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Recommended OS / browsers

manaba recommends the following OS / browsers.

Windows

Google Chrome / Mozilla Firefox / Microsoft Edge 79 or later(Except Internet Explorer mode)

Mac

Safari / Mozilla Firefox

iOS

Safari　　　

Android

Google Chrome

Login page

There are announcements from the system administraion in the Login page and the My page. Please don’t miss it.

Once you log into manaba, please configure the following settings from the Settings menu.

Reminder settings

You can receive reminders by email whenever new announcements are made or new posts are added.

Reminders

  1. Click Settings in the upper right corner and select Change reminder settings.
  2. Select Receive or Do not receive.
  3. Enter in the Email address 1 your PC Email address that you want reminders to be sent to.
  4. Enter in the Email address 2 your cellphone Email address that you want reminders to be sent to.

Individual Settings

  1. Select Receive or Do not receive a message whenever course news is posted.
  2. Select Receive or Do not receive a message when a new assignment is published.
  3. You may choose from one of three options when a new comment is posted on a thread: 
    • Receive a message when a comment is made.
    • Receive all new comments at a certain time of a day. 　　　(→ Select a preferred time from the dropdown menu.)
    • Do not receive a message
  4. Select Receive or Do not receive a message when a project is published. This reminder is only sent to the course members who belong to the team.
  5. Select Receive or Do not receive a message when a new comment is made in a thread of your project
  6. Click Save and send test email and confirm reminders are sent to the email address you registered.

Profile settings

  1. Click Settings on the upper right corner, and select Change Profile.
  2. Upload an image of your choice.

In forums, collections and other parts of manaba, the [Memo] button will appear. By clicking the button, you can write a memo.

A memo is only visible to you; other users will not be able to view your memos.

Add Memos

  1. After clicking the Memo button, a new window will open.
  2. Write the memo, and then click the Update button.

A course in manaba is a space reserved for each class where you can view the announcements made by instructors, submit assignments (Tests and Assignments) or have discussions.

In order to view a list of courses you have been registered for, click Courses at the top of the screen. Click the course title and the main page of the course will be displayed.

Display can be changed according to course status, course year and format.

News published by course instructors can be viewed in the course news section. Click Course News and view new announcements posted in your course.

Unread course news titles are shown in orange and read course news titles are shown in blue.

To see the details, click on the "List all(a)" link under "Unsubmitted assignments" on the right side of My Page.

*The display may differ depending on the released options.

You can record the submission date and time of the assignments submitted in the course and check them in a list.

You can access Submission History from My Page or Course top page.

* The records (up to 5) submitted in the last week are displayed on My Page.

There are 3 types of tests on manaba.

  1. In Tests page, select a test you would like to take.
  2. Check that the test is open for submission. Click Start to enter the test room.
  3. Enter your answers to the questions.
  4. Check your answers and click Next after you have answered all the questions.   
    ※If there are plural pages, Click Next to display the next page. In the final page, you will be able to click Confirm. 
  5. Click Submit and send your answers. If you need to check or fix your answers, click Back.

Tests with prerequisites

A test with prerequisites requires you to attain a certain number of points in another test before you can take it.

Display the correct answers after exercises are submitted

It is now possible for you to check the correct answers in the Results page after submitting exercises. Please use it for self-study.
The correct answers can be checked by the following procedure. 

  1. Click the title of the exercise you want to check in the Tests page.
  2. Click the Scores link of the past answer you want to check.
  3. Click Correct Answers to display the correct answers.

  1. In the Surveys page, select a survey you would like to answer.
  2. Click Start.
  3. Enter your answers to the questions.
  4. Check your answers and click Next after you have answered all the questions. 
    ※If there are plural pages, Click Next to display the next page. In the final page, you will be able to click Confirm. 
  5. Click Submit and send your answers. If you need to check or fix your answers, click Back.

Depending on the survey, it is possible to resubmit the assignment after your initial submission, providing this is done within the survey acceptance period.
Following the steps listed below will return the survey to its status prior to submission. Revise the content of the survey and resubmit it.

  1. On the Surveys page, select the survey you wish to resubmit. The Survey Room page will be displayed.
  2. Click the Modify Answers button, and then click OK to return the survey to its status prior to submission.
  3. After you have revised the survey, click the Confirm button.
  4. Check the content, and then click the Submit button to complete the submission process. Click Back if revision is needed.

There are two types of assignments on manaba.

Browser-based assignments

  1. In Assignments page, select an assignment you would like to answer.
  2. View the details of the assignment and enter your answers.
  3. Check your answers and click Preview(save) after you have answered all the questions.
  4. Check your answers. If there are no revisions to make, click Submit to submit your answers.
    If you need to revise your answers, click Back.

