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Instructor Area

Getting started

How to access side panel
Course library has side panel which comprises of pre-defined groups: Active, Archived, Expired, and Ungrouped. So, if you have multiple courses in your library you can easily manage it under these categories. You can even create custom groups to organize it further.

  • In the My Library page, click the Add group button on the side panel. Now, enter a name for the group of courses, which you want to create. Pick a color to identify your group and select the required courses for your group. Finally, click the Add button to create the group.
  • You will observe a colored bullet below the Add group button. If you wish to add more courses to the group, you can also do it by dragging the desired course and dropping it in the respective course group.
  • At any point if you wish to edit the details of the group or you want to delete the desired group. In the side panel, click the pencil icon to edit the details or click the Delete button to delete the group.
How to access instructor tools
  • In the library page, search the desired course or section by typing the course or section name in the search box and then click the Manage button. The Manage button will appear for the courses in which you have an instructor license.
  • Now, click the Instructor Tools button of your desired section.
Note
If you have created a section earlier, then only the options will be available.
  • There will be 8 tabs. You may or may not see all the tabs based upon your license.  
  • The Setup tab enables you to create sections or to modify the existing section.
  • The Invite Tab enables you to invite students to the section, move students from one section to another, and enroll students to the section.
  • The Track tab enables you to track your students' performance efficiently.
  • The Assessment tab enables you to create multiple assessments for your students to analyze the level of understanding on any particular topic.
  • The Design tab enables you to customize lessons, flashcards, exercises, quizzes, and practice tests.
  • The Resources tab allows you to download or upload resources, such as: course-slides, answer-keys, and other reference or study materials related to the course.
  • The Create tab allows you to create questions for the course or section.
  • You can also view your created section, assessments, lectures as a student by clicking the Student view tab.

How to exit instructor tools
  • To exit the Instructor Tools, click Back to section list option at the bottom of the Setup tab.
  • You can also exit the Instructor Tools by clicking and selecting options from the Educator Navigation at the top right side.
How to link student to the instructor
  • Once you enroll a student into a course and the student will receive an email from uCertify support.
  • Students have to open the mail and click join this section link. A confirmation page will open, then they have to click the Join Section button to link with their instructor.
  • Alternatively, students can select and copy the section key from the mail.
  • Then they have to open the course in which they are enrolled by instructor.
  • Then, they have to click the Link with instructor button and paste the 13-digit section key in the Section Key box and finally click the Add button.

Setting up your section

How to set section start date (traditional or continuous enrollment)
  • Click the Manage button of your desired course and then click the Instructor Tools button of your desired section.
  • To set section start date, click on the starts drop down and choose your preference from on the day of enrollment or choose a date from the calendar.
  • To set your section end date, provide it in the Ends in box.
How to set section mastery level
  • Click the Manage button of your desired course and then click the Instructor Tools button of your desired section.
  • To set section Mastery Level, simply enter the mastery level in the Mastery Level box.
How to set a welcome message
  • Click the Manage button of your desired course and then click the Instructor Tools button of your desired section.
  • To set a welcome message, click the Welcome Message tab.
  • Enter the desired message in the box and click the Save button.
How to set announcement
  • Click the Manage button of your desired course and then click the Instructor Tools button of your desired section.
  • To set announcements, click the Announcement tab and click the Add announcement button.
  • Enter the desired message/text, which you want to announce, under the Announcement heading.
  • You can set start and end date for your announcement under the Start Date & End Date headings. Use the calendar to set desired dates.
  • Finally, click the Save button to save your preferences.
Note
You can set up to 5 announcements for a section.
  • To delete any announcement, click the delete button parallel to the announcement.
How to add a teaching assistant
  • Click the Manage button of your desired course and then click the Instructor Tools button of your desired section.
  • To assign a teaching assistant to a section, click the Add New button and provide the email and select the role.
  • Finally, click the Save button to freeze your preferences.

