OXFORD DIGITAL HELP GUIDE

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1 OXFORD DIGITAL HELP GUIDE oxforddigital.com.au NEED HELP? Contact Oxford Digital Support. or call version 2.11 updated 10/03/2015

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS MY LIBRARY Getting started (teachers) 1 1. Create an account and log in 1 2. Create classes 2 3. Manage classes 6 4. Remove class 7 4. Teacher verification requests 7 4. FAQs: Teachers 8 MY LIBRARY Creating an account 9 Log into my library 10 Activating products 10 Reactivating Products 11 Reactivation 11 How to reactivate 11 Need help? 11 Where do I get an activation code? 11 Browsing obook contents in my library 12 Find tab: contents 12 Find tab: bookmarks 13 Find tab: index 13 Search options in my library 14 Go to page 14 Search this obook 14 Search my library 15 Browsing obook extras in my library 15 Extras tab 15 Recently assigned 16 To do 17 Notes 17 All messages 17 All bookmarks 18 Link to my teacher 18 Edit your profile 18 Forgot your password? 18 Suitable web browsers 19 Secure access 19 OBOOK obook overview 20 Key obook features 20 Working in the Menu panel 21 Hiding and displaying the Menu panel 21 Navigating to a topic 21 Navigating between topics 21 Using the toolbar functions 22 Go to page 22 Bookmark 22 Dictionary search 23 Search 23 Increase / decrease font size 23 Page view 24 Save answers Export as.docx 25 Print page 25 Help 25 Working in the Content panel 26 Enlarging images 26 Highlighting text 27 Searching your obook 27 Working with Extras 27 Working with Notes 28 Exporting, printing or ing notes 28 Get technical support 28 Contact Oxford Digital Support 28 obook minimum system requirements 28 ASSESS What is assess? 29 Overview of assess? 29 Testbank (teacher only) 29 Assessments 31 Accessing assess 32 Assigning work using assess (Teachers) 33 Having trouble assigning work? 37 Still having trouble? 37 Completing work using assess (Students) 37 Using results in assess (Teachers) 39 COMING SOON MY EXTRAS 43 i

3 Getting started: teachers Using the Teacher obook you can assign reading, extras and assessments; set reminders and view student progress; or share notes with your classes. Follow these simple steps to get started and make the most of this enhanced functionality. CREATE AN ACCOUNT AND LOG IN 1. Go to oxforddigital.com.au. 2. Follow the on- screen instructions to create an account or log in. 3. If you haven t already done so, activate your Teacher obook using your unique activation code. 4. Confirm or update your details: (a) school name (b) role (ensure you select teacher ) (c) school type (i.e. Secondary) (d) preferred title (your preferred title will be visible to your students/classes). 5. If you are creating a teacher account for the first time, your account will need to be verified with someone else at your school, or by Oxford Digital Support. Follow the prompts onscreen to request to join your school portal. 6. Once you have requested verification, you ll be able to access the classes tab functionality to create and manage classes. 1

4 CREATE CLASSES 1. Click on the classes tab. 2. Click on the create classes button. 3. Choose how you would like to create your classes: (a) create classes via spreadsheet upload; or (b) create classes and add new members to a class individually; (c) create classes and add existing members to a class. a. Create classes by spreadsheet upload Click on the template button to download the CSV template. Complete or paste class data into the template, and save it. Click the upload button to upload your completed class data in the template. Choose file and click next. The class members you have added will be displayed. 2

5 Upload successful: Optional: Tick notify class of their login details via , close and send. To preview the your class members will see, click view sample. Upload fail: Red indicates the details that failed during the upload. Select the export fail list button to correct details and upload the file again. To seek assistance, contact Oxford Digital Support via or call toll- free on:

6 b. Create classes and add new members to a class individually Click create. Select the calendar year the class will commence, the designated year level of the class and give the class a name (i.e. 7 Yellow Science); then click add. Click manage class to add class members. Or select close to create another class name. Choose to either add new teacher or add new student. Enter the class member s first name, surname, and address, then click add. Optional: to notify the class member of their login details via , check the box bottom left. Click close and send to issue a notification. Alternatively, uncheck the tick box if you do not wish to send an notification. The class members you have added will be displayed. Click on the back button to view the full mange classes menu. There is no limit to the number of teachers or students you can have in a class, which is ideal for shared teaching of classes, or Head of Department access. Any teacher in the class will be able to assign work. 4

