The Dashboard view in the Course Manager has been updated to give instructors more information about their students and courses at a glance. Instructors will be able to quickly determine which of their students are earning digital credentials in the Credentials Earned section and which of their students may be in danger of a poor … Continue reading
Category Archives: New Features
NEW FEATURE: Timed Projects
Instructors can now assign Projects that must be completed in a set time. Once the student begins an attempt of their assigned project, a countdown timer will begin. The student must submit that assignment before the timer has run down. This feature is available with all 2016 and 2019/365 projects. IMPORTANT: Once the timer has … Continue reading
NEW Pass/Fail Gradebook Calculation Type
Instructors can now set an assignment in the SIMnet Gradebook to be graded on a Pass/Fail criterion. The Pass/Fail option can be set for Exams, Lessons, Projects and SIMbooks. It cannot be used on other assignment types, such as SIMpaths and cannot be used on calculated columns. To set a Pass/Fail grade type the instructor … Continue reading
NEW Best Practices for 2019/365 Projects
The first time students open an Office 2019/365 project assignment, they will automatically be shown the SIMnet Project Best Practices guide. The guide contains instructions for how to complete project assignments in SIMnet, and how to use the features that are available to help students complete a project successfully. Before students can attempt their 2019/365 … Continue reading
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Updated SIMbook & Lesson Interface
The way users navigate SIMbooks has been updated to provide more information, options, and flexibility to all users. The SIMbook Navigation and Control bar includes new options to improve the SIMbook viewing experience. The left side of the Navigation and Control bar has the option to view the Table of Contents, peruse the Glossary, or … Continue reading
NEW SIMnet Content for Friday, August 16th
Microsoft Office 365/2019 Complete content is being released to SIMnet on a weekly basis. Here is what has been released this week, on Friday August 16th: In Practice Excel SIMbook chapters 9 and 11 Access Level 3 Capstone Project – Yellow Belt Credential In Practice Excel 5 Project In Practice Access 5 and 6 Projects … Continue reading
NEW Streamlined 2019 Project View
The 2019 Project Assignment view has been updated to make completing Project assignments simpler. This update includes five improvements that streamline submitting your project for grading smoother and require less navigating from one page to another. Instructions are now all on the same page as the project assignment. The instructions do not need to be … Continue reading
NEW Moving Multiple Assignments in the Class Organizer
Instructors can now select and move multiple assignments at once in the Class Organizer view. This update assists instructors in quickly organizing their courses. To use this new feature, navigate to the Organize section of the Classes menu on the left navigation of the Course Manager. Select all desired assignments or groups individually or select … Continue reading
NEW Black Belt Credentials in SIMnet
The SIMnet Black Belt Credential is now available for Office 2016 applications. Black Belt exams targeting Office 2019 applications are forthcoming. Black Belt credentials are available for each of the 4 main applications in SIMnet: Access, Excel, PowerPoint and Word. The Black Belt Credential is earned by completing the corresponding Black Belt Exam. Black Belt … Continue reading
NEW Student Learning Objective Report
Instructors can now review exams to determine how well students did on each question in two new report types. The SLO Report by Objective report shows each Student Learning Objective (SLO) in an exam and calculates the Number Correct, Total Attempts and Percent Correct for each question. The SLO Report by Objective displays information about … Continue reading