About Connect:
Connect is a powerful online learning assignment and assessment solution. Connect makes grading easy for you and extends the learning experience beyond the classroom for students.

 

 

The Research Behind Connect:

McGraw-Hill conducted in-depth research to create a new learning experience that meets the needs of students and instructors today. The result is a reinvented learning experience rich in information, visually engaging, and easily accessible to both instructors and students.

 

Learn more about the research behind Connect:

http://connect.mcgraw-hill.com/connectweb/branding/en_US/default/html/about_research.html

 

Connect Features:

McGraw-Hill Connect offers a number of powerful tools and features to make managing assignments easier, so you can spend more time teaching. With Connect, students can engage with their coursework anytime and anywhere, making the learning process more accessible and efficient.

 

Instructor Library:

The Connect Instructor Library is your course creation hub. It provides all the critical resources you'll need to build your course, just how you want to teach it.

• Assign eBook readings and draw from a rich collection of textbook-specific assignments
• Access ready-made PowerPoint presentations and media to use in your lectures
• View assignments and resources created for past sections
• Post your own resources for students to use

 

Simple Assignment Management:

With Connect, creating assignments is easier than ever, so you can spend more time teaching and less time managing.

• Create and deliver assignments easily with selectable end-of-chapter questions and test bank material to assign online
• Streamline lesson planning, student progress reporting and assignment grading to make classroom management more efficient than ever
• Go paperless with the eBook and online submission and grading of student assignments

 

Smart Grading:

When it comes to studying, time is precious. Connect helps students learn more efficiently by providing feedback and practice material when they need it, where they need it.

• Automatically score assignments, giving students immediate feedback on their work and side-by-side comparisons with correct answers
• Access and review each response; manually change grades or leave comments for students to review
• Reinforce classroom concepts with practice tests and instant quizzes

 

ConnectPlus eBooks:

Connect reinvents the textbook learning experience for the modern student. Every Connect subject area is seamlessly integrated with ConnectPlus eBooks, which are designed to keep students focused on the concepts key to their success.

• Provide students with a ConnectPlus eBook, allowing for anytime, anywhere access to the textbook
• Merge media, animation and assessments with the text's narrative to engage students and improve learning and retention
• Pinpoint and connect key concepts in a snap using the powerful eBook search engine
• Manage notes, highlights and bookmarks in one place for simple, comprehensive review

 

Diagnostic And Learning Plan:

Students succeed when they're given individualized attention. With Connect, all your students can receive comprehensive, customized feedback that dynamically provides help where they need it most.

• Assess students' understanding of key concepts with diagnostics and adaptive questions; then tailor coaching and practice materials to meet student needs
• Instantly develop a personalized learning plan at the concept level tailored to each student's skills and knowledge gaps
• Prepare students for assignments and exams with diagnostic recommendations; the recommendations can also be used as a study tool to help prepare for assignments and exams

 

Student Study Center:

The Connect Student Study Center quickly connects students to the learning resources key to their success, empowering them to create their own study materials from notes, assignments and tests.

• Offer students quick access to your lectures, practice materials, personalized learning plans, eBooks and more
• Provide instant practice material and study questions, easily accessible on the go

 

Student Progress Tracking:

Staying informed about your students' progress allows for targeted teaching. Connect keeps you updated on how your students are performing on an individual or course-wide level, so you can better help them succeed.

• Get quick snapshot of student performance that is aligned to learning objectives with individual and aggregate statistics reports
• Meet learning objectives with goal-oriented end-of-chapter problems and exercises, which are mapped to Bloom's Taxonomy Guidelines
• View scored work immediately and track individual or group performance with assignment and grade reports

 

For More Information

Visit http://connect.mcgraw-hill.com

 

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McGraw-Hill LearnSmart^TM is an adaptive diagnostic tool which is based on artificial intelligence and constantly assess a student's knowledge of the course material. It uses adapative questioning to create a unique learning path for each student, leading leading them through the material in most efficent manner, with the end goal being mastery of the course concepts.

