A number of simple controls are used throughout the SIMnet Course Manager. Understanding how they work and how they can be effectively applied will save you time and energy as you move throughout SIMnet.

Actions Menu

Every major section in the Course Manager uses the Actions Menu. This menu provides actions that can be performed on a particular 👉Course, Student, Assignment or Report. The Actions Menu will always be on the far right of each content type. To use the Actions Menu, navigate to the desired item (Student, Course, etc.) and then click the drop-down arrow. Each content type has its own unique Actions Menu options, but they typically include options like Edit/Assign or Delete. To learn more about specific Actions Menu options, view the desired help section.

Lists of Students, Courses, and Learning Objects can quickly become large in SIMnet. Being able to effectively filter the available data will greatly increase your efficiency. Whenever you see the Filter icon, a filtering option is available to you.

Clicking the Filter icon will bring up a list of available filtering options like Contains, Starts With, or Does Not Contain. Choose your desired option and enter the info you would like to use to filter your data. By default, SIMnet uses the Contains option.

The Gradebook has number of filtering options, by assignment name, student name, or assignment type. Clicking the Filter Icon in the upper left corner expands the filtering options.

The Details icon allows users to quickly review a piece of SIMnet content without loading up an exam or SIMstudent view. The Details icon provides quick access to individual question content. This includes the question text being asked; the answer or hint; where the information covered in the question originates; and the ability to preview the question directly. The details icon is available when assigning or reviewing content of Lessons, Exams, and SIMpaths.

Whenever you are scheduling content, from SIMbooks to SIMpaths, Lessons to Exams, you have the ability to control when students can access content. Use the Calendar icon to limit when

SIMnet is consistently improving its service by upgrading its site for students and instructors and releasing new content and features. Instructors and students can stay up-to-date with this information by visiting the SIMnet blog. The blog is available by visiting http://simnetcommunity.com/, or by clicking the SIMnet Blog link at the bottom of the sign-in page. Administrators and Instructors can click the comment bubble in the Course Manager Navigation menu. The most recent post summaries are included within the Course Manager.

The blog includes important information such as new features being released to the site; when scheduled maintenance that will require limiting access to the site will occur; and tips to keep your courses working effectively between semesters.

Welcome to using SIMnet as your learning and assessment solution for Microsoft ® Office, Windows, browsers, file management, and computer concepts. SIMnet is a completely online, simulated Microsoft Office and Windows environment with custom content that correlates to many popular textbooks. Projects in SIMnet are live-in-the-application, automatically graded assignments to supplement your course content.

SIMnet Technical Requirements

Since SIMnet is 100% online there are very few actual requirements to run SIMnet successfully. Be sure to run the Systems Requirements Test to ensure optimum performance. The most up-to-date requirements can always be found at System Requirements Check.

Project assignments have additional software requirements depending upon whether your students are using SIMnet for Office 2016, Office 365/2019 or Office Online. Project assignments require that the user's Operating System Region is set to English (US) or English (CA). To view more detail on Project Assignment vist the Project Requirements.

Many SIMnet users access SIMnet via Mac or Chromebook. Some users access Microsoft Office content, like the Access application via Windows Virtual Machine. For more information about using SIMnet outside of Windows visit Getting Started Guide.

Getting Started

This guide will help you understand the basics of using SIMnet as an instructor. First, let’s explore where you can access vital information as you use SIMnet.

After logging in to the Course Manager, you will see the SIMstudent, Help, and Blog links in the top right corner of the screen.

SIMstudent

Instant Help

Help includes detailed help topics including animated videos. Instant help is contextual so that you can easily access information regarding the process you are using at the time you access help.

Changelog

Only Administrators and Campus Administrators can create, edit, and delete instructors. Other account types do not see the Instructors option in the navigation menu.

