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1. Selecting the category called ICT will cause it to expand and reveal a more comprehensive list of available resources including the resource name and level Selecting a particular module will reveal the resources in the central part of the screen By default the system will display the resources that correspond to Office 2003 If you need access to the resources that relate to Office 2007 or Office 2010 select the relevant tab as shown below ICT Word Processing L1 2010 The resources include learning resources additional learner files answers and a full information pack se ri ane Functional Skills ensure you allow sufficient time ICT for the file to download before contacting bksb support for Level 1 assistance A scroll bar will appear if the file contains multiple pages to enable access to other pages within the To open the paper based resources click on a link and the file will download Note that some files may be quite large so Show Naeveganon Pene Beer document 21 bksbLIVE ICT User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Once selected a paper based resource should open within a window in your browser If nothing loads you may need to consult your IT manager as the downloading of Adobe Acrobat PDF files may be blocked by your systems administrator Printing the paper based resources If a toolbar appears on the screen then use the print button to2. the options applied within your account If you licence the ICT Assessment amp Resources you will receive access to a Individual Modular Assessments e Word processing Initial Assessment Interactive based on Office 2010 e Spreadsheet Initial Assessment Interactive based on Office 2010 e Database Initial Assessment Interactive based on Office 2010 b All in One ICT Assessment e ICT Initial Assessment with 10 topics in one assessment Interactive based on Office 2003 c Learning Resources e ICT Learning Resources paper based 10 topics with resources covering Office 2010 2007 2003 ICT Functional Skills Scenarios paper based only are also available under separate licence Please note we do not have an ICT Diagnostic Assessment in each of the topics because it is not needed The Initial Assessment shows the level for each of the topics which a learner should work at If the tasks are worked through at the suggested levels this will cover the Functional Skills Standards for that level within the particular topic This will help to consolidate some tasks previously learnt and help the learner acquire the remaining skills 3 bksbLIVE ICT User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 ICT Assessment resources Overview ICT All in One Assessment Generic Office 2003 look and feel WORDPROCESSING INC IMAGES POWERPOINT GENERAL IT BASICS HEALTH SAFETY amp SECU
3. Favorites Feeds History du Favorites Bar Els s Note that the Apple Safari and Mozilla Firefox suggested Sites web browsers also support the Ctrl D 2 Web Slice Gallery Li Microsoft Websites keyboard shortcut Other web browsers may MSN Websites have alternative methods to saving a website du Websites for United Kingdom to your favourites Refer to the manual or di Windows Live on line help for your particular web browser Re bksbLIVE 7 bksbLIVE ICT User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Understanding User Permissions When a user account is created the user can be configured as an Administrator or Tutor or Student or can be a combination of these such as Admin Student or Tutor Student or the user can be all three By default all users of bksbLIVE have student access Note that throughout this manual the terms user learner or student are interchangeable as any user of the bksbLIVE system is automatically granted student learner access Logging in to bksbLIVE for the first time Step 1 To log in to bksbLIVE First open a web browser and in the address bar type the web address supplied to you www bksblive co uk bksbLivel Pentagon TramingsernicesLtd default aspx Ensure that you use the correct web address assigned to you Using a search engine to access a bksbLIVE log in page will be fruitless as your user account details will only apply to your speci
4. page How to reprint a learners result Selecting the View printable page option reveals the assessment report and displays the print button 19 bksbLIVE ICT User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 How to review the answers given by a learner Within bksbLIVE is the option to review a learner s responses to any assessment questions However unlike the English and maths assessments where a single answer is often required the ICT assessments may require the learner to take a series of steps to achieve the answer hence it is not practical to identify which step s were answered incorrectly However should you wish to continue and review the answers given a learner search for a student select an assessment activity then choose view assessment and user answers hyperlink and a new window will appear please click gi PES Follow the instructions below Section 1 Frame 1 Use find and replace to change options to activities F 2 bksb word processing sinuwilator Section 1 Frame 3 Section 1 Frame 4 Section 3 Frame 1 Section 3 Frame 2 Section 3 Frame 3 Section 3 Frame 4 Section 3 Frame 5 Holiday Activities P Dooie the offers you ecuic ihe to Oo Section 4 Frame 1 ds Section 4 Frame 2 Section 4 Frame 3 RR ALS EQ G i 4 Section 4 Frame 4 Section 4 Frame 5 picst menu deux Net Po Le On
