Expert TA: Instructor User Manual Last Updated: Sep, 2016
Expert TA Basics: Expert TA: Instructor User Manual... 1 Logging In... 4 Class Management... 5 Performing Actions on a Class... 5 Add/Create a Class... 6 Edit a Class... 6 Create News... 6 Student/TA Registration... 7 Student Registration... 7 TA Registration... 7 Restrict Enrollment... 7 View/Manage Class Roster... 8 Editing Student ID Number... 8 Hiding Students and Dropping Students from your Class... 8 Students with Disabilities... 9 Viewing and Managing Grades... 10 Grade Override... 12 Points View... 12 Working with Sections... 13 Grading Manually... 14 Managing Assignments... 16 Create an Assignment... 16 Naming, Describing, and Weighting an Assignment... 17 Selecting Problems... 17 Filtering Selected Problems by Difficulty and Type... 17 Creating Question Pools... 18 Changing the Problem Order and Deleting a Problem... 18 Setting Problem Weights... 18 Specify Assignment Availability Dates... 19 Timing an Assignment... 19 Assignment Security Options... 19 Manage Extensions for an Assignment... 20 Manage Extensions for a Student... 20 2
Editing an Assignment... 21 Deleting an Assignment... 21 Saving and Exiting... 21 Setting Grade Preferences... 22 Grade Templates... 22 Individual Custom Preferences... 23 Copy Assignment... 24 Viewing Assignment Solutions... 25 Take Assignment... 26 Student Practice Area... 27 View Printable Assignment... 27 Help... 28 Changing Your Password... 28 Logging Out... 29 Expert TA: Student Registration Instructions... 30 Step 1: Enter your Class Code.... 30 Step 2: Enter your email.... 30 Step 3: Choose a password.... 31 Step 4: Enter Your Name (and Student ID)... 31 Step 5: Check-out.... 32 Step 6: Payment... 32 A) Payment with Access Code... 32 B) Payment with a Credit Card... 33 Step 7: You can now begin using Expert TA.... 33 3
Logging In From the Expert TA home website, click on Log In in the top right corner of your screen. This will take you to the log in window in Figure 1. The Expert TA now uses a two-step login process. On the first screen enter the username or email address associated with your account and click the Next button. If you enter the incorrect username you will see a message there is no account associated with the user name you entered. Please ensure you are entering the full email address that you used to register for Expert TA. Figure 1: Login User Name On the next screen shown on the left, enter your password and click the Next button. This will take you to the main Class Management page shown in Figure 4. If you have entered the wrong user name or need to log in as a different user, click on the blue words Login in with a different account. Figure 2: Login Password If you happen to have forgotten your password, click on the blue words Request Password Reset Email and you will be presented with a new screen, where you will enter your username, and then click on the Request Reset button. Figure 3: Request Password Reset To exit from this screen without requesting a new password, use the back arrow key on your browser. 4
Class Management When you first log in to Expert TA you will be taken to the Class Management page (see Figure 4). At the top of the page you will see a blue menu with the words Class Management, Instructor, and Help. These are menu items that will be discussed later in this document. On this main screen you will find one central window, in addition to other functional and navigational elements. The central window is where all the assignments for your classes are displayed. You may change the class in the current view by using the Classes drop-down menu above the Assignments window. Use the expand button to display all problems in a particular assignment, and display the Assignment menu by either selecting the down arrow next to the assignment name, or right-clicking the assignment. For more information hover over the problem number and a preview will appear. Click here to change classes. Click here to access Class Menu options Click the plus to expand assignment Hover over a problem to see a preview Figure 4: Class Management Page Performing Actions on a Class There are many actions that you will want to perform that are associated with a class. You will want to create a class, edit a class, create a class assignment, register students and TAs, create news for your students, view and manage class grades, view and manage the class roster, view problem solutions, and take assignments in tutorial mode. To perform an action on a class from the Classes drop-down you must first select the class. Note that if you have only one class, it will automatically be selected. With the desired class selected you can choose from available actions from the Class Menu drop-down on the Class Management page. These are shown in the figure below. Figure 5: Create a Class 5
