1. There were no absolute or percentage tolerances pre-set for any question answers. In this case, the percentage tolerance you enter will be applied as-is to every question answer in the assignment.

Example: You set a +/- 50% tolerance. Therefore, a question with a correct answer of 100 would accept values from 50 to 150 as correct.

2. There was a percentage tolerance value pre-set for some, or all, question answers. For these answers, any tolerance you enter will override the pre-set percentage tolerance.

Example: You set a percentage tolerance of +/- 35% for the assignment, but there is already a pre-set percentage tolerance of +/- 25% for a question with a correct answer of 100. Only your tolerance of +/-35% will apply to that question. So, answers ranging from 65 to 135 are correct.

3. There was an absolute tolerance value pre-set for some, or all, question answers. For these answers, any percentage tolerance you enter will be added as a percentage OF the pre-set absolute tolerance TO that pre-set absolute tolerance value.

Example: Let’s say a question has a correct answer of 100, but there is a pre-set absolute tolerance of +/- 6. Then you apply a +/- 50% tolerance on top of that pre-set absolute tolerance. The correct answer values for this question will range from 91 to 109.

This is because 50% of 6 (the pre-set absolute tolerance) is 3. This value (3), when added to the pre-set absolute tolerance (6) becomes 9. And 100 +/- 9 is 91 to 109.

Here’s the formula with our values plugged in:
(100 +/- (6 + (50% * 6)))= 91 to 109

• Your instructor should give you a student registration form that will have your unique course section web address.

• Go to that web address to access your course section. You’ll see the course name, instructor name and the section you’re in. If that information isn’t correct, contact your instructor for the correct web address. Otherwise, click register now to get started.

• Enter your email address and click submit. We’ll check to see if you already have a Connect account or if you need to create one.

• Click Start Free Trial. If you don’t see this option, it’s because your course doesn’t offer a free trial.

• Check how long your free trial will last (it varies depending on the textbook), and click Submit.

• If you don’t have an account yet, fill out the registration form and click Complete My Registration to activate your account and begin the free trial. If you already have an account, your free trial has begun!

• Purchase full access to your course before your free trial ends, so that you eliminate any unnecessary interruptions in Connect.
• When you purchase full access, use the same email that you used to sign up for the free trial.

• Click add assignment (A) on your section home page, and select blog assignment (B) from the list.

• Enter a name for your blog assignment (A), and the blog topic (B), and then move on to basic settings. Decide how much the assignment is worth (C), and whether you want to make it available to your students now or later (D). (Now means once you’re finished creating the assignment.) If you choose later, enter the date and time you want it to become available.
  Next, set the assignment due date and time (E), and then click next: review & assign (F).

• To share this assignment with a colleague, click add colleague (A) and find the colleague you want to share with. Once you find and add your colleague, choose what assignment policies your colleague will be able to change. You can attach files for your students to reference before starting their assignments. Click choose file… (B) and select the file you want to attach. There is no limit to the number of files you can attach.
  Lastly, review the assignment policies you’ve set. If you want to make any changes, click previous: set up assignment (C). Click assign (D) when you’re finished reviewing.

• Blog assignments are automatically submitted on the due date you set when creating the assignment. You’ll see a flagged message on your section homepage that indicates you have submissions to grade. Click that message to get started (A).

• From your grading to-do list, find the blog assignment you want to grade, and click on a student’s name to begin (A).

• Go to the blue scoring area at the bottom of the student’s blog. Enter the student’s score in the text box next to “score this assignment,” (A) and any comments regarding the score in the text box labeled “comments” (B). Click submit score and comments (C) and then click next student (D) to continue grading.

• To begin, your students will select the blog assignment from their assignment list for your course (A).

• Your instructions will appear along with their individual blog workspaces. To add a blog post, students will first click + add a new post (A).

• Next, your students will enter the post’s title (A) and message (B). They will click post (C) to publish to their blogs.

• Your students can switch between their classmates’ blogs by clicking a name in the “your classmates” column, on the right-hand side (A). They can comment on blog posts by clicking the add a comment button (B) at the bottom of the post they want to respond to, entering the comment into the text box, and clicking post (C) to publish to the blog.
  Blog assignments are automatically submitted on the date you chose when setting up the assignment. It’s up to your students to post to their blogs and reply to their classmates before the due date.

• When a student submits a question bank assignment, you’ll be notified in the assignments to grade area of your section home. Click the assignment that you want to grade (A).

• In the student activity tab for that assignment, you’ll see the number of students who are ready to be graded (A). Click show the grading queue (B) to see these students’ names and begin grading.

• The grading queue (A) lists the students who have submitted their assignments but whose submissions haven’t been graded. If you assigned any file attachment questions, click download your students’ responses to these questions (B). Then click a student’s name in the grading queue (C).

• First, let’s go over what happens when you select a student from the grading queue. You will go to that student’s latest (most recent) assignment attempt, where you’ll see the student’s name and section, due date, submission date, and which attempt you’re viewing (A). If any questions in the assignment were autograded by Connect, click view autograded portion (B) to view the student’s scores. The other students in the grading queue will appear in a row above the assignment, so you can easily get to a different student’s assignment when you’re done grading this student (C). Now let’s get to grading!

• Each question has its own score and comments area (A). To grade a question, simply enter the student’s score and any optional comments, and then click apply (B) to save the score and comments. Before your score is saved, you’ll see score unsaved! (C). After a successful save, that message will change to score saved! If you assigned any file attachment questions, review the responses that you previously downloaded, and then provide scores and comments in Connect this same way. If you want to award full credit for a question, or withdraw a question from the assignment, for all your students, click adjust credit for all students (D).

• Select award full credit or withdraw this question, and then click adjust (A). Credit adjustment will apply to all students who take (or have already taken) this assignment, across all sections and attempts. It will also override any scores you already gave for this question on other student’s assignments. The questions that you award full credit will move to the autograded portion of the assignment.

• Five questions will appear on a single page. If your assignment has more than five questions for you to grade, use the next and previous buttons, at the bottom of the assignment, to navigate through pages of questions. Continue scoring questions until the entire assignment has been graded. When you’re finished grading, select another student to grade (A) or click student activity (B) to go back to the student activity tab. The student(s) you graded will disappear from the grading queue as long as you scored every question in the assignment, and you graded the most recent attempt. If a student who you’ve already graded submits another assignment attempt, the student will reappear in the grading queue.

• Create a question pool for quizzing, exams, or whenever randomization is needed (i.e., to prevent cheating or provide new question sets for practice)
• NOTE: Some questions are more time-consuming than others. Be aware of this as you develop assignments for your students

• The Connect "Get Started: Quick Start Guide" contains a targeted set of tutorials designed to walk a returning user through preparation for a new term using an existing course.
  
  This first QuickGuide, "Preparing to Use Connect," will help you plan your implementation of Connect in a new term and serve as a checklist for what you need to accomplish before classes begin. Let's get started!

• To get started with Connect, you'll want to ensure you have an active instructor account and can login at http://connect.mcgraw-hill.com.
  
  If you believe you already have an account, please keep the following in mind:
  - Remember that your login is your full email address.
  - You can also reset your password if necessary
  
  If you need a Connect account created, please contact your McGraw-Hill representative to request access - Find my Sales Representative.
  
  We also recommend that you use the Connect browser check to ensure your browser is optimized for Connect - Check My Computer.

• Upon creation of your McGraw-Hill Connect account, you will be emailed a Welcome Kit, which contains helpful resources for you and your students. You can also download the Welcome Kit materials here by clicking each link:
  
  - Instructor Quick Tips >> - best practices to keep in mind while working in Connect
  
  - Student Quick Tips >> - a helpful document to make available to students to answer frequently asked questions
  
  - First Day of Class Presentation Materials >> - introduce Connect to your students and how to get started
  
  - Integrating Connect into Your Course Syllabus >> - a template you can adapt to set expectations for how students will be held accountable for their work in Connect

• As a new user, you'll want to spend some time planning how to incorporate Connect into your course. Considering the following questions can be helpful in planning your implementation.
  
