User Guide for I-THINK SIM Mentors v3

8/11/2019 User Guide for I-THINK SIM Mentors v3

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Self-Instructional Module (SIM)

for the

i-THINK Programme

(User Guide for Mentors)


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Minimum System Requirements

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1. Personal ComputerDesktop or Laptop

2. Operating SystemWindows XP / Mac OS X (10.6) or later

3. Processor & Memory1.5 GHz and 1 GB RAM

4. Web BrowserIE 8.0, Chrome 25.0, Firefox 20.0 & Safari 5.0

5. Internet ConnectionAt least 512 kbps

6. FlashAt least version 9

7. Javascript - Enabled in the web browser


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Table of Contents

1 Login

2 Profile

3 Newsfeed

4 Course Map

5 Bulletin Board

6Users Directory & Messages

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7 Help & Support

8 Role of Mentors


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How do I access the SIM?

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Please follow the below mentioned steps to login into the SIM.

1. Open a web browser (Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox or Safari)

2. Go to www.ithinkonline.org.my

3. Choose your preferred language from the drop-down (English or BahasaMalaysia)

4. Enter your or

5. Enter as ithink123

6. Click on button
http://www.ithinkonline.org.my/http://www.ithinkonline.org.my/


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How do I set a new password?

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Once you have logged into the SIM for the first time, follow the below mentioned

steps to set a new password for your account.

1. Click on your namelink in the top navigation bar, you will see your Profile

page

2. Click on link on the top right hand side

3. Enter password ithink123 in box

4. Enter your new password in box, enter again your new password

in box

5. Click on button


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What if I forget my password?

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Please follow the below mentioned steps if you forget your password.

1. Go to www.ithinkonline.org.my

2. Click on the link

3. Enter your and click on button

4. You will get an email with a one time login link in your inbox. Click on that link

and it will take you to your profile page.

5. Enter your new password in

6. Enter your new password in

7. Click on button
http://www.ithinkonline.org.my/http://www.ithinkonline.org.my/


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Table of Contents

1 Login

2 Profile

3 Newsfeed

4 Course Map

5 Bulletin Board

6Users Directory & Messages

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7 Help & Support

8 Role of Mentors


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How do I change my Profile?

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Your Profile page is the summary about you and your learning status on the SIM.

You can edit information in your profile by following the below mentioned steps.

1. Click on your namelink in the top navigation bar

2. Click on link on the top right hand side

3. Check / Edit your NRIC No. and upload a picture of yours (less than 1 MB)

4. Change your personal particulars like Email address, Full Name, Contact

Number, Gender or Date of Birth or School related information like Subject,

School, State or Level

5. Choose your preferred language (English / Bahasa Malaysia)

6. Click on button


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What is Learning Journey?

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Learning Journey is the summary of your learning status on the SIM.

1. Click on the tab under your profile

2. It updates automatically as you progress through the modules in the Course

Map (to be covered later)

3. It shows Name of Module, Progress %, Status & Time Spent

4. To view the list of pages that you have viewed inside the content, click on

the Status link

5. To download the e-certificate (upon course completion), click on the

button


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What are Goals?

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Goals are to help you plan your learning activities and manage your schedule better.

1. To creategoals for yourself on the SIM, click on button

a) Enter Name of the Goal

b) Choose Start Date

c) Choose End Date

d) Choose Status (Not Started for a new goal)

e) Click on button

2. To starta goal, click on link and change the Status to In progress and click on

Save button

3. To completea goal, click on link and change the Status to Completed and

click on button

4. To deletea goal, click on link and then click on button and then click

on button again


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What are Points & Leaderboard?

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Points are to reward and encourage your participation on the SIM.

