Microsoft recently announced changes to the update channels for Office 365 Apps on Windows. A new update channel has been introduced and previous channels have been renamed. What are Microsoft 365 Apps? Microsoft 365 Apps is the locally installed version of Office that’s available through many Office 365 plans and includes all of the Office … Continue reading
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
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
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
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. To control the eCommerce options available to your students, go to Administrative Settings, … Continue reading
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
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
Instructors can now view the learning objective associated with each scored step in a student’s submitted project. Each scored step will show the student learning object above the step. For example, the following project shows that each scored portion of step 4 in project 1.1 comes from learning object 1.02. The learning objectives can be … Continue reading
Use the Course Manager to View Your Student’s Licenses The beginning of the semester a hectic time for SIMnet instructors. This is especially true when a new version of Microsoft Office has been released. With the release of the SIMnet Microsoft Office 2016 product, there are more options for instructors and students than ever – … Continue reading
SIMnet Administrators … Did you know you can manage the SIMnet content that appears in your account? In the Course Manager, go to Settings, click Products, and then add or remove products (SIMnet for Office 2013, SIMnet for Office 2016, etc.) as needed. To control the eCommerce options available to your students, go to Settings, … Continue reading