  - What are my goals for using Connect in my course this term?
  
  - What types of activities will I assign through Connect to meet my goals?
  
  - How will I incorporate Connect into my syllabus and course-grading scheme to make students accountable? Instructors typically find that making Connect part of the overall grading scheme (e.g., 10-20% of the course grade) ensures student participation and rewards students for their efforts.
  
  - How will I describe Connect to set my students expectations? For example, describing how Connect provides immediate feedback, more practice opportunities, and the ability to deliver more personalized instruction in the course can help achieve student "buy-in".
  
  - What future goals do I have for Connect as I gain more experience?

• Phone Support - (800) 331-5094

• Sunday - 6PM to 11PM (Central Time)
• M-TH - 8AM to 11PM (Central Time) Friday - 8AM to 6PM (Central Time)

• http://www.mhhe.com/support (Click "Contact Us"). You can also click the "Customer Support" tab on the Connect Homepage.

• Log into your Connect account and go to the appropriate course on your my courses page.

• Click the Student Registration Info Icon next to the section you've created.

• Customized student registration instructions will open with the section's specific web address, enabling you to print a handout for your students (A). You can also copy/paste your section-specific web address (B) into your syllabus and/or your learning management system. Remember: You will have one unique web address for each section of your course created in Connect. Repeat the above process for each section.

• Now let's take a look at what a student sees when they visit your section-specific web address to register in Connect. When students visit your section-specific web address, they can verify the course and section information (A) and click "Register Now" (B) to get started. Students can choose to watch a video of the registration process before registering on their own (C).

• Students will enter their email address to begin creating their account.

• Next, students have the option to enter the access code included with their textbook package (A) (if applicable), purchase access directly online (B), or start a free trial (C). Note: "Start Free Trial" enables students to register in Connect Plus without entering or purchasing an access code and receive full access (typically 3 weeks) before being required to obtain access. This option is convenient for students awaiting financial aid; those who may drop the class and do not want to commit to purchasing Connect just yet; or students who want to try the Connect Plus eBook before they buy. All students will be able to register and get started with assignments at the start of your course!

• Students buying Connect online will typically have two options – "Connect" standalone or "Connect Plus" (if available). Connect Plus contains all of the assignment and assessment features plus an integrated eBook. Connect standalone contains all of the assignment and assessment features without an eBook (this is a cost-saving, online purchase option for students who need Connect for your course but do not want an eBook). Students can also opt for Connect Plus in lieu of purchasing a hardcopy text.

• Students will complete the registration process and click Go to Connect Now, which will populate your section's roster and provide them with access to your course and section.

• If students change sections during the term, simply provide them with the web address of the new section they need to be transferred into, have them click Register Now, and follow the prompts. Connect will recognize their account and allow the students to easily register in the new section.

Student Quick Tips

• Click add assignment (A) on your section home page, and select create new from question bank from the list (B).

• Enter a name for your assignment (A), and the assignment instructions for your students (B). Then click next: add questions (C).

• Select a question source for your assignment (A).

• Select the questions you want to add (A), and then click add checked questions (B) and decide whether you want to add as individual questions or add to a pool. Then click next: set policies (C).

• Begin with setting the available and due dates (A). Select whether you want to make the assignment available to your students now or later. (Now means once you’re finished creating the assignment.) If you choose later, enter the date and time you want it to become available. Next, set the assignment due date and time. Then the assignment type you want from the row of icons: homework, practice, quiz or exam (B). Use the settings menu to move through all the policy options (C). When you’ve set exactly what you want in each category, click next: review & assign (D).

• To share this assignment with a colleague, click add colleague (A) and find the colleague you want to share with. Once you find and add your colleague, choose what assignment policies your colleague will be able to change. You can attach files for your students to reference before starting their assignments. Click choose file… (B) and select the file you want to attach. There is no limit to the number of files you can attach. Lastly, review the policies you’ve set (C) and questions you’ve selected (D). Click assign (E) when you’re finished reviewing.

• Build student familiarity and confidence with a "tutorial assignment," built from a sampling of question types and required at the start of the term
• Create shorter assignments near the start of the term
• Set assignment due dates that prevent last-minute work and unexpected issues (i.e., avoid 11:59 PM on Sunday)
• Remember, you can "Save & Exit" during the fourth step ("Review & Assign") of the assignment creation process if you want to save your work but not make the assignment available to students (this assignment will be highlighted in yellow in the Instructor View). Once you choose to make the assignment available, edit the assignment and click "Assign"
• Policy Settings & Best Practices

• From the instructor section home page, select add assignment (A) and then click group assignment (B).

• Setting up your group assignment is a four-step process. You’ll start with naming the group assignment (A) and providing instructions. We have pre-populated the student instruction area (B); however, you can select and delete the pre-populated instructions or add additional instructions below if desired. Click next: set policies (C) to continue.

• In the next step, set policies, you'll select the type (A), set the score (B), and select the availability dates for the assignment (C). An available/start date is required. If setting up the assignment in advance of the term, you'll want to ensure the available date is set with enough lead time for you to organize groups once your Connect roster is populated. Click next: define groups (D) to continue.

• Define groups enables you to set-up the student groups within your section. Start by selecting the number of students per group (A). Connect generates groups based on the amount of students present in the roster and the selected number of students per group. If your group assignments are set-up before students have registered, groups will automatically generate based on the number of students per group you've selected. You can edit the assignment to arrange your groups if necessary at a later time. Click add topics (B).

• You have the option to add topics (A) to vary the assignment from group to group, expanding upon the assignment name and instructions. Each topic can be assigned to a specific group of your choosing in the next step. Click add topics (B) to continue.

• Next, you’ll arrange and assign topics (A) (if set in the previous step) to the groups. The student avatars (B) can be dragged from one group into another. You have the ability to use the same group set-up for future group assignments by selecting the save as default (C) check box. , You can override the default setting at anytime. Once set, click next: review and assign (D).

• In the last step, review and assign, you can select the sections in your course (and in a colleagues' course if sharing your section) (A) in which the assignment should appear. You can also attach any relevant reference/template files (B) or web links (C) necessary for completing the assignment. Click assign (D) to finish building your group assignment.

• Your group assignment will appear on the homepage in line with your other assignments.

• It may helpful to remind students in the instructions area to coordinate in advance of the due date which group member will submit the final assignment on behalf of the team.
• Within one week (7 days) prior to a group assignment start date, you will receive a notification in the message area if the section roster has fluctuated (students have been added or deleted) since the assignment was created.
• You can move students to a different group after an assignment has started; however, their posts, comments, attachments, etc. will not transfer from their previous group to the new group.

• While you are previewing assignment questions and you need to contact McGraw-Hill about an issue with the assignment content, use the contact MH Publishing (A) link found along the bottom of the question to send us your inquiry.

• A form will appear allowing you to select a message topic and to enter your message. Once you are finished click send. Next: The McGraw-Hill Digital CARE team will respond to your inquiry.

• Login to your Bb course and select Tools from the course links.

• Select the McGraw-Hill Higher Education Tool

• From the SimNet section, select Pair with a McGraw-Hill SimNet Course.
  
  Note: Contact your institution system administrator and/or McGraw-Hill Digital Learning Consultant if the SimNet pairing option does not appear within your Blackboard course.

• Enter your McGraw-Hill (Connect) username and password.
  
  If you do not have a McGraw-Hill login, please contact your local sales rep.

• Enter the school specific URL provided by SimNet when your school registered. If the school specific URL is unknown, click the link below the entry box to search for it.
  
  Note: If you do not have your institution’s Simnet web address, contact your McGraw-Hill rep for additional help in locating the school-specific URL OR, refer to the SimNet registration email that was sent after your SimNet account was created.

• Enter your SimNet login information provided by SimNet when registering.

• Select from the school listing of existing SimNet courses or choose to create a new course.

