Kerboodle user guide

User Guide

Contents 1. Getting Started

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1.1. Welcome to Kerboodle 1.2. Using Kerboodle: An Important Note

2. Exploring the Content

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2.1. Logging In 2.2. Viewing the Kerboodle content 2.3. Searching for resources 2.4. Viewing the Kerboodle Books 2.5. Uploading your own resources

3. Student and Teacher Accounts

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3.1. New Student and Teacher Accounts 3.2. Types of Accounts 3.3. Creating Individual Accounts 3.4. Importing Multiple Accounts 3.5. Editing Individual Accounts 3.6. Managing Accounts

4. Giving your Students Access

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4.1. Creating Teaching Groups 4.2. Editing Teaching Groups 4.3. Managing Teaching Groups

5. Teaching with Kerboodle

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5.1. Creating Lessons 5.2. Managing Lessons 5.3. Creating Assignments 5.4. Managing Assignments 5.5. Annotating the Kerboodle Books 5.6. Sharing Kerboodle Book Annotations

6. Marking Work and Reports

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7. Calendar and Messaging

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6.1. Marking Assignments 6.2. Tracking Students’ Progress 6.3. Viewing Reports

7.1. Using Messaging: An Important Note 7.2. Messaging 7.3. Calendar

8. Personalising your Course

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8.1. Personalising your Course 8.2. Copying your Course 8.3. Editing your Course

9. The Technical Stuff

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9.1. System Requirements 9.2. Where to find help

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Getting Started 1.1 Welcome to Kerboodle This is the full user guide for Kerboodle and it contains everything you need to know to get started; from creating accounts to teaching with Kerboodle and where to find further Help and Support.

Throughout the user guide, we will direct you to extra support wherever possible: This icon is displayed when there is an online Show Me How tutorial available to take you through the process step-by-step. You can access the tutorials at any time from the Help tab whilst logged into Kerboodle or via www.kerboodle.com/support.

If a section of the guide has the Administrator icon next to it, the instructions or information on that page are specifically for your organisation’s Kerboodle Administrator (see Using Kerboodle: An Important Note for more information).

This icon is displayed when we have a hint to share with you; these are often quicker ways of performing an action or tips to make your life as a teacher easier!

1.2 Using Kerboodle: An Important Note Kerboodle is a whole school service – each of your departments can purchase subscriptions separately, but they’ll all be accessed through the same Organisation and share the same administration pages.

We highly recommend that one person is appointed to become your Kerboodle Administrator to avoid duplicate accounts and to ensure consistent account management.

As your Data Manager or Network Administrator is normally responsible for managing student accounts, we recommend you work closely with them to carry out these tasks.

Each Teacher and Student in the school should have their own account to log into Kerboodle. They will only need one set of login details to access any of the courses your school or college has subscribed to.

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Exploring the Content 2.1 Logging In To start using Kerboodle, type www.kerboodle.com into your browser and click on the Login button on the page. Enter your Username, Password and Organisation code as they have been given to you either in your Welcome email or by one of your colleagues.

Your home page links to the main features you will use for your everyday teaching: 

My Courses

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My Kerboodle Books

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Today’s Events

2.2 Viewing the Kerboodle content The courses your Organisation is subscribed to (or evaluating) can be navigated to from the home page. The Nelson Thornes resources are contained within the course library and where appropriate, they will follow the structure of the accompanying student textbook.

To access the Library resources: 1.

Click on the course title on the home page.

2.

The course page will open automatically on the Library.

3.

Use the + icons to open the tree structure to view the units and chapters.

4.

Click on a resource title to open.

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Your resource will open in a new window.

If other departments in your school are using Kerboodle, you may want to remove their courses from your home page. Click on the Manage Courses tab, tick the boxes alongside the courses you’d like to remove and click Hide on Homepage.

2.3 Searching for resources To easily find resources that relate directly to the topic you’re teaching, use the handy Search feature that is available in the Library.

To search for resources: 1.

The course page will automatically open on the Library.

2.