File-based assignments

  1. In Assignments page, select an assignment you would like to answer.
  2. View the details of the assignment and put together your response.
  3. click Add a file to locate the file and upload the file into manaba.
  4. To add more files, repeat 3.
  5. If there are no mistakes, click Submit to submit your files.

Depending on the assignment, it is possible to resubmit the assignment after your initial submission, providing this is done within the assignment acceptance period. 
Following the steps listed below will return the assignment to its status prior to submission. Revise the content of the assignment and resubmit it.

  1. On the Assignment page, select the assignment you wish to resubmit. The Assignment Room page will be displayed.
  2. Click the Resubmit button.
  3. After you have revised the assignment (or re-uploaded the file), click the Send button.
  4. Check the content, and then click “Submit” to complete the submission process. Click Back if revision is needed. 　

In projects, your instructor can provide a dedicated space for your team to interact so that you can discuss a topic and eventually submit your project. A forum and a window for submitting project are available for every team. The submitted assignments can be mutually reviewed depending on the settings. 

Click the title of the project and view the description of the project and assignment.  

  1. Select a project in Team Progress page.
  2. Then click the team name.

Discuss in the team forum

You may post comments in the team forum in the same procedure as for posting comments on a thread. （→please refer to “Add a comment” ）

Submit a project

The assignment will be submitted from the forum of each team. There are two ways to submit a project:

Submit project in teams

If the submission format is set to “Submit project as a team,” one team member out of the group will submit the assignment. The submitted project will be added to the portfolios of all team members.

Submit a project individually

If the submission format is set to “Submit project individually,” each team member will submit their own files.

  1. Click Submit project in your team forum.
  2. click Add a file to locate the file and upload the file into manaba. 
  3. If there are no mistakes, click Submit to submit your files.

Depending on the project, it is possible to resubmit the project after your initial submission, providing this is done within the project acceptance period.

Following the steps listed below will return the project to its status prior to submission. Re-uploaded the file into the project and resubmit it.

  1. On the project page, click the project title you wish to resubmit and the Team Progress page will be displayed.
  2. Click "Submitted" and Submissions page will be displayed.
  3. Click the Resubmit button, and then click OK to return the project to its status prior to submission.
  4. Click Submit Project button at the top right of the screen to display the project submission page.
  5. Re-uploaded the file into the project and then click Submit button to complete the submission process.

Once you submit assignments, view the submission in view submissions page.
If the instructor turned on mutual review for the project, you can view submissions of other teams or students. Feel free to comment on the submissions other students or teams have posted.

In Grades page, you may view the scores of tests and assignments you have submitted.

Click Grades and view scores of the tests and assignments you answered.

Course instructors decide whether or not to publish scores of assignments. Only the grades of assignments which course instructors choose to publish will display. 

Every course has a forum. The forum can be used for communication between instructors and students, and between fellow students.

  1. Select a thread in the Forum and click Comment (a). 
  2. Enter the title and text.
  3. Click Post and your comment will be added to the thread.
    * The other course members receive reminders by email if they set Receive in the following reminder on the Individual Settings. “New comments made on your course”

Delete a comment

Comments can be deleted by their author and the instructor. Click (c) to delete your comment. 
Once you delete a comment, it can not be recovered.

Add files to your comment

You may add files to your comment, including images, video files and word files.

Uploading videos or images from your computer

  1. Click File button.
  2. Enter the title of the file (optional).
  3. Locate the file of your choice and click Add file to upload the file into manaba.
  4. Click Add and complete the process.

Embed videos from YouTube

  1. Click File.
  2. Select Embed content.
  3. Enter the embed code of the video you would like to embed.
  4. Click OK and complete the process.

There are two ways to display comments. Click the button in the top right corner to switch the setting.

List

Comments are displayed top-down from the latest post.

Tree

Comments are displayed top-down by the oldest post. Response for each comment is displayed associating with the original comment.  

What is the “Like” button?

By clicking the "Like" button (a), you can "Like" comments on the forum. You can also view the list of users who have liked your comment by clicking the "Reactions" button (b). 

Resources is a space where instructors post resources such as teaching materials and presentations used in a course.

  1. Click Resources and a list of resources will be displayed.
  2. Click the title of a resource and its content will be displayed.
  3. Titles of pages in the resource you selected are shown on the right. Click the title of a page and check the other pages in the resource.

You have a portfolio space to accumulate your submitted work and comments for each course.

Click Portfolio and all your submissions and comments will display.

You may use manaba either on a smartphone.

When you access the site page with your smartphone, the link for the smartphone-optimized screens are displayed at the top and you can tap to change.

* To return to the desktop-optimized screens, please access the link at the bottom of the screen

The smartphone-optimized screens mainly can be used on the student's functions.

Old smartphone-optimized screens is scheduled to be discontinued. To access it, click on the link on My Page in the desktop-optimized screens.

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