Chapter 1. Introducing Launch Pad Portal

Because technology should never get in the way

This brief introduction will walk you through the basics of Launch Pad Portal...

A new home for our unbeatable content

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[*0]Freeman and Worth's Portals are widely recognized and lauded for their book specific content and abundance of resources.

[*15] These resources help students develop a deeper understanding of course concepts through meaningful interaction with course material.

[*23] LearningCurve is available in almost every Portal and has been widely acclaimed.

[*29] Our authors are an integral part of developing our online content.

[*34] And we provide a wider variety of material than any other publisher.

[*40] Starting this spring, our content will have a new home that will be just as acclaimed—with the introduction of Launch Pad Portals.

Pre-assembled Launch Pad Units

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[*0]Every instructor's Launch Pad Portal course comes with all our great content—e-book sections, LearningCurve activities, videos, homework assignments, etc.—pre-assembled into curated Launch Pad Units.

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[*18]Instructors can assign everything in a Unit with just a few clicks.

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[*27]When students log in, they see everything in one place, with materials clearly organized based on what's due next.

You already know how to use it

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[*0]It's impossible to get lost in a Launch Pad Portal. Students and instructors can only be in one of two places: in the Launch Pad Home page…

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[*10]…or in "Focused & Engaged mode", where they view their assigned content.

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[*16]Click Next or Previous to go right to another assignment, or click Home to return to the assignment list.

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[*26]Students also see a "Progress Bar" for each Unit in the Launch Pad Home page. This tells them how many assignments they've done in the Unit, and how well they're doing.

Become a Class Tester!

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