Enter your keyword into the Search field and press enter or click on the arrow.

3.

Your Search Results will appear in a panel below.

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2.4 Viewing the Kerboodle Books If your organisation has the accompanying Kerboodle Book, it can be accessed in the following ways: 

In the My Courses section on your home page, your Kerboodle Book titles will also be listed.

Click on the book title to launch it directly.

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In the My Kerboodle Books panel on the home page, click on the Go to my Bookshelf button to view all of the books available to you.

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Click on the Launch Kerboodle Book button from the related course page.

Navigating through your Kerboodle Book:

Table of contents: Select a chapter from the table of contents.

Arrows: Use the arrows in the bottom middle or at the corners of the pages to navigate to the next or previous pages. You can also type in a page number if you know which page you would like to view.

Bookmark Tool: Allows you to bookmark pages within the Kerboodle Book; this is a planning feature which allows you to quickly access pages you would like to use in lessons.

Keyword Search: Allows you to quickly scan through the Kerboodle Book by using keywords.

For guidance on the tools available to personalise your books and how to share annotations with students, see page 15 of this guide.

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2.5 Uploading your own resources As well as the Nelson Thornes resources available on Kerboodle, you can also add your own resources so that all your teaching material is in one place.

To upload your own resources: 1.

Click on the course title on the home page.

2.

Click on the My Resources bar underneath the Library.

3.

Click on the Upload a resource button.

4.

In the pop-up window, Browse for your file and give your resource a Name.

Note: The Description and Keywords are optional.

5.

Click on the Upload button.

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Your resource will be listed alphabetically within your My Resources section.

Extension avi flv mpeg mpg wmv mp4 bmp gif jpg jpeg mp3 doc docx rtf txt flp flipchart notebook ppt pptx mpp html htm xls xlsx pdf pub mdb accdb

File Type Video Video Video Video Video Video Image Image Image Image Audio Text Text Text Text Data Data Data Data Data Data Web Web Spreadsheet Spreadsheet Page Layout Page Layout Database Database

Example Program Quick Player, Windows Media Player, Adobe Flash Player Quick Player, Windows Media Player, Quick Player, Windows Media Player, Quick Player, Windows Media Player, Quick Player, Windows Media Player, Image / Picture Viewer Image / Picture Viewer Image / Picture Viewer Image / Picture Viewer Windows Media Player, etc…

Microsoft Word, etc…

Microsoft Word 2007, etc…

Microsoft Word, etc…

Notepad, etc…

Promethean Software Promethean Software SMART Software Microsoft PowerPoint, etc…

Microsoft PowerPoint 2007, etc…

Microsoft Project, etc…

Internet Browser Internet Browser Microsoft Excel, etc…

Microsoft Excel 2007, etc…

Adobe Reader, etc…

Microsoft Publisher, etc…

Microsoft Access, etc…

Microsoft Access 2007, etc…

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etc… etc… etc… etc… etc…

These are the file types that are accepted by Kerboodle when uploading resources.

Please note: these are subject to change with amendments made in Kerboodle updates. Please contact the support team if a required file is not specified here.

Student and Teacher Accounts 3.1 New Student and Teacher Accounts When you’re ready to add students to Kerboodle, there are two options available to you. 

The Import Accounts process will work best for setting up large numbers of student accounts within a school or college.

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The Create New Account process is useful for creating individual Teacher accounts for your colleagues, or for smaller organisations or private tutors, where only a small number of students need to be managed.

Whether importing or creating new accounts, the same fields are available for you to complete: Personal Details: 

Title

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First name

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Last name

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Username: any alphanumeric characters are allowed

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Password: must be a minimum of 6 alphanumeric characters

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Email address: this is only used to send password reminders and is not mandatory for

students 

Unique ID: must be unique to the individual within your organisation as it is used to prevent

duplicate accounts. We recommend that you use the alphanumeric character from your school Management Information System.

Registration Details: (Students only) 

Registration Year: must be numeric characters only

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Registration Class: this is to help search and filter for accounts and is usually the student’s

form/registration/tutor group; this is not linked to their Teaching Group or subject.

