar gives a visual representation of how much time has elapsed, how much time is remaining, and can be used to jump to a specific part of the video.
Total Time - This timer indicates the total length of the video
Closed Captioning (subtitles) - This button gives the option of showing/hiding subtitles (if subtitles are available)
Video Speed - This button gives the option of speeding up or slowing down the video if the video/audio is too fast or too slow
Video Quality - This button allows the quality of the video to be enhanced or reduced (if connection speed is an issue)
Volume Control - This slider allows the volume to be changed up or down inside the player. This does not impact the overall system volume
Fullscreen Toggle - This button can be used to expand the video to full screen mode

Quizzes

Take the quizzes to show you know your stuff. It may be helpful to open Northstar and log into the zDATC Nightly environment so you don't make any changes on the live server.

Simulations

Everyone learns in different ways. The videos present a complete and in-depth view of each task in Northstar. The simulations let you try out each task with guidance, as if you were logged into Northstar yourself. These simulations will help you prepare for each quiz. Each simulation will load in its own player on the page. Follow the guides and you will successfully complete each simulation.