5. student the student can begin by selecting any element of the course displayed to them on their student home page However if the learner is taking the individual assessments it may be more practical for tutors to direct students to take a particular assessment first one at which they may excel This way their performance at the first assessment will provide reward and motivation for them to engage with the whole assessment process So to start the Spreadsheets module the student should select the Take the Initial Assessment hyperlink Spreadsheet Spreadsheets What should I do next Take the Initial Assessment VIEW course After a brief moment the assessment will appear on screen Use the application below to complete the task Enter the following amounts into the spreadsheet Paint 56 96 Carpet 278 73 Bedding 79 81 Curtains 105 54 Page Layout Formulas i View Mr 4 Tahoma v General gt Av M Bs UIA my 9 i Paste 4 it 0 00 Sort amp pia 00 A Filter Clipboard Alignment Number Cells Editing bksb Spreadsheet simulator EE il ay ES iil ee ii ea lt eted i Pei ts SS SE De J 4 pksb AQ Menu A number of interface options are available to the learner 11 bksbLIVE ICT User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Overview of the assessment interface At the bottom of the assessment screen is the
6. FURTHER INFORMATION DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE AUTHOR OR THE PUBLISHER ENDORSES THE INFORMATION THE ORGANIZATION OR WEBSITE MAY PROVIDE OR RECOMMENDATIONS IT MAY MAKE FURTHER READERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT INTERNET WEBSITES LISTED IN THIS WORK MAY HAVE CHANGED OR DISAPPEARED BETWEEN WHEN THIS WORK WAS WRITTEN AND WHEN IT IS READ For general enquiries sales or technical support please telephone 01623 413333 bksbLIVE ICT User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Contents Introduction to ICT Functional Skills 2 IET COUTTS OS rac ot dd en ee este 3 ICT ASSESSMENTS OV rviewW ccccsccnsccssccscccsccesccesccesecaseesecesecesecesees 4 Creating a desktop shortcut add bksbLIVE to your favourites 7 Understanding user permissions 8 Ll oeeie in to DKSDLIV E maanen nt nee 8 MIVSUDIBERS na Pr ds din 10 Taking an ICT assessment course 11 Overview of the assessment interface cceecccesseeeeeseceeeeseeeeees 12 Menu BUTTON Set die Sr nd ts ice 12 Volume DUO AS ASS RM Re nn 12 ANIMAONMOUELON 2 se ren ex 12 SEVICS DUO ee et bare 12 E MIL ACTIVITY OULUON SR n e 12 Close this menu button i 12 POS RECU 0 EP acest castes ataraceterenuette 12 Andi CR te atin E ER 12 Back Next button iii 13 G n ral in ormat O was stds ec a la 13 How long should an initial assessment take 13 ECO US Pe hares D ean ose las 13 TFOCMESSABOS isk cate lies 13 Incomp
7. RITY FILE MANAGEMENT ICT WORD PROCESSING Assessment Resembles Office 2010 WORD PROCESSING Learning Resources Resources available for Office 2010 07 03 IMAGES Learning Resources Resources available for Office 2010 07 03 INTERNET Learning Resources Resources available for Office 2010 07 03 EMAIL Learning Resources Resources available for Office 2010 07 03 POWERPOINT Learning Resources Resources available for Office 2010 07 03 GENERAL Learning Resources Resources available for Office 2010 07 03 ICT SPREADSHEETS Assessment Resembles Office 2010 SPREADSHEETS Learning Resources Resources available for Office 2010 07 03 ICT DATABASES Assessment Resembles Office 2010 DATABASES Learning Resources Resources available for Office 2010 07 03 bksbLIVE ICT User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 ICT Initial Assessment all ICT topics in one assessment The ICT Initial Assessment is an all in one assessment based on the look and feel of Office 2003 Google Docs OpenOffice and identifies the learner s general current working level for each of the topics below from Entry 3 to Level 2 except Database L1 to L2 only A report is produced which states the level of resources needed to be worked on for each of the following topics e Word processing including Images Spreadsheets Internet Email Database Po
8. bksbLIVE ICT User Guide rev 1 Works with iPad Endorsed by City s Guilds ICT User Guide for bksbLIVE Published by bksb Limited i2 Centre Hamilton Court Hamilton VVay Mansfield NG18 5FB www bksb co uk Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Mansfield Nottinghamshire Trademarks bksb and bksbLIVE are registered trademarks of bksb Limited and may not be used without written permission All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners bksb Limited is not associated with any product or vendor mentioned in this book LIMIT OF LIABILITY DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY THE PUBLISHER AND THE AUTHOR MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE CONTENTS OF THIS WORK AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE NO WARRANTY MAY BE CREATED OR EXTENDED BY SALES OR PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS THE ADVICE AND STRATEGIES CONTAINED HEREIN MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR EVERY SITUATION THIS WORK IS SUPPLIED WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE PUBLISHER IS NOT ENGAGED IN RENDERING LEGAL ACCOUNTING OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES IF PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE IS REQUIRED THE SERVICES OF A COMPETENT PROFESSIONAL PERSON SHOULD BE SOUGHT NEITHER THE PUBLISHER NOR THE AUTHOR SHALL BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES ARISING HEREFROM THE FACT THAT AN ORGANIZATION OR WEBSITE IS REFERRED TO IN THIS WORK AS A CITATION AND OR A POTENTIAL SOURCE OF