Role / User Type: (Please see section 3.2 for more details) 

TeacherAdmin

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Teacher

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Student

Active: This option is only available during the import process and not when creating individual accounts, but the account can be disabled later if needed. Select Yes to enable the account holder to log in, or No to disable the account.

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3.2 Types of Accounts Teacher Administrator (TeacherAdmin) accounts have full access to all the courses the Organisation subscribes to and are able to create new accounts and edit/delete all existing accounts.

TeacherAdmin access is given for each new subscription and the login details are sent to the email address that was given when the order was placed. Your nominated Kerboodle Administrator should have TeacherAdmin access. The Administrator can then change all other account access back to Teacher level if necessary.

When logging into Kerboodle Secondary with TeacherAdmin access, you will by default see the Teacher view – to create or edit accounts, use the Switch to Admin mode button at the top of the page and re-enter your password to access the Admin area.

Teacher accounts have full access to all the courses the Organisation subscribes to but they will not be able to create, edit or delete any accounts. They will, however, be able to change students’ passwords and create and edit their own Teaching Groups.

Student accounts will only have access to courses that have been assigned to Teaching Groups that they belong to. Answers, Teacher Notes and other resources within the Course Library which are considered ‘Teacher Only’ are automatically hidden from students. They will have use of the Messaging* and Calendar facilities.

*For information about disabling the use of messaging between students, please see page 20 of this guide.

3.3 Creating Individual Accounts To create an individual account: 1.

Click on the Switch to Admin mode button at the top of the screen and re-enter your password to access the admin area.

2.

Click on the Create New Account button.

3.

Complete the required information fields within the pop-up window.

4.

Click the Create Account button.

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The new account will then appear in the Students / Teachers list.

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3.4 Importing Multiple Accounts To import accounts: 1.

Click on the Switch to Admin mode button and re-enter your password to access the admin area.

2.

Click on the Import Accounts button.

3.

The Kerboodle Import Wizard will launch to take you through the process step-by-step.

For further help when following the Import Wizard, look for the

icon.

3.5 Editing Individual Accounts If your students are experiencing difficulties logging into Kerboodle, any Teacher is able to check their username and reset their password, so you don’t need TeacherAdmin access to do this.

To change a student’s password: 1.

Access the Students / Teachers page.

2.

In the list of accounts, find the name of the Teacher or Student you need to edit. You can search for an individual by name, or filter the list by Role or Year and Registration Class.

3.

Click on the individual’s name to display their details in the right hand panel.

4.

Click on the Change Password link.

5.

Enter your Teacher’s password. Please note: This is required for security reasons.

6.

Enter a new password for the student and click Change Password.

7.

The new password can be used immediately.

During the school year, you may need to make small changes to your student or teacher accounts (changing passwords, disabling accounts etc). You can use the Students / Teachers page to edit individual accounts when needed.

To edit an individual account: 1.

Click on the Switch to Admin mode button and re-enter your password to access the admin area.

2.

In the list of accounts, find the name of the Teacher or Student you need to edit. You can search for an individual by name, or filter the list by Role or Year and Registration Class.

3.

Click on the individual’s name to display their details in the right hand panel.

4.

You can then overwrite any of their information as needed in the main panel or use the buttons in the header to make changes. 

Disable this Account: stops the accounts from being able to login

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Delete this Account: removes the account from the organisation

Please note: All work and reports will be lost and this action cannot be undone 

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Set this Account as a Leaver: disables the account so the individual can’t login, they will also be removed from the main Students / Teachers list but all of their work and reports will remain on the organisation

Once changes have been made, click on the Save Changes button.

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3.6 Managing Accounts At the end of the school year, or the start of a new academic year, it’s important to manage your student accounts to ensure they remain up to date and to make way for new student accounts.

There are two ways that you can manage multiple accounts on Kerboodle, so you can choose which option is best for your establishment and which is easier for you as Kerboodle Administrator.

To edit multiple accounts on-screen:

Enabling you to edit multiple students’ registration years and classes, delete multiple accounts and set students as leavers 1.

