SIMnet has released an upgraded Help System for both instructors and students. The new help system has more in-depth articles that cover both the How and the Why of using SIMnet features. In the Instructor help, view the Best Practices section before you set up your course for next semester, or read the topic on … Continue reading
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Microsoft announces new Update Channels
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
NEW Course Manager Dashboard
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
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
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
SIMnet Admins – 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. To control the eCommerce options available to your students, go to Administrative Settings, … 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
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
New Feature: Project Student Learning Objective Identification
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
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