• Complete! Select either return to Blackboard or go to SimNet.
  
  Please be advised that the link to SimNet must be deployed into a content folder. From within any content folder in your Blackboard course, select Build Content > McGraw-Hill Content > SimNet to deploy the link.

• A link to SimNet will now appear in the Content folder of your choice. Instructors and Students will have single sign on access to their SimNet course.
  
  Students will need to register when trying to access their SimNet course for the first time.

1. Sign in and go to your Blackboard course.
2. Click "Tools".
3. Click "McGraw-Hill Higher Education" tool.
4. Click "Pair your Blackboard course with Connect".
5. Follow the instruction to log in or create a Connect account.
6. Follow the instruction to pair the Blackboard course with an existing or new Connect section.
7. Your Blackboard course will be paired with the Connect section at the end of the process.

• When a student has submitted a message via the Ask Instructor link while taking an assignment, you will receive a notification in your section home messages area.
  Click the message (A) to view the inquiries.

• You'll be taken to the student inquires list which displays the student name and question title. Clicking the blue triangle next to the student name will reveal the most recent message thread for the inquiry. Click see snapshot to view the corresponding question.
  To respond to a student inquiry, click reply (A).

• A modal window will open with a message field for you to type your reply. You can send the response just to the student who initiated the inquiry or to the entire section. When you send a message to the entire section, the original student's inquiry is not visible to the rest of the section.
  Click send (A) to send your response.

• Your student(s) will receive a notification of your response in their section home messages area (A). They can click the notification to view your response.

• After they've read your response, your student(s) can click reply to send a reply to your response.
  Note: Once the message thread for a question reaches a total of 6 messages the thread is automatically closed.

• You can also view the message history for any assignment. To view the message history, click on an assignment from the assignment list and then click on the message history (A) tab.
  Message history is available for your reference. You will not be able to respond to messages in the message history.

• The Ask Instructor option is not enabled by default but can be enabled in the policies section of the Assignment Builder.

• Access your Connect course section and click the library tab (A) and then select my files (B) from the library menu.

• Click upload files (B).
  Note: You can click learn more (A) to see a list of acceptable file formats.

• Next, click browse (A) and select the file on your computer you want to upload. If a file format is not supported, it will not be selectable on your computer. Click upload (B) to begin uploading your file to your Connect library.

• Connect provides you with the upload status view while your file uploads. You can cancel the upload at anytime by clicking the "x" icon or cancel.

• Once uploaded, your file will appear in the "my files" list. The default setting will hide it from your students' view. Click the "eye" icon (G) to "show" the file to your students. Remember to do this for each file you want visible in your students' library. Connect will provide a confirmation message when you show or hide a file from your students' library. Click upload additional files (H) and follow the previous upload steps if you have more files you want to add to your library.

• Now, let's take a look at your students' view when a file is shared. Students will receive a notification in the message center on the home tab. Students can click this message or go directly to the library tab to view the shared files.

• Once students are in the library, clicking "course files" will display the files you've shared.

• Students can download and view the files (A) as needed by clicking the file name.

• Course files made available to students through the library will appear in each section of your course (if you have multiple sections created).
• Course files made available to students through the library do not carry over when you share or copy your course with another instructor. However, files attached as part of an assignment will carry over when you share or copy your course with another instructor.
• When you duplicate your course for a new term, course files will carry over. The "replace" and "delete" icons can be used to update any files as necessary.

• Connect enables you to add course files within the library for student reference outside of an assignment, providing a customized resource center for your students.
• You can even upload all relevant documents at the start of the term and keep them hidden from students until they're relevant for the course. Connect will support up to 20GB of file storage per course in your account.

• Use this feature to highlight relevant websites or other resources, such as material from the Library Tab Resources
• NOTE: The items you post in Web Activities are non-gradable and will not be visible in the Connect Reports area

• Group assignments will appear in the students' assignment list on their section home page. Clicking the assignment name with the group icon will open the group assignment.

• For students, group assignments are made-up of two areas - "Group Workspace" for collaboration and "Submit Assignment" for turning in the final group project.

• When students enter the Group Workspace, the name of the assignment, the group that the student is associated with, and the topic (if entered by the instructor) is displayed. Also displayed are the instructions for the assignment as well as any instructor attachments and web links.

• Clicking Add a new Post enables students to collaborate and send messages and files within the group. "Raise your hand" provides students with the option of including their instructor on the message (sent to the instructor home view message center).

• The Group Workspace supports a threaded discussion amongst the team members for each post, as well as the ability to start and add posts on new topics. Students can attach files to a new post for reference.

• Connect tracks the level of participation and activity of each group member, which is visible to other team members and the instructor.

• Students are alerted each time a new post occurs in their group's workspace. They can click the link to go directly go to the Group Workspace for the assignment.

• When students have developed their final draft, the "Submit Assignment" tab is used to attach a final submission and leave any necessary comments for instructor review. Clicking the Submit Assignment button sends the group response to the instructor. Additionally, the other group members will receive confirmation that the assignment has been submitted in their student message area on their respective section home page.

• Students will receive a confirmation that their assignment has been submitted successfully. Each student in the group will also receive a notification in their message center on their section home page that the assignment has been submitted and by which group member.

• It may helpful to remind students in the instructions area to coordinate in advance of the due date which group member will submit the final assignment on behalf of the team.
• When students use the “raise your hand” feature to include you on a post in the Group Workspace, you’ll be notified via the message center on the instructor home view.

• The My Courses page is the first page you see when you sign in to your Connect account. Use this page to manage your courses and sections. You also can view and access each roster and student registration information for each course section. Each course area contains a list of sections you have created. If you do not see the sections, click the blue triangle next to the course name to reveal the course sections and options menu.

• Use the course options menu below the course name to edit course details, duplicate the course, modify tolerance settings (if available) or delete the course.

• The section options menu (A) enables you to edit section details, duplicate the section within the same course, share or copy your section with other colleagues, or delete the section. Clicking on a section (B) takes you into your course/section.

• The Section Home Page helps you deliver and manage your course assignments, provides a snapshot of what's occurring in your course, and enables you to personalize Connect. The course and section name are listed at the top left of the page (A) along with tabs at the right to easily access the Library and Reports. Use the switch sections menu (B) located just below the section name in the top left-hand banner to switch sections or return to the my courses main page. Clicking "add assignment" (C) is the easiest method to begin exploring the wealth of content available to build a variety of assignments and assessment activities.You can "switch to student home view" (D) to see what your students see and take assignments from a student's perspective. This can be very helpful as you begin building assignments and want to preview the content and/or policies you've set. View our separate QuickGuide, "Customize Your Section Home Page," for more detail regarding the options to personalize Connect.

• The Library provides access to additional resources related to your course, including the Connect Plus eBook (if available) and instructor resources, such as the textbook instructor manual, PowerPoint Presentations, etc. Other resources, such as pre-made assignments and student self-quiz and study plans, may be available based upon the title you're using in Connect. Note that students will typically have access to "student resources" in their library tab, which provides an opportunity for additional study beyond what you've assigned within Connect. This is a great resource for students who ask for additional help.

• The Reports area provides a quick visual section performance chart and gives you access to run pre-defined reports on student results. There is nothing you need to do to set-up data collection in Connect reports. Any assignment created in Connect has student results automatically recorded. You simply choose the report you want to run and select the desired options and settings.

• The help link atop the screen is a great way to learn more about any aspect of Connect in more detail. The help tool is context sensitive and, to save you time, will display initial results based on the area of Connect in which you are working.

• Before group assignment submission, note that you may receive messages from groups using the "Hand Raise" feature in the Group Workspace. This enables team members to include you on messages for clarification, notification, etc. Clicking the link in the message center takes you to the Group's Workspace to review and respond as necessary.

• When group assignments are submitted, you will receive a notification in the message center on your section home page. Clicking this message will take you into the manual grading "to-do" list.

• The "to-do" list for each group assignment is organized by group number, including group member names and topics (if applicable). Click view group submission to open a particular group's workspace and submission.