How to invite or enroll students to your section

  • Click the Manage button of your desired course and then click the Instructor Tools button of your desired section.
  • You can invite desired students to use your course or section by clicking the Invite tab and then selecting the Invite option. Enter the Email id, First Name, Last Name, Access Code (Optional), one per line in the Student List box below the Bulk Upload, and click the Verify button.
  • The Student(s) list page will open showing the Name of student, Access Code, Validation, and their Status. Check the checkbox parallel to the Student's Name and click the Enroll Selected button.
  • To import the students using section list or section key, select the Import from Section, click the Import Type drop-down, and select the required option.
  • To enroll a student or for multiple enrollment, click the Invite tab and select the Enroll option. Now, you can select the Enroll as Student or Multiple Enroll button. Provide the required details and perform the required steps to enroll a student or for multiple enrollment to the section.

Using track to manage your course/sections

How to track the performance of your students
How to track the performance of your students
  • Click the Track tab located on your dashboard. It has 8 tabs. Based upon your licence, you may or may not see all the tabs. The Roster tab provides general information about students present in the section. You can see their name, email-id, readiness percentage. If you click on it, it will open the study planner of the student in the read-only format where you can take a look at the Start Date, Target Date, Estimated Days required if your student is lagging behind, and you can also check if your student is regular within the section by viewing the Last Login date.
  • If you wish to do ability grouping of your students, you can easily do so by clicking on the settings menu and selecting the Set Tag option. Now, type the tag name and click the Save button to freeze your preferences. These tags are not visible to students.
  • You can set section, send message, change study planner, view study planner, or remove a student from the section by selecting the desired option from the settings menu.
  • uCertify course comes with Lessons, Labs, Practice tests, and Prepengine. The Lessons tab provides an overview of the readiness percentage in different grade items of a lesson, such as cards, quizzes, exercises, and labs. If you want to have a detailed information about any grade item, you can easily do so by clicking on the respective readiness percentage. Similarly, you can do in Labs, Practice tests, Prepengine, and Assessments.
  • Now, if you want to define gradebook for students, click the Define gradebook button. This will allow you to define the grades for a particular card, quiz, exercises, or assessment.
  • Here, Items represents the number of items in the particular grade item. To hide desired grade items or chapters, click the On or Off button. Green color shows the selection. To edit the settings of the grade items or chapters, click the settings menu. Points represent the summative evaluation of a student’s performance across grade items tracked in the gradebook. Weightage percentage increases or decreases on the basis of points. Now, to include or exclude grades of a particular item in the gradebook and sync, click the On or Off button, under Report, parallel to the grade item. Once you are done, click the Save button to freeze your preferences or click the Reset button to set everything to default state.
  • If you wish to download the gradebook, select the Gradebook  tab and just click the Export button and select the Gradebook option. Select the download file format options and grade type in percentage or points. Now, click the Download button. Your gradebook will be downloaded with the settings provided by you.
  • You can view activities, study plan, analytics, and test analytics of your students by clicking the More button and selecting the desired option.
How to view demo data
  • Click the Manage button of your desired course and then click the Instructor Tools button of your desired section.
  • Now, click the Track tab to view demo data of students. A demo data table will appear with gray color box. To view demo data of students, click the close button at the top right corner of the box. You will be able to see demo data of students with sample watermark on it and a pink color box will appear on the bottom of the table. If you want to hide the sample watermark from demo data, click the close button of the pink box.
  • Now, you can analyze the functionality of each tab. You can track the performance of demo students in lessons, practice tests, assessments, and prepengine and view the study planner of the demo student. You can also view the results of various test and assessment of the demo student available.
How to use roster tab
  • Click the Manage button of your desired course and then click the Instructor Tools button of your desired section.
  • Click the Track tab located on your dashboard, to access the engagement level of students listed in your section with details such as: name, readiness percentage. If you click on it, it will open the study planner of the student in the read-only format.
  • On the Roster tab, you can take a look at the Start Date, Target Date, Estimated Days required if your student is lagging behind, and you can also check if your student is regular within the section by viewing the Last Login date. These indicators help you determine the learning outcome of your class.
  • Now, if you wish to do ability grouping of your students, you can easily do so by clicking on the settings menu and selecting the Set Tag option. Now, type the tag name and click the Save button to freeze your preferences. These tags are not visible to students.
  • You can send messages, change password, view study planner, or remove a student from the section by selecting the desired option from the settings menu.
  • To download the gradebook of students, click the Gradebook tab, then click the Export button, and select the Gradebook option. Now, select the file format and gradebook type, percentage or points, and click the Download button. Your gradebook will be downloaded with the settings provided by you.
How to create a tag and add to a student
Click the Manage button of your desired course and then click the Instructor Tools button of your desired section.

