When you are copying a class you can now shift each individual learning object by a specified number of days instead of updating each assignment type by a single specific date. This feature allows you to copy a class using the same schedule and order of assignments. To shift the dates in a copied class, … Continue reading
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New Feature! Gradebook Bulk Grade Change and Calculated Column Interface
Bulk Updates to Assignment Grades Instructors can now update all grades within a class for a single assignment at once. Instructors can Add as many points as they like, with or without a point cutoff. Instructors can Subtract as points up to a zero result. Instructors can change grades to be Set to a specified … Continue reading
Release Notes January 18, 2018
SIMnet has been updated to reflect Microsoft’s January 9 Office 365 Semi-Annual channel update. For more information on the update, visit our previous blog post. Microsoft updated the following features slightly with updated color or style names. Where appropriate, SIMbook learning content, simulated exam question hints, and autograded Project instructions been updated to reflect the … Continue reading
Microsoft Office 365 Update in SIMnet
Update, January 11: The release of SIMnet materials for the Office 365 Semi-Annual update will occur next week. Today, Microsoft Office 365 subscribers received the first Semi-Annual update for Office 365. The Semi-Annual change updates all Office 365 subscribers who had not previously updated their systems. What is Microsoft Office 365 Office 365 is a … Continue reading
New Resources Features: Integrity Violation and Bulk Download
SIMnet now supports the same style of Academic Integrity Detection for Resource files as Project assignments. Academic Integrity Detection is available for Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access files from Microsoft Office 2013 or newer. With this feature instructors can determine if students are submitting their own file or another student’s; or if students have inserted … Continue reading
In Practice Excel Independent Project 5-4 Update
In Practice Excel Independent Project 5-4 was updated on Friday, October 20th. This update will require students who downloaded their instruction file and start file before that date to download a new start file and new instruction file in order to successfully complete the project. Students who downloaded their start file and instruction file after … Continue reading
Microsoft Office 365/2019 Q & A
Q: Will there be another Microsoft Office Release and when? A: YES! As of September 26th, 2017, Microsoft released the following information: https://blogs.office.com/en-us/2017/09/26/the-next-perpetual-release-of-office/. Per this blog post, this next release “is scheduled for the second half of 2018.” Q: What is Office 365 vs Office 2019 vs “Perpetual Release”? A: Office 365 refers to the subscription version … Continue reading
Combined Exams with Test Banks
On Friday, October 6th, instructors will be able to combine SIMnet simulation questions and test bank questions into a single exam for 2016 content. This feature is available for any SIMnet exam, SIMnet exam template, practice exam, or practice exam template. To create a combined SIMnet simulation and test bank exam, select Exams on the … Continue reading
Enhanced OneDrive Simulation in SIMnet
New, enhanced OneDrive simulation is coming to SIMnet on Friday, September 29th. OneDrive-based Let Me Try interactivities in SIMbooks and Exam questions will feature a simulation of the OneDrive environment. All Let Me Try questions will be replaced automatically on the 29th without any disruption. Students who have completed SIMbook questions will not need to … Continue reading
RESOLVED: SIMnet Outage 2:03 – 2:34 EST
On Monday August 28th from 2:03 to 2:34 PM, EDT SIMnet was unavailable or experienced longer than normal load times in some North American regions. Users who were effected by this outage would have experienced long load times or been unable to load SIMnet. This outage occurred due to technical issues experienced by our Content … Continue reading