Figure 6: Add Class Window Add/Create a Class To add a new class, select Create Class from the drop-down menu on the Class Management page. You will be presented with a popup window as seen in Figure 6. Complete the information called for on this screen to create a new class. Select the Save button to save your creation, or the Cancel button to exit the window without saving Edit a Class To edit a class, highlight the class you choose to edit in the Class Management page, and then select the Edit Class option from the drop down menu under Classes. This will take you to the pop-up screen for adding a class, but the fields will be populated with the information you input before. Make the desired changes and click either the Save or Cancel button. Figure 7: Edit a Class Please Note: Semester dates are different for every school. And high schools pay for yearly access. Therefore, whenever you create a new class or edit the academic year/semester, you will need to contact your Expert TA account manager in order to make sure your semester dates are correct. You should only need to do this when you first set up a class. Create News You may occasionally want to broadcast news to your entire class, such as notice of an upcoming test or holiday. To do this, navigate to the Class Management page, then select Create News from the drop-down under Class Menu. A small pop-up window (see Figure 8) will allow you to enter news for your students, which will show on the bottom window of the students Class Management page. Please Note: There are not dates automatically displayed with the class news. So, you will want to include some date/reference point in the body of the announcement. Announcements are listed in the order they are posted, with the most recent announcement/news listed at the top. Figure 8: News Window The news will also be displayed on the bottom of your class management screen. You can delete news by clicking the delete button on the far right. Figure 9: Class News Delete News 6
Figure 10: Student/TA Registration Codes Student/TA Registration On the Class Management page, with the drop-down menu under Classes, select Student/TA Registration to see the student registration information. This is the information you will need to provide to your students for them to join your class on Expert TA. Student Registration Simply provide the registration link and the student class code to your students. We recommend putting this information on your syllabus or your course website, if you have one. Student Registration Instructions which outline the registration process in detail are available at the end of this document. TA Registration Setting up your TAs is simple. Click on the Get TA Class Code button shown in Figure 10. This will cause the TA code to be displayed. You can either set up your TAs or ask that they go through the process themselves. Simply go to the provided link https://www.theexpertta.com/registration/, enter the TA code and go through the four-step procedure. Restrict Enrollment You can restrict the enrollment by clicking on the blue words Registration Options. This will take you to a screen as seen in Figure 11, which will allow you to limit the enrollment into your ETA class. Below you will find explanations of what checking each box will do. The registration options screen also allows you to upload your class roster, as long as it s in string mode and csv format. Open Enrollment Validation: An Open Enrollment period can be specified by checking this box. By default the system assumes you want an open unrestricted enrollment. You must check this setting and set the start and end date for the open enrollment period. If an open enrollment period is explicitly set, it will allow any student to register regardless of the roster. User/Email Suffix Validation: This requires that any students registering for a class have the matching suffix in their user/email login name. For example, if all of your students have an @university.edu email, then you could use this in this field, so that abc123@university.edu would validate but abc123@gmail.com would not. Roster Validation: This setting requires that all users registering for a class have a matching user/email address in the registration roster. You can submit a comma separated list of users in the entry box below. Figure 11: Enrollment Validation and Restriction 7
View/Manage Class Roster On the Class Management page, with the Class Menu drop-down, select View/Manage Class Roster to see a list of the students in the currently selected class who have registered. (See Figure 12) Figure 12: View/Manage Class Roster This table lists all the students who have registered in the class. To edit information on each student, click on the word Edit to the left of the student s user name. Editing Student ID Number In many cases the Student ID is used to match up grades when exporting and importing grades into other programs such as Blackboard, Desire2Learn and Moodle. If a student enters in the wrong ID or leaves this information out, it can cause errors when trying to do such imports and exports. While students do have an interface that allows them change their own Student ID, and you can request that they all get their own information accurate, errors may still occur. The edit screen will allow you can to change the Student ID in order to avoid errors. Hiding Students and Dropping Students from your Class You can decide here whether to show the student in your Grade Sheet. If a student has dropped or is auditing your class, you can choose to hide them from your grade sheet. This will also keep their grades from being included in any grade exports. If you have hidden a student and need to show them again, this is a reversible action. NOTE: The student will still be able to see their own grades, your class material, take assignments, view solutions, etc You can also change the student s status from Active to Dropped (or from Dropped to Active). This will not only remove them from the grade sheet, but will cut off their access to your class entirely. The student will not have access to any of 8