• The instructor-grading screen opens in the group's Submit Assignment tab. You can view the group's topic (if applicable), comments, and download any files they have submitted. Details on each group member's activity is also included. Note: You can toggle to the Group Workspace to view the collaboration of the group while the assignment is available..

• Upon review of the group's submission, you'll have the option to give all group member's the same grade, give individual grades, or send the assignment back to the group for re-submission. You can also leave overall comments for the group. Click Submit and Continue to record your selections and move to the next group's submission.

• You can also view a group's active workspace or grade a group's submission by clicking on the assignment name on the instructor home view and selecting the "student activity" tab.

• When starting a new term, Connect enables you to re-use the course and assignments you've created in a previous term, either "as is" or with any necessary edits, such as start/due dates, content changes, and policy adjustments. You'll also be able to add new assignments to your new course.
  
  Step #1: From your "my courses" page, navigate to the course that you would like to re-use for the new term. Click "duplicate course" from the "course options" drop-down menu. Duplicating a course enables you to start with a new course and section structure for the term. A duplicated course carries over your assignments but not the student roster or results from the previous term.

• Step #2: In the pop-up window, your previous course and section names will be editable. Rename your course and sections as appropriate (Connect will add a "copy of" to the course and section names, which can be removed). As a best practice, instructors find that using the course designation and term in the course name field (e.g., "ACCT 201 Fall11") and section names that easily distinguish one section from another during that term (e.g., "MWF 10-11am") helpful.
  Note: If the amount of available section names is fewer or more than what you will need for the term, edit the section names as needed or as available. You'll be able to delete unwanted sections or create additional sections in a later step.

• Step #3: Your copy is confirmed. Click close.

• Step #4: Your My Courses page will then refresh and display your newly copied course that you can access for future use. IMPORTANT: If the new course does not appear immediately, wait a few moments and refresh your browser. It may take a few moments for Connect to copy all of the assignments from the original course into the new course. Once the new course and sections appear, they will contain exact copies of the assignments from the original course and sections you originally copied.

• Step #5: You can now edit add or delete sections to match your required structure for the term. If you have more sections than you need, click "delete section" next to the extra section(s) via the "section options" menu. Confirm that this is "OK." Remember that this cannot be undone.

• Step #6: If you need to add more sections for the current term you, can use "duplicate section" from the "section options" drop-down menu to make an exact replica of another section.
  NOTE: to ensure consistency in your sections and save time, make any course-wide edits to existing assignments, such as content changes or policy settings, before duplicating an existing section.

• Step #7: Add the new section name and click "continue to new section."

• Step #8: Once your course and section structure is complete, you can click the "student registration info" icon next to each section and obtain the section-specific Web Addresses (note that the section-specific web addresses are not the same from the previous term, so you'll need to update any areas where you've posted this information to students).

• Step #9: (Optional step) You may find it helpful to edit the section-specific Web Addresses for the new term BEFORE providing the student registration information to your students. Click "edit section details" from the "section options" drop-down menu next to each section. You can shorten the section specific Web Address by taking out "copy of" and simply including your last name and brief course/section info for the term (e.g., smithecon101mwf), which makes it easier for the student to type into their browser's address bar. Repeat this process for each section of your course.

• Step #10: Now that you have copied your course, you can update any assignments, if necessary, and adjust start/due dates within your sections. The Connect QuickGuides titled "Manage your Assignment List" and "Edit Your Assignment Policies and Point Values" contain helpful tips on working with your existing assignments to get ready for a new term.
  IMPORTANT: If you decide to delete a course or section from a previous term, we strongly recommend exporting your students' grades into an excel spreadsheet should you need this information for any reason after the term has ended. The export to excel option is available in the assignment results report within your previous course.

• Be aware of the option to give full credit, drop questions and their associated points, or flag questions for manual grading even after students have submitted an assignment

1. Sign in to Connect and go to the section, or go to your Connect section from your Blackboard course.
2. Select the assignments from the section home page and click "Deploy".
3. Select the destination content area you want to deploy those Connect assignments to.
4. Your Connect assignments will be deployed to your selected Blackboard content area once you confirm.

• From the Assignments folder (or any content page in Blackboard), select McGraw-Hill Assignment from the drop down.

• Select from a list of assignments that already exist in Connect. Otherwise, you can also choose to create a new assignment following the Connect assignment creation process.

• Select Add Selected Assignments.

• Confirm the location of the content area in Blackboard to deploy the selected or newly created Connect assignments. Select whether or not folders in Blackboard should be created to match your Connect Assignment Groups (if applicable) and which student Score (based on their assignment attempts) should appear in the Grade Center. Click Submit.

• Press OK on the confirmation page that follows to deploy to your selected Blackboard location.

• View the roster from the Home Tab by clicking on the Section Info area and then “Student Roster”
• See detailed results of an assignment being displayed under Section Performance (on the Home Tab) by double-clicking on the bar graph
• Improve strategic instruction and enhance the value Connect brings to your course by using the data and metrics in the Reports tab. For instance, you can:
  • Use the Item Analysis report to identify the success rate of individual questions in your assignments. Item analysis can be useful in planning lecture topics and/or exam review
  • Select the Assignment Statistics Report to share the average scores for the class with your students so they can gauge where they stand
  • Choose the Student Performance Report to better address individual student questions or concerns about their work
  • Review the Category Analysis Report to ensure specific learning outcomes are being met within the course and/or for accreditation purposes

• Click the assignments with content updates link in your message center (A).

• On the content update notices screen, you will receive a list, by assignment, of any questions or activities with updates, including the reason for (A) and date of the update (B). You will also be notified of the amount of student activity within the assignment (C). Click the question title (D) to review the question.

• From the question preview you can review the updated question/activity to better determine your next steps - "adjust credit" or "dismiss the notice" Click back to content update notices to return to the previous screen.

• Once you've reviewed the question, you can either ignore and remove the notification by clicking dismiss this notice (A) or adjust credit (B) for the question.

• If students are actively working on the assignment, "adjust credit" allows you to award full credit (A) for the incorrect question/activity, or drop the question/activity and the associated points (B) from the assignment. Note: that this adjustment will be applied to all students associated with this course section.

• If you select adjust credit or dismiss this notice for any questions listed, the updates for all of these questions in your existing assignments will automatically be applied the next time you copy your assignment or course/section for a new term.
  Note: if you provide multiple assignment attempts, all student assignment attempts containing the question/activity will be flagged for review.

• When a student answers any questions that require manually grading, they will be notified within their assignment that the question will not be automatically graded and that it will be sent to their instructor for review.

• Connect will then inform you of any questions that need to be manually graded either from a message on your section home page or via the assignment results report. A small red "m" appears next to those assignments that require manually grading.
  The following steps will show you how to manually grade your assignments.

• Step #1: From the section home page, Connect notifies you of assignments that require manual grading in the Messages area of the section home page (A). Click the responses ready to manually grade message (A).

• Step #2: The Manual Grading To-Do List is displayed. Click one of the "__ responses to grade" links to view and grade the question (B).

• Step #3: Connect displays the question point value along with the question and the student's essay answer.

• Step #4: Enter the number of points to award the student for their answer (C) and click the Award button (D).

• Step #5: You can also adjust the question credit for all students who answered this question. Click adjust credit (E).

• Step #6: You have the choice to award full credit, drop this question and its points, or flag this question for manually grading later. Note that this adjustment will be applied to ALL students, including those taught by other instructors you're sharing this assignment with and for all attempts on this assignment. The credit adjustment cannot be undone. To proceed, click adjust, or cancel to cancel out the credit adjustment window.

• Direct students to enter their name exactly as it appears on their Student ID when registering for Connect. You’ll be able to easily match your Connect roster to your course roster
• Choose to delete or "inactivate" students as needed so they can no longer take Connect assignments
• NOTE: To view the roster from the Home Tab, click on the Section Info widget and click "Student Roster"

• Organize related assignments by using the "groups" feature, such as by topic, week, chapter, etc. This can be helpful for students to relate assignments to your syllabus

• Step #1: You can easily remove questions from an active assignment or award full credit for questions to all students.
  In the assignment list of your Section Home page, click an assignment name to possibly adjust it for question removal or to award full credit for certain questions.

