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StudentGettingStartedGuide

GettingStartedGuidefortheCambridgeLMSforStudentsLastupdatedAugust2016LMSRelease16.3(August2016)LoggingintotheCambridgeLMSifyouhaveausernameandpassword........................................2RegisteringintheCambridgeLMS....................................................................................................................3ActivatingyourProduct.........................................................................................................................................6JoiningaClass.............................................................................................................................................................6JoiningaSchool..........................................................................................................................................................7UsingyourContent..................................................................................................................................................8UsingtheLMSTools................................................................................................................................................9UsingtheGradebook............................................................................................................................................11

LoggingintotheCambridgeLMSifyouhaveausernameandpasswordIfyouhaveausernameandpasswordalready(forexampleifyourinstitutionhase-mailedyouthedetails)pleasegotothewebsiteaddressinyourbook(forexamplewww.cambridgelms.org/main).EnteryourusernameandpasswordinthecorrectfieldsandselectLogIn:

Ifyourinstitutionhasalreadyaddedyoutooneormoreclassesyouwillseetheselistedonceyouhaveloggedin:

IfthisisthecaseyoucangostraighttoyourclassbyselectingClassHomenexttotheclassname.

RegisteringintheCambridgeLMSIfyoudon’thaveausernameandpasswordfortheCambridgeLMSpleaseregister.ToregisterintheCambridgeLMSgotothewebsiteaddressinyourbook(forexamplewww.cambridgelms.org/main)1.SelecttheRegistertab:

2.Completethefieldsintheboxthatappears.Chooseausernamethatyouwouldliketouse.Whenyouhavefinishedpullthekeytothelocksymbol,andselectRegister.

IfsomebodyelseisalreadyusingthatusernametheLMSwillsuggestadifferentone,oryoucanchooseanotherone:

3.ThefirsttimeyoulogintotheLMSyouwillseeourTermsandConditions.Pleasescrolldowntothebottomofthatpage,selectAcceptandselectSubmit:

YouarenowintheCambridgeLMS.

ActivatingyourProduct

1. LogintotheCambridgeLMS.Ifyoudon’thaveanyproductsyetyouwillseethefollowingscreen:

2. SelectActivateaNewProductandyouwillseethefollowingscreen.EnteryouractivationcodeandselectActivateaProduct.

YoucannowuseyourproductinSelf-Studymode.Pleasenotethatanyworkyoudoinself-studymodecannotbeseenbyyourteacher.Ifyouarestudyinginaclass,pleasefollowtheJoiningaClassinstructionsbelow.

JoiningaClass1. GotoyourLMSHomepage.SelectJoinaClassinthetopright-handcorner:

2. YourteacherorinstitutionwillgiveyouaClassCode.EnterithereandselectJoinaClass:

Youarenowintheclass.Ifyouneedtojoinmorethanoneclassdothesameforeachclass.

JoiningaSchoolIfyouhavejoinedaClassyoudonotneedtojoinaSchool.SometimesyourinstitutionwillaskyoutojointheSchoolintheLMSthough;ifso,pleasefollowtheseinstructions.

1. GotoyourLMSHomepage.SelectJoinaSchoolinthetopright-handcorner:

2. YourteacherorinstitutionwillgiveyouaSchoolCode.EnterithereandselectJoinaSchool:

YouarenowinyourLMSSchool.

UsingyourContent

1. Toaccessthecontentyouhaveactivated,logintotheLMS.YouwillbeontheMyLearningpage.FindtheproductyouwouldliketoaccessandselectContentnexttotheproductyouwouldliketostudy.

2. YouwillnowseetheContentpage.Chooseanareaofcontent(forexample

Assessment;OnlineWorkbook;Extension…),thenselectShowAlltochooseanactivity.

UsingtheLMSTools1. GototheMyLearningpage.FindyourclassandselectClassHomenexttoitsname:

2. OntheClassHomepageyouwillseetheClassToolstab.Selectittoshowthetoolsavailableinthatclass.

Selectthetoolyouwouldliketouse,forexampletheForum.

UsingtheGradebookTheGradebookshowsyouhowmuchofaproductyouhavecompletedandyourgrades.ToviewtheGradebookgototheclasshomepageandselecttheGradebooktab:

TheGradebookgivesyouinformationaboutyourstudies:

Inthispicture:

• Myprogress=howmuchofthecourseIhavestudied(=2%)• HowmuchofeachunitIhavestudied(Unit1=63%;Unit2and3=0%)• MyscoreineachunitoftheactivitiesIhavedone(inUnit1,ofthe63%ofthe

activitiesIhavedoneIscored99%).YoucanseemoreinformationabouteachUnitbyselectingtheunitname:

ThiswayyoucangetinformationaboutyourstudiesineachUnit,Activityetc.

GettinghelpwiththeLMS

FormorehelpandinformationonusingtheCambridgeLMSpleasevisitwww.cambridgelms.org/main/p/frequentlyaskedquestions

YoucanalsofindthisbyselectingtheHelpbuttonatthetopofeveryLMSpage.