Instructor Roles and Permissions

There are five instructor roles in the SIMnet Course Manager. Each of these roles provides different access and capabilities. For example, Administrators create other Administrators and Instructors and have full access to all classes, lessons, and exams. Full Instructors can do everything an Administrator can do except modify administrative settings, create other instructors and edit other instructors' materials. Limited Instructors can only create lessons and exams from templates. The types of instructor roles are listed below.

1. Administrator and Campus Administrator

2. Full Instructor

3. Limited Instructor

4. Assistant

5. Inactive Instructor (Prevents login to Course Manager)

To create a class, click the Classes section on the left side of the Course Manager and click create. Name the class, assign the appropriate instructors, and your class is created. Be sure you are consistent when naming classes and be sure you include the school term, the name of the class and the course number.

Class Management Best Practices

Each class in SIMnet has a unique class title. A section title may be added as well as a campus assignment. It has its own set of assignments and schedule independent of the other classes. To ensure consistency for multiple classes, or multiple sections of the same class, a class may have already been created with assignments and exams for you to use as an instructor.

Creating and Assigning Lessons, SIMbooks, and Projects

In general:

• If you created the object, you can edit, copy, and delete it.

• If you did not create the object, you cannot edit or delete it, but if your account has proper permissions, you can make a copy which is then yours.

• If you did not create the object, and it is not assigned to one of your classes, it does not appear in your list of lessons or exams.

• You can only create lessons from exams if you have the right to create lessons and vice versa.

In SIMnet, students can learn from Lessons, SIMbooks, Projects, Exams and Resources. For an overview of all SIMnet content types,

Lessons and SIMbooks

Lessons contain instructional, interactive, simulated exercises with content that is mapped to modules or textbooks. Each lesson includes exercises called Show Me, Guide Me, and Let Me Try. These contain generic content addressing specific skill sets, but they do not exactly match a textbook. Lessons must be created based on a module, textbook, template, or another lesson before being assigned to a class. Completion of each lesson can be linked to a gradebook column.

SIMbooks are electronic versions of some McGraw-Hill book series that include chapters with links to Show Me, Guide Me, and Let Me Try interactive, simulated exercises. These exercises directly correlate with the skill set addressed in each portion of each chapter of the textbook. Instructors that use SIMbooks do not need to add simulated, interactive training… it is already included in each chapter. Completion of each SIMbook chapter can be linked to a gradebook column.

Projects

With projects, students download files, complete assignments live in the application, and submit them for grading. SIMnet automatically grades projects based on a rubric. Projects are included in SIMnet and can be assigned to a class.

Exams

SIMnet exams come in two types - the Exam which uses simulated application environments to ask students to demonstrate practical knowledge of each application and the Testbank Exam which uses multiple choice and True/False questions to ask students to demonstrate the ability to select the correct response. To create an Exam, click the Exam section on the left side of the Course Manager and click Create. Choose the type of exam at the top and name the exam. You will then add content to the exam based on filters such as Module, Textbook, Template, etc. and assign the exam to a class. Please note that instructors have access to test banks from all McGraw-Hill textbooks where test banks are available for that textbook.

Resources

Resource assignments are created directly by the instructor. They may be hyperlinks to instructor materials or a file that can be downloaded and completed like a SIMnet Project assignment.

Lessons, SIMbooks, Projects, and Exams - Best Practices

• Provide students with multiple attempts to complete projects. Students should be able to submit a project and, based on the feedback provided by SIMnet, correct errors and resubmit the project for grading. This will alleviate student anxiety and allow for an improved learning experience.

• Display the solution PDF on the assignment panel so that students have a visual of what the project should look like when it is finished.

• When selecting content for both exams and lessons be sure to filter by both Textbook and Chapter. This will logically sequence the questions or tasks as they appear in the textbook.

• Only the SIMnet textbook contains coverage of all questions and tasks. Many SIMnet questions and tasks aren’t covered in all textbooks. If you are creating a lesson or exam and can’t find the skill you want through the textbook filter, try switching to the “by Module” filter.