your course materials. This is also a reversible action. If you drop a student accidentally, you can simply change their status back to active to reinstate them to the class fully. Students with Disabilities Many students need additional time on timed assignments. For these cases you can set extra time (from 0 to 100 percent) for a student in your class roster. This extra time will then be afforded automatically for this student on ALL timed assignments that are created during the semester. Example Case: If you set a student s extra time at 50, then that student would be allowed 150% of the amount of time as all the other students in the class (90 minutes for a 60 minute Test). You can key in this percentage, or use the up/down arrow keys to change it in increments of five percent. Once you have completed editing the settings for this student, click on either Update or Cancel in blue on the bottom right side of the screen. Figure 13: Edit Student Info Click here to update or cancel. 9
Viewing and Managing Grades From the Class Management page, select View/Manage Class Grades from the drop-down menu under the Classes panel. You will be taken to a view similar to what is shown in Figure 14. Figure 14: Viewing Grades The spreadsheet below in Figure 15 shows each student s individual grades on homework, quizzes, and tests completed to date. In the light blue bar, you can see the weight of each assignment. You can view all the students in the class simultaneously or individually. To see more detail for a particular assignment, click on the assignment header. Also from the Class Management page you can select View Grades (Spreadsheet) to view the screen shown in Figure 16. Figure 15: Grade Sheet You can sort your students by name, Student Number or Section. For more detail on a particular assignment click on the assignment name. 10
You can now see the weights for each problem or assignment. Click here to see detailed grade information. These represent the weighted averages Figure 16: Grade Sheet Secondary View This screen shows you the grades accomplished on each particular problem in that homework assignment. To see even more detail, select the student s grade, and you will be given a detailed list of the work that student completed on each problem (See Figure 17), including the Hints and Feedback the student accessed. From this screen you can override grades and/or reset the number of attempts for that particular student. Figure 17: Detailed Grade Information 11
Grade Override By clicking on the Grade Override option, you can change the grade that student made on that part of that problem and enter a note to yourself for later reference. Click the Apply Grade Change button to keep your override or the Cancel button to cancel. You can also reset the student s ability to submit answers for this part. Note that if the assignment has expired, you must grant an extension for the student before he or she can retry the problem. Click the Clear Submission button to keep the reset or the Cancel button to cancel. Figure 18: Override Grade Option Click here to open the Override Grade Box Points View You can also view grades as points. To view grades in points simply click on the Points View check box. Figure 19: Points View 1.9 You can check this box to see the grades represented with total points. This student had a 96.19% grade. Since it is worth two points the student earned 1.9 points Rather than an average, the right-most column displays the total number of points earned. 12
Working with Sections Expert TA makes it easy to work with large classes that have recitation or lab sections. You will be able to assign homework or quizzes to the entire class, but will be able to view and manage grades based on sections, as shown as the section identifier in Figure 20. Expert TA inputs the section names/identifiers while setting up your class. Students specify their section as part of the registration process by choosing from a drop-down list of the valid sections. Figure 20: Exporting Grades You can easily export grades in order to manage them from a program like EXCEL, but you can also utilize Sort and Filter options within the Expert TA Grade Sheet. Figure 21 shows how you could display the grades for students only in section A of the large class. Figure 21: Sorting Based on Section 13
Grading Manually Expert TA's Grade Manually option is designed for instructors to quickly apply mass grade updates, or assess student responses to open-ended questions. To access this feature, either right click or click the arrow next to the assignment you wish to grade and select Manage Grades (Grade Manually) from the Assignment Menu. Figure 22: Grade Manually Home Screen You will now see a list of every problem in the assignment, including links to each individual problem part. Select the problem part you would like to assess or update. Figure 23: Grade Manually Problem List 14