9. e One just used to log in using Step 2 above After completing all fields click the Change Password button Step 5 Register your e mail address bksbLIVE incorporates a password and username recovery system should you forget your log in details It is highly recommended you enter an e mail address as this will enable you to recover your log in details without having to contact bksb support or administrator if another administrator has been created for your account If when your account was created an e mail address was NOT entered into the password field you will be given the option to add an e mail address at this stage To register an e mail address type an e mail address into the email field and click the Save email address button Register your email address bksb has now introduced a Forgot details button to the login page For this function to work you need to register an email address with your account Email Save email address If you don t wish to supply your email address click here You can enter or amend your email address at any time by clicking the view profile button on the learner home page If you do not wish to provide an e mail address select the hyperlink click here to Skip this section If you choose not to enter an e mail address a final dialog box will appear warning you that you have chosen not to enter an e mail address To continue select the OK button or sel
10. ect the Cancel button if you would prefer to go back and enter an e mail address You have not entered an email address click OK to carry on or cancel to amend cone A user can enter or amend their e mail address at any time by clicking the View Profile button on their student home page 9 bksbLIVE ICT User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Overview of the student home page To learn more about the features of the student home page refer to the guide called bksbLIVE Taking Assessments which can be found on the Tutor home page My Subjects on the student home page In the My Subjects area can be found the courses designated to the student by the tutor or administrator Note that courses may vary from the example that follows depending upon licences purchased and general course configuration In the screenshot below the student has been assigned a course consisting of the three individual modules available Wordprocessing Spreadsheets and Database My Subjects Wordprocessing Spreadsheets Database What should I do next What should I do next What should I do next Han nr y n sh tho ie im tho rruirceo hitt y TT the the ourse D n and work throug ACK ON the view urse DUTTON and work inrougi view course like the Initial Aosenem take the Initial Assessn view Course Courses are fully configurable by the tutor or administrator to su
11. equire headphones or speakers connected to their computer in order to hear the questions When the speaker is clicked an will slide out to the right offering the student the option to replay the question audio by selecting the green arrow or stop the options menu audio by selecting the red square With the audio activated clicking on the speaker symbol will deactivate the audio option completely and the options menu will retract 12 bksbLIVE ICT User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 D Back Next Buttons Select the NEXT button to move to the next question Select the BACK button to review answers to previous questions and amend if necessary General information How long should an Initial Assessment take As the ICT Assessments are assessments and NOT tests there is no time limit set for its completion However it is expected that a student should be able to complete a single modular assessment such as Word Processing within 15 to 20 minutes If a learner takes the ICT Initial Assessment all in one then the expected completion time is 1 hour Of course this time may vary depending on the abilities of the student and the level of distractions the student may face during completion of the assessment TIMEOUTS The bksbLIVE server incorporates timeout limits and if no activity occurs after a set period of time the bksbLIVE serve
12. erpinning knowledge for learners to achieve mastery of functional skills in ICT However there are some skills in ICT which cannot be covered in a learning resource These will need to be observed by a tutor Examples of this are e starting and shutting down a computer e removing a CD or memory stick safely e selecting appropriate sources of information e using discrimination to select and evaluate information that matches requirements from a variety of sources The learner should be able to transfer the skills learnt from the ICT resources and apply them appropriately in a variety of real life situations This is what makes them functional Different situations call for different demands and skills from a learner Factors to consider include the familiarity of the situation along with its complexity The level of skills and knowledge they need to draw on will vary according to the task as will the independence they need to demonstrate in finding an appropriate solution To look at the Functional Skills Standards use the website address below htto www2 ofqual gov uk downloads category 68 functional skills subject criteria There is an amplification of the standards document available which was published in June 2008 2 bksbLIVE ICT User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 ICT Courses There are several ICT courses available depending on the software licences purchased and
