TX SS Quick Start Guide

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Welcome to McGraw-Hill Education’snetworks™ online teacher lesson center.Networks™ gathers everything you need in one easy-to-use Teacher Lesson Center. Use the McGraw-Hill Education

lesson plans and resources or customize your lessons to teach how you want to teach.

Built to the TEKS to ensure comprehensive coverage

Engages students with interactive resources and compelling stories

Provides rigorous, differentiated instruction for every learning style

Allows you to effectively manage and organize your classroom

Powerful classroom presentations: premade and customizable, built to

the TEKS in every lesson

Differentiated instruction and assignments can be

tailored to meet the needs of all students, and can

be printed or sent to students online

Teach with traditional lecture and presentation or

discussion groups, flip your class, or integrate

project-based learning where appropriate

Messaging Center connects you to students

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Stop searching. Start networking.Spend your time teaching your way.

Chapter Level Resources

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TO THE TEACHER

Here you will access your Online Lesson Plans, worksheets, tests and quizzes,and many other teaching resources.

SELECT YOUR PROGRAM

Click your program to launch the home pag

of your Online Teacher Lesson Center.

LOG IN TO EXPLORE THETEACHER LESSON CENTER

Using your Internet browser, go to

connected.mcgraw-hill.com

Enter your username and password

Username: txnetworksPassword: lonestar1

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HOW TO USE THE ONLINE TEACHER EDITION

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Using Your Online Lesson Plans

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If you click Customize, you can edit, revise,

and rearrange these notes to suit your needs

and save them as a custom lesson plan. Youcan also print copies of the lecture notes.

ACTIVITIES AND WORKSHEETS

Within each section of the lesson is a list of

interactive activities, printable worksheets,

and other resources. Click each activity tolaunch it.

LEVELED ANDDIFFERENTIATED ACTIVITIES

Activities within each lesson areidentified if they are appropriate for

Approaching Level (AL) or BeyondLevel (BL) students, and whether theyare appropriate for English LanguageLearners (ELL).

Each lesson plan is divided into sections that follow theteaching cycle: Engage, Teach and Assess, Close and Reflect.Each section includes lecture notes, activities, questions,

prompts, and links to lesson resources. Click the arrow besideeach section to open it.

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4 TEACHING WITH THE STUDENT EDITION

Lesson plans also contain activities and questions forusing the student edition content within the lesson.

The activities are coded by the type of skills theyhelp to develop.

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PRESENTATION VIEWER

The Presentation Viewer includes a series

of tools to let you draw on the presentation slideinsert text, play audio (if available), or re-order th

slides. You can also upload and insert your own

slides to customize your presentations.

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LESSON PRESENTATIONS

Click Lesson Presentation inside lesson plans to

launch a pre-built presentation. Each presentatio

is made up of a series of slides showing resourcinteractive activities, and worksheets suitable

for whole-class instruction.

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Finding Resources

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TYPES OF RESOURCES

All of the resources for a particular chapter

or lesson are listed. You can quickly identify

available worksheets, activities, projects,and options to review, assess, remediate,

and differentiate.

LAUNCH RESOURCES

Click on the image of each resource to launchit and view its content.

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USING CHAPTER RESOURCES AT A GLANCE

At the top of the lesson, select the chapter you want to

search, and then select Chapter Resources at a Glance.Open the sections below to locate resources for the

whole chapter or for specific lessons. Answer keys are

also available for chapter and lesson activities.

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RESOURCE MENU

Click the Resource tabs to find collections ofPrimary Sources, Biographies, Social Studies Skills

activities, Foldables®, Professional Development

materials, and printable files of the Reading

Essentials and Study Guide workbook.

SEARCH

You can search the Resource Library by lesson or

keyword.

UPLOAD YOUR OWN RESOURCES

Click My Files in the Resource Menu. Then clickUpload New Files. Locate files on your computer

and upload them into My Files for use in your own

custom lesson plans and presentations.

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RESOURCE LIBRARY

Hundreds of additional resources are availablein the Resource Library. Click the Resources tab

to enter the library.

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Using the eAssessment Test Generator

All of your chapter tests, lesson quizzes, and editable worksheets areavailable in eAssessment. You can use the existing test questions, editthem to meet classroom needs, or create your own questions and tests

from scratch.

LAUNCH EASSESSMENT

Click the eAssessment launch

image to open the eAssessmenttest generator.

CREATING TESTS

Drag questions from the question banks intothe empty window to create and edit tests.

EDITABLE WORKSHEETS

Many worksheets availablein the program can be edited

within eAssessment.

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ASSESS

Click on the Assess tab for test preparation

activities and rubrics, and to access the

eAssessment Test Generator.

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Using the Text Levels Selector

ASSIGNING DIFFERENTREADING LEVELS FOR THEONLINE STUDENT EDITION

Once classes are set up in yourManage and Assign center, you canassign an Approaching Level editionof the text narrative to individualstudents. The Approaching Level

text is written two levels below theregular student edition text.

[For high school editions only]An English Language Learner editionof the text is also provided. TheELL edition uses the ApproachingLevel text but includes additionalactivities and support to help Englishlanguage learners.

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MANAGE YOUR CLASS

Click Manage and Assign to set up your

classes, send assignments to students,

check student messages.

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Welcome to McGraw-Hill Education’snetworks™ online student learning center.

Both the accessible, engaging, student-friendly text and the Student Learning Center

draw your students into the content. Bring the people, places, and stories to life with

rich, interactive visuals, audio, and video.

All the Content and Tools Students Need for Success – Anywhere, Anytime.