Click the Track tab located on your dashboard.

If you wish to do ability grouping of your students, you can easily do so by clicking on the settings menu parallel to your students’ names and selecting the Set Tag option.

Type the tag name and click the Save button to freeze your preferences. These tags are not visible to students.
How to remove student
  • Click the Manage button of your desired course and then click the Instructor tools button of your desired section.
  • Click the Track tab located on your dashboard.
  • To remove a student from your section, click the settings menu parallel to your students’ names and select the Remove Student option.
  • Click the OK button to confirm.
  • To remove more than one student from your section, click checkboxes next to their names, click the Actions button at the top right side and select the Remove Student option.
How to send a message to a student
  • Click the Manage button of your desired course and then click the Instructor Tools button of your desired section.
  • Click the Track tab located on your dashboard.
  • To send a message to the student from your section, click the settings menu parallel to your students’ names and select the Send Message option.
  • Provide the required message and click the Send button.
  • To send messages to more than one student of your section, click checkboxes next to their names, click the Actions button at the top right side and select the Send Message option.
How to filter students by tag
  • Click the Manage button of your desired course and then click the Instructor Tools button of your desired section.
  • Click the Track tab located on your dashboard.
  • To filter students on the basis of tags assigned to them, click the All Tags drop-down and select the desired tag.
  • The students will be filtered according to tags assigned to them.
How to filter students by email
  • Click the Manage button of your desired course and then click the Instructor Tools button of your desired section.
  • Click the Track tab located on your dashboard.
  • To filter a student on the basis of email, provide the email id in Search email box and click the search icon.
  • The students will be filtered on the basis of their email id.
How to use Advance filter
  • Click the Manage button of your desired course and then click the Instructor tools button of your desired section.
  • Click the Track tab located on your dashboard.
  • To filter students on the basis of name or email, tag, enrollment date, last login date, readiness score; to sort students in your section; or to list students from test mode only, click the Advance Search button.
  • Provide or select the filter criteria for students and click the Search button.
  • Students will be filtered on the basis of criteria provided by you.
How to export track report, attendance, or gradebook of a student
  • Click the Manage button of your desired course and then click the Instructor Tools button of your desired section.
  • Click the Track tab located on your dashboard.
  • To export the track report or attendance of your students, click the Export drop-down and select the required option.
  • To download the gradebook of your students, click the gradebook tab, click the Export drop-down, and select the Gradebook option.
How to use Gradebook tab
Click the Manage button of your desired course and then click the Instructor Tools button of your desired section.

Click the Track tab located on your dashboard. Click the Gradebook tab and click the Define gradebook button. This will allow you to define the grades for a particular card, quiz, exercise, or assessment.

Here, Items represent the number of items in the particular grade item. To hide desired grade items or chapters, click the On or Off button. Green color shows the selection.

To edit the settings of the grade items or chapters, click the settings menu. Points represent the summative evaluation of a student’s performance across grade items tracked in the gradebook. Weightage percentage increases or decreases on the basis of points. Now, to include or exclude grades of a particular item in the gradebook and sync, click the On or Off button, under Report, parallel to the grade item.

