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Instructor Guide to Using the Questia MindApp Contents Introduction 2 Audience 2 Objectives 2 Using the App dock 3 Finding a Questia Activity 3 Searching for Questia Activities 3 Browsing the Library

1 Instructor Guide to Using the Questia MindApp Contents Introduction 2 Audience 2 Objectives 2 Using the App dock 3 Finding a Questia Activity 3 Searching for Questia Activities 3 Browsing the Library 9 Navigating a Reading 13 Questia Projects 18 Creating Projects 19 Moving Articles and Books between Projects 22 Creating Bibliographies 27 Deleting projects 30 Questia Tutorials 32 Adding a Questia Activity to the Learning Path 33 Adding Questia content from a Project 33 Adding Questia Activities through the Library 38 Document Revision History 41 Version # 1.0 MindTap release 3.12 Last Edited: 8/12/2014

2 Introduction Questia is a service that allows users to view articles and books on a variety of subjects. The Questia MindApp enables students and instructors to access Questia accounts through MindTap. Instructors can create projects in Questia and add them to the MindTap Learning Path. Audience This document is for DSCs who assist instructors. Objectives This document shows instructors how to: Find Questia content Save content to projects Create projects Edit projects Add Questia Activities to MindTap. Instructor Guide to using the Questia MindApp Page 2

Using the App dock Instructors can access Questia from the App dock. Finding a Questia Activity The following section shows instructors how to find a Questia Activity through the App dock.

3 Using the App dock Instructors can access Questia from the App dock. Finding a Questia Activity The following section shows instructors how to find a Questia Activity through the App dock. Searching for Questia Activities Use the following procedure to find Questia information using the Search function: Step 1 Open the Questia App from the App dock. Result: The Questia service agreement displays. NOTE: The service agreement displays the first time users log in to Questia. Instructor Guide to using the Questia MindApp Page 3

4 2 Select the I agree to the terms and conditions check box. Click Start using Questia for MindTap. Instructor Guide to using the Questia MindApp Page 4

5 2 (cont.) Result: The Questia MindApp displays: 3 Click Advanced to view advanced search options. 4 Enter the search term in the search bar. Result: The search results display. Instructor Guide to using the Questia MindApp Page 5

6 5 Add additional terms in the search bars on the left. Scroll down and select the type of content to view. 6 (Optional)Select Overview. Select Read to view the full book or Save to active project to save it. Result: An overview displays. Instructor Guide to using the Questia MindApp Page 6

7 7 Select Read to view the full book or article. Result: A Questia Reader dialog box displays. NOTE: The dialog box displays the first time instructors access a reading each session. 8 Click OK, got it! Result: The article or book displays. Instructor Guide to using the Questia MindApp Page 7

8 9 Click Save to active project to save the reading. 10 Return to the search menu at any time by clicking the Search option in the top banner. Instructor Guide to using the Questia MindApp Page 8

9 Browsing the Library Use the following procedure to find Questia information by browsing the library: Step 1 Click Browse library. Result: A list of topics displays. 2 Select a Topic Category. Result: Topics display. Instructor Guide to using the Questia MindApp Page 9

10 3 Select a subcategory. Result: Books and articles on the topic display. 4 (Optional)Select Overview. Instructor Guide to using the Questia MindApp Page 10

11 4 (cont.) Result: An overview displays. 5 Select Read to view the full book. Result: A Questia Reader dialog box displays. NOTE: This displays the first time you access a reading each session. Instructor Guide to using the Questia MindApp Page 11

12 6 Click OK, got it! Result: The reading displays. 7 Click Save to active project. Result: The reading saves. Instructor Guide to using the Questia MindApp Page 12

13 Navigating a Reading Use the following procedure to navigate a reading: Step 1 Navigate to a Questia reading. 2 Use the left and right arrows to navigate the reading. Result: Additional parts of the reading display. Instructor Guide to using the Questia MindApp Page 13

14 3 Click the Project items icon. Result: Saved items display. NOTE: Any edits save automatically in the Project folder. 4 Click the note icon to add a note to the reading. Result: A note adds. Instructor Guide to using the Questia MindApp Page 14

15 5 Click the quote icon to cite the page. 6 Click the beginning and end of a passage to create highlights. Select a color to highlight. Instructor Guide to using the Questia MindApp Page 15

16 7 Click the beginning and end of a passage to cite the specific passage. 8 Click the bookmark icon to bookmark the page. 9 Click the list icon to view the Table of contents. Instructor Guide to using the Questia MindApp Page 16

17 10 Click the Settings icon to edit font settings. 11 Click the magnifying glass icon to search for a word or phrase within the book or article. 12 Click the eye icon to look up words in a dictionary or thesaurus. Instructor Guide to using the Questia MindApp Page 17

18 13 Click the print icon to print the page. 14 Click the full screen icon to extend the article to the full screen. NOTE: Full screen refers to the window in the App dock, not the full screen. Questia Projects Add books or articles to different projects that you create. Instructor Guide to using the Questia MindApp Page 18