7 c. Create classes and add existing members to a class To add existing members to a class click create classes then create. Name the class, then click add. Click the find members button to search for an existing class member. Choose whether to search the school portal by user or by class. A list of users will be displayed based on your search criteria. To add an existing user to your class, click beside the user s name and click save. The updated class list will be displayed. 5

8 MANAGE CLASSES After creating classes, you ll see a manage classes screen similar to the one shown below. The red exclamation marks indicate any incomplete details. 1. Allocate products to the class Adding products: Click select under the products column to allocate products to a particular class. Select resources from your Oxford Digital library to add to your class. Tick to add, then click close. The title of the product will now display beside the class under the products column. Note: Teachers will only be able to allocate products from within their own Oxford Digital library. Students will need to have purchased an activation code to activate their resource. Removing products: Click manage to remove a product, click the cross to remove it, then click close. 2. My groups (optional setting) A group is a subset of a class and can be used to assign tasks to selected groups of students within a class. To create a group: Click create groups. Select a product to add a group or manage an existing group. Name the group and click add. Note: all groups for a product must have a unique name. Review any existing group names before adding a new group. To manage a group: Click manage in the classes: manage screen under group. Select the group you wish to add members to and click confirm or cancel. 6

9 3. Show classes (optional setting) By default, you will be able to see all classes in your school s portal. The show classes star is a way to filter your view of classes listed to display only those relevant to you. Select the classes you display to see by clicking on the show classes star beside the class. This setting will be retained each time you log in. You can still toggle between your classes and all classes using the show all classes / show my classes drop down options. 4. Manage members To modify, add or remove existing members to a class click manage under the members column. From this screen you can add a new teacher, student, or find an existing user from your school portal. To remove a member of the class, click the red cross to remove, then click OK to confirm. REMOVE CLASS To remove a class, click the red cross beside it. Deleting a class will remove all results data and activity recorded against it. You and the members of the class will not be able to access that data again. Click to cancel or confirm. TEACHER VERIFICATION REQUESTS If you have received an request to verify another teacher in your school portal, click the link to go directly to the teacher verification screen. To verify the request from the teacher, click on the grey tick under the verified column. Alternatively, if for any reason you are unable to approve the request, click the cross to remove the teacher from your school portal. 7

10 FAQS: teachers Getting started FAQs: 1. What if students activate codes and create their own accounts over the holidays? Schools can still get their students up and running over the school holidays and arrange class set- up later. As long as students are using the same address to log in, all of their assess data will become visible once teachers have set up the class. If students go ahead and create an account using a personal address, students/schools can liaise with Digital Support to have the code/product moved across into their correct account. 2. What if a student already has an Oxford Digital account set up before I add them to my class? The system will recognize the existing account and whatever password the student currently uses to log in will still be able to be used. 3. Can schools/teachers specify passwords for students to log in? Teachers who add students to a class cannot set a password. Passwords will be generated automatically. Once logged in, students can edit their profile to change their password to anything they want or whatever their teacher or school wants them to use. Oxford Digital Support can specify a password in the school set- up process upon request. 4. Can schools/teachers add products to students accounts? No. Teachers/schools can allocate an obook product for their classes, but students will still need to log in and activate a code. Oxford Digital Support can still populate libraries with products via bulk upload on the school s behalf upon request and confirmation of purchase. 8

11 MY LIBRARY CREATING AN ACCOUNT 1. Click on the create an account button at oxforddigital.com.au 2. Complete the form then click create account. 3. You will be sent a confirmation . Click on the link in the to activate your account. 4. A confirmation page will load in your web browser. Click return to login, enter your and password, then click login to enter my library. 9

12 LOG INTO MY LIBRARY Enter your and password in the login section of oxforddigital.com.au then click login to enter my library. my library displays your Oxford products. ACTIVATING PRODUCTS 1. Locate your activation code found on the inside cover of your Oxford textbook or under the tearaway strip on your Oxford activation card. 2. Enter the activation code in the field provided on the my library page. 3. Click activate or the arrow icon. 4. To purchase an Oxford product with an activation code, go to 10

