1 Getting Started ............................................................... 2 Registration ................................................................... 2 Creating an account..................................................2 Login instructions.....................................................3 Updating Profile.......................................................3 Student Workstation .........................................................3 Open Book ............................................................ 4 Class Details .......................................................... 8 My Results .............................................................9 Announcements ..................................................... 10 Options (drop a course or transfer).............................. 10 Calendar ..................................................................... 11 Voice-enabled Activities ................................................... 13 Find a partner/team ...............................................13 Complete a voice-enabled activity ..............................14 Diagnostics and Personalized Study Plan ................................15 Personal Tutor ...............................................................17 Frequently Asked Questions ...............................................18 System Requirements ...................................................... 19 Table of Contents
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4eBook—Thispage-for-pagereproductionoftheprintedbookfeaturesembed-dedaudio,video,aswellasnote-takingandtexthighlightingcapabilities.YoucancompletetextbookactivitiesdirectlyfromtheeBookinterface.Youcanalsoseewhetheritisassigned,completedorgraded.Justlookforthe icon to see whatisassignedandwhenitisdue.Hoverthemouseoverthe icon to see your gradeforacompletedassignment.Thepageviewcanbemagnifiedandthecontentsearchedviatheindex,tableofcontents,orsearchfunctions.
APersonalizedStudyPlan,basedontheautomaticallygradedPre-Test,directs youtoadditionalstudyaidsthatfocusyoureffortsandstudytimeonthe areaswhereyouneedthemosthelp.PleaseseetheDiagnostics and Personalized Learning section for more information.
Figure9:StudentWorkstation:DiagnosticPre-Test
4Online exams–Yourinstructormaychoosetomakeexamsavailableonline.Ifyouareinadistancecourse,thismaybethesolemethodoftakingexamsinyourcourse.Toaccessyourexam,clicktheOpen BookbuttonfromyourStudentWorkstation.Ontheleft-handnavi-gationbar,clickonthe toexpandachapter.ClickontheExamforthatchapter.Yourinstructorcanassigntimeswhentheexamsareavailable.Iftheexamisnotyetavailable,youwillnotbeabletoaccess.Ifitisavailable,justclickStart to begin.
3.Ifyouneedapartner,clicktheFind a partnerlinkatthetopofthePartner Record and Chat box.Thiswilltakeyoutothepartnerswitchboardwhereyoucaninvitesomeoneonlinetopartnerwithyou.
Figure14:StudentWorkstation:PartnerSwitchboard
4.Ifyouareworkingwithonepartner,hisorhernamewillappearatthetopofthePartner Record and Chat box.
6.Toformyourownteam,findanavailablepartnerfromthePartnership/Teamcolumn,clickhis/hernameandtheInvite to partnerlink.Toaddmoreteammembers,clicktheirnamesandtheInvite to teamlink.Notethatifyouhavefourteammates,youcannotinvitemore–teamsarerestrictedtofive
2.Totalktoyourpartnerorteambeforerecording,presstheTalk to your partnerbutton.Makesurethatyouandyourpartnerhavemicrophonesandaheadsetorspeakers,andthatthevolumeisturnedon.Note:Yourpart-nercannotspeaktoyouorhearwhatyousayuntilheorshepressesTalk to your partner aswell.YourconversationwillnotberecordedunlessyouclicktheRecord button.
5.Tolistentoyourrecording,pressPlay.Youcanpausetherecordingatanytime by pressing Pause.Ifyouarenotsatisfiedwithyourrecording,youmayrecordagain.Eachrecordingissavedandyoucanchoosewhichre-cording(fromadrop-downlist)youwanttosubmit.
6.Whenyouaresatisfiedwithyourrecording,pressSubmit answers to send yourrecordingtoyourinstructor.Note:Allpartnersandteammatesmustpress Submitinorderfortherecordingtobecountedinallofyourgrades.
Diagnostics and Personalized LearningYou may takeanonlinediagnosticPre-Testbeforeorafterworkingthroughatextchaptertogetaninitialassessmentofwhatyouknowandwhatyoustillneedtomaster.YourresultsaregradedautomaticallyanddisplayedaccordingtoLearningOutcome.APersonalizedStudyPlan,basedontheautomaticallygradedPre-Test,directsyoutoadditionalstudyaidsavailableiniLrn: Heinle Learning Center,includ-ingStudentActivitiesManualactivitiesandpagesintheeBook,thatfocusyoureffortsandstudytimeontheareaswhereyouneedthemosthelp.
The work flow for a Personalized Study Plan is broken into three parts:
What is Personal Tutor?4PersonalTutorprovidestutorsexclusivelyfromamongexperiencedandqualifiedinstructors.Tutorshaveachievedhighgradesintheirdegrees(manyhaveaMaster’sdegreeandhigher)andhaverealclassroomteachingexperience.AllofPersonalTu-tor’stutorsarelocatedinTampa,FL,andaremonitoredon-sitebyadirector,whoalsoholdsaPh.D.
How does Personal Tutor work?4PersonalTutorprovideswhiteboardtechnologyforsynchronoustutoring(Q&Ases-sions)thatalsoincludesvideoandaudiocapabilities(forthosestudentswhowanttheseextrafeatures).
How many hours of tutoring do students get on Personal Tutor?4PersonalTutorprovidesstudentswith5hoursoftutoring time.
4Studentshave3-semesterstousethe5hoursoftutoring
What if a student needs additional tutoring hours on Personal Tutor? 4StudentshavetheoptionofpurchasingadditionaltutoringdirectlyfromPersonalTutoriftheirhours/papersubmissionsareusedupbeforetheendofasemester.Thecostissignificantlylessat$29.99foranentiremonthoftutoringversuspaying$35perhourfromotherservices.
When will tutoring be available? 4Tutorsareavailableforonlinetutoringsevendaysaweek,andofflinequestionsandpaperscanbesubmittedatanytime,24hoursaday.Onlinetutoringisavailableforlanguagesatthetimesbelow.Responsestoofflinequestionscantake24to48hourstobereturned,however,theyareusuallyreturnedwithinoneday.
Frequently Asked Questions Can I redo an activity? Youcanrepeatapre-testorpost-testintheDiagnosticsasmanytimesasyouwish.Yourinstructormayormaynotallowyoutoattemptaparticularexercisemultipletimestopracticeandimproveyourperformance.Askhimorheraboutthis,and,ifyoucanrepeatanexercise,whetheryouwillreceivecreditforyourfirstattempt,yourlastattempt,oryourbestattemptwhencalculatingyourscore. DoIneedanewbookkeytostartanewcourseforanew semester? Formostbooks,youdonotneedanewbookkeytostartanewterm(aslongasyouwillbeusingthesamebook).However,certainbooksdorequirenewbookkeyseachsemester.Ifyouareusingabookthatrequiresanewbookkeyeachsemester,youwillbepromptedtoenterthenewkey.