1. SRI and SRC! Enterprise Training: Powered by SAM
Welcome
Hello. My name is ___________and I’d like to welcome you to Enterprise Training for Scholastic Reading Inventory and Scholastic Reading Counts! This training is for teachers and administrators who are already familiar with version 3.03 of these programs, both of which used the Scholastic Management Suite. Notice the new icons for both programs, which have changed in this edition. This is what they’ll look like on your desktop.
Enterprise Edition has a new management system called the Scholastic Achievement Manager, or SAM. Today we’ll learn how to use SAM with the Enterprise versions of both SRI and SRC!

2. Training Objectives
Learn about the Scholastic Achievement Manager (SAM), the management system for Enterprise Edition programs.
Understand the key changes and improvements in SAM, including new terminology and additional reporting and management options.
Use SAM to customize SRI and SRC!, generate reports, search for books, and create quizzes.
Gain troubleshooting tips and continuing support information for SRI and SRC! Enterprise Edition software management.
Today, I’m going to introduce you to SAM, and talk about the changes and improvements with this management system.
Some of the terminology has changed, as well as some of the management and reporting options. I’ll take time to highlight and explain each of those changes. In addition, I’ll give you troubleshooting tips and support information for when you begin to use SAM to manage SRI and SRC! in your classrooms.

3. A Note About Correlations www.scholastic.com/dodea
Enterprise Edition supports the DoDEA English Language Arts Standards for Grades 3 through 6.
You can view all of the various correlations on the DoDEA Web page. Go to scholastic.com/dodea, click the Correlations tab and use the drop-down menu under READ 180 [CLICK] to view the correlations for READ 180 and DoDEA Stage A Standards. [CLICK]
Although the present correlation addresses READ 180 version 1.6, the Enterprise Edition correlations are currently in development, and will not change that much for teachers using just SRI and SRC!
In addition, the correlation for READ 180 version 1.6 begins at Grade 4, and the correlations for Enterprise Edition will begin at Grade 3.

4. Agenda Part 1: All About SAM Part 2: Using SRI Enterprise Edition
Part 3: Using SRC! Enterprise Edition
This is today’s agenda. We’ll talk about SAM first, then I’ll discuss the Enterprise Editions of both SRI and SRC!

5. Part 1: All About SAM
SAM is the central management component that collects and organizes performance data across Scholastic programs.
SAM manages the data associated with all of the schools, classes, groups and teachers using Scholastic programs.
SAM enables you to:
Easily manage rosters and access database information
Track performance and generate reports for students, classes, and groups
Locate instructional and professional development resources
Relate state standards to Scholastic program content
When your students work in Scholastic programs, SAM tracks their individual progress. Just like in the SMS, the reports are not only a tool for monitoring progress, but also for planning instruction and matching students to books.
SAM also offers administrative features such as managing rosters, adjusting performance standards, finding resources for instructional development, and correlating standards to program content. Additionally, SAM’s new data migration feature “talks” to our SIS reporting system as administrators import and export data.

6. Part 1: All About SAM Enterprise SMS plus some …
How many of you recognize that screen? That’s right, it’s the home page for SMS. In the simplest terms, SAM is Enterprise SMS. [CLICK]
SAM was created in order to provide a new face to the Enterprise Edition of Scholastic programs. SAM takes what was best about the SMS and provides new ways to support district-level management for administrators and strong, data-driven differentiated instruction. [CLICK]
Although we’ll mainly discuss SRI and SRC! today, SAM is the management system for all of our Enterprise Edition products; SRI, SRC!, READ 180, and more.
… and more

7. All About SAM New Terminology for Enterprise Edition
Before you said . . .
Now you say. . .
Access
Permissions
Buttons
Tabs
Login (to SMS)
Sign In (to SAM)
Menu Bar
Quick Links
Reading Level (in SRC!)
Estimated Reading Level (in SRC!)
Records
Profiles
Student Names
SmartBar
Teacher Quizzes (in SRC!)
Teacher-Made Quizzes (in SRC!)
Here is a list of some changes in how you used to refer to SMS functions, and how you refer to the same or similar functions in SAM.
In addition, there are some aspects of the SMS that don’t appear in SAM. Functions like the SMS’s Easy Start no longer exist, and since the database is now maintained by the administrator of your network, there is no Data Utility in SAM.
There are also new, more powerful functions of SAM that didn’t exist in the SMS, such as SmartBar navigation, the Resource Finder for in-class resources, Advanced Search for book titles and quizzes in the SRC! Book Expert, and interactive, on-screen reports.

