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National Geographic Learning
Offline Classroom Presentation Tool App
Teacher’s Guide
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction 2
2. System Requirements 2
For Desktop devices 3
3. Sign in for the first time 5
4. Dashboard and content download 6
How to download a CPT to use it offline 6
How to download an eBook to use it offline 8
5. How to launch and complete an activity 9
6. Profile 13
7. Icons 14
8. Toolbar 15
Zoom 15
Solutions 16
Tools 16
Page view 17
Page number 18
9. Downloading updates 18
10. Online / Offline modes and synchronization 19
11. Support 19
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1. Introduction
This document explains how to use the Offline Classroom Presentation Tool app to
access National Geographic Learning Classroom Presentation Tools for an offline
experience that syncs across devices and logins.
This app allows teachers to use the Classroom Presentation Tool (CPT) with or without
Internet connection. Teachers will have access to plain eBooks and full CPTs which
include activities, audio, and videos. Students will not have access to the app.
Viewing Online Practice courses, creating or editing courses, checking Activities and
progress, updating personal details in profile, and accessing the Messages section is only
accessible through your web browser at learn.eltngl.com.
2. System Requirements
The Offline CPT app is available on the following devices and operating systems:
Devices Operating System
Supported version
Desktop Windows Windows 7/8/8.1, 10
OSX Mac OS 10.13 or higher
Linux Ubuntu 16.04 and 18.04
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For Desktop devices
Login as a teacher at learn.eltngl.com. Teacher credentials will be provided by the
teacher’s school or institution.
Once signed in, hover over the course you are looking for and click on the arrow icon
that appears on the lower right corner:
Within the course, click the Classroom Presentation Tool tab on the left-hand side, and
there you will find:
• The online version of the CPT to use it online.
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• 3 buttons to download the offline CPT app for desktop: click on the one that
corresponds to your device operating system (MAC, Windows, or Linux) to
download it.
Once the file is downloaded, make sure you install it as you would install any other
application by launching the executable file.
Important notes:
• Due to security controls, you might have to allow the download of files from an
unidentified developer.
• Each download should be performed in every device where it will be installed.
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Once the app is downloaded and installed, this is the app icon (regardless of
device/operating system):
3. Sign in for the first time
Upon opening the app for the first time, you will need to sign in and be connected to the
Internet. Successful login to the app will be possible only with a valid teacher account.
You will be asked for your username and password, which are the same as the
credentials you use to access the online Classroom Presentation Tool through your web
browser at learn.eltngl.com.
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4. Dashboard and content download
After login, you will land on the dashboard with a view of all the titles available for your
institution which are represented by tiles. After clicking on a title, you will see links to the
Classroom Presentation Tool and eBook(s).
How to download a CPT to use it offline
Before you begin the download, you will need to have a reliable high-speed internet
connection that can support the download of large files. The installation files for the
Classroom Presentation Tool tend to range from 2-4 GB and can be as large as 8 GB.
These best practices will improve your success downloading large files:
● Use a wired internet connection when available instead of a wireless connection
● Download during off-peak hours
● Pause other streaming services and game activities if your network shares bandwidth
● Make sure your preferred browser has been updated to the latest version
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Click on the Classroom Presentation Tool download icon: .
After clicking on the download icon, you will see a pop-up message to confirm you want to
download the CPT and the CPT file size. To proceed, click on Download.
Once the entire CPT is downloaded, you can open it in the app, without internet
connection.
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How to download an eBook to use it offline
Click the download icon next to the specific eBook to commence a download of the
eBook.
There will be a pop-up message that describes the size of the eBook and instructs you
to commence the download. To proceed, click on Download.
Once the entire eBook is downloaded, you can open it in the app, without internet
connection.
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5. How to launch and complete an activity
Once you open the CPT, the Table of Contents dashboard is displayed with all the units
available. Hover over a unit and the Unit photo card will flip over to reveal the content
options. Usually these are:
a. Student’s Book
b. Workbook
Click on the Student’s Book or Workbook. This will open a specific Unit content screen,
split into different Lessons.
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From this screen you can easily switch to another unit by clicking on the unit on the left
or click into a Lesson to see the CPT pages and activities.
From any page you will be able to switch to the corresponding page in the Workbook by
clicking on the icon in the upper right corner of the screen.
Sample content of the Workbook is as follows:
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Click on the icon in the upper right side of the screen to go back to the Student’s
Book.
