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Pearson | MyLab | IT® for Microsoft Office 2013

Interactive Training Guide

TABLE OF CONTENTS

How Will You Teach With Pearson | MyLab | IT? .............................. 5

Introduction ............................................................................................................ 5

Where Do I Go For Additional Training or Help? ........................................................... 7

Plan Your Pearson | MyLab | IT Course ............................................ 9

P.I.E. Model for Implementation: Plan, Implement, Evaluate ......................................... 9

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013 Planning Toolkit ................................................ 10

Results and Case Studies........................................................................................ 11

Module 1: Get Started With Your Pearson | MyLab | IT Course ....... 13

Lesson 1.1: Before You Begin: Computer Set Up & Technical Support .......................... 13

1. Check System Requirements and Home Computer Set-Up ................................... 13

2. Learn How to Obtain Technical Help When Needed .............................................. 14

3. Explore System Status Site .............................................................................. 14

Lesson 1.2: Access or Create Your Course ................................................................ 16

1. Enroll in a course(s) as Section Instructor .......................................................... 16

2. Copy a Course Created for You ......................................................................... 24

3. Student Registration and Enrollment ................................................................. 27

Lesson 1.3: Explore and Navigate Your Course .......................................................... 32

1. Explore the Course Menu ................................................................................. 32

2. Explore Pearson | MyLab | IT Menu Items .......................................................... 37

3. How to Use the eText ...................................................................................... 41

4. Set the Time Zone .......................................................................................... 41

Lesson 1.4: Explore Pearson | MyLab | IT Activities and Assignments .......................... 45

1. Explore Activities and Assignments ................................................................... 45

2. Explore Pearson | MyLab | IT Badging ............................................................... 51

Module 2: Assign Activities and Add Additional Content ................. 53

Lesson 2.1: Assign Activities and Assessments .......................................................... 53

1. Review Course Materials Already Added to Your Assigned Course .......................... 53

2. “Show” Course Content to Students .................................................................. 54

3. Assign Pearson | MyLab | IT Activities ............................................................... 55

4. Review and Set Scheduling Options ................................................................... 56

5. Review and Set Activity Preferences .................................................................. 59

6. Use the Browser Lock Feature for Higher Stakes Simulation Activities .................... 60

Lesson 2.2: Adding Additional Content to Your Course ............................................... 63

1. Edit and/or Update My Course Folder Organization .............................................. 63

2. Add Content from the Course Materials Library ................................................... 64

3. Add Content from Other Courses and Product Shared Library ............................... 65

4. Create and Add Custom Activities and Assignments ............................................. 66

5. Edit Existing Activities and Assignments ............................................................. 68

Module 3: Monitor and Manage Results .......................................... 70

Lesson 3.1: View the Gradebook ............................................................................. 70

1. View the Gradebook ........................................................................................ 70

2. Use Gradebook Filters...................................................................................... 72

3. Create a Custom View .................................................................................... 74

4. Export Grades ................................................................................................ 77

Lesson 3.2: View Student Submissions..................................................................... 78

1. Viewing Simulation Submissions ....................................................................... 78

2. Viewing Grader Project Submissions .................................................................. 78

3. Identifying Integrity Violations .......................................................................... 79

Lesson 3.3: Manage Student Results ........................................................................ 81

1. Manage Student Submissions ........................................................................... 81

2. Intervention Strategies .................................................................................... 81

3. Create Reports and Analyze Results .................................................................. 82

Appendix A ..................................................................................... 97

Lesson A.1: Create Pearson | MyLab | IT Courses ...................................................... 97

1. Understand User Roles that Create Courses ........................................................ 97

2. Create a Coordinator Course ............................................................................ 98

3. Create Sections from Coordinator Courses ....................................................... 100

Appendix B: Additional Lessons .................................................... 106

Lesson: Copy Coordinator Courses ...................................................................... 106

Lesson: Adjust Assignment Scheduling Options .................................................... 106

Lesson: Use the eText Tools ............................................................................... 106

Lesson: Meet Online with Students ..................................................................... 106

Lesson: Create Grade Schemas .......................................................................... 106

Lesson: Create Custom Questions ....................................................................... 106

Appendix c: More Resources ......................................................... 107

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HOW WILL YOU TEACH WITH PEARSON | MYLAB | IT?

Before you begin, please read “How will you teach with Pearson | MyLab | IT.” We have identified four unique user roles. How you implement Pearson | MyLab | IT will be influenced by the way you will use the program. This document provides personas, questions and descriptions of the four user groups listed below to help you determine which role most closely describes your situation.

● Section Instructor ● Course Instructor ● Program Designer ● Program Administrator / Coordinator

IMPORTANT: This Implementation Guide provides lessons written to Section Instructors working with Program Administrators /Coordinators or Course Designers and have courses created and/or designed for them. If you identify with one of the other user roles, make sure to review Appendix A to learn more about creating Pearson | MyLab | IT courses.

Note: If you are integrating Pearson | MyLab | IT with your Learning Management System (LMS), please refer to the resources found in the LMS Integration Services page.

Introduction

At Pearson, we understand the challenges of teaching with a new technology. For face-to-face, online, hybrid, modular, or other course delivery methods, this Implementation Guide provides best practice and strategies to implement Pearson | MyLab | IT to help you achieve desired goals and outcomes.

Whether you are new to using Pearson | MyLab | IT and seeking guidance for getting started and course set up, or have taught with the program for several terms and looking for new ways to design and/or teach your course, you have come to the right place!

Here’s what you will get from the Implementation Guide:

Just-in-time assistance for setting up your course

Insightful best practices and strategies for effective implementation

Helpful step-by-step videos of the procedures you need to follow

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As you work through the lessons in the Interactive Training Guide, you will notice the following icons:

Click to watch a video showing you the steps for completing the activity.

Best Practice Tips from current users with results.

Click to open up the relevant Instructor Help page for step-by-step instructions on the topic.

Where Do I Go For Additional Training or Help?

All of the resources outlined below can also be accessed from the Get Trained area on the Pearson | MyLab | IT website (www.myitlab.com).

I am having difficulty setting up my instructor account or course

Pearson Support

The program is not displaying correctly on my computer

Pearson Support

I would like additional assistance with setting up my course and implementing Pearson | MyLab | IT into my class

Request Training

Where can I send students for general information about getting started

Student Support

Where can I find instructor resources to help me plan my Course?

Pearson | MyLab | IT Planning Toolkit

I would like to connect with other business educators teaching with a MyLab course to share advice and best practices

My IT & MIS Community

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Where can I find resources and support materials for my Learning Management System (LMS) integration?

LMS Integration Services

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PLAN YOUR PEARSON | MYLAB | IT COURSE

P.I.E. Model for Implementation: Plan, Implement, Evaluate

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PHASE I: PLAN

“Phase I: Plan” seeks to identify your desired outcomes and goals, identify and select the assets and features within MyLab to integrate into the course, and define how you plan to measure and evaluate the success of the implementation. Essentially, in addition to goal setting, this phase will encourage you to plan for the Implement and Evaluate phases you will execute as next steps.

PHASE II: IMPLEMENT “Phase II: Implement” is where your plan takes shape. You learn about the implementation resources available and how you can utilize them in order to effectively integrate the product into the course. In this phase, you consider how you might customize the product features to create assignments and configure the gradebook to align with your desired outcomes and goals. You also customize resources to help students get started successfully in the digital product (or Pearson | MyLab | IT).

PHASE III: EVALUATE Finally, “Phase III: Evaluate” is where you measure impact and success of your implementation. This phase is intended to be completed throughout and at the end of the course. You analyze student performance to predict future success, interpret the student performance data to determine if intervention strategies are needed to increase success, and devise strategies to address any performance issues. Depending on what the data tells you during the term, you may decide to revise the course including the product setup and configuration. This phase also includes analyzing the end-of-term course and learner data to correlate results with learner outcomes and course goals and help you plan for your next course.

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013 Planning Toolkit

The best implementations occur when a clearly defined set of goals are met with the right training materials and resources. Whether you’re brand new to Pearson | MyLab | IT or a seasoned user, using the Planning Toolkit will help you make more-informed decisions about course design, assets and functionality, and how you measure success.

Before you begin to build your course(s) in Pearson | MyLab | IT, use the Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013 Planning Toolkit to help you plan how you will implement Pearson | MyLab | IT in your course. It provides charts, worksheets, and checklists to facilitate and support the Plan phase--the first phase of the implementation process: Plan, Implement, and Evaluate.

By working through the toolkit, you will create a well-designed plan that will provide the framework and shape your implementation strategy and how you measure the impact of Pearson | MyLab | IT on course outcomes, goals, and student achievement.

After examining the most successful Pearson | MyLab | IT implementations, one thing is consistent: those schools that achieve success know precisely where they stand, they

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establish clear goals at the onset and then specifically design their Pearson | MyLab | IT courses to reach them. Investing time to plan now can have great impact.

The Planning Toolkit can be accessed from the Get Trained area on the Pearson | MyLab | IT website (www.myitlab.com).

Results and Case Studies

Pearson has over 80,000 users of our digital products every single semester. We have over 500 documented stories of true results, so why not learn from those best practices and implementations?

As noted in the complete My Lab & Mastering: 10 Best Practices publication, simply adding any technology product to your course won’t guarantee instant resolution of your institution’s teaching and learning challenges. However, adoption of the best practices described below in concert with a MyLab implementation has repeatedly shown to yield positive results that both continue through the course sequence and remain sustainable over time. Below is a summary of a complete Pearson publication found here.