Now you will see a list of your students, and their grades on the problem and part you have selected. Clicking on an individual student will reveal their grade report for the associated problem and part. Figure 24: Grading Manually Problem View Here you can adjust their grade manually and add comments Hovering over a student s name will display their information. Click to view their completed problem. Scroll down to see the student s answers and the hints and feedback they used You have two options to consider before applying a grade change. 1) Leave the box selected that indicates the change will be a "grade override for total part. This will modify the student's grade for the entire part, so that the value in the Grade box will become the student's grade when you click Apply Grade. 2) Un-check the "grade override for total part" box. This will affect only the student's final answer credit, and include all associated deductions for submissions, hints, and feedback when calculating the grade. Once you have determined the type of grade modification you would like to make, you are ready to alter the value in the Grade box to the desired number between 0 and 100. Add any comments regarding the change you feel are necessary and click Apply Grade. The grade value and comments associated with a change will remain in the same state as you navigate to different students, this will allow mass updates to be made quickly without opening up separate grade reports for each student. If you are assessing open-ended questions, be sure to update the grade value and comments as necessary for each individual student. 15
Managing Assignments Create an Assignment To create a class assignment, on the Class Management page, first select the class from the Classes drop-down for which you want to create the assignment (if there is only one class, then that class will already be selected). Then select Create Class Assignment from the Class Menu drop-down. Figure 25: Create Class Assignment This will take you to the Assignment Edit/Create window, as seen in Figure 26. First choose and Assignment Name and Description. Keep in mind that these will be displayed to the students. Figure 26: Assignment Edit/Create Window Use this Drop-Down menu to select the Grade Template. For information on how to create a Grade Template visit Setting Grade Preferences. This determines the weight of the entire assignment versus your other assignments Here you can set the assignment Start, Due and End Dates. 16
Naming, Describing, and Weighting an Assignment Near the top left corner of the Assignment Edit/Create screen, your class information will be displayed. Beneath that, you will give the assignment a name and a description (up to 100 characters). Next to the area for the assignment s name, you can key in the weight for an assignment, from 1 to 999, so be careful when keying this information in. You can also use the up and down arrow keys to change the weight number. The next item to the right allows you to give the assignment a Grade Template (that is created in the Instructor-Grade Preferences window described in the Setting Grade Preferences section) Selecting Problems Note that, if available, the textbook for your classes has already been configured for you. You browse the problem library by selecting from the drop-down menus beneath Chapters in the Create/Edit Assignment window. This will populate the bottom of the window with available problems in that chapter from which to choose. Problems can be added to an assignment by simply clicking on the box in the upper left corner of the problem. To include problems from multiple chapters, select a different chapter from the drop-down menu and choose the problem s you d like to include. Selected problems will appear in the Selected Problems area, beneath the assignment description. If you need to see what the subject matter of the problem is from this screen, hover your mouse over the problem number and a pop-up window will give you a preview of that problem. There is no limit to the number of problems you can add to an assignment. Figure 27: Selecting Problems Filtering Selected Problems by Difficulty and Type Near the center of the Assignment Edit Create screen is the Filter panel. You can filter the problems from which to select by difficulty (1-5, with 5 being most difficult), and/or by type, with the choices being conceptual, calculus, or algebra based, by clicking the box next to your choices. You may see a letter T in parenthesis next to the problem name. This indicates that this problem is available in Tutorial mode. If you need to see what the subject matter of the problem is from this screen, hover your mouse over the problem number and a pop-up window will give you a preview of that problem. 17