Once you are done, click the Save button to freeze your preferences or click the Reset button to set everything to default state.
Note
If you have already defined your gradebook, it will appear under the gradebook tab. However, at any point if you wish to modify your gradebook criteria, then you can easily do it by clicking the Define gradebook button that appears at the bottom of the screen.
How to use Lessons tab
  • Click the Manage button of your desired course and then click the Instructor Tools button of your desired section.
  • Click the Track tab located on your dashboard and then click the Lessons tab.
  • The Lessons tab provides an overview of the readiness percentage in different grade items of a lesson, such as cards, quizzes, exercises, and labs. If you want to have a detailed information about any grade item, you can easily do so by clicking on the respective readiness percentage.
  • You can also view the result of the grade item by clicking on the settings menu parallel to it, and by selecting the Result option. This will redirect you to the result page of that particular grade item.
  • To review or delete a test result, click the settings menu parallel to it and select the desired option.
How to use Labs tab
  • Click the Manage button of your desired course and then click the Instructor Tools button of your desired section.
  • Click the Track tab located on your dashboard and then click the Labs tab. Select the Table View option to access the readiness level of students in various lab items.
  • You can view the performance of each lab item, comprising of Chapter name and task number. The incorrect attempt for any lab item will be indicated by red colored cross sign and correct attempt will be indicated with a green tick mark.
  • Additionally, you can choose to view the performance in each lab item as a student, by selecting the Student View option. It will list the performance of the lab items, with details such as: task number, name, answer, bookmark, and time spent.
How to use Practice tab
  • Click the Manage button of your desired course and then click the Instructor Tools button of your desired section.
  • Click the Track tab located on your dashboard and then click the Practice tab to access the readiness level of students in various assessments items.
  • You can access the performance report of any assessment item by clicking on the readiness score. This will show a list of all the attempts taken for the assessment item, with details such as: Date and time, detail, items, and performance.
  • To view the result of the assessment item, you can easily do so by clicking on the settings menu parallel to it, and by selecting the Result option. This will redirect you to the result page of that assessment item.
How to use PrepEngine tab
  • Click the Manage button of your desired course and then click the Instructor Tools button of your desired section.
  • Click the Track tab located on your dashboard and then click the Prepengine tab. Select the Table View option to access the readiness level of students in various Prepengine items.
  • You can access the performance report of any Prepengine item by clicking on the readiness score. This will show a list of all the attempts taken for the Prepengine item, with details such as: Date and time, detail, items, and performance.
  • Additionally, you can choose to view the performance in each Prepengine item as a student, by selecting the Student View option. It will list the performance of the Prepengine items, with details such as: mastered items, in play items, pending items, times, result, items, and session of the test.
How to use Assessments tab
  • Click the Manage button of your desired course and then click the Instructor Tools button of your desired section.
  • Click the Track tab located on your dashboard and then click the Assessments tab.
  • Now, to access the history of any assessment, click on the readiness score. This will show a list of all the attempts taken for the assessment item, with details such as: Date and time, detail, items, and performance.      
  • You can reschedule or can re-open and extend the time of an assessment so that the student can continue with his last assessment. To do so, provide the required details and click the Retest button. Your assessment is now reset.
  • If you want to schedule a new assessment so that the student can start the test from the beginning, click the New Assessment tab and provide the required details and click the Retest button. Your assessment is now rescheduled.
How to view Activities of your student
  • uCertify provides a comprehensive tool to view activities of students under the desired section. To do so, click the Manage button of your desired course and then click the Instructor Tools button of your desired section.
  • Click the Track tab located on your dashboard. Click the More tab and select the Activities option.
  • To view activity of a particular student, click the name of the student or use up or down arrow keys from your keyboard to choose, and view the details of the desired student.
  • Additionally, you can search a particular test performed by the student by entering test name. You can also search a particular test by clicking the test mode and can filter your preference by clicking the test type drop-down and then selecting the desired option.  
  • This will show a list of tests, with details such as: Date and time, detail, items, and performance.
How to view student's analytics
  • uCertify provides a comprehensive tool to view the competency, class performance, or test analytics of student. To do so, click the Manage button of your desired course and then click the Instructor Tools button of your desired section.
  • Click the Track tab located on your dashboard. Click the More tab, click on the Analytics, and select the desired option.
How to view student's Class Ranking Report
  • uCertify provides a comprehensive tool to view the class ranking report of students. To do so, click the Manage button of your desired course and then click the Instructor Tools button of your desired section.
  • Click the Track tab located on your dashboard. Click the More tab and select the Class Ranking Report option.
  • Here, you can filter the class ranking report of students on the basis of section or test type.
How to view study plan of students
  • uCertify provides a comprehensive tool to view student’s study planner. To do so, click the Manage button of your desired course and then click the Instructor Tools button of your desired section.
  • Click the Track tab located on your dashboard. Click the More tab and select the Study Plan option.
  • Now, to access the study planner of your desired student, click on the name of the student. Study planner of that student will appear in the read-only format.