• Step #2: In this question preview page, you'll have the option to adjust credit for this question for all students by clicking "adjust credit".

• Step #3: In the pop-up menu, you have the options to award full credit, drop this question and its points or flag this question for manual grading. Select the second button to drop this question and its points. A confirmation message will be then be displayed. Since you can't undo this action, it's important that you make sure this is the appropriate choice to make before you click "OK".

• You can also adjust question item level scoring through your Reports options.
  
  Step #4: In your Section Home page, click the Reports tab.

• Step #5: In the Reports main page, click "Item Analysis" from the list of Report options.

• Step #6: In the Item Analysis report page, select a section and an assignment to generate a report. Then click "view report".

• Step #7: Your Item Analysis report displays the performance results for each question of an assignment. Click a question to preview the question content.

• Step #8: In the question preview window, you'll see the point value for this question and the option to adjust credit for it. Click "adjust credit for all students."

• Step #9: In the pop-up menu, you have the options to award full credit, drop this question and its points or flag this question for manual grading. Select the second button to drop this question and its points. Then click "OK".

• Step #10: You'll then see a confirmation message indicating that the question has been dropped from your assignment.

• Be aware of the option to give full credit, drop questions and their associated points, or flag questions for manual grading even after students have submitted an assignment

• Starting at your section home page, select the assignment you would like to edit (A). Note: If you see the "shared" icon next to the assignment name (B) and you are the instructor who created the assignment, any edits can be applied to all sections of your course containing the shared assignment. If you do not see the shared icon, you'll want to edit the assignment in each section of your course as necessary.

• From the assignment preview view, select edit assignment.

• If the assignment is active, meaning that students have started working in the assignment, you will receive a notification that editing the assignment will make the assignment hidden and unavailable to students. Click OK to continue. If the assignment is not active, Connect will skip this message.

• You'll notice that the options for editing an assignment and creating an assignment are the same, both take you to the four-step assignment builder process. Starting with Step 1 - name your assignment, you can make changes to the title (A) and your instructions (B). If this is a shared assignment received from your colleague or course coordinator, you will not be able to modify the assignment title to ensure reporting consistency, but you can modify instructions. When finished, click next: add questions (C).

• Step 2 - add questions, is where you can make changes to the content within the assignment, such as deleting questions or changing point values. You can add additional questions, or replace the version of the questions you've deleted, by toggling to the add questions tab (A). It's important to note that if this assignment is active, or if you've received a shared version of an assignment from your colleague or course coordinator, you will not be able to make any changes to the questions or point values within the assignment to ensure reporting consistency. Connect will notify you if this is the case. When finished, click next: set policies (B).

• Step 3 - set policies, allows you to adjust the policy settings for the assignment. If this assignment is not active and you are the creator of the assignment, you will be able to make changes to any policy setting.

• If the assignment is active, you will be limited to certain policies changes with availability dates and attempts allowed. You can extend the due date forward but cannot change the available (start) date (A). You can extend the number of assignment attempts but cannot decrease attempts allowed (B).

• If you've received a shared version of an assignment from your colleague or course coordinator, policy options will be determined by the permissions set when the assignment was shared. For example, you may be able to edit all policies, none of the policies, or just the availability dates, Connect will notify you which options are available for a shared assignment.

• When your policy settings are set, click next: review and assign.

• You'll finish the editing process in Step 4: review & assign. If you are sharing this assignment across multiple sections within your own course and would like the edits you've made to apply across all of the sections, be sure to check the "apply policy edits to all my previously assigned sections" option (A). Also, if you are sharing this assignment with your colleagues you may also choose to apply the changes to their sections as well by choosing "apply policy edits to all colleague sections sharing this assignment (checked sections)." (B) Note: These options will only be available if this assignment is not active. If the assignment is active, you'll need to make changes within each individual section.

• After reviewing your changes, click assign to apply your policy edits and assign the revised assignment.

• From the Connect instructor section home, click add assignment (A) and choose file attachment assignment (B).

• The set-up assignment screen will open, enabling you to name the assignment (A), enter instructions for your students (B), and set the point value (C). Optionally click choose file... (D) to attach files for your students to reference or use as a template when completing the assignment.

• If you're uploading a file for the assignment, you can upload a new file (A) and/or select a file already uploaded (B) to your course files areas in Connect. Once you've uploaded and/or selected the file, click attach file (C).

• Once you've set-up the assignment, click next: assign (A).

• The assign to students screen will appear, enabling you to select your sections (A) and your colleague's sections (B) (if sharing the assignment), as well as set the availability dates (C). Click assign (D) to complete the process.

• Your assignment will appear in the section home assignment list along with your other assignments (A). The paper clip icon denotes that it is a "file attachment assignment".

• The set policies step is divided into three areas: basic settings, availability, and advanced. Note that special "See example" and "i" icons are available within Connect to provide more information on specific policy settings that may not be discussed in this tutorial.
  
  Step #1: Under basic settings, Connect currently supports four types of assignments: Homework, Practice, Quiz and Exam. (A) These types enable you to keep your assignments organized for grading and reporting purposes. Each assignment type also has its own default policy settings. For example, Homework assignments allow students to make multiple attempts, while Quizzes and Exams do not. You have the ability to customize the settings within any of the assignment types.

• Step #2: Check the box "Remember the settings below for the next Homework I create ," (B) if you want to customize the default assignment type settings and have Connect remember them the next time you select that assignment type.

• Step #3: For each assignment type, you can "allow printing ," (C) providing students with the option of printing the assignment, working offline, and returning to Connect at a later time to input their answers.

• Step #4: When setting a due date in the availability section, selecting "automatically submit assignment 'as-is' on due date " (A) will collect any active student attempts that have yet to be submitted. This is a great way to ensure all student results are recorded on the due date without additional steps on your part. If this option is not enabled, you can manually submit students' attempts when necessary.

• Step #5: The "time limit " setting (A) under the availability section determines the amount of time (B) a student has to complete the attempt once he or she opens the assignment. Once the timer has started, it cannot be stopped, even if the student exits the assignment. Time limits are best for Quizzes and Exams, where a student should complete the assignment in one sitting. When the time limit is up, the assignment is submitted automatically. If you do not set a time limit, the student can take as much time as needed, and can stop and resume at any time within the availability dates, which is ideal for Homework or Practice.

• Step #6: In the advanced settings, "during assignment " (A) enables you to customize the features and study tools available while the student is working in an assignment attempt.

• Step #7: "Show feedback after each question " (B) requires the student to score each question before he or she can move onto the next question. Once the question is scored, the student will be given full feedback that includes the correct answer and their answers cannot be changed within that assignment attempt. We recommend using this when you are not allowing multiple assignment attempts or if the assignment is for practice.

• Step #8: When "Allow students to check their work " (C) is enabled, a "Check My Work" link is available within the assignment, providing contextual learning during the assignment. A student can click this icon at any time to see if his or her answer is correct or incorrect but will not be shown the correct answer. We do not recommend using this option with multiple choice, true or false, or matching-type questions as it will allow students to guess the correct answer through the process of elimination. "Check My Work" can be helpful with assignments including numeric entry questions.

• Step #9: "Show these resources " (D) gives you the ability to define the study tools that will display with each question in the assignment. Not all questions will contain every resource type. We recommend providing access to all resources for Homework and Practice assignments.

• Step #10: Note that "library resources " (E) contains a link to relevant pages in the Connect Plus eBook for review (if available), while "references," (F) note where to review within a hardcopy text (i.e., page numbers and/or learning objective).

• Step #11: Students may use "point value " (G) to determine the importance of a question as they move through the assignment, while the "question title" (H) may be helpful for students to refer to a specific question when discussing the question and answer. These options may be helpful for any assignment type, including Quizzes and Exams.

