Product Updates

Transitioning to next semester with myitlab

Office 2007 and Office 2010

As the current semester winds down, you are probably starting to think about next semester. This guide is designed to provide you with assistance in successfully transitioning to the next semester with myitlab.

What changes are being made to myitlab for my Fall 2010 courses?

The myitlab upgrade for your Fall 2010 courses was completed on July 18, 2010 as part of our ongoing efforts to improve functionality and performance.In addition, this upgrade includes key feature enhancements made to myitlab for both Office 2007 and Office 2010:

	NEW! Allow instructors to copy their own course sections
	NEW! Ability to set global activity scheduling options
	NEW! Student Time Zone automatically set to match Instructor’s Time Zone

When will the new templates (and the myitlab for Office 2010 Program) be released?

The new templates (and the myitlab for Office 2010 Program) will release August 1, 2010 and will be available in two versions:

	myitlab for Office 2007 with Grader [v08.01.10] Template
	myitlab for Office 2010 with Grader [v08.01.10] Template

We will continue to use myitlab for Office 2007 for our fall courses. What are my options for creating a new course section or sections in myitlab for the fall term?

While we recommend that schools use the latest template, if your courses are currently set up in the 11.01.09 or the 01.01.10 templates, you can make copies of your current courses. You may want to set up your master courses in the 08.01.10 template if you are interested in using the new content:

The myitlab for Office 2007 with Grader [v08.01.10] Template This is a re-release of the 01.01.10 template with some additional content:
	Computers Are Your Future Textbook Content: PowerPoints, Test Bank, End-of-Chapter Objective Questions, link to Companion Website
	Windows 7 textbook resources for GO! Exploring and Skills for Success for Office 2007
	GO! Getting Started resources for IE8, Computer Concepts
	Exploring Getting Started resources for the Online Experience (2010) and Computing Concepts
	Technology in Action 7/e end-of-chapter quizzes added.

This content can also be added to your existing Office 2007 courses and/or course template using Content Sharing within myitlab.

NOTE: This upgrade will NOT require current myitlab for Office 2007 users to make any changes to their lab configuration or to the myitlab installation components to continue using myitlab during the fall 2010 term.

What if I would like to utilize the course section(s) I created during the spring or summer semester?

If your current course sections were created in the 11.01.09 or 01.01.10 templates:

	You or your campus Program Administrator (or your Faculty Advocate or Prentice Hall Sales Director) can copy your current course section(s). Please contact the myitlab team if you need assistance.
	Course sections can be copied as sections, or copied as templates (by the Program Administrator), so that many copies of the section can be made.
	All assignments you created and/or assigned will copy over, but the scheduling options (i.e., due dates) will not copy. You will need to go into your section and ‘Set Scheduling Options’ for these assignments if you wish to set time limits, control the availability, set due dates, etc.

We have adopted myitlab for Office 2010 for our fall courses. What are my options for creating a new course section or sections in myitlab for the fall term?

All schools using the Office 2010 content will need to add the myitlab for Office 2010 with Grader [v08.01.10] program to their My Courses page. Lab administrators have been contacted by our Field Engineers to assist them in setting up their labs and downloading the Office 2010 content files.

The Pearson myitlab team can assist you in recreating your course in the new Office 2010 template, or work with you to create new courses. Options include:

	Working with a Faculty Advocate or Pearson IT Sales Director to learn how to recreate your course using Content Sharing in myitlab.
	Sign up for WebEx training sessions: Register for an online myitlab Training Session and view our full schedule
	Providing information to the myitlab team on what template and/or content to include and your course will be recreated for you and sent to you for your review.

Additional information and documentation will be posted to www.myitlab.com as it is completed, so please visit often as you prepare for your fall courses using myitlab.

If you have any questions, please contact us at myitlabtraining@pearson.com