Click on the Switch to Admin mode button and re-enter your password to access the admin area.

2.

Click on the Manage Accounts button.

3.

Use the Filter and Search options to find the students you would like to edit and use the tick boxes to select your students.

4.

You then have the option to Edit the Registration Year and Class, Set them as Leavers or Delete the Account(s).

To edit multiple accounts using the export and re-import option:

Exporting and re-importing your data allows you to edit all information relating to the account (with the exception of the Unique ID) 1.

Click on the Switch to Admin mode button and re-enter your password to access the admin area.

2.

Click on the Import Accounts button.

3.

The Kerboodle Import Wizard will then launch. In Step 1, choose the option to Export and Re-import. The wizard will then take you through the rest of the process step-by-step.

An example of a typical school managing their accounts would be as follows: 1.

Start by setting current Year 13 students as leavers, so their work and reports remain on the system but the students can no longer login.

2.

The current students can then be edited so their Registration Years and Classes are up to date. For example, Year 10 students become Year 11.

3.

New students can then be imported with the starting Registration Year, which should now be empty.

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Giving your Students Access 4.1 Creating Teaching Groups When students are set up on Kerboodle, they are not automatically given access to a Kerboodle Book or Course. Teaching Groups are how Kerboodle determines which books and courses each student is able to access. Students can be in more than one Teaching Group so they need just one login for all of their subjects.

To create a Teaching Group: 1.

Click on the Teaching Groups in the menu bar.

2.

Click on the Create a New Teaching Group button.

3.

In the pop up window which appears, add a group Name and Description.

4.

Add a tick box next to the name of any Books or Courses that you wish this group to access.

5.

Use the Filter and/or Search facility to find the Teachers you want to add to the group and tick the boxes next to their names, You can also select your Students, but you might prefer them to add themselves to the group later using Group Code*.

6.

Click Save.

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Enter a Group Code for your Teaching Group, then click Finish. The Teaching Group will then appear in the My Teaching Groups list.

*What is a Group Code?

A Group Code option appears as an additional field when creating or editing your Teaching Groups.

Using Group Code is really handy as it reduces the amount of time you have to spend setting up the Teaching Group. You only have to add the Courses and Books the students need access to and don't need to add any students at all. Simply tell your students what the code is and let them log in and join your group!

To join a Teaching Group as a student: 1.

Log into Kerboodle and click on the Join a Teaching Group button at the top of the page.

2.

Enter the Group Code provided by your teacher.

3.

Click Add to Group.

4.

The courses that are assigned to that Teaching Group will then appear in the My Courses panel on your home page.

You can use the Teaching Groups to really personalise your students' learning - you could create them for different ability bandings, after school classes or subject cohorts. You can create as many as you wish.

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4.2 Editing Teaching Groups If a new student joins your Teaching Group, or the group require access to an additional course or Kerboodle book, you can edit the Teaching Group at any time.

To edit a Teaching Group: 1.

Click on the Teaching Groups tab in the menu bar.

2.

Click on the name of the Teaching Group so that the details appear on the right hand side of the page.

3.

Click on the drop down arrow at the top of the right hand column.

4.

You are then given the following options: 

Edit this Teaching Group: use this option to change the name of a Teaching Group or when you want to make multiple changes to a group.

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Delete this Teaching Group

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Add Student or a Teacher to this Teaching Group

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Add a course to this Teaching Group

You can also assign a course to a Teaching Group directly from the course page. On the left hand side of the page, use the drop down arrow in the Teaching Groups panel to select Add a Teaching Group to this course.

4.3 Managing Teaching Groups Your Teaching Groups will remain on Kerboodle each year so all you need to do is make sure they are kept up to date. If the students within a group are staying the same and require access to the same course, all you will need to do is edit the name.

