Using CONNECTschool ™ McGraw Hill Ryerson

What is CONNECTschool™? CONNECTSchool™: A web-based program that includes a searchable eBook, interactive teaching and learning tools, and customizable planning and study tools.

Highlights CONNECTschool™ Includes: – Complete interactive student resource and teacher resource –Videos, Interactive Activities –Powerpoint Presentations –Blackline Masters and Assessment Tools

Navigating the CONNECTschool™ Homepage Main Menu: eBook, Assignments, Teaching Plans, Teacher Resources

Navigating the CONNECTschool™ Homepage Chapter and Unit Resources

Navigating the CONNECTschool™ Homepage Activities and Administration

Navigating the CONNECTschool™ Homepage Notices, and Events

Navigating the CONNECTschool™ Homepage Toolbar: allows you to annotate, highlight, and gather resources

The Toolbar: A Closer Look Navigating the CONNECTschool™ Homepage Search box Bookmark page HighlightDock toolbar Add Sticky Note Options

Navigating the CONNECTschool™ Homepage Toolbar: Bookmark Page Allows you to bookmark a page for quick reference. Bookmarks are stored under “Teaching Plans”

Toolbar: Add a “Sticky Note” Add “Sticky Notes” to a page. “Sticky Notes” can be made public for students to see. Navigating the CONNECTschool™ Homepage

Toolbar: Highlight and save text Navigating the CONNECTschool™ Homepage

Toolbar: Options Change the look and feel of your Toolbar, Sticky Notes and Highlights. Navigating the CONNECTschool™ Homepage

Toolbar: Dock and Undock the Toolbar Undock the Toolbar for easy access. Navigating the CONNECTschool™ Homepage

CONNECTschool™ Features: eBook eBook: An online version of the textbook

Interactive View: interactive online version CONNECTschool™ Features: eBook

Interactive View: interactive element icons Enlarge and add image to a Teaching Plan for quick reference View a video or launch an interactive activity CONNECTschool™ Features: eBook

Book View: PDF version of the textbook CONNECTschool™ Features: eBook

Contains complete Teachers Resource and Lesson Builder CONNECTschool™ Features: Teacher Resources

Teacher’s Resource tab: PDFs of Teachers Resource, BLMs, Assessment Masters, and PowerPoint Lectures CONNECTschool™ Features: Teacher Resources Teacher’s Resource PDFs BLMs PowerPoints Chapter PDFs Videos Animations Interactive Activities Geometer’s Sketchpad Activities Teacher’s Resource PDFs BLMs PowerPoints Chapter PDFs Videos Animations Interactive Activities Geometer’s Sketchpad Activities

Lesson Builder tab: Preview and add resources to a Teaching Plan Click to add resource to Teaching Plan CONNECTschool™ Features: Teacher Resources Click to preview resource

Create Teaching Plans to help organize your resources CONNECTschool™ Features: Teaching Plans

Step 1: Name your Teaching Plan CONNECTschool™ Features: Teaching Plans

Step 2: Add Items to your Teaching Plan by going through the CONNECTschool™ resources. Add Teacher Resources or use the Toolbar (Bookmark, Sticky Notes, Highlights) to add content to your Teaching Plan. CONNECTschool™ Features: Teaching Plans

Step 2: Add Items to your Teaching Plan by going through the CONNECTschool™ resources. Example: Add a PowerPoint and a Video from the Teacher Resource  Lesson Builder tab. CONNECTschool™ Features: Teaching Plans

Step 2: Add Items to your Teaching Plan by going through the CONNECTschool™ resources. The PowerPoint and Video are now listed in your Teaching Plan. CONNECTschool™ Features: Teaching Plans

Step 4: Choose which Teaching Plan resources you wish to share with students. CONNECTschool™ Features: Teaching Plans PowerPoint: download link Video: embedded pop-up Picture: embedded

Step 4: Choose which Teaching Plan resources you wish to share with students. Toggle sharing with students by clicking “Not Shared” or “Shared”. CONNECTschool™ Features: Teaching Plans

Step 5: Export Teaching Plans as a PDF by clicking “Export”. CONNECTschool™ Features: Teaching Plans

Create online assignments for students CONNECTschool™ Features: Assignments

Create online assignments for students CONNECTschool™ Features: Assignments

Step 1: Name the Assignment CONNECTschool™ Features: Assignments

Step 2: Create/Edit questions CONNECTschool™ Features: Assignments

Step 3: Set Policies (attempts, feedback, availability) CONNECTschool™ Features: Assignments

Step 4: Preview, Print and Assign CONNECTschool™ Features: Assignments

All assignments are listed on the main Assignments page CONNECTschool™ Features: Assignments

Communicate with your students in the Forums CONNECTschool™ Features: Forums

To send a message to your students, click “Add a new topic” New messages will also be visible on the Homepage under “Notices”. CONNECTschool™ Features: Forums

Create and edit quizzes CONNECTschool™ Features: Quizzes

Step 1: To edit a quiz, click a quiz name. CONNECTschool™ Features: Quizzes

Step 2: Add, create, or edit existing questions using the features in the “Edit” tab. CONNECTschool™ Features: Quizzes

CONNECTschool™ Features: Grades Grades are available for online quizzes and assignments

Grades can be viewed and exported as an Excel file CONNECTschool™ Features: Grades

The Files feature allows you to upload your own files (up to 2MB) to CONNECTschool CONNECTschool™ Features: Files

Upload files and organize them in folders

Click “Support” at the bottom of any page Help with CONNECTschool™

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