Download Online_Course_Orientation December 2015

School Board of Broward
County
Non-Instructional Personnel
Online Course Orientation
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What You Should Know!
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You must complete all assigned activities with 85% or better
mastery.
All reports must be received via pony to Sharon Curington, Sheridan
Technical College no later than January 4, 2016, No e-mails, No
Faxes, No Exceptions
Please do not confuse the report due date, which is January
4, 2016 with the closing date, which is January 11, 2016.
Your reports are due before the closing date in order for us
to meet the closing date deadline.
You will have 7 business days after the report due date to complete
the appraisal. After 7 days, the class will close without any
additional notification to the participant. The appraisal is available on
the first day of class.
It may take up 10 business days for the points to appear on
to your inservice record.
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Participant Responsibility
It is the responsibility of the participant to make sure their reports are
received on or before Janusry 4, 2016.
It is the responsibility of the participant to make sure they have obtained
85% or better mastery in each section assigned.
It is the responsibility of the participant to make sure they have
completed the appraisal before the closing date of the class.
You can e-mail Sharon Curington,
After January 4, 2016
to check the status of your reports.
PLEASE DO NOT WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE CLOSING DATE TO
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CHECK ON THE REPORTS.
Course Assistance
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Should you encounter any problems or need
assistance with the online program or its content,
please contact your course instructor immediately.
Your instructor can be reach by CAB e-mail. Look
for the name of your instructor in the e-mail
provided.
PLEASE DO NOT POST QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS IN THE
CAB CAP CONFERENCE. YOUR INSTRUCTOR MAY NOT VIEW
THIS CONFERENCE FOR QUESTIONS.
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Getting Started
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Click on the section you’d like to start.
http://myskillstutor.com
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Getting Started
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Enter your user name, password, and
site code provided in the e-mail.
Click “Log In” to enter the course.
Upon successfully logging in, you will
see your name, the course title, and
assignment group(s).
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After You Log-In
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Getting Started
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Your first step will be to complete a pretest, if
required. The program will determine what
lessons, if any, you must do based on your pretest
score.
If the course does not require a pretest, you will
begin to complete the activities. There may be
some sections that do not start with a pretest.
To begin a particular pretest or activity, click on its
name. The item will open up in a new window.
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Completing The Course
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In order to successfully complete the
course, you must complete all assigned
items with 85% or higher mastery.
Pretests can only be done once. The score
of a pretest is not counted against you.
Lessons, activities, quizzes, and posttests
can be done more than once. Each of these
items must be completed with at least 85%
mastery or higher.
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Documenting Completion
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After completing all assigned tasks (other than the pretests)
with 85% mastery or higher, you must print each report.
These reports must be submitted via the pony NO FAXES,
OR E-MAILS to Sharon Curington at Sheridan Technical
College by the due date of January 4, 2016.
Upon review of your reports for completion of 85% mastery
or more, a confirmation e-mail will be sent.
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Score Reports
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To view/print your reports, log in to the program
and click a section’s name and then click “View and
Print Usage Report”.
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Score Reports
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The report will open in a new window.
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Software Requirements
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Your online program requires 2 software
programs to work correctly: Flash Player
and Adobe Reader.
Flash Player must be version 7 or higher.
To download this, go to
www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer .
Adobe Reader must be version 6.0.1 or
higher. To download this, go to
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/re
adermain.html .
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Troubleshooting Tips
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Potential Problem #1: The lesson does not
appear after clicking on its name in the list
of activities.
Cause: A pop-up block is probably
suppressing the new window from opening.
Solution: Modify your browser’s settings to
allow pop-ups from the
www.myskillstutor.com site.
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Troubleshooting Tips
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Potential Problem #2: The lesson opens in a
new window, but you’re unable to view
some or all of the pages even though you’re
clicking on the page in the appropriate
place.
Cause: The computer may not have Flash
Player installed or, if it does have Flash
Player, it may not be the latest version.
Solution: Download the latest version of
Flash Player and restart your computer.
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Troubleshooting Tips
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Potential Problem #3: You are unable to
view the score report or open the score
report that was emailed to you by the
course facilitator.
Cause: The computer may not have Adobe
Reader or it may have an old version of it.
Solution: Download the latest version of
Adobe Reader and restart your computer.
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GOOD LUCK
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