Skillbuilding Mastery For Students Screen-Based Version No Textbook Needed

1. Ellsworth Publishing Company (888) 963-4817 Skillbuilding Mastery For Students(Screen-Based Version�No Textbook Needed) 20 minute, Self-Paced, Step-by-step Directions 1

2. Print Slides Ctrl/P to bring up Print Dialog box. Print the slides and follow the easy step-by-step instructions. Save the printouts for reference. Ellsworth Publishing Company (888) 963-4817 2

3. Ellsworth Publishing Company (888) 963-4817 3 Enter as a Student

4. Ellsworth Publishing Company (888) 963-4817 Single click on �Open existing student file� button 4

5. Ellsworth Publishing Company (888) 963-4817 Click to �Choose your class:�. Click to �Choose data file:� (student name�your name) Click the �Open� button. 5

6. Ellsworth Publishing Company (888) 963-4817 Enter the personal ID or Password assigned by the teacher, and click OK. (Not the same as the Login.) 6

7. Ellsworth Publishing Company (888) 963-4817 Messages are great for praise or �get busy� reminders. Students can also message the teacher (not other students) at any time by clicking on the Compose button. In order to return a message to the teacher, click the �Reply� button. 7

8. Ellsworth Publishing Company (888) 963-4817 Replying to Teacher Type a short reply to the teacher who will see it later in the Teacher Manager. Click the �Send� button. 8

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10. Ellsworth Publishing Company (888) 963-4817 You are now in your data file. Single click on �User Info� 10

11. Ellsworth Publishing Company (888) 963-4817 Select the �ID/Password� and change it. (In the Teacher Manager the Password can be locked so it cannot be changed.) �Confirm ID/Password� by typing it again. Click the �OK� button. 11

12. Ellsworth Publishing Company (888) 963-4817 Single click to select �Setup�. 12

13. The purpose of the Setup is to show students and interested parents what the standards of the course are, but they are dimmed and cannot be changed. Click on each tab to see the standards of the course. After viewing the tabs, click �Finish� in the �Next Step� tab, or click on the close button. Ellsworth Publishing Company (888) 963-4817 13

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16. Ellsworth Publishing Company (888) 963-4817  Single click �Lessons Menu� to see all the lessons. 16

17. Course Entry Timing You may take the Course Entry timing to see what your present skills are. If you take the Course Entry timing, be sure to take the Course Exit timing. Your progress from taking the course will be shown on the Final Grade Report. Ellsworth Publishing Company (888) 963-4817 17

18. Ellsworth Publishing Company (888) 963-4817 Select Lesson 1 � Home Row. Line 1 (in red) is selected. At the end of the line, after you type �sad�, press the Enter key�no space. (Typing a space counts as an error.) Begin again and keep typing until the timer stops you. The Timer button indicates that this is a 15-second practice timing.Slide the �Adjust Font� button to the right to make the letters easier to read. Try it! 18

19. Ellsworth Publishing Company (888) 963-4817 Getting ready to practice�notice:When you type Line 1, notice that the timing screen doesn�t show what you are typing�it just reads �Timing in progress��. Students have to keep their eyes on the copy or they lose their place and make an error. Your teacher has set the accuracy rate at 0 errors to record. 19

20. Ellsworth Publishing Company (888) 963-4817 Lesson 1- Home Row. Practice Lines 1-4 now so you can see your scores in the Progress Report.The timer will begin when you depress the first key. You may take the practice timing as many times as necessary (unlimited) to reach your goal�60 wpm in this example. Then click �No� to the question at the bottom��Do you want to take this timing again?� It will automatically advance you to the next practice�Line 2. 20

21. Ellsworth Publishing Company (888) 963-4817 Notice that �Simple� is showing on the Progress Report icon. The Simple report shows the one best timing in each lesson. If you clicked the arrow and selected �Comprehensive�, it would show the best three speeds of all the practice for each exercise. Single click on the Simple Progress Reports icon. 21

22. Ellsworth Publishing Company (888) 963-4817 The Simple Progress Report below shows: Lesson numbers in blue across the top of each row Lesson Avg in green appears when lessons are completed Individual scores for each exercise is listed Click on the Close button to return to the main menu. 22

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24. Ellsworth Publishing Company (888) 963-4817 Close the Current Grade Report screen. Click on the arrow on the Grade Reports icon and select �Final�. Click the Grade Report icon to see the Final Grade Report. 24

25. Ellsworth Publishing Company (888) 963-4817 Students can improve their Final grade by going back to their  Progress Report and redoing low-scoring exercises. Higher  scores on their Progress Report usually translates into a higher  Final grade. 25

26. Ellsworth Publishing Company (888) 963-4817 Save & Close File Close Final Grade Report Window by clicking on the red [x]. Click on �Save & Close File� button. 26

27. Ellsworth Publishing Company (888) 963-4817 Notice the scores! Whenever teachers want to see your scores, they just go into the Teacher Manager, View Student Progress, and see them�no need to print or turn in anything! Viewing Student Scores in the Teacher Manager 27

28. Important! Students: Keep practicing on each exercise from the beginning in Lesson 1 until you reach your goal! The lessons are very easy at first to help your fingers move quickly and accurately. (If you move on with low recorded scores, you could finish with low recorded scores.) GOOD LUCK!!! Ellsworth Publishing Company (888) 963-4817

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