13 REACTIVATING PRODUCTS REACTIVATION Expired activation codes can be reactivated upon expiry of the active licence period (after 31 December). HOW TO REACTIVATE 1. Go to oxforddigital.com.au and either create an account or log in to your library. 2. Click on the field: + enter your activation or reactivation code and enter the expired activation code. 3. Depending on the product licence, you may need to pay a reactivation charge. If required, follow the prompts for payment. 4. You will have immediate access to the product in your library. NEED HELP? Contact Oxford Digital Support. digitalsupport.au@oup.com or call WHERE DO I GET AN ACTIVATION CODE? Activation codes are located on the inside covers of designated Oxford textbooks or under the tearaway strip on Oxford activation cards. To purchase an Oxford product with an activation code, go to 11

14 BROWSING OBOOK CONTENTS IN MY LIBRARY FIND TAB: CONTENTS 1. Click on any book cover featured on the my library carousel. The find tab will automatically open display to view the obook contents. 2. Click the plus icon to expand the heading list. Or click the minus icon to collapse the heading list. Then click the heading you want to open the obook to. 12

15 FIND TAB: BOOKMARKS 1. Select bookmarks to display any previously bookmarked pages in the obook. 2. Click a bookmark to open the obook at that point. 3. To edit the name or tag for the bookmark, click (tag). 4. To remove a bookmark, click (x). FIND TAB: INDEX 1. You can search the index alphabetically or using the search this obook field on the index tab. 2. Click on the blue page number beside the index entry to go to this page in the obook. 13

16 SEARCH OPTIONS IN MY LIBRARY GO TO PAGE This search field corresponds to the printed book page numbers. Enter the page number you want to search for and click the blue arrow. SEARCH THIS OBOOK Use this search field for a keyword search of the selected obook. Enter the keyword(s) you want to search for and click the blue magnifying glass. 14

17 BROWSING OBOOK EXTRAS IN MY LIBRARY EXTRAS TAB 1. Student obook extras are organised by chapter. To browse extras, click on the chapter heading (or the + symbol). Note: The number of extras available for each chapter is displayed in (brackets) beside the chapter heading. 15

18 2. By default, all lists each extra in the order it appears throughout the chapter. 3. The list of extras can be filtered by category, such as files, videos, weblinks or interactives. RECENTLY ASSIGNED 1. Once you are linked to your teacher, he or she teacher will be able to assign you reading, viewing extras, assessment, or tests to complete. 2. The most recently assigned tasks are listed in this panel. 3. If a due date was assigned for the task by your teacher, it will be displayed here. 4. Clicking on the blue links will launch to open that content directly. 5. A complete itemised list of tasks is recorded on the all messages tab. For more details about the tasks assigned, click to open the all messages tab. 16

19 TO DO 1. Once you are linked to your teacher, he or she will be able to assign you reading, viewing extras, assessment, or tests to complete. 2. The to do tab displays both active and completed tasks that have been assigned by a teacher. Information displayed includes date the work was assigned, due date (if specified by the teacher), and status (i.e. in progress/completed). 3. Clicking on the blue links will launch to open that content directly. 4. Upon completion of a task that was assigned to you, tick it in the status column to mark it as completed. The task will then drop down to the list of completed tasks. NOTES 1. The notes tab displays a list of all notes saved in the obook. Notes can be edited, saved, ed, exported or printed from this screen. 2. Click on the blue link to go to the topic the note is linked to in the obook. ALL MESSAGES 1. Once you ve linked to your teacher, he or she will be able to assign you reading, viewing extras, assessment, or tests to complete. 2. The all messages is a handy dashboard of the most recent notifications about assigned tasks for each obook in your Oxford Digital library. It is designed to help you organise your study time effectively. 3. Information displayed includes date the work was assigned, due date (if specified by the teacher), and status (i.e. in progress/completed). 4. Clicking on the blue links will launch to open that content directly. 5. To mark tasks as completed, go to the to do tab 17