13. fic account Step 2 Log in to your account i bksb Training On the log in page you vvill see tvvo fields in the left field type your username reference or bc student ID supplied to you Note that this field is NOT case sensitive therefore you can use upper RESTE or lovver case characters In the passvvord field type the password supplied to you Please note that the password IS case sensitive Step 3 Confirm your account A dialog box will appear asking you to confirm this is your account If the details are correct select the CONFIRM button If the account is not yours then select the link This is not my account and check your log in details are correct First time logging in Please confirm that the details below are correct Username HeatherWallace First name Heather Last name Wallace Confirm This is not my account 8 bksbLIVE ICT User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Step 4 Change your password If the tick box User must change You need to change your password password on first login was ticked Complete the form below to reset your password when the account was originally Old password pages m J rd created then after confirming your New password aa Retype password deesses account another dialog box may Change Password appear asking you to change your password The old password was th
14. format First name Last Name Username b Assessment taken the name of the Initial Assessment taken Initial Assessment Complete Name Andrew Simpson andrewsimpson Assessment taken Spreadsheets Initial Assessment Date of Assessment 22 August 2013 Time taken to complete 0 Hours 5 Minutes 39 Seconds Results Well done you have completed this assessment and achieved Level 1 You are working mainly at Level 1 cota BBY yves cou D VISION RER E WEST NOTTS Guilds See _ IN PEOP c Date of Assessment the date on which the Initial Assessment was taken d Time taken to complete the time taken to complete the Initial Assessment Finally at the bottom of the results screen can be found the level achieved 14 bksbLIVE ICT User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 In the Initial Assessment it is possible for the student to achieve one of five different levels These levels are ICT Initial Assessment all in one v V Office 2003 Except database The following are due for release in 2014 Health Safety amp Security emo SS EE a romero once DE TC Oe In addition beneath the level achieved will be a descriptive remark such as e You are working mainly at e You are working very well at If a learner is working mainly at a level they ve achieved between 50 69 at that level If a learner is working very well at a level they ve sc
15. he she can find out how to bullet a list by looking it up on page 7 but will not need to read the parts on print preview or save This allows the learner to progress quickly through the tasks continually learning new skills whilst practising skills already mastered ICT Functional Skills Scenarios licensed separately These are a Set of scenarios for the learner to work through after completing the resources They are designed to practise the skills needed to pass the ICT Functional Skills assessments There are four scenarios at each of the following levels Entry 2 Entry3 Level1 Level 2 The first three scenarios for each of the levels are written to the Functional Skills Standards However there have been tasks included in examinations by awarding bodies which do not appear to be mentioned in the standards The fourth scenario for each of the levels above includes tasks that have been known to occur in ICT tests and which appear to be extra to the Functional Skills Standards A learner should complete all the scenarios for the particular level as collectively they will cover most of the tasks needed to pass the assessments These can be used to find out the learner s weaknesses and therefore which areas need to be revisited prior to practising past papers and taking the assessment 6 bksbLIVE ICT User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Creating a desktop shortcut add bksbLIVE to yo
16. he system will rapidly display results based on your search criteria For example a search for the name Mark Baker has revealed not only the account of Mark Baker but also any other learners whose name contains Baker You can use the tabs below the search bar to narrow the search if necessary You can also use the Learner Search tab at the very top of the tutor home page as an alternative to the unified search Mark Baker markbaker when searchin g Gill Baker 23jantest view edit details Joe Baker 6dectest cou rses for learners 3 Chris Baker Chris Baker change password Once you have Chris Baker chris1 Groups f res View activities identified a Eilts Bakes ENTER Re ports Chris Baker chrisb learner selecting their name will reveal a number of options e View edit Details from here a tutor can edit several pieces of information These include the Username First name Last name e mail address Password and Date of Birth e Courses from here a tutor can review the modules courses assigned to a learner and can add or remove them as necessary e Change password from here a tutor can reset a learner s password e Groups from here a tutor can review the group s the learner belongs to and also add them to additional groups if necessary e View activities from here a tutor can review all of the learner s activities 18 bksbLIVE ICT User Guide Copyrig
