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Digital Platform Walkthrough and Evaluator’s Guide
Grades 6–12
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ContentsGetting Started Creating an Evaluation Account .................................. 3 Navigating the Dashboard .......................................... 4 Setting Up a Class ....................................................... 5
Setting up mySmartPlanner ......................................... 6
A Guide to the eBook Navigation Icons ....................... 7
Using the Navigation Icons and Features .................... 9 Using Annotation Tools and myNotebook ................ 10
Go Further: Key Features for Students ....................... 12
Go Further: Key Features for Teachers ....................... 16
Using Assignments ................................................... 17
This handy reference is your guide to online features and tools of Collections. “Go Further” sections throughout the guide provide additional steps for you to work within the platform and explore your options.
Use Google Chrome™ to access the Collections Digital Platform for maximum compatibility.
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Getting StartedCreating an Evaluation Account and Logging In
my.hrw.comLog on to the Teacher Evaluator account that you created.
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Getting StartedNavigating the Collections Dashboard
Grade Selector
Getting StartedSetting up a Class in the
Learning Management Center
From the Teacher Dashboard, select Settings in the upper right corner and choose Manage Classes.
Add a Class
•Fillinappropriatefields.•SelectallresourcesavailableforGrade9Collections.•SelectAdd at the bottom of the screen.
Add Students
•Select3inthedropdownmenunextto *Number of Students. This will populate the page withtheappropriatenumberoffields.
•Enterthefirstandlastnameof3fictitiousstudents.•SelectAdd.•MakenoteofthestudentUsernamesandPasswords
for use later or use the convenient Print option.•SelectHome in the upper right corner to return to
the Dashboard.
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Close window to exit out of mySmartPlanner5
Select mySmartPlanner icon. This will open in a new window.
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•Selectthe Gear icon in the top right corner of the window to open Planner Settings.
•OnthePlannerTab,selecttheweekview,five-dayweek under Display.
•UnderSchoolYearnotethatthestartandenddatesareidentified•UnderSchoolDaychoosestartandendtimesandselectSave.
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Use the Key Features box and yellow Help notes to explore and set up your planner to meet your needs.
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Enter a start and end date and then select Save.2
Getting Started Setting up your mySmartPlanner
NOTE:Steps2&4areaccessibleonlyduringinitialsetup.Onceyouraccountis established you won’t see them again.
Guide to the eBook Navigation Iconsfor Student and Teacher eBooks
To access your Student and Teacher ebooks, Select Grade Level from the Grade Selector Bar on the Dashboard and then choose your eBook. A new tab or window will open showing the book cover.
Select Grade 912
For our example, select the Grade 9 Student eBook from the dashboard
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Guide to the eBook Navigation Iconsfor Student and Teacher eBooks
The Contents icon allows you to navigate anywhere in the book, including: • Introduction• EachCollectionanditsselections
• CloseReaderselections• MediaSelections• PerformanceTasks
• WritingCollections• SpeakingandListeningCollections• ReferenceMaterials
The Resources icon allows you to navigate anywhere in the book, including:
• AuthorBiographies• Selections• Screencasts• LevelUpTutorials• CloseReadApplications• SkillsInstruction• AfterReadingActivitiesUse the Bookmark icon to easily return to
and view pages here. To add a bookmark, click or tap the ribbon ( ) icon on the upper right of the page. The Notes icon allows you to annotate, tag, and save
notes about the selection into myNotebook. These can later be used to support answers to activities and writing for Performance Tasks.
The Help icon brings up helpful shortcuts for navigating the pages.
The Page View icon allows you to adjust the way text is displayed.
The Standards icon shows the standards that are being covered on a particular page.
Below is a quick reference guide to the eBook Navigation icons you will use in both the Student and Teacher eBooks.
To see Resources for a particular section, click on any page in the Contents.
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Using the Navigation Icons and Features in Student and Teacher eBooks
Choose a Selection
1) Select the Contents icon in the left navigation bar.
2) Choose desired Collection.3) Choose desired selection.4) View contents within each selection.
Helpful Features
Audio icons appear on every page and allow the text to be read aloud.
Close Read icons open a new window and play the Close Read screencast
1) Select Collection 1.2) Choose “A Quilt of a Country.”3) SelectReadtheText.
1) Advance to page 4 to view a CloseReadicon.
2) Click on the icon to play and listen to the model.
Close Read Applications1) From any page within “A Quilt
ofaCountry,”selectResourcesin the left navigation bar.
