X-StreamPublishing Demonstration
The X-StreamPublishing website is divided into three areas: students, educators, and authors. The Educator area allows educators to select courses, labs, required segments, and reports listing students and their grades. This demonstration describes the basic procedures that educators will use and provides examples of some of the displays. The demonstration follows a typical sequence of steps for a new user.
The X-StreamPublishing website is divided into three areas: students, educators, and authors. The Educator area allows educators to select courses, labs, required segments, and reports listing students and their grades. This demonstration describes the basic procedures that educators will use and provides examples of some of the displays. The demonstration follows a typical sequence of steps for a new user.
Educator Procedures
Educator Sign In
The first step for an educator is to register with X-StreamPublishing. To register, select the "Sign In" button at the bottom of the "Sitemap" display. You will then see the display shown below. Select the "Sign In" button below the "Educators" label and proceed to the "Terms and Conditions for Use of this Website". Please read this information and select "Agree" at the bottom of the page (not shown here).
After agreeing to the "terms of use", you will be presented with the following form. Enter the state where your academic institution is located and select "Enter".
Then complete and submit the educator registration form.
After selecting "Submit Registration" you will see the following display. After we have verified your registration information, you will receive on email with your initial password.
Educator Acceptance
The verification email includes a link that the educator must click for the account to be activated. After clicking on the link, the educator is prompted for a "Forgotten Password Statement". The answer to this statement is stored in the database and can be used later to retrieve a forgotten password. This completes the activation of the educator account.
Educator Sign In as Returning User
Educator Menu
This page is the starting point for all of the functions that are available to an educator. In our scenario we begin by choosing the "Lecture and lab" option in the "Course Manager" section and then select the "Create Course" button.
Select Lecture and Laboratory Schedule
This form is used to create a course by specifying the course name and the lecture and lab schedule. The educator may optionally select the due date for student submittal of segment results. The below graphic is an abridgement of the complete form.
Select Segments for Course
After selecting the lecture and lab schedule for this course in our scenario, the educator selects the segments that will be required for the course.
The educator menu page will now show the course that was created in the previous steps. The educator selects the "Choose Segments" link next to the course name and the display will list the works in our educational materials database.
Educational Materials Database
In our scenario the educator selects the "Add/Modify" link for Experimental Chemistry, A Laboratory Course
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Course Segments
The educator selects the seqments required for Chemistry 1A using the below form. The below graphic is an abridgement of the complete form.
Email Notification of Student Grade
When a student submits segment results for online grading, the grading is performed automatically and the student's grade is sent in emails to the student and the educator.
Display Course List
The "Course List" option on the educator menu page provides the capability for educators to display lists of the students that have signed up for their course. The list also shows the grade that each student received on each segment.
Manage Educator's Account
The educator can review and modify his/her account information by selecting the "Manage My Account" option on the educator menu.
Educator Sign In
The first step for an educator is to register with X-StreamPublishing. To register, select the "Sign In" button at the bottom of the "Sitemap" display. You will then see the display shown below. Select the "Sign In" button below the "Educators" label and proceed to the "Terms and Conditions for Use of this Website". Please read this information and select "Agree" at the bottom of the page (not shown here).
After agreeing to the "terms of use", you will be presented with the following form. Enter the state where your academic institution is located and select "Enter".
Then complete and submit the educator registration form.
After selecting "Submit Registration" you will see the following display. After we have verified your registration information, you will receive on email with your initial password.
Educator Acceptance
The verification email includes a link that the educator must click for the account to be activated. After clicking on the link, the educator is prompted for a "Forgotten Password Statement". The answer to this statement is stored in the database and can be used later to retrieve a forgotten password. This completes the activation of the educator account.
Educator Sign In as Returning User
Educator Menu
This page is the starting point for all of the functions that are available to an educator. In our scenario we begin by choosing the "Lecture and lab" option in the "Course Manager" section and then select the "Create Course" button.
Select Lecture and Laboratory Schedule
This form is used to create a course by specifying the course name and the lecture and lab schedule. The educator may optionally select the due date for student submittal of segment results. The below graphic is an abridgement of the complete form.
Select Segments for Course
After selecting the lecture and lab schedule for this course in our scenario, the educator selects the segments that will be required for the course.
The educator menu page will now show the course that was created in the previous steps. The educator selects the "Choose Segments" link next to the course name and the display will list the works in our educational materials database.
Educational Materials Database
In our scenario the educator selects the "Add/Modify" link for Experimental Chemistry, A Laboratory Course
© 2008 by X-StreamPublishing, LLC.
Course Segments
The educator selects the seqments required for Chemistry 1A using the below form. The below graphic is an abridgement of the complete form.
Email Notification of Student Grade
When a student submits segment results for online grading, the grading is performed automatically and the student's grade is sent in emails to the student and the educator.
Display Course List
The "Course List" option on the educator menu page provides the capability for educators to display lists of the students that have signed up for their course. The list also shows the grade that each student received on each segment.
Manage Educator's Account
The educator can review and modify his/her account information by selecting the "Manage My Account" option on the educator menu.