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School Board of Broward School Board of Broward County County

Non-Instructional Non-Instructional PersonnelPersonnel

Online Course Online Course OrientationOrientation

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What You Should What You Should Know!Know!

You must complete You must complete allall assigned activities with assigned activities with 85% or 85% or better mastery.better mastery.

All reports must be received via pony to Sharon Curington, All reports must be received via pony to Sharon Curington, Sheridan Technical College no later than Sheridan Technical College no later than January 4, 2016, January 4, 2016, No e-mails, No Faxes, No ExceptionsNo e-mails, No Faxes, No Exceptions

Please do not confuse the report due date, which is Please do not confuse the report due date, which is January 4, 2016 with the closing date, which is January January 4, 2016 with the closing date, which is January 11, 2016. Your reports are due before the closing date 11, 2016. Your reports are due before the closing date in order for us to meet the closing date deadline.in order for us to meet the closing date deadline.

You will have 7 business days after the report due date to You will have 7 business days after the report due date to complete the appraisal. After 7 days, the class will close complete the appraisal. After 7 days, the class will close without any additional notification to the participant. The without any additional notification to the participant. The appraisal is available on the first day of class.appraisal is available on the first day of class.

It may take up 10 business days for the points to It may take up 10 business days for the points to appear on to your inservice recordappear on to your inservice record..

Participant Participant ResponsibilityResponsibility

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It is the responsibility of the participant to make sure their reports arereceived on or before Janusry 4, 2016.

It is the responsibility of the participant to make sure they have obtained85% or better mastery in each section assigned.

It is the responsibility of the participant to make sure they havecompleted 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 CHECK ON THE REPORTS.

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Course AssistanceCourse Assistance Should you encounter any problems or need Should you encounter any problems or need

assistance with the online program or its assistance with the online program or its content, please contact your course content, please contact your course instructor immediately. instructor immediately.

Your instructor can be reach by CAB e-mail. Your instructor can be reach by CAB e-mail. Look for the name of your instructor in the e-Look for the name of your instructor in the e-mail provided.mail provided.

PLEASE DO NOT POST QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS IN PLEASE DO NOT POST QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS IN THE CAB CAP CONFERENCE. YOUR INSTRUCTOR MAY THE CAB CAP CONFERENCE. YOUR INSTRUCTOR MAY

NOT VIEW THIS CONFERENCE FOR QUESTIONSNOT VIEW THIS CONFERENCE FOR QUESTIONS. .

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Getting StartedGetting Started

Click on the section you’d like to Click on the section you’d like to start.start.

http://myskillstutor.comhttp://myskillstutor.com

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Getting StartedGetting Started

Enter your user name, password, Enter your user name, password, and site code provided in the e-and site code provided in the e-mail.mail.

Click “Log In” to enter the course.Click “Log In” to enter the course.

Upon successfully logging in, you Upon successfully logging in, you will see your name, the course will see your name, the course title, and assignment group(s).title, and assignment group(s).

After You Log-InAfter You Log-In

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Getting StartedGetting Started

Your first step will be to complete a pretest, if Your first step will be to complete a pretest, if required. The program will determine what required. The program will determine what lessons, if any, you must do based on your lessons, if any, you must do based on your pretest score. pretest score.

If the course does not require a pretest, you If the course does not require a pretest, you will begin to complete the activities. There will begin to complete the activities. There may be some sections that do not start with may be some sections that do not start with a pretest.a pretest.

To begin a particular pretest or activity, click To begin a particular pretest or activity, click on its name. The item will open up in a new on its name. The item will open up in a new window.window.

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Completing The CourseCompleting The Course

In order to successfully complete the In order to successfully complete the course, you must complete all assigned course, you must complete all assigned items with 85% or higher mastery. items with 85% or higher mastery.

Pretests can only be done once. The Pretests can only be done once. The score of a pretest is not counted against score of a pretest is not counted against you. you.

Lessons, activities, quizzes, and Lessons, activities, quizzes, and posttests can be done more than once. posttests can be done more than once. Each of these items Each of these items mustmust be completed be completed with with at least 85% mastery or higherat least 85% mastery or higher..

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Documenting Documenting CompletionCompletion

After completing all assigned tasks (other than the After completing all assigned tasks (other than the pretests) with 85% mastery or higher, you must print pretests) with 85% mastery or higher, you must print each report. each report.

These reports must be submitted These reports must be submitted via the ponyvia the pony NO NO FAXES, OR E-MAILS FAXES, OR E-MAILS to Sharon Curington at Sheridan to Sharon Curington at Sheridan Technical College by the due date of Technical College by the due date of January 4, January 4, 20162016. .

Upon review of your reports for completion of 85% Upon review of your reports for completion of 85%

mastery or more, a confirmation e-mail will be sentmastery or more, a confirmation e-mail will be sent..

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Score ReportsScore Reports

To view/print your reports, log in to the To view/print your reports, log in to the program and click a section’s name and then program and click a section’s name and then click “View and Print Usage Report”.click “View and Print Usage Report”.

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Score ReportsScore Reports

The report will open in a new The report will open in a new window.window.

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Software Software RequirementsRequirements

Your online program requires 2 Your online program requires 2 software programs to work correctly: software programs to work correctly: Flash Player and Adobe Reader.Flash Player and Adobe Reader.

Flash Player must be version 7 or Flash Player must be version 7 or higher. To download this, go to higher. To download this, go to www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer . .

Adobe Reader must be version 6.0.1 or Adobe Reader must be version 6.0.1 or higher. To download this, go to higher. To download this, go to http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readermain.html . .

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Troubleshooting TipsTroubleshooting Tips

Potential Problem #1Potential Problem #1: The lesson does : The lesson does not appear after clicking on its name in not appear after clicking on its name in the list of activities.the list of activities.

CauseCause: A pop-up block is probably : A pop-up block is probably suppressing the new window from suppressing the new window from opening.opening.

SolutionSolution: Modify your browser’s settings : Modify your browser’s settings to to allowallow pop-ups from the pop-ups from the www.myskillstutor.com site. site.

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Troubleshooting TipsTroubleshooting Tips

Potential Problem #2Potential Problem #2: The lesson opens : The lesson opens in a new window, but you’re unable to in a new window, but you’re unable to view some or all of the pages even view some or all of the pages even though you’re clicking on the page in though you’re clicking on the page in the appropriate place. the appropriate place.

CauseCause: The computer may not have : The computer may not have Flash Player installed or, if it does have Flash Player installed or, if it does have Flash Player, it may not be the latest Flash Player, it may not be the latest version.version.

SolutionSolution: Download the latest version of : Download the latest version of Flash Player and restart your computer.Flash Player and restart your computer.

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Troubleshooting TipsTroubleshooting Tips

Potential Problem #3Potential Problem #3: You are unable to : You are unable to view the score report or open the score view the score report or open the score report that was emailed to you by the report that was emailed to you by the course facilitator.course facilitator.

CauseCause: The computer may not have Adobe : The computer may not have Adobe Reader or it may have an old version of it.Reader or it may have an old version of it.

SolutionSolution: Download the latest version of : Download the latest version of Adobe Reader and restart your computer.Adobe Reader and restart your computer.

GOOD LUCKGOOD LUCK

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