20 EDIT YOUR PROFILE 1. Click on the welcome drop down menu on the my library page. 2. Click edit my profile, edit your details, then click update. FORGOT YOUR PASSWORD? 1. Click on forgot your password? in the login section of oxforddigital.com.au 2. Enter your address in the forgot your password? form and click submit. 18

21 3. You will be sent an with a new password. 4. Return to oxforddigital.com.au and log in using your address and new password. 5. Once logged in, you can change your password in my profile to something you will remember. SUITABLE WEB BROWSERS obook assess is designed for any modern browser. The latest versions of Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, or Safari will provide the best experience. Javascript must be enabled (this is the default setting on most browsers). For help updating your browser, go to browsehappy.com SECURE ACCESS All access to Oxford Digital and peripheral systems like obook and assess are secured by SSL encryption technology. 19

22 OBOOK OBOOK OVERVIEW Your obook has an intuitive design that is easy to manage, and makes navigating and accessing the features of your obook easy. KEY OBOOK FEATURES: 1. toolbar: for all key functions in the obook 2. menu panel: for navigating your obook or returning to my library 3. content panel: where the topics of your obook will be displayed notes panel: for all highlighting and note taking functionality 5. forward / back buttons: to click through content sequentially 6. welcome menu: to log in and log out

23 WORKING IN THE MENU PANEL The menu panel provides a complete contents list of the obook. You can quickly navigate to a chapter or topic by clicking its corresponding heading in the menu panel. HIDING AND DISPLAYING THE MENU PANEL Hide or reveal the menu panel by clicking the menu tab. NAVIGATING TO A TOPIC To navigate to a topic via the Menu panel: 1. Select the chapter that contains the topic you wish to read. 2. Expand the headings until you locate the topic you want. Click to select. The content for the selected topic will appear in the Content panel NAVIGATING BETWEEN TOPICS You can also navigate between topics using the previous and next buttons available in the main content panel. 21

24 USING THE TOOLBAR FUNCTIONS GO TO PAGE This search field corresponds to the printed book page numbers. Enter the page number you want to search for and click the blue arrow. BOOKMARK To place a bookmark: 1. Navigate to the text in the obook that you want to bookmark. 2. Click the bookmark icon in the toolbar. 3. The selected topic in the book is bookmarked. The bookmark will appear at the top right of that topic for easy reference. You can view all your bookmarks from my library > find > bookmarks 22

25 DICTIONARY SEARCH To look up the definition of a word in your obook: Click the dictionary icon. Type the word you want to look up. The Oxford Concise Dictionary definition of the selected word is displayed in a light-box window. SEARCH To use the keyword search in your obook: Click the search icon. Type your keyword and press the blue search button. The keyword search will give you a list of instances where the word appears. Click on a link to go that place in the obook. INCREASE / DECREASE FONT SIZE To increase the size of the text, click the big A character in the toolbar. To decrease the text size, click the small A character. 23

26 PAGE VIEW Click the page view icon to view the student text in PDF page view. Offline use: To download a backup version for offline use, you will need Adobe Reader Application software or any other PDF-readable software. Either save the file from the browser, or try downloading it from the extras tab. Once downloaded, the PDF can be displayed in two-page view. Go to View > Page Display > Two Page View. If the PDF contains a cover, tick the Show Cover Page in Two Page View option to ensure facing page spreads marry up. Note: The page view icon will not appear in the toolbar if this option is not available for the obook you are working in. SAVE ANSWERS You can type your answers to questions in the obook as you go. To save, click the save icon. Your answers are saved with the selected question. Note: It s good practice to save your work frequently. Save your work before you export or the topic. 24

27 Click the icon to the contents of the topic to your account. EXPORT AS.DOCX To export the contents of the topic, including any answers you may have saved: Click the export icon. The save as dialog box will open. Browse for and select the location where you wish to save the file. Click save. The topic in the content panel including any images or answers you have saved will be saved as a.docx to the selected location. PRINT PAGE To print the topic in the Content panel: Click the print icon. The print dialog box opens. Select your printer, then click OK. The topic in the content panel is printed. HELP Displays the help file for working in the obook. 25

