Do you have students who need to wait for financial aid before being able to purchase their activation codes? We offer a free two-week temporary master activation code to help ensure all students have access on the first day of class. You can access this directly in LabSim.
We've added filters to your custom exams lists to improve navigation and usability. No more scrolling through 200 exams trying to find the exact one you are looking for.
We've added the ability to create custom exams in a specific order. This will make it so instructors can intentionally set up what questions students see (and when) within each exam.
We've added the ability to give a quiz using a subset of questions. So you can select a bulk amount of questions and our system will randomly select a smaller, predefined amount of questions students will get on their quiz. For example: Select 100 questions, and out of those 100 questions, 20 questions chosen at random will show up for each student.
We've added more filters on to the question selection phase, most notably a filter to "show questions not used within the course."
Stay tuned for a video walkthrough coming soon!
Using the Most Up-to-date Product Versions
Several product versions have retired or been updated this year, so we want to make sure your classes are using the most current version:
Office Pro 7.0
IT Fundamentals Pro 2.1
PC Pro 7.0
Network Pro 6.0
Security Pro 7.0
Linux Pro 5.0
Client Pro 7.0
Routing and Switching Pro 7.0
If you have used an older version of any of the titles listed above, we highly recommend updating it for your fall classes. Please note that Client Pro 6.0 and IT Fundamentals Pro 1.0 retired this summer on July 31. Three additional course versions will retire at the end of this year. Contact your Customer Success rep with any questions or to let them know your plans.
Johnny recently joined TestOut as an instructional designer, and we are now happy to have him as part of our training team. He brings a diverse perspective and skill set to the team. He has worked in the IT field for 29 years—20 of which were as an IT instructor using TestOut. Johnny is known for his special passion and charisma that motivates and inspires underprivileged students to get certified and pursue jobs in IT.
TestOut is Moving Integration from LTI 1.1 to 1.3 with Advantage
If your LMS is integrated with TestOut, know that we are on the move to updating schools to the greatly enhanced LTI 1.3 which includes greater ease of assignments and automatic grade sync.
If your school has already made the move, learn more about what you need to do to make sure you classes are set up and ready to go.
Other News and Ways to Stay Connected:
Elevation Summit Recordings
A big shout-out and thanks to all of the instructors and attendees who made the inaugural TestOut Elevation Summit in July such a big success! Recordings of each informative and helpful session are available to view online for anyone who was unable to attend live. Watch Recordings
Also, congratulations to all our winners during the week and an extra big congrats to our $500 grant winner, Richard McKinney and the Grand Prize Trip to Utah winner, Bonnie Cobb.
Refer a Fellow Instructor: Get a Starbucks Gift Card
Are you enjoying your experience with TestOut and would love to share TestOut with all your friends? Great news! If you refer a fellow a fellow instructor, then you might receive a Starbucks gift card! Simply email your Account Representative introducing your friend, and be sure to cc them on the email. We will send the first fifty referrals a gift card.
We appreciate having the opportunity to work with so many outstanding educators and we appreciate everything you do for your students! Please reach out to us with any questions you might have. We are always here to help.
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