The trends we see among instructors and institutions experiencing the best results include:

• Recognize and embrace educational value of technology integration • Require the MyLab for at least 10%-20% of the final course grade • Participate in training and follow recommended best practices • Enable active class discussion by assigning pre-lecture homework • Align formative activities (homework and remediation) and summative assessments

(quizzes, writing assignments, and exams) with Learning Outcomes • Use assessments/ data to measure student gains

At Pearson, we are committed to illustrating ways in which our MyLabs are impacting students and instructors. One way we highlight our MyLabs in action is through case studies: documents which contain both qualitative and quantitative information that supports the effectiveness of a MyLab. These Efficacy studies help show the value and benefits of using a learning technology to other instructors, and can benefit you as well, given that more than ever, instructors are being asked to provide data and reports to illustrate the performance of the resources they choose for their students.

If desired, our efficacy team will partner with you to review the case study structure, assess your data and complete the analysis and statistical correlations necessary to create an efficacy report around your implementation and usage of Pearson | MyLab | IT.

If you are not familiar with the case studies that Pearson has published, take a look at our Results Library for Pearson | MyLab | IT. Choose EXPLORE RESULTS in the green box at the bottom left to search the site by discipline, product, course format, etc. You can also submit your contact information on this page to be contacted by a member of our efficacy team.

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MODULE 1: GET STARTED WITH YOUR PEARSON | MYLAB | IT COURSE

Lesson 1.1: Before You Begin: Computer Set Up & Technical Support

In this lesson, you will learn how to set up your computer for optimal performance, as well as learn about technical support options.

Learning Objectives:

1. Check System Requirements and Home Computer Set-Up

2. Learn How to Obtain Technical Help When Needed

3. Explore System Status Site

1. Check System Requirements and Home Computer Set-Up

Both students and instructors should view the System Requirements for Pearson | MyLab | IT, as each client computer or workstation running a Pearson | MyLab | IT product must meet a specific set of minimum system requirements.

TROUBLESHOOTING FAQS FOR SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Although many users will not need to do anything before using Pearson | MyLab | IT, some users might need to manually configure a computer to meet system requirements. Review this Knowledge Base article that walks through the steps to manually get your browser ready to run Pearson | MyLab | IT, including tips for the following questions:

How do I check which browser I am using?

How do I clear cache and cookies on my computer?

How do I enable session cookies in Chrome?

How do I enable Javascript?

How do I add trusted sites?

How do I allow pop-ups?

How do I set screen resolution?

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2. Learn How to Obtain Technical Help When Needed

Pearson offers technical support to you and students 24/7. You can connect with Pearson Support for assistance with registration, signing in, browser settings, other system requirements, and general technical issues with your course or account. Bookmark this site for easy and quick reference.

There are three ways to contact Pearson Support: 1. Find Answers 24/7 (Search FAQs) 2. 24/7 Chat 3. 24/7 Phone:

o Educator- 877-694-8522 o Student- 844-292-7016

The Knowledge Base is a section of our 24/7 Support site that collects the most common questions and answers, and catalogs them in a searchable way. The FAQ listing changes daily depending on the volume of questions coming in at that time. The search field is linked to an extensive knowledge base of questions and answers which is an excellent place to start if you have an “error code” or “error message,” as it will retrieve the reason for the error as well as the steps to resolve the issue. This can save you and/or your students a great deal of time and effort.

Anytime you OR your students reach out to Technical Support via phone or chat, an incident number is generated. This is the “tracking” for the incident reported.

Best Practice: Require students to provide a Pearson Incident Number to you before bringing any technical issue or error directly to you. We are unable to troubleshoot technical issues without an incident report with all necessary details. You can in turn pass this incident number to your Pearson representative in the event it needs escalated. Students will receive an incident number with any of

the above methods to contact our technical support teams.

3. Explore System Status Site

To review details of any unexpected system outage or downtime, we recommend you bookmark the Pearson System Status site. It provides up-to-date performance information regarding a subset of Pearson Higher Education digital products with the goal of improving the customer experience by providing updates about system disruptions and outages.

You can access the Pearson System Status site 24/7/365, allowing for full transparency of Pearson product status. Please note that this site does not include information about scheduled maintenance downtimes. You may find that information here.

You can review hour-by-hour for the last 24 hours or daily view of the last 35 days with a detailed description of any issues, disruptions, or outages.

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Additionally, you can follow @PearsonSupport on Twitter for Higher Ed product support, useful tips, downtime information, and more.

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Lesson 1.2: Access or Create Your Course

In this lesson, you will learn how to access or create Pearson | MyLab | IT courses, as well as how to help your students register and enroll in courses.

Learning Objectives:

1. Enroll in a course as Section Instructor

2. Copy a Course Created for You

3. Student Registration and Enrollment

1. Enroll in a course(s) as Section Instructor

If another educator (Program Administrator/Coordinator) is creating the Pearson | MyLab | IT course section(s) you will teach, you will need to register/enroll to gain access. There are two processes to achieve this. The process you follow depends on whether or not you already have Pearson MyLab and Mastering Instructor account.

In both cases, you must have:

• a Section Instructor access code

• Course ID(s) for the Pearson | MyLab | IT section(s) you are teaching

TO ENROLL IN A COURSE(S) AS SECTION INSTRUCTOR IF YOU DO NOT ALREADY HAVE A PEARSON MYLAB AND MASTERING INSTRUCTOR ACCOUNT

Pearson | MyLab | IT: Section Instructor Registration/Enrollment Process

STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS:

1. From pearsonmylabandmastering.com or myitlab.com, click Educator under Register.

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2. Click I need to enroll in a course created by another instructor.

3. Enter the Course ID from your Program Administrator/Coordinator and click Continue.

4. Create a Pearson Account by clicking Create.

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5. Fill in all fields, read and accept the End User License Agreement and Privacy Policy, and click Create Account.

6. Select Access Code.

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7. Enter the Section Instructor access code then click Finish and you’re done!

8. Click Go to My Courses.

IMPORTANT: Provide students with the Registration Instructions Handout by clicking Details on your course tile from your Courses list and clicking Get Registration Instructions. If registration instructions are not available for your

course, provide students with the Course ID to register.

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TO ENROLL IN A COURSE(S) AS SECTION INSTRUCTOR IF YOU ALREADY HAVE A PEARSON MYLAB AND MASTERING INSTRUCTOR ACCOUNT

STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS:

1. From pearsonmylabandmastering.com or myitlab.com, sign in with your username and password.

2. In the upper right of your account screen, click Enroll as Section Instructor.

3. Enter the Course ID from your Program Administrator/Coordinator and click Continue.

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4. Select Access Code

5. Enter the Section Instructor access code then click Finish and you’re done!

6. Click Go to My Courses.

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IMPORTANT: Provide students with the Registration Instructions by clicking Details on your course tile from your Courses list and clicking Get Registration

Instructions. If registration instructions are not available for your course, provide students with the Course ID to register.

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2. Copy a Course Created for You

If another educator (Program Administrator/Coordinator) is creating the Pearson | MyLab | IT course section(s) you will teach, but you will retain more control of the course by creating it in your own account, you will need:

• your Pearson instructor login credentials AND

• the Coordinator Course ID from your Program Administrator/Coordinator

STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS:

1. From pearsonmylabandmastering.com or myitlab.com, sign in with your username and password.

2. Click the Create/Copy Course tile on your courses page or the Create/Copy Course button in the upper right of your screen.

3. Under Copy existing course, enter the Coordinator Course ID from your Program Administrator/Coordinator and click the search icon.

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3. Click Select for the Coordinator Course that displays. 4. Choose Course Type: Member Section, enter the number of sections you are

teaching, then enter the required course details and click Create Course.

• For Course Start Date, open the calendar by clicking in the Date field to select the month, day, and year when you plan to begin teaching the course. The course start date can be edited up to 90 days from course creation date.

• For Course End Date, open the calendar by clicking in the Date field to select the month, day, and year when you want to close student access to your course. The end date takes effect early in the morning of the following day. For example, if you select June 1, 2016 as the end date, student access ends early in the morning of June 2, 2016 Eastern Time.

• For Enrollment Start Date, open the calendar by clicking in the Date field to select the month, day, and year when you want students to start enrolling in your course. The default is the course start date.

• For Enrollment End Date, open the calendar by clicking in the Date field to select the month, day, and year when you want students to stop enrolling in your course.

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NOTE: When a course reaches its end date or the maximum end date of 24 months from the course start date, it enters into a 12-month course retirement phase. At the end of this phase, the course is flagged for deletion. Before any course is deleted, however, you will receive three email alerts reminding you that your course has been flagged for deletion. These email reminders contain information on how to make a copy of your course for reuse after the original course is deleted. Students will be unable to access this course beyond the course end date. As an instructor, however, you will have access to the course until it is deleted.

5. You can either Create Another Course or Return to My Courses.

Your course section(s) will appear in a grayed out tile on your courses page until course creation is complete. When the course is available for use, you will receive an email, the tile will activate with color, and become clickable.

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Although your section resides in your own account, it will still be connected to the course group your Program Administrator/Coordinator set up for centralized content management and campus-wide level reporting benefits.

IMPORTANT: Provide students with the Registration Instructions Handout that is included in the section creation confirmation email or by clicking Details on your course tile from your Courses list and clicking Get Registration Instructions. If

registration instructions are not available for your course, provide students with the Course ID to register.

3. Student Registration and Enrollment

Both students and instructors will access all MyLab courses through the Pearson MyLab & Mastering website at www.pearsonmylabandmastering.com. This is a single entry for all online Pearson Education products. For example, if your students are using MyMathLab, they will be able to access those courses and your Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013 course from this single entry point.

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TO ENROLL IN A PEARSON | MYLAB | IT COURSE, STUDENTS MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING:

• Student access code, a valid credit card, or a PayPal account. Students get an access code with a new book purchase or by buying the code separately in a student access kit/card at the campus bookstore. Students can also buy access to a course online with a credit card or PayPal account while they are enrolling. The student access code is nontransferable and can be used only once. If a student is waiting for financial aid, they can access your course without payment. This option grants a student temporary access to your course for 14 days. For more information, see the section titled To Request Temporary Access in the document How Students Enroll.