28 WORKING IN THE CONTENT PANEL ENLARGING IMAGES 1. To enlarge an image in the content panel, click the enlarge icon on the image. 2. A high resolution image is displayed in a light-box window. To close the window, click the x button. 26

29 HIGHLIGHTING TEXT To highlight text in the Content panel: 1. Click on the highlight icon on the toolbar 2. Choose a color. 3. Select text to highlight and add a label or note to the highlight. 4. Save your highlights. 5. Click the highlight icon on the toolbar to change colours. 6. Deselect the highlight icon on the toolbar to turn off highlighting. To remove highlighted text in the Content panel: Click the strikethrough option in the highlight palette. Click on the word or swipe to select the text you want to remove highlighting from. SEARCHING YOUR OBOOK The search feature enables you to search for keywords. Search terms can be refined using the auto-complete feature. To perform a search: Click the search icon in the toolbar. The search window opens. In the search window, type a keyword and then click go. The search results are populated in the content panel. Click the search result link to open. WORKING WITH EXTRAS You can view videos and links that are related to a topic, and provide additional information on the topic displayed in the content panel. To view the related videos or links: Click on the extra title to launch. Your obook extras content will open in a new window. Note: you can also use the extras tab in my library. 27

30 WORKING WITH NOTES To add a new note: 1. Go to the topic in the obook you want to add a note to. 2. Click to open the Notes panel. 3. Click on the plus icon to create a new note. 4. Type or copy text into the field. 5. Add an optional heading. 6. Save the note. 7. Your note will appear with this topic each time you log in to use your obook. 8. A summary of your notes can also be viewed on the Notes tab in my Library EXPORTING, PRINTING OR ING NOTES To export, print or notes you have added, use the notes tab in my library. GET TECHNICAL SUPPORT CONTACT OXFORD DIGITAL SUPPORT digitalsupport.au@oup.com or call OBOOK MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS obook assess is designed for any up-to-date browser. The latest versions of Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, or Safari will provide the optimum experience. Javascript must be enabled (this is the default setting on most browsers). For help updating your browser, go to 28

31 ASSESS WHAT IS ASSESS? Oxford s obook assess is structured to support the importance of developing deep conceptual understanding. obook assess provides students and teachers instant access to a huge range of assessment and tests for the Australian Curriculum. OVERVIEW OF ASSESS Teachers can: 1. Assign assessments and tests 2. Monitor student and class results 3. Graph, print, or export results Students can: 1. Revise using auto-correcting assessments 2. Complete teacher-assigned tests 3. Review their own progress and results TESTBANK (TEACHER ONLY) The assess testbank is a bank of unseen exam-style questions for teachers. Features: Every question is accompanied with a marking guide and suggested solutions. Testbank can be used to create tests for end-of-chapter, mid-year or end-of-year. 29

32 Select from a bank of multiple-choice, short-answer, extended-response questions, all of which are unseen to students until assigned. Create chapter tests, or combine questions from a selection of chapters. Tailor each test: remove questions, set test length and duration, and insert instructions. Assign tests, set due dates or reminders. Receive notifications when tests are completed. Grade tests online, adding comments/feedback, and schedule a date to return graded tests. Record class and individual student results. Download and edit tests as Word docs. 30

33 ASSESSMENTS The assessments are auto-correcting multiple-choice questions for students. They can either be assigned as homework, or used by students for self-revision. Features: Assessment FOR, AS and OF learning as students progress through a chapter (pre-, mid- and post-unit) Get ready (pre-unit diagnostic assessment) Checkpoint (mid-unit formative assessment) Review (post-unit summative assessment) There is generally one of each quiz per unit throughout the chapter. Students can review their quiz results to see which questions they got right and wrong, and the correct answers for questions they got wrong. 31

34 Students can improve their results by attempting the quiz again with the challenge of randomised answer options. Alignment to ACARA content descriptor codes is displayed onscreen to teachers with the AC icon. Difficulty grading of questions (foundation, standard, or advanced) helps with diagnosing students conceptual understanding. Availability: Oxford s obook assess is available for selected obooks. If it is not available for the obook you are working in, the assess tab will not be visible. Assess is not available for obook-only chapters. Assess is available for the duration of your obook licence period at no extra charge. ACCESSING ASSESS You will be able to access assess directly from your obook as well as from my library. From your obook: 1. Students can click on the links to assessments in the obook to revise their learning as they progress through a chapter. 32