8. All About SAM Signing In
Enter your Username and Password.
Click Sign In.
While the SMS had two access levels—school-wide administrator and teacher access—SAM extends to district-wide administrative access. You’ll be signing into SAM at the teacher level.
To sign in to SAM, find the square icon on your teacher computer’s desktop that has a cute little dog’s face on it (his name is SAM). Double click this icon. To enter SAM, you will need to have a username and a password. This has been set up for you during installation of the Enterprise Edition. When the login screen appears, type:
Your username: your first initial and last name with no space between.
Your password: Your first and last initial.
If you are the only person to use your teacher computer on a regular basis, you can speed up future sign-ins by clicking the check box to select Remember my Username, Password, and Settings. I should note that if you check this box, you can access SAM more easily, but this may mean that others may have easy access to the data you store in that SAM program installed on your computer. [CLICK]
Click Sign In to begin work in SAM.

9. Getting Around SAM The Home Page
This is the SAM Home page. There are three ways to navigate SAM from the Home Page: the Quick Links, the Home Page Buttons, and the SmartBar. [CLICK] You can find the Quick Links in the upper right hand corner of any screen in SAM. Click these links to quickly return to the Home Page, view your Profile, exit SAM, and get help.
Another way to navigate SAM is to click the Home Page Buttons. [CLICK] Click these buttons (or the tabs along the top of any SAM screen) to access different information on:
Roster provides detailed information about your students’ performance in Scholastic programs
Reports provides data about your students’ performance in Scholastic programs
Resources has printables for your students, classrooms, and professional development purposes
Book Expert has a searchable database of book titles and quizzes to support your curriculum needs
The third and most important way to navigate SAM is by using the SmartBar [CLICK], which is the core of SAM navigation. It appears as the left-hand column on every SAM screen and is the quickest route to displaying information about schools and classes using Scholastic programs.

10. Getting Around SAM Using the SmartBar
Single-click either the Classes, Groups, or Students tab to reveal enrollments.
Double-click any name on the SmartBar to select it.
The SmartBar gets its “smarts” from the way it quickly sorts profile and reports information. The choices you will have are based on the level of permissions you have to SAM. For teachers, this includes Student Settings, Class/Group Settings, and your personal Teacher Setting.
The SmartBar works using a “top-down system.” This means that all of the information on the SmartBar is related and the information contained in the tabbed lists beneath are dependent on the tabs above them. Follow the steps on-screen to access student and class information. [CLICK]
Now use the tabs along the top of the main display to view profiles or reports information for the student, class, or group you’ve chosen.

11. Getting Around SAM Adding Students to SAM
Double-click the class name in the SmartBar to see the Class Profile screen.
Click the Add a Student link under Manage Roster.
Now that you are familiar with the basic management functions of SAM, I’ll show you some tasks you’ll need to know to get started.
The first thing you’ll need to do is add student information into SAM, then enroll students in programs. Follow along with the steps on-screen to add a student to SAM.
1. Double-click the class name in the SmartBar to see the Class Profile screen. [CLICK]
2. Click the Add a Student link under Manage Roster.

12. Getting Around SAM Adding Students to SAM
Enter information in the Profile tab of the Add a Student window.
Use the check boxes to assign a student to classes or groups.
5. Click Save.
Because SAM can be used with other data management systems, every student needs a unique student ID, username, and password. You’ll need to enter students’ usernames and passwords. Make sure to assign students to a class or teacher under Add to Classes & Groups. [CLICK]
Follow along with the rest of the steps on-screen to finish adding one or three students to SAM.

13. Getting Around SAM Enrolling Classes in Programs
Click the Manage Enrollment link under Manage Roster on the right of the Class Profile screen.
Use the check boxes to enroll students in programs.
Click Save & Return to confirm enrollment and return to the class profile screen.
Now that you have added students to SAM and associated them with classes, it’s time to enroll them in SRI and SRC!
Follow the steps on-screen to enroll your students in SRI and SRC!
1. Click the Manage Enrollment link under Manage Roster on the right of the Class Profile screen. [CLICK TWICE]
2. Use the check boxes to enroll students in programs.
3. Click Save & Return to confirm enrollment and return to the Class Profile screen.
If you would like to enroll all of the students in a program at once, just click the check box beneath the program name in the header of the Manage Enrollment window. Your class’s enrollment status will appear in the Usage Summary on your Class Profile screen.

