• Many Interactive resources are auto-graded and will be identified in the digital course with a dark blue label.  
   

• If an Interactive resource has a printable activity, alternative activity, or teacher notes, teachers and administrators will find it located on the resource card in a white label with blue text.  Selecting this label will cause the resource to open in a pop-up window for access. Selecting the green Print button will print the attached resource.
   

• After selecting Open to preview an Interactive resource as a teacher or administrator, you will have the ability to view the resource in full screen by selecting the icon in the top right corner. 
   
• Interactive resources, especially the Digital Student Book, include engaging content that provides built-in pop-ups for vocabulary and fascinating facts.  
  
  
  
   
• Interactive resources were built to be completed online, therefore they include a variety of technology-enhanced question types such as
  • multiple choice
  • matrix
  • order list
  • fill-in-the-blank dropdown
  • open response
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To navigate through the pages of the resource, use the arrows or page numbers at the top of the screen.  

To have the entire page read aloud, select Read Aloud on the right toolbar, then press Listen in the menu on the top left. 

To have select text read aloud, highlight the text you want read aloud by clicking and dragging over the text with your mouse.  Then select Listen from the pop-up menu.  

To have the text translated, highlight the text you want translated by clicking and dragging over the text with your mouse. 

Then select Translate from the pop-up menu. 

By selecting Translate from the pop-up menu, you'll receive a list of languages.

Once you select a language, a pop-up will appear with the selected text translated.

To have the translated text read aloud, select the play button on the top left of the pop-up.

To zoom in/out select Magnify in the toolbar on the right.  

Then select Zoom In or Zoom Out in the drop-down menu. 

To reset the screen after zooming in/out, select Magnify from the toolbar on the right and select Reset.

To adjust the size of the font, select Font Size from the toolbar on the right.  

Then select from the font options in the drop-down menu.  

To reset the font, select Font Size from the toolbar on the right and select Reset.

To highlight important details, select Highlighter from the Annotation Tools section of the toolbar on the right.  

Click and drag over the text with your mouse and then select a color from the menu.

To  delete highlights, use the mouse to click and drag over the highlighted words and select the trash can icon from the highlighter pop-up menu.

Users can annotate on the page by drawing, adding shapes and text boxes. After selecting the Annotate Text tool in the right tool bar, users will notice a red circle with an X on the top left of the resource screen. This places a canvas on the page that allows users to show or hide their annotations without deleting them completely.

Draw

• Select Annotate Text from the toolbar on the right.
• Optional: Select the fill color for your drawing by selecting the palette icon    on the left of the pop-up menu.
• Select the pencil or paint brush . 
•  To draw on the screen, use your mouse by clicking and dragging. 

Add Shapes

• Select Annotate Text from the toolbar on the right.
• Optional: Select the edge/fill color for your shape by selecting the palette icons   from the pop-up menu.
• Select the shape tool  from the pop-up menu and choose from the menu. 
• The shape will appear on the screen and you can use your mouse to adjust the placement and size. 
  

To Add Text: 

• Select Annotate Text from the toolbar on the right.
• Select the  icon from the Annotate Text menu.
• A text box will appear in the middle of the screen.  Then you can edit and move the text box with your mouse.  

To undo, redo or delete annotations, use the tools at the bottom of the Annotate Text Menu.

Highlights and Annotations added by teachers or admin will be saved when exiting the resource. Users may want to delete saved annotations before displaying the same resource to another class.

Highlights and Annotations added by students in assigned resources will be saved when students select Save and Exit or Submit as Completed.  

To view the answer key for auto-graded questions, select Show Answers in the toolbar on the right. 

For extended open response type of questions, there will be additional tools available for users to use to enter their answer: Speech-to-Text and On-Screen Keyboard.

These two tools  will be located at the top right of the screen.  

Speech-to-Text Tool:

• Select the Speech-to-Text icon.  A Start button will appear.

• Press Start and the system will type the user's spoken aloud answer.
  
  
• When finished answering the prompt, or to pause, select Stop.
• To turn off the tool, select the  Speech-to-Text icon again.

On-Screen Keyboard

• Selecting the On-Screen Keyboard icon will cause the keyboard to appear on the screen.  
• Click and drag the six dots on the keyboard to drag the keyboard to another area of the screen if needed.  
• Use your mouse to select the keys of the on-screen keyboard to type into the question's text box.  
• To remove the keyboard, select the On-Screen Keyboard icon again.