• Filtering by Module provides access to all questions and tasks; however, the questions and tasks are in alphabetical order and not logically sequenced.

• The best way to create a Scenario B exam from a Scenario A exam (and vice versa) is to use the Create Scenario B Exam (or Create Scenario A Exam) feature from the Actions menu. This feature creates a one-to-one copy of exam questions from the practice scenario.

There are many methods of viewing student assignments, changing student grades, and tracking student progress in SIMnet. Here is a way to review results to get you started. To view student results, click on Students on the left side of the Course Manager screen. Then search for the student based on the filters at the top of the screen (username, ID, First Name, Last Name). Click the Actions menu to the right of the student’s name and choose Student Report.

The student report displays activity for the student for each type of assignment. Click the tab at the top for the assignment type you want to view.

Lessons and SIMbooks

To view Lesson results, click the Lessons tab. To view SIMbook results, click the SIMbooks tab. Click the underlined result that you wish to view. You will see a list of the tasks as well as the tasks the student has completed and the date and time completed. This view also includes the ability to Preview a task. Instructors can choose Toggle Complete on any task to award or remove credit for each task.

An instructor can also use the right arrow to the left of a task to expand it for more details on the student’s activities. This view includes time spent on each part of the task as well as the number of times the student completed it.

Exams

Click the Exams tab to view a student’s Exams submission. You will be able to view each attempt for each exam as well as the time spent on the exam, the date and time submitted, the points received, the percentage grade, and the status. You can also use this view to delete a student’s project submission. To view details of a particular exam submission, click on the linked (underlined) name of the exam.

Projects

Click the Projects tab to view a student’s Projects submission. You will be able to view each attempt for each project as well as the time spent on the project, the date and time submitted for grading, the points received, the percentage grade, and the status. You can also use this view to delete a student’s project submission.

Clicking on the linked (underlined) name of a submitted project allows an instructor to view details of the submission as well as edit a student’s grade on any step in the project.

SIMnet provides Digital Credentials, a digital certificate of achievement, for completing particular SIMnet assignments either completely or with a particular score. Students can take their digital credentials forth, making them part of their future resume.

The Gradebook provides instructors with tools for viewing student grades, changing the ways in which grades are calculated and displayed, as well as means to change the grades manually. There is one gradebook per class.

Gradebook columns are automatically created as assignments are assigned to classes by checking the Show Column in Gradebook option in the SIMbook Assignment Details dialog box. This option is checked by default.

• View a Gradebook: Click Gradebook on the left side of the Course Manager screen and choose a class.

• Changing a Grade: Select any grade in the gradebook and key the new grade in the Points text box. Click Apply.

• Grade History: Select any grade in the gradebook and click the Click to load grade history button.

• Grade Report: Select any grade, click Click to load grade history, and click the Report button. This report allows you to award or deduct points for as well as preview individual tasks/questions.

Gradebook Defaults

Please note that the gradebook defaults to display percentages and averages. Change the default before you assign activities to a class so that all activities assigned automatically display the type of grade you wish. If you wait until after activities are assigned, you will have to change each gradebook column individually.

Reports

In SIMnet, reports are actually saved report queries that will automatically update each time you view the report. There is no need to recreate the report every time you want an update. There is a wide variety of reports available in SIMnet.

Instead of deleting exams, lessons, SIMpaths, and classes at the end of the semester, it is best to archive them instead. Archiving items simply removes them from all lists within the Course Manager. Archived exams, lessons, SIMpaths, and classes can easily be un-archived. Deleting any item cannot easily be reversed.

SIMstudent allows instructors and administrators to login to the Student Portal directly from the Course Manager without requiring a separate student account or registration code. The link is located in the upper right hand corner of the Course Manager and opens in a new browser window.

Clicking the SIMstudent link brings up a list of your assigned courses and the Library link. Click the Library link to view your student's library, based of all assigned books in all of your courses. Click the specific course link to impersonate a student in that course.

