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Getting Started Directions
Step 1: Install the HLS courseware at Home

    The HLS courseware uses the Internet to provide seemless access to your instructor's online grade book. If you have internet access, connect to the Internet prior to starting the HLS courseware.

  1. Double-click on My Computer icon.
  2. Double-click on the CD-ROM drive.
  3. Double-click on Setup.exe and follow the on-screen instructions.
  4. When prompted for a Course ID:
    - If you have internet access, select “Yes, the Course ID is:” and enter the Course ID provided by your instructor in the box provided.
    - If you do not have internet access, select "No, I will not be accessing an online progress report from this computer."
    - If you are simply installing the courseware and will obtain your Course ID later, choose the "Ask me again later" option.

Step 2: Obtain your Access Code

  1. If you have internet access, double-click on the purple diamond icon on the Desktop (or go to Start, Programs, Hawkes Learning Systems).
    a. When prompted for an Access Code, click I Need an Access Code to be directed to our website.
    b. Fill out the form (including your 15-digit license number from the yellow sticker on the CD sleeve). Click Submit and your personalized Access Code will display onscreen.
    c. You will also receive an e-mail with the access code in the body of the text and as an attachment called “access.cod” which you may save to diskette, My Documents, or other location.
  2. If you do not have internet access, you will need to go to a computer with internet access and connect to www.hawkeslearning.com. Click on get your access code and follow steps a, b, and c above.

Step 3: Start the Courseware with your Access Code

  1. Double-click on the purple diamond icon on your Desktop (or from Start, All Programs, Hawkes Learning Systems).
  2. Enter your Access Code:
    a. If you type or paste your access code you will be given the oppportunity to save the access code to a file. Save your access code to a diskette, My Documents, or other location to avoid typing it each time.
    b. To load the access code from a file, click Load From File, browse to the location where the access.cod file was saved, and click Open.

Step 4: Enroll in your Instructor's Grade Book

  1. If you have internet access and have entered the Course ID, you will be asked to enroll in enroll in your instructor’s grade book the first time that you log in to the software. Choose your instructor and section from the pull-down menus.
  2. If you do not have internet access on the computer where the software is installed, you will need to enroll in your instructor’s grade book by going to a computer with internet access
    a. connect to www.hawkeslearning.com/(Your CourseID)
    b. Enter your Access Code
    c. When prompted to enroll in your instructor's grade book, choose your instructor and section from the pull-down menus.

Step 5: Complete the Assigned Lessons

  1. Each topic in the courseware consists of Instruct, Practice, and Certify modes:
    a. Learn the new material in the Instruct mode
    b. Practice what you have learned in the Practice mode
    c. Demonstrate your mastery of the material in the Certify mode
  2. Completing the Certify mode of a lesson is required to complete your assignment.
  3. View your Progress Report to determine which lessons are required and when they are due.
  4. After certifying, you will be given a certificate which verifies that you completed your assignment. It is recommended that you save your certificate.
    a. If you have internet access, you should receive a message that says your certificate has been submitted in your instructor’s grade book. You are now done with that assignment! If you do not receive this message, follow the directions in step b.
    b. If you do not have internet access, you will need to manually submit your certificate into the online grade book to receive credit for your assignment.
    Follow these steps:
    i) Connect to www.hawkeslearning.com/(Your Course ID) and log in with your access code
    ii) Click the Submit Certificate(s) link or click on the Certification Status link for that lesson on the Progress Report
    iii) Select the Lesson Name from the drop down list. Load the certificate from file or type in the certification code and click OK. Your certification code is now submitted!

    Repeat steps 1-4 above for each lesson to receive credit for each of your assignments

    Submit your Certification Code ON or BEFORE the lesson due date to receive full credit for the assignment.