This Quick Start Guide provides information to help you start using MindTap.
Create a Course
- Sign in at login.cengage.com.
- Add the textbook or product you want to use to your library.
- Click .
- Enter your course information and click Next.
- Edit the section information and set instructors.
- Click Finish, then Set Up MindTap.
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Add the textbook or product you want to use to your library.
- Under Add a product to your Instructor Resource Center, enter a title or ISBN.
- Click to search for the product.
- Select a product and click Add Selected to Instructor Resource Center.
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Click Create Course.
- Create a new course
- Copy an existing course
- Copy from another instructor’s course
- Enter your course and section information, and set instructors.
- Click Create Course.
Activities
Customize the list of activities available to your students.
Change Your Activities View
- Week view: Click .
- Outline view: Click .
- Filter: Click Filters .
Rearrange Activities
- Turn on Edit .
- Click Edit beside an activity or folder.
- Select Associated Topic to change the topic.
- Select Order Within Topic to change the place within a topic.
- Click Save.
Unschedule Activities
- Turn on Edit .
- Click Hide beside an activity or folder.
- Click OK to confirm.
Edit Activities
- Turn on Edit .
- Click Edit beside an activity.
- In the Editing Activity window, set activity details.
- If shown, click Edit Activity Options to edit scoring or other activity settings.
- Click Save.
Set Activities to Practice or Graded
Practice activities are not counted toward your students' grades.
Student Enrollment
Give students a course link so they can enroll in your course.
- Sign in at login.cengage.com.
- Click My Courses.
- Locate your course and click .
- Click Student Instructions.
- Click Copy to Clipboard.
- Paste the enrollment instructions in your syllabus or other communication.
- Select the textbook or product for your course.
- Click Manage Courses.
- Click either the Courses or Course Masters & Sections tab.
- Click the Course Link Instructions icon () for your course or section.