 

With LearnSmart, students learn faster and more efficiently through:

 

Give students the tools they need. Right when they need them.

 

For More Information

Visit http://www.mhhe.com/learnsmart/

 

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Since 1999, instructors have been using SimNet to measure student outcomes in a virtual Microsoft® Office environment. Now completely online, with nothing to install, students can practice and study their skills at home or in the school lab. Moreover, this resource is an ideal course solution but even more valuable as it can be used beyond the course for self-study!

 

SimNet Online offers a complete computer-based learning side that presents each skill or topic in several different modes:

• Teach Me: combines instructional text, graphics, and interactivity to present each skill.

• Show Me: uses animation with audio narration to show how the skill is implemented.

• Let Me Try: allows students to apply and practice what they have learned on their own to master the learning objective.

 

SimNet Online for Office 2010 includes the following modules:

Microsoft® Office Suite
Microsoft® Outlook
Windows XP
Windows Vista
Windows 7
Internet Explorer 7
Internet Explorer 8
Computer Concepts

 

SIMGRADER for OFFICE 2010 . . . YOUR PROJECT LIBRARY!
SimGrader is the most recent addition to SimNet Online. This online program provides automatic grading of projects for Microsoft Office Suite and can be used seamlessly within SimNet Online or can be used separately if needed. Available with a full project library, SimGrader offers the widest range of projects from any of our Office series. Together, SimNet and SimGrader provide an ideal solution for students to gain complete knowledge of Office skills and application.

 

For More Information

Visit www.mhhe.com/simnet2010

 

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ALEKS dramatically improves student learning while saving instructor time. Backed by two decades of National Science Foundation-funded research, ALEKS interacts with students much like a human tutor, with the ability to precisely assess a student's preparedness and provide instruction on the exact topics the student is most ready to learn. Using artificial intelligence engine and an open response environment that provides tools for realistic input, ALEKS identifies precisely what students know, don't know, and are ready to learn next.

 

ALEKS course products feature personalized Student Module with targeted learning to help students succeed. Course products also include a new, complimentary instructor Module with features such as e-Homework assignments with worked examples, a course calendar, a customizable gradebook, and dynamic reports to monitor student and class progress. ALEKS course products allow instructors to integrate textbooks, set intermediate objectives, and customize course content to match syllabi needs.

 

With ALEKS, instructors can spend less time with administrative tasks and more time directing student learning.

 

 

ALEKS course products are available for a variety of mathematics course areas, including:

• Basic Math
• Pre-Algebra
• Beginning Algebra
• Intermediate Algebra
• College Algebra
• Pre-Calculus
• Trigonometry
• Statistics

 

To view a complete list of available ALEKS course products, visit:

www.aleks.com/highered/math/course_products

 

ALEKS has been used by millions of students in more than 50 academic subjects ranging from Basic Math to Precalculus at thousands of institutions throughout the world.

 

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Imagine being able to create and access your test anywhere, at anytime without installing the testing software. Now with an instructor account of EZ Test Online, you can select questions from multiple McGraw-Hill test for paper distribution or give it online.

 

 

Features and Functions

• Test Creation
• Online Test Management
• Online Scoring and Reporting
• EZ Test is designed to make it simple for you to select questions from McGraw-Hill test banks.
• EZ Test supports the use of the following question types:

• True or False
• Yes or No
• Multiple Choice
• Check All That Apply
• Fill In the Blank
• Numeric Response
• Matching
• Ranking
• Short Answer
• Survey
• Essay

 

• Uses variables to create algorithmic questions for any question type.
• You can create multiple versions of the same test.
• You can scramble questions to create different versions of your test.
• Automated scoring for most of EZ test's numerous questions types.

 

How do you get it?

To learn if it is available with your book, contact your local McGraw-Hill Education Representatives or email mghasia_sg@mcgraw-hill.com. For online request, please click here.

 

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For general enquiries on our technology products, send an email to Hedmarketing_mheasia@mcgraw-hill.com