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Is
It Right for You? How to Choose Software for Your Students
John Brezinsky, Higher
Education
Marketing Manager
Teachers
can get a free 30-day trial of our best-selling online software. This
is the best way for you to check out the courses and decide
which
ones are right for you and your students.
To get started, go to the websites for:
and
sign up for your 30-day free trial. Then use this article to help you
evaluate the software.
Your
30-Day Trial
Check your email and use the access code to register as a teacher.
Follow the instructions to "Create
a course" and check it out.
How Is
the Layout for Students?
Click "Student View" in the upper right hand side of any
screen to switch to the student point of view:
- How intuitive is the
layout?
- Can your students find their
homework?
- Can they find their
grades?
How to
Evaluate Exercises
While still in Student View, click "Study Plan." This shows you how the
exercises are organized. Open them up and try them out:
- What happens
when you get an answer wrong? Does the software tell you the answer
right away, or do you get another chance to figure it out yourself?
- Are
there enough exercises?
- Are the exercises automatically
graded, or does the
teacher have to grade them?
How to
Evaluate Teacher Tools
Click back to "Instructor View."
- How can you edit your study
plan?
- Can you find your students'
grades?
- Will this save you time
otherwise
spent grading homework?
Try It
Out Yourself
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