Using CONNECTschool ™ McGraw Hill Ryerson

1. Using CONNECTschool™McGraw Hill Ryerson

2. What is CONNECTschool™? CONNECTSchool™: A web-based program that includes a searchable eBook, interactive teaching and learning tools, and customizable planning and study tools.

3. Highlights • CONNECTschool™ Includes: • Complete interactive student resource and teacher resource • Videos, Interactive Activities • Powerpoint Presentations • Blackline Masters and Assessment Tools

4. Navigating the CONNECTschool™ Homepage Main Menu: eBook, Assignments, Teaching Plans, Teacher Resources

5. Navigating the CONNECTschool™ Homepage Chapter and Unit Resources

6. Navigating the CONNECTschool™ Homepage Activities and Administration

7. Navigating the CONNECTschool™ Homepage Notices, and Events

8. Navigating the CONNECTschool™ Homepage Toolbar: allows you to annotate, highlight, and gather resources

9. Navigating the CONNECTschool™ Homepage Add StickyNote The Toolbar: A Closer Look Options Search box Bookmarkpage Highlight Dock toolbar

10. Navigating the CONNECTschool™ Homepage Toolbar: Bookmark Page Allows you to bookmark a page for quick reference. Bookmarks are stored under “Teaching Plans”

11. Navigating the CONNECTschool™ Homepage Toolbar: Add a “Sticky Note” Add “Sticky Notes” to a page. “Sticky Notes” can be made public for students to see.

12. Navigating the CONNECTschool™ Homepage Toolbar: Highlight and save text

13. Navigating the CONNECTschool™ Homepage Toolbar: Options Change the look and feel of your Toolbar, Sticky Notes and Highlights.

14. Navigating the CONNECTschool™ Homepage Toolbar: Dock and Undock the Toolbar Undock the Toolbar for easy access.

15. CONNECTschool™ Features: eBook eBook: An online version of the textbook

16. CONNECTschool™ Features: eBook Interactive View: interactive online version

17. CONNECTschool™ Features: eBook Interactive View: interactive element icons Enlarge and add image to a Teaching Plan for quick reference View a video or launch an interactive activity

18. CONNECTschool™ Features: eBook Book View: PDF version of the textbook

19. CONNECTschool™ Features: Teacher Resources Contains complete Teachers Resource and Lesson Builder

20. CONNECTschool™ Features: Teacher Resources Teacher’s Resource tab: PDFs of Teachers Resource, BLMs, Assessment Masters, and PowerPoint Lectures • Teacher’s Resource PDFs • BLMs • PowerPoints • Chapter PDFs • Videos • Animations • Interactive Activities • Geometer’s Sketchpad Activities

21. CONNECTschool™ Features: Teacher Resources Lesson Builder tab: Preview and add resources to a Teaching Plan Click to preview resource Click to add resource to Teaching Plan

22. CONNECTschool™ Features: Teaching Plans Create Teaching Plans to help organize your resources

23. CONNECTschool™ Features: Teaching Plans Step 1: Name your Teaching Plan

24. CONNECTschool™ Features: Teaching Plans Step 2: Add Items to your Teaching Plan by going through the CONNECTschool™ resources. Add Teacher Resources or use the Toolbar (Bookmark, Sticky Notes, Highlights) to add content to your Teaching Plan.

25. CONNECTschool™ Features: Teaching Plans Step 2: Add Items to your Teaching Plan by going through the CONNECTschool™ resources. Example: Add a PowerPoint and a Video from the Teacher Resource  Lesson Builder tab.

26. CONNECTschool™ Features: Teaching Plans Step 2: Add Items to your Teaching Plan by going through the CONNECTschool™ resources. The PowerPoint and Video are now listed in your Teaching Plan.

27. CONNECTschool™ Features: Teaching Plans Step 4: Choose which Teaching Plan resources you wish to share with students. PowerPoint: download link Video: embedded pop-up Picture: embedded

28. CONNECTschool™ Features: Teaching Plans Step 4: Choose which Teaching Plan resources you wish to share with students. Toggle sharing with students by clicking “Not Shared” or “Shared”.

29. CONNECTschool™ Features: Teaching Plans Step 5: Export Teaching Plans as a PDF by clicking “Export”.

30. CONNECTschool™ Features: Assignments Create online assignments for students

31. CONNECTschool™ Features: Assignments Create online assignments for students

32. CONNECTschool™ Features: Assignments Step 1: Name the Assignment

33. CONNECTschool™ Features: Assignments Step 2: Create/Edit questions

34. CONNECTschool™ Features: Assignments Step 3: Set Policies (attempts, feedback, availability)

35. CONNECTschool™ Features: Assignments Step 4: Preview, Print and Assign

36. CONNECTschool™ Features: Assignments All assignments are listed on the main Assignments page

37. CONNECTschool™ Features: Forums Communicate with your students in the Forums

38. CONNECTschool™ Features: Forums To send a message to your students, click “Add a new topic” New messages will also be visible on the Homepage under “Notices”.

39. CONNECTschool™ Features: Quizzes Create and edit quizzes

40. CONNECTschool™ Features: Quizzes Step 1: To edit a quiz, click a quiz name.

41. CONNECTschool™ Features: Quizzes Step 2: Add, create, or edit existing questions using the features in the “Edit” tab.

42. CONNECTschool™ Features: Grades Grades are available for online quizzes and assignments

43. CONNECTschool™ Features: Grades Grades can be viewed and exported as an Excel file

44. CONNECTschool™ Features: Files The Files feature allows you to upload your own files (up to 2MB) to CONNECTschool

45. CONNECTschool™ Features: Files Upload files and organize them in folders

46. Help with CONNECTschool™ Click “Support” at the bottom of any page

47. Thank You