2) Expand “A Quilt of a Country.”3) SelectCloseReadApplication
to view the PDF.4)Observethatitfocusesonan
additional excerpt in “A Quilt of a Country.”
Follow along this Grade 9 Student eBook example
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Close Read Applications offer additional reading opportunities available for practice.
To access, choose a selection and select the Resources icon in the navigation bar.
EXPLORE >> GO FURTHER >>
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Using Annotation Tools
To highlight: • Dragyourcursortoselectthe
relevant text.• Choosethehighlightericonthat
appears.• Chooseacolortohighlightor
underline the passage.• SelectSave (See below to save to
myNotebook)
To make a Note:• Dragtoselecttherelevanttext.• Choosethenoteiconthatappears• Typeyournoteintothewhitebox• Select Save (See below to save to
myNotebook)• Aftermakinganote,noticethenote
icon appears in the margin of the eBook.
Using Tags and Saving to myNotebook
myNotebook tags allow you to identify and easily retrieve your comments. •SelecttheSave to myNotebook
checkbox.•TypetagnameintothewhiteTagbox.
To enter more tags, use the + sign.•SelectSave.
1) Under Collection 1 “A Quilt of a Country”, Select After Reading.
2) Onpage3ofthetext,highlight “America is an improbable idea.”
3) Select Save to myNotebook.4) Type “quilt” in the white Enter
Tag box, then select the + sign.Repeatthiswiththeword “argument”.
5) Select Save.6) Youcanreturntothenoteand
identify it by the tag at any time.
EXPLORE >>
Follow along this Grade 9 Student eBook example
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Using the Navigation Icons and Features A Guide to using Annotation Tools and myNotebook
in Student and Teacher eBooks
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“Analyzing the Text” Questions
•Gotopage8toviewanexample.•Select#2- Interpret to expand the question panel
from the bottom of the screen.•Minimizetheboxby using the arrow in the right
hand corner.•Scrollbackthroughthetext.•Locatethepassagereferencedinthequestion.•Maximizetheboxbyusingthearrow.•Youcantypeinanswersinthetextboxand
Save to myNotebook.•ClosetheQuestionwindow.
Using myNotebook Annotations
•ChoosetheNotesiconintheleft-handnavigationbar.•ChoosemyNotebook.•Reviewthehighlightedtextandnoteyoumadeearlier.•Selectthenoteyoucreatedbychoosingthenoteiconinthe
lower right.•Selectandscrolloverthetextnexttotheicon.•Youcanchange/savethetitleofournotewithintheAnnotationtohelporganizeyourthoughts.
•Closethenotebookwindowortabinyourbrowser.
Look for Strategies for Annotation in the Teacher eBook WhenyouvisittheTeachereBook,besuretonoticethe Strategies for Annotation feature that supports close reading throughout the program.
See page 7 of the TE for an example.
EXPLORE >>
Save to myNotebook intheResponseand Answer boxes throughout the eBooks and the Close Reader
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Using the Navigation Icons and Features A Guide to using Annotation Tools and myNotebook
in Student and Teacher eBooks
Save to myNotebook intheResponseand Answer boxes throughout the eBooks and the Close Reader.
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Writing Collections
•Under Contents, select Writing Collections. •ChooseProducing and Publishing with Technology.•ScrolldowntoInteractiveLessonsandSelect
Interacting with Your Online Audience.•Advancethepagebyusingtherightarrow.•Completethisdraganddropactivity.•Checkanswersbyselectingthegreencheckboxinthe
lower right corner.•Inthebottomrighthandcornerselectoneofthe
Bubbles 2-6 to explore on your own.•Closethecurrentbrowsertab/window.
Go Further with Key features for StudentsStudent eBook
Performance Tasks
•UnderContents, select Collection 1 •ScrolldowntoselectCollection Performance Tasks.•ChoosePerformance Task A: Present a Speech.•NoticethatstudentscanlinktoInteractive Lessons
on Writing Arguments and Giving a Presentation right from this page.
•TheyarealsoencouragedtorefertotheirmyNotebook annotations.
•Readtheintroductiontotheperformancetasktounderstand what a student needs to do prepare for this task.
•Now,readthePLAN section below the Performance Task which is then continued on p. 38.
Select the Grade 9 Student eBook from the dashboard
Use the same highlight, tag, and save process covered in the Annotation Tools section (Page 9) to complete Performance Tasks.
