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Online Spanish Workbook Center--If you have questions regarding how to set up the online Spanish workbook or how to use it once you have it set up, then, this is the place for you. Some of you may be required to use Quia Web for online quizzes and tests; if this is the case for you, navigate here, to the Quia Web Online Assessments Help Page.
Registering for, Purchasing, Setting up and Using the Online Spanish workbook in Quia Books
It's not as hard as it sounds! If you've never used the online Spanish workbook before, the video below will teach you how easy it can be.
Already used the online Spanish workbook in a previous class?--Odds are, you already have an account and a subscription to the online workbook, now you simply need to sign up for your YC instructor's specific class. Here's a hint, you need your instructor's course code. The video below will show you how.
My Take on the Online Spanish Workbook and How it’s Graded
When it comes to grading the online Spanish workbook, the computer is extremely picky; I, however, am not. If you leave off a period or other punctuation marks, the workbook will likely mark you wrong. I don’t care that much. I know that it can be frustrating to complete an activity correctly and with confidence, submit it and then look at the results and see that the computer marked you off for a capitalization error. Some would go back and re-complete the whole exercise, but for me, the important thing is that you understand the target Spanish concept. Don’t go back and re-do the entire exercise just to rectify silly errors. However, if you are totally lost on an exercise and don’t understand why you did poorly, then you need to re-complete the exercise. In these circumstances, you need to go back and review your Puntos en breve textbook, or watch the corresponding grammar video, or get in touch with me, your instructor. So, to allow for some errors, this is how I grade the online Spanish workbook. If you get a 70% on the exercise, I give you full credit. Mistakes are good when learning a language, you have to make a lot of them before you are going to get better, but, keep in mind that the eventual goal is perfection. So, if you complete all or nearly all of the exercises with a score of 70% or better, I typically will give you full points (usually ten points). If you complete a majority of the exercises, I give you about half points (typically about five or six points). If you complete just a few exercises, I’ll give you just a few points (typically one or two). That’s my take on the Online Spanish Workbook.
Not into videos? This document will teach you all that you need to know regarding
the online Spanish workbook
Setting up and using your on-line Spanish workbook
As if that weren't enough--Here's another link to a video (older version) tha twill help you set up and use the
online Spanish workbook. Copy and paste it into your address bar. >> http://bit.ly/IjJmlP
How do I know which assignments are assigned to me and the due dates?--For due dates concerning the online Spanish workbook be sure to see the syllabus' tentative course plan. To understand which of the exercises is "assigned" for completion, see the explanation and image below:
This images shows black dots next to every activity but one, "3.4B: Maria Montano". This means that in the Ch. 3, "Un poco de todo" section, all of the activities are assigned, but one, "Maria Montano".