STUDENT VHL FAQ'S

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS REGARDING YOUR VHL ACCOUNT:

If I am assigned a Fotonovela to watch and want to watch it NUMEROUS TIMES after I have watched it once, how do I access it again because once I have seen it, I cannot retrieve it from my dashboard (it indicates that this task is ‘complete’)?

• Go to “calendar” from your dashboard, click on the day that the Fotonovela is due (as seen on your dashboard with original posted assignment). Once you click on the blue link for this Fotonovela, you may access it as many times as you’d like!

I have gone to my dashboard and do not see an assigned task--What now?

• Sometimes your dashboard may be filled with a “greyed out box” which lists the tasks that are due BUT you will only see the DATES listed. There is a + box next to the left of that date listed, click on this, the assignment will “uncollapse” and will appear with a red “start button”. These are sometimes deceiving because they seem to be “camouflaged”.

I need to take a quiz because I was absent in class on the day it was given on the Chromebooks. Why can’t I access it on my dashboard at home?

• Quizzes and Tests will more than likely be taken in the classroom under teacher supervision.
• Once you have returned, speak to your teacher about a time when you can come and login to take the quiz/test. The quizzes/tests have to be “RELEASED” BY THE INSTRUCTOR in order for them to appear to you on your dashboard.

How do I make flashcards within VHL?

• Login to vhlcentral.com with your student login and password, go to CONTENT at the top of the page, and in the dropdown menu click on MY VOCABULARY. Within this area you can create a personalized list of words to review and memorize for your vocabulary quizzes!
• Keep in mind that VHL has flashcard sets already made for your study practices!

I really could use some extra practice with pronunciation. How do I hear the pronunciation of the words?

• Login to vhlcentral.com with your student login and password, go to CONTENT at the top of the page, and in the dropdown menu click on VTEXT. At the top left of your screen, you will see Contents--click on this and access the menu for the textbook. Scroll down to the Lección desired, a menu should open to the right of this for that Lección. You will see the entire Lección at this point. The Vocabulario Section is all the way to the bottom! Once you have clicked on VOCABULARIO, TURN ON THE AUDIO TO YOUR COMPUTER, HOVER YOUR MOUSE OVER ANY VOCABULARY WORD IN BOLDFACE PRINT AND LEFT CLICK.

How do I access the digital textbook online?

• With any internet connection, one can access the book online. Login to vhlcentral.com with your student login and password, go to CONTENT at the top of the page, and in the dropdown menu click on VTEXT. At the top left of your screen, you will see “Contents”--click on this in order to see an index of the textbook’s pages. From here, you can navigate through the textbook quite easily from section to section.

I need more practice on something that we already learned and was previously assigned; doing some of the exercises AGAIN would really help me! How do I use PRACTICE MODE on VHL?

• First go to your VHL Calendar in your VHL Dashboard.
• Go to any “Grammar Practice” assignment found on a given DUE DAY (these are highlighted in blue and are not very specific as to what they were so you will have to rely on your memory about the due dates and content assigned on these.)
• After clicking on the “Grammar Practice” that most interests you, choose the activity in the practice mode and scroll down next to where it says “next activity” and press “practice”.
• Keep in mind: It won’t send your answers to your teacher--you do not need to worry about how the results of your practice affect your grade!
• It will check your answers for you so that you will receive the feedback you need.