Creating Question Pools Each problem you add to your assignment can also become a question pool, or a set of potential questions from which students taking the assignment will receive only one, randomly assigned problem. To create a question pool, first add problems to your assignment. Next, select the problem from which you wish to build a question pool using the radio button to the left of the problem. Now you can select additional problems that will begin populating the Problems box to the right of the selected problem. When you are finished adding problems to a question pool, simply select the radio button at the top of the Problems box next to the Prob # heading. When you continue to add problems they will now populate below the last problem or pool added, and create new assignment problems or potential pools in each row. If you wish to view all problems in an assignment in one view, click the Expand text underneath the Add Question Pool heading. In order for you to create new problems/pools you must have the radio next to Prob # highlighted. You can drag problem pools up or down to change the order they appear in the assignment. Click the radio button next to a problem pool then select problems to populate the problems box to the right of the selected problem Figure 28: Problem Pools Under Additional Options you have other settings such as Extensions and assignment security. Changing the Problem Order and Deleting a Problem The Selected Problems area on the Assignment Edit Create screen gives you the option to change the order the problems are presented to the students. These are rows that you can drag up or down, and drop into the placement order of your choice. You can also delete problems from the Selected Problems area by clicking on the x next to the problem name. Setting Problem Weights Next to each selected problem in the Selected Problems area on the Assignment Edit Create screen is the Problem Weights area, where you can specify the weights for each problem. As a default, all problems have a weight of 1 and they all count equally. The schema in Expert TA is that of a standard weighted average; the average is calculated by summing each problem grade times the weight, and that sum is divided by the sum of the weights. 18
Specify Assignment Availability Dates On the upper right portion of the Assignment Edit Create screen, you will be able to specify the start date, the due date, and the end dates and times that an assignment will be available to your students (students can be allowed to complete the assignment after the due date for a certain % of the overall grade, if you choose). In addition, you can hide an assignment from your students after a specified date, by changing the Until date under the Student Access to Solutions section. Simply key in the date and time or use the convenient drop-down calendar or up/down arrows. Please note that 12:00 AM is the first minute of the day. Note: the program will not allow you to have an end date happen before the due date. That would cause the assignment to be inaccessible to the students. Instead the program will automatically change the due date to match that of the end date. Timing an Assignment With the Create/Edit Assignment window you can limit the time allowed on an assignment. To do this, click the box next to Timed Assignments, then specify how many minutes the students will be allowed to complete it. You can also use the up and down arrow keys to change the number. If you have students that require more time on a specific assignment, you can adjust their time allowance under Extensions. (See Manage Extensions for a Student section for directions.) If you have students that require more time on every assignment, you can set this up to occur automatically throughout the semester in the Class Roster area. (See Students with Disabilities section for directions.) Assignment Security Options You have the ability to protect your assignments with two security options Password Protection, and IP Filtering. To access the Assignment Security area, select Security on the right side of the screen underneath the Additional Options area. Select Add New Access Filter to begin. You will see two boxes One for an IP Filter and one for a Password. You have the option to use one or both security options, to use one simply fill out the box while leaving the other blank. IP Filtering allows you to restrict access to the assignment based on a geographical location specified by a unique IP address or portion of an IP address. For example, devices in a campus computer lab may all contain a variation of a certain IP address, but will usually all begin with the same sequence (Ex: 74.198.xx.xx). In the IP Filter box, you could enter 74.198. which would only allow students to access the assignment from a device in the computer lab. Password Protection means that the assignment will only be available to students that have the password set by you as the instructor. Type your password in the box provided to restrict your assignment. When you have completed securing your assignment, select the update button to apply your settings. Be sure to save your assignment after updating security options. Figure 29: Assignment Security 19
Manage Extensions for an Assignment On the Assignment Edit/Create screen, you can change the due date on an assignment, as long as no students have submitted answers for that assignment. Manage Extensions for a Student To manage extensions for a student, click the Extensions button on the right side of the Assignment Edit Create screen. This will create a pop-up window as seen in Figure 30. Figure 30: Assignment Extensions When you click on the Add New Extension button, the pop-up window will change to what is seen in Figure 31. Figure 31: Adding an Extension for a Student You can use the drop-down next to Student to see a list of the students in that class and then highlight the one for whom you wish to add the extension. Start typing a last name to narrow the search. Next to Total Minutes is an area where you can key in the minutes or use the up/down arrow keys to enter them. You can change the Start Date and Time and the End Date and Time in a similar manner. When you have the settings where you want them, click the word Update to save or Cancel to exit without saving. You will see any extensions created in this screen now. Figure 32: Assignment Extensions Screen with Extension Added To exit the Assignment Extensions window, click on the x box in the upper right corner of the pop-up window. 20