An example of a typical school managing their Teaching Groups would be as follows: 1. Start by sorting any Teaching Groups that are no longer needed. Deleting the Teaching Group will remove all assignment information, so we recommend you just change the name. For example: A2 Biology – 2011/12 Expired 2. Your existing AS Biology group can then be assigned the A2 Course and be renamed: A2 Biology 2012/13 3. You can then create your new AS Biology group from scratch with any new students: AS Biology 2012/13

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Teaching with Kerboodle 5.1 Creating Lessons Lessons are a planning feature which allows you to group together your resources so that they can all be accessed in one window. By including resources in a Kerboodle lesson, it means you can present the lesson to your class and move easily from one resource to another without having to browse the course library during class. Lessons can be assigned to students for revision or as a catch up tool for those who may have missed a class.

To create a lesson: 1.

Click on the Lessons bar.

2.

Click on the Create a new lesson button.

3.

Enter a Name and Description for your Lesson.

You could use the description panel to add your objectives of the lesson.

4.

Use the + icon to expand Chapter and Topic folders, and select the resources you’d like to include in the Lesson. You can also add any of your own teaching material you have uploaded into the My Resources section. The order in which you select the resources is the order they will display in when you launch your lesson.

5.

Click OK to create the Lesson. It will appear in the Lessons section, where all of the Lessons you create will be listed alphabetically by title.

6.

Click on the Lesson title to view it (a new window will open). The Introduction page will contain the Lesson name and description. Use the Menu bar at the top of the window to navigate between the resources.

5.2 Managing Lessons To edit a lesson: 1.

Click on the Lessons bar.

2.

Click on the drop down arrow alongside the lesson name and select the relevant option: 

Edit this lesson

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Copy this lesson

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Delete this lesson

To assign a lesson to students for homework or revision, click on the drop down arrow alongside the lesson name and select Assign this lesson to your Teaching Groups.

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5.3 Creating Assignments Assignments are a homework feature of Kerboodle which allows you to group together various resources and send them to your students. An assignment is viewed in one window (similar to a lesson) and allows the student to easily move between resources. Depending on how you create your assignment, students can also submit a document to you (for example a worksheet) for marking. You can then use the marks from assignments to track your students’ progress.

To create an assignment: 1.

Access the course from which you'd like to create the assignment.

2.

In the Library, select the resources you would like to assign to your students by ticking the boxes alongside them.

3.

Click on the Select an Action drop down menu at the top of the library and choose Assign these resources to your Teaching Groups.

If this option does not appear, you will need to assign a Teaching Group to this course (see page 11).

4.

In the pop up window, give your Assignment a Name and a Description.

5.

You will be asked ‘Do you want this to be a manually marked assignment?’; select ‘Yes’ if you wish the students to be able to return a document to you for marking.

6.

Use the Add items from My Resources section to add your own resources.

7.

Select the Teaching Group, or expand the list of Students and tick individual names to allocate the Assignment to them.

8.

Choose a Start Date and End Date for the Assignment.

9.

Click Assign. Your assignment will then appear under Current Assignments in the panel on the Course page.

To quickly assign a single Test Yourself activity to your students, click on the Tests bar and use the drop down arrow alongside the test you wish to assign.

5.4 Managing Assignments If you need to edit or delete one of your assignments, this can be done through the assignments panel.

To manage assignments: 1.

Access the course from which you created the assignment.

2.

Click on the drop down arrow in the Assignments panel and select Manage My Assignments.

3.

In the pop-up window, you have the option to Edit, Delete and Copy the assignments.

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5.5 Annotating the Kerboodle Books The Kerboodle Books toolbox allows you and your students to personalise your own copies of the book by annotating them. To use a tool, just select the icon in the toolbar and then click anywhere on the page to activate it.

Where a small black arrow is shown in the corner of a toolbox icon, there is more than one tool available. For example, clicking on the Highlight tools icon will give you a choice of five highlighter colours to use.

Select Tool This allows movement around the page, opens notes and links and enables you to navigate through the book.

Note Tools Note: Allows you to place a detailed note on the page. 

These notes can contain a title, text, drawings and links and can be formatted using the tools available in the Notes screen. They appear minimised on the page as a small orange note.

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Notes can be differentiated between information and homework.

Sticky note: Allows you to place a quick note on the page. 

These notes are quick notes that can only contain text. They appear as either a full note (showing all content) or minimised (appears as an orange page with a pin).

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To minimise the note, use the ‘X’ in the top right hand corner. To re-open it, doubleclick on the pin with the select tool.

Snapshot Tool Allows you to take a screen print of a selected area and is saved as an image file. This can be copied or inserted directly into a word document or PowerPoint presentation. (If you would like to save the image into a particular format, you will need to add an extension such as .jpg or .png).

Voice Annotation Tool Allows audio to be recorded and played back from the Kerboodle Book page and appears as a microphone icon.

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Link Tools There are two different link tools that you can use: Web link: Allows you to link to website. 

The link appears on the page as a small Earth icon.

Page link: Allows you to link to another Kerboodle Book page. 

This allows you to link to specific pages in any Kerboodle Books that you have access to; the link appears on the page as a small book icon.

Full Screen Tool Allows you to view the Kerboodle Book full screen.

Layout Tools There are 3 different layout options to choose from: Vertical: This allows you to view a single page at a time.

Double page: This allows you to view two pages at the same time.

Single page: This allows you to view a single page which is zoomed in.

Zoom Tools There are four different zoom options to choose from: Zoom in: This tool zooms in gradually on a selected area.

Zoom out: This tool zooms out gradually from a selected area (can only be used if you have previously zoomed in).

Zoom to explain: This allows you to select a section of the page to be enlarged so that it fills the screen; this is useful to present key points or facts at the front of the classroom.

Fit to window: This resizes the current page/pages so that they fit within your internet browser’s window, allowing you to see the all of the page/pages (this can only be used if you are zoomed in).

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Hide Annotations Tool Allows you to hide all annotations; this is useful if you are using the book to present at the front of the class.

Pen Tool Allows you to write or draw on the Kerboodle Book page; you can customise the colour and size of the line that is drawn.

Highlight Tool Allows you to highlight text on the Kerboodle Book page; you can customise the colour.

Eraser Tool There are two different erase options to choose from: Erase page: Removes all highlight and pen annotations made on the page.

Eraser: Removes individual annotations 

This option allows you to delete individual annotations that you have created.

5.5 Sharing Kerboodle Book Annotations To share annotations in a Kerboodle Book with your students, the book will need to have been assigned to the Teaching Group(s) they belong to. (Please see page 11 of this guide for more

information.)

To share your annotations: 1.

Make your annotations on the Kerboodle Book page.

2.

At the bottom of the page, click on the Settings

3.

In the pop-up screen, use the Add new Notes to dropdown menu to select the group and

icon.

then click OK. 4.

You will be taken back to the page you have annotated so you can Save your annotations.

Remember to change the Settings before you save any new annotations. If you save your annotations before changing the settings, the changes won’t apply.

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Marking Work and Reports 6.1 Marking Assignments When completing interactive activities from the course as part of an Assignment, students will receive on-screen feedback from Kerboodle. These marks and comments, however, are not recorded as part of the Assignment. The interactive activities are designed for the students' independent learning.

When you assign Test Yourself activities to your students, however, they will be automatically marked

by Kerboodle, and the result will also be available to you in the report for the Assignment. If you have chosen to create a manually marked assignment, students can return a document to you and you will have the option to mark it.

If an assignment is both ‘manually marked’ and it contains a Test Yourself activity, then the two results will combine to give an overall score for the assignment. These marks can then be used to track the progress of your students.

To return a document as a student: 1.

Access the assignment through the course page or the Today’s Events panel.

2.

Work through the assignment as normal by using the Menu bar.

Please note: If the document you would like to return is part of the assignment, ensure you save a copy of the file first and then make your changes.

3.

Once complete, return to the Introduction through the Menu bar and use the Browse button to find your file.

4.

Click Submit and your file will be submitted for marking.

To mark an assignment: 1.

Access the course from which you created the assignment.

2.

In the Assignments panel, click on the Report Icon

3.