• Course ID – This number, which identifies a specific course section, consists of your last name or part of your school name followed by five digits. You must give your students the course ID before they can enroll.

• Email address – The student’s registration and enrollment confirmation will be sent to this email address. This address is also available to you, the instructor, for course-based communications.

A student who does not already have a Pearson account and is enrolling for the first time should follow the registration instructions on the Students area of the MyLab and Mastering website. There is a video covering the registration process, as well as instructions students can download.

A student who already has a Pearson account performs the steps in Register and Enroll in

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a New Course to enroll in a new course.

Students who have not yet received financial aid might need to access your course before they pay for it. Watch the video below to learn how students can temporarily access courses while waiting for financial aid.

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: 14-day Temporary Access for Students

For additional details on how students register and pay for Pearson | MyLab | IT courses, please see the document How Students Enroll.

We also recommend all students check the System Requirements and use the Browser Tune-Up Wizard on any home computer that will be used to access Pearson | MyLab | IT. This Browser Tune-Up will increase the performance speed of our HTML5 simulations and remove common barriers of entry for students working on their home computers.

ADDITIONAL VIDEOS TO HELP YOUR STUDENTS GET STARTED:

• Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013 Student: How to Navigate your Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013

• Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013 Student: How To Use eText Student View

• Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013 Student: How To Complete a Simulation Training

• Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013 Student: How To Complete a Simulation Exam

• Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: Simulation Learning Aids and Accessibility Toolbar

• Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013 Student: How To Complete a Grader Project

• Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013 Student: How To Complete an Objective-Based Assessment

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• Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013 Student: Register Using 14-day Temporary Access

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DO YOU HAVE A TEACHING ASSISTANT THAT NEEDS ACCESS TO YOUR COURSE?

You can give Teaching Assistants (TAs) special privileges in your Pearson | MyLab | IT course. Your TAs will first need to enroll in your course as a student (you can obtain a student access code from your Pearson sales representative). Once enrolled, you can upgrade the status from student to Section Instructor and choose settings to determine the actions they can perform in the course using Permissions (under Preferences).

Pearson | MyLab | IT: How to Promote a User to Teaching Assistant

Best Practices:

• Check System Requirements and run the Browser Tune-Up Wizard on any home computer that will be used to access Pearson | MyLab | IT.

• Keep your login information confidential. Do not share it with other instructors or students.

• Some institutions may require you to change your password each semester. This is a good practice even if it is not required. You can use a password management tool like Last Pass if you are comfortable with such systems.

• Make sure students have the correct Course ID for each course you teach. To support your students, send them a link to the Students area of the MyLab and Mastering website. There they can access information about registering and enrolling in Pearson | MyLab | IT courses.

• Encourage your students to “Like” the Pearson Students Facebook page. By clicking on Get Started with MyLab & Mastering, students can access YouTube tutorial videos, student success stories, and 24/7 technical support.

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Lesson 1.3: Explore and Navigate Your Course

In this lesson, you will learn how to navigate to different components of your course, determine the structure of your course, and work with the eText.

Watch the Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013 Introductory four-part series to get a good overview of your Pearson | MyLab | IT course and capabilities.

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013 Introductory Series

Learning Objectives:

1. Explore the Course Menu

2. Explore Pearson | MyLab | IT Menu Items

3. How to Use the eText

4. Set the Time Zone

1. Explore the Course Menu

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MANAGE YOUR ACCOUNT

1. Make sure you’re signed in to your account.

2. Quick sign out to protect your account.

3. Get assistance if you need it.

4. Use Account to manage your Pearson profile.

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COURSE MENU / LEFT NAVIGATION

The major components of each Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013 course are accessed from the Course Menu on the left side of the screen.

When you click an item from the course menu, the menu collapses to show only those specific menu items to reduce scrolling. Clicking Main Menu will return the full course menu.

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SHOW/HIDE COURSE MENU

Close the course menu to optimize your work space.

Note: By default, the menu is open on laptops, but closed on smaller devices.

Menu Open Menu Closed

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MANAGE YOUR COURSE

1. Select Manage Course to:

o Edit the course menu.

o Restore or delete archived items.

o Choose a color and style theme.

o Manage the course roster.

o Manage uploaded content files.

2. indicates menu items hidden from students.

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: How to Manage the Course Roster

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CUSTOMIZE YOUR COURSE MENU

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: How-To Modify the Course Menu

Make menu edits on one page.

1. Enter the order number (#) when adding a new menu item.

2. Rearrange existing items by drag and drop. -OR-

3. Enter a different order number.

4. Rename, add sub items, archive, or hide items.

2. Explore Pearson | MyLab | IT Menu Items

Though there are additional course components you can use, the primary course components that you will use often are:

• Getting Started is the first page you encounter when you login to a course. It has several useful components to help your students get started

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• Notifications allows students view instructor comments, view new grades, check on unread discussion and check on their progress

• Assignment Calendar includes all activities in the course and a course calendar allowing you to quickly assign specific due dates.

• Course Materials includes all available course materials as students will see them. As the instructor, you can manage what students see.

• Communication Tools include email, threaded discussions, document sharing, chat, and class live for synchronous communications.

• Grades includes scores for completed student work and reports for analysis of student achievement.

Read or watch the videos in the following sections for more information on each component.

GETTING STARTED

Getting Started includes important information for students about getting their computer setup for Pearson | MyLab | IT, a user’s guide, and a place to setup their time zone so they can be sure they turn in all assignments on time (by default all students are set to EST).

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NOTIFICATIONS

Pearson | MyLab | IT for 2013: How to Navigate and Customize Notifications

ASSIGNMENT CALENDAR

Using the Assignment Calendar is the fastest and easiest way to assign items your course by dragging and dropping into the calendar dates.

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: How-To Assign Content

COURSE MATERIALS

In Course Materials, students and instructors will both see the My Course area. My Course is the central area of Course Materials, where all activities students will complete are accessed. Under Course Materials, notice the menu items hidden from student view: Add From Library, Manage Course Materials, and Additional Instructor Views. In contrast Course Materials is not hidden from students and allows you to see the course materials exactly as students see them.

In the upper right corner of Course Materials is a small icon that allows you to quickly toggle between instructor view and student view. This toggle icon is also available in other areas of Pearson | MyLab | IT. It is good practice to check the student view

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whenever you have made changes to your course to make sure that they are showing correctly for students.

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: How To Navigate the Course Materials Library

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: How to Explore My Course Side

COMMUNICATION TOOLS

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: How to Use Email Tool

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: How To Use the Discussion Tool

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: How To Use Chat

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: Setting Up a ClassLive Session

GRADES

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: How-To Navigate the Gradebook

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3. How to Use the eText

If you are using an eText, your students will only be able to view the eText if they have purchased the Pearson | MyLab | IT access code with eText.

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: How To Use the eText

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: How To Customize the eText

4. Set the Time Zone

Background Information

Time Zone management with Pearson | MyLab |IT is very important to make sure your students have the correct times when assignments are due. Pearson | MyLab |IT is defaulted for Eastern US Time for both students and faculty. This means if you live a different time zone it is vital to set up the correct time zone for your region.

There are two tasks and decisions that need to make sure your students have the correct time based on your time zone. Both of these tasks need to be completed only once and should be done within your coordinator course before you copy out the member sections.

In order to make sure that the time assignments are due reflects the correct the time zone, it is important that you do not set up the due dates and times for your individual assignments until you have completed the follow:

1. Set the Time Zone for your own Account

2. Set the Time Zone for the Course Preference

Note – If you already assigned your content with due dates and times, please read the FAQ: How do I fix the course times to reflect the correct time zone?

Note – If you teach within the Eastern Time US Zone, there is nothing you need to do because Pearson | MyLab |IT time is set to Eastern Time US by default for both students and faculty.

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Tasks for Setting up the Proper Time Zone

There are two tasks that need to be completed in order for your course to have the time zone for your region set up correctly. It is also important to answer the questions for each task.

Task 1 – Setting the Time Zone for your Account

The first step in the time zone process is to set up the correct time zone for your own account. Once you have set up the time zone for your own account, you will not have to do this task again. The time zone for your own account will be correct once you copy your courses for the next term.

Please make sure to answer the following the question before choosing the correct task below:

Does your course have a menu item called Instructor Getting Started in your course?

If you answer Yes, please go to I already have the Instructor Getting Started item

If you answer No, please go to I do not have the Instructor Getting Started item.

I already have the Instructor Getting Started item

Within the Instructor Getting Started menu item, you will set up the time zone for your own account.

Pease review the tutorials below:

Step-by-Step Tutorial: Set up the Time Zone for your Account – Instructor Getting Started Present

Video Tutorial: Set up the Time Zone for your Account – Instructor Getting Started Present

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I do not have the Instructor Getting Started item

There is a two-step process to set up your time zone for your account if you do not have the Instructor Getting Started menu item. The first step is to create a menu item and the second is to set up your time zone for your account.

Pease review the tutorials below:

Step-by-Step Tutorial: Set up the Time Zone for your Account – Instructor Getting Started Not Present

Video Tutorial: Set up the Time Zone for your Account – Instructor Getting Started Not Present

Task 2 – Set the Time Zone for the Course Preferences

The second step in the time zone process is to make sure to set the correct time zone for your course. Once you have set up the time zone for your course, you will not have to do this task again. When you copy your course for next term where you have set up this preference, it will copy to sections.