1. You earn points for your actions on the SIM e.g. when you complete a

module or make a post on the newsfeed

2. You will get 100 for completing a module, 10 for a post, 5 for a comment, 5 if

your post or comment is liked, 2 if you like someone elses post or comment,20 if you give a good answer and 5 if you mark a good answer

3. Points are deducted when an action is undone e.g. deleting a post from

newsfeed

4. You can look at the history of points earned by you under

tab under your profile

5. Your ranking is shown on the SIM in the form of Leaderboardblock on the

home page. Top 250 names by points will be displayed on the Leaderboard.


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How are Badges awarded?

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Badges are to encourage you to attempt more learning modules on the SIM.

1. You are awarded a badge when you complete a learning module

2. Your badges are visible on your profile

3. Your badges are visible to other users as well


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What can other users view on my Profile?

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Other users can only view following fields on your Profile page:

1. Your Name2. Subject(s) that you teach

3. Your Role

4. Level(s) that you teach

5. School that you teach at

6. State that your school is in7. Points that you have earned

8. Badges that you have been awarded

9. Posts made by you on the Newsfeed

So other users cannot view data like your learning journey, goals and points

history.


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Table of Contents

1 Login

2 Profile

3 Newsfeed

4 Course Map

5 Bulletin Board

6 Users Directory & Messages

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7 Help & Support

8 Role of Mentors


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What is Newsfeed?

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Newsfeed is the area to collaborate, share experiences and learn with your peers.

1. Click on the link in the top navigation bar and type your post in

box. You can also tag other users by typing the

symbol @ followed by the name of the other user in this box.

2. Attach documents, images, link, audio or video

3. Enter Labels like Circle Map and click on button

4. To edit a post, click on the cogwheel icon on your post and choose edit

option, make changes and then click on the button

5. To delete a post, click on the cogwheel icon on your post and choose delete

option and then click on the button


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What is Newsfeed? (cont.)

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1. To viewthe attachments, click on them (inline)

2. To downloadthe attachments, click on the link

3. To annotatedocuments, click on the document and then on the

4. To lookfor specific posts, choose like Name, Labels, Roles, States,Schools, Levels, Subjectswith the option to sort by date

5. To Comment or Likeon other users posts, click on the icons below the posts

6. To choosethe most appropriate answer to a post by another user, click on

the link

7. To reportinappropriate posts, click on the link below the post


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Table of Contents

1 Login

2 Profile

3 Newsfeed

4 Course Map

5 Bulletin Board


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7 Help & Support

8 Role of Mentors


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What is Course Map?

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Course Map is the layout of the learning modules on the SIM.

1. Click on the in the top navigation bar

2. Course Map is made up of seven sectionsOverview, Setting the Context, Thinking

Processes, Practice Tools, Thinking and Questioning Skills, Resources and Assessment

3. Each section has different number of modules. There are 25 modules in total.

4. All modules are Mandatory. You need to complete all the mandatory modules for the

modules in theAssessmentsection to be enabled.

5. You need to score minimum of 60% in all the modules in the Assessment section to

download the certificate.

6. Restricted Navigation and other visual cues like percentage completion will help you

navigate easily through the course map


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What is Restricted Navigation?

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Restricted Navigation (grey boxes) in the course map helps you go through the learning

modules in a logical flow. As you will complete a module, another module in the samesection and / or another section will be unlocked for you to attempt.

Course Map - Restricted Navigation Flow


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Why is there a % below the name of a module?

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You can view the status of your module completion as a percentage below the

name of each module. The three possible stages are:1) 0% - You have not started this module

2) 1% to 99% - You are attempting this module

3) 100% - You have completed this module

* Thinking Maps Wizard & modules in Resources section are not tracked forcompletion

Once you complete a module (100%):

a) You will receive 100 points,

b) You will be awarded the badge for that module, and

c) The next module(s) as per the restricted navigation flow will be unlocked


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Structure of a module

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Each module has one or more topics which are laid out in the form of tiles and ladders will

guide you on how to navigate through a module. However you have the choice to attemptany topic in any order.