SIMbook resources, like instructor manuals and solution files, that are only available to instructors, can be found on the Resources tab in the Library. The books that show in the SIMstudent library are based on the products that are assigned to each instructor's campus.

An instructor or administrator can also reset their assignment results via SIMstudent. For each eligible assignment, the Reset Progress button will appear on the assignment results page. Click the button and confirm the action to reset the assignment.

Action Menus The initial page for each navigation area is a summary list of the objects available. Each row in the list includes an Actions drop-down menu which appears on the far right of the object. The Actions menu gives you access to the functions available for that item.

ADA Multiplier Allows the instructor to assign more time to complete an exam for a particular student. The default setting for all students is 1, which represents the base time that the instructor has assigned to the exam.

Archiving Allows instructors to remove students, classes, lessons, exams and SIMpaths from their active lists and reports and store them in an archive list. This will not delete them but will help keep the instructor's account clean and organized, showing only current information.

Blog Link at the top of the screen to see a list of the latest changes to SIMnet.

Columns--Calculated A grouping of columns which is used to produce a single grade. Each column entry can have a "column weight." It is possible for a calculated column to contain other calculated columns. This allows instructors to create calculated column groups that can be re-grouped to produce a final grade.

Columns--Custom Custom or "non-linked" columns are columns which are not related to any SIMnet assignment. Custom column grades are not calculated on an attempt basis and are always being overridden as you enter the grade score manually.

Columns--Linked Linked columns are grade columns that can accept assignment attempt scores automatically from SIMnet SIMbooks, Lessons, Exams, Test Bank Exams, SIMpaths, and Resources.

Columns--Mapped A mapped column is a column that is included within a calculated column to determine the final displayed grade.

Dashboard Shows the current state of your classes and helps keep your classes, assignment and student activity organized. View by clicking the Dashboard link from within the My Account section. The dashboard has the following components: Assignment Schedule, Past Due Assignments, Integrity Violations, and Student Activity. The dashboard components contain information about students and assignments in the courses you teach.

Delay Results Until This setting delays displaying the results of an assignment to students until the date set even if the due date or end date is an earlier date/time.

Due Date Assignments submitted after the due date and time are considered “late” and will display as such.

End Date The date and time that an assignment is no longer visible in students’ accounts.

Exam--Correct Retake Allowed Allows students to re-answer questions they have already answered correctly. The exam must have more than one question attempt allowed.

Exam--Detailed Feedback Includes the question list on the results page showing students which exam questions were answered correctly and incorrectly.

Exam--Display Feedback Displays correct and incorrect feedback during an exam.

Exam--Display Hints Displays hints after incorrect answers. This option is only available if Display Feedback is enabled.

Exam--Display Submitted Answer Shows students the steps they took to answer the question This applies to both correctly and incorrectly answered questions.

Exam--Enable Create Custom Lesson Allows students create their own custom lesson based on the exam.

Exam--Enable Printing Allows students to print the Exam Results page.

Exams (type)--Scenario B SIMnet Exam An exam made up of questions from the Scenario B exam question pool. Scenario B questions are a different pool than scenario A but not any more or less difficult.

Exams (type)--Scenario B SIMnet Exam Template A scenario B exam that is available for copying but cannot be assigned directly to a class.

Exams (type)--SIMnet Exam An exam based on lessons or Show Me, Guide Me, Let Me Try exercises in a SIMbook.

Exams (type)--SIMnet Exam Template An exam that is available for copying but cannot be assigned directly to a class.

Exams (type)--Test Bank A grouping of questions with similar objectives that can be used to create Test Bank Exams.

Exams (type)--Test Bank Exam An exam made up of objective questions (multiple choice and true/false) from a specific test bank.

Exams (type)--Test Bank Exam Template A test bank exam that is available for copying but cannot be assigned directly to a class.

Exams--Advance on Incorrect Moves students to the next question even when the user answers incorrectly. This option is only available if Display Feedback is enabled.

