Our Digital World Online Companion Second Edition Instructor Guide

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1 Our Digital World Online Companion Second Edition Instructor Guide June 30, 2012 Description The Our Digital World Online Companion, Second Edition, (ODW2e) is a hybrid tool designed to work directly with the Our Digital World, Second Edition, textbook. The ODW2e site is designed to give instructors an online learning management system that will work solely with the ODW2e digital content. The ODW2e companion site is actually a desktop application that installs from our website. Using Adobe AIR as a shell, the ODW2e application runs on both MAC and PC computers, using the Internet to send and receive information. Instructor Access and Use of the ODW2e Online Companion The system will send an to the new instructor with information on installing and using the ODW2e application. Instructors and students are required to install Adobe AIR and the ODW2e desktop application before they can begin using it. Instructors follow these steps to set up and use the ODW2e application. 1. Instructor receives from the ODW2e system with log-in information and directing their browser to the website 2. Click Start Here! 3. Click Install in the Application Install dialog box.

2 4. Click Continue in the Application Install dialog box. 5. Click I Agree in the Application Install dialog box. 6. Windows Vista and Windows 7/8 machines will require clicking Continue in the User Account Control dialog box. 7. The ODW2e desktop application will place an icon on the desktop and then automatically open the ODW2e application. 8. The browser window used to install the ODW2e application moves to the background and can remain open or closed; it is no longer needed for the operation of the ODW2e application. However, a browser is used frequently in the ODW2e application by opening websites for activities.

3 9. Instructors login to the desktop ODW2e application using the profile sent via an from the system. 10. If the instructor has a username and password from the ODW1e online companion application, their account information has been transferred to ODW2e. However, the instructor is required to create a course (after signing in) before using the application. 11. After logon, the ODW2e companion opens to the first course. Students need to create an account and register in an ODW2e course. During student account creation they will need the activation key, supplied with the ODW2e textbook, and the enrollment key, found on the Course Information page, when the Instructor selects the course name from the Course column in the ODW2e application. 12. If the instructor does not like the system generated enrollment key, click Change Enrollment Key, to create a new one. Changing the enrollment key will not affect students already enrolled in the course.

4 13. Navigating in the ODW2e application is easy. The design concept comes directly from Microsoft s Outlook application. The content within the ODW2e application is directly aligned with the ODW2e textbook. The three navigation columns are organized by course resources, activities, and content. a. The far left column filters for the course, chapter, and lesson. i. Clicking on the course name filters the specific course and shows the Course Information in the content column. ii. Clicking on the chapter number filters all of the lessons in the chapter. iii. Clicking on the lesson name lists all of the activities in the activities column. b. The middle column lists activities by chapter and lesson. Clicking on the specific activity will open the courseware content for that activity in the right column. c. The content, in the right column, is the actual courseware. Student Access and Use of the ODW2e Application Students are required to purchase the ODW2e textbook with an activation code to the companion site. In addition, they must receive the enrollment key for their course from their instructor. Students follow these steps for installing and accessing the ODW2e application. 1. Purchase textbook with valid activation code. 2. Receive enrollment key from instructor. 3. Follow instructions on activation card supplied with purchase of textbook directing their browser to the website

5 4. 5. From the ODW2e website click Start Here! 6. Click Install in the Application Install dialog box. 7. Click Continue in the Application Install dialog box.

6 8. Click I Agree in the Application Install dialog box. 9. Windows Vista and Windows 7/8 machines will require clicking Continue in the User Account Control dialog box. 10. The Our Digital World Companion desktop application will place an icon on the desktop and automatically open the ODW2e application. 11. In the desktop ODW2e application, click on Sign Up in the New Student? dialog box.

7 12. Fill out all of the fields on the New Account page, key in the Enrollment Key supplied by your instructor and the Activation Code from textbook purchase. Click Create my new account. 13. From the desktop ODW2e application, login with the username and password.