>i>Connect® Introduction to Business is an online assignment and assessment solution that connects students with the tools and resources they’ll need to achieve success. McGraw-Hill Connect Introduction to Business helps prepare students for their future by enabling faster learning, more efficient studying, and higher retention of knowledge. Connect Introduction to Business offers you and your students powerful tools and features that optimize your time and energies, enabling you to focus on course content, teaching, and student learning. Connect Introduction to Business also offers a wealth of content resources for both instructors and students. This state-of-the-art, thoroughly tested system supports you in preparing students for the world that awaits. For more information about Connect, go to www.mcgrawhillconnect.com, or contact your local McGraw-Hill sales representative for access to an instructor account. Features of Connect are:

• SmartBook™—Fueled by LearnSmart—SmartBook is the first and only adaptive reading experience available today. Distinguishing what a student knows from what they don’t, and honing in on concepts they are likely to forget, SmartBook personalizes content for each student in a continuously adapting reading experience. Reading is no longer a passive and linear experience, but an engaging and dynamic one where students are more likely to master and retain important concepts, coming to class better prepared. Valuable reports provide instructors insight as to how students are progressing through textbook content, useful for shaping in-class time or assessment. As a result the adaptive reading experience found in SmartBook, students are more likely to retain knowledge, stay in class and get better grades. For more information about SmartBook click here
• LearnSmart ensures your students are learning faster, studying more efficiently, and retaining more knowledge. It pinpoints concepts the student does not understand and maps out a personalized study plan for success. Based on students' self-diagnoses of their proficiency, LearnSmart intelligently provides students with a series of adaptive questions. This provides students with a personalized one-on-one tutor experience. For more information about LearnSmart click here
• Interactive Applications provided for each chapter of the textbook allow instructors to assign application-focused interactive activities, engage students to “do” business, stimulate critical thinking, and reinforce key concepts. Students apply what they’ve learned and receive immediate feedback. Instructors can customize these activities and monitor student progress. For more information click here.
• iSee it! Animated Video Clips in Connect—What’s the difference between Leadership and Management? What are line vs. staff employees? Topics such as these are confusing to students for the first time. What if students were able to understand concepts like these in a fun, and animated way? iSee it! video clips are the solution! As an assignment within Connect, students can understand concepts, and instructors have access to even more videos! Visit http://bit.ly/QR2-1 to view a sample clip on supply vs. demand.