Academic.com
Student Handout
Academic.com
Student Handout
STEP 1: REGISTER WITH ACADEMIC.COM
Log onto the Internet.
Go to the URL (web address): http://vccosc-wp.academic.com.
You will see the academic.com welcome window with an area to log in.
Click on the blue letters that say, “Click here if you have not registered.”
This will bring you to the student registration site.
Fill in the required fields (spaces with *)- First Name, Last Name, and e-mail address.
Note: The e-mail address will be used to send your password to you in case you have forgotten it.
Under username, fill in a username as described to reduce repetitions.
Under username fill in your first 4 letters of your last name and then the last 4 digits in your student number (generally your social security number) with no spaces and with all in lower case. If your last name has less than 4 letters then use your full last name and then the last 4 digits of your social security number or student number.
Example: Juan Gonzalez Social Security: 444-44-0231 username: gonz0231
Example: Rosa Ortiz Social Security: 444-44-1113 username: orti1113
Example: Tiem Ny Student Number: 444-44-3212 username: ny3212
Under password, create your own password that you can remember.
Click on register, located at the bottom right of the screen.
Then, you should see the Installation complete window.
Click on continue.
You should see the academic.com site that says, “Upgrade your brain.”
Then, you will see a column with the word “libraries.”
Congratulations! You have registered successfully!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
STEP 2: USING ACADEMIC.COM AFTER INTIAL PROCESSES
Once you have registered with academic.com the program is very user-friendly.
Go to the URL (web address): http://vccosc-wp.academic.com.
Then, log in by filling in your username and password.
Click on “log on.” Then, you will see a column with the word “libraries.”
Click on math, study skills, or writing depending on the subject you are in, which should be a blue active link under libraries.
Scroll down to find the assigned content tutorial and click on it.
To open your content tutorial, your computer needs to have special plug-ins.
You may need to download plug-ins (connections) in order to use academic.com. The computer labs 1-131, 1-130, and 2-246 at Valencia College-Osceola have the plug-ns installed. If you want to access the tutorials at home, the plugs-ins are available free to download on the Internet automatically when you try to enter the content tutorials for the first time, but if you do not have a high speed online connection, it will take a long time. It is recommended that you buy a $3.00 CD that will install the plug ins automatically. This CD can be purchased to save time and hassle at the Business Office (1-155). The plug-ins CD is installed by placing the CD in the CD drive, and it will load automatically; then, follow the directions on the screen. There are also directions enclosed with the CD.
Then, you will see two options: Optional CD Access or Continue Via Web.
Click on Continue via web.
Sample Content Tutorial
Work on the different parts of the content tutorial by clicking on the blue active links starting with the first part.
Follow along with the lesson, and when the black arrow pointing to the right and located on the bottom right of the tutorial screen turns green, click on it to move to the next page.
When you complete the first part, make sure to click on the home button, which is a picture of a house located on the bottom right of the window. This will bring you to the other parts of the content tutorial.
Then, click on the second part of the content tutorial and repeat until the content tutorial is completed.
When you are finished, close the content tutorial window by clicking on the x button located on the top right of the content tutorial window.
Various options:
Within academic.com tutorials there are various options to help with the learning. On the left side of the tutorial you will find a button labeled OPTIONS and an arrow pointing to the right. This button, if clicked, will give you the option of having the audio on or off. Below that button is a curved arrow which if clicked if the audio is on will repeat the lesson just presented. The audio can be stopped by clicking on the black box beside it. Below those button may be two other options, more info and help line. Both of these buttons, if clicked, will provide further information on the presented lesson. Feel free to explore and try these options.
Make sure that when you are finished using academic.com, that you log out by scrolling to the bottom, and to the right of the main screen and by clicking on log out. This will ensure that someone else will not log in under your username.
REMEMBER!
DON’T
STRESS OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you have any problems with academic.com, PLEASE !!!!! contact Al Groccia at
(407) 299-5000 or (407) 847-9496 extension 4182, or by e-mail at agroccia@valencia.cc.fl.us, or stop by his office at 2-204.