At Hawkes, we want to make sure students are focusing on learning the content of your lessons, not on how to input their answers into our system. When students are in the Practice and Certify modes, they have access to a keypad within the courseware. The keypad is available to students; however, we also have keyboard shortcuts … Continue reading Keyboard shortcuts in the student courseware
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Global Accessibility Awareness Day
What's that? Today—May 19th, 2016—is Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)! Started in 2012, this day is dedicated to communicating and learning more about digital accessibility. Bringing awareness to accessibility is a critical first step in making the web an inclusive space for all. How is Hawkes involved in the conversation of accessibility? Hawkes Learning is committed … Continue reading Global Accessibility Awareness Day
Assignment Reviewer
One key aspect of our courseware is that students get their own order and iterations of question types in Certify and WebTests. This can be difficult for you as an instructor if students don’t write down the questions they are struggling with, as problem #7 is different for everyone! But for any Certify attempts or … Continue reading Assignment Reviewer
Students can better prepare for exams by creating their very own practice tests
While students can try their hand at solving questions in Practice as many times as they'd like, they can prepare for quizzes and tests even further by creating their own practice tests. When students log into the web platform, they'll just need to select their course and choose the Tests tab. They'll select Practice Tests … Continue reading Students can better prepare for exams by creating their very own practice tests
Customized Student To-Do List
Follow these quick and easy steps below to customize the to-do lists students see on their dashboard. Customize headers in your Grade Book to reflect specific groups or modules of assignments in the order you want your students to work in the web platform! Step 1: Log in to your instructor Grade Book. Step 2: Select … Continue reading Customized Student To-Do List
Student Dashboard
The dashboard in the web version of our courseware gives students access to each Hawkes class in which they're enrolled. As soon as they log in, students are greeted with a mini to-do list for each class so they can best prioritize their time to complete their assignments. They can enter a lesson directly by selecting its hyperlink, … Continue reading Student Dashboard
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