Monarch Student User Guide

82 Pages·2017·1.73 MB·English

Monarch™
Student User Guide
StudentUserGuide
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InternetExplorer,Excel,PowerPoint,andWindowsareregisteredtrademarksofMicrosoftCorporation.
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FirefoxisaregisteredtrademarkoftheMozillaFoundation.
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ChromeandDrivearetrademarksofGoogleInc.
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SafariisatrademarkofAppleInc.
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System Requirements
MonarchrequiresthatyouhaveaHighSpeedInternetconnectionandoneofthefollowingdesktopbrowsers.Ifyouarenot
usingoneofthesebrowsers(orversions)tointeractwithMonarch,pleasedownloadorupgradetoanewbrowserora
supportedversion.Ifyouelectnottoupgradeyourdesktopbrowser,yourexperiencemaynotbeoptimal,oryoumaynotbe
abletousecertaintoolsinMonarch.
SupportedBrowsers:
Google®Chrome™currentversion
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Microsoft®InternetExplorer®versions11,10
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Mozilla®Firefox®currentversion
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Apple®Safari™version9
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BestEffortBrowsers:
AppleSafariversion8
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MicrosoftEdge††
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††Whileanumberoftouchscreen-specificfeaturesarebuiltintoWindows®10,wedonotofficiallysupporttouchscreen
interactionsatthistime.
Helpfulresources
CustomerService:Phone-TollFree:1-800-622-3070Monday–Friday:7a.m.-5p.m.CT
TechnicalSupport:Phone-TollFree: 1-888-881-4958Monday-Friday7a.m.-5p.m.CT
Website:www.aop.com/Support/Monarch
Contents
Let'sgetstarted 3
Login 3
Learnaboutstudentfeaturesandtools 5
Whatthemainnavbarbuttonsdo 5
Whatthefunctiontoolbartabsdo 6
WhatyouseeinthesectionsofyourSchoolworkpage 7
Changeyourbackgroundtheme 8
Changeyourpassword 9
Logout 10
Viewandopenyourassignmentsfromyourcalendar 11
Viewyourweeklycalendar 11
Viewyourmonthlycalendar 13
Viewyourassignmentsandprogressinyourcourses 17
Learnaboutcoursestructureandassignments 17
Viewandopenassignments 18
Viewprogressforyourcourses,units,assignmentsandyourcompletedwork 19
WhatyouseeontheCourses(subjects)page 19
WhatyouseeontheUnitspage 20
WhatyouseeontheAssignmentspage 21
WhatyouseeontheProblemspage 22
Workonyourassignments 27
Learnaboutthetoolsandfeaturesavailableforworkingonassignments 27
UsetheVocabularyArcadegamestolearnvocabularywords 28
Readlessonsectionsandworkonquestions 29
Printassignmenttextandimages 30
Listentoaudioversionofassignments 30
Answerassignmentquestions(problems) 31
WhatyouseeintheQuestionssectionofyourlesson 31
Submitanswersandgetanswerfeedback 33
Howproblemsarescored 34
Skipquestions 35
ShareinformationaboutassignmentswithyourTeacherusingproblemnotes 36
Workonprojects 39
Keyboardcharactersforforeignlanguagecourses 45
Markassignmentsascomplete 46
Workonreassignedessayorparagraphproblems 48
Takequizzesandtestsandreviewyourresults 51
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WhatdoestheQuiz/TestinProgressindicatormean? 51
Whathappensifyoulogofforexitoutofthequizortestbeforemarkingitascomplete 51
Reviewyourworkbeforebeginningquizzesortests 51
Takequizzesandtests 54
Viewyourresultsonquizzesandtests 56
CommunicatewithyourTeacherusinginternalmessaging 59
Readmessagesfromyourteacher 59
Sendmessagestoyourteacher 60
Viewsentmessages 61
PracticeandlearnusingtheResources'toolsandactivities 63
Gethelpwithtasksandgetyourquestionsanswered 69
Learnaboutassignmentproblemtypes 71
Index 79
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Let's get started
Student,welcometoMonarch™.