• Step #12: In the advanced settings, "after assignment" enables you to customize the feedback provided to students when an assignment attempt is submitted. You can set Connect to provide feedback immediately (A), by # of days after the due date(B), or a specific date to display feedback (C). Delaying feedback can be a helpful tool for preventing students from simply copying answers between assignment attempts and/or sharing their results with other students before the due date.

• Step #13: The "Show only the total score before the due date, and delay detailed feedback until after the due date " (D) is an ideal choice for delaying feedback, particularly with multiple-attempt assignments. Students will see their assignment score upon submission and can decide whether another attempt is necessary. Detailed feedback will be provided after the due date or based on another date you've set without any further actions on your part.

• Determine question point values before your students begin taking an assignment
• Note: You can also add new questions to your assignment while in Step 2 of the Assignment Builder by toggling to add questions.
• Policy Settings & Best Practices

• Step #1: You can assign algorithmic questions for assignments you create. Algorithmic questions involve a step-by-step procedure usually requiring adjustment or computation to produce an answer. After you name your assignment in step 1 of the Assignment Builder, click "next: add questions".

• Step #2: Before you begin to select questions, you must first determine the source that provides your assignment's questions. The defaulted source will be your adopted textbook. However, you can select from the pull-down menu other discipline-related textbooks or previous assignments you've created as question sources. After you've selected a question source, click "select" to choose the area of your textbook your questions will cover.

• Step #3: In the Assignment Preview page, you'll see the question types for the textbook area that your assignment will cover. Note that algorithmic questions will be identified by "A" in the "versions" column. Select a question to preview.

• Step #4: You can review the question content in this preview page. Worksheets like this offer algorithmic questions that require computation and numeric figure adjustment to determine the answers. If you wish to add this algorithmic question to your assignment, click "add this question." You'll see a confirmation message that the question has been added to your assignment. You can then proceed to the next question in this set by selecting a new one from the pull-down menu or clicking the right arrow key.

• Use algorithmic questions to present the same problem, but with different numeric values, to each student. This prevents cheating
• Consider assigning algorithmic problems for out-of-class work while using the problems from the text to review during class
• Policy Settings & Best Practices

• Step #1: From the reports tab (A), click on "assignment results" (B) to open the report options menu.

• Step #2: Select Section(s) - Select which sections of your course will be on the report. Choose from the current section, sections within the same course, and secondary instructor's shared sections (if applicable).

• Step #3: Select Assignment(s) - Select which assignments will be on the report (A). You can filter assignments by type using the checkboxes (B) next to each type of assignment you want to appear in the Select Assignment(s) list box. Select and deselect assignments by using the CTRL key while clicking assignment names in the list box. Use Select All and Clear All links (C) available at the bottom of the list box.

• Step #4: Specify Report Date Range - Specify an optional date range for the report. Select a From date and To date using the calendar icon.

• Step #5: Select Attempt - Specify how the student assignment score is calculated and displayed when your students are allowed multiple attempts for an assignment.

• Step #6: Exclude attempts submitted after due date - Checking this option removes any scores from assignments that were submitted after a set due date.

• Step #7: Drop assignments with the lowest scores - Checking this option allows you to remove assignments with the lowest scores from the report. This option is not available if you selected "Best" attempt.

• Step #8: More Options - enables you to further customize the report, such as points vs. percentage score display. Additional detail can be found by clicking the help link atop the screen.

• Step #9: Click View Report.

• Step #10: The assignment results report will display with a list of your students in the first column and a subsequent column for each assignment with corresponding student scores.

• Step #11: You can drill-down into a student's assignment by clicking on an individual's score. This allows you to view the questions received, the student's responses, and the correct answers.

• Step #12: A student performance report is opened, enabling you to navigate through an individual student's assignment(A), adjust the points received for a question(B), and/or leave comments for the student(C). Note: The ability to "adjust credit" (D) is also available to disqualify a question from an assignment and automatically adjust assignment scores for all students. Please see the QuickGuide titled "Adjust Credit for a Question in an Active Assignment" for more information.
  Tip: You can also drill-down to an individual student's assignment directly via the student performance report option under the reports tab.

• Login to your Bb course and click the link to SimNet (location will vary based on the instructor’s placement of the link).

• Enter your MHHE account information.
  
  If you do not have an MMHE account, click the link to register for a MHHE account and complete the following registration page. You will end up on Step 3 once complete.

• Select Yes or No when asked if you already have a SimNet account
  
  Note: This is NOT the same as the MHHE account from Step 2

• If No was selected in Step 3, create a SimNet account (below)
  
  If Yes was selected in Step 3, enter that information on the following screen.

• Complete the payment process to gain full access to SimNet. Once this process is completed, you will no longer be required to login to SimNet when entering from Blackboard. You can refer to available SimNet user guides for additional information regarding the SimNet program.

• Step #1: As an instructor using Connect, you now have the ability to assign LearnSmart study modules in Connect and include them on your students' assignment list. To assign a LearnSmart study module, click the add assignment tab on your section Home page.

• Step #2: Select the LearnSmart study modules link on the add assignment tab, which will take you to your Library.

• Step #3: In your Library, you will see LearnSmart as its own assignment collection with all available study modules for your title displayed. Click assign for the study module you want to assign.

• Step #4: Creating the LearnSmart study module assignment in Connect is a quick two-step process. On the first page, "set up assignment", you can adjust the depth of coverage and topics covered for the study module you selected. Here, you can also set the total score of this assignment, which is required. Click next: assign to continue the LearnSmart study module assignment creation process.

• Step #5: On the assign to students page, you can select section publishing options and set the assignment's available and due dates. Once you have selected a due date, click assign.

• Step #6: You'll see the study module that you just assigned with an "Assigned" flag. You will also see this on your Section Homepage. Depending on the available date you set for this assignment, your students will be able to launch this new assignment from their homepage as well.

• Step #1: From the section home page, select the assignment you would like to copy by clicking the corresponding box in the blue column (A). Then click the copy icon (B).

• Step #2: From the pop-up window, click I want to copy.

• Step #3: Next, select which of your course sections to which you want to copy the assignment (C) or add a new section to copy the assignment to. Copy an assignment when you want to have a copy of the original assignment as it is only at this point in time, or if you don't need edits to the original assignment's content and policies to be shared with the copied assignments. Click copy (D).

• Step #4: From step #3, you can also copy your assignment to a colleague by clicking the copy to a colleague tab (E).

• Step #5: Type the email address of the colleague with whom you want to share the assignment. Click find colleague. (F)

• Step #6: Your colleague's information is displayed. Select the section or sections you'd like to copy the assignment to, then click copy.

• Step #7: You're back on your section home page, and your copy to your colleague is confirmed.

• Copy assignments to your course section(s) and/or to a colleague who can modify them at will on a freestanding version
• Consider the Share feature if coordinating assignments for a department. This feature enables you to automatically and continually update assignments you've shared with colleagues, as well as report student results across all sections of the course utilizing the shared assignment
• NOTE: You can also copy or share entire sections (rather than an individual assignment)

• When a student submits a file attachment assignment, you’ll be notified in the assignments to grade area of your section home. Click the assignment to go to your grading to-do list (A).

• On your grading to-do list, you’ll see the file attachment assignment, how many student submissions you have to grade, and how many students haven’t submitted. Click on how many submissions there are to grade (A).

• The students who submitted will be listed with the name of their submission, a score box, and the option to add a comment. Click create a zip file to download all student files at once (A), or download student files individually by clicking a specific student’s submission (B). When you download student files, Connect renames the files with the student name and date, to help keep the files organized. Review a student’s file and provide a score (C). If you want to leave specific feedback, click add comment (D).

• If you don’t want to grade all your students at once, click save (A) to save the scores and comments you’ve provided. Click exit (B) or home (C) to leave the grading to-do list for this assignment. You can return when you’re ready to grade more students, without losing your work. When you’ve scored all your students, click submit (D) to send your students their scores.