Assessments tab and its use

How to set up assessments
  • Click the Manage button of your desired course and then click the Instructor Tools button of your desired section.
  • Click the Assessments tab located on your dashboard and click the Create new assessment button next to the search box. Provide Name, Feedback, Duration, and settings required for the assessment.
  • To add items of your choice, select the My Selection option from drop-down, click the List view button and select the desired lesson from the Lessons drop-down.
  • To select the items from Attempted, Unattempted, Bookmarks, Correct, Incorrect, and Notes list of items, click the Your Action drop-down and select the desired option.
  • If you want to add items from a specific lab, exercise, test set, quiz, or assessment; click the respective button. To add items of a particular item type, click the All Type drop-down and select the desired item type. Click on the items you want to add, to deselect any item click one more time on that item.
  • Click the Save button to freeze your preferences.
How to create assessment by Auto selection of items
  • Click the Manage button of your desired course and then click the Instructor Tools button of your desired section.
  • Click the Assessments tab located on your dashboard and click the Create new assessment button next to the search box. Provide Name, Feedback, Duration, and settings required for the assessment.
  • To add items automatically, select the Auto Selection option from the drop-down and provide the number of items in the Items box. This will create assessments with random questions from exercise, test sets, labs, and assessments. Click the Save button to freeze your preferences.
How to schedule assessments
  • Once you have created the assessment successfully, you will have to schedule the assessment. To do so, click the Manage button of your desired course and then click the Instructor Tools button of your desired section.
  • Click the Assessments tab and then click the settings menu next to the assessment created by you, and select the Schedule option.
  • Provide the required details and click the Save button to schedule the assessment or click the disable button to make assessment inactive.
How to unschedule assessments
  • Once you have scheduled the assessment, you can unschedule or modify scheduling. To do so, click the Manage button of your desired course and then click the Instructor Tools button of your desired section.
  • Click the Assessments tab and then click the settings menu next to the assessment created by you, and select the Modify Schedule or Unschedule option as per the requirement.
  • If you have selected the Modify Schedule option, provide the required details and click the Save button. If you have selected the Unschedule option, a confirmation modal will open. Click the OK button to unschedule the assessment.
How to assign an unscheduled assessments
  • To assign an unscheduled assessments, click the Manage button of your desired course and then click the Instructor Tools button of your desired section.
  • Click the Assessments tab and then click the settings menu next to the unscheduled assessment created by you, and select the Assign To option.
  • A modal box will open, select the students to whom the assessment is to be assigned, provide the test start on and due date, and time allowed for the test in minutes. Finally, click the Assign button.
How to modify assessments
  • To modify assessments, click the Manage button of your desired course and then click the Instructor Tools button of your desired section.
  • Click the Assessments tab and then click the settings menu next to the assessment created by you, and select the Modify option.
  • Make the required changes in the assessment and click the Save button.
How to preview assessment
  • To preview assessments, click the Manage button of your desired course and then click the Instructor Tools button of your desired section.
  • Click the Assessments tab and then click the settings menu next to the assessment created by you, and select the Preview Assessment option and then click the Preview button.
How to archive assessment
  • To archive assessments, click the Manage button of your desired course and then click the Instructor Tools button of your desired section.
  • Click the Assessments tab and then click the settings menu next to the assessment created by you, and select the Archive option
  • A confirmation modal box will open. Click the OK button to confirm.
How to delete assessment
  • To delete assessments, click the Manage button of your desired course and then click the Instructor Tools button of your desired section.
  • Click the Assessments tab and then click the settings menu next to the assessment created by you, and select the Delete option.
  • A confirmation modal box will open. Click the OK button to confirm.
How to add a grading criteria for assessment
  • To add a grading criteria for assessments, click the Manage button of your desired course and then click the Instructor Tools button of your desired section.
  • Click the Design tab and then click the Settings button at the right side on the top bar.
  • The Settings modal box will open. Provide the grading criteria and grades under the Grade Scale tab, gradebook visibility under the Gradebook Settings tab. Finally, click the Save button.
How to reorder assessments
  • To reorder assessments, click the Manage button of your desired course and then click the Instructor Tools button of your desired section.
  • Click the Design tab and then click the Settings button at the right side on the top bar.
  • The settings modal box will open. Provide the sequence of the assessment under the Sequence tab. Finally, click the Save button.
How to share assessments
  • To share the assessments to other section, click the Manage button of your desired course and then click the Instructor Tools button of your desired section.
  • Click the Assessments tab and then click the Share and Import drop-down at the right side. Select the Share Assessment option.
  • The Share Assessment modal box will open. Click the Copy to clipboard icon to copy the assessment key.
  • Now,  provide this assessment key to Import Assessment modal box under the section to which you want to import the assessment and click the Get button.
How to import assessments
  • To import the assessments from other section, click the Manage button of your desired course and then click the Instructor Tools button of your desired section.
  • Click the Assessments tab and then click the Share and Import drop-down at the right side. Select the Import Assessment option.
  • The Import Assessment modal box will open. Select the Link or Copy assessment button as per the requirement. Now, provide the assessment key from other section in the Assessment key box and click the Get button. The assessment from other section will be imported to this section.

