Students can read the book two ways. Modern is the book as a web page, with the hands-on steps and the practice quiz built in. Classic is the printed page, exactly as published. Modern is where students start. To switch, pick Modern or Classic in the bar at the top of the reader.
| Modern | Classic | |
|---|---|---|
| What they see | The chapter as a web page that fits any screen | The printed page |
| Best for | Laptops, tablets and phones | Following a printed copy page by page |
| Hands-on steps | Tick-off cards in the chapter | In the progress panel (Show your progress) |
| Practice quiz | At the end of the chapter | On the chapter review page |
Both modes use the printed page numbers, so an assignment written as page numbers works in either. Highlights, notes and search work in both, and switching keeps the student's place.
Modern marks each kind of practice with its own colour and icon: Hands-on practice, worked in the free sample company; Do It Yourself, the end-of-chapter exercise in the company the student builds; and Case study, chapters 9 and 16, worked start to finish in YinYang Graphic Design.
Under the Settings cog at the top right: Reading settings (theme, reading width and a dyslexia-friendly font), Book guide, a slim bar at the foot of the page that walks through the reader while you keep reading, and Keyboard shortcuts. Instructors also find the Instructor's Manual there.
Two buttons worth knowing about
When a student in your class selects text in Modern, two options appear. Ask instructor sends you a message about it, with the page attached. Report problem goes to us and the book's author, not to you, for mistakes in the book itself. A student who hasn't joined your class yet sees Ask instructor too: it asks for your class code, then brings them back to the page.
Pin your class to Classic
Open the class, choose Class settings, and under The book turn on Classic reader only. Students then see only Classic, with no Reading mode switch. Nothing is lost: the quiz and hands-on steps move to the review page and the progress panel. You keep both modes yourself.