Welcome to Enhanced InSite for Composition!

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Welcome to Enhanced InSite for Composition!
I just graded my first paper and I LOVE this
program! --Shelley Tirado, Instructor and new
user
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What is Enhanced InSite?
Enhanced InSite is an easy-to-navigate,
productivity-enhancing, all-in-one resource that
saves you time and provides you with a holistic
view of your students work. Learn more and log
in at www.cengage.com/insite.
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What can I do with Enhanced InSite?

• Use paperless grading tools to create, assign,
  and grade writing assignments
• Check for originality
• Conduct peer reviews
• Easily view feedback through a unified tool view
• Conveniently manage assignments from inbox
• Quickly access grades, calendars, and discussions
• Provide students with robust resources for
  writing
• Save time!

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Instructor Homepage

• Create a new class
• Manage current classes
• Add new classes or sections
• View class statistics
• Obtain class ID

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Class Homepage

• Add a new assignment
• View the assignment inbox
• View corresponding peer reviews
• View due dates for assignments (start/due/post)

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Assignment Types

• Available assignment types
• Paper Assignment
• PeerMark Assignment
• Revision Assignment
• Reflection Assignment
• Workbook Assignment

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Assignment Options

• Customize your assignments
• Assignment title, point value
• Dates (start/due/post)
• Set remediation thresholds
• Include special instructions, notes
• Set originality checker (on/off)

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Assignment Inbox

• Conveniently manage
• assignments from your
• inbox
• View individual paper submissions
• View an Originality report
• View a GradeMark report
• View status and submission dates

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Unified Tool View
With the unified tool view, you can choose to
view the Originality Report matches, GradeMark
QuickMarks, and PeerMarks in super-imposed layers
on a students originally formatted paper.
Choose Layer
QuickMarks
Originality
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Student Originality Report

• A comprehensive originality report, powered by
  Turnitin, displays any matching content in its
  entirety along with its source.
• You can turn this feature on/off depending on
  your preference.

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GradeMark Report

• The GradeMark Report allows you to view a graded
  student paper with instructor comments and
  QuickMarks.
• Paperless grading
• Easy to insert (drag and drop)
• Highlight, add comments
• Customize or use a pre-loaded set of QuickMarks

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QuickMarks and Handbook
QuickMarks also offer direct links back to the
appropriate section of the handbook for
additional review and practice.
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Customizable Rubrics

• A library of fully customizable rubrics lets
  instructors establish and apply uniform
  assessment criteria to students papers.
• You can also
• Build and import your own rubrics.
• View the rubric within GradeMark.

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PeerMark Peer Review Tools

• Assign specific papers for students review.
• Create a series of questions to guide review.
• Build a library of peer review questions.
• Set response thresholds.
• View multiple versions of a single essay as it
  evolves from idea to final draft.

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PeerMark Peer Review Tools

• With PeerMark, you can
• Set parameters for response to ensure meaningful
  feedback
• Set number of peer review assignments required
• Control the papers students can view
• Opt to make process anonymous

New PeerMark interface coming Summer 2011!
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Gradebook

• Add your own assignments
• Monitor attendance
• Export grades for use in your LMS
• Options for letter, numeric, percentage, grading
• Access reports and graphs

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Reporting Graphs

• Reports include
• Class performance for ALL assignments
• Class performance for ONE assignment
• Student performance for ONE/ALL assignments
• Student vs class performance for ALL assignments

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Statistics Assignment Summary
Example Quickmark frequency breakdown for each
assignment
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Interactive eBook

• Interactive handbook
• Instant access to reference material and
  interactive exercises
• Features highlighting, note-taking, print, and
  search functions

Text-specific versions of Enhanced InSite
(available for selected titles) feature a
true-to-page multimedia eBook with integrated
workbook.
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Personal Tutor

• Private tutoring resources through NetTutor
• Provides additional assistance and review
• Students gain access to multiple sessions
• Tutoring or paper submissions

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Resources for Writers

• Interactive exercises on grammar and proofreading
• Anti-plagiarism tutorials
• Writing and research modules
• Multimedia Interactives (with video)
• Grammar podcasts

Resources for Argument Coming in 2011!
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InfoTrac College Edition

• Online database
• More than 20 million full-text articles from
  nearly 6,000 journals and periodicals

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Book-Specific Versions

• Blakesley/Hoogeveen, Writing A Manual for the
  Digital Age, Brief 2e, and Brief 2e with
  Exercises
• Glenn/Gray, Harbrace Essentials, 1e
• Glenn/Gray, The Hodges Harbrace Handbook, 2009
  MLA Update, 17e
• Glenn/Gray, The Writers Harbrace Handbook, 2009
  MLA Update, 4e
• Glenn/Gray, The Writers Harbrace Handbook, Brief
  4e
• Kirszner/Mandell, The Wadsworth Handbook, 9e
• Kirszner/Mandell, The Brief Wadsworth Handbook,
  2009 MLA Update, 6e
• Kirszner/Mandell, The Concise Wadsworth Handbook,
  3e
• Kirszner/Mandell, The Pocket Wadsworth Handbook,
  5e
• Philips/Bostian, The Purposeful Argument A
  Practical Guide, 1e, and Brief 1e
• Raimes, Keys for Writers, 6e
• Blau/Burak, Writing in the Works, 2009 MLA
  Update, 2e
• Glenn, The Harbrace Guide to Writing, Concise 2e
• Trimbur, The Call to Write, 5e, and Brief 5e
• VanderMey/Meyer/Van Rys/Sebranek, The College
  Writer, 4e, and Brief 4e
• Wyrick, Steps to Writing Well, 11e, and Steps to
  Writing Well with Additional Readings, 8e

Generic Composition and Argument versions are
also available.
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CourseCare Training, Service, and Support
Available exclusively from Cengage Learning,
CourseCare is a revolutionary program providing
you with exceptional services and support to
integrate Enhanced InSite into your course. Our
dedicated team of digital solutions experts will
ensure you and your students have a successful
and engaging course experience.  
Log on at www.cengage.com/coursecare.
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Questions?
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for a 30-day trial today at www.cengage.com/insite
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THANK YOU!