Design course/section

How to customize Pre-Assessment
  • uCertify provides a comprehensive set of instructor tools to customize the Pre-Assessment as per your choice. To do so, click the Manage button of your desired course and then click the Instructor Tools button of your desired section.
  • Click the Design tab located on your dashboard. To show or hide the Pre-Assessment in course, click the On or Off button. Green color shows the selection. To edit the settings of the Pre-Assessment, click the Action button.
  • Points represent the summative evaluation of a student’s performance across Pre-Assessment tracked in the gradebook. Weightage percentage increases or decreases on the basis of points. Now, to include or exclude grades of Pre-Assessment in the gradebook and sync, click the On or Off button, under Report, parallel to the grade item.
Note
You can include or exclude grades of Pre-Assessment, after you have turned on the Report for a grade item.
After the required customization, click the Save button to freeze your preferences or click the Reset button to set everything to default state.
How to work with LTI help
  • Click the Design tab located on your dashboard. Click the LTI help drop-down and select the Deep Linking option, you will be redirected to LTI help page.
  • Click the My LMS drop-down to select the desired LMS for creating the LTI link. Click the CRN drop-down to select the desired CRN.
  • Click the Module drop-down to select the desired module. Different additional parameters related with the selected Module will be visible.
  • Select the desired options and click the settings button to provide additional parameters related to the LTI link. LTI Link based on your selection will be created.
  • To view the custom parameters related to your LTI Link, click the Create Custom parameter tab.
  • To view guides related to the desired LMS integration, click the desired guide button next to the My LMS drop-down.
  • To view videos related to the desired LMS integration, click the Videos tab.

