Welcome to Penn State
Better Kid Care On Demand Distance Education!
This video is designed to give a
brief overview of the features and options
of the Better Kid Care On Demand education
system. Better Kid Care's new
On Demand system is designed to provide
professional childcare development
anytime you are ready to learn.
Let's get started.
There are a few computer housekeeping
items you may need to tend to in order to take advantage
of all the features made available
by the On Demand system.
The first is Internet Access.
All On Demand lessons are done via
the web. If you don't already have
Internet access, there are several venues that offer
"free" access including
your local public library.
Second, you will need your own individual
email account in order
to properly document your training in our
system. You cannot share an email
address. If you don't have
your own email address you can create a "free"
email account using providers
such as Google, Yahoo, or others.
Thirdly,
viewing the lesson content is "free".
There will however be a fee
to take the assessment and receive a certificate
of completion. A credit card
is required to pay for that fee.
Lastly, if
prompted while browsing, you will need
to set your Internet browser preferences
to allow both "cookies" and "pop-ups".
You may also need to "trust the
security certificate" from
Penn State Better Kid Care.
The following are a few examples
of what those prompts may look like.
Here's an example
of what you may encounter while attempting
to download the lesson Handouts.
To resolve this issue,
go to preferences and
allow pop ups for the site.
Here's an
example of the bkc.psu.edu
security
certificate that needs to be trusted.
Select
"add exception", then "get certificate",
then "confirm this exception".
Further assistance
is available in the On Demand section
of the Better Kid Care website
under Frequently Asked Questions.
Signing up for
On Demand Distance Education is simple.
From any web browser, go to the
Better Kid Care website.
That address is betterkidcare.psu.edu
On the home page you will find a
couple of options that link to On Demand
Distance Education. In this
video, please select the following
Distance Education link.
Here you will find additional useful
information about Penn State Better Kid Care
Distance Education.
Now select the
"Are you ready to take a lesson>" button.
This will take you to the sign up for On
Demand Distance Education.
For new customers click
"No, I am a new customer".
Existing customers, enter your email
and password and select
Continue. Please note
the On Demand interface requires you
to use the mouse pointer
left mouse click combination to advance the
screen. Do not use the "enter",
"return", or back button on your
browser. Proceed
by selecting "New Customer".
Here you will be prompted
for your First and Last Name
and Mailing Address. Use your mouse
to select Continue.
You will then be prompted
for a contact phone number, email address,
and password. This is the same email
address that you will use to log into
the system once you have registered.
For security purposes,
please use a password that is unique
and that contains both numbers
and letters.
Click Continue.
You are now registered.
Please enter your password
and click Continue. Remember:
don't hit the Return button on the keyboard.
The next screen will prompt you
for additional information that is required.
In case you were wondering,
the last 5 digits of your social security number
are to help us identify
you in our database and to
provide an accurate of the lessons
that you have completed. For Pennsylvania
providers, we are able to enter your professional
development records directly into the
PAKey professional development
database.
After entering your information, select Continue.
This is the home screen for the
Better Kid Care On Demand system.
A list of lessons,
your account settings, and other information
can be found here.
Penn State - Better Kid Care