Succeeding in the World of WorkConnect Plus Demo Site Walk Through

http://connect.mcgraw-hill.com

Getting Started1. Go to the Connect website above and sign in in the

red box. Use the username/email and password provided by your sales rep. UN: CTE_preview@mhconnect.com PW: ThisIsConnect

2. Once you find your book, you will need to create/add a new section. Click on +add section. Name your section. Click the X to close.

3. Once you’ve created a section, click on the title of your section to get to the instructor home page.

Subject Area

Section - click on title of section

Book

Instructor Home Page Overview

From the instructor home page you have multiple options as identified on the diagram.

1) Three main instructor tabs: Home, Library, Performance2) Messages – Send messages to your classes3) Assignment Center – View previous and current assignments and create new ones 4) Instructor Information5) Textbook – Click on cover to go to eBook.6) Upload course syllabus here7) Section Performance – View performance for class or student8) Bookmarks – Attach Links to other sites for your classes9) Newsfeeds – Add up to the minute news feeds for your students to review

Instructor Home Page Details

1. Messages – To send a message to your class(es) click on the . This

will open the message box to send a new message or to edit existing messages.

2. Making Assignments – a. Click on “add assignment”.b. Choose the type of assignment from the list. The list of choices will vary

depending on the course.

c. For demo purposes choose “create new from question bank”.

d. Select a question source from the list.

*For our purposes, choose “add as individual questions”. Click “continue”.

3. Section Performance, Bookmarks and News Feeds – Click on the symbol on each of these to look at the options for Section Performance or to Bookmark a link or add a News Feed. The Bookmarks and News Feeds can be made available to students by clicking the eye symbol.

Instructor Library Tab: On the top of the instructor home page click on the Library Tab.

1. The Library is a central location for all of the materials (print and digital resources) for your course. It contains the following: a. eBook – this is a direct link to the ebookb. Assignments – From this link (as well as on the home page) you can view

assignments, edit assignments or create new assignments.c. My Files – Upload your own materials into the system to assign out to

students or to attach to assignments as resources. d. Instructor Resources – All teacher support materials. Click on the Instructor

Resources link.

Instructor Resources: Clicking on the Instructor Resource Link will take you to the instructor’s version of the online learning center. Students have a similar learning center. This includes:

Instructor Performance Tab: Click out of the instructor resources and click on the performance tab. Click on reports. When students complete assessments and submit assignments, the instructor can quickly look at the variety of reports listed to the right.

They include individual, section, and course reports for specific assignments and for overviews of performance as a whole.

Student Home Page Overview: To get to the student home page, click on the Home Tab on your instructor site. On your instructor home page, click on “switch to student home view” on the top right corner of the page. The student home page is very similar to the instructor home page. You will find the student version of the following:

1. Messages – Students click to receive your messages.2. Assignments – Students will see all assignments and can click in to them to

complete the assignments.3. Teacher and Course Details4. eBook Access5. Bookmarks (Teacher Created)6. News Feeds (Teacher Created)

Student eBook: To open the student eBook click on the book cover on the student home page.

1. eBook Tools – There are a variety of ebook tools available for the students that are located at the top of the page.

a. Page backward and forward.

b. Jump to pg – Put in a specific page number and click go.

c. Opens the Table of Contents

d. Highlight text (highlighted text goes to “my notebook”) To highlight, scroll over text to be highlighted, click on highlight text icon, choose a color and click add highlight.

e. Student notes (student notes go to “my notebook”) To add note move your cursor to the location you want the note, click on note icon, choose a color and click add note. A text box will appear. Click in the text box and type the note and save. Once saved the note can be moved anywhere on the page.

f. Bookmark Page

g. Print Lesson

h. Settings – Adjust font size and include or remove images

i. Search Feature

j. Navigation tabs to see text, all images for book or all videos for eBook

k. Navigate to sections in the current chapter

l. My Notebook saves all highlighted sections of text, student notes, all designated images and videos for student study. They are organized by chapter. Highlights and notes can be printed by the student.

2. Viewing Images and Videos and Adding them to “My Notebook” a. To view an image or a video, click on an image in the text and it will enlarge

and if a video is linked in the text you can click on the link.

b. Alternately, click on the video or image tab on the eBook toolbar. Then choose a chapter and scroll through the images or videos and click on the one to be examined.

c. When the video or image is showing, click on the “add to my notebook” and the link will be saved in the student notebook.

Kevin Curran | Sales Representative-Florida McGraw-Hill Education | Contemporary8303 Haven Harbour Way Bradenton, FL 34212P: 941-356-7372Kevin.curran@mheducation.com