St. Paul s Convent School (Secondary Section) ELMO Student User Guide Version 1.0 Page 1 of 14
1. User Account 1.1 Login Open Chrome browser and go to http://elmo.spcs.edu.hk, a Sign In screen will be shown. Enter your username, password and press [Sign In] button. Teacher Student Username your email prefix Student Number Password --- **please check the default password after activation ## Please note that students are required to activate their user account after first login. ## Version 1.0 Page 2 of 14
1.2 Student Account Activation ELMO will communicate with all users via email, so it is very important to have a registered email account for each user. By default, each teacher user account will be associated with their SPCS email, so there is no need for a teacher to activate his/her account. For a student, for the first time login to the system, a page of Activate User will be shown. Students are required to enter their email addresses and press the [Get Verification Token] button. An email will be sent with the Verification Token (a long string). Version 1.0 Page 3 of 14
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Go to your own mailbox (corresponding to the email address input) and check the email from SPCSELMO. Copy the Verification Token (a unique string to each user) and switch back to the ELMO system. A Verify User screen will then be displayed. Students could then copy and paste the Verification Token from the email and then press the [Verify] button. If everything is correct, it will be redirected to the Home screen. Version 1.0 Page 5 of 14
1.3 Forgot Password If you have forgotten your password, click the link Forgot Password on the login page, a Reset Password screen will be shown. Enter your username, registered email address and then press the [Submit] button. An email will be sent to your registered email address. If you have not activated your account yet, please do so with the default password. Version 1.0 Page 6 of 14
1.4 User Profile ELMO allows users to make change on the followings of their user accounts:- - Password (minimum 4 characters) - First Name - Last Name - Profile Picture (any JPEG or PNG file of size not larger than 100 x 100 pixels. To edit your profile, press the [Edit] icon screen will be shown. on the top-right next to your name. A User Profile Edit the profile and then press the [Submit] button to save the changes. You are highly recommended to change your password for security reason. If you have changed your password, the system will automatically log you out in 5 seconds. You will be required to login again. Version 1.0 Page 7 of 14
2. Navigation 2.1 Main Menu On the top of the screen is the main menu bar. From the left to right is Button Home Question Note Statistics Assignment Administration Module Home module Question module, accessible by teachers and students Note module, only accessible by teachers Statistics module, only accessible by teachers Assignment module, only accessible by teachers Administration module, only visible and accessible by the administrator Each module requires a specific user permission to access it. 2.2 User Profile On the top-right corner is the User Profile. It displays the user name, user profile picture and the [Sign Out] button. For a student, it will also display her class and student number. Version 1.0 Page 8 of 14
2.3 News Feed For a student, on the right-hand side is the News Feed which will show the assignments and exercises within one month. Different color codes are used to specify the status of an assignment or exercise. Color Green Yellow Blue Red Grey Status Submitted or Late Submitted assignment In Progress Active assignment Overdue assignment; the due date is passed, still accept late submission Closed assignment; the closing date is passed, no submission is allowed Version 1.0 Page 9 of 14
3. Question Module 3.1 Search Question Click the [Question] icon on the top menu bar. The Question Filter screen will be shown. There are a number of criteria to filter the question database. Fill in the necessary information and then press the [Search] button. To clear the selection, press the [Reset] button. Subject Question ID Difficulty Level Q Level Topic Tag Keyword Select from a list of available subjects in ELMO Original Question ID in the old system Scale from 0-10, it is automatically calculated based on students performance Scale from 1-3, mapping to the old system. 1-easy, 2-intermediate, 3-advance Select from a topic list for each subject Each question is associated with a number of tags which could be managed by teacher Search the keyword exists in the question Version 1.0 Page 10 of 14
3.2 Exercise Generation (for Students) Click the [Question] icon on the top menu bar. The Question Filter screen will be shown. Select Subject and the corresponding Topic. Then, click New Exercise to create an exercise with 10 questions. A new exercise is shown on the right hand side under the list of News Feed. Each time, you can create one exercise for each subject. Click on the exercise and start working on it by pressing the Start button. CW Lee Version 1.0 Page 11 of 14
There is a reminder for you If you want to continue the exercise later, please click the Postpone button. Otherwise, click the Submit button Close to close the reminder. when finish working on an exercise. Please click Please select an answer and click Next. You can bookmark a question by clicking the flag next to the question number. In the question list, bookmarked question is shown in red; finished question is shown in blue; current question is shown in orange and unfinished question is shown in white. After finishing all 10 questions, a reminder to click the Submit button will pop-out. Click Close to close the message and click the Submit button to submit your exercise for grading. Version 1.0 Page 12 of 14
After submission, status of the exercise changed and you can click the exercise under the list of News Feed to check the score. Click Review to check the answer of each question. The questions and your answers are listed out. Version 1.0 Page 13 of 14
If you want to see the explanation, you can click on question and the explanation is shown. After checking all the answers, click the Finished button at the bottom to end the review process. ~ The End ~ Version 1.0 Page 14 of 14