The School Board of Broward County, Florida Non-Instructional Personnel Online Course Orientation 9/5/2015

What You Should Know! You must complete all assigned activities with 85% or better mastery. All reports must be received via pony to Sharon Curington, Sheridan Technical College no later than August 21, 2015 No s, No Faxes, No Exceptions Please do not confuse the report due date, which is August 21, 2015 with the closing date, which is September 4, Your reports are due before the closing date in order for us to meet the closing date deadline. You only need to send one copy of a report by pony it is not necessary to pony it, fax it, and it. If you follow instructions and pony the report, I will receive the report. It is also not necessary to call or me to inform me that your report is in the pony. You will have 10 business days after the report due date to complete the appraisal. After 10 days, the class will close without any additional notification to the participant. The appraisal is available on the first day of class. 9/5/2015

Participant Responsibility 9/5/2015 It is the responsibility of the participant to make sure their reports are received on or before August 21, Please keep a copy of your reports. It is the responsibility of the participant to make sure they have obtained 85% or better mastery in each section assigned. It is the responsibility of the participant to make sure they have completed the appraisal before the closing date of the class. You can Sharon Curington, after August 21, 2015 to check the status of your report. PLEASE DO NOT WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE CLOSING DATE TO CHECK ON THE REPORT.

Course Assistance Should you encounter any problems or need assistance with the online program or its content, please contact your course instructor immediately. Your instructor can be reach by CAB . Look for the name of your instructor in the provided. PLEASE DO NOT POST QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS TO THE CAB CAP CONFERENCE. YOUR INSTRUCTOR MAY NOT VIEW THIS CONFERENCE FOR QUESTIONS. 9/5/2015

Confirmations 9/5/2015 Please keep a copy of your reports. Once all reports have been checked, all participants for each class will be notified that “ s have been sent to participants confirming receipt of reports. If you have not received confirmation, please Sharon Curington”. Please do not wait until the class has officially closed to notify me that you did not received confirmation. Once the class has closed, no points will be awarded, even if you have a copy of your report.

Getting Started Click on the section you’d like to start. 9/5/2015

Log In Enter your user name, password, and site code provided in the . Click “Log In” to enter the course. Upon successfully logging in, you will see your name, the course title, and assignment group(s). 9/5/2015

After You Log-In 9/5/2015

First Step Your first step will be to complete a pretest. The program will determine what lessons, if any, you must do based on your pretest score. To begin a particular pretest or activity, click on its name. The item will open up in a new window. 9/5/2015

Completing The Course In order to successfully complete the course, you must complete all assigned items with 85% or higher mastery. Pretests can only be done once. The score of a pretest is not counted against you. Lessons, activities, quizzes, and posttests can be done more than once. Each of these items must be completed with at least 85% mastery or higher. 9/5/2015

Documenting Completion After completing all assigned tasks (other than the pretests) with 85% mastery or higher, you must print your report. These reports must be submitted via the pony NO FAXES, OR S to Sharon Curington at Sheridan Technical College by the due date of August 21, Upon review of your reports for completion of 85% mastery or more, a confirmation will be sent. Notice of confirmation will be posted in the CAB stating “ s have been sent, if you have not received confirmation, please Sharon Curington”. Please do not wait until the class has officially closed to notify me that you did not receive confirmation. 9/5/2015

Confirmations 9/5/2015 Please keep a copy of your reports. Once reports have been checked, all participants for each class will be notified that “All s have been sent to participants confirming receipt of reports, if you have not received confirmation, please Sharon Curington”. Please do not wait until the class has officially closed to notify me that you did not receive confirmation. Once the class has closed, no points will be awarded, even if you have a copy of your report.

Score Reports To view/print your reports, log in to the program and click a section’s name and then click “View and Print Usage Report”. 9/5/2015

Score Reports The report will open in a new window. 9/5/2015

Software Requirements Your online program requires 2 software programs to work correctly: Flash Player and Adobe Reader. Flash Player must be version 7 or higher. To download this, go to Adobe Reader must be version or higher. To download this, go to rmain.html. rmain.html 9/5/2015

Troubleshooting Tips Potential Problem #1: The lesson does not appear after clicking on its name in the list of activities. Cause: A pop-up block is probably suppressing the new window from opening. Solution: Modify your browser’s settings to allow pop-ups from the site. 9/5/2015

Troubleshooting Tips Potential Problem #2: The lesson opens in a new window, but you’re unable to view some or all of the pages even though you’re clicking on the page in the appropriate place. Cause: The computer may not have Flash Player installed or, if it does have Flash Player, it may not be the latest version. Solution: Download the latest version of Flash Player and restart your computer. 9/5/2015

Troubleshooting Tips Potential Problem #3: You are unable to view the score report or open the score report that was ed to you by the course facilitator. Cause: The computer may not have Adobe Reader or it may have an old version of it. Solution: Download the latest version of Adobe Reader and restart your computer. 9/5/2015

GOOD LUCK 9/5/2015