Instructor's Resource Kit

The Instructor's Resource Kit contains an updated CD-ROM containing the Instructor's Manual in both MS Word and PDF formats, PowerPoint slides, and Brownstone's Diploma test generation software with accompanying test item files for each chapter. The distinctive features of each component of the Instructor's Resource Kit are described below:

• Instructor's Manual: The Instructor's manual contains a schedule showing how much time is required to cover the material in the chapter, a list of the chapter competencies; tips for covering difficult material; and answers to the Concept Checks. Also included are references to corresponding topics on the Interactive Companion CD-ROM, answers to all the exercises in the Chapter Review section and answers to On the Web exercises. The manual also contains a helpful introduction that explains the features, benefits, and suggested uses of the IM and corresponding competencies.
  
  
• PowerPoint Presentation: The PowerPoint presentation is designed to provide instructors with a comprehensive resource for use during lecture. It includes a review of key terms and definitions, figures from the text, along with several new illustrations, anticipated student questions with answers, and additional resources which can be accessed in Internet-enabled classrooms. Also included with the presentation are comprehensive speaker's notes.
  
  
• Test Bank: The Computing Essentials 2004 test bank contains over 3,000 questions categorized by level of learning (definition, concept, and application). This is the same learning scheme that is introduced in the text to provide a valuable testing and reinforcement tool. The test questions are identified by text page number to assist you in planning exams, and rationales for each answer are also provided. Additional test questions, which can be used as pretest and posttests in class, can be found on the Online Learning Center, accessible through our supersite www.mhhe.com/it .

 
Interactive Companion CD-ROM

This free student CD-ROM, designed for use in class, in the lab, or at home by students and professors alike, includes a collection of interactive tutorial labs on some of the most popular and difficult concepts topics to illustrate in information technology. By combining video, interactive exercises, animation, additional content, and actual "lab" tutorials, we expand the reach and scope of the textbook. The lab titles are listed below:

Digital Solutions to Help You Manage Your Course

• PageOut–PageOut is our Course Web Site Development Center that offers a syllabus page, URL, McGraw-Hill Online Learning Center content, online exercises and quizzes, gradebook, discussion board, and an area for student Web pages. For more information, visit the PageOut Web site at www.pageout.net.
  
  
• Online Learning Centers/Web sites –The Online Learning Center (OLC) Web Site that accompanies Computing Essentials 2004 is accessible through our Information Technology Supersite at www.mhhe.com/it. This site provides additional learning and instructional tools developed using the same three-level approach found in the text and supplements to offer a consistent method for students to enhance their comprehension.
  
  
• Online Courses Available –Online Learning Centers (OLCs) are your perfect solutions for Internet-based content. Simply put, these Centers are "digital cartridges" that contain a book’s pedagogy and supplements. As students read the book, they can go online and take self-grading quizzes or work through interactive exercises. These also provide students appropriate access to lecture materials and other key supplements.

Online Learning Centers can be delivered through any of these platforms:

• McGraw-Hill Learning Architecture (TopClass)
• Blackboard.com
• Ecollege.com (formally Real Education)
• WebCT (a product of Universal Learning Technology)

O’Leary Series Applications Lab Manuals

Available separately, or packaged with Computing Essentials , is the O’Leary Series computer applications lab manuals for Microsoft Office. The O’Leary Series offers a step-by-step approach to developing computer applications skills and is available in both brief and introductory levels. The introductory level manuals are MOUS Certified and prepare students for the Microsoft User Certification Exam.

Skills Assessment

SimNet XPert (Simulated Network Assessment Product)–SimNet provides a way for you to test students’ software skills in a simulated environment. SimNet is available for Microsoft Office 97, Microsoft Office 2000, and Microsoft Office XP. SimNet provides flexibility for you in your course by offering:

• Pre-testing options
• Post-testing options
• Course placement testing
• Diagnostic capabilities to reinforce skills
• Proficiency testing to measure skills
• Web or LAN delivery of tests.
• Computer-based training tutorials (new for Office XP)
• MOUS preparation exams
• Learning verification reports
• Spanish version

For more information on skills assessment software, please contact your local sales representative, or visit us at www.mhhe.com/it.

PowerWeb for Concepts

PowerWeb is an exciting new online product available for Computing Essentials 2004 . A nominally priced token grants students access through our website to a wealth of resources–all corresponding to the text. Features include an interactive glossary; current events with quizzing, assessment, and measurement options; Web survey; links to related text content; and WWW searching capability via Northern Lights, an academic search engine. Visit PowerWeb at www.dushkin.com/powerweb.