Lessons
  • uCertify provides a comprehensive set of instructor tools to customize lessons as per your choice. To do so, click the Manage button of your desired course and then click the Instructor Tools button of your desired section.
  • Click the Design tab located on your dashboard. To show or hide the lessons in the course, click the On or Off button. Green color shows the selection. To edit the settings of the lesson, click the Action button.
  • After the required customization, click the Save button to freeze your preferences or click the Reset button to set everything to default state.
How to edit the settings of cards, quizzes, and exercises
  • To edit the settings of cards, quizzes, and exercises, click the Manage button of your desired course and then click the Instructor Tools button of your desired section.
  • To edit the settings of cards, quizzes, and exercises, click the Action button. A modal box will open. For cards settings, select or provide the required details under the Schedule Test tab and click the OK button. For quizzes and exercises settings, select or provide the required details under the Schedule Test tab and Test Setup tab. Finally, click the OK button.
  • After the required customization, click the Save button to freeze your preferences or click the Reset button to set everything to default state.
Cards
  • uCertify provides a comprehensive set of instructor tools to customize the cards as per your choice. To do so, click the Manage button of your desired course and then click the Instructor Tools button of your desired section.
  • Click the Design tab located on your dashboard. To show or hide the cards in course, click the On or Off button. Green color shows the selection. To edit the settings of the cards, click the Action button.
  • Points represent the summative evaluation of a student’s performance across cards tracked in the gradebook. Weightage percentage increases or decreases on the basis of points. Now, to include or exclude grades of cards in the gradebook and sync, click the On or Off button, under Report, parallel to the grade item.
Note
You can include or exclude grades of cards, after you have turned on the Report for a grade item.
  • After the required customization, click the Save button to freeze your preferences or click the Reset button to set everything to default state.
Quiz
  • uCertify provides a comprehensive set of instructor tools to customize the Quiz as per your choice. To do so, click the Manage button of your desired course and then click the Instructor Tools button of your desired section.
  • Click the Design tab located on your dashboard. To show or hide the Pre-Assessment in course, click the On or Off button. Green color shows the selection. To edit the settings of the Pre-Assessment, click the Action button.
  • Points represent the summative evaluation of a student’s performance across Pre-Assessment tracked in the gradebook. Weightage percentage increases or decreases on the basis of points. Now, to include or exclude grades of Pre-Assessment in the gradebook and sync, click the On or Off button, under Report, parallel to the grade item.
Note
You can include or exclude grades of Pre-Assessment, after you have turned on the Report for a grade item.
  • After the required customization, click the Save button to freeze your preferences or click the Reset button to set everything to default state.
Exercise
  • uCertify provides a comprehensive set of instructor tools to customize the exercise as per your choice. To do so, click the Manage button of your desired course and then click the Instructor Tools button of your desired section.
  • Click the Design tab located on your dashboard. To show or hide the exercise in course, click the On or Off button. Green color shows the selection. To edit the settings of the exercise, click the Action button.
  • Points represent the summative evaluation of a student’s performance across exercise tracked in the gradebook. Weightage percentage increases or decreases on the basis of points. Now, to include or exclude grades of exercise in the gradebook and sync, click the On or Off button, under Report, parallel to the grade item.
Note
You can include or exclude grades of exercise, after you have turned on the Report for a grade item.
  • After the required customization, click the Save button to freeze your preferences or click the Reset button to set everything to default state.
Test sets
  • uCertify provides a comprehensive set of instructor tools to customize the test sets as per your choice. To do so, click the Manage button of your desired course and then click the Instructor Tools button of your desired section.
  • Click the Design tab located on your dashboard. To show or hide the test sets in course, click the On or Off button. Green color shows the selection. To edit the settings of the test sets, click the Action button.
  • Points represent the summative evaluation of a student’s performance across test sets tracked in the gradebook. Weightage percentage increases or decreases on the basis of points. Now, to include or exclude grades test sets in the gradebook and sync, click the On or Off button, under Report, parallel to the grade item.
Note
You can include or exclude grades of test sets, after you have turned on the Report for a grade item.
  • After the required customization, click the Save button to freeze your preferences or click the Reset button to set everything to default state.
Assessments
  • uCertify provides a comprehensive set of instructor tools to customize the assessment as per your choice. To do so, click the Manage button of your desired course and then click the Instructor Tools button of your desired section.
  • Click the Design tab located on your dashboard. To show or hide the assessment in course, click the On or Off button. Green color shows the selection. To edit the settings of the assessment, click the Action button.
  • Points represent the summative evaluation of a student’s performance across assessment tracked in the gradebook. Weightage percentage increases or decreases on the basis of points. Now, to include or exclude grades of assessment in the gradebook and sync, click the On or Off button, under Report, parallel to the grade item.
Note
You can include or exclude grades of assessment, after you have turned on the Report for a grade item.
  • After the required customization, click the Save button to freeze your preferences or click the Reset button to set everything to default state.
Adding annotations within the course material
  • Click the open button of your desired course from course library and then open the desired chapter in which you want to insert notes, comments, or want to link with any webpage.
  • Select the text you want to highlight and click the Annotate Adder icon from the popup box.
  • Select any of the color in which you want your text to be highlighted, add comments, link, media title, upload file, and add  tags. Finally, click the Save button.
How to review annotations
  • To view the annotations added by you, open the chapter of the course to which you added the annotation.
  • The added annotation would appear highlighted. Hover on the annotation to view the details.

