Assessing and Training Your Students in Office with SAM 2010
Today’s SAM Agenda
• What is SAM?
– Assessment, Training, Projects
• Total Solutions
• Additional Resources
What is SAM?
• Since 1998, SAM (Skills Assessment Manager) has been
the #1 testing and training tool for Microsoft Office.
• Performance-based exam and training simulations for
Microsoft Office
• Live in-the-application, auto-graded, project-based
assessment for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access
• Web deliverable
• Internet Explorer and Flash Player required
• Also compatible with Firefox and Safari for Mac users
• Flexible scheduling options
• Numerous detailed reports for instructors and students
SAM Assessment
• Simulated performance-based exam simulations (tasks)
– Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Windows XP, Windows Vista,
Internet Explorer, Outlook
• Thousands of objective-based questions
• Exams can be created…
– By textbook chapter
– Picking and choosing exam tasks
– Picking and choosing objective-based questions
• Detailed Study Guide reports map back to Course
Technology’s Office textbooks
SAM Training
• Simulated, interactive training scenarios
– Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint
– Multiple training methods address different learning
styles
• Training assignments can be created…
– By textbook chapter
– Picking and choosing training scenarios
• Schedule exams through SAM Path
– Option to schedule a series of assignments that are
contingent upon each other
• Detailed Study Guide reports map back to Course
Technology’s Office textbooks
SAM Projects
• Live in the application, auto-graded, project-based
assessment
– Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access
• Project assignments include
– Textbook end-of-chapter projects
– Mirror or “2nd scenario” projects
– Capstone projects
• Anti-cheating detection
• Fully integrated into the SAM “system”
• Detailed Study Guide reports map back to Course
Technology’s Office textbooks
SAM MindTap
• Digital integrated textbook within SAM
• Contains additional videos specific for each Series
• Available for the following titles:
SAM Grade Book
• Simplifies class administration
– Instructors can now weight, modify, and add grades
• View section outcomes at a glance
– Quickly see section results
• Flexible export
– Can pick and choose columns you want to export to more
closely align with your LMS grade book
SAM 2010
Assessment, Training & Projects
Total Solutions Provider
• Industry-leading textbooks to meet
individual instructor and student needs
• SAM for exams, training, project-based
assessment, and the new option to
integrate Office 2010 introductory digital
textbooks
• Academic solutions partner with Certiport
– Sell site license and individual exams for
MOS, ACA, and IC3 exams
Office Project Binders
Excellent activities and always an upsell. Buy once, copy
as needed; includes CD with all projects. Use with any
series!
• Illustrated Project High School Binders
– Microsoft Office 2010: Illustrated Projects, High School
Binder
– ISBN 978-0538-74940-4
– Microsoft Office 2007: Illustrated Projects, High School
Binder
– ISBN 978-14239-0547-9
• MS Office 2010 Fundamentals Projects Binder
– ISBN 978-0-538-47989-9
www.cengage.com/ct/office2010
Get up to speed quickly with our
“Guided Tour…” CDs
• SAM Central
Resources
– http://samcentral.course.com
• Register for a live SAM Webinar or view
recorded Webinars at the Cengage Learning
CourseCare Website
– http://www.cengage.com/school/coursecare/
– SAM Training Guide, Instructor and SAM
Student “walkthrough” documents
• CourseCoach
– www.course.com/coursecoach
Learning Resources
Click SAMCENTRAL from the SAM screen
http://cengage.com/samcentral
Self-Training Videos
Online Seminars
SAM 2010 Training Guide
The SAMCentral website has many resources available for you:
http://www.cengage.com/samcentral (a link to this site is also
accessible at the bottom of any SAM screen):
• Click on the Get Trained tab (scroll to the bottom of the page)
to register for upcoming live Webinars that demonstrate SAM
features or view recorded sessions
• View the short Self-Training Videos that demonstrate the
major features of SAM Exams, Training, and Projects.
• Download a copy of the SAM Training Guide that will help
you get started using SAM.
• Click on the User Resources link (upper right corner of the
main SAMCentral screen) for MOS certification Mapping
Grids, system requirements, and more.
http://www.cengage.com/school/coursecare/
www.coursecasts.course.com
www.cengage.com/focus
PRESS RELEASE...
• Braden River HS Instructor WM Gaynor's
Future Business Leaders of America [FBLA]
Word Processing II students SWEEP the
event.
• In only thirteen months of testing...Mr.
Gaynor used SAM2007 and CERTIPORT
software used to obtain a record 363
Microsoft MOS2007 certifications since
May. Come walk our "Hall of Fame" to see
all the posted certifications...
http://sam2010.course.com
SAM
Training
Thank You!
Trish Bobst
National Curriculum Specialist
trish.bobst@cengage.com