Editing an Assignment After you have created an assignment, you may want to edit the assignment. From the Class Management page, select the course with which you wish to work, and then select the assignment you wish to edit. Either right click on the assignment name or click the black arrow to select Edit Assignment. This will take you to the same window you used to create the assignment, where you will perform actions similar to adding an assignment. Figure 33: Editing an Assignment Deleting an Assignment You can delete an entire assignment by clicking on the Delete Assignment button on the right hand side of the Assignment Edit/Create window. All associated assignment problem and grade data will also be deleted, so be extra cautious about using this option, as it cannot be undone. Figure 34: Deleting an Assignment Saving and Exiting To save your assignment without exiting the screen, click on the Save Assignment button on the right side of the window. To save your assignment and return to the Class Management page, click on the Save and Exit button. 21
Setting Grade Preferences Grade Templates There are two ways to set grade preferences: Globally or Individually. To set grade preferences globally, on the blue menu across the top of your page, hover your mouse pointer over Instructor. A drop-down menu will give you the option to select Grade Preferences. Click on this and it will take you to the following screen. Figure 35: Setting Global Grade Preferences On the left side of the Grade Preferences screen is a panel that allows you to create Templates for grade preferences. At the bottom of this panel is a drop-down menu which will allow you to add or delete a template. If you elect to not create any templates, the default grade preferences for each assignment will remain as is shown in the window on the right side of this screen. Use the drop down menu under Grade Preference Templates to select Add Template. Figure 36: Adding Grading Template 22
Type in the name of the preference you wish to add, and click the Save button. With the panel on the right, you can set your preferences for that template you just named. In Figure 37 the preferences have been set to the default values, which allow the students to access Hints, but 4% of their grade for that assignment is deducted for each Hint accessed. They can make 3 submission attempts for each assignment, but lose 5% of their grade for time they make incorrect submissions. Finally, they can access Feedback, but lose 1% of their grade for each time Feedback is accessed. If you use the left scroll bar on the right of the window, you will find three more Grade Preferences you can change: Feedback Style allows you to choose between Socratic and Direct; students can be allowed to access the correct answer to each problem; and a percentage of the grade can be deducted for each problem the correct answer is accessed. When you have these preferences set click Save Preferences to save your work. Now when you create or edit an assignment, you can set the grade template for that assignment to adhere to these settings. Late Work Percentage In the grade preferences table you will also see an item labeled Late Work Percentage. This allows you to give students an incentive to complete an assignment, even if the due date has passed. In the Assignment Management area you will be able to set a start date, due date, and end date for an assignment. Students will earn full credit for any work done between the start and due dates. For any work done between the due date and the end date, the student will earn whatever score they get, multiplied by the late work percentage. The Late Work Percentage is the credit the student will earn; and not the deduction percentage. Example: You have an assignment with 10 problems and you have set the Late Work Percentage to be 75%. A student completes six of these problems perfectly, prior to the due date. The student is not able to attempt the other four problems at all. The student would have a 60 on the assignment as of the due date. If the student later completed the other four problems without error, they would earn an additional 40*.75 = 30 points, bringing their final grade to a 90 Individual Custom Preferences To set grade preferences individually, after you have created an assignment, in the Assignment Edit Create screen, pull down the menu next to Grade Template and select Custom. You will be given the Assignment Custom Grade Template screen, as seen in Figure 37. Figure 37: Assignment Custom Grade Template In this screen you can change the grade preferences for that assignment only, and when you are finished, click the Save button. To exit without saving, click the x button on the top right corner of the screen. 23