Topic Tile

Module Layout Screen


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Attempting a ModuleSIM Overview

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1. Click on the module in the course map, you will see the module

landing page with topics

2. Click on the Topic, you will see more information about the Topic

3. Click on the button

4. You will see the content being loaded in a content player

5. Click on the (Help) icon to view the functionalities of different buttons

6. Click on the (next) icon to move to the next screen

7. Once your have completed a topic you will be brought back on the module layoutscreen and you will notice an orange border around the topic tile.

8. Once you have completed all the topics in a module. go to your and notice

the update in your Learning Journey, Points and Badges.


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Topics in other modules

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Most of the other modules in the course map have following topics:

1. Learning OutcomesStart your journey

2. IntroduceAttempting activities & Checkpoints

3. UnderstandConstructing Maps, Guided Practices and Examples

4. ApplyActivity, Applications Examples & Reflection

5. Self CheckAttempting quizzes

6. IntegrateCollaborating on the Newsfeed

Note: Pay attention to the tips given by the mascots in the modules


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Other Tools

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There are some very useful tools that you can make use of in your learning

journey on the SIM.

1. NotepadYou can take notes while you are inside a module and you can also

refer to the notes taken in other modules by clicking on the Home icon

2. Thinking Maps WizardYou can create different types of maps using thiswizard. There are three types of templates available for each map typefew

fields, lots of fields and free form. In the free form template you can click

anywhere on the map to create and field and then click on it again to enter

the text. You can either save your maps in draft mode or send them to Maps

Diary when they are finalised. You can also export these maps by clicking on

the link on the top right hand side of the player view.

3. Thinking Maps DiaryIs the collection (view mode) of all the maps that are

either created using the Thinking Maps Wizard or maps created within

different modules.


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Other Tools (cont.)

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4. ReportsYou can view reports like Quiz Attempts Summary or All Quiz

Attempts to check the number of your quiz attempts and the associated results.

5. GlossaryIs a collection of all the keywords used in the SIM. You can either

look for words in an alphabetical order or use the Search feature to look for

specific words.

6. Reference MaterialsIs a collection of map templates (ppt and pdf), videos

and other links that will complement your learning about the thinking skills.


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Table of Contents

1 Login

2 Profile

3 Newsfeed

4 Course Map

5 Bulletin Board


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7 Help & Support

8 Role of Mentors


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What is Bulletin Board?

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Bulletin Board is the view for announcements (sent by administrator) and

notifications (system generated).

1. Click on link in the top navigation bar

2. You will see your notifications on the page

3. Click on link

4. You will see announcements on the page

Note: A red flag next to the in the top navigation bar means

you have new announcements or notifications to view.


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Table of Contents

1 Login

2 Profile

3 Newsfeed

4 Course Map

5 Bulletin Board


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7 Help & Support

8 Role of Mentors


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What is a Message?

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Messages are meant for one-on-one (or one-to-many) communication on the SIM

1. To senda message, click on the link in the top navigation bar and

click on button

2. Start typing the name of the user whom you want to send the message in the

To field, system will show you the list of names, choose the recipient

3. Enter purpose of the message in the box and your message in the

box, attach files and then click on button

4. Toreplyto messages, enter your reply in the box and click on button

5. To deletemessages, click on the checkbox of the message and click on

button


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Table of Contents

1 Login

2 Profile

3 Newsfeed

4 Course Map

5 Bulletin Board


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7 Help & Support

8 Role of Mentors


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How do I seek Help & Support?

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You can reach out to us for us any help or support that you may need through the

following channels.

1. Click on the link at the bottom of the SIM

2. You can search for help or click on the topics, or

3. Click on the link in the footer of the SIM

4. Fill in your question and details and click the button

5. You will get an email along with the support ticket number, or

6. You can also send an email at [email protected]

7. Download guides and manuals from
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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1 Login

2 Profile

3 Newsfeed

4 Course Map

5 Bulletin Board


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7 Help & Support

8 Role of Mentors


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Documents

User Guide for I-THINK SIM Mentors v3