Completion Credentials are now available for all users in SIMnet. Completion credentials are badges based on completing each Let Me Try interactivity in a SIMbook. Like our newly introduced competency credentials, completion credentials are a digital certificate that students can use in their social media websites or on their resumes to demonstrate proficiency in Microsoft … Continue reading
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SIMnet for Office 365 (2019 Edition) Live Preview
SIMnet for Office 365 (2019 Edition) is nearing its full release date. SIMnet is prepared to make this transition smooth for you and your students. Starting today, instructors can preview our Office 2019 content, live, alongside all your other SIMnet content. All LIVE PREVIEW content is open for instructors preview only. This content is NOT … Continue reading
NEW: SIMnet Logo and Student Profile View Available Friday
New SIMnet Logo SIMnet is proud to debut a new look to highlight its identity as a part of McGraw-Hill Education. This new look is available throughout SIMnet, including new sign in pages and loading screens. New Student Profile Pages In part of the SIMnet effort to roll out digital credentials, the student profile page … Continue reading
NEW Digital Credentials in SIMnet
2016 Level 3 Capstone Projects can now be set by instructors to earn Digital Credentials. Credentials are a digital certificate of achievement that students can post through social media or add to their resumes to display their mastery of Microsoft Office applications to future employers.These credentials can be used to display general mastery in an … Continue reading
NEW Enhanced Student Section; Left Navigation; Resource Submission
New Details in Student View The Students view in the Course Manager has been updated to include more data at a glance. New columns include: Paired, which denotes whether or not a student has been paired to your school’s LMS Type, to easily note the type of access each student has, including Full, Courtesy, Single … Continue reading
Streamlined Resource Review
Instructors can now review, grade, provide feedback for, and upload a response file to a student submission in a single step. To review resource submissions, navigate to the Submissions section of the Resources menu option on the left hand navigation. Submissions are organized by course and section. They can then be filtered by assignment using … Continue reading
Microsoft Announces release of Office 2019 for Windows and Mac
On September 24th, Microsoft announced that it is making Office 2019 available to a limited set of customers today, and to all customers in the coming weeks. Office 2019 will be available to Mac and Windows users simultaneously. Office 2019 is Microsoft’s newly available “on premises” version of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, and other … Continue reading
SIMnet Back-To-School Prep
Making sure all of your school’s settings are up-to-date and don’t include any unused content smooths the transition to a new school year. Fewer available options ensures that instructors and students alike do not provide the wrong materials or buy the wrong registration codes. In the Course Manager, go to Settings, click Products, and then … Continue reading
SIMnet Sign In Page Redesign
The SIMnet sign in page has been updated to make signing into- and signing up for- SIMnet simple. New students will be able to gain access to SIMnet and all users will access SIMnet Support more easily. The new design divides the sign in page into three main areas. The Existing Users section, on the … Continue reading
NEW Features: Time on Task and Create Lessons or Exams from Projects
Time On Task Report You can now access data on the cumulative time students have spent on task categories. This information gives instructors a simple snapshot of how much time the student has spent in SIMnet. This information can be cumulative for all courses that a student has taken in SIMnet or it can be … Continue reading