• Copy your Blackboard course that has Connect assignments deployed to it. Copying a Blackboard course can be accomplished multiple ways. We recommend you contact your Blackboard administrator for assistance if you have not done this before.

• Once the Blackboard course has been copied, you will need to copy the corresponding Connect section with which the original Blackboard course is paired.
  Note: this walk-through will use "duplicate section" option; please refer to the Connect Quick Guide titled "Overview: Creating Multiple Connect Sections" for other options.

• Go to Connect and locate the appropriate course/section on your MyCourses page.

• Select Duplicate Section from the section options drop down.

• Rename the copied section to the name of your choosing. Tip: if you are using LearnSmart assignments, we recommend you enter your Connect section and remove the “Copy of” that is placed in the title of the assignment name.

• Enter the Blackboard course that is a copy of your original course (this is the course from Step #1) and go to the McGraw-Hill Tool to initiate the pairing process.* Be sure to select the new Connect section when pairing.
  *Refer to Quick Guide titled "Paring your Blackboard course with your Connect Section" for further assistance on pairing if needed

• After confirming the paired section, return to the McGraw-Hill Tool page within Blackboard and select Synchronize with Section.

• Click Submit to synchronize.

• If any assignment names have changed, they will appear in the "Broken" section of the sync screen. To repair these assignment links, click "Relink" and locate the assignment you wish to match to, then hit Submit.

• Once all assignments are in the "repaired" section, click "Submit" and allow the synchronization process to complete.

• From the Connect section home page, click add assignment and select create new from question bank.

• Name your assignment and click next: add questions.

• Select a question source to begin building your assignment or simply "cancel" to start by authoring your own question. Note that you can build an assignment that includes pre-authored question from the Connect team, along with File Attachment questions you create.

• Pre-built "File Attachment" questions authored by the Connect team (if available for your title) will appear in the question list. In this example, we'll choose create your own question to create a file attachment question from scratch.

• Select File Attachment as the question type.

• The File Attachment template will open, enabling you to provide the question and instructions for students, as well as upload reference and/or solution files for the student to use.
  Note: If reference files are not utilized, students will see the file attachment question along with the option to upload their own file.

• To upload the reference and/or a solution file, click choose file (or Browse…) (A) to locate and select the file on your computer you want to upload. Click save (B) to confirm the attachment. Connect will support an upload of 10MB per file.

• Once your question is created, click Save and Exit (A) to return the assignment builder.

• Continue with adding more questions to your assignment or click next: set policies to finish with the assignment creation process.

• This option is best for assignments requiring more than one file-attachment-style questions or assignments including a mix of file attachment and auto-graded questions from the question bank.
• A student solution file can be uploaded for feedback once the assignment is submitted.
• Note: Documents submitted by students require manual grading.

1. Sign in and go to your Blackboard course.
2. Go to the Blackboard content area you want to add Connect assignment to.
3. Click "Create Assessment" and select "McGraw-Hill Assignment".
4. Select from a list of assignments that already exist in Connect to add to the content area. Otherwise, you can also choose to add a new assignment following the Connect assignment creation process.
5. Confirm the destination content area to deploy the selected or newly created Connect assignments.
6. Your Connect assignments will be deployed to your selected Blackboard content area once you confirm.

• When students encounter a file attachment question in an assignment, they will review the question/instructions (A) and download any question reference file (B) if added when the question was created. When the student has their response file ready, they will click browse (or choose file) (C) to add the file from their computer and then click save (D) to confirm the upload to Connect.

1. Ask your students to log in and go to your Blackboard course.
2. If you have already deployed Connect assignments to your Blackboard course, ask your students to click on any of the Connect assignments in your Blackboard course. Otherwise, ask your students to go to "Tools", click on "McGraw-Hill Higher Education", and click on "Go to My Connect Section".
3. Ask your students to follow the steps to log in or register.
4. Your students will be able to take Connect assignments directly from within your Blackboard course once the process is completed.

1. Blackboard & Connect: First Day of Class Presentation
2. Blackboard & Connect: Student Quick Tips

• Step #1: On your My Courses page, select tolerance settings (A) from the course details dropdown menu.

• Step #2: You can choose your tolerance settings for each section using the preset tolerance settings.

• Step #3: If you click Show Details, you'll see a detailed explanation of tolerance settings. Click close to return to Manage Section Tolerances or click the edit link to edit the current tolerance preset.

• Step #4: The edit presets view allows you to configure and customize the High, Medium and Low tolerance presets and create your own custom presets. The current preset is displayed ad the top (A). The Global Answer Tolerance setting is highlighted in yellow (B).
  
  Note: The Global Answer Tolerance Setting will only increase question level answer tolerances that are equal or less than the Global Answer Tolerance setting. Questions containing question level answer tolerances greater than the Global Answer Tolerance setting will not be affected.

• Step #5: Additional setting options are listed below and can be turned on or off and configured accordingly. To view information about a particular tolerance setting option simply click on the setting label to get a description of the option. When you are finished editing the presets, click save as...

• Step #6: Name your custom preset and click save.

• Step #7: Your custom preset (A) is now available from the manage section tolerances tab to use for any of your course sections. Click save to save the tolerance presets selected for your course sections.

• Control acceptable answer ranges by customizing answer "tolerance settings" for numeric questions at the course section level
• Raise or lower answer tolerances any time to suit your course pedagogy

• Use the Share and Copy features after assignment creation to give other instructors access to your Connect section. Sharing retains your control over assignment editing, due dates, and policies while Copying provides a completely editable version
• Choose Copy to send a standalone copy to other instructors
• Choose Share to create a "link" allowing you to share assignments to recipients on an ongoing basis, and generate a report on assignment results (ideal for course coordinators)
• NOTE: You can also share or copy individual assignments rather than an entire section

• Sign in and go to your Blackboard course. Next Go to the "Full Grade Center" to see Connect assignment scores.

• If you want to view the submission detail of a Connect assignment or manually grade it, click on the dropdown next to the score and select the attempt you'd like to review.

• The Connect student performance report will open. Click the score of the attempt to drill-down into the student's submission

• You can view a student's assignment, including questions received, responses, and the correct answer. Points received can also be adjusted, which will update the Blackboard Grade Center. Click "return to Blackboard" to return to the Full Grade Center.

• Tip: You can also use the "Manage" drop-down in the Full Grade Center to see all Connect reports or go to the Manual Grade To-do List page in Connect, which aggregates student responses (per assignment) requiring instructor grading.

• Awarding/Adjusting student scores in the Connect student performance report will update the Blackboard Full Grade Center.

• If grades are not appearing immediately after student assignment submission, return to the McGraw-Hill Higher Education tool and click synchronize section. The student scores will come over automatically with the next institutional sync, which runs every 15, 30, 60 or 120 minutes per your Blackboard administrator's settings. To ensure instant grade entries, instruct students to ALWAYS click the "return to Blackboard" button after submitting assignments for grading.

• Step #1: On your Section Home page, let's click "Go to lectures" from the "Your Recorded Lectures" area.

• Step #2: Click "Start Now".

• Step #3: This is your Tegrity main page that will list all of your recorded lectures you'll upload for your Course. Since there aren't any recorded lectures yet, click "Record a Class".

• Step #4: When you click "Record a Class" for the first time, you will download and install the Tegrity lecture recording application. When the Tegrity Recorder opens your computer is ready to start recording. You can either practice recording or exit.
  Note: Before previewing your recorded lecture, make sure that your pop-up blocker is turned off.

• Step #5: After the first time you log in, you have 2 choices on how to get back to Tegrity Campus. You can access Tegrity Campus through the your recorded lectures with in Connect. Or you can log into Tegrity Campus using the icon in your system tray (Windows users only), the icon is shown above.

• Step #6: Your Students have 3 places to find your lectures within Connect. First from their home page under recorded lectures. Second, from their library

• Step #7: And third, from with a homework assignment or quiz.