In order to set up your course preference correctly, you need to ask yourself:

1. Am I teaching a course where all my students taking the course are in the same time zone as You? (This means you are most likely teaching a face-to-face or blended course)

2. Am I teaching a course where my students may be taking the course from outside the time zone that I am teaching. (This means you are most likely teaching an online course)

Am I teaching a course where all my students taking the course are in the same time zone as you? (This means you are most likely teaching a face-to-face or blended course)

Please review the tutorials below:

Step-by-Step Tutorial: Setting the Course Preferences for Time Zones – Students taking Course in the Same Time Zone as You

Video Tutorial: Setting the Course Preferences for Time Zones – Students taking Course in the Same Time Zone as You

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Am I teaching a course where my students may be taking the course from outside the time zone that I am teaching. (This means you are most likely teaching an online course)

Please review the tutorials below:

Step-by-Step Tutorial: Setting the Course Preferences for Time Zones – Students taking Course in different Time Zones

Video Tutorial: Setting the Course Preferences for Time Zones – Students taking Course in different Time Zones

FAQs

How do I fix the course times to reflect the correct time zone if I already scheduled my assignments?

If you have already scheduled all your assignments in your course without setting up the time zone for your own account or modified the course preferences, the times on the assignment that students will see may wrong. To fix this issue complete the following tasks:

1. Set the Time Zone for your own account 2. Set up the Time Zone for the Course Preferences – If you teach multiple

sections, you will need to set up the course preferences for each individual member section.

3. Update the times for all assignments within the course

Where is the best place to set up my own time zone and the course preferences?

It is a best practice to set these up within a coordinator course before you copy out your member sections. Remember that setting your own time zone has to be done only once and it is linked to your account not an individual course. The member sections when copied will have course preference set up correctly because you completed this task within the coordinator course.

After I have set my own time and set up the course preferences, do I have to complete these tasks every term.

In terms of setting up your own time zone, this task has to be done once and you never have to worry about changing your time zone because it is linked to your account. If the course preferences are set up within your coordinator course and you copy your member sections from it, the course preferences will copy to all member sections.

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Should my students set up the time zone for their own account?

By default, the student’s time zone is Eastern Time US. A best practice to encourage your students to change the time zone for their own account. Please send your students the link below for them to view the tutorial about how to set their own time zone:

https://youtu.be/nU1Ysg3Yhmk

Lesson 1.4: Explore Pearson | MyLab | IT Activities and Assignments

In this lesson, you will learn how to view student activities and assessments in your Pearson | MyLab | IT courses.

Learning Objectives:

1. Explore Activities and Assignments

2. Explore Pearson | MyLab | IT Badging

1. Explore Activities and Assignments

Pearson | MyLab | IT materials are developed to accompany each chapter of the Pearson textbook(s) for the Microsoft Office suite of applications and Computer Concepts. Some materials are for students to view, such as video tutorials or lecture presentations. Other materials are designed for active learning and assessment of student knowledge and skills.

Many of the activities available in Pearson | MyLab | IT are provided for training purposes. These activities provide substantial support such as examples, hints, and help options. Some educators use training activities simply for remediation and do not include in student grades at all, while others use them for homework grades.

In contrast, there are assessment activities that are intended to be used to assess whether or not students have mastered specific skills. These activities do not provide additional support, and are generally included in student grades. Many of these activities permit students to attempt the skills several times by default, so remember to review the preferences to ensure these match up to the way you want to assess your students.

Overview of Pearson | MyLab | IT Features

Some of the most used activities for training and assessment include:

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• Simulation activities that familiarize students with application interfaces and train or assess them in specific procedures

• Grader projects that students complete within Microsoft Office applications and then upload into Pearson | MyLab | IT for automatic scoring

• Objective-based assessments to test students’ knowledge and skills

SIMULATION ACTIVITIES

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: Explore the Simulations

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: Explore Windows 10 Simulations

Pearson | MyLab | IT's cloud-based, high-fidelity HTML5 Microsoft Office simulations provide realistic skill-based training and assessment, so students can practice Microsoft Office application skills using multiple methods of completion.

Students can use Learning Aids as they work through the simulation such as Read, Watch, and Practice for just-in-time remediation of any skill.

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Read: Opens the eText to the page the material is covered. This is a great option for students who prefer to read and look up the source material directly related to the task at hand.

Watch: Opens a video scripted directly from the textbook authors that will show students how to progress through the task. These videos include highlighting, close captioning, resizing, and other features to make it easily accessible for students who prefer to learn visually.

Practice: Opens a guided walk-through of the task in a no-risk environment. When students activate this learning aid, a practice tool opens as a pop-up, assisting them before they try the task on their own. The tool features both auditory and visual ways to engage the student, allowing them to pause and replay different components of the simulation.

Simulations also offer increased accessibility with an embedded screen reader and translation opens that translate the simulations into five different languages.

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Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: Simulation Learning Aids and Accessibility Toolbar

There are multiple features of the accessibility tool bar including:

• Audio Control: This feature will allow the student to pause, rewind, and advance the text on the screen as the user click on different components of the simulation

• Click Navigate: The student can select an icon or a button on the simulation and a voice will announce what the student clicked on

• Speak Selection: Students can highlight the text they wish to be repeated back to them in an auditory format

• Spell Selection: Students can have the audio guide spell out different text on the screen in the simulated environment

• Translation: Students can activate the translation feature, which will change the Microsoft Ribbon, Pearson | MyLab | IT toolbar, and audio to different languages available. New languages are being added periodically, so please check within Pearson | MyLab | IT to discover the latest ones available. The available languages include:

o Spanish o French

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o Arabic o Chinese o Japanese

• Adjust Settings: Students can use this portion of the accessibility toolbar to change the voice available (male or female) and adjust the speed at which the computer speaks. The student can also adjust the tracking settings available. The Accessibility Toolbar can also be used with a variety of keyboard shortcuts to further increase access to this great feature.

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: Accessibility Toolbar Keyboard Shortcut Guide

Simulation Bandwidth Meter gives users a measurement of the strength of their connection in terms of running the simulation upon launch: 5 bars = Excellent/1 bar = Unacceptable.

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Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013 Student: How To Complete a Simulation Training

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013 Student: How To Complete a Simulation Exam

In addition to simulation training and exams, Pearson | MyLab | IT also offers a Simulation Study Plan.

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: Use of the Simulation Study Plan

Simulation Study Plans are located in the activities folder and the simulation activity sub-folder. They are assigned in the same manner as other Pearson | MyLab | IT activities. The plan is a multi-part activity and includes three different components:

● Pre-Test ● Training (remediation) ● Post-Test

Pre-Test and Post-Test mode means the activities will be deployed in assessment mode, which means no save-for-later tasks or learning aids can be used.

The Training task will always include the save-for-later feature and the learning aids, if the student wishes to use them.

Simulation Study Plans have been created for Volume 1 “Introductory Level” content using the Pre-Test > Training > Post-Test configuration, and where both the Pre-Test and Training will rely on the “Training 1 Scenario.”

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GRADER PROJECTS

Grader projects offer the ability to assign projects that students complete live in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access, and then submit for immediate grading by the Pearson | MyLab | IT grading engine. The grading engine will also capture Potential Integrity Violations at both the content and document level.

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013 Student: How To Complete a Grader Project

OBJECTIVE-BASED ASSESSMENTS

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013 Student: How To Complete an Objective-Based Assessment

Once you have a clear understanding of the course structure and the types of activities students will complete in your course, you are ready to begin assigning activities and putting together your course calendar.

2. Explore Pearson | MyLab | IT Badging

Digital Badging has become a popular way for educators to reward their students for their hard work from K-12 to Higher Education. Digital badges are a reliable indicator of accomplishment, skill, quality, or interest that students can show to their employers. They also engage students by encouraging participation and motivating them to complete the tasks ahead of them. By using badges, students have a common metric to compare their skill level to their peers, giving them a competitive advantage in the job market and beyond.

Pearson | MyLab | IT offers open badges from Acclaim, a badging platform that validates students have obtained certain Microsoft Office skills by scoring 90% or above on a Capstone Grader Project and also allows the student to purchase MOS and IC3 certification

vouchers from Certiport at a 50% discount. Once a badge is claimed, students can share their skills with potential future employers on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and more! Badging can be a fun way to motivate and help your students succeed.

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Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: How to use Pearson | MyLab | IT Badges

To view details on the skills students have obtained with each badge earned, please visit our Pearson | MyLab | IT badging pages.

To learn more about the benefits of Digital Badging, these websites can offer additional information:

● Mozilla OpenBadges – Open Badge Platform from the creators of Mozilla Firefox ● MacArthur Foundation – Digital Badge Initiative ● HASTAC Digital Badges – Organization for Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology

Alliance Collaboratory

Best Practices:

• When you first access a new Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013 course, look in the Course Materials for a course syllabus or other guidance materials. If there is one, view it and save it locally for future reference if you choose. If there is not one, consider creating one for your students.

• Before your class begins, run through all activities and assessments that you plan to have students complete.

• Identify activities that might be difficult for students, and consider resources or guidance you can provide to help them succeed.

• Monitor Pearson | MyLab | IT Community and other online teaching resources for best practices and add them to your own teaching practice. Follow Pearson | MyLab | IT Community using Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or RSS by clicking on one of the Follow Us icons on the top right of the page.

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MODULE 2: ASSIGN ACTIVITIES AND ADD ADDITIONAL CONTENT

Lesson 2.1: Assign Activities and Assessments

In this lesson, you will learn how to assign activities and assessments to be completed by students.

Learning Objectives:

1. Review Course Materials Already Added to Your Assigned Course

2. “Show” Course Content to Students

3. Assign Pearson | MyLab | IT Activities

4. Set Scheduling Options

5. Set Activity Preferences

6. Use Browser Lock Feature for Higher Stakes Simulation Activities

1. Review Course Materials Already Added to Your Assigned Course

Each time you are assigned to teach a new Pearson | MyLab | IT course, access the Course Materials and preview each activity and assessment.

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STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS

To preview activities and assessments:

1. Click on Course Materials in the Course Menu on the left side of the course.

2. Open the appropriate folder(s). Click on the title of the activity that you wish to preview, or click on the options drop box next to the title and select Preview.

