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August 25, 2010

SAM 2007 Introductory/AdvancedHands-On Training

Trish Bobst, Cengage Learning

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• CTE teachers using SAM (Skills Assessment Manager) 2007 should come for some hands-on training to begin using this assessment and training software.

• Learn how to create classes; create exams and training; and schedule assessment, training, and live-within-the-application projects.

• This session is for SAM beginners….followed by session for SAM advanced users.

SAM 2007 v6.0

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SAM 2007• Flash-based simulated Assessment tasks

• Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint• By book/chapter or you can pick and choose questions

• 66 SAM Projects• 30 from textbook end-of-chapter material• 30 additional cases to “mirror” those Projects

– Same skills - different documents• 6 Capstone Projects

– For additional end-of-application reinforcement• Tens of thousands of testbank items

• Multiple choice, true-false, short answer, etc.

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June 2009 Release• Advanced simulated, performance-based exam coverage for Word, Excel, Access,

and PowerPoint• A second set of performance-based exam tasks (scenario) that mirror all introductory

and advanced exam tasks• Simulated, performance-based exam tasks for Windows and Outlook• SAM Training at the introductory level

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SAM Hierarchy Order of Operations

• Sections• Name of the class and must be created first

• Assignments—• Can be SAM Exams, Training, or Projects• Formerly called “Scheduling,” must be done so students see assignments

• Reports

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SAM 2007

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SAM 2007 v6.0 (June 30)

SAM 2007 6.0 Content Enhancements… 75 Office 2010 “Upgrading” tasks mapped to the Upgrading to Microsoft Office

2010 book [Text ISBN#053847288]. Access 2007 is being added to Projects! 40 Windows 7 Assessment & Training tasks

SAM 2007 already contains valuable IC3 content for Computer Literacy BASICS and Practical Computer Literacy. Check out the User Resources page on SAM Central for helpful PPT and Word document walkthroughs regarding the IC3 content, specifically and where you can find the content, create exams/training and schedule them.

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SAM 2007 v6.0

The following functionality enhancements… Firefox compatibility: SAM 2007 v6.0 will work in Firefox.

Please Note: It is compatible but not supported. Enhanced Projects grading/weighting so that instructors don’t have to

manually set the # of points per step like they do today Auto-generate Companion Training (you can already create Companion Exams)

which will save instructors time in creating their assignments. With one click they will be able to create an exam and a training assignment which cover exactly the same skills!

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http://sam2007.course.com

• System Requirements• Be sure to have Flash 9 or higher installed

– Flash 10 with ActiveX is recommended• Be sure to use Internet Explorer 6 or higher• Make sure SAM 2007 is a trusted site

…all of these details (and more) are found in the Documentation area of the SAM welcome screen

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SAM 2007 Support

• SAM Technical Support/product feedback• Email: ct.techsupport@cengage.com • Phone: 800-648-7450, option 5, option 3• Live Chat for students 24/7

– http://www.academic.cengage.com/support• Live Chat for instructors 9-9 EST

• SAM Requirements• http://samcentral.course.com