• Well-written narrative brings the story to life and fully meets

the TEKS

• Relevant videos and dynamic visuals for capturing students’ attention

• Rich, interactive maps, infographics, and games for diggingdeeper into concepts

• Foldables® reading and vocabulary support to increase

reading comprehension

• Projects and activities provide context for hands-on learning

• MHE Exclusive: LearnSmart™, including the only adaptive reading and

learning experience designed to change the way students read and learn

Meet the TEKS.Master the content.Engage students by helping them explore the world.

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HOW TO USE THE ONLINE STUDENT EDITION

TO THE STUDENT

Here you will access your Online Student Editionas well as many other learning resources.

SELECT YOUR PROGRAM

Click your program to launch

the home page of your Online StudentLearning Center.

LOG IN TO EXPLORE THESTUDENT LEARNING CENTER

Using your Internet browser, go to

connected.mcgraw-hill.com

Enter your username and password

Username: txnetworks15

Password: networks15

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ONLINE STUDENT EDITION

Go to your Online Student Edition by

selecting the chapter and lesson andthen click Go.

MAIN MENU

Use the menu bar to access:

• The Online Student Edition

• Skills Builder (for activities to improve

your skills)

• Assignments and Projects

• Resource Library

• Test Prep

• Collaborate with Classmates

Using Your Home Page

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QUICK LINKS MENU

Use this menu to access:

• My Notes (your personal notepad)

• Messages

• The online Glossary

• The online Atlas

• BTW (current events website for

social studies)

• College and Career Readiness

(CCR) materials

• TEKS and ELPS tool (provides location

of TEKS and ELPS coverage)

HELP

For videos and assistance with the

various features of the Networks

system, click Help.

ASSIGNMENTS

Go to your Online Student Edition byselecting the chapter and lesson and

then click Go.

RESOURCE LIBRARY

Use the carousel to browse theResource Library.

MESSAGES

Recent messages from your teacher

will appear here. To view the fullmessage, click the message or click

See All.

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To return to your home page at any time,click the Networks logo in the top left

corner of the page.

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LESSON RESOURCES

Use the carousel to browse the

interactive resources available in thislesson. Click on a resource to open it in

the viewer below.

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AUDIO EDITION

Click on the headphones symbol

to have the page read to you. MP3

files for downloading each lesson areavailable in the Resource Library.

RESOURCE VIEWER

Click on the image that appearsin the viewer to launch an interactive

resource, including:

• Lesson Videos

• Interactive Photos and Slide Shows

• Interactive Maps

• Interactive Charts and Graphs

• Games

• Self-Check Quizzes for each lesson

LESSON MENU

• Use the tabs to open the different

lessons and special features in a chapter

or unit.

• Clicking on the unit or chapter title will

open the table of contents.

RESOURCES FOR THIS PAGE

Resources appear in the middle column

to show that they go with the text on

this page. Click the images to openthem in the viewer.

SET TEXT SIZE

HIGHLIGHT

PRINT

CHANGE PAGES

Click here to move to the next page in

the lesson.

SPANISH EDITION

If your program includes aSpanish edition, click here toopen a window with the textin Spanish.

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Reading and Writing Support in the Online Student

GRAPHIC ORGANIZER

Click Reading Strategies to open a note-taking

activity using a graphic organizer.

MY NOTES

Click My Notes to open the note-taking tool.

You can write and save any notes you want in

the Lesson Notes tab.

LESSON VOCABULARY

Click Vocabulary to bring up a list of terms

introduced in this lesson.

Your Online Student Edition contains several features to help improve

your reading skills and understanding of the content.

Click on the Guided Notes tab to view the

Guided Reading Questions. Answering thesequestions will help you build a set of notes

about the lesson.

Click the image of the graphic organizer

to make it interactive. You can type directlyinto the graphic organizer and save or

print your notes.

VOCABULARY POPUP

Click on any term highlighted in yellow to

open a window with the term’s definition.

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Using Interactive Resources in the Online Student Edition

Each lesson of your Online Student Edition contains many

resources to help you learn the content and skills you need

to know for this subject.

QUESTIONS AND ACTIVITIES

When a resource appears in the viewer, there areusually 1 or 2 questions or activities beneath it. You can

type and save your answers in the answer boxes and

submit them to your teacher.

CHAPTER FEATURE

Each chapter begins with a feature called Place and

Time. They include maps, primary sources, and a timeline to help you understand the place and time of the

chapter’s events.

LAUNCHING RESOURCES

Clicking a resource in the viewer launches aninteractive resource.

The map and time line are both interactive. You can click

on the map and the time line for an interactive version.

Networks provides many kinds of resources. This

symbol shows that the resource is a slide show.

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When a map appears in the viewer, click on it to launch

the interactive map. You can use the drawing tool tomark up the map. You can also zoom in and turn layers

on and off to display different information. Drag the

scale onto the map to measure distances. Many maps

have animations and audio as well.

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Assessment

Finding Other Resources

When a question uses an image or graph or map, it wappear in the viewer.

CHAPTER ASSESSMENT

At the end of each chapter is the assessmentab. Here you can test your understanding owhat you have learned. You can type and saanswers in the answer boxes and submit theto your teacher.

There are hundreds of additional resources availablein the Resource Library. Click the Resources tab to enter

the library.

RESOURCE LIBRARY

Click the links to find collections of Primary Sources,

Biographies, Skills Activities and the Reading Essentials

and Study Guide.

Click the star to mark a resourceas a favorite.

You can search the Resource Library

by keyword.

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