19 Creating Projects When you enter Questia for the first time, the Active project is Default project. Use the following procedure to create your own project: Step 1 Open the Questia App from the App dock. Result: The Questia service agreement displays. 2 Select the check box. NOTE: The service agreement displays the first time instructor access the Questia MindApp. Instructor Guide to using the Questia MindApp Page 19

20 2 (cont.) Click Start using Questia for MindTap. Result: The Questia MindApp displays: Instructor Guide to using the Questia MindApp Page 20

21 3 Select Projects. 4 Click Create a new project. Result: A new project folder displays. Instructor Guide to using the Questia MindApp Page 21

22 5 Enter a name for the project. Click Save. Result: The new project displays as the Active project. Moving Articles and Books between Projects Instructors can move articles and books between projects using this procedure: Step 1 Open the Questia MindApp from the App dock. Instructor Guide to using the Questia MindApp Page 22

23 2 Click Projects. Result: The projects folder displays. 3 Select the check box next to an article or book. Result: The book or article is selected. 4 Click Move to move the content to another project. Result: A dropdown menu displays. Instructor Guide to using the Questia MindApp Page 23

24 5 Select the project you want the content. Click Move. Result: The content displays in the new folder. 6 Click Copy to copy the content to a different project. Result: A dropdown menu displays. Instructor Guide to using the Questia MindApp Page 24

25 7 Select the project you want the content. Click Copy. Result: The content is in the new folder. 8 Click Delete to delete the content from the project. Result: A confirmation message displays. Instructor Guide to using the Questia MindApp Page 25

26 9 Click Delete. Result: The content deletes from the project. Instructor Guide to using the Questia MindApp Page 26

27 Creating Bibliographies Use the following procedure to create bibliographies through Questia: Step 1 Open the Questia MindApp from the App dock. 2 Click Projects. Result: The project folder displays. Instructor Guide to using the Questia MindApp Page 27

28 3 Click Create bibliography. 4 Select the style and click Create. Result: The bibliography displays. Instructor Guide to using the Questia MindApp Page 28

29 5 Click Save to save the bibliography to your folder. Result: The bibliography saves as separate content in your project. Instructor Guide to using the Questia MindApp Page 29

30 6 Click Export to MS Word to send the bibliography to Microsoft Word. Result: The bibliography displays in Microsoft Word. Deleting projects Use the following procedure to delete a project: Step 1 Navigate to the Projects section in Questia. 2 Select the project to delete. Instructor Guide to using the Questia MindApp Page 30

31 3 Click Delete. Result: A warning displays. 4 Click Delete. Result: You deleted the project. Instructor Guide to using the Questia MindApp Page 31

32 Questia Tutorials You can view Questia Tutorials using the following procedure: Step 1 Navigate to the Questia App. 2 Click Tutorials. 3 Select a topic. Instructor Guide to using the Questia MindApp Page 32

33 3 (cont.) Result: Videos and articles display. 4 Select the link. Result: The tutorial displays. Adding a Questia Activity to the Learning Path This section shows instructors how to add Questia articles and books as Activities to the Learning Path. Adding Questia Content from a Project Instructors can access all Questia features by adding Activities to the Learning Path in the same way as they do in the App dock. The best practice is to find the content in the App dock and save it to a project. You can find the content easily in your project folder. Instructor Guide to using the Questia MindApp Page 33

34 Use the following procedure to add a Questia Activity to the Learning Path: Step 1 Click the + icon. Result: Additional Options display. 2 Select Add Activity. Result: The Activity List displays. Instructor Guide to using the Questia MindApp Page 34

35 3 Select Questia. Result: Questia displays. 4 Find the book or article to add from your projects folder. Click the book or article to open it in the reader. Instructor Guide to using the Questia MindApp Page 35

36 5 Click Add to MindTap. Result: Assignment properties display. NOTE: The Add to MindTap button links to the page you are on from the Reader view. If you find the book or article through the search menu, it links to page one. Instructor Guide to using the Questia MindApp Page 36

37 6 Edit the fields. Click Save. Instructor Guide to using the Questia MindApp Page 37

38 Adding Questia Activities through the Library Use this procedure to add Questia Activities from the Questia Library: Step 1 Click the + icon. 2 Select Add Activity. Instructor Guide to using the Questia MindApp Page 38

39 3 Select Questia. Result: Questia displays. 4 Find the book or article to add using the procedures in Finding a Questia Activity. Instructor Guide to using the Questia MindApp Page 39

40 5 Click Add to MindTap. Result: Assignment properties display. 6 Edit the fields. Click Save. Instructor Guide to using the Questia MindApp Page 40

41 Document Revision History Date Version Description Author/Editor 7/23/ Initial draft Chris Judd 8/5/ Incorporated SME comment Chris Judd/Vanessa Coloura and Gary Jeppsen 8/5/ Added comments on structure and usage. Cindy Bailen 8/12/ Ready for posting Chris Judd Instructor Guide to using the Questia MindApp Page 41

Using Questia in MindTap

Using Questia in MindTap Contents Introduction 3 Audience 3 Objectives 3 Using the App dock 4 Finding a Questia Activity 4 Searching for Questia Activities 4 Browsing the Library 9 Navigating a Reading