17. ht 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 e Reports from here a tutor can run a number of regularly used reports however the full suite of reports can be accessed via the Reports tab at the top of the tutor home page Continuing with the activity in the title of this section Quickly review a learner s results after searching for a learner and selecting the option View Activities you will be presented with a screen as per below A Chris Baker Details Details Details al Details Activities Completed the Database Initial Assessment i 01 05 2013 Ger Change username Merge usernames Completed the Spreadsheets Initial rage 01 05 2013 an Mart Completed the Word processing Initial Baker NE ARLES 01 05 2013 cr mark baker bksb co uk Paper Resources Database L1 Change password En Viewed the DB L1 9 1 Paper Resource dd 01 mm 01 yyy 1979 En Viewed the DB L1 9 1 Paper Resource update ES view 8 civics OO Group List Groups list X Remove user from this group X Remove user from this group Within the screen is a section called Activities In this section are listed all assessments undertaken together with a record of any resources accessed be they paper based or interactive Note that all assessment activities are selectable and will reveal a dialog box with two options What would you like to do View assessment and user answers 3 View printable
18. if she he does not know how to do any element of a task At the bottom of each page in each task where needed there is a Help if you need it box This allows the learner to easily know which page to look at in the information pack Example Help if you need it In this example Word Processing Information Pack demonstrating a i LUNA SR a a en bes amat lot T Word Processing Print PrEVIBU nn 44 Save AR task the task may require the learner to bullet a list print preview and save The learner may know how to do the majority of this but not how to bullet a list Using the information pack he she can find out how to bullet a list by looking it up on page 7 but will not need to read the parts on print preview or save This allows the learner to progress quickly through the tasks continually learning new skills whilst practising skills already mastered Tutor related activities Tutors have a whole range of options available to them from running learner reports to editing a user s name or resetting a password These options are described in more detail within the bksbLIVE tutor guide that can be found on the tutor home page However on the next few pages are outlined a number of common tasks that a tutor may need to undertake on a regular basis To log in as a tutor After initially logging in hover the mouse over your name and other options will appear in a drop down list Select the Tutor option and this wi
19. ill display ALL the O Full Course Overview resources for Office mer Spreadsheets L1 2010 2007 and 2003 r A m SS 4 0 Full Information Pack pdf 2003 SS L1 4 1 pdf 2003 SS L1 4 2 pdf 2003 However the results Seen ere aa SET al Spero SS L1 4 0 Information pdf 2003 can be filtered by Module Spreadsheets Level 1 task 3 Module Spreadsheets Level 1 task 4 Module Spreadsheets Level 1 task 5 H Workbooks Learner Files Learner Files S e e ctl n g th e SS L1 4 3 pdf 2003 Please download these files before starting the Please download these files before starting the SS L1 4 3 pdf 2007 workbooks below workbooks below SS L1 4 3 pdf 2010 Burger Sales xls 2003 Garden Centre xls 2003 a p p ro p rl a t e ta b S a S Burger Sales xisx 2007 Garden Centre xisx 2007 Burger Sales xlsx 2010 Garden Centre xisx 2010 show in the Workbooks Workbooks SS L1 4 4 pdf 2003 SS L1 4 5 pdf 2003 SS L1 4 4 pdf 2007 SS L1 4 5 pdf 2007 screen S hot Op posite SS L1 4 4 pdf 2010 SS L1 4 5 pdf 2010 It IS important for Only click on the links below if told to by your tutor Retake Initial the learner to choose ees the resources which match the version of Microsoft Office installed on the computer which he she will be using To do this select the tab of the version you would like to use Below is a screenshot where the 2010 resources tab has been selected O Full Course Overview O ICT Spreadsheets L1 Modu
20. it the individual needs of the learner The learner does not need to navigate through the process as the home page always prompts them and gives immediate access to their next step Here the learner has not yet started their Spreadsheet l P course therefore in the section What should I Spreadsheets do next the learner is being directed to take the Spreadsheets Initial Assessment What should I do next Take the Initial Assessment Here the learner has completed the Spreadsheet Spreadsheets Initial Assessment therefore in 3 the section What should I do next the learner Spreadsheets is being directed to click on the view course What should I do next Click on the view course button and work button and work through the resources rec i If the Retake the Initial Assessment is showing this means the retake option has been Retake the Initial Assessment activated by the administrator This should only be selected if directed by the tutor The view course button will display the next stages of the learner s course at the relevant level depending on the assessment outcome To learn more about prgression to the learning resources read the section Understanding the interactive ILP which can be found further in this guide 10 bksbLIVE ICT User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Taking an ICT assessment course Once a course has been designated to a
