Tutorial. User with Tracked Training

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1 Tutorial User with Tracked Training

2 I. Internet Connection Your Internet Connection Speed for playing and streaming videos should be at least 512kbps. To test your Internet speed visit SpeedTest.net. The PoliceOne Academy video player also includes a button that viewers can click to switch to a full-screen view of the video. Selecting the full-screen mode requires a higher viewing rendition, typically at least 2Mbps. Browser Windows PC Chrome Firefox or higher Internet Explorer 6 Sp1 Internet Explorer 7 Internet Explorer 8 Safari or higher Safari 4 or higher Mac Chrome Firefox or higher Safari or higher Safari 4 or higher Flash Flash Player 10 Flash Player 10 Apple Devices iphone 3GS iphone 4 ipod Touch 3 ipod Touch 4 ipad WiFi ipad WiFi + 3G Apple Operating System , , 3.2.1, 4.2, , 4.3 Popular Devices HTC: Droid, Incredible, Legend, Hero, Desire, Dream, Aria, EVO, Nexus One HTC: Nexus One Motorola: Droid 2, Droid Pro Samsung: Galaxy S tablet Motorola: Xoom tablet Acer: ICONIA tablet Android Operating System 2.1, , 3.1 3, *Accessing or recording of officer training is not yet available on smart phones. 2

3 II. Getting Started To start using the PoliceOne Academy, go to The login area is located in the upper-right-hand corner of the screen. Your login is provided to you via during your initial set-up. If you have lost your username and/or password or would like to update them, please contact us at or call. Homepage Bulletin When you log into your Department s Academy, you will notice the Homepage Bulletin in the center of the page. This is where your training administrator can post announcements, assignments, and general messaging to users. 3

4 III. Getting to Know the PoliceOne Academy Homepage There are several features on the homepage to help you navigate the site. Topic Categories PoliceOne Academy courses are divided into Topic Categories to help you search for videos related to a particular topic. From the homepage, you can access these Topic Categories in two ways. 1. Topic Categories are listed in the column on the left-hand-side of the screen. Click on a topic category to view a full list of videos in that category. 2. You can access a drop-down list of all Topic Categories in the navigation bar at the top of the page. Click on a topic category to view a full list of videos in that category. 3. Our Featured Training Topic Categories are listed below the homepage video player. 4

5 Featured, Most Popular and Latest Videos A featured video appears in the center of the homepage. This video rotates weekly. On the right-hand-side of the screen you will find three tabs Featured, Most Popular, Latest. Click on a tab to see the video selections for that section. To view a video, click on the video title. 5

6 Searching for Videos The Search box is located on the far-right of the navigation bar. Type search terms into the box and then click the magnifying glass to run a search. 6

7 IV. Getting to Know the Topic Category Pages When you click a topic category, you will open up that topic s main page. A Description of the topic category is located at the top of the page. To return to the homepage, click on the Back to All Topics link located below the topic category description. The next section to appear on the Topic page is a list of the 1 hour courses that are related to that topic. Not every topic will have this section. The following section is a list of all videos that fall within that Topic, followed by a short video description. Most videos include a quiz, which is illustrated by the red Quiz bubble next to the video title. 7

8 V. Watching Videos The video player will automatically load the video when the page loads but will not start playing the video until you press play. Helpful Hints: If the video appears choppy starts and stops try pausing the video until it finishes buffering. To view the video as full screen, click the icon in the lower-right-hand corner of the player. You can control the volume of the video directly from the player by clicking on the icon. VI. Objectives and Teaching Points Each video will have a video description, an Objective, and Learning Points. The objective and learning points can assist you in leading a discussion following the video or serve as a study guide for your officers. 8

9 IIV. Courses In addition to short format videos and quizzes, we also have Courses which are worth 1 hour of training credit. The Courses, located on the yellow header bar, include both our Full Length courses, which have 1 continuous learning objected, and our Training Block courses, which consist of multiple short format videos + quizzes. The videos + quizzes used in the Training Block courses are the same as the individual videos listed in the Topic section. The training block provides a simple way for users to achieve 1 hour worth of training credit in a single topic and earn a Certificate of Completion upon scoring 100% on all quizzes in the block. You can sort through the Courses by using the Filter By buttons, or by selecting a topic from the Choose Topic drop down menu. 9

10 VIII. My Profile You can edit your profile information, including Name, , DOB, Rank, Division, and Password by visiting the My Profile section, which is located on the main yellow header bar. In this section you can also find your current Assignments, completed and in progress Courses, your completed course Certificates, and your complete training History. 10