Expand the Teaching Group list and click on the Mark button next to a student name.

4.

To view their returned file, click on the link in the Submitted Work section.

5.

You can enter a percentage for the returned work and add any comments below.

6.

Once you have finished marking the work, click on the Save button. These marks will then be sent back to the student.

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next to the Assignment title.

6.2 Tracking Students’ Progress After marking your students’ work, it’s easy to keep track of how they’re doing by looking at the Student Results & Progress Report. This report allows you to see an overview of an individual student's progress throughout the year.

To view the Student Results & Progress Report: 1.

Access the course to which your students are assigned.

2.

In the Teaching Groups panel, click on the + next to the group name to see a list of the students within the group.

3.

Click on the name of a student to open their report.

4.

The pop-up window will display the marks this student has received for all work assigned to them and an average overall grade.

6.3 Viewing Reports For more in-depth reports on your students’ marks and results, you can use the Reports section. This allows you to see reports for both individual students and entire groups, but you cannot see an overall average for the year. The reports tab will show the reports for both Test Yourself activities and assignment reports.

To view the reports: 1.

On any Course page, click on the Reports button on the left hand side.

2.

Use the Change report drop down list to select which type of report you would like to view. 

View individual Student reports



View Teaching Group reports

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View Course reports

3.

Click on the options in the left hand panel to display their details on the right hand side.

4.

Click on the Report Icon

for the full report; this will launch in a new window.

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Calendar and Messaging 7.1 Using Messaging: An Important Note Messaging for your Organisation will, by default, be available to both Students and Teachers who have Kerboodle accounts. Students will be able to message any other user within your Organisation. If you’re concerned about the Messaging facility being available to your Students, there is the option to change your organisation’s Messaging preference.

There are two other options for Messaging within your organisation: 

Student-Teacher Messaging only: still gives Students the Messaging feature, but this can only be used to contact their Teachers; they will not be able to send or receive messages to/from their fellow students. In return, teachers also still have the facility to message both their colleagues and students.

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Disable Messaging: this disables the Messaging facility for ALL users on the organisation.

Teachers will no longer be able to send messages to their students or colleagues, nor will they be able to use the Send facility in the Course Library to send resources or lessons via the messaging system. They will also not be able to send reminders to students to complete assignments which have been set.

This change will affect the messaging facility for the whole organisation and the decision should therefore be agreed to by all those departments involved. In order to change your Organisation’s preference for the Messaging system, please contact us at team@kerboodle.com with the following details: 

Your Organisation Code

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Your establishment’s name

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Your name

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Your role within the school

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Whether you would like Messaging disabled or switched to Student-Teacher Messaging only.

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7.2 Messaging The Messaging system on Kerboodle is very much like navigating around your normal email account.

Please note, however, that the messages are contained within your Kerboodle Organisation and although some accounts may have email addresses attached to them, messages cannot be sent from Kerboodle to external addresses.

To send a message: 1.

Click on Messages in the menu bar.

2.

Click on the New Message button.

3.

Click on the Add Students / Teachers link and use the filter and search options to select your recipients before choosing to Close.

4.

Enter a subject and message and then click Send.

To organise your inbox: 1.

Click on Messages in the menu bar.

2.

Tick the boxes next to the messages you want to store in a folder.

3.

Use the Move to drop down list to select the folder, and then click Move.

To create a new folder in your inbox, just click on the New Folder button, give your folder a name and click Add. You can rename your folder at any time using the Rename button.

7.3 Calendar The Calendar page will display any current Assignments or Tests and you can also add your own events. Use the Change view option to display a different view of the events. You can show events by: 

Upcoming Events: Today, Tomorrow, the next 7 days, the next 4 weeks.

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By day: Use the monthly calendar to select a specific day.

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By week: Use the monthly calendar to select a specific week.

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Monthly: Use the calendar to select a specific month.

To create a new event: 1.

Click on Calendar in the menu bar.

2.

Click on the Create a New Event button.

3.

Complete the fields in the pop-up window and then click Save.

