Accessing and Navigating SIMnet 2017 PDF

Accessing & Navigating SIMnet Contents Accessing SIMnet....................................................................................................... 2 Accessing the SIMpaths and SIMbooks.......................................................................... 3 SIMbooks and Exams..........

Accessing & Navigating SIMnet Contents Accessing SIMnet....................................................................................................... 2 Accessing the SIMpaths and SIMbooks.......................................................................... 3 SIMbooks and Exams............................................................................................... 3 SIMpaths and Exams............................................................................................... 7 Completing Pre-Tests........................................................................................... 8 Completing Lessons.............................................................................................. 9 Completing Post-Tests........................................................................................ 12 Saving Post-Tests.............................................................................................. 12 Viewing SIMpath and SIMbook Exam Results After Completion...................................... 12 Simnet Library......................................................................................................... 13  CMPD – Accessing SIMnet Accessing SIMnet 1. You will receive a login in order to access SIMnet. This code will be emailed directly to you by McGraw-Hill on your personal email address that you have registered with Stenberg College. If you have not received a code at the same time as the rest of your cohort, please contact your instructor. 2. Before getting started, ensure your screen resolution is set to 1024x768. To do this: a. From the Start menu, select Control Panel. b. Then select Display. c. Next, from the menu on the left, select Adjust Resolution. d. From the resolution drop down menu, set the resolution to 1024x768. 3. Go to: https://stenbergcollege.simnetonline.com 4. Enter your username (Stenberg student number) and the password welcome[student ID]. e.g. if your student ID number was 123456 your username would be 123456 and your password would be welcome123456 You will be able to change your password once you have logged in. © 2017, Stenberg College Revised: July 6, 2022 2  CMPD – Accessing SIMnet Accessing the SIMpaths and SIMbooks Your course will contain SIMpaths and SIMbooks. Please refer to your course outline for when to complete each requirement. 1. Once you have successfully logged on you will be automatically directed to the assignments tab. 2. A number of SIMpaths, SIMbooks and exams display: SIMbooks and Exams 1. To start a SIMbook, click anywhere in the SIMbook box. 2. Click the Open SIMbook button. © 2017, Stenberg College Revised: July 6, 2022 3  CMPD – Accessing SIMnet 3. Read through the book and complete all of the Let Me Try activities. Note: If you do not complete all of the Let me Try activities, you will not achieve 100% completion of the book. If you have completed all the Let me Try activities, the entry page of the book should look like this: © 2017, Stenberg College Revised: July 6, 2022 4  CMPD – Accessing SIMnet After completing the book, navigate to the assignments page and click anywhere on the corresponding exam box. © 2017, Stenberg College Revised: July 6, 2022 5  CMPD – Accessing SIMnet 4. Click Take Exam. NOTE: You have 1 hour to complete 20 questions. Only 1 attempt is allowed for each exam and you will not be able to save your work in the middle. Please ensure you are ready to complete the exam before clicking on the button. 5. Click on Start Exam when you are ready. 6. Once you have finished the questions, click the X in the top right corner of the screen. 7. Click End Exam. Your grade will be recorded in the gradebook. 8. View your results and create a custom lesson to learn more or go back to the Assignments page to work on the next SIMbook. © 2017, Stenberg College Revised: July 6, 2022 6  CMPD – Accessing SIMnet SIMpaths and Exams 1. To start a SIMpath, click anywhere in the SIMpath box. 2. There are 3 steps to each SIMpath: a. Step 1: Take pre-test b. Step 2: Take lesson c. Step 3: Take post-test 3. You will need to complete each step to successfully complete each SIMpath. 4. Your grade from the post-test will get recorded in the gradebook. © 2017, Stenberg College Revised: July 6, 2022 7  CMPD – Accessing SIMnet Completing Pre-Tests 1. Once you are in the SIMpath, click Take pre-test under Step 1. 2. Once the exam loads, click Start Exam. 3. Each question will appear at the top of the screen. 4. After answering each question, you will be notified if you answered the question correctly or incorrectly; click OK to continue and to advance to the next question. 5. After answering all the questions, click End Exam. © 2017, Stenberg College Revised: July 6, 2022 8  CMPD – Accessing SIMnet 6. A detailed results page will appear. 7. To get back to the SIMpath and to continue with the Lesson, click Assignment Details in the top left corner. Completing Lessons 1. Please note, you must first complete the SIMpath Pre-Test before completing the Lesson. a. Each student’s lesson will be unique depending on the results of the SIMpath Pre-Test. 2. To get started with a lesson, click Open lesson. 3. Next click Start lesson. 4. Once in the lesson, a list of outcomes will be listed in the left-hand column. In the top right corner there are three things you can do for each outcome: a. Teach Me b. Show Me c. Let Me Try © 2017, Stenberg College Revised: July 6, 2022 9  CMPD – Accessing SIMnet The Teach Me tab provides written information and pictures. d. In the bottom right corner there are also Tips & Tricks and Tell Me More tabs for more information. 5. The Show Me tab is a video demonstration 6. The Let Me Try tab provides simulated task(s) with the task listed at the bottom. a. In the bottom right corner you can Show Hint to assist you with completing the task. 7. For each outcome, review the Teach Me and Show Me tabs and complete the tasks in the Let Me Try tab. © 2017, Stenberg College Revised: July 6, 2022 10  CMPD – Accessing SIMnet 8. After reviewing the Teach Me and Show Me tabs and completing the tasks in the Let Me Try tab the outcome will be checked off. All of the boxes must be checked off before the post-test will open for you to take. 9. After completing all the outcomes click Close in the bottom left corner. 10. A dialogue box will appear asking if you want to End Lesson or Cancel, click End Lesson. 11. A detailed results page will appear. 12. To get back to the SIMpath and to continue with the Post-Test, click Assignment Details in the top left corner. © 2017, Stenberg College Revised: July 6, 2022 11  CMPD – Accessing SIMnet Completing Post-Tests Use the Completing Pre-Tests instructions to complete the Post-Test. However, from the main SIMpath tab, click Take Post-Test to get started. Saving Post-Tests You can easily save your work if you need to take a break during a post-test. 1. Click the X in the top right corner of the post-test screen. 2. Choose Save Progress. NOTE: Be careful when saving. If you click End Exam, the exam will close and submit your marks. Viewing SIMpath and SIMbook Exam Results After Completion 1. Once you have completed a SIMpath, you can view your results. To do this, click Grades from the menu along the top of the screen © 2017, Stenberg College Revised: July 6, 2022 12  CMPD – Accessing SIMnet 2. Click the SIMpath you want to see, then click View. 3. At the bottom of the next screen that appears, click Details beside the pre-test, lesson, or post-test to view your results. Simnet Library There is also an online library of books available in Simnet. Check out this video for instructions on how to access this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N8eFKcciTM&list=PLqmcJVdRMoi3HN0zHJL_- 9hb5a8D9HhwE&index=21 © 2017, Stenberg College Revised: July 6, 2022 13