Exams--Show Study Guide Displays page references to students from the textbook selected in the Textbook list.

Gradebook Provides administrators and instructors with tools to track scores and for changing the ways in which grades are calculated and displayed, as well as means to change the grades manually. There is one gradebook per class.

Gradebook--Grade History Every attempt, grade override, manual update or unlocking is logged in the grade history. The history includes: the user who modified the grade, the grade before and after updating, and the date/time it was modified or unlocked. A grade is only locked when an instructor has manually overridden the grade in the gradebook. To unlock a grade, select it and click the Unlock Grade button. This will revert the grade to the original, calculated score.

Instructor Roles--Administrators They can create other administrators and instructors and have full access to all classes, lessons, and exams. Only Administrators have access to the account settings pages and archiving functions. An Administrator who is assigned to a specific campus or campuses, becomes a Campus Administrator. This means the Campus Administrator can view all assignment results and student information for a specific campus as well as add or delete campuses from their account.

Instructor Roles--Assistants They can only view classes, students, lessons, exams, and reports. They cannot create anything.

Instructor Roles--Full Instructors They can do everything an Administrator can do except modify administrative settings, create other instructors and edit other instructors' materials. Instructors cannot change the account settings nor can they access archiving functions.

Instructor Roles--Inactive Instructors They cannot log in to the Course Manager. Their information is saved in SIMnet but they are unable to access it.

Instructor Roles--Limited Instructors They can only create lessons and exams from templates. They do not have the right to edit the content or preferences of lessons and exams created from templates nor can they create new learning objects.

Lessons Interactive exercises with content that is mapped to modules or textbooks. Lessons include Teach Me, Show Me, Let Me Try.

Lesson filters—Lesson Filter Displays all available tasks for the selected lesson. The Lesson filter facilitates quickly combining multiple existing lessons.

Lesson filters—Module Filter Displays all available tasks for the selected module or application. Filtering by Module also allows you to explore tasks by MCAS objective.

Lesson filters—Template Filter Displays all available tasks for the selected template. This filter option quickly facilitates combining multiple existing templates.

Lesson filters—Textbook Filter Displays all available tasks for the selected textbook. Filtering by Textbook also allows you to explore tasks by Chapter.

Lesson/Exam Snapshot Shows the details of the exam (including preferences and assignments) in a static window. This option is useful for instructors who do not have edit privileges for the exam.

Module A way of organizing data by subject matter rather than by book series or chapter. Modules correspond directly with the Microsoft Office Application or other content matter.

Personal Assignment Grade Transfer In some cases, instructors may need to extend a learning object's assignment period for one or more students using the SIMnet personal assignment feature. Personal Assignments of Course Assignments are set to automatically transfer.

Projects Automatic grading for Microsoft’s Office Suite projects. Students are able to download, complete assignments live in the application, and submit projects for grading.

Reports Saved report queries that will automatically update each time you view the report. When you select Overview Report from the Students or Classes Actions list, that report is saved to the Reports list automatically.

Report--Account Overview Displays an overview of instructors, classes, and campuses. (For Account Administrators only).

Report--Class Overview Queries all of the lesson and exam results for assignments for a specific class.

Report--Exam Report Allows an instructor to view the latest exam results for your entire class.

Report--Lesson Report Viewing a lesson report allows you to view the latest lesson results for your entire class.

Report--Lesson Task Analysis Queries the number of times a task was taken by students and how many times it was completed.

Reports--MCAS Objective Analysis (Historical) Queries the number of times the MCAS objectives have been answered incorrectly, correctly, and the total for the first question attempt, the second question attempt and all question attempts. Data is generated on every SIMnet question attempt for the lifetime of the account.

Reports--Project Report Queries all results for a specific project. The report can be filtered by class, campus or project.

Reports--Project Objective Analysis Report Displays how class or campus has done completing each Student Learning Objective across all completed project attempts.

Reports--Project Objective Analysis Report Per Student Displays student’s percent score on each Student Learning Objective from each time that objective has been scored in a project across as many projects as the instructor chooses.