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Personalising your Course 8.1 Personalising your Course If you want to really personalise your teaching with Kerboodle, the best way to do this is to create and edit your own course. Original courses cannot be edited, as they can be used by everyone else in the Organisation.

When you copy a course it takes a snapshot of the original course as it is at the time of copying. It’s like copying and pasting all of that content over into a new course that is editable.

You can edit your course in various ways, for example: 

You could hide a future unit or topic, or hide all of the worksheets to show or assign at a later date if you don’t want your students to work ahead.

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You can change the name of the unit or chapter folders to make them more relevant to your teaching style.

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You can combine your own resources you have uploaded to the My Resources section of the copy course within the folder structure of the course.

There is no limit to the number of copy courses that can be made, so you could: 

Make a new course just for higher or lower level students.

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Make a new course specific to revision.

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Make different courses for each unit of the course.

Important Note: If new resources have been added to the original course since you created your copy, these will not be available in your own personalised course. (This does not apply for updated

content; if a resource is amended to fix an error, it will automatically update in your copy course.)

8.2 Copying your Course To copy a course: 1.

Click on Manage Courses in the menu bar.

2.

Find the course in the list and click on the Actions drop down arrow alongside it.

3.

Select Copy this course, give the new course a name and click Copy.

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8.3 Editing your Course To edit a copy course: 1.

Click on Manage Courses in the menu bar.

2.

Find the copy course in the list and click on the Actions drop down arrow alongside it.

3.

Select Edit this course.

You can also access the editing screen from the course page by using the Edit this Course button underneath the course title.

To show or hide whole units or chapters: 1.

Access the Edit Screen for your copy course.

2.

Click on the Show / Hide button.

3.

Use the + icon to open the units and folders and tick the boxes alongside the names.

4.

Use the Show or Hide buttons as needed.

To add a new Unit or Chapter: 1.

Access the Edit Screen for your copy course.

2.

Click on the unit or chapter title in the left hand column that you want to be the parent.

3.

Click on the Add button at the top of the left hand column.

4.

Name your new unit or chapter and click Add.

To show or hide individual resources: 1.

Access the Edit Screen for your copy course.

2.

Click on the unit or chapter titles in the left hand column so the resources display on the right hand side.

3.

Use the tick boxes to the right of the title to show or hide individual resources.

To add your uploaded resources to the copy course: 1.

Access the Edit Screen for your copy course.

2.

Click on the unit or chapter title in the left hand column that you’d like to add your resource to.

3.

In the right hand column, click on the Add button.

4.

Select your resources and click Add.

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The Technical Stuff 9.1 System Requirements Broadband Internet access 

Internet Explorer 7.0 or 8.0 (Windows)

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Mozilla Firefox 3.6 and above (Windows)

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Safari 4 and above (Macintosh)

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Ensure that cookies and JavaScript are enabled on your browser Why? More information can be found in the FAQs at www.kerboodle.com/support in the

‘The Technical Stuff’ section. 

Ensure that http://live.kerboodle.com is allowed by any proxy servers, networks and pop-up blockers.

Operating System 

Microsoft® Windows® 2000 SP 4, Windows XP with SP-2, Vista, Windows 7

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Apple OSX

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Resolution: 1024 by 768 (minimum recommendation)

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Audio output capability (for certain activities)

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Keyboard and mouse or compatible pointing device

Plug-ins 

Flash Player 9 or above

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Adobe Shockwave 11 or above

Extras 

Adobe Acrobat Reader (for PDF documents)

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Microsoft Word or suitable alternative (Word Viewer/OpenOffice Writer)

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Microsoft PowerPoint or suitable alternative (PowerPoint Viewer/OpenOffice Impress)

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Microsoft Excel or suitable alternative (Excel Viewer/Open Office Calc)

9.2 Where to find help Our support site contains FAQs and troubleshooting activities to help resolve any issues you may experience whilst using Kerboodle – www.kerboodle.com/support.

We also have a Kerboodle Support team ready to help you with any queries:

team@kerboodle.com

01242 267383

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