Pilot Quick Start Guide for Students Table of Contents Opening a Course from the My Pilot Page... 1 Accessing Course Content Inline Viewer... 2 Downloading from Content... 3 Send Content to Binder... 4 Taking a Quiz... 6 Viewing Quiz Results... 7 Submitting an Assignment to Dropbox... 8 Viewing Dropbox Feedback... 11 Posting a Discussion Message... 12 Replying to a Discussion Message... 13 Sending an E-Mail Message... 13 Opening a Course from the My Pilot Page 1. Log into Pilot with your username and password. Once you are logged in, you will see a page similar to the image below. 2. Find your courses. In the left column, you will see a panel titled My Courses. In that panel, you should see the current semester and the classes you are or will be taking. NOTE: You will only see a course if the professor has chosen to make it visible. Some professors do not use Pilot, so do not panic if not all of the courses you are registered for appear on your My Pilot page. 3. Click on the desired course s link to access the course and all of its content.
Accessing Course Content Inline Viewer 1. Click on the Content tab near the top of your course s home page. In this section of Pilot, you can access whatever your professor has uploaded for the class. 2. Use the list of content topics on the left to help you find different course content. 3. Click on a title link to view the desired item. This will take you to the in-line viewer. The in-line viewer allows you to look at the chosen content without first downloading it to your computer.
Downloading from Content 1. Find what you want to download in the Content section of the Pilot course. 2. Click on the down arrow to the right of the desired content. A menu of choices will appear. 3. Click on the Download option at the bottom of the menu. 4. The content will begin to download directly to your computer. 5. You can also download from the in-line viewer, which allows you to look at the chosen content without first downloading it to your computer. To access the in-line viewer, click on the title of the desired content. Scroll down to the bottom of the webpage. 6. Click the Download button.
Send Content to Binder Binder is a program designed to help you organize and access your course content more easily. You can use Binder via your ipad, web browser, or Android device. For more information or to sign up for free, go to binder.desire2learn.com or click on any Send to Binder button within Pilot. To add an individual document to Binder: 1. Find what you want to add to Binder in the Content section of the Pilot course. 2. Click on the down arrow to the right of the desired content. A menu of choices will appear. 3. Click on the Send to Binder button from the menu. 4. You can also download from the in-line viewer, which allows you to look at the chosen content without first downloading it to your computer. To access the in-line viewer, click on the title of the desired content. Scroll down to the bottom of the webpage. 5. Click on the Send to Binder button.
To add an entire module s documents to Binder: 1. Select the desired module/folder title from the list to the left in the content section. 2. Click on the Send to Binder button at the top of the page. To add the whole course s documents to Binder: 1. Select the Table of Contents option at the top of the list to the left in the content section.
2. Click on the Send to Binder button at the top of the page. Taking a Quiz 1. Click on the Assessment tab near the top of the course s home page. 2. Click on the Quizzes & Exams option from the menu under Assessment. You will go to the Quiz List page. 3. Click on the quiz you need to take. You will go to a page outlining the quiz details, restrictions, and instructions. Here you can see what your professor has chosen for time limit, number of attempts, and due date. 4. Review the instructions for taking the quiz, and then click on the Take Quiz button at the bottom of the page. 5. Answer each question in the quiz. Save your responses after completing each question by clicking the Save button located at the end of the question. You can check whether or not you have saved a question by looking at the column to the left of the page.
6. Complete the quiz, and then scroll to the bottom. 7. Click the Save All Responses button to ensure you didn t miss a question and to update any changes you may have made. 8. Click the Go to Submit Quiz button. A warning message will appear if you left any of the questions unanswered. 9. Click the Submit Quiz button if you are sure you are ready to submit your answers. If you wish to go back to change an answer, click on the appropriate question in the column to the left of the page. 10. Confirm your submission by pressing the Yes, Submit Quiz button. Viewing Quiz Results 1. Click on the Assessment tab near the top of the course s home page. 2. Click on the Quizzes & Exams option from the menu under Assessment. You will go to the Quiz List page. 3. Click on the down arrow to the right of the desired quiz.