Resources

How to upload resources for students
  • Click the Manage button of your desired course and then click the Instructor Tools button of your desired section.
  • Click the Resources tab and click the Choose Files button and select the desired file. Your resource will be uploaded.
  • Now, if you want to edit the resource uploaded by you, click the settings menu next to the uploaded resource and select the Edit Resource option. Enter the desired title and required description for your resource. Finally, click the Save button to freeze your preferences.
  • To delete the resource uploaded by you, select the Delete Resource option from the settings menu and click the OK button.

Student view

To have student view of the course, Click the Manage button of your desired course and then click the Instructor Tools button of your desired section. This will redirect you to the course dashboard.

Administrative functions

How to assign and clone a master section
  • Instructors with administrator permission can assign a master section. Go to https://www.ucertify.com/educator/admin.php to open administrator page.
  • Click the Manage button and select the Courses option. Click the settings menu and select the Assign Master Section option.
  • The Assign Master Section modal box will open. Select the instructor from the Instructor List drop-down to whom master section is to be assigned, select the section from the Section List drop-down if required. Finally, click the Save button.
  • To clone a master section, click the Manage button of your desired course. Now, click the three-dot menu on the course and select Copy configuration from option.
  • The Copy configuration from modal box will open. Select the Clone Using Master Section option from the drop-down. Finally, click the Save and Manage Section button.

Misc

How students can download resources uploaded by instructors
  • Students can download the learning resources uploaded by instructors. To do so, they are required to open the desired course. They will be redirected to the course dashboard.
  • Now, they are required to click the Download button on the Course Files tab at the bottom right side.
How to reset course
  • Instructors with administration permission can reset course for desired students. Go to https://www.ucertify.com/educator/admin.php to open administrator page.
  • Now, click on the settings menu parallel to the student name and select the Reset Course option. You can reset the whole course or its features.
  • To reset the features of the course, click the On button. Now, select the features of the course, which you want to reset, and click the Next button. Verify your selection and click the Reset button to confirm.
How to reset lab
  • On the course library page, search a desired lab by typing in the search box. Click the Open button. You can search the desired lab using the search box.
  • To filter your search results further, click the chapters, action, or type drop-down and select your desired options.
  • Now, click on the desired lab activity. Click the Reset option at the bottom bar to clear your activity history for the activity and reset the lab.
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