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Speaking and Listening Collections
•UnderContents, select Speaking and Listening Collections. •ChooseParticipating in Collaborative Discussions.•SelectListening and Responding.•Advancethepagebyusingtherightarrow.•SelectBubble 2 in the lower right corner of the screen.•FirstselecttheAudio icon on the left side of the picture displayed on the screen.•Listenandchoosethecorrectresponseontheright.•Notethefeedback.•Abovetheresponse,selectanotherBubble.•SelecttheAudio icon and listen.•Choosethewronganswerandnotethefeedback.•Closethecurrentbrowsertab/window.
Go Further with Key features for StudentsStudent eBook
Close Reader
•UnderContents, select Collection 1.•ChooseClose Reader: Making the Future Better, Together.•LocateandreadtheRead, Reread, and Reread and Discuss
icons throughout the text.•LocateandreadtheShort Response at the end of the text.•ClickthebuttonstotherightoftheReread, Reread and Discuss,
and Short Response to bring up answer boxes.
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Comparing Text and Media
•UnderContents, select Collection 1.•ChooseComparing Text and Media: The Vietnam Wall.•SelectViews of the Wall.•ClickthePlaybuttonintheupperrighttowatchtheslideshow.•Exittheslideshowoncecompleted.•ScrolldowntothewatchthePhotoEssay.•SelecttheAudioicontolistentothepoem.•Scrolldowntopage35andreadtheinstructionsforthe
Collaborative Discussions. •Closethecurrentbrowsertab/window.
Go Further with Key features for StudentsStudent eBook
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Go Further with Key features for Students“fyi”
Comparing Text and Media
•Choosegrade9andlookfortheresourcesthataccompany Collection 1.
•Explorethesite,whichwillbecuratedandupdatedregularly by HMH Editorial staff. Be sure to register a vote at For Argument’s Sake!
Select the fyiiconintheResourcesPanelonthedashboard
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Additional Collection Resources
•UnderContents, scroll down to select Writing Collections.•SelectWriting Arguments or Using Textual Evidence.•Readtheinformationonthescreenandthenscrolldownto
view the Interactive Lessons.•NoticetheAdditionalCollectionResourceslinksonthispage.•SelecttheTeacherNotes.Noticetheadditionalresources
available to teachers.
Collection Planning Resources
•UnderContents, select Collection 1.•SelectCollection Planning Resources.•OpenandbookmarkUsingCollectionsYourWay.•Repeatbullets1-3forDigitalOverviewandInstructionalOverview.
•SelecttheBookmarkiconinthelefthandcolumntoseetheDigitalOverview(indicatedas2b).
•Closethecurrentbrowsertab/window.
Go Further with Key features for TeachersTeacher eBook
Select the Grade 9 Teacher eBook from the dashboard
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Creating and Using AssignmentsTeacher
Using the Assignment Center
•Fromeachdropdownmenu,select: Class: choose a class Book: choose Collections Grade 9 Category: Performance Tasks Grade: 9•SelectSubmit.
Assign Resources
InthelistofResources:•FindmyWriteSmart: Collection Performance Task A:
Present a Speech pp. 37-40.•SelectAssign.•Fillinanassignmentnameandaddanote;scrolldownand
choose Submit.•SelectView in the Action section of the Assignment Center.•ThemyWriteSmart window will appear.
myWriteSmart
•OnthemyWriteSmart window, explore each icon in the right-sidenavigationbar.
•ClosethemyWriteSmart window.•SelectHolt McDougal Online to return Teacher Dashboard.•LogoutofyourTeacherEvaluatoraccount.
Select Assignments from the dashboard
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Student Log in
•LoginasoneoftheStudents you created and select the My Assignments section.
•SelectSTART from the assignment box.•Typein“Myteacherneedsthisassignmentby9/30”
and select Save.
Accessing Resources
•YoucanaccesstheeBook by selecting the icon in the right navigation bar.
•Youcanalsoseeotherresources,suchasmyNotebook where you can access saved notes from the text and other information.
Creating and Using Assignments
Messaging
•StudentscanusetheHand icon to alert the teacher that they need help or have a question.
•ByusingAdd and View Messages icon on the right navigation bar, students can type a question for the teacher.
•TeacherswillseetheHand icon visible next to the student’s Activity Status to view and respond to the student’s question through Add and View Messages.
•Thestudentandteachercanmessageoneanotherwiththisfeature.
Creating and Using AssignmentsStudent
In the myWriteSmart window, students can view their task, plan their writing and complete the assignment.
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