4. Click on the Submissions option. 5. Click on the desired attempt. If your teacher has decided to set up and leave feedback for the quiz, you should see the list of quiz questions here. NOTE: Not all teachers choose to leave feedback for individual quiz questions. If you do not see any feedback and you think you should, contact your teacher. 6. Click on the View Feedback link at the bottom of each question. 7. Click the Close button at the bottom of the page when you are finished. Submitting an Assignment to Dropbox 1. Click on the Assessment tab near the top of the course s home page. 2. Click on the Dropbox option from the menu under Assessment. You will go to the Dropbox Folders page.
3. Find the appropriate Dropbox folder for your submission. For example, if you want to submit Project 3, your teacher will likely have a Dropbox folder titled Project 3 or Projects. 4. Click on the title of the Dropbox folder. This will take you inside the folder. If the name of the folder is not linked, that means that either the teacher has not opened the Dropbox for use yet, or that the deadline for submission has already passed. In the image below, the Project 1 Dropbox is closed and Project 2 is opened. NOTE: Dropbox also has the capability of holding attachments from teachers. In the image below, the teacher has uploaded the assignment instructions into the Dropbox. 5. Click on the Add a File button once you are inside the appropriate folder. A pop-up box will appear. 6. If you want to upload the files from your computer, make sure that the My Computer option is selected on the left panel. 7. Click the Upload button.
8. Find and then select the item you want to submit to the Dropbox. NOTE: You cannot upload file folders unless the file is zipped. You can only upload multiple documents one at a time. 9. Click the Open button at the bottom right of the window. 10. If you need to upload another file, repeat steps 7-9. 11. Click the Add button at the bottom left of the pop-up box once you are finished uploading files. 12. If you desire, you can write a note to your teacher about your submission before submitting it. Type your message in the comment box underneath your submission. 13. Click the Submit button at the bottom of the page. This will immediately submit your uploaded item(s) to the Dropbox.
14. You will receive an email confirming that your submission was completed successfully. Viewing Dropbox Feedback 1. Click on the Assessment tab near the top of the course s home page. 2. Click on the Dropbox option from the menu under Assessment. You will go to the Dropbox Folders page. 3. Find the appropriate Dropbox folder. 4. If feedback is available, a little speech bubble icon will appear in the Feedback column to the right of the submission title. Click on the icon.
5. Read the available feedback under the Feedback heading on the lower portion of this page. Posting a Discussion Message 1. Click on the Communication tab near the top of your course s home page. 2. Click on the Discussions option from the menu under Communication. 3. Click on the appropriate topic. Each topic can have many different threads. 4. Click on the Start a New Thread button, located at the top of the page. 5. Enter a subject name. 6. Type your message in the white box. Use the toolbar across the top to edit and format your message as needed. 7. Click the Post button.
Replying to a Discussion Message 1. Click on the Communication tab near the top of your course s home page. 2. Click on the Discussions option from the menu under Communication. 3. Click on the appropriate topic. Each topic can have many different threads. 4. Click on the appropriate thread. 5. Click on the Reply to Thread button, located both at the top and bottom of the page. 6. Type your message in the white box. Use the toolbar across the top to edit and format your message as needed. 7. Click the Post button. Sending an E-Mail Message 1. Click on the Communication tab near the top of your course s home page. 2. Click on the Email option from the menu under Communication.
3. Either type in the email address of the person you wish to email, or click on the Address Book button to the top right of the page. This will contain all of the email addresses of the members of your course. NOTE: Be sure to take note of which course s communication section you are in, as that will affect which people you see in your address book. For example, if you are in your English course s Pilot section, you will not find your algebra classmate s email address. To change courses within the email section, use the Filter By drop-down menu within the address book. 4. Type your subject in the Subject section of the email. 5. Type your message in the Body section of the email. Use the toolbar across the top of the box to format your message as desired. 6. To attach a file, scroll to the bottom of the page and click the Upload button. 7. Find the appropriate file and click Open. 8. When you are ready, click the Send button at the top of the page.