Connect Student Overview
Welcome to Connect
This presentation will walk you through
the basics of maximizing your use of
Connect for this course.
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Connect Student Overview
What is McGraw-Hill Connect?
Why McGraw-Hill Connect?
McGraw-Hill Connect® is a webbased assignment and assessment
platform that gives students the
means to better connect with their
coursework, with their instructors,
and with the important concepts that
they will need to know for success
now and in the future.
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It makes managing, receiving
and submitting assignments
easier.
It improves student success
through engaging course-specific
resources.
You can access Connect
anytime, anywhere.
How Do I Register? – Steps 1-8
1. Go to the web address provided to you by
your instructor. It may also be included in
the student registration info hand out (see
example at left).
Be sure to bookmark this web address for
future visits to your Connect course!
You can find Student Online Tutorial for
registration is available at:
http://mpss.mhhe.com/student_connect_
resources.php
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How Do I Register?
2. Click on REGISTER NOW
Student registration tutorials
are available if you need
help.
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How Do I Register?
3. Enter your school email
address
If you already have a
McGraw-Hill account,
you will be asked for your
password and will not be
required to create a new
account.
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How Do I Register?
4. You’ll see three options:
-Enter your access code
if it was packaged with
your new textbook, and
click Submit
OR
-Click Buy Online to
purchase access
OR
-Start a Free Trial (21
days)
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How Do I Register?
5. If you’re purchasing access
online, choose:
“Buy Connect”
OR
“Buy ConnectPlus”
(includes online access to
an eBook)
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How Do I Register?
6. Next, you will need to fill out
the registration form.
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How Do I Register?
7. Please make sure to click on
“Go To Connect Now” to
complete your registration
and continue to your
instructor’s course.
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How Do I Register?
8. You are now at your
instructor’s course. This is
where you can access
your assignments and
study resources.
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How To Optimize Your Computer
Once logged into Connect,
before you begin taking
assignments, scroll down to
the bottom of your Connect
Homepage window And click
on the “Troubleshooting” link.
Connect will then check to make sure
your computer meets all the system
requirements and will show you how to
update your system (for free) if you do not
meet the requirements. This will ensure
Connect runs smoothly on your machine.
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Student Home Page Overview
Here’s what you’ll find
on the home page:
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Course info- includes instructor
information and textbook information
Messages- notes from your
instructor or Connect system
notifications
Assignment List- three different
viewing options
Recorded Lectures- only
available if activated by your
instructor
Library Page Overview
Here’s what you’ll find
on the library page:
• eBook- if you have access to
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Connect Plus you will have this
link to a full online version of
the textbook
Course Files – download
files your instructor has made
available to you
Recorded Lectures- only
available if activated by your
instructor
Student Resources- a link
to additional study aids related
to the course and the textbook
Reports Page Overview
Here’s what you’ll find
on the reports page:
• Submitted Assignment
Results- here you will see the
scores for all attempts on all
submitted assignments
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Keep in mind that these are
the results from Connect
assignments but your
instructor determines the final
grade and point values
Click on the score to see more
details for that assignment
submission
You can select to see all
assignments results or certain
assignment categories
Viewing your assignments
There are three options
to view your
assignment list:
• Calendar- displays a monthly
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calendar that shows icons for
different assignment types due
on those dates
Next assignments- displays
assignment list based on order
of upcoming due dates
• Full assignment listdisplays all assignments
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Assignment Types
You may find different
types of assignments
on your home page:
• Web activities- indicated by
an Earth icon
• Practice activities- indicated
by a dumbbell icon
• May include:
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Tutorials
Chapter Reviews
Chapter Presentations
• Homework Assignments•
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indicated by a notepad icon
Quizzes- indicated by an “A+”
paper icon
Tips for working on your assignments
To begin an
assignment of any type
just click on the
assignment name
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TIP: When highlighted in
blue (or clickable), the
assignment is active and
can be taken. When not
highlighted (or clickable),
the assignment either 1) has
not reached its “available”
date yet, 2) has passed its
due date, or 3) you have
reached the maximum
number of attempts on the
assignment.
Tips for working on your assignments (continued)
If you are unable to
open an assignment,
please:
• Check the start or due
date column and status
columns
• Make sure you have not
exceeded the number of
allowed attempts
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Tips for working on your assignments (continued)
Please be sure to
carefully read all the
assignment
instructions (if
provided by your
instructor) before you
close the window to
begin your assignment
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You will also find the due
date and attempt number on
the top of this window
Tips for working on your assignments (continued)
You have two options while
working on any assignment:
• Save and Exit
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Click this button if you want to save your
work to complete later
Saving does not count as an attempt
• Submit Assignment
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Choose this button when you are ready
to have your assignment scored
You must always click this button at the
end, even when there is another submit
button in the assignment itself
Interactive Graded Assignments
Your graded
assignments are
interactive activities that
have multiple parts:
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Introduction
Interactive activity
Concept Check
Summary
The next several slides will give
you more details on these parts
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Interactive Graded Assignments
PART 1- Introduction
• Here you will find the
title and objective of the
activity along with a
review of the concept to
be covered
Click the blue “start activities”
button to move to the next
part
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Interactive Graded Assignments
PART 2- Interactive
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There are different types of
interactive activities in this
step depending on the
assignment
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May include:
• Click and Drag
• Video Case
• Comprehension Case
Be sure to follow the
directions to complete this
interactive activity
Click the blue “submit” button at
the bottom when you are ready
to move to the next part
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Interactive Graded Assignments
PART 3- Concept Check
• Here you will find 6
multiple choice questions
that help to make sure
you understand the
concept
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You must select an
answer for all questions
before you can submit and
move on to Step 4
Click the blue “submit” button at
the bottom when you are ready
to move to the next part
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Interactive Graded Assignments
PART 4- Summary
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Here you will see a summary of your
results for all parts
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You will also find a detailed results
chart for all of the interactive and
concept check questions
• To see additional feedback click
on the “show explanation” link
below each question. NOTE: your
instructor may turn off the detailed
answer explanation in your
assignments
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Click the blue “submit assignment”
button at the top when you are ready
to submit the entire assignment
• or choose next question to keep
working
How Do I Return to Connect?
Once signed out of
Connect, you can quickly
return to continue
working. Simply, go to the
web address provided to
you by your instructor.
Again, you’ll want to
bookmark it to save time.
Once on the Connect
homepage, enter your
email address and
password.
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HELP with Connect
If you need help or have any questions about Connect, please visit
our Customer Experience support team for assistance via the
following methods:
• Online 24-hour Customer Experience support center at
www.mcgrawhillconnect.com/support
• View Student Resources/FAQs and Tutorials online at
http://mpss.mhhe.com/student_connect_resources.php
• Or give us a call at 800-331-5094 (hours below)
Sunday - 7PM to 12AM (Eastern Time)
M-TH - 9AM to 12AM (Eastern Time)
Friday - 9AM to 7PM (Eastern Time)
NOTE: Please contact our Customer Support team before contacting your
instructor with technical help issues.
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