Reports--SIMbook Report A query containing all results for a specific SIMbook.

Reports--SIMpath Exam Question Analysis Report Displays how classes or campuses scored on SIMpath assignments

Reports--SLO Report by Objective Displays all Exam results by Student Learning Objective.

Reports--SLO Report by Question Displays all Exam reports and the relevant Student Learning Objective but is grouped by the question itself.

Reports--SIMnet Exam Queries all of the results for a specific exam.

Reports--SIMnet Exam Question Analysis Queries the number of times a SIMnet question was answered incorrectly, correctly, and the total number of attempts.

Reports--SIMnet Question Analysis (Historical) Queries the number of times a SIMnet question has been answered incorrectly, correctly, and the total for the first question attempt, the second question attempt and all question attempts. Data is generated on every SIMnet question attempt for the lifetime of the account.

Reports—SIMpath Queries all results for a specific SIMpath.

Reports--Student Overview Report A Student Overview Report queries all of the lesson and exam results for a specific student. From this report, you can view result details and delete results.

Reports--Student Report Generates a report showing all of the student's lesson and exam results, including student-created self-study lessons. From this report, you can view result details and delete results. You can also change the grade of an individual item.

Reports--Test Bank Exam Queries all of the results for a specific test bank exam.

Reports--Test Bank Exam Question Analysis Queries the number of times a test bank question was answered incorrectly, correctly, and the total number of attempts.

Resources Allows instructors to create and upload their own hyperlinks and files to assign to students. This section also works as a two-way dropbox that manages the workflow between instructors and students. Instructors can assign items to students and allow them to submit files for review. Instructors can then provide feedback directly to the student from the Submissions link.

SIMbook Electronic versions of some McGraw-Hill book series that include chapters with links to Show Me, Guide Me, and Let Me Try simulated exercises. Students complete one, two, or all three of the types of simulated exercises directly from the corresponding book chapter while reading the textbook information. Gradebook credit is available for completion of the exercises.

SIMpath An adaptive three step learning and assessment path which includes a pre-test, a lesson, and a post-test. SIMpaths have a variety of options and can be customized for instructors’ needs.

SIMstudent Allows instructors and administrators to log in to the Student Portal directly from the Course Manager without requiring a separate student account or registration code.

Student Learning Objective (SLO) Each SIMbook series content broken down into individual question components. A single Let Me Try or Exam question may contain multiple Student Learning Objectives. Project assignments may have multiple questions that require mastery of the same SLO.

Snapshot—Class Snapshot Shows the class roster and assignments.

Student Snapshot Shows the student’s registration information and a list of the classes the student is enrolled in.

Student Type--Full Student Student who has a full SIMnet registration code in his account and therefore has access to all SIMnet modules.

Student Type--Single Use Student SIMnet Proficiency student who has access to a single SIMnet exam only.

Student Type--Trial Student Student who signed up for a trial. Next to a student’s name in the list of students indicates a trial student.

Student Type--Unregistered Student Student who has an account in SIMnet, but has not yet entered a registration code.

Templates Lessons, exams, SIMpaths and test bank exams that are available for copying, but cannot be assigned directly to classes. Templates are available for instructors to copy and assign to their own classes. Once an instructor creates an exam from a template, the instructor is the "owner" of the exam and can edit the exam based on the rights and privileges assigned to that instructor's role. Full Instructors can change the questions or the preferences in the exam. Limited Instructors can only assign the exam and change the restrictions associated with the assignment.

Lesson

Lessons contain instructional, interactive, simulated exercises. Lessons are similar to SIMbooks but only include SIMnet content and do not match content 1-1 to a textbook. Instructors may customize the lesson content based on a textbook or create their own sequence of skills.

Exam

Exams use simulated, performance based questions to test the student's knowledge. There are two pools of exam questions–Assessment and Practice.

