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You will be allowed to take the exam (based off of Lessons 1 – 9 and Projects 1 – 3) only once, but you will have 2 opportunities to get each question correct. Also note that some skills have more than one step needed to complete them. While these are separated in the lesson they may be combined into one question on the test. You will need to read each test question carefully and complete all parts to get it correct. Just read the entire question first and then perform each task one at a time making sure not to skip anything you are being asked to do.  Also remember that there are often more than one way to complete a task and you will need to make sure you are doing the task the way the question on the test is asking.

Do not rush. Clicking in the wrong place will result in an incorrect answer. Be patient and deliberate in your answers. SIMnet wants you to give answers as it taught them in the lessons. If you have a way of doing something that is different from the way SIMnet taught it, you need to learn the SIMnet way. Chances are right clicking is not the answer. Again, be patient. Most students know the correct answer, but because they rush, or because they don’t read the entire question before trying to finish the task, they get an answer incorrect.

I have opened an example exam on SIMnet.  This is NOT for a grade.  This is an optional assignment – to make sure that the exam will work on your home computer and so you can see how an exam is set up.  You can see the timer at the top right of your screen starts clicking immediately. 

You will also see at the top right hand of the screen (next to the question number) a left and right arrow.  This is if you need to skip a question. 

You will also see a button with three little lines and some check marks – this will bring you to a list of questions (shown below) – so you can skip around that way as well.  After the second screen loads, you would just select one of the questions, and select “Load Question” at the bottom of the screen.

The Exams will look similar to your lessons. The question that is being asked is at the top in the black section of the screen.

Please note while you are taking this Example Exam that clicking the wrong tab does not constitute as one of your chances. You will only “answer” the question when you choose a button.

This example exam will close on September 15th at 11:59 p.m. If you would like more than one attempt at this example exam (for more practice or to feel more comfortable with the process) please let me know – and I will open up another attempt for you.

Your homework for this week is listed below.  All of these activities are located in the Word Homework (Lessons & Projects) folder on SIMnet.  They are due on September 18th at 1:00 pm.

·         SIMnet      Project 01

·         SIMnet      Project 02

·         SIMnet      Project 03

On projects, you will have 10 chances to get your best grade on each project. You do not have to get a certain grade on them but I recommend trying until you get the best grade possible. All of the projects will equal 25% of your final grade.

The first step in working with projects is to open the Instruction file (on SIMnet) – please note, most students find it easier to print out the instructions – this will save you the trouble from going screen to screen and sometimes forgetting where you are.   If you are using a Mac computer, please make sure you choose the Instructions option for Office for Mac 2016. If you are using a PC please choose those instructions. You can also use the Download Wizard (the hyperlink is in blue in the paragraph under the Download Files heading) if you are having problems opening the files.

You then need to download the Start File (on SIMnet).  You follow the instructions and perform those steps to the Project (do not worry about changing the name of the file - keep the file name the same as it is when you download it). Once you are finished you can save your project (the location is up to you).  You then go back to SIMnet and press the button upload and save.  You will then navigate to where ever your file is saved and press open (this is just like attaching a file to an email).  Once you have uploaded the file to SIMnet - click on the Yes, submit the file if you are ready for the project to be graded. If you select the No, I’m not ready button, your file will be saved to the SIMnet cloud. This option is useful if you are working somewhere besides your home and do not have a flash drive with you.

After you submit your project for grading on SIMnet, it will take about 30 seconds or less to grade. To see what your grade is, go to the Grades tab (upper right hand corner). This will show you the project you just uploaded. You can click on the project you were just working on, and on the bottom right - "View Project Result Details". The information in Red is what you missed. These are all drop down boxes. This will show you exactly what you have missed and what you need to correct on your document. If you missed a few things and want to go back and get a better grade, you do not need to start over from the beginning. You just need to take the document you submitted to SIMnet and make your changes. After you have made your changes, just re-submit to SIMnet. 

Please use your projects as another way to see if you are prepared for you Exam next week. If you submit your project for grading, and you missed a few skills/tasks, you know that you are not prepared for that section of the Exam. You should review those skills again in the lessons (please remember to use the PDF on our Moodle page that is titled “Word 2016 Skills by Lesson” so you can easily find the tasks again that you need to review). And remember you have a total of 10 chances to upload each Project (so that you can get the best grade possible as well as prepare for your Exam).

The best way to study for the exam is to:

-     Do the "Let Me Try” tabs on all of the lessons that you have previously completed.  It is best to time yourself, giving one minute per skill (Your Exam will be timed. The Word 2016 exam has 40 questions, and you have 40 minutes to take it).  Go back and review the "Teach Me” tab if you get an answer wrong.

Some things that I would definitely recommend studying are the following (this is not everything that is on your Word test – you still need to study the rest):

1. Mail Merge

2. Editing a picture

3. Headers and Footers

4. Working with Tables

5. Margins

6. Using Thesaurus

7. Spelling & Grammar Checker

8. Bibliography

9. Watermarks

10. Bookmarks

11. Page Breaks

12. SmartArt

13. Using Passwords

14. Publishing as a PDF

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please contact me so that we can rectify your issue as soon as possible. I hope you all have a nice week and good luck on your exam next week! And stay healthy (this is NOT fun at all).

Ms. Lormand