3. The activity will appear in a new window. You can run through the activity or assessment just as a student would.

2. “Show” Course Content to Students

If you login to a Pearson | MyLab | IT course and the Course Materials area appears to be empty, the materials may be hidden from students. To determine if this is the case, click on Assignment Calendar from the Main Menu and then Instructors Assignment Calendar. Check the list of course materials. Remember, materials may be in folders, so you may have to open the folders first.

Course folders and materials that are hidden from students will appear with a gray light bulb next to them indicating that they are not visible to students. Activities that are hidden will also have a gray checkmark next to them indicating that they are not assigned. You cannot assign an activity without also showing it to students.

In the screen image above, the first two activities are hidden and not assigned. The next two activities are shown to students and assigned, indicated by a yellow light bulb and a

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blue checkmark. The last three activities are shown to students, but not assigned.

To show or hide materials to students, select them by checking the box before the title of each item you want to show and then click on the Show/Hide button at the top of the list of materials.

Note: Use the Show/Hide feature if you want to permit students to see materials for one week or one module at a time. You can organize your course materials into folders and hide the subsequent folders until it is time for student access. But if you do this, make sure the materials inside the folders are shown so that when you show the folder, all the materials will be available to students.

3. Assign Pearson | MyLab | IT Activities

In Pearson | MyLab | IT, every activity that is added to My Course will appear in the Gradebook. However, activities and assessments will not be included in the calculation of a student’s grade unless they are assigned.

This allows you to include some activities that are just for practice. If you show activities to students, but don’t assign them, students can complete them and see their scores, without including their scores in their grades. This is a good way to set up extra practice on key skills.

For the activities you want included in student grades, it is very important that you check the student view of Course Materials to be sure they are assigned. If they are not assigned, there are several ways to assign activities. Watch the following video to learn how to assign activities with and without specific due dates to match your course syllabus.

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: How-To Assign Content

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4. Review and Set Scheduling Options

In addition to setting standard due dates, Pearson | MyLab | IT allows you to set various scheduling options for each type of assignment. For example, you can specify an availability range for when students can access the activity, make the activity available to only selected students, add location restrictions (i.e. specific computer labs), and add a proctor password. The course(s) you have been assigned to teach might already have set scheduling options. Make sure to review the scheduling options of your course content to ensure they are in line with how you plan to teach your course. If you need to change or update scheduling options, use the following instructions.

STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS

To set scheduling options for an individual activity or assessment, follow this process (this same process can be performed from either the Instructor Assignment Calendar, Add From the Library, or Manage Course Material):

1. Navigate to the activity or assessment for which you want to set scheduling options. You might need to open folders to find the activity.

2. To the right of the activity, click on the down arrow to open the options menu, then choose Set Scheduling Options.

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3. Read through the options available and change the settings as you desire. Click the Advanced Options for more scheduling options.

4. When you are finished making changes to the scheduling options, click Save.

It may be necessary to extend a due date or give an extended amount of time for a particular student or group of students. You can easily set personalized scheduling options for assignments without affecting other students in the course.

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: How To Set Personalized Scheduling Options

The following screen image illustrates the Set Scheduling Options window for a Grader Project. Remember that each type of activity has different options.

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Note: If you are teaching more than one section of a course at time, you can set scheduling options for activities for all of your sections at once.

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: How to Adjust Scheduling Options Across Multiple Sections

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5. Review and Set Activity Preferences

In addition to setting scheduling options, Pearson | MyLab | IT allows you to set various preferences for activities as well. Customizing your activity preferences allows you to dictate how you want the activity delivered and how students will interact with them. For example, you can specify the number of attempts for an activity, the number of attempts for each question, the amount of time students are permitted in order to complete an activity, add a grace period, enforce a late submission deduction, and more. Note that the available preferences options vary with the type of activity, but the process is the same. The course(s) you have been assigned to teach might already have set activity preferences. Make sure to review preferences to ensure they are in line with how you plan to teach your course. If you need to change or update preferences, there are two ways to set preferences in Pearson | MyLab | IT:

• Globally by assignment category

• Individually by activity or assessment

GLOBAL ACTIVITY PREFERENCES

If your course provides consistent preferences for activities in each assignment category, setting the global preferences is the fastest and easiest way to set preferences in your course. If there are some “one-off” exclusions, you can always set individual preferences for those activities at any time to override the global preference settings.

These are the assignment categories available in global activity preferences:

• Grader Project [Assessment]

• Grader Project [Homework]

• Dropbox [File Upload]

• Objective-Based Question Only

• Training [Skill-Based]

• Exam [Skill-Based]

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: How to Set Global Preferences

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In Product Help: Set Activity Preferences

INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY PREFERENCES

If you have varying preferences for each activity in any given category, or need to override a global preference setting for an activity, you can set preferences on any individual item as well. The process of setting preferences to an individual activity can be performed from the Instructor Assignment Calendar, Add From the Library, or Manage Course Material areas of your course.

The following videos provide examples of setting individual preferences for a few Pearson | MyLab | IT activity types:

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: How To Set Preferences for Simulations

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: How to Set Objective Based Preferences

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: How to Set Grader Preferences

Additional Videos for Preferences:

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: How to Set a Grace Period for Assignments

6. Use the Browser Lock Feature for Higher Stakes Simulation Activities

The Browser Lock feature in simulation activity preferences enables you to create a high-stakes testing environment for students completing simulation activities. Browser Lock prevents students from navigating away from the browser during the assessment by pressing Alt Tab and viewing other browser windows or applications.

If you secure your Pearson | MyLab | IT simulation activities with Browser Lock, students cannot launch the activity without installing the browser lock application (or High-Stakes mode software). When students attempt to open the activity, Pearson | MyLab | IT will detect if they already have the appropriate software to launch the simulation, if not,

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they will be prompted to download the software at that time. Students can also download the application from: http://www.pearsonmylabandmastering.com/northamerica/myitlab/browser-lock/

STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS:

To add the browser-lock feature to a Simulation activity:

1. From the Add from Library OR Course Manage Course Materials view, click to open the options drop down menu from the desired activity and choose Edit.

2. Click the ‘Preferences’ tab

3. Click the ‘Trap ALT+TAB and Browser Lock Down’ option and Save.

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Best Practices:

• Check Course Materials each time you login to your course to make sure all materials that you want students to see are shown. If they are not, go to the Instructor Assignment Calendar and Show/Hide or Assign/Unassign materials as necessary.

• If there is a course syllabus or another guidance document in the course that suggests a course timeline, use it to guide you in setting specific assignment due dates.

• After assigning activities, check the student view of the Assignment Calendar to make sure all assignments are showing appropriately.

• Set limitations such as the number of tries allowed for an activity using activity preferences.

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Lesson 2.2: Adding Additional Content to Your Course

In this lesson, you will learn how to add additional content to your course as needed.

Learning Objectives:

1. Edit and/or Update My Course Folder Organization

2. Add Content from the Course Materials Library

3. Add Content from Other Courses and the Product Shared Library

4. Create and Add Custom Activities and Assignments

5. Edit Existing Activities and Assignments

1. Edit and/or Update My Course Folder Organization

My Course is typically organized by a folder structure. It is recommended that you organize your course materials to match the outline of your course syllabus. For example if your syllabus is organized into weeks or modules, you should name your folders in My Course accordingly (i.e. Week 1, Week 2, etc.).

If you determine that you need to adjust your existing folder structure, you can easily add and/or edit folders.

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: How-To Create a Folder

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: How To Edit a Folder or Activity

Once your folder structure is organized, you might want to upload your course syllabus or other custom materials. You can upload one file at a time or multiple files at once. You can also upload links to materials that are already online elsewhere, or create your own web page in HTML format. Click on Add From Library and then the Add Course Materials button to see all of the types of materials you can add.

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: How to Upload Outside Materials

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2. Add Content from the Course Materials Library

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: How To Navigate the Course Materials Library

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: How To Add Content From Course Materials Library to My Course

The Course Materials Library contains materials developed specifically for the textbook series that you have chosen for your course. It is organized according to the textbook table of contents. Therefore, the folders in the Course Materials Library will be different depending on the textbook series you are using.

You will use the Course Materials Library to add activities, assessments, and other materials to your courses. To access the Course Materials Library, click on Add From Library from the Course Materials sub menu.

Notice that the Course Materials Library is on the left side of the screen, while My Course is on the right.

Depending on which series of textbooks you are using, you may find additional folders for different types of resources. For example, in the screen image below, the Skills for Success, Excel Chapter 1 folder is open, and there are folders for Chapter 1 Activities, Chapter 1 Student Resources, and Chapter 1 Instructor Resources.

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Click the folder next to the type of resources you want to access. Within the folder, you will see a list of items that you can either preview or add to your course. You can add materials to My Course by clicking on the check box next to the activity you want to add, and then clicking the Add button located between the Course Materials Library and My Course.

You can add folders or multiple activities and assessments at once by clicking on the boxes next to all the items you want to add and then clicking on the Add button. Just be careful to add your items to the right folder to reduce the time you spend reorganizing your course later!

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: How To Add a Grader Project

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: How-To Add a Dropbox

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: How to Add Assignments for Multiple Classes

3. Add Content from Other Courses and Product Shared Library

In addition to adding content from the Course Materials Library, you can also change the content source you use to find and add materials to your course. You have the ability to either choose another course from your account or the Product Shared Library.

SHARE CONTENT BETWEEN COURSES

If you want to add content from another Pearson | MyLab | IT course, you simply need to be enrolled in the course as an instructor so that it appears in your courses list. This is a great feature to share content with other educators in your program or to add content from previously taught courses.

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Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: How to Share Content Between Courses

COPY CONTENT FROM THE PRODUCT SHARED LIBRARY

If you want to add materials from a different Pearson textbook series, you will need to access the Product Shared Library. You can copy materials from the Product Shared Library and use them in your course. If you have a specific need that is not met by your course materials, check the Product Shared Library!