• Assessment–Assessment questions are generally a bit more difficult and worded to require critical thinking.

• Practice–Practice questions are generally a bit easier and are worded more directly, giving the student more information.

SIMbook

Electronic versions of textbooks that also include chapters with links to Show Me, Guide Me, and Let Me Try interactive, simulated exercises. SIMbooks are exact replicas of the printed copy of these textbooks with Show Me, Guide Me, and Let Me Try exercises as a part of each chapter. These exercises directly correlate with the skill set addressed in each portion of each chapter of the textbook.

• Teach Me-Text on screen they read.

• Show Me–Video with audio narration showing how to complete a task.

• Guide Me–A click-by-click interactive practice exercise.

• Let Me Try–Assesses comprehension of a skill within the same simulated application interface used in exams.

SIMpath

A SIMpath is a three step learning and assessment path which follows these steps: Pre-test, Lesson and Posttest. The Pre-test can include questions from either question scenario. The Lesson and Posttest are then customized based on the completion of the Pre-test. An instructor can configure each SIMpath to be adaptive based on the pre-test results or static and contain prescribed content based on the pre-test.

Step 1: Pre-Test

• Includes questions from one of the SIMnet question scenarios: Scenario A or Scenario B.

• Students can only take the pre-test one time.

• If the SIMpath preferences are set to allow it, students may skip the pre-test and go directly to step 2.

Step 2: Lesson

• The SIMpath lesson contains the learning tasks that correspond to the questions in the pre-test.

• The lesson can be set to show all the relevant tasks or only those that correspond to questions the student skipped or answered incorrectly.

• Students can be allowed to skip the lesson or can complete the tasks in the lesson multiple times.

• Once the student has completed all of the Let Me Try exercises in the lesson at least once, a Take PostTest button appears in addition to the Take Lesson button.

• When the student clicks the Take Post-Test button, the SIMpath Assignments page updates and the lesson is no longer available.

• Now the student can click the SIMpath assignment and click Take Exam to start the post-test.

Step 3: Post-Test

• Post-Test includes questions that correspond to the questions in the pre-test.

• Post-Test questions may be exactly the same as those in the pre-test (from the same scenario) or they may be parallel questions from the other scenario. o Instructors can set preferences to allow students to take the post-test up to 99 times.

• Each post-test result is stored in the gradebook.

SIMnet provides instant, automatic grading for Microsoft Office documents, presentations, spreadsheets, and databases. Students are able to download, complete, and submit projects for grading. The instructors can assign projects to classes or to students based on their individual needs through the Projects window.

Testbank exams present multiple choice, true/false, and fill-in-the-blank questions similar to a traditional paper exam. Test Banks exams can be their own separate exam or a combined exam with simulation questions.

Resources are hyperlinks and files created and uploaded by instructors and assigned to students. A resource may be a syllabus, link to an online article, or a manually graded project.

The SIMnet Course Manager has two basic control bars for navigation. The Top Navigation Menu provides access to SIMstudent, Your Profile, and logging out. The Left Navigation Menu contains access to all of your Users, Classes, Content, Results, and Administration settings.

The Top Navigation Menu

2. Profile

Click the Logout button to log out of SIMnet Course Manager.

The Left Navigation Menu

​📑 View Reports

The View Reports section contains the raw grades and attempts for all assignments completed in SIMnet. Visit the ​👉Reports help topic to learn more.

​🔗Resource Submissions

The Resource Submission section lists submitted resources. Visit the ​👉Resources help topic to learn more.

You can also create and bookmark custom reports. Visit the ​👉Reports help topic to learn more.

You can Star courses form the View All Courses page. Starred courses will appear automatically in the Courses pane so that they can be viewed and edited quickly.

You can search students directly from the panel. Search by name, email or username. The student search only returns at most 5 student records per search result

Test Banks

Help

Documentation

The SIMnet Cahngelog documents all changes made to SIMnet including all major bug fixes.

Terms and Privacy Policy

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