1. Assessing and Training Your Students in Office with SAM 2010

2. Today’s SAM Agenda What is SAM? Total Solutions Additional Resources
Assessment, Training, Projects
Total Solutions
Additional Resources

3. What is SAM?
Since 1998, SAM (Skills Assessment Manager) has been the #1 testing and training tool for Microsoft Office.
Performance-based exam and training simulations for Microsoft Office
Live in-the-application, auto-graded, project-based assessment for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access
Web deliverable
Internet Explorer and Flash Player required
Also compatible with Firefox and Safari for Mac users
Flexible scheduling options
Numerous detailed reports for instructors and students
IE 7, 8, and 9 and Safari; we used globalized servers across the country – Akmi – also supports Google, Google maps, YouTube

4. SAM Assessment Simulated performance-based exam simulations (tasks)
Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Internet Explorer, Outlook
Thousands of objective-based questions
Exams can be created…
By textbook chapter
Picking and choosing exam tasks
Picking and choosing objective-based questions
Detailed Study Guide reports map back to Course Technology’s Office textbooks
Some tasks are more than one click (action) – multiple ways of completing a task - ok

5. SAM Training Simulated, interactive training scenarios
Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint
Multiple training methods address different learning styles
Training assignments can be created…
By textbook chapter
Picking and choosing training scenarios
Schedule exams through SAM Path
Option to schedule a series of assignments that are contingent upon each other
Detailed Study Guide reports map back to Course Technology’s Office textbooks
SAM Path – prescribed
Assess – Train - Assess

6. SAM Projects
Live in the application, auto-graded, project-based assessment
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access
Project assignments include
Textbook end-of-chapter projects
Mirror or “2nd scenario” projects
Capstone projects
Anti-cheating detection
Fully integrated into the SAM “system”
Detailed Study Guide reports map back to Course Technology’s Office textbooks
When submitting a project for grading, it checks for Virus Scan, File Format, and File Size

7. SAM MindTap Digital integrated textbook within SAM
Contains additional videos specific for each Series
Available for the following titles:
Imbedded digital ebook within SAM called MindTap

8. SAM Grade Book Simplifies class administration
Instructors can now weight, modify, and add grades
View section outcomes at a glance
Quickly see section results
Flexible export
Can pick and choose columns you want to export to more closely align with your LMS grade book
Any assignments already taken will automatically populate into the gradebook. Report/Study Guide features is still there.
You can weight assignments, modify and add grades (maybe things you have assigned outside of SAM), view sections at a glance. Also flexible export feature – to align better with your LMS.

9. SAM 2010 Assessment, Training & Projects
SAM 2010 Assessment, Training and live in-the-application Projects captures the key features of the actual Office 2010 software, allowing students to work in high-fidelity, multi-pathway simulation exercises for a real-world experience. Easy, web-based deployment means SAM is more accessible than ever to both you and your students.
SAM 2010 includes realistic and explorable exam and training simulations of Office 2010 applications and Windows 7 with direct correlation to the skills covered on a chapter-by-chapter basis in your Course Technology textbooks.
Because SAM Training is tied to textbook exams and study guides, instructors can spend more time teaching and let SAM Training help those who need additional time to grasp concepts.
SAM Projects offers live-in-the-application project-based assignments. Student work is automatically graded, providing instant feedback. A unique cheating detection feature identifies students who may have shared files.

10. Total Solutions Provider
Industry-leading textbooks to meet individual instructor and student needs
SAM for exams, training, project-based assessment, and the new option to integrate Office 2010 introductory digital textbooks
Academic solutions partner with Certiport
Sell site license and individual exams for MOS, ACA, and IC3 exams

11. Office Project Binders
Excellent activities and always an upsell. Buy once, copy as needed; includes CD with all projects. Use with any series!
Illustrated Project High School Binders
Microsoft Office 2010: Illustrated Projects, High School Binder
ISBN
Microsoft Office 2007: Illustrated Projects, High School Binder
ISBN
MS Office 2010 Fundamentals Projects Binder
ISBN
Microsoft Office 2010: Illustrated Projects, High School Binder; ISBN , $479.25
Microsoft Office 2007: Illustrated Projects, High School Binder; ISBN , $498.50
MS Office 2010 Fundamentals Projects Binder; ISBN

12.
Course Technology/Cengage Learning has a “community site” that contains information on Office 2010, Windows 7, and the textbook and technology solutions available for instructors and students.

13. Get up to speed quickly with our “Guided Tour…” CDs
With author and educator Corinne Hoisington as your guide, you and your students can learn about the new key features of Office 2010 and Windows 7, and also keep up-to-date on the hottest technologies on the Internet from the newest Google Apps to what's new in cloud computing.

14. Resources
SAM Central
Register for a live SAM Webinar or view recorded Webinars at the Cengage Learning CourseCare Website
SAM Training Guide, Instructor and SAM Student “walkthrough” documents
CourseCoach

15. Learning Resources Click SAMCENTRAL from the SAM screen http://cengage
Learning Resources Click SAMCENTRAL from the SAM screen Self-Training Videos Online Seminars SAM 2010 Training Guide

16. The SAMCentral website has many resources available for you: (a link to this site is also accessible at the bottom of any SAM screen):
Click on the Get Trained tab (scroll to the bottom of the page) to register for upcoming live Webinars that demonstrate SAM features or view recorded sessions
View the short Self-Training Videos that demonstrate the major features of SAM Exams, Training, and Projects.
Download a copy of the SAM Training Guide that will help you get started using SAM.
Click on the User Resources link (upper right corner of the main SAMCentral screen) for MOS certification Mapping Grids, system requirements, and more.

17.
We invite you to participate in any of our upcoming live webinars covering a variety of subject areas from business and computing education to trade and industry topics.

18.
CourseCasts: Learning on the Go. Downloadable audio podcasts. Always available...always reliable.

19.
Choose your state to see products/presentations specifically for you.

20. PRESS RELEASE...
Braden River HS Instructor WM Gaynor's Future Business Leaders of America [FBLA] Word Processing II students SWEEP the event.
In only thirteen months of testing...Mr. Gaynor used SAM2007 and CERTIPORT software used to obtain a record 363 Microsoft MOS2007 certifications since May.  Come walk our "Hall of Fame" to see all the posted certifications...

21. BRHS School Grade will be marginally improved by the Industry Certification Coding for
MOS2007 > MICRO069 & Master is MICRO017
... TEN Completers... (1) Senior, (5) Juniors, (2) Sophomores & (2) Freshmen
+ 125 underclassmen who just need just ONE certification to become a
MICRO069 !!!
...in addition to "maxing" the participation portion of the School Grade formula with the
above and all the other Adobe, Customer Service, etc. industry certification exam participants.
Cordially,
W.M. Gaynor
Business & International Studies Academy

25. http://sam2010.course.com SAM Training
Go live into SAM 2010 as a student and then as an instructor

26. Thank You! Trish Bobst National Curriculum Specialist