You can launch all audio , video ,and activities from the page.
To launch an activity, click on the three vertical dots in front of the activity number.
They will turn yellow when placing the mouse on top of them as an indicator that you
are about to launch an activity.
Once an activity is launched, complete it and check the answers using the buttons on
the right side of the screen:
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Click on Check Answers to show whether your answers were correct or incorrect.
Click on Show Next to view the correct answers one by one.
Click on Show All answers to view the correct answers all at once.
Click on the Close icon to close the activity and go back to the page.
When you launch an audio, the following options are available in the player:
• Play/Pause
• Stop
• Volume control
• Tracking
When you launch a video from the page, the following options are available:
• Play
• Stop
• Volume control
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• Tracking
• Subtitles
• Full screen
6. Profile
The Profile icon allows you to navigate to:
❏ My account
❏ Log out
In My account you will find information about your teacher
profile:
● First Name
● Last Name
● Username
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7. Icons
Click on the Download icon to start the download process of a CPT or an eBook.
Click on the Remove icon to remove a CPT or an eBook.
Click the Question mark icon to open the Help page.
Click the Audio icon to play the accompanying audio for the lesson.
Click the Video icon to play the accompanying video for the lesson.
Click on the Activity icon, three vertical dots in front of the activity number, to
launch an activity.
Click on Check Answers to show whether your answers were correct or incorrect.
Click on Show Next to view the correct answers one by one.
Click on Show All answers to view the correct answers all at once.
Click on the Close icon to close the activity and go back to the page.
Click on the WB icon to switch to the corresponding page in the Workbook.
Click on the SB icon to switch to the corresponding page in the Student’s Book.
Click the Back Arrow button to navigate back one page.
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Click the Forward Arrow button to navigate forward one page.
8. Toolbar
The toolbar on the right side of the application contains robust tools you can use in your
presentation to write, highlight, zoom, display the solutions, etc.
Zoom
Click on the Zoom option to choose from the following Zoom
options:
● Magnify tool: Specify an area to zoom by using the mouse to select
the area. You will then be able to navigate around the whole page while
zoomed in.
● Zoom In: Once zoomed in, you can navigate around the page and
also launch activities.
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● Zoom Out: Click on Zoom Out to reduce the zoom.
● Zoom Off: Turn off the Zoom and return to the default page view by
clicking the Zoom icon again.
Click again on the Zoom icon to minimize the Zoom options.
Solutions
Hover over the Lightbulb icon on the right-side menu and the word
Solution will appear. Click on the icon to reveal the solutions of the activities in
the Workbook page.
Click the Solution icon again to show the Workbook page with the answers,
shown in blue.
Tools
Click the Tools button on the right-side menu to access editing and timing
tools such as the Pen, Highlighter, Eraser, Area selection, Undo, Redo, Hide
Edits, and Timer buttons.
Click the Move button to move the Toolbar around the page within the
application in any direction.
Click the Pen button to open the pen option menu and select a pen size and
color.
To change the cursor back to the pointer, click the Pointer button.
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Click the Highlighter button to open the highlighter option menu and select
a different line size and color. Click the
page to begin highlighting. Release to end the highlight. To change the cursor
back to the pointer, click the Pointer button.
Click the Eraser button to clear markups (pen or highlight) made on the
page.
Click the Undo button to undo the last edit [AG6] made.
Click the Redo button to redo the last edition removed.
Click the Hide button to hide edits made to the page.
Click the Timer icon to open the timer widget and use it for activities and
games. Click Start to launch the countdown:
Page view
Click the Page view button to view two pages or one page at a time.
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Page number
Enter the page you want to view and press Enter [AG7] to go to that
page.
Move to the next page or the previous one using the arrows.
9. Downloading updates
When an update is available, a blue Update Available icon will appear next to the
downloaded content:
To install the new updated version of a CPT or an eBook, first uninstall the version you
currently use by clicking on the icon. A confirmation message will appear, warning
that you are about to remove the eBook. Click Remove if you want to proceed or
Cancel.
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Then, click on the icon to download the updated version.
10. Online / Offline modes and synchronization
If an internet connection is lost, a warning message will appear to show you are using
offline mode.
As soon as the internet connection is back, the warning message will disappear.
The app will synchronize content, course structure, images, and user details every time
you click the Refresh button.
11. Support
Access the Help section at any time by clicking on the Help icon:
For more information, please visit support.eltngl.com/classroompresentationtool.