21. le Spreadsheets Level 1 information Module Spreadsheets Level 1 task 1 Module Spreadsheets Level 1 task 2 Workbooks Workbooks Workbooks SS 4 0 Full Information Pack pdf 2010 SS L1 4 1 pdf 2010 SS L1 4 2 pdf 2010 Module Spreadsheets Level 1 task 3 Module Spreadsheets Level 1 task 4 Module Spreadsheets Level 1 task 5 Workbooks Learner Files Learner Files Please download these files before starting the Please download these files before starting the workbooks below workbooks below SS L1 4 3 pdf 2010 Burger Sales xisx 2010 Garden Centre xlsx 2010 Workbooks Workbooks SS L1 4 4 pdf 2010 SS L1 4 5 pdf 2010 Only click on the links below if told to by your tutor Retake Initial bksbLIVE ICT User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Note that from the screenshot there is a aninformation pack b anumber of designated tasks for the learner to complete c additional learner files such as a spreadsheet to accompany the tasks The learner should download open all relevant files associated with the task Note that some learner files are password protected for when learning about file security and the password can be found in the task document Each designated task is designed to plug the gaps in a learner s knowledge yet minimise the amount of reading needed to complete a task As a learner works through a topic she he will use the information pack
22. lete initial assessments ccccssecceessceeceseceeeeeeeeneees 13 nMAreiINnSIMASeS nn den taste 14 Leaving a question unanswered 14 Viewing the initial assessment results ccccceeseeeceseeeeeeeees 14 Printing the initial assessment results ccccceeseeeceseeeeeeeees 15 Understanding the interactive ILP cccescccssseceeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeees 16 Tutor related Activities ane Ant 17 Quickly review a learner s results cccccesecceesseceeeeeeeeeeeees 18 How to review the answers given by a learner 20 HOW to run an ICT report enssins ni 21 Directly accessing the ICT resources 21 Printing the paper based resources 22 Save the paper based resources 22 Functional Skills Scenarios for ICT ccccceecccceseseeeeseeeeeees 22 1 bksbLIVE ICT User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Introduction to ICT Functional Skills The ICT Functional Skills Standards have been written to allow ability in ICT to be demonstrated in different topics For example changing the font size can be achieved in word processing spreadsheets email and databases Functional skills provide learners with all the necessary tools and abilities to take an active role in their community everyday life education and the workplace In this guide you will find reference to the bksb ICT learning Resources These learning resources provide the und
23. ll reveal the tutor home page Accessing the tutor guide On the right hand side of the screen you will see a number of downloadable guides in Adobe Acrobat format Select the hyperlink bksbLIVE Tutor to download the guide 17 bksbLIVE ICT User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Quickly review a learner s results After logging in as a tutor you will be presented with a screen as per the example below If you have any learners in a group saved in your My Groups these will be displayed on screen Alternatively you can use the unified search box to search for learners groups and any available workbooks resources FA Chris Baker Y Welcome Tutors Home Mark Baker SEARCH New search feature The new search bar has been developed to reduce All Results the amount of navigation needed to do your day A to day tasks By default this will show you all your My Groups and learners contained within them Mark Baker markbaker Options See all new features Gill Baker 23jantest view eait details Joe Baker 6dectest courses Chris Baker Chris Baker change password bksbLive Overview Chris Baker chris1 croups Biebie Aini Chris Baker chrisb view activities bksbLive Taking Assessments Chris Baker chrisb2 Reports To quickly review a learner s results type in either their username or their first last name and as you type t
24. nswered e Restart Delete all previous questions for this assessment and start from the beginning Continue Restart 13 bksbLIVE ICT User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Enlarging images During the Initial Assessment the student may encounter Online boc questions where the image contains important data that is used to answer the question displayed Where deemed necessary a magnifying glass icon and the word Zoom will be displayed adjacent to this image Clicking on the word or icon will enlarge the image To close the image simply click on the cross in the top right of the image Leaving a question unanswered If a student does not know the answer to a question they can simply skip to the next by selecting the Next button at the bottom right of the assessment screen The system will record this as an incorrect ere answer Completing the Initial Assessment When the student has reached the end of the Initial Assessment the screen right will be displayed Students can view their results by clicking on the Results v button at the Click on the button below to view your results bottom right of the assessment screen Ubicat Menu Viewing the Initial Assessment results An example Initial Assessment results page is shown below This results page displays information such as a Name the name of the student who took the assessment in the
25. ored 70 or over However they will still have some gaps remaining requiring attention as they did not have the knowledge to reach the level above Printing the Initial Assessment results page In the far top left of the results screen is a Print home print button Selecting this button will activate the print dialog function allowing the student to print their results page If the student opts to leave this page without printing their results they can reprint any activity by selecting it in the My Activities panel on the student home page Returning back to the student home page Returning back to the student home page can be achieved by clicking on the Home button at the top left of the results page 15 bksbLIVE ICT User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Understanding the interactive ILP Individual Learning Plan Once the student has completed the assessment and returned back to their home page the module course will have updated to reflect what the student should do next In the screenshot below the ee preadshee student having completed the Spreadsheets Initial Assessment is now Spreadsheets directed to select the View Course What should I do next button to access the associated learnin g Click on the view course button and work Ligh the resources resources Retake the Initial Assessment VIEW COURSE By default the screen All Resources w
