Students: Getting Started

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1 Students: Getting Started Introduction This guide gives an overview of the SuccessNet Plus student home page. It also explains the content and practice materials and assignments. Lastly, this guide covers progress and grades. Home Page Orientation The following provides an organization of the SuccessNet Plus student home page. After logging in to SuccessNet Plus, the student home page appears. There are two channels: Classes and Announcements. From the Classes channel, access, view, and complete work for each class. Click the program title or Overview to access a specific class. Click Content to view the etext and course content for the class. Click Assignments to view and complete assignments or tests and submit them for grading. Click More and then select Grades to view grades. The Announcements channel displays class announcements from teachers and system announcements from Pearson. Click Mail to exchange messages with students, teachers, and teacher s aides. Click My Profile to change the time zone, language preference, user name, password, and time and date display format. Click Help to view the help files. 1

2 Click Support to view information on how to contact Pearson and access details about system configuration. Click Sign Out to end the session on SuccessNet Plus. Content and Practice Materials After logging in to SuccessNet Plus, click Content on the Classes channel. From here, access the course materials for exploration and practice. Open an etext from this page. Using the course materials on the Content tab allows users to practice without having the scores included in the class grade. Click the plus sign or title to expand a section. There are a variety of activities, such as video tutorials, etext pages, skill-building activities, and more. Each program contains unique activities. Click the down arrow to open the Options menu. Users can send a message to someone from here. Select Open to preview the activity. Each lesson activities varies based on the program used for each class, and every program offers many different types of lesson activities. For example, one activity may ask for a response to a prompt. Another activity may be a multistep lesson, and some activities may be interactive vocabulary activities. 2

3 There are tools and resources underneath Submit for Grading. In the example below, this activity links to Tutorials, the etext, the Glossary, and a Verb Chart. Remember that each class may use a different program, so there are various tools and resources for completing assignments and meeting lesson objectives. The program tools and resources can also be accessed from the Tools drop-down list, which is located to the right of the tabs. Assignments After logging in to the SuccessNet Plus student account, click a class name on the Classes channel. The Overview page appears that includes the assignments calendar. The calendar displays items due, past due, and submitted. Click any day on the calendar to display a summary of all items associated with that date. Click Assignments on the Overview page to access To Do, Done, and Calendar. To Do is the default option and shows a list of all assignments that need to be completed. 3

4 Assignments include readings, activities, and tests. The due date and current status for each assignment is visible. To open an assignment, click the title or select Open from the Options menu. The assignment appears in a new window. Follow the instructions to complete the activity. Some activities are timed, so be sure to watch the countdown timer. Remember to use the resources provided in the activity window. Some lesson activities offer an option to open an expanded view from the Options menu. The Open Expanded View displays the status of each lesson section. Some graded assignments are automatically sent to the teacher, while others require a click on Submit for grading. Click Save or Save for Later if the assignment can be completed at a later date. Be sure to read the directions provided in each activity window. 4

5 To view a list of completed assignments, click Done. There are a few more tools and resources on the right side of the menu bar. The Tools drop-down menu provides access to program resources. When a resource is selected, it will open in a new window. The Legend explains the icons seen on the assignments list. With the third tool to the far right, font size can be changed for easier viewing. To return to the home page, just click the Home icon in the upper left corner. Progress and Grades After logging in to SuccessNet Plus, click the down arrow next to More on the Classes channel and select Grades. View grades or status for graded assignments and tests and run reports. Click an item in the Content Navigator. A list of assignments will appear. On the right, is the grade or activity status. There may even be comments from teachers. Depending on the class, the class average may be available as well as a grade-to-date. Use the Filter by Content Type drop-down list to view specific types of activities, such as homework or tests. Notice that these are the Assigned Items, but Completed Items or All Items can be viewed with just a click. 5

6 To return to the complete Content list, click the Back arrow in the Content Navigator. There are a few more tools and resources on the right side of the menu bar. The Tools drop-down menu provides access to program resources. When a resource is selected, it will open in a new window. The Legend explains the icons seen in the Grade column. The font size can be changed for easier viewing. To run a report, click Reports to the right of Grades underneath the tabs. Now click the name of the report. Make a selection and click Run Report. To return to the home page, just click Back, which is on the left above the tabs. Review This guide provided an overview of the SuccessNet Plus student home page. It also explained the content and practice materials, and assignments. Lastly, this guide covered progress and grades. 6