Getting Started
To get started, you will need the following:
• A VHL Central account
• Access to your textbook’s Supersite (granted by your language specialist or by
redeeming an instructor Supersite code)
• Access to the Getting Started Instructor/Teacher guide
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VHL Central Login/Log Out
1. Go to the VHL Central login page by typing www.vhlcentral.com in your browser’s
address bar.
You should add a bookmark or favorite to your browser for the VHL Central
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login page.
2. Enter your username or email address and
password in the login field, then click “login.”
! Upon first login, you may be prompted to
change your password.
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If you forget your password, you can use
the “Forgot your password?” link on the
VHL Central Home page for assistance.
3. To log out of your VHL Central account, click on the “Log out” link located on the top
right-hand corner of your VHL Central Home page.
! When you are in your book’s Supersite, you’ll find this link located in the top
right-hand corner of your Supersite account.
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Your VHL Central Home Page
At the top right-hand corner of your VHL Central Home page, you will find the following
links:
a. Your account name:
1. My account: Access and update
your VHL Central account
information, including username,
password, email, and secret
question/answer. Need help
updating My account?
2. My profile: Access and update your personal profile information.
b. Home: Return to your VHL Central Home page.
c. Help: The Help menu may include access to:
1. Show me: Access how-to tutorial video to help get you started on VHL
Central or look for this icon
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2. Help: Access instructions for the features on the current page or visit the VHL
Support Center. Search across our entire knowledge base, including
downloads, solutions and FAQ’s.
d. Log out: Exit your VHL Central account.
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In the main area of your VHL Central account, you will find the following:
a. my profile: Set up your personal profile to share
with other Supersite users. You may include
information about the languages you are teaching,
your hobbies, your travel experiences, your
hometown, or your nickname, as well as a photo of
yourself and a personal bio. Click "edit profile" to
access and update your profile. Need help updating
my profile?
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b. publisher’s corner: Read feature articles about language and culture, as well as
tips and best practices for using the Supersite.
c. my programs: The my programs menu on your VHL
Central Home page lists all of the Vista Higher
Learning Supersites to which you currently have
access.
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Redeem a code: If you have an instructor
Supersite code to redeem, you may do so after
you login to your account. Need help redeeming
a code? Also, see the how-to tutorial video.
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If your language specialist granted you
access to the Supersite, you do not need
to redeem an instructor code. Please do
not redeem student Supersite codes in
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your instructor account.
Add/Remove Instructor from a School: If you are affiliated with more than
one school, you can add additional schools to your account. Need help
adding/removing a school? Also, see the how-to tutorial video.
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Edit programs:
Personalize your Supersite programs by hiding or changing the order of the
programs appearing on your VHL Central Home page.
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Cover image: To access your book’s Supersite, click on the cover image of
the textbook or its title.
Supersite Trial Access
Instructors who have VHL Central accounts may request trial access to other Supersite
programs. A separate list of programs is available for Higher Education and Secondary
Education professionals.
Instructors are granted a 30-day trial to content for selected lessons.
! Instructors who do not have a VHL Central account
may submit a request to their Modern Language
Specialist.
Managing and Accessing Your Course(s)
Using the Course/Section Menu
The course/section selector is located in the upper-right hand corner of most pages within
your Supersite. It allows you to access both active and old courses and sections,
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To access Active Courses:
1. Click on the “Course/Section selector.”
2. Click on the target course.
3. After the selected course/section loads in the dashboard, click into one of the
management area menus to work in the course.
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To access Active Sections:
1. Click on the “Course/Section selector.”
2. Click on the target section.
To access Old Courses/Sections
1. Click on the “Course/section selector.”
2. Select “Show older courses.”
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3. Select a target year from the “Show courses from” list.
4. Click on the target course or section.
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Using Dashboard Menus and Panels to Quickly Assess Your Course
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1. Select a course from the menu on the left-hand side of your Courses dashboard.
2. Click one of the section’s panels in the right-hand side of the Courses dashboard.
a. Section average: Open the Gradebook
b. Students: View the roster
c. Next due date: View the Calendar
d. Assignments to Grade: Open the Grading page
Add a Course to Your Supersite
Before you setup a course, your students can view and complete all of the activities on the
Supersite by redeeming a code. However, students cannot see your assignment due dates,
announcements, Supersite notifications, or voice boards, and you will not be able to track
their results until you set up a course.
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Adding a course is simplified by way of a step-by-step wizard that guides you through the
creation process and concludes with a printable summary. After you create your first
course, you can copy its settings to build other courses.
Step 1: Course
In this step, you will name your course, identify the school at which the course will be
taught, and set the start and end dates for the course.
1. From the left-hand side of the Courses dashboard, click “ADD COURSE” for the
school at which you would like to create your course.
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2. Enter a name for your course.
! The Preview graphic (bottom right) dynamically displays your course as it will
appear to students during enrollment.
3. From the “Date settings modified from…” drop-down menu, select a course
whose settings you wish to copy to create the new course. All settings will be
copied to your new course.
! If this is your first course, the only option available will be System Defaults.
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4. If the desired school is not already chosen, select a school from the School dropdown menu.
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You will only see this drop-down menu if you have more than one school
associated with your account.
5. Set dates by clicking on the Start and End date fields, navigating to the month of
choice and selecting a date.
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6. Click “next” to move to the Content step.
Step 2: Content
In this step, you will set the range of coverage for your course, indicate what level of
Supersite access you expect students to have for your course, and select the settings for
student supports used during video playback.
1. The “Copy lesson range from…” drop-down is preset to the last course you
created or to the course selected in step 1 of the wizard. You may change the
selection to another course by clicking on the drop-down menu and making a
new selection.
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2. Set the lesson coverage for your course by selecting a First lesson and Last
lesson from the drop-down menus.
! Depending upon the lesson privileges of the code purchased by students,
they may or may not be able to access other lessons.
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