26. print the document If it does not appear use one of the following to bring up the Print dialogue box e Internet Explorer Click on the PDF document then press Ctrl P on the keyboard or right click with the mouse and click on Print e Google Chrome Click on the PDF document and then press Ctrl P on the keyboard or right click with the mouse and click on Print e Mozilla Firefox Click on the PDF document and then press Ctrl Shift P on the keyboard or right click with the mouse and click on Print Save the paper based resources If a toolbar appears on the screen then use the save button to save the document If it does not appear use one of the following to bring up the Save dialogue box e Internet Explorer Click on the PDF document and then press Ctrl Shift S on the keyboard e Google Chrome Right click with the mouse and then click on Save as e Mozilla Firefox Click on the PDF document and then press Ctrl Shift S on the keyboard Functional Skills Scenarios Functional Skills Scenarios are available for ICT in paper based format These scenarios are supplied as a download to customers who hold a licence for the bksb Functional Skills Revision Scenarios The scenarios are for the learner to work though after completing the resources They are designed to practise the skills needed to pass the ICT Functional Skills tests There are four scenarios at each of the following levels Entry 2 Entry3 Level 1 Level 2 The fi
27. r automatically logs the student out of the assessment Students should therefore be encouraged to leave a question unanswered and move on to the next question if they are unable to answer it in a reasonable time frame ERROR MESSAGES bksbLIVE has been developed with rigorous error resilience built in as standard to discourage errors from disrupting active assessments In the unlikely event that an error message appears during the assessments students should be instructed to exit their web browser and then re open it and log back in to their bksbLIVE account and continue their assessment Incomplete Initial Assessments Answers to each question are automatically registered as the student progresses through the Initial Assessment If the computer crashes loses power or the student accidentally closes their web browser or opts to exit the assessment via the relevant option from the Menu bar they can simply restart the computer and repeat the log in procedure Once logged back in to their home page the student can select the relevant assessment they wish to continue and a dialog box will appear asking them to either a continue the assessment from where they left off or b restart the assessment from the beginning Continue assessment Your assessment has already started Our records show that you have already started this assessment before please click an option below e Continue Continue your assessment from the last question a
28. rst three scenarios for each of the levels are written to the Functional Skills Standards However there have been tasks included in ICT assessments by awarding bodies which do not appear to be mentioned in the standards The fourth scenario for each of the levels includes tasks present in assessments which appear to be extra to the standards A learner should complete all the scenarios for the particular level as collectively they will cover most of the tasks needed to pass the assessments These can be used to find out the learner s weaknesses and therefore which areas need to be revisited prior to practising past papers and taking the assessment 22 bksbLIVE ICT User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Notes bksbLIVE ICT User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Notes bksbLIVE ICT User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Notes
29. the left of the screen is a quick access menu to jump to any question frame shown to the learner during the assessment Note that in an ICT initial assessment the question frames may differ from those of other learners due to the assessment adapting to the learner s responses As you select a frame button the question s shown to the learner will be revealed A scroll bar to the right of the frame buttons allows easy access to other question frames The remainder of the screen is dominated by the actual question frame shown to the learner To quickly scroll through all the questions both correct and incorrect select the BACK or NEXT button as necessary geac NEXT CO Answers i To exit the assessment review screen select the Back button at the top left of the screen 20 bksbLIVE ICT User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 How to run an ICT Report Information on running reports for ICT can be found in the separate guide called bksbLIVE Reports which can be found on the Tutor home page Directly accessing the ICT resources If you are logged in as a tutor at the top of the screen are displayed a number of tabs To directly access the ICT resources select the Resources tab and all the resources you currently licence will be displayed as categories down the left hand side ICT Word Processing L1 2010 Learning Resourc WP L1 2 1 pdf