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: How to Copy Content from the Product Shared Library

4. Create and Add Custom Activities and Assignments

Pearson | MyLab | IT enables you to create and add customized content to your course. Learn how to create custom Simulation activities and Grader projects.

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: How To Create a Custom Simulation Activity

PROJECT CREATION TOOL (PCT)

The Project Creation Tool (PCT) allows you to customize and create automatically scored grader projects to your exact specifications. You can create projects for Microsoft Word (using the .docx format), Excel (.xlsx format), and PowerPoint (.pptx format).

The PCT uses the same engine that powers the grader projects within Pearson | MyLab | IT, meaning that the grading methods and the integrity violations are still present within the projects.

MAC Compatibility: For students that have Macs they need to use the version of

Office for which the project was created otherwise MyITLab cannot ensure grading accuracy with Grader projects. You can use the Project Creation Tool to create alternate versions to be administered.

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You can use the tool with your students to create projects that feature multiple pathways to complete and enable you to align your course with a project. In addition, there are numerous projects already completed by the Pearson | MyLab | IT team to use as templates available.

Access the Project Creation Tool from the Add from Library Tab. Click the Tools drop down

and choose Project Creation Tool to launch the tool.

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: How To Create Your Own Grader Project

You can also share projects between your own courses or with other educators by using the export / import process.

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: How to Share Projects Created in the Grader Project Tool

TIP: To maximize the compatibility of the Project Creation Tool and avoid common Grader project issues, ensure that the document used in the Grader project matches the student version of Microsoft Office. For example, a document created in Microsoft Office 2013 for the Grader project, should be edited and corrected in Microsoft Office 2013. Office 365 is supported for Grader projects, though there may me some advanced tasks that require features Office 365 does not have.

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Best Practice: One way to familiarize yourself with the Project Creation Tool is by using the sample projects created by the Pearson | MyLab | IT team. These projects can be found on the Master Projects tab with the following names:

-Sample Project – PPT -Sample Project – EXCEL -Sample Project – WORD

These sample projects contain many of the common skills used in each application, along with the sample text and some best practices on him scoring parameters.

Project Creation Tool User Guide

5. Edit Existing Activities and Assignments

You can also edit existing activities and assignments in Pearson | MyLab | IT. Review the following videos to learn how to edit Simulation activities and Grader projects.

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Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: Editing A Simulation Activity

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: How to Edit a Grader Project

Best Practices:

• Organize course materials in My Course into folders related to each week or module of the course, as outlined in the course syllabus. Within each week or module folder, include all required assignments and assessments.

• Create a folder in the Course Materials Library for storage of your custom content, such as your syllabus, handouts, custom assignments, etc. If you will use a lot of custom materials, create several custom content folders such as: My Handouts, My Discussions, My Assignments, etc.

• Put your entire course together before the class starts so that you are fully prepared before students enter the course.

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MODULE 3: MONITOR AND MANAGE RESULTS

Lesson 3.1: View the Gradebook

In this lesson, you will learn how to use the gradebook and gradebook filters to help you manage your course grades.

Learning Objectives:

1. View the Gradebook

2. Use Gradebook Filters

3. Create a Custom View

4. Export Grades

1. View the Gradebook

Most Pearson | MyLab | IT assignments and assessments are automatically graded and entered into the Gradebook.

Students will access the Gradebook by clicking on Grades in the Course Menu, this will open the Grades submenu.

You can access student Grades by clicking Grades from the main menu and then Instructor Gradebook from the submenu.

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By default, the Gradebook is organized with the same folder structure as My Course. If your My Course is organized with folders, you will need to drill into the folders within the instructor gradebook to reveal those activity columns.

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: How-To Navigate the Gradebook

You will also notice a default cumulative column, Grade to Date, which is hidden from student view by default. In your Grading Preferences, you can choose between two types of cumulative grade columns to appear in your gradebook:

1. Grade to Date (only including those assignments that have been submitted or are past due)

2. Grade to Total (includes all assignments for the term regardless of due date)

In Product Help: Set Grading Preferences

The default cumulative column does not give an option to weight the score that appears in the Grade to Date or Grade to Total column. However, you can create calculated columns and a custom total column to add weighting to your gradebook to match your syllabus.

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Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: How to Weight Gradebook Columns Total Grade

2. Use Gradebook Filters

When viewing student submissions in the Gradebook, you might want to look only at completed items, assigned items, or at all submissions for a specific type of assignment. To do this quickly, you can use the Gradebook filters.

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STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS:

1. From the Instructor Gradebook, click “View Filters” to expand the filters options.

2. To view only Assigned Items, Completed Items, or Assigned AND Completed items, expand Assignment Status and choose the appropriate filter from the drop down menu.

3. To view only a specific type of assignment (i.e. Grader Projects [Homework]), click the drop down box next to Filter by Assignment Types and select the type of assignments you want to view.

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3. Create a Custom View

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: How to Create Custom View

You can create a Custom View in the Gradebook to access student scores quickly. You will select specific assignments that you want to see in one view. These will appear as columns with the student names down the left side in your custom view. This will allow you to quickly access results without clicking through the folders in the Gradebook which are organized by the same method as the course content (i.e. by week, module, textbook chapter, etc.).

STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS:

To create columns in the Custom View:

1. From the Instructor Gradebook, drill into folders to locate the items you want to appear in your Custom View.

Click the Options dropdown next to the activity name in the gradebook, and select Save to Custom View.

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2. A confirmation message will appear in the upper left of your screen confirming the save was successful.

3. Repeat as needed on ALL items that you want to appear in your Custom View.

4. Click the Custom View tab menu item (located beneath the Instructor Gradebook) at any time to see the activities you have saved.

To remove a column from Custom View:

1. Click the Options dropdown next to the activity name in the Custom View, and select Remove from Custom View.

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2. A confirmation message will appear in the upper left of your screen confirming the removal was successful.

Note: Saving items to your Custom View does not remove them from their respective folder in the Instructor Gradebook. All items found in your Custom View will also reside in the Instructor Gradebook.

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4. Export Grades

You can export grades from Pearson | MyLab | IT in several different formats, including:

• CSV file

• Tab delineated file

• PDF file

• Blackboard-MyLab/Mastering

• Canvas

• Desire2Learn

• Moodle

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: How to Export Grades from Pearson | MyLab | IT Office 2013

Best Practices:

• Remember that students often need more feedback than just numerical scores. As you teach Pearson | MyLab | IT courses, think about ways that you can provide students with qualitative feedback and encouragement.

• If you make changes in the Instructor Gradebook, check the Grades area to make sure that your changes are appearing correctly for students.

• Create a Custom View of the Gradebook so that you and your students can quickly see scores on important assignments.

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Lesson 3.2: View Student Submissions

In this lesson, you will learn how to view student assignment submissions and reports for different Pearson | MyLab | IT activities.

Learning Objectives:

1. Viewing Simulation Submissions

2. Viewing Grader Project Submissions

3. Identifying Integrity Violations

1. Viewing Simulation Submissions

In addition to viewing student scores, you can view student submissions directly from the Gradebook. Submissions for different types of activities and assessments provide different types of performance data.

For example, simulation submissions provide information about the various methods that are appropriate to accomplish each task. They also record each specific action students take in completing a task. Next to each action students take, there is a notation in parentheses that indicates whether the action was correct or incorrect for accomplishing the task.

When selecting to View All Submissions, you can expand all submissions for all students with one click, eliminating the need to expand each student individually.

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: How to View Student Submissions

2. Viewing Grader Project Submissions

Pearson | MyLab | IT provides sophisticated reports when students complete grader projects. These reports go far beyond a simple score to allow you and your students to see exactly where they made mistakes.

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Note: You can choose to hide Grader Reports from students if desired during set up. If you choose to hide reports, all reports will be hidden.

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: How to View a Grader Submission

Note: The Grader solution files are located in the Instructor Resources > Grader Project Resources in PDF format or you can find the actual files in the Product Shared Library.

3. Identifying Integrity Violations

To detect students who are trying to pass off another student’s file as their own or trying to copy and paste another student’s work, Pearson | MyLab | IT will flag potential Integrity Violations for you automatically.

Pearson | MyLab | IT Grader works by breaking down the XML behind a document and inserting security tags into the code. When a completed document is uploaded, those tags, which include the ID# of the user who completed the project, are compared with ID# of the user logged into the system. This comparison is done on TWO levels: a) DOCUMENT-LEVEL, for the student who "borrowed" a whole document; and b) CONTENT-LEVEL, for the student who "borrowed' content by copying and pasting material into his/her own start

document.

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: How to View Integrity Violations

A Potential Integrity Violation icon will be added next to student grades in the Instructor Gradebook so you can see these at a glance without having to click on View All Submissions to identify them.

Note: Students will see that they have been flagged for a potential integrity violation when they view their submissions report IF you click “notify student” on the individual Violation detail or have the course set to automatically notify students of integrity violations by default. Only the submitting student is notified, not the student with files shared/borrowed.

INTEGRITY VIOLATION FAQS:

Q: A Student Submission is flagged with an Integrity Violation, but the detail does not contain a name or ID number. Why?

A: It is likely the offending student is not part of your institution. To obtain

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the student information, please contact Pearson Technical Support to request the information behind the offending violation.

Q: A Student Submission is flagged with an Integrity Violation, but the detail shows the same student name as the violator. Why?

A: It is likely the student for a second attempt downloaded the files again and started over rather than correcting and uploading the original file from the previous attempt OR the student used a project that they submitted in a previous course using the Legacy version of Pearson | MyLab | IT.

Q: A Student Submission is flagged with an Integrity Violation, but the detail doesn’t provide any information at all. Why?

A: It is likely the student did not save the starting files to their computer or flash drive before starting the project OR the student used a project that was submitted by another student in a previous course using the Legacy version of Pearson | MyLab | IT. In the latter case, the system will not be able to identify the other student, but does detect a potential issue.