• Step #8: Your students will always access Tegrity Campus from within Connect. If they click on the Tegrity Campus icon and you don’t have any lectures available they will get a pop up message explaining that there are no lectures available.

• Step #9: Once in Tegrity Campus your students will see your lectures listed on the main screen (A) and can choose which lecture they want to review or perform a search (B) across all lectures for this course.

• Learn more about the Tegrity Lecture Capture Tool.
• Use a microphone to record your voice as it makes playback much clearer. You'll need a mic that works with your operating system and teaching style. For instance, if you walk around while lecturing, you may want a wireless mic. Otherwise, a wired mic plugged directly into your computer will be fine
• Practice once before you start recording in class (ideally on the computer from which you will create your recordings). You can see how your mic works, become familiar with the service, see how automatic uploads work, and view what your students see when they access your lectures
• Control whether or not students download your lectures, print them, and more. Review the "Settings" page found under the Actions Menu prior to creating your first lecture. If students have a slow internet connection, they may want to download and view the recorded lecture offline (provided you're allowing this functionality)
• Remember, Tegrity Campus indexes everything you show on screen for your students to search later. If you want to make sure something is indexed, it needs to be on screen for 30 seconds

• A Connect course can be made up of one or more sections, corresponding to the actual sections you are teaching at your institution. Each section maintains it's own roster and student results. To save time, you can build assignments in one section and apply them across all sections within your course.

• You have two options to create multiple sections; from your MyCourses Page - Add Section and Duplicate Section (from the section options menu).

• Choose "Add Section" to create multiple sections within your own course that will provide the option to "share" assignments across all sections of your course as you build them. A "shared" assignment enables you to make changes in one section and apply them across all sections of the course. You can also run reports across all sections of your course with shared assignments.
  Note: you can change assignment availability dates in each section independently of the other sections, if necessary.

• When assigning, you'll have the option to "check", the sections of your course in which the assignment should be shared.

• Choose "Duplicate Section" to create additional sections within your own course when you're teaching more than one section, but have already created your assignments in another section within the same course. A duplicated section is an exact replica of your previously created section; however, the assignments within are not "shared" with the other sections. Edits to an existing assignment and reporting within one section of your course will not affect the other sections.

• Step #1: Click the assignment name from the assignment list (A) to open the preview assignment page.

• Step #2: Click edit assignment (B) from the top right of the assignment preview page.

• Step #3: Step 1 of the Assignment Builder appears. You can click on any of the numbered steps at the top of the page to go to the step within the assignment you want to edit. If you make changes to the assignment, you will need to assign it again in order to make it available to your students. Click step 2 add questions (C) to edit point values for your questions.

• Step #4: The questions in your assignment will appear. Edit individual point values by changing the values in the "points" column (D). You can set all point values by clicking the set all point values... (E) for the entire assignment, each question or by specific question type.

• Step #5: Click 3 set policies (F) or the next: set policies button to edit policies for this assignment.

• Step #6: Edit and change the policies you want to change. You can save these settings for specific assignment types the next time you select it by checking the box "Remember the settings below for the next assignment I create." (G).

• Step #7: Scrolling down the edit policies page you can modify any of the advanced settings such as setting a specific feedback delay date and time. When you're done, click the next: review & assign button.

• Step #8: On the review & assign step, check the "apply policy edits ... " option to apply your edits to all previously assigned sections. To apply edits to only select sections, you need to go to those sections individually. You can also modify the policy permissions for any instructor you're sharing the assignment with.

• Step #9: After reviewing your changes, click assign to apply your policy edits and assign the revised assignment.

• Save selected policies as your "default" settings to save time when creating your next assignment
• Determine question point values before your students begin taking an assignment

• Step #1: Go to the section in your course that requires different start/due dates for an assignment.
  TIP: if you are already in one of your courses/sections, use the switch sections menu, located just below the section name in the top left-hand banner, to navigate to the appropriate section.

• Step #2: From your Section Home page assignment list, select an assignment by clicking its check box (A). Then click change dates (B) to modify the dates for this assignment.

• Step #3: To assign a new dates for this assignment, click the calendar icon in the available from (A) and due by (B)columns as applicable. Use the pop-up calendar (C) to easily select new dates, and then click submit (D). Your Section Home page will then refresh displaying the new start and due dates for this assignment.

• Step #4: Repeat the above steps for each section requiring different start/due dates for an assignment.

• When sharing an assignment across multiple sections of your course, the assignment inherits the start/due date set for the section in which the assignment was created. However, your other sections may need different start/due dates for the same assignment based on a variety of factors, such as class schedules, meeting times, etc. You may also need to push a due date back for a section at some point in the term due to special circumstances. Connect enables you to go into each section individually to customize the start/due dates without affecting the other sections in the course. If an assignment is already active to students, you will only be able to move the due date forward or remove the dates altogether.

• Step #1: When you create an assignment, you can control when feedback is displayed for questions answered.
  
  In the Set Policies page of your Assignment Builder, scroll down to the "advanced" settings area and click to open the "after assignment" tab.

• Step #2: Select an option for how you want feedback or the score to be displayed after the assignment is submitted. Then check the "delay feedback" box.
  
  You can chose a button to delay feedback, immediately, by # of days after the due date OR a specific date to display feedback. If you choose the second option, be sure to enter a specific number of days in the box provided. If you chose the third option, click the calendar icon and select a date to display feedback. After your advanced settings selections have been completed, click "next: review & assign" to move on to the next step of the Assignment Builder.

• Delay feedback to prevent students from seeing and possibly sharing correct answers to questions until after a date you've chosen. Keep in mind that scores can also be considered "feedback".
• Set the feedback to "Show the Total Score Only" if you want your students to be able to see their score, but not the correct answers until a certain date.
• Set the feedback to "Show only the total score before the due date, and delay detailed feedback until after the due date" if you want your students to be able to see their score upon submission of an assignment attempt but not the correct answers until the assignment due date.

• Extend assignment due dates, time limits, and/or number of attempts for students for excused extensions or other special circumstances
• NOTE: This option will only appear if there is a student enrolled in the course
• Note: If a student has already submitted the maximum number of attempts set for the assignment, you will need to allow additional assignment attempts as part of the exception.

• The Spanish gradebook can be accessed several ways. You can use the call out link on the main reports tab view (A), click the link, go to my Connect gradebook (B) on the section home page, or select Gradebook from the drop-down menu while viewing any of the other reports.

• Creating the Connect gradebook is easy. The reporting categories for the current ISBN are displayed as default columns in the gradebook settings page. Simply add weights to each reporting category you want to use as your students' total grade (A). Weights must total 100% (B). You can add custom column values to be part of the total grade by entering them into the empty fields. For example you may want to include class participation as a weighted part of the total grade. To add more than the default 2 custom columns click the + add gradebook column.

• Next, select which attempt you want to record in your gradebook (A). The default is Best. By default the same gradebook weights and custom columns will be applied to all sections of your course. If you want to customize weights for different sections, select no (B) for this option. You can also enable or disable a view of the gradebook for your students (C). Click create gradebook (D) to create your Connect gradebook.

• Once your gradebook is created, you can view it in the Reports tab. You can select which section you would like to view (A), export the gradebook as an Excel file (B). Weights for your custom columns will be blank by default. You will need to enter values for custom columns manually (C). Click save changes (D) after adding any values to your custom columns.

• By clicking on a student name in the gradebook, Connect will display the individual assignments that make up the student’s grade.

• The gradebook has been designed to ignore any weighted assignment types when a score doesn’t exist and recalculates the percentages correctly. For example, if the custom field, “Participation” (A) is missing a value, Connect will recalculate the weighted percentages properly (B) after clicking save.

• To modify your gradebook settings, for example change the weight of the total grade or add another custom column, click edit settings (A).

• The edit settings modal window opens. You can add additional fields, change weights or enable/disable the student view of the gradebook. Make your changes and click save to return to the gradebook view.