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Using CONNECTschool™

McGraw Hill Ryerson

What is CONNECTschool™?

CONNECTSchool™:A web-based program that includes a searchable eBook, interactive teaching and learning tools, and customizable planning and study tools.

Highlights

• CONNECTschool™ Includes:– Complete interactive student resource

and teacher resource– Additional case studies– Audio glossary– Question Bank, Online Tests, and Answer Keys– Blackline Masters and Assessment Tools– Media Resources and more!

Navigating the CONNECTschool™ Homepage

Main Menu: eBook, Assignments, Teaching Plans, Teacher Resources

Navigating the CONNECTschool™ Homepage

Chapter and Unit Resources

Navigating the CONNECTschool™ Homepage

Activities and Administration

Navigating the CONNECTschool™ Homepage

Notices, Events, and RSS Feeds

Navigating the CONNECTschool™ Homepage

Toolbar: allows you to annotate, highlight, and gather resources

The Toolbar: A Closer Look

Navigating the CONNECTschool™ Homepage

Search boxBookmark

pageHighlight Dock

toolbar

Add “StickyNote” Options

Navigating the CONNECTschool™ Homepage

Toolbar: Bookmark Page

Allows you to bookmark a page for quick reference. Bookmarks are stored under “Teaching Plans”

Toolbar: Add a “Sticky Note”

Add “Sticky Notes” to any page.“Sticky Notes” can be made public for students to see.

Navigating the CONNECTschool™ Homepage

Toolbar: Highlight and save text

Navigating the CONNECTschool™ Homepage

Toolbar: Options

Change the look and feel of your Toolbar, Sticky Notes and Highlights.

Navigating the CONNECTschool™ Homepage

Toolbar: Dock and Undock the Toolbar

Undock the Toolbar for easy access.

Navigating the CONNECTschool™ Homepage

CONNECTschool™ Features: eBook

eBook: An online version of the textbook

Interactive View: interactive online version

CONNECTschool™ Features: eBook

Interactive View: interactive element icons

Enlarge and add image to a

Teaching Plan for quick

reference

Listen to audio

View a video or launch an interactive

activity

CONNECTschool™ Features: eBook

Book View: PDF version of the textbook

CONNECTschool™ Features: eBook

Contains complete Teachers Resource and Lesson Builder

CONNECTschool™ Features: Teacher Resources

Teacher’s Resource tab: PDFs of Teachers Resource, BLMs, Assessment Masters, and PowerPoint Lectures

CONNECTschool™ Features: Teacher Resources

• Teacher’s Resource PDFs• BLMs• PowerPoints• Chapter PDFs• Videos• Animations• Interactive Activities

Lesson Builder tab: Preview and add resources to a Teaching Plan

Click to add resource to Teaching Plan

CONNECTschool™ Features: Teacher Resources

Click to preview resource

Create Teaching Plans to help organize your resources

CONNECTschool™ Features: Teaching Plans

Step 1: Name your Teaching Plan

CONNECTschool™ Features: Teaching Plans

Step 2: Add Items to your Teaching Plan by going through the CONNECTschool™ resources.

Add Teacher Resources or use the Toolbar (Bookmark, Sticky Notes, Highlights) to add content to your Teaching Plan.

CONNECTschool™ Features: Teaching Plans

Step 2: Add Items to your Teaching Plan by going through the CONNECTschool™ resources.

Example: Add a PowerPoint and a Video from the Teacher Resource Lesson Builder tab.

CONNECTschool™ Features: Teaching Plans

Step 2: Add Items to your Teaching Plan by going through the CONNECTschool™ resources.

The PowerPoint and Video are now listed in your Teaching Plan.

CONNECTschool™ Features: Teaching Plans

CONNECTschool™ Features: Teaching Plans

Step 3: Click the title of each entry to view the resource.

PowerPoint: download link

Video: embedded pop-up

Picture: embedded

Step 4: Choose which Teaching Plan resources you wish to share with students.

Toggle sharing with students by clicking “Not Shared” or “Shared”.

CONNECTschool™ Features: Teaching Plans

Step 5: Export Teaching Plans as a PDF by clicking “Export”.

CONNECTschool™ Features: Teaching Plans

Create online assignments for students

CONNECTschool™ Features: Assignments

Create online assignments for students

CONNECTschool™ Features: Assignments

Step 1: Name the Assignment

CONNECTschool™ Features: Assignments

CONNECTschool™ Features: Assignments

Step 2: Add and Create/Edit questions

Step 2: Add and Create/Edit questions

CONNECTschool™ Features: Assignments

Step 3: Set Policies (attempts, feedback, availability)

CONNECTschool™ Features: Assignments

Step 4: Preview, Print and Assign

CONNECTschool™ Features: Assignments

All assignments are listed on the main Assignments page

CONNECTschool™ Features: Assignments

Communicate with your students in the Forums

CONNECTschool™ Features: Forums

To send a message to your students, click “Add a new topic”

New messages will also be visible on the Homepage under “Notices”.

CONNECTschool™ Features: Forums

Create and edit quizzes

CONNECTschool™ Features: Quizzes

Step 1: To edit a quiz, click a quiz name.

CONNECTschool™ Features: Quizzes

Step 2: Add, create, or edit existing questions using the features in the “Edit” tab.

CONNECTschool™ Features: Quizzes

CONNECTschool™ Features: Grades

Grades are available for online quizzes and assignments

Grades can be viewed and exported as an Excel file

CONNECTschool™ Features: Grades

CONNECTschool™ Features: Files

The Files feature allows you to upload your own files (up to 2MB) to CONNECTschool

CONNECTschool™ Features: Files

Upload files and organize them in folders

Click “Support” at the bottom of any page

Help with CONNECTschool™

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