30. ur favourites To make it easy for you to access the bksbLIVE assessment platform it is advised you create a desktop shortcut or browser favourite bookmark To create a desktop shortcut using Internet Explorer type the web address provided into the address bar of your web browser and press return on the keyboard to load the bksbLIVE log in page Next click on the e icon to the left of the http in the address bar with your mouse and drag it onto your desktop Finally right click on the newly created desktop icon select Rename from the drop down menu and rename the shortcut to something like bksbLIVE Open SkyDrive Pro Pin to Taskbar Pin to Start Menu Restore previous versions Send to Cut Copy Create shortcut Delete Rename Properties To add the log in page to your web browser favourites If using Internet Explorer as your preferred web browser press Ctrl D on your keyboard to launch the Add a Favourite dialog box Then simply amend the Name field to suit your needs such as bksbLIVE and click the Add button Add this webpage as a favorite To access your favorites visit the Favorites Center Name ww_bksblive co uk bksb Live l4aniilliman default aspxp D anllilliman Create in ur Favorites New folder Cancel The web address will now be saved to your Ri AMIE favourites and is accessible via the relevant CRE option in your browser
31. urity e File Management e Internet e Email e PowerPoint except 2003 e Images 5 bksbLIVE ICT User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Each topic has resources for Entry 3 Level 1 and Level 2 with the exception of Database which only has Level 1 and Level 2 This is due to database being at a higher level in the Functional Skills Standards For each of the 10 topics there is an information pack which covers all of the skills needed to complete all the levels For each level of each topic there are several resources The resources are task based and are designed to teach a learner whilst completing a specific assignment They are designed to plug the gaps ina learner s knowledge and yet minimise the amount of reading needed to complete a task As a learner works through a topic he she will use the information pack if they do not know how to do any element of a task At the bottom of the pages in each task where needed there is a Help if you need it box This allows the learner to easily know which page to look at in the information pack Help if you need it Word Processing Information Pack SE A mts Fi RSS ashesnsiensineasiactsetere2esa taceentinss EEEE EEEE EEEE EEan 44 Save AR Example A task may require the learner to bullet a list print preview and save The learner may know how to do the majority of this but not how to bullet a list Using the information pack
32. user interface A The Menu button provides a sub set of options to assist the student in configuring the assessments to suit their particular needs e Volume Adjust volume or turn on off e Animation Adjust speed of animation or turn Animasion on off e Styles Provides a Styles Easy Read On off Exit range of options for Predefined styles Activity Background colour 1 those with visual Close This Menu Background colour 2 impairment to adjust eee the colour of the Button colour Button text colour background colour of Highlight colour fonts but not size and Test nto the colour of buttons e Exit Activity Exits the assessment e Close This Menu Closes the Menu B Progress Bar The progress bar is used to ICT display the student s progress through the assessment and will save after each question has been answered Above the progress bar is the description of the current active assessment Note that when taking certain assessments or resources e g Initial Assessments the Assessment may be divided into segments and hence the user may notice the progress bar resetting to zero This is normal and indicates that a segment has been completed C Audio Clicking on the speaker symbol whilst taking an Initial or Diagnostic Assessment enables the questions to be read out to the student Note that the student will r
33. werPoint General including IT Basics Health Safety and Security File management Word processing Initial Assessment single module e Based on Microsoft Office 2010 e Identifies the learner s general current working level from Entry 1 to Level 2 e Entry 1 and Entry 2 learners will have Entry 3 resources allocated to them as this is the lowest level available Spreadsheets Initial Assessment single module e Based on Microsoft Office 2010 e Identifies the learner s general current working level from Entry 1 to Level 2 e Entry 1 and Entry 2 learners will have Entry 3 resources allocated to them as this is the lowest level available Database Initial Assessment single module e Based on Microsoft Office 2010 e Identifies the learner s general current working level from Entry 3 to Level 2 e Learners Entry Level 3 or below will have Level 1 resources allocated to them as we do not have lower level resources due to database being a higher level topic ICT Learning Resources all topics The ICT resources have been written to help learners plug any gaps they may have in the Functional Skills Standards They are available in three versions Office 2010 Office 2007 or Office 2003 for the learner to choose the resources compatible with the software loaded onto the computer he she is working on These resources have been divided into 10 topics e Word processing e Spreadsheets e Database e T Basics Health Safety and Sec
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