SimNet is memory intensive. Please close all other applications before beginning work in SimNet! It may take several minutes for things to load initially. Be patient, and don’t click around on other things.

Taking SimNet Lessons

Lessons are listed on the Assignments tab.

To take a lesson:

1. Click the Assignments tab.

2. Click the name of the lesson to select it, and then click the Take Lesson button. Lessons can be taken an unlimited number of times but must be completed by the due date to receive full credit.

4. On the next page, confirm that this is the lesson you want to take. When you are ready, click the Open Lesson button.

5. A new window will launch and load the lesson. This process may take several minutes. Please wait patiently.

6. When the lesson is loaded, you will see the lesson navigation menu at the left side of the screen.

The first skill in the lesson will load automatically.

Using the SimNet Lesson Interface

Each skill has three parts: Teach Me, Show Me, and Let Me Try. The Teach Me Section opens

automatically. Click the Show Me or Let Me Try tab to display those parts of the skill.

To print the Teach Me text, click the Print button next to the Previous and Next buttons. (Printing requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader, available from www.adobe.com.)

To close the lesson, click the Close button at the bottom of the navigation pane.

Navigating Lessons

To navigate the skills in the lesson, click a title in the lesson navigation menu. To go to another skill, click the Previous or Next button at the bottom of the Teach Me or Show Me window.

Teach Me

Each Teach Me section includes a brief explanation of the skill and step-by-step instructions. Some Teach Me pages include further information at the end of the text. Click each button to see the information in a pop-up window.

· Click the Tips and Tricks button for related information about the skill.

· Click the Tell Me More button for further information and advanced techniques.

· Click the Try This button for alternate methods such as menu commands and keyboard shortcuts.

· Click the Close button to close any popups.

Show Me

The Show Me section includes an animation with audio narration showing how to complete the skill. Click the Start button to play the animation. To view the animation with closed captioning, click the cc button in the animation play bar.

Let Me Try

The Let Me Try exercises utilize the same simulated application interface used in the exams. The exercise question is presented in a box below the simulated interface. Answer the question by completing the appropriate action. This is the part of the lesson for which you receive credit. If you need help, click the Hint button to display the hint to the right of the question. You have unlimited attempts to complete lesson tasks correctly. A check mark will display on the task list to the left once it has been successfully completed.

The program will tell you if your response was correct or incorrect. If you answered correctly, the box to the right of the question will display a checkmark ü. Click the Next button to move on to the next question. You cannot work in the simulated interface until you click the Next button and continue to the next step.

SimNet accepts most alternate methods for answering the question. The steps listed in the hint are the preferred method, but not necessarily the only method accepted as correct.

If you answered incorrectly, the program will show you the hint automatically. Click the X in the

Incorrect box to dismiss the hint box and try again. (You cannot work in the simulated interface while the incorrect box is active.) You must complete each step correctly before moving on to the next step.

When you have completed the last step of the Let Me Try, click the checkmark ü to close the exercise and return to the Teach Me tab.

Lesson Scoring

Skills are recorded as "completed" when you click the Finish button at the end of the Let Me Try exercise. In the SimNet Gradebook, the "grade" is calculated as the percentage of skills in the lesson that were completed. The number of tasks you complete by the due date will be your score for the lesson.

Technical Support

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