course tech 2013, susie vanhuss & vicki robertson, a productivity/project approach to teaching...
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Are your learning strategies preparing students for success in today’s workplace? Enhance student learning and retention by using state-of-the-art technologies to perform office jobs relevant to workplace success. Teach Word 2013 while also developing creativity, productivity, communication, and document design skills. Provide experience with projects that simulate realwork environments to give students a competitive edge in the part-time job market and relevant experience required when they graduate. Discover a solution that is easy for students to access and use and for you to train, grade, and assess keyboarding and word processing proficiency.TRANSCRIPT
A Productivity/Project Approach to Teaching Microsoft® Word 2013
Susie VanHuss and Vicki Robertson
Agenda
• Introduction to Keyboarding Pro Deluxe Online
• Benefits • Instructors Portal
– Installation– Creating and Updating Class(es)
• Student Installation Site
Benefits
• Completely online
• Launches Word 2010 (2013 for fall)
• “Next” bypasses closing Word
• Format checking option
• Video tutorials for students
• Create additional sections from an existing class
• Improved Gradebook
Additional Benefits
• Log in, view, and grade your student’s work from any computer—no more carrying papers home or to the office to grade
• Students submit work online No more lost flash drives, computer problems, etc.
(student excuses)
• Create your own class preferences• Students may work on any computer by adding
the plug-ins
How Instructors Get Started
• Add KPDO to your Cengage.com dashboard• Link to Instructor Portal• Create class• Distribute Course Code to students
Instructor Log In
• http://login.cengage.com• New Cengage.com Users
– Go to http://login.cengage.com– Click under Mydashboard to
create a New Faculty Useraccount
– Fill in all fields with a red * – Submit form– Within 48 hours, you will be able to access instructor
resources
• Returning Users– Log in at http://login.cengage.com
Add ISBN to Your Bookshelf
Step 1 Add 978-1-133-17519-3 to your bookshelf
Step 2 Select Keyboarding Pro DeluxeOnline, Lessons 1-110 InstructorPortal Instant Access Code from the list
Instructor Site for KDPO
• Click Keyboarding Pro Deluxe Online, Lessons 1-110 to enter the instructor portal/site
• Click Instructor Companion Site for your resources
System Requirements for Instructor Site
• To install the instructor portal (site), Word 2010 must be installed on the local drive
• During the installation process these tools will install:–KPDO Client Tools –KPDO WORD 2010 Add-In–Flash Player 10.3.0 or higher–Visual Studio Tools for Office 3.0 or higher
Install Setup Files
Click InstallNote message about restarting your browser
Click Run each time a new file wants to install. Follow the prompts.
When the installation is complete, restart your computer and log in again to login.cengage.com
Welcome to Instructors
• To return to this page at any time, click Keyboarding Pro DELXUE Online shown in gray
Create Class at Instructor Portal
• Click the Class Management tab
• Click Create New Class
• Key the Class Name (no symbols or special characters)
• Select Lesson Range (1-25, 1-55, or 56-110)
Set Class Preferences• Preferences on the
General tab apply to the entire course
• Notice:• 1 or 2 spaces• Language choice• Format checking
• Preferences can be changed at any time
• Note: The option for Document Checking does not display for classes in the range of 1-25
Set Preferences
Skill Building PreferencesLesson Preferences
Set Preferences: Timed Writings
• Errors per minute setting affects the Best Timed Writings Report and availability for grading
• Timings that do not meet this accuracy requirement are not graded– Grade for gwam is set
in the Gradebook
Distribute Course Code to Students
• Course Code displayed• Students need this code to enroll in your class
• Active Class List displays the Course Codes for all of your classes
System Requirements for Students
• To install the student portal (site), Word 2010 must be installed on the local drive for classes in the range of Lessons 1-55 and 56-110 (not required for Lessons 1-25)
• During the installation process these tools will install:–KPDO Client Tools –KPDO WORD 2010 Add-In–Flash Player 10.3.0 or higher–Visual Studio Tools for Office 3.0 or higher
Student Registration
• Enter http://login.cengagebrain.com Enter your username and password
and click Log In Click Create an Account if you do
not have one
After logging in, enter student access code (either a printed code in a slim pack or an instant access code purchased online)
Install Setup Files
Click InstallNote message about restarting your browser
Click Run each time a new file wants to install. Follow the prompts.
When the installation is complete, restart your computer and log in again to login.cengage.com
Enter Course Code
• Students enter the Course Code • Recommendation: Send the code to your
students with these directions:– Copy (Ctrl + c) the code from your instructor and
paste (Ctrl + v) it to the field below. Do not key the code; the chance of error is great.
KPDO Student Welcome Screen
• If the Skill Analysis (timed writing) is required by your instructor, key the text shown on the screen; concentrate as you key
• To begin a lesson, click the Lesson tab (in orange), and then click a lesson number. The first activity displays
• To return to the Welcome screen later, click Keyboarding Pro DELUXE Online name shown in gray
Tabs Display Activities
• Click the Lesson tab, and select a lesson to begin
• Click the Logout button each time you exit the software.