Getting Started

Registering for MathXL for School is a simple process that takes only a few minutes. All you need is an email address and a teacher access code.

• To obtain a teacher access code, fill out the online request form.
• Once you have your teacher access code, go to http://www.MathXLforSchool.com and click the Register button.
• Enter your teacher access code and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the registration process, during which you will enter your contact information and create a personal login name and password for MathXL for School.

MathXL for School provides complete online courses for Pearson textbooks in Mathematics and Statistics, as well as universal courses that are perfect for any math course, regardless of publisher.

You can create as many online courses in your MathXL for School account for as many textbooks as you like. You can preview and customize a course before allowing students to enroll in it. Your students will only have access to the one course for which you give them the Course ID.

Creating a course is easy. Once you have registered for MathXL for School, the program's Course Manager walks you through the following simple steps to create your first course:

• selecting your textbook or universal course
• deciding which chapters, sections, and objectives from your textbook you wish to cover
• setting the availability of multimedia learning aids
• using the MathXL for School Browser Check to install plug-ins and players that allow you to access the rich online content in your course

For detailed instructions on how to create a course in MathXL for School and make it available to your students, view the Getting Started with MathXL for School teacher guide.

The MathXL for School Browser Check installs the plug-ins and players you need to view and interact with the multimedia content in your course.

These tools are updated as new versions of the plug-ins and players become available, so you should run the Browser Check periodically to make sure you have the latest plug-ins.

It's best to run the Browser Check from inside your MathXL for School course. When you log into your course, you will see a Browser Check link on the Course Home page.

You can also run the Browser Check from this website.

• Go to the Browser Check page.
• Select your textbook or course from the drop-down menu.
•   Click Submit. The Browser Check appears in a new window and tells you what you need to install for the media used in your course.

MathXL for School aligns to more than 275 Pearson math and statistics textbooks, but serves as a great supplement to any text that might be in use, and offers a solution to many middle and high school classrooms. Read our Implementation Models to see how MathXL for School works for you.

MathXL for School courses provide a complete online solution for students upon adoption by the teacher.

MathXL for School provides a variety of course-management and customization tools. You can easily add and modify content, create and assign online homework and tests, and monitor your students' progress.

Here are just a few of the ways you can customize a MathXL for School course to fit your individual needs or the needs of your department:

Customizing course coverage: When creating a course in MathXL for School, you can choose which chapters and sections from your textbook you wish to include. If, for example, you do not plan to cover a certain section from your textbook, you can remove that section from MathXL for School so that your students' online experience matches your course syllabus.

Creating online homework: You can use MathXL for School's Homework and Test Manager to create online assignments for your students. MathXL for School provides a database of free-response online exercises—correlated to the section exercises in your textbook—that you can choose from to create homework for specific chapters or sections.

Creating online tests: Using the same database of exercises, you can create online tests with MathXL for School's Homework and Test Manager. It offers a wide range of options for creating and assigning tests. Teachers can:

• determine how long a test will be available to students
• decide how many times students can take a test
• set a time limit for a test
• create a password for a proctored test
• decide whether and when students are allowed to review a test
• select options that determine whether students can re-take an incomplete test

Creating your own exercises: You can use the Custom Question Builder (CQB) to create static and algorithmic exercises for your online assignments. A library of sample exercises provides an easy starting point for creating questions, and you can also create questions from scratch. Exercises can include number lines, graphs, and pie charts, and you can create custom feedback that appears when students enter answers.

Managing grades: MathXL for School automatically tracks and stores all student results. The MathXL for School Gradebook gives you tremendous flexibility in managing your students' scores on homework, tests, and tutorials. Options include:

• weighting individual assignments
• setting relative weights for homework, tests, and tutorials in calculating overall scores
• selecting which test attempts to include in calculating average scores
• omitting or deleting results for individual assignments

Copying your course: If you have spent time customizing your MathXL for School course and wish to use the same course next semester, you can copy your existing course. The new copy preserves all your customizations while giving you a clean Gradebook for the new semester.

To coordinate across multiple classes of the same course, you can set up a course group, where assignments in the "coordinator" course automatically appear in the affiliated "member" courses. This option is ideal for departments that want to maintain a standardized syllabus across multiple classes taught by different teachers. To learn how to set up a course group, log into your MathXL for School account, click Help at the top of the page, and view the tutorial for Managing Multiple Classes.

When you have created the course you would like your students to enroll into, you must give your students the Course ID so they can enroll into your course.

Log into MathXL for School and click Course Manager on the left nav bar. Find your course in the list and click on the Course ID. The page that loads is a handout that you can print out and give to each student. This handout includes the name of your course and the Course ID, along with instructions for your students on how to register for MathXL for School and enroll in your course.

Visit the How to Purchase page for information on ordering or purchasing MathXL for School.

To access your MathXL for School course, you must complete an easy, one-time registration process.

Before you start, you will need:

• a student access code, given to you by your teacher or included in the MathXL for School Student Access Kit you received

  (If you do not have a student access code, talk to your teacher or see How to Order MathXL for School for more information.)
• a valid email address that you check on a regular basis

To register and enroll in your teacher's MathXL for School course:

1. Go to www.MathXLforSchool.com and click the Register button.
2. Enter your student access code in the fields provided. A sample access code looks like this:
   SMPLE-FRILL-TONLE-WEIRS-CHOIR-FLEES
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the registration process.

After you have registered, you are ready to enroll in your teacher's MathXL for School course!

To log in and access your course:

1. Go to MathXLforSchool.com.
2. Enter the login name and password you created during registration.
3. Click the option that says "I am taking a course that is using MathXL for School..."

   TIP: If your teacher has not set up a course for you in MathXL for School, you can still study on your own by selecting the option that says “I am studying on my own.…” You can then choose your textbook from the Book list and click Enroll. You can use pre-loaded sample tests to generate a study plan and work through practice exercises to master the topics in your textbook.
    

4. Enter your course ID and confirm that you are enrolling in the correct course. (If you do not know your course ID, ask your teacher.)
5. Click the Enroll button and follow the on-screen instructions to run the Browser Check for your course.

The MathXL for School Browser Check installs the plug-ins and players you need to view and interact with the multimedia content in your course.

These tools are updated as new versions of the plug-ins and players become available, so you should run the Browser Check periodically to make sure you have the latest plug-ins.

It's best to run the Browser Check from inside your MathXL for School course. When you log into your course, you will see a Browser Check link on the Course Home page.

You can also run the Browser Check from this website.

• Go to the Browser Check page.
• Select your textbook or course from the drop-down menu.
• Click Submit. The Browser Check appears in a new window and tells you what you need to install for the media used in your course.

In some cases, your teacher will provide an access code to you. If your teacher does not provide you with one, you may purchase access online. Visit the How to Purchase page for more information.