Best Practices:

• View student submissions regularly. Look for trends in the class indicating that students are having difficulty with specific tasks. Post discussion question to help students overcome common difficulties.

• If a specific student is having difficulty with tasks not common to the rest of the class, send an email to help the student to better understand his or her errors rather than discussing with the entire class.

• If you want to allow students to review other students’ work, set clear policies for integrity violations at the beginning of the course and communicate them to students via the course syllabus or email.

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Lesson 3.3: Manage Student Results

In this lesson, you will learn how to manage student submissions, use notifications for student intervention, and best practices for reporting.

Learning Objectives:

1. Manage Student Submissions

2. Intervention Strategies

3. Create Reports and Analyze Results

1. Manage Student Submissions

As the instructor, you will view and manage all student submissions from the Gradebook area of Pearson | MyLab | IT. Pearson | MyLab | IT allows you to view student submissions and edit scores for activities. When you edit scores, it is a good idea to add a note to let students know why their scores were edited. You can also set a grace period for assignments or accept late submissions from students.

Watch the videos below to learn how to manage student submissions.

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: How to Delete a Submission

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: How to Accept a Late Submission

2. Intervention Strategies

The Notification area is where you will look each time you login to see what is happening in the course. You can see completed assignments that you need to review as well as alerts about students who have not completed assignments by the due date.

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: How to Navigate and Customize Notifications

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3. Create Reports and Analyze Results

Pearson | MyLab | IT offers a lot of reporting features and provides course and student data at your fingertips. There are many reports available to create in your Pearson | MyLab | IT course that can be useful throughout the term. Click here to learn more about the available reports.

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: How to Create and Run a Report

Understanding the different reports and being able to create them is important, but what can you do with your MyLab data? Some best practices for reporting include:

• Measure Student Success

• Plan (Lectures in Current Term and Course Set Up for Concurrent Terms)

• Motivate Students at the Term Start with Statistics from Previous Courses

• Motivate Students at Midterm with Current Course Data

• Collect Support for Accreditation or Performance Reviews (Tenure/Annual/etc.)

ARE YOUR STUDENTS SPENDING ENOUGH TIME AND EFFORT ON HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS?

Admin Tools/Reporting Tools>Activity Reports>Activity Results (Multiple Students and Activities)

Compare Time in the training activity with grade on assessment activity Step by Step

1. Click Admin Tools and choose Reporting Tools.

2. In the Activity Reports section choose Activity Results (Multiple Students and Activities).

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3. Specify the report options in the Options for Activity Results (Multiple students and activities) dialog box.

4. First select the sections to include in the report. Click Select Options and choose the sections. Once all sections have been selected, click Save and Close.

5. Click Activity Options and select a training and assessment activity to compare, click Save once the activities are selected.

6. Click and the Student Options to select the students for the report. You may select specific students or the entire class.

7. In the Date Options area you can specify a date range for your report. The Paging Options area allows you to change how many results are on a page. The default is 50 results per page.

8. Check Run Report. 9. Download the report and open in Excel. Move the student data from one activity next

to the other activity and compare the results. **Example Report (with student indicators removed)**

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Tips for Analysis: Filter overall scores from high to low to see if the higher scoring students show a trend of spending more time in homework assignments than students with lower overall scores or if higher scoring students show a trend of scoring higher in homework assignments as well. Additional Food for Thought: If the results are not what you expect, you might consider changing your approach for assigned homework for next term. Review this case study from Georgia Perimeter College where the educator allows students to reattempt homework assignments until achieving 100% and found that students scoring 100% on homework had test scores that are 12–14 points higher and final exam scores that are 17–18 points higher than students who achieve less than 100 percent on their homework.

PLAN MORE EFFECTIVELY BY ANALYZING STUDENT PERFORMANCE AND ASSIGNMENTS

Here are some examples that you can use to prepare and plan lectures in current term and course set up for concurrent terms:

Planning for lecture when assignments are due BEFORE class

Identify areas or specific questions/exercises that students struggled and allocate additional class time covering problem areas. Admin Tools/Reporting Tools>Activity Reports>Training Frequency Analysis

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Step by Step

1. Click Admin Tools and choose Reporting Tools.

2. In the Frequency Analysis Reports section choose Training Frequency Analysis

3. Choose Select Sections, find the sections to include in the report and click Add and Close when complete

4. Choose Select Trainings from the drop down menu and select the assigned trainings. Click Add when complete.

5. Click Run Report after all information is selected.

**Example Report**

Planning for next term

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Identify assignments or specific problems/exercises that are not consistent with other assignments in your course in terms of score median and make adjustments for the next term course(s). Download the Customer Efficacy Report and use functions in Excel to identify areas where adjustments are needed. Admin Tools/Reporting Tools>Usage Reports>Customer Efficacy Report

Step by Step

1. Click Admin Tools and choose Reporting Tools.

2. In the Usage Reports section choose Customer Efficacy Report.

3. In Select Sections add the Course ID for each section you want information for.

4. Click Download Report to access grades for assignments and students.

5. Use Excel functions like Average to identify weak assignments.

**Example Report**

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For assignments identified inconsistent with other assignments, drill into question details to identify trouble areas needing adjustment for next term. Admin Tools/Reporting Tools>Activity Reports>Exam Frequency Analysis

Step by Step

1. Click Admin Tools and choose Reporting Tools.

2. In the Frequency Analysis Reports section choose Exam Frequency Analysis

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3. Choose Select Sections, find the sections to include in the report and click Add and Close when complete

4. Choose Select Exams from the drop down menu and select the assigned exams. Click Add when complete.

5. Click Run Report after all information is selected.

**Example Report**

MOTIVATE YOUR STUDENTS WITH COMPELLING STATISTICS FROM PREVIOUS COURSES

Combine and format data from Usage Reports to create a compelling story to share with students based on actual course data to motivate students and show the value of the technology and gain buy in. Here are some examples that you can use at the beginning of the term:

• Motivate students to enroll early and spend time in the class

• Motivate students to complete capstone Grader projects

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Motivate students to enroll early and spend time in the class

If available, provide students with real data from the previous term students that enroll early and spend time in class and the correlation to total course scores. Admin Tools/Reporting Tools>Usage Reports>Student Enrollment

Step by Step 1. Click Admin Tools

and choose Reporting Tools.

2. In the Usage Reports section choose Student Enrollment.

3. In Select Sections add the Course ID for each section you want information for.

4. Click and the Student Options to select the students for the report. You may select specific students or the entire class.

5. In the Date Options area you can specify a date range for your report. The Paging Options area allows you to change how many results are on a page. The default is 50 results per page.

6. Check Run Report. 7. Download the report and open in Excel

**Example Report**

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Motivate students to complete capstone Grader projects

Show how being successful at the capstone Grader projects correlates to the final grade for the class. Admin Tools/Reporting Tools>Activity Reports>Activity Results (Multiple Students and Activities) Step by Step

1. Click Admin Tools and choose Reporting Tools.

2. In the Activity Reports section choose Activity Results (Multiple Students and Activities).

3. Specify the report options in the Options for Activity Results (Multiple students and activities) dialog box.

4. First select the sections to include in the report. Click Select Options and choose the sections. Once all sections have been selected, click Save and Close.

5. Click Activity Options and select capstone Grader projects, click Save once the activities are selected.

6. Click and the Student Options to select the students for the report. You may select specific students or the entire class.

7. In the Date Options area you can specify a date range for your report. The Paging Options area allows you to change how many results are on a page. The default is 50 results per page.

8. Check Run Report. 9. Download the report and open in Excel. Import Final Grade for each student.

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**Example Report**

USE INTEGRITY VIOLATION REPORT TO PREVENT PLAGIARISM IN YOUR COURSE

Show students that their work is monitored and they must submit their original work. Admin Tools/Reporting Tools>Integrity Violation Report>Integrity Violation Step by Step

1. Click Admin Tools and choose Reporting Tools.

2. In the Integrity Violation Report section choose Integrity Violation.

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3. Specify the report options in the Options for Integrity Violations dialog box.

4. Select the sections to include in the report. Click Select Options and choose the sections. Once all sections have been selected, click Add and Close.

5. Check Run Report.

**Example Report**

IDENTIFY TRENDS IN STUDENT SUCCESS BY FACULTY AND DELIVERY METHOD

The Course Section Usage report produces a snapshot of student activity in several sections. Compare student activity by selecting different delivery methods (traditional, online, or hybrid). Identify weaknesses and see if modification to the class is required. Another use of the Course Usage Report is to compare instructors to identify anomalies between faculty members. Reach out to faculty with low student activity and offer advice and assistance to increase student engagement.

Note: you may need to run two reports for this comparison or one report and sort the data in Excel.

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Admin Tools/Reporting Tools>Usage Reports>Course Section Usage Step by Step

1. Click Admin Tools and choose Reporting Tools.

2. In the Usage Reports section choose Course Section Usage.

3. Specify the report options in the Options for Course Section Usage dialog box.

4. Select the sections to include in the report. Click Select Options and choose the sections. Once all sections have been selected, click Add and Close.

5. In the Date Options area you can specify a date range for your report. The Paging Options area allows you to change how many results are on a page. The default is 50 results per page.

6. Check Run Report.

**Example Report**

MOTIVATE STUDENTS TO FOCUS IN THE TRAINING AND CHAPTER ASSESSMENTS TO IMPROVE CAPSTONE GRADER PROJECT GRADE

Provide students a graph containing real data from results from previous semesters depicting grades in the training and chapter assessments and the correlation to the

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Capstone Grade Project score. Note: you will need to run one report and organize the data in Excel for this comparison. Admin Tools/Reporting Tools>Activity Reports>Activity Results (Multiple Students and Activities) Compare grades in the training and chapter assessment activities with grade on capstone activity Step by Step

1. Click Admin Tools and choose Reporting Tools.

2. In the Activity Reports section choose Activity Results (Multiple Students and Activities).

3. Specify the report options in the Options for Activity Results (Multiple students and activities) dialog box.

4. First select the sections to include in the report. Click Select Options and choose the sections. Once all sections have been selected, click Save and Close.

