Teacher & Teacher Admin User Guide for the Cambridge LMS

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Teacher & Teacher Admin User Guide for
the Cambridge LMS
Last updated January 2016
LMS Release 15.1 (27 January 2016)

Logging into the Cambridge LMS if you have a username and password ........................................ 2
Registering in the Cambridge LMS .................................................................................................................... 2
Registering in the Cambridge LMS as a Teacher .................................................................................... 2
Registering in the Cambridge LMS as a Teacher Admin ..................................................................... 5
Creating Class Groups (Teacher Admin only) ........................................................................................... 11
Creating a Class (Teacher Admin only) ........................................................................................................ 12
Adding Students to a Class (Teacher Admin only) .................................................................................. 16
Adding single students ................................................................................................................................... 16
Adding multiple students .............................................................................................................................. 18
Moving students from one class to another (Teacher Admin only) ................................................ 20
Adding New Products (Teacher Admin only) ............................................................................................ 22
Viewing the content in your class ................................................................................................................... 24
Enabling/Disabling content in your class ................................................................................................... 25
Setting activities as “To Do Next” .................................................................................................................... 27
Using the Class Calendar ..................................................................................................................................... 28
Using Announcements ......................................................................................................................................... 30
Using the LMS Tools ............................................................................................................................................. 33
Using the Forum ..................................................................................................................................................... 34
Forum statistics ................................................................................................................................................. 37
Using Blogs ............................................................................................................................................................... 41
Using the Portfolio ................................................................................................................................................. 45
Using the wiki .......................................................................................................................................................... 47
Using the Gradebook ............................................................................................................................................ 52
Viewing the Gradebook ................................................................................................................................. 52
Overwriting a student’s grade and leaving a Comment ................................................................... 56
Viewing students’ answers on a test ........................................................................................................ 58
Customising the Gradebook .............................................................................................................................. 59
Assigning Grades to Activities that Require Teacher Attention ........................................................ 64
Logging into the Cambridge LMS if you have a username and
password
If you have a username and password already (for example if the Client Administrator in
your institution has e-mailed you the details) please go to the website address the Client
Administrator has given you or which is in your book (for example
www.cambridgelms.org/main ). Then enter your username and password in the correct
fields and select Log In:

Registering in the Cambridge LMS
The Cambridge LMS has two levels of access for teachers: Teacher, and Teacher
Administrator. The differences are as follows:

• Teacher. A Teacher in the LMS must be added to a class by an institutional Client
Administrator. As a Teacher you can see the performance of the students in your
classes, but you cannot see any other classes and you cannot create new classes.
Also, you are not able to administer the students in your classes, e.g. you can’t enrol
or unenroll students – only your Client Administrator can do this.
• Teacher Admin. As a Teacher Admin you can create your own classes and manage
students in your classes, e.g. enrol and unenroll students. However, you can’t
administer the classes of any other teachers.

Depending on whether you would like to register as a Teacher or a Teacher Admin please
follow the relevant instructions below.

Registering in the Cambridge LMS as a Teacher
If you don’t have a username and password for the Cambridge LMS please register. To
register in the Cambridge LMS please go to the website address in your book (for example
www.cambridgelms.org/main )

1. Select the Register tab:
2. In the first field select “I am a Teacher”. Complete the fields in the box that appears:

Choose a username that you would like to use. If somebody else is already using that
username the LMS will suggest a different one, or you can choose another one in the next
step.
Once you have entered your details, pull the key icon onto the lock icon and select Register.
You will now be in the LMS:

You now need to join your school. Ask your Client Administrator for your School Code, then
select Join a School:

Enter the school code and select Join a School:
You will then join your school and your Client Administrator can add you to classes.

Registering in the Cambridge LMS as a Teacher Admin
If your institution has a Client Administrator please follow the instructions in the last
section; your Client Administrator can then give you Teacher Admin status.

If your institution does not have a Client Administrator please follow these steps.

1. Select the Register tab:

2. In the first field select “I am a Teacher Admin”. Complete the fields in the box that
appears:
Choose a username that you would like to use. If somebody else is already using that
username the LMS will suggest a different one, or you can choose another one in the next
step.

Complete the email-address and Password fields, leave the School Code field empty if you
do not have one, and accept the Terms of Use. Select Next.

3. Complete the information about your school:
Select Next.

4. Choose the title of the product you are using:
5. Next choose a level of the product you are using. If you use more than one level
and/or different varieties of one level choose one level first and you will be able to
add more variations in the next steps.

Once you have chosen a level you may have more options available depending on the
product:
Select as many options/variations as you need and select Add. You will then see the
following window:
The first window displays additional options available which you can add if you need to;
the second window displays options you have already chosen. You can remove any of these
if you decide you don’t need them after all.

To add further levels, now change the “Product Level” field and repeat the process above of
adding/removing individual options.

Once you have added all the products you need drag the key icon over the lock, and select
Register.

You will now see the following alert: