Student Tool Quick Start Tips

This post has been taken from "The Student Tool Quick Start Guide".

Opening the Assignment

STEP 1: Open the assignment that you have selected by clicking the “Sit Paper” button.



STEP 2: Select the question you wish to attempt then click the “Answer Question” button.




Step 3: Read the question and then click the “Add Step” button to attempt the solution.



STEP 4: Read the directions given and enter the solution using the input bar and the keyboard.



Using the Input Control

The most important thing that you need to know about using the input control, is that you need to put the focus on the section you wish to control. You do this by highlighting the area in red by using the right arrow key (use the left arrow key to deselect). Here are some examples.

Example 1: In this example we want to enter 10x over 5.

As you can see in the screen shot below, x is highlighted in red and 10 is not.



If we press the divide button and enter the number 5 we see that only the x is divided by 5. This is not what we want.



If we press the Right Arrow Key both the 10 and the x become highlighted in red. This means that the focus of the control is on both elements.



When the divide button is clicked both elements are divided by 5 as shown below.



Example 2: We want to enter the cube root of 8.

Firstly, enter the square root symbol by clicking it on the input bar.



Once you have done this, enter the number 8 as follows.



Press the up arrow key or click to the left side of the square root sign. The following will occur.



Press Backspace



Enter the number 3 into the appropriate box.



How to check your answer

After you have entered an answer you can check if it is correct by clicking the “Check” button. Click the save button to save your answer to that step of the solution.