5. Click Activity Options and select training and assessment activities along with the capstone project to compare, click Save once the activities are selected.

6. Click and the Student Options to select the students for the report. You may select specific students or the entire class.

7. In the Date Options area you can specify a date range for your report. The Paging Options area allows you to change how many results are on a page. The default is 50 results per page.

8. Check Run Report.

Download the report and open in Excel. Organize the training and chapter assessments with each student in Excel. Once the grades are organized you can produce a graph.

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Example graph:

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APPENDIX A

Lesson A.1: Create Pearson | MyLab | IT Courses

In this lesson, you will explore the different user roles that create and design Pearson | MyLab | IT courses and learn how to create Coordinator courses and sections.

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand User Roles that Create Courses

2. Create a Coordinator Course

3. Create Sections from Coordinator Courses

1. Understand User Roles that Create Courses

There are three main user roles that are responsible for creating and designing Pearson | MyLab | IT Coordinator courses.

• Program Administrator / Coordinator

• Program Designer

• Course Instructor

Review the following personas and workflows associated with course creation for each.

PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR / COORDINATOR

“Professor Black is a Program Administrator / Coordinator for a large IT program. He creates, designs, and manages the Pearson | MyLab | IT Coordinator course and all Pearson | MyLab | IT member sections that Section Instructors (i.e., Graduate/Teaching Assistants and/or Adjunct Instructors) teach. He provides unique Course IDs to each Section Instructor. He needs full access to all Pearson | MyLab | IT sections in order to fully monitor how the course is delivered throughout the term. He directly manages and monitors sections taught by Section Instructors, and can opt to run reports across the sections in the course group.”

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PROGRAM DESIGNER

“Professor White is a Program Designer for a large IT program. She designs a Pearson | MyLab | IT Coordinator course to be copied to provide Section Instructors a standard template that can be modified. She is not enrolled in Section Instructor courses and Section Instructors retain ownership of their own course sections.”

COURSE INSTRUCTOR

“Professor Gray is a Course Instructor. He is the only instructor at his school teaching Computer Applications. There is no IT Department Program Administrator or Program Designer creating or designing courses for instructors. He is responsible for creating and designing the Pearson | MyLab | IT Coordinator course and member sections he is teaching this term.”

2. Create a Coordinator Course

Create or Copy a

Coordinator Course

Build, Design,

Customize the

Coordinator Course

Create Sections from the

Coordinator Course (same

account)

Provide Section

Instructors with Unique Course IDs

Create or Copy a

Coordinator Course

Build, Design,

Customize the

Coordinator Course

Set the Coordinator

Course to "Available to

Copy"

Provide Section

Instructors with the

Coordinator Course ID to

Copy

Create or Copy a Coordinator

Course

Build, Design, Customize the Coordinator

Course

Create Sections from the

Coordinator Course

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Whether you are a Course Instructor, acting as a Program Administrator, creating sections for the instructors at your school, or as a Course Designer, making a course available for instructors to copy, the first step is to create a coordinator course. There are two ways to create a coordinator course:

• Create a new coordinator course from the catalog

• Copy a course (from previous terms or another instructor) as a new coordinator course

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: How To Create a Coordinator Course

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: How to Copy a Course from Another Instructor

STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS TO CREATE A COORDINATOR COURSE FROM THE CATALOG:

1. Login to your Pearson MyLab & Mastering account and click the Create/Copy Course button.

Best Practices: If you are acting as a Program Administrator, you can use a Program Administrator account instead of your personal instructor account to create the course. When creating a Program Administrator account, it is recommended to use the First Name: Admin and Last Name: [your school’s name].

2. In the Search Course Materials area, type Pearson | MyLab | IT and click Go.

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3. Locate the materials you are using and click Create Coordinator Course.

NOTE: If you are using both an applications text and a computer concepts text, make sure to select the combined course option. E.g. Exploring Series and Technology in Action.

4. In the Edit Course Information window, fill in the required fields and click Create Coordinator Course Now.

Your Coordinator Course will then appear in your Courses list with a red clock next to it. When the course is available for use, the clock will disappear.

IMPORTANT: Build and customize your Coordinator course BEFORE any sections are created. Although there are some shared content and settings features for Pearson | MyLab | IT course groups, it is a best practice to complete set up and customizations before member sections are created.

3. Create Sections from Coordinator Courses

There are two ways that sections can be created from a coordinator course:

• Sections are created by Course Instructors or Program Administrators / Coordinators in the same account as the coordinator course

• Sections are created by Section Instructors copying the Coordinator course ID as a member section course

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SECTIONS CREATED BY COURSE INSTRUCTORS OR PROGRAM ADMINISTRATORS / COORDINATORS

If you are a Course Instructor or acting as a Program Administrator / Coordinator, you will create a coordinator course and sections from one Pearson account. Once you have finalized the coordinator course, you will begin creating sections.

Note for Program Administrators / Coordinators: By creating all of the sections from your account under the coordinator course, you will have full access, reporting capabilities across all sections, and more control over what the other instructors can change or do in the course. Both you and the sections instructors will have access to the course as an instructor.

Pearson | MyLab | IT for Office 2013: How to Create a Section(s) from a Coordinator Course

STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS

To make multiple copies or sections of a course: 1. Click Create/Copy Course in the courses list on the MyLab & Mastering area.

2. Select Make Multiple Copies or Sections of a Course to display the Select a Course drop-down list.

3. From the list, select the coordinator course you want to create sections from and click Go.

4. In the Number of Courses box, enter the number of course copies you want to create, click Update.

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NOTE: The coordinator course acts as a template only and CAN NOT be used for student enrollment. If you are teaching any sections, make sure you create sections for yourself as well.

Best Practice: When creating multiple sections from your coordinator course at one time, name the courses with identifiers such as the Section Instructors’ last names.

5. Change/add the enrollment or course start and end dates:

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• For Enrollment Start Date, open the calendar by clicking in the Date field or clicking the calendar icon and select the month, day, and year when you want students to start enrolling in your course. The default is the current date.

• For Enrollment End Date, use the calendar to select the month, day, and year when you want students to stop enrolling in your course.

• For Course Start Date, use the calendar to select the month, day, and year when you plan to begin teaching the course. The default is the current date. The course start date can be edited up to 90 days from course creation date.

• For Course End Date, use the calendar to select the month, day, and year when you want to close student access to your course. The end date takes effect early in the morning of the following day. For example, if you select June 1, 2013 as the end date, student access ends early in the morning of June 2, 2013 Eastern Time.

NOTE: When a course reaches its maximum end date of 24 months from the course start date, it enters into a 12-month course retirement phase. At the end of this phase, the course is flagged for deletion. Before any course is deleted, however, you will receive three email alerts reminding you that your course has been flagged for deletion. These email reminders contain information on how to make a copy of your course for reuse after the original course is deleted. Students will be unable to access this course beyond the maximum course end date of 24 months after creation. As an instructor, however, you will have access to the course until it is deleted.

6. When you are ready to create your copies, click Create Courses Now.

The Confirmation page appears. Creation of your course can take from one hour to a business day. Times may vary depending on the number of other requests made and the size of your course materials.

SECTIONS ARE CREATED BY SECTION INSTRUCTORS

If you are acting as a Course Designer, you will create a coordinator course set to “available to copy” and will build and customize the template course that will be copied by other instructors at your institution. You will provide your Section Instructors the Coordinator course ID to copy and create member section courses in their own Pearson accounts. Before your Coordinator course can be copied, you will need to take an additional step to make the Coordinator Course available for copy.

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1. Click the Details link.

2. Select Edit Course.

3. Select Available For Copy and click Save.

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APPENDIX B: ADDITIONAL LESSONS

Lesson: Copy Coordinator Courses

Lesson: Adjust Assignment Scheduling Options

Lesson: Use the eText Tools

Lesson: Meet Online with Students

Lesson: Create Grade Schemas

Lesson: Create Custom Questions

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APPENDIX C: MORE RESOURCES • Pearson | MyLab | IT Best Practices:

This document shows you some of the best practices when using Pearson | MyLab | IT. It includes video tutorials to some of the best practices

• 10 Features or Settings You May Not Know in Pearson | MyLab | IT:

There are number of features or settings within Pearson | MyLab | IT that can help you manage your course in a more efficient manner. Some of the features or settings can also help your students be more successful using your Pearson | MyLab | IT course. The list provides you with a brief background on this setting and provide links to a step-by-step tutorials and video tutorials.

• Showcase Courses:

There are five different implementation models for Pearson | MyLab | IT. Each model is based on the instructors’ or colleges’ objectives for the course and the type of assessments that fit those objectives. Please review the Explore Implementation Models document to learn more. Each showcase course are not pre-built ones. They provide a starting point to build out the rest of your course with best practices in mind. Below are the course IDs for each type of implementation for the Go! and Exploring Series. Please use the Course IDs to copy the courses to your own account.

Go! Series:

Go! Showcase Course: Graders for HW and Sims for Assessment - shapiro09383 Go! Showcase Course: Sims/Graders HW or Grader/Sims Assessment - shapiro44982 Go! Showcase Course: Sims for HW and Graders for Assessment - shapiro46864 Go! Showcase Course: Simulations Only for HW and Assessment - shapiro01515 Go! Showcase Course: Using Grader Projects Only - shapiro12235

Exploring Series:

Exploring Showcase Course: Both Sims/Graders: HW /Assessment - shapiro24925 Exploring Showcase Course: Graders for HW and Sims for Assessment - shapiro29682 Exploring Showcase Course: Sims for HW and Graders for Assessment - shapiro97804 Exploring Showcase Course: Simulations Only for HW and Assessment - shapiro82959 Exploring Showcase Course: Using Grader Projects Only - shapiro67698