Copy Assignment You may wish to copy an assignment with all its accompanying settings. To do this, first navigate to the Class Management window. Select the assignment you wish to copy, then either click the black arrow on the left or right click on the name of the assignment to open the Assignment Menu. Then, from that list, select Copy Assignment. Figure 38: Assignment Menu Figure 40: Copy Assignment Window Figure 39: Copy Assignment Menu You will be presented with the pop-up window shown in Figure 40 From this window you can select the class(es) to which you choose to copy the assignment, and then click the Copy button. Click the Cancel button to exit without copying. You can then go into the Assignment Edit Create window and modify the settings for the copied assignment, if desired. You might pay particular attention to the assignment s dates. 24
Viewing Assignment Solutions From the Class Management page, select View Assignment Solutions (full solutions) which will take you to the full solutions for the problems in the assignment you had highlighted, with hand-written answers, where available. Figure 41: View Assignment Solutions (Full Problems) If you select the View Assignment Solutions (Basic/Answers) instead, you will get more basic solutions shown in the figure below. You can flip back and forth from the full solutions to the basic solutions by using the blue link at the top of the page. Figure 42: View Assignment Solutions (Basic Answers) This link will take you to the Full Solutions 25
Take Assignment From the Class Management page, first select the appropriate class from the Classes drop-down, then either click the right arrow next to the desired assignment or right click the assignment name to open the Assignment Menu. Then, select Take Assignment (see Figure 43). This will take you to the first problem in the assignment as the students see it. Figure 43: Take Assignment At this point you can complete the assignment, experimenting in real time with how the system works, without affecting any settings. You may choose to make changes to the assignment or its settings after having experienced taking it. At any time, you can cancel taking the assignment by clicking on any selection in the blue menu at the top of your screen. Figure 44: Instructor/TA Admin Link If you decide you want to take the assignment again (perhaps after changing grade preferences), click on the blue words Instructor/TA Admin, near the bottom of your screen (See Figure 44). The window will expand and you will be able to see the problem name, along with buttons to reset your data. Use the Assignment button to reset data for the entire assignment; use the Problem button to reset all the data for that particular problem, use the Part button to reset your answers for that part of the problem only, and use the Last Submission button to reset just the last submission you entered, regardless of where it was in the assignment. You may wish to see previous submissions to this question. To do so, click on the blue words detailed view on the right side of the screen. To exit from Take Assignment, make a selection on the blue menu at the top of your screen. 26
Student Practice Area Taking a Tutorial assignment is like taking a homework assignment, except the scores aren t recorded. You can take a tutorial assignment just like the students. From the main Class Management page, select Student Practice Area from the drop-down menu under Class Menu. This will take you to the Tutorial window seen in Figure 45. Figure 45: Student Practice Area Select one of the books from the provided list, if there is more than one available. Select the desired chapter from the list that is displayed. Moving your cursor over a problem will give you a preview of that problem. To add problems to your practice assignment, select a problem from the Problems list and use the click on the box next to the problem number to add it. You can add additional problems, from that chapter or other chapters, in the same way. Once you have added all of the desired problems to your practice assignment, click the Take Tutorial Assignment button. Each time you take a Tutorial assignment, all previously attempted answers and hints are cleared and the problems are presented as they were the first time they were accessed. View Printable Assignment From the Class Management page, highlight the assignment you wish to print. Then select View Printable Assignment from the dropdown menu at the bottom of the center panel. This will display the entire assignment, which you can then print. To exit this view, make a selection from the blue menu at the top of the window. 27
Help From the blue menu at the top of your screen, select Help. This will take you to the following screen: Figure 46: Help Screen From this screen, you can access videos and PDFs that explain the most commonly requested help topics. If the help you are seeking is not included in this screen, you can send Expert TA an email for more personalized instruction by clicking on the blue email address. Changing Your Password On the right side of the black border at the top of your screen you will see your Username and the words My Account and Log Out in blue. If you hover your mouse over My Account, a drop-down will appear. Edit Profile and Join Another Class are for students. Figure 47: Change Password Main 28
