Use Your Required Materials and Own Your Grade
Welcome to Introduction to
Communication
Use Your Required Materials and Own Your Grade
Wood’s Communication In Our Lives, 5th ed. + Resource Center
and CengageNOW are your required course materials chosen by
(Insert prof)
1. You can get a better grade by using
these course materials.
2. You will be assigned reading and
homework from these materials.
3. You will be tested on content from these
materials.
4. Study tools designed to help you study
smarter (not harder) are in: Resource
Center and CengageNOW
5. You will learn theory and skills in
Interpersonal, Small Group, Public,
Organizational, and Mediated
Communication to help you become a
better communicator.
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Use Your Required Materials and Own Your Grade
The Technology: Resource Center
1. What You Get: All of your Resources in One Place!
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Enhanced eBook
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Speech Builder Express 3.0
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CengageNOW
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Interactive Video Activities
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Student Workbook
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InfoTrac College Edition
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Quizzing, activities, and more!
2. www.academic.cengage.com/login
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Use Your Required Materials and Own Your Grade
The Technology: Speech Builder Express 3.0
1. What You Get
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Online speech organization and outlining software
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Step by Step through process
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Critical Thinking Prompts
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Calendar
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Dictionary & Thesaurus
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InfoTrac College Edition
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Outline and Self Evaluation
2. www.academic.cengage.com/login
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Use Your Required Materials and Own Your Grade
The Technology: Interactive Video Activities
1. What You Get
• Watch Speech videos
• Speech transcripts
• Three types of Outlines
• Answer Critique Questions
• Embed Notes
2. www.academic.cengage.com/login
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Use Your Required Materials and Own Your Grade
The Technology: Enhanced eBook
1. What You Get
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streamlined note-taking
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easy highlighting
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faster searching
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launch video clips
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submit quizzes
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complete activities and homework
2. www.academic.cengage.com/login
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Use Your Required Materials and Own Your Grade
The Technology: CengageNOW
1. What You Get :
• Self Assessment
• Personalized Study Plan
• Assignable Content
1. www.academic.cengage.com/login
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Use Your Required Materials and Own Your Grade
WHERE TO BUY YOUR REQUIRED COURSE MATERIALS
(MAKE APPROPRIATE EDITS BASED ON EACH ADOPTION)
1. Bookstore
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Textbook/bundle title info
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Bookstore’s price
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If a bundle, show savings compared to the stand-alone items
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Insert any other available ancillaries
(Include the following if employing an iChapters.com strategy)
2. iChapters.com
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eBook: 50%off the price of the textbook
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eChapters: Buy individual chapters as you need them
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Include print text info and price here if it is not available in the bookstore
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Enter URL for microsite or store’s link to iChapters.com
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Registration Walkthrough
Go to academic.cengage.com/login.
Click "Create My Account“.
Click “STUDENT”.
Enter your access code. It came with your textbook or
you may have purchased it online or at the bookstore.
Enter your account information and then click on the
“continue” button. Accept the license agreement.
Select your institution type. Select a state and then choose city or enter a zip code. Choose Search.
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Select your institution and choose Register.
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"My Dashboard" lists all of your available resources.
If your instructor has also assigned CengageNOW,
Select the CengageNOW resources and continue registering.
Click Continue.
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To register for your course, enter the course key given to you by your
instructor in the space provided. Then click “submit”.
Congratulations! You are now enrolled in your course and
ready to begin using CengageNOW.
Use Your Required Materials and Own Your Grade
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