Summer 2008 SimNet Student Walk-Through Cal Poly Pomona

2 1.Login to the site: Online access makes SimNet for Office 2007 accessible 24/7, from any computer. IE 7 recommended Flash 9 required.

3 2. Go to “Assignments” Tab Access to lessons & exams assigned by your instructor on one page Student Homepag e Click on assignment to highlight

4 3. Take a Lesson Highlight the lesson and click “Take lesson” Click on the “Take Exam” or “Take Lesson” to begin.

5 4. Open Lesson The lesson name and assigned tasks will appear on left A check mark will indicate that you have completed the task. Task Instructions are given textually and visually

6 5. The “Teach Me” Tab Select the “Teach Me” tab to learn the task. Teach Me walks you through how tasks and features work. You can bookmark, print pages, and get additional information from helpful features like “Tips & Tricks” and “Tell Me More.”

7 6. The “Show Me” Tab. Select the “Show Me” tab to view animation. “Show Me” uses Flash 9 animation and voiceover narration to visually walk you through a task. Closed caption is optional. Playback options include fast forward, rewind, pause/play, and show/hide closed caption.

8 7. The “Let Me Try” Tab Select the “Let Me Try” tab to complete the task. “Let Me Try” simulates the Microsoft Office environment completely, allowing you to get hands on experience without needing the actual Office 2007 software. Feedback is provided to you as you work through the task.

9 8. The “Self-Study” Tab Highlight the lesson and click “Open Lesson” “Self-Study” stores custom lessons you create for yourself from SimSearch and from assigned lessons you take. You can create your own “self- study” lessons to practice only what YOU need to practice!

10 9. The Gradebook Tab To view your lesson or exam results: 1. Highlight lesson 2. Click to view results

11 Gradebook Details Quickly & easily see how you are doing in the course Drill down into the detailed lesson and exam results to see what tasks you need to spend additional time on. From the detailed results, you can build custom lessons to get the practice you need

The “My SimNet” Tab To update your personal information, select the “My SimNet” Tab. Click on the edit button. You can move yourself to a different course section if you register in the wrong one

The “SimSearch” Tab Search for learning materials and create lessons for self-study (these will appear on “Self-Study” tab) 1.Enter the keyword you would like to search for. 2.Click on the search in field and choose the appropriate module where it might be loaded. Select search. 3.Once the items appear, highlight and click “Make Lesson” to create a lesson.

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