Click on Change Password and the following screen will appear: Figure 48: Change Password Screen Enter your current password and then your new password, confirm your new password and click Save or use your browser s back arrow key to exit without changing your password. Logging Out On the right side of the black border at the top of your screen you will see your Username and the words My Account and Log Out in blue. Click on Log Out to exit Expert TA. Figure 49: Log-Out 29
Expert TA: Student Registration Instructions Getting Started: Visit Expert TA s registration page https://www.theexpertta.com/registration/ You will be taken to the initial registration page, shown in Figure 50 below. Step 1: Enter your Class Code. Your class code will be provided by your instructor. - Choose 2 Part or 3 Part Code - Enter the alpha numeric characters into their respective boxes separated by the - - Be careful not to include the - or leave any spaces in the boxes - Click Continue. Figure 50: Initial Registration Page Step 2: Enter your email. Your email will serve as your user name. You will be taken to a page similar to what you see in Figure 51 below. At the top you will see the information about your class. You will be asked to enter your email address. This will serve as your user name. Please remember which email address you use. Some schools assign more than one email to students. You will only be able to log into Expert TA with the exact email you register with. Confirm your email address and click the Continue button. Figure 51: Enter your Email Address 30
Step 3: Choose a password. After entering a User ID (your email address), you will be taken to a page similar to Figure 52 and asked to enter a password. Your password must be at least 7 characters and we recommend including a mixture of upper and lower case letters, numbers, and at least one special character (ex: #,!, etc ). Click Continue. Figure 52: Create a Password Figure 53: Enter Personal Information Step 4: Enter Your Name (and Student ID). Your first and last names are always required fields. Your school/instructor may or may not require you to enter your Student ID. If this is required please take care while entering your student ID number as your instructor needs this to keep grades organized across sections. The student ID required here is the one assigned by your school. Choose the Section from the drop down menu. The Student ID field may not be part of your registration process. If you see this field, it will be required. This is the student s personal Student ID assigned by the college Read the Terms of Service Agreement and check the box. By checking the box you are saying that you have read the Terms of Service Agreement and you accept and agree to them. When you are finished, click the Continue button. Registration is Complete and you are almost done! 31
Step 5: Check-out. You will see the screen shown in Figure 54. Figure 54: Landing page with Check out In the class roster, the student will have a status for payment as Complete paid $0. After the trial period the student will be prompted again with the payment screen. - You will not be able to do homework until you complete the payment process. - You will need to click on the check box to confirm your purchase. After you have clicked the check box, you will choose your method of payment, as shown in Figure 54. If you purchased an access code from the bookstore, click Access Code. Then, continue on to Step 6a below. If you do not purchase an access code from the bookstore, and you are using a credit card, click Credit Card. Then, continue on to Step 6b below. Step 6: Payment Figure 55: Access Code A) Payment with Access Code - Enter in the Access Code at the bottom of the card you purchased. There are 16 numbers total, 4 in each box as shown in Figure 55. - Click Submit to begin using Expert TA. If a message appears stating You have entered an invalid access code, try entering the code in again. If you are still having trouble, contact main@theexpertta.com. 32
B) Payment with a Credit Card - After clicking Credit Card you will be redirected from our site to Authorize.net - Authorize.net is an industry leader in secure payments and used by tens of thousands of companies. - Enter your credit card information. (Note: Depending on your subscription, your price may be different from what is shown in Figure 56.) - Note: Pay careful attention when entering the address information. This information MUST match the billing information on the card (this is normally your house; not your dorm address). If the zip code entered here doesn t match, the transaction will not process. This is a security measure that helps to keep people from using your card if it is stolen. Figure 56: Credit Card For your security Expert TA never takes your credit card information and does not handle the transaction. Notice we have redirected you to Authorize.net, a trusted industry provider. Make sure you use the address and zip code associated with your credit card. This is normally your permanent address, not your dorm. Step 7: You can now begin using Expert TA. You will be directed to the Class Management screen, and you will be ready to complete assignments and will have access to Expert TA s Tutorials. 33