MonarchisaChristianhomeshoolcurriculumthatyoucanaccessatanytime.Thismeansyoucandoyourschoolworkon
aschedulethatworksbestforyouandyourteacher.YourteacherwillgiveyouthewebURLforyourstudentaccount,
alongwithyourusernameandpassword.Yourusernameiscase-sensitivewhichmeansyoumusttypeitexactlyas
providedbyyourteacher.
Onceyoulogintoyourstudentaccount,youseeonlyyourschoolworkassignedbyyourteacherandaschoolcalendar
showingyourassignments.
Tohelpyoubecomefamiliarwithcoursesandhow(questions)problemsaregraded,youcantakealookatthesetopics
first:
Log in
1. PastetheURLinyourbrowsertoopentheMonarchwebsite.
TheMonarchLoginpageappears.
2. EnteryourUsernameandPasswordyourteachergaveyou.Youdon'tseetheplaintextforyourpassword;justa
seriesofdotsappears.
Can'trememberyourpassword?Askyourteachertoresetyourpasswordandprovideyouthenewpassword.
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Important:TheForgotPassword?linkonlyappliestorequestingapasswordresetemailfortheTeacher
accountandyoumustknowtheTeacher'susernameandemailaddressassociatedtotheMonarchaccountto
requestaresetpasswordemail.
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Login
Tip:Somebrowsershaveasettingturnedonbydefaultthatautofills(andsaves)thepasswordforthe
enteredusername.Ifyouwanttorequirethatthepasswordbeenteredeachtime,gointothebrowsersettings
anddisablethesettingforenablingautofillofwebforms.Eachsupportedbrowser'ssettingsaredifferent,but
ifyousearchfor"autofill"intheSettings,youwillgetthecorrectstepsforthebrowseryouuse.
3. ClicktheSignInbutton.
4. Forfirsttimeusers,yousee:
a. TheEndUserLicenseAgreement(EULA).ScrolltoreadthroughtheagreementandthenclicktheIAgree
buttonatthebottomoftheagreementtocontinue.
b. AWelcomepageappears.ThisWelcomepageprovideseasyaccesstohelpfulresources.Toproceed,clickthe
ContinuetoDashboardbutton.
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Learn about student features and tools
YourHome>SchoolworkpageisthepageyouseeeverytimeyoulogintoMonarchStudent.
Let'stakealookatthetoppartofthepagefirst.
Whatthe main navbarbuttonsdo
AtthetoprightofyourSchoolworkpageisthemainnavigationbar(mainnavbar)(seeitemA).
Thismainnavbarcontainsseveraltools(buttons)thatopenthefunctionsyouusemostoften.Themainnavbarisalways
visiblenomatterwhatpageyouareviewing.
Tool/button Description See...
Home ClickHometo "Viewandopenyourassignmentsfromyourcalendar"onpage 11.
returntoyour
Schoolworkpage
andalsoto
accessyour
Calendar.
Learn ClickLearntogo "Viewandopenassignments"onpage 18.
toyour
and
assignmentsand
alsotoaccess "Viewprogressforyourcourses,units,assignmentsandyourcompletedwork"on
yourCourses page 19.
information,
including
completedwork.
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Whatthefunctiontoolbartabsdo
Tool/button Description See...
Message ClickMessageto "CommunicatewithyourTeacherusinginternalmessaging"onpage 59.
gotoyourInbox
oftheMonarch
internal
messaging
systemtoread
messagesfrom
andsend
messagestoyour
teacher.
Help ClickHelptoopen "Gethelpwithtasksandgetyourquestionsanswered"onpage 69.
thepagewhere
youhavebuttons
tolaunchthe
onlineStudent
Helpandaccess
acopyofthis
MonarchStudent
Guide.
