Learn how to use Scalar to create a multimedia digital book
1. Learn how to create an account and navigate the dashboard
All design work in Scalar runs through their dashboard. We'll talk our way through the various tabs and their potential uses for pedagogical and/or research projects.
2. Learn how to create and edit pages
In Scalar, everything is a page. We'll step through the basic options in setting pages for your digital book.
3. Learn how to import/link to media
We will discuss the copyright implications of using various media in Scalar and demonstrate how the platform makes sharing content easy and relatively copyright-headache free.
4. Learn how to annotate all of your objects
Scalar allows users to annotate audio clips with video, or text pages with audio. Virtually any combination is possible.
5. Learn how to build relationships between objects
Because everything has its own page, Scalar has a flat ontology allowing authors to build a variety of relationships between its content types. These can be tags or even circuitous paths.
6. Display visualizations of your content
Scalar has native capabilities that allow authors to see dynamic visual representations of the relationships between their content types (using, e.g., tags and paths).
7. Learn how to add users and navigate permissions for your book
From author to editor and reviewer, learn how to limit and grant access for your Scalar book for collaborative creation or peer review.
General Resources
Scalar's User Guide
http://scalar.usc.edu/works/guide2/index
Recorded Webinars (Beginner & Intermediate)
http://scalar.usc.edu/webinars/past-webinars/
Create an Account (Direct Link)
http://scalar.usc.edu/works/system/register?
Faculty-Specific Resources
Helpful article about DH tools in the classroom (see especially the "Tool Selection and Use" section)
Examples of Scalar being used in the classroom
