A Productivity/Project Approach to Teaching Microsoft® Word 2013

Susie VanHuss and Vicki Robertson

Agenda

• Introduction to Keyboarding Pro Deluxe Online

• Benefits • Instructors Portal

– Installation– Creating and Updating Class(es)

• Student Installation Site

Benefits

• Completely online

• Launches Word 2010 (2013 for fall)

• “Next” bypasses closing Word

• Format checking option

• Video tutorials for students

• Create additional sections from an existing class

• Improved Gradebook

Additional Benefits

• Log in, view, and grade your student’s work from any computer—no more carrying papers home or to the office to grade

• Students submit work online No more lost flash drives, computer problems, etc.

(student excuses)

• Create your own class preferences• Students may work on any computer by adding

the plug-ins

How Instructors Get Started

• Add KPDO to your Cengage.com dashboard• Link to Instructor Portal• Create class• Distribute Course Code to students

Instructor Log In

• http://login.cengage.com• New Cengage.com Users

– Go to http://login.cengage.com– Click under Mydashboard to

create a New Faculty Useraccount

– Fill in all fields with a red * – Submit form– Within 48 hours, you will be able to access instructor

resources

• Returning Users– Log in at http://login.cengage.com

Add ISBN to Your Bookshelf

Step 1 Add 978-1-133-17519-3 to your bookshelf

Step 2 Select Keyboarding Pro DeluxeOnline, Lessons 1-110 InstructorPortal Instant Access Code from the list

Instructor Site for KDPO

• Click Keyboarding Pro Deluxe Online, Lessons 1-110 to enter the instructor portal/site

• Click Instructor Companion Site for your resources

System Requirements for Instructor Site

• To install the instructor portal (site), Word 2010 must be installed on the local drive

• During the installation process these tools will install:–KPDO Client Tools –KPDO WORD 2010 Add-In–Flash Player 10.3.0 or higher–Visual Studio Tools for Office 3.0 or higher

Install Setup Files

Click InstallNote message about restarting your browser

Click Run each time a new file wants to install. Follow the prompts.

When the installation is complete, restart your computer and log in again to login.cengage.com

Welcome to Instructors

• To return to this page at any time, click Keyboarding Pro DELXUE Online shown in gray

Create Class at Instructor Portal

• Click the Class Management tab

• Click Create New Class

• Key the Class Name (no symbols or special characters)

• Select Lesson Range (1-25, 1-55, or 56-110)

Set Class Preferences• Preferences on the

General tab apply to the entire course

• Notice:• 1 or 2 spaces• Language choice• Format checking

• Preferences can be changed at any time

• Note: The option for Document Checking does not display for classes in the range of 1-25

Set Preferences

Skill Building PreferencesLesson Preferences

Set Preferences: Timed Writings

• Errors per minute setting affects the Best Timed Writings Report and availability for grading

• Timings that do not meet this accuracy requirement are not graded– Grade for gwam is set

in the Gradebook

Distribute Course Code to Students

• Course Code displayed• Students need this code to enroll in your class

• Active Class List displays the Course Codes for all of your classes

System Requirements for Students

• To install the student portal (site), Word 2010 must be installed on the local drive for classes in the range of Lessons 1-55 and 56-110 (not required for Lessons 1-25)

• During the installation process these tools will install:–KPDO Client Tools –KPDO WORD 2010 Add-In–Flash Player 10.3.0 or higher–Visual Studio Tools for Office 3.0 or higher

Student Registration

• Enter http://login.cengagebrain.com Enter your username and password

and click Log In Click Create an Account if you do

not have one

After logging in, enter student access code (either a printed code in a slim pack or an instant access code purchased online)

Install Setup Files

Click InstallNote message about restarting your browser

Click Run each time a new file wants to install. Follow the prompts.

When the installation is complete, restart your computer and log in again to login.cengage.com

Enter Course Code

• Students enter the Course Code • Recommendation: Send the code to your

students with these directions:– Copy (Ctrl + c) the code from your instructor and

paste (Ctrl + v) it to the field below. Do not key the code; the chance of error is great.

KPDO Student Welcome Screen

• If the Skill Analysis (timed writing) is required by your instructor, key the text shown on the screen; concentrate as you key

• To begin a lesson, click the Lesson tab (in orange), and then click a lesson number. The first activity displays

• To return to the Welcome screen later, click Keyboarding Pro DELUXE Online name shown in gray

Tabs Display Activities

• Click the Lesson tab, and select a lesson to begin

• Click the Logout button each time you exit the software.