[Your Thebuttonwith "Changeyourbackgroundtheme"onpage 8.
name] yournameand
and
smallarrow(see
itemBabove)has "Changeyourpassword"onpage 9.
additional
and
commandsthatlet
you: "Logout"onpage 10.
Change
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your
background
themeor
colors.
Change
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your
password.
Signout.
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Whatthe function toolbartabsdo
Belowthemainnavbarisafunctiontoolbar(itemCbelow).Thetools(tabs) onthisfunctiontoolbarchangewhenyou
selectatop-levelbuttononthemainnavbar(itemAabove).
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WhatyouseeinthesectionsofyourSchoolworkpage
Forexample,whenyouclicktheHomebutton,youseetheSchoolworkandCalendartabsonthefunctiontoolbarasshown
inexampleCabove.WhenyouclicktheLearnbutton,theAssignmentsandCoursestabsarevisibleasshowninthe
examplebelow.
Whatyou see in the sectionsofyourSchoolworkpage
ThelowerpartofyourSchoolworkpageisdividedintoseveralsectionssothatyoucaneasilyseeandopenyourcurrent
assignments,readanymessagessentbyyourteacher,.andopenhelpfulresources.Youmayalsoseestatusforyour
Monarchsubscriptions.
ThesectionsoftheSchoolworkpageidentifiedaboveinclude:
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Changeyourbackgroundtheme
Item Section Description See...
D Assignments DisplaysthenextassignmentyouhaveineachMonarchsubject "Workonyour
list assignedtoyouandthedateitisdue. assignments"on
page 27.
E Projectslist Displaysallprojectsthatareaccessibletoworkon.Ifyoudonot "Workonprojects"on
haveanyaccessibleprojects,thissectiondoesnotdisplay. page 39.
F Messages Displaysallunreadmessagesreceivedfromyourteacher,alinkto "Communicatewithyour
list yourInbox,andabuttontocreateanewmessageforyourteacher. Teacherusinginternal
messaging"onpage 59.
G Resources ContainsaStudentGuidelinktothepagewithbuttonstolaunch "Gethelpwithtasksand
list theonlineStudentHelpfileandtheStudentUserGuide. getyourquestions
answered"onpage 69.
AlsocontainslinkstovariousResources,suchasahistorical
timeline,flashcards,mathandvocabularydrillactivitiesthatyour and
teacherhasassignedtoyou.Clickalinktoopentheresource.
"Practiceandlearn
usingtheResources'
toolsandactivities"on
page 63.
Note:YourSchoolworkpagemaydisplayanothersectioncalledSubscriptionsStatus.Thissection
onlyappearswhenyouhavesubscriptionsthataresettoexpireorhavealreadyexpiredinthelast
30days.Thisisimportantinformationforyoutoknowbecausenoworkcanbedoneonexpired
courses.Letyourteacherknowaboutsubscriptionsthataresettoexpiresoon.
What'snext?
NowthatyouhavelearnedaboutsomeofMonarchStudentfeaturesandtools,whatdoyouwanttodonext?
LearnaboutwhatIcanseeonmystudentcalendar."Viewandopenyourassignmentsfromyourcalendar"on
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page 11.
Learnaboutotherwaystoviewmyassignmentsandcourses.See"Viewyourassignmentsandprogressinyour
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courses"onpage 17.
Getstartedworkingonmyassignments.See"Workonyourassignments"onpage 27.
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Change yourbackground theme
Abackgroundwithnothemeanddefaultcolorforthetoolbarisdisplayedforalloftheapplicationpages.Youcanchange
thebackgroundtooneoftheavailablethemesorchangethecolorofthetoolbar.
Tochangethebackgroundthemeortoolbarcolor:
Clickthedrop-downarrownexttoyournameandselectoneofthethemesforthebackgroundofthepages.Or,ifyou
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justwanttochangethecolorofthetoolbar,selectacolor.
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