Intro
hello and welcome to the brief overview
of how to use your interactive eguide
the e guide is comprised of three main
sections a tool bar across the top a
left-hand menu and a main etext page in
the center let's start by dissecting the
toolbar this group of tools is for page
Page Navigation Tools
navigation you can click on the forward
and backward arrows to turn the pages or
type a page number in the input box to
jump directly to that page you can view
the e-text in single pageview or as a
two-page spread
to open the left hand menu win in two
page view you can click on the double
arrow to the left
this next group of tools is for zooming
in or zooming out on a page adjust the
level of zoom on a page either by
clicking the magnifying glass icons
or by entering a percentage value in the
data field you can also select fit to
width to stretch the e-text page across
your screen or select fit to page to see
the entire page within your screen
Highlighting and Notes Tools
this group of tools is for interacting
with the e-text page let's take a closer
look at the highlighter and notes tools
you can create highlights anywhere on
the page
you can also create notes anywhere on
the page
notes can include a web link
you also have the option to share a note
with your students to share a note with
students you must first create a course
for instructions on how to do this
please refer to how to use your e guide
in the getting started basket once this
is done click Save this will
automatically send the note to all
students
once you create a note on the page that
page number automatically appears in the
notes area clicking on the page number
then takes you directly to the note
bookmarks are a very useful feature of
your e guide you can bookmark as many
pages as desired the page numbers will
appear in the bookmarks area of the left
hand menu clicking on a page number then
takes you directly to that page to
delete a bookmark simply click on the
bookmark tool again
Glossary Tool
this icon represents the glossary there
are a few options for user to search for
a word to view the definition you can
select a letter in the alphabet to
quickly take you to the appropriate word
or simply use the scroll bar on the
right hand side
because the e-text is fully searchable
you can also type words phrases and
names in the search box
you are now in the search tab and your
search results appear below clicking on
a thumbnail will take you to the page
with your search term highlighted on
that page your searches will also be
saved on the left hand side for quick
reference you can also show or hide
hotspot links on the page the links icon
in the toolbar is automatically
highlighted to indicate that links are
displayed
to hide the links simply click on the
icon
Whiteboard Tool
next is the whiteboard view this view of
the e-text is optimized for viewing with
a whiteboard and projector notice that
the whiteboard view is less cluttered
and contains only one simplified toolbar
allowing for maximum viewing of the page
content there are several tools
available on this toolbar selecting the
Wrench (Settings) Tool
wrench expands the settings tools which
gives you the ability to select the last
page visited show or hide highlights and
links and change the page spread from
single page 22 page view in the
whiteboard view you also have the option
to move the toolbar to the right bottom
or left hand side
this icon expands the drawing tool
Pen Tool
options there is a scribble pen for
freehand drawing
three different options to draw using
shapes
and multiple colors
you
selecting this icon clears all of the
scribbles the zoom and navigation tools
are also accessible in this mode
clicking this icon brings you back to
browse view
over here in the left hand menu you have
what can be referred to as baskets the
first basket is the table of contents
this is arranged as a standard folder
tree hierarchy it is very simple and
straightforward to use
Getting Started
this next basket contains quick
reference tip sheets about how to use
the e guide video demonstrations of the
e guide features and notes for tablet
users after that is line masters well
Line Masters
you will find a complete listing of all
line masters and assessment masters that
apply to lessons inquiry skills
activities apply it or reflect and
analyze questions and OSS LTE activities
the question Bank performance task
rubrics culminating task rubrics and geo
inquiry teacher tip sheets are also
included these documents are available
in microsoft word and PDF format next is
Printables
the printables basket by unit and by
chapter teachers can print answers to
questions posed in the text a modifiable
question bank planning charts that
facilitate lesson plans and summary
notes that identify key information
within the chapter for students the
notes basket contains links to all the
pages where you have created notes you
can simply click on a page number to go
directly to that page to view your notes
this basket also contains the notes
manager opening up the notes manager
allows you to view and search all of
your notes in one convenient place the
bookmarks basket contains links to all
the pages you've bookmarked clicking on
a page number takes you directly to that
page
in summary we have examined the tools in
the top toolbar including page display
tools the search box and others we've
taken a different perspective in
whiteboard view and tried things like
the pen tool and we've taken a look at
how baskets work and the information
they hold that concludes our demo of how
to use your interactive teacher eguide
thanks for watching