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Instructions…

Get your book and the activation code. Follow the instructions on the blue paper.

Join this class: 652606 You will see two classes:

BS5(71) TSBlended Premium 2 Self Study

Please click on BS5(71). DO NOT click on Self-Study.

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To navigate , you can use the DASHBOARD or the bar ON THE RIGHT.

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Content: Online activities. Calendar: Events for the course and

personal ones. Announcements: class updates,

reminders, and supplemental materials.

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Content: Book, Workbook, Reviews, Checkpoints, Games and Tests.

Blog: It’s a personal journal. You can write articles and comment on other people’s postings.

Chat: You can chat with your classmates if they are on-line.

Voice Tools: You can record your voice. Forum: You can participate in a discussion.

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When you’re working, you can HIDE the dashboard . You will have more space on the screen.

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At certain points your browser may freeze and you cannot load content. For example, you may click on an activity and nothing happens. To fix this, simply click “Save and Close” and go back into the content. This happens more in Internet Explorer.

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Touchstone course (optional) Workbook (Mandatory) Reviews (optional) Checkpoints (optional) Games (optional) Tests (Mandatory)

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Let’s go to workbook – Unit 1

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Home: Go back the list of workbook activities.

Help: You can find a grammar note or something.

Hint: The computer will give you an answer. Notes: You can take your own notes. Dictionary: It’s a link to the Cambridge

Dictionary Online.

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Check: The computer shows you if you have any mistakes. If so, you can correct your mistakes. If there are no mistakes, the computer will automatically send your answers.

Submit: This option is used to send your answers. If you have mistakes, you need to click on start again”

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To continue , just click on the arrow at the bottom of the screen.

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How can I check my progress?

1. Go to the course home

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2. Go to MY TOOLS on the left bar

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3. Go to MY PROGRESS and click on BS5(71)

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You can find all the activities you have done, score and progress.

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You can click on the lesson to see detailed information…

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You will see two percentages, the first one is the score and the second is your progress.

If you complete all the activities, you will get 100% in progress. However, you might get a lower percentage in score if you made any mistakes.

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TIP…

Be careful with punctuation, especially the use of the apostrophe.

The key for the apostrophe is different from the key for the Spanish accent

I´m = Not correct (Spanish Accent)

I’m= Correct (Apostrophe)

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You need to get 100% in Progress. That means that you have to complete all the activities in the workbook.

If there’s something you don’t understand. Remember that you can click on “HINT” for an example, or “HELP” for information about the topic.

If you still don’t understand the exercise. You can ask a classmate or send a message to [email protected]

Please include in your message, the unit, lesson and activity. Also, attach a screenshot (image of the screen).

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HOW TO TAKE A SCREENSHOT? Press this key on your keyboard:

Paste the image into PAINT , MS WORD or E-MAIL. (Ctrl + V)

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When you’re finished, please click on “save and close” and “log out”

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What can I do if I have a problem?

Please send a message to [email protected] and include all the necessary information (the problem, what you were doing, etc). Also attach a SCREENSHOT (image of the screen).