Please print this and...
Give one to each of your students;
Place a copy near the laptop carts; and
Keep one by your phone.
Once in My Access:
Username: firstnameSTUDENTID
Password: 999lastname
Things students will at some point click on:
"Start"
"Resume"
"Submit"
"Final Submit"
"Click here to see how you can improve your essay!"
"Error Summary Report"
"Assignments"
"My Tutor"
"My Editor"
"Reference"
If no assignments appear for one or more of your students:
Make sure the students are added to your class list.
Make sure the prompts are added to the list of assignments.
If the answer is "no" to either, then login as a teacher and do the following:
To add a student to your class: Go to "Groups and Assignments;" find the teacher's name; click on the desired class (not on "Add Student to Groups"); then, in the column on the right, place a check in the box next to the desired student(s) and click "Save." Selected students should then appear in the column on the left, which means they are now in your class.
To add an assignment to your list:
Go to "Groups and Assignments;" find the teacher's name; click on the desired class; click on "Assignments;" click on "Add Prompt." Find the desired prompt; click "Select this Prompt; then click "Next," "Next," and "Save and Exit."
If My Access! is down or otherwise overwhelming, have the kids perform other Internet tasks, such as:
Teacher Approved Sites for Student Surfing.
Interactive English Grammar Quizzes
WebQuest
If the server is down and you can't use the Internet, feel free to encourage experimentation with the following:
PowerPoint
Excel
Word
PhotoStory
* Are the Ethernet cables plugged into hot ports?
* Are the switches on the laptop carts turned to "Wireless?"
* Are the laptops' blue lights on?
If the answer to all the aforementioned is "yes," and you still can't get online, then try the following:
Go to the bottom right toolbar and find the antenna. Right click and turn WLAN off.
Then, find the single computer icon that just appeared. Left click and select "View Available Networks."
Return to the antenna. Right click and turn WLAN on.
Return to the Available Networks window and click "Refresh Network List."
Then click on the desired cart.