35 From mylibrary: 1. Assess can be accessed by selecting the assess tab in your library. 2. If assessments or tests have been assigned by your teacher, you can also access these directly from the to do tab. ASSIGNING WORK USING ASSESS (TEACHERS) Assign assessments (get ready / checkpoint / review) 1. Go to the assess tab in your library. 2. Drill down through the chapters using the + to select a unit from your chapter of study Select the blue a icon to the right to preview the quiz questions. 4. Select the check box to the right and click assign. 33

36 5. Set date to assign and date due for completion. 6. Choose from the drop-down menu to assign to the class or an individual student. 7. Click assign Create a test from the testbank 1. In the assess tab in your library click on testbank. 2. Create a name for your test and select question types to include (multiple choice / short answer / extended response), and click continue

37 3. Choose a chapter or several chapters to draw questions from Refine the test by reducing the number of questions required for each question style (multiple choice/short answer/extended response). 5. Click view test to preview Use the cover notes field to add instructions to students (e.g. This is only a practice test; do your best!). 7. Modify the test by removing any questions you don t want to include. 8. Click the AC icon to view ACARA content descriptor mapping for each question. 9. Click the mark allocation for each open-ended question to reveal the marking guidance / suggested solutions. 10. Click save changes. 35

38 Assign a test from the testbank 1. Under the heading manage and assign set tests select your test (using the radio button on the left) and click assign. 2. Set the date due and set date to assign. 3. Choose from the drop-down menu to assign to the class or an individual student. 4. Click assign. 36

39 HAVING TROUBLE ASSIGNING WORK? Check that you have: confirmed your profile. an obook teacher licence. your students linked to you and classes set up. STILL HAVING TROUBLE? Contact Oxford Digital Support. or call COMPLETING WORK USING ASSESS (STUDENTS) Complete an assessment 1. Check your recently assigned tasks or to do tab. 2. Click on the assessment assigned to start the quiz. 3. Complete the assigned assessment and click submit at the end of the quiz. 4. Click on review your results to see correct and incorrect answers. 5. Try the test again to improve your result (optional). 6. Return to my library. 37

40 Complete a test 1. Check your recently assigned tasks or to do tab. Or click on assess and tests to view tests your teacher has assigned. 2. Complete the assigned test. 3. Submit test. 38

41 USING RESULTS IN ASSESS (TEACHERS) Grade a test 1. Click on the assess activity tab to monitor how many tests have been submitted. 2. When you re ready to grade tests, click on the assess tab, then results. 3. Click on the testbank link (top right corner). 4. Select class name Under assigned tests select your test (using the button to the right). 6. Click student results. 7. Click on the blue marking icon to grade the submitted tests

42 8. Any multiple-choice questions are automatically marked. The student s answer is displayed, and the correct answer is listed below the answer options. Each correct answer is worth one mark. 9. Use the feedback field to type a comment to the student (optional). 10. Use the mark field to type the student s mark for each question Use the overall comment field to type a comment to the student. 12. Use the overall mark field to insert the grade you want the student to see. 13. Either tick the box to send results to student now, or schedule when they should be sent Click save and send. 40

43 View results: assessments 1. In the assess tab in your library, click on results. 2. The assessments view will be the default view. 3. Select class name Drill down through the chapters using the + to select the unit you assigned the assessment for. 5. Select assessment type to view (using the button to the right). 6. Click student results. 41

44 7. Click on the student s latest score percentage in blue to view the entire test showing correct and incorrect answers You may wish to export of print student results. Or return to the previous view using the my library button. View results: testbank 1. In the assess tab in your library, click on testbank, click on results. 2. Click on the blue testbank link (top right corner). 3. Select class name. 4. Under assigned tests select your test (using the button to the right). 42

45 5. Click student results. MY EXTRAS COMING SOON! Teachers can upload their own resources to my extras, located on the extras tab. Once resources are uploaded, teachers can also share or assign their own resources with classes and students. 43

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