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
Category Archives: Announcements
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
SIMnet Maintenance Notice – Saturday, 1/12/19, 3-9AM Central Time.
SIMnet will be unavailable Saturday, January 12th, 2019 from 3AM-9AM Central time. Due to an unexpected issue during the previous maintenance window we need to finalize the maintenance plan to ensure performance, reliability and security. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Sincerely, SIMnet Product Team Continue reading
SIMnet Maintenance Notice – 12/30/2018
SIMnet will be unavailable Sunday, December 30th, 2018 from 3AM-9AM Central time. We are performing routine maintenance to improve performance, reliability and security. Sincerely, SIMnet Product Team Continue reading
RESOLVED: Project and Resource assignments not available for submission
This issue was resolved as of 1:00PM Central time. As of 10:50AM Central time on 10/25/2018 students began receiving a timeout error when trying to upload project and resource submissions. This issue is ongoing and we are working with our hosting partner to resolve this issue ASAP. We do not have an estimated time to … 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
RESOLVED – Issue loading SIMbook & Lesson Content.
An unexpected issue occurred with the content origin that supplies SIMbook and Lesson content. This issue occurred from 7:50 AM – 9:10AM Central, Wednesday, September 5th. Students may have received a blue screen or a 404 not found message. We appreciate your patience and apologize for the inconvenience. Should you or your students experience any … Continue reading
RESOLVED – Buy Online Option Unavailable
RESOLVED. The Buy Online option in SIMnet regained full functionality around 6:15PM Eastern on September 4th. Currently, Microsoft Azure is still reporting there is a potential for service disruption, but our monitors indicate all services remain online and available. A weather related event caused an issue with the hosting provider that powers the Buy Online … Continue reading
RESOLVED: Missing Modules Issue Tuesday, September 4th
Due to an unexpected issue some students may have incorrectly received a “missing modules” error from on Tuesday, September 4th, 2018 from 4:30PM – 5:10PM Eastern time. This issue would have prevented students from completing SIMnet 2016 assignments during this timeframe. Students may need to logout of SIMnet prior to attempting another assignment. We appreciate … Continue reading