14. Running Reports Using the Reports Index
Now that your students are enrolled in classes and programs, you can run reports based on their progress. There are six different types of reports that can run in SAM: Progress Monitoring, Diagnostic Reports (only available in READ 180 reporting), Instructional Planning, Alerts and Acknowledgments, School-to-Home, and Management.
The Reports Index lists a selection of recommended reports based on your SmartBar selection. The Reports Index is organized by the Scholastic programs, report types, and dates of reports last run. [CLICK] Clicking the blue Reports tab from any screen in SAM will open the reports index. (If you are on the Home Page, click the blue Reports button.)
Browsing for Reports [CLICK]
Double-click the name of a Student, Group, or Class on the SmartBar from the Reports Index screen [CLICK] to change the reports Scholastic recommends for your selection. If you’ve selected a student, the Reports Index will show reports for that student. If you’ve selected a class in the SmartBar, you’ll see reports for that class. You can use the pull-down menu next to Show at the top of the Reports Index main display to move between Classroom and Student Reports, or you can choose to view all reports available to you.

15. Running Reports Viewing On-Screen Reports
Click the button to the left of the report you wish to run.
Select a time period or the custom option.
Click Run Report once you have made your selections.
You can adjust the time period for many of the reports you run in SAM.
[CLICK]
You’ll see the time period selections on the right of the screen once you select a report. These are particular for each report. For many reports, you can customize the time period for your specific classroom or instructional needs. If you select the Custom option, you will see the Calendar Tool pop-up on screen. This option is not available for all reports.
Below the time period selections, the Report Description gives some more information about how to best use each report.
One of the main differences between SAM and SMS is the new way you can “view” reports. You can still print out copies of the data to share and maintain records, but with SAM you can view and sort the data in reports on your computer screen as well. Follow the steps on-screen to run an interactive report.

16. Running Reports Printing On-Screen Reports
Click the Print Preview (PDF) link located in the upper right hand corner of the white portion of the screen.
Click File from the Adobe Acrobat Reader menu at the top left of the screen.
Choose Print in the menu to print the report.
To run the same report for another student, group, or class, double-click the name of the student, group, or class in the SmartBar and the reports will rerun according to your selection. [CLICK]
In many of the on-screen reports in SAM, you can sort the columns to view the data in ascending or descending order. Each report has a Purpose and Follow-Up, as well as a list of Related Reports, which you can access by clicking the Related Reports link along the top of the screen. You can also sort report data by the date last run column and by reports run most recently. When you print the report, however, the data will not maintain the sorting. Follow the directions on-screen to view and print reports.
1. Click the Print Preview (PDF) link located in the upper right-hand corner of the white portion of the screen.
2. Click File from the Adobe Acrobat Reader menu at the top left of the screen.
[CLICK]
3. Choose Print in the menu to print the report.

17. Running Reports Saving On-Screen Reports
Click Save a Copy (PDF) at the top of the report screen.
Click Save to save this report in the Reports Index. You will then see a confirmation screen.
Click View Saved Reports to see all the reports you have saved for the student, or click Return to return to the student’s on-screen report.
You can also save a copy of the report to to administrators, parents, or guardians. Follow the steps on-screen to save a copy of a report. [CLICK]
Once you have saved a report, click the View Saved Reports link from the Reports Index to access saved reports for any student highlighted in the SmartBar.
If you’d like to a copy of the report, just save it to your computer and attach the report file to your like you would a Microsoft Word or Excel file.

18. SAM’s Resources What’s in Resources?
The screen you see here is the Resource Finder, accessible from the SAM Home Page. This is your tool for locating resources that you can use with Scholastic programs and for professional development. [CLICK]
Resources are coordinated with the Teacher Bookshelf materials for some Scholastic programs. Every page in these books has a keyword at the bottom, like an AOL keyword. Typing a keyword in the SAM Keyword box will allow you to go straight to a particular resource or set of resources. [CLICK]
The Advanced Search enables you to tailor your resource searches by resource type, strand, skill, lesson plan, passage, graphic organizer, or skill, e.g., making inferences. Before using the Advanced Search feature, you must first select a program using the pull-down menu.
The SRI/SRC! searchable materials available in the Resource Finder are instructional software resources, such as the SRI & SRC! Educator’s Guides and the SRC! Software Manual.

19. SAM’s Book Expert Searching for Books
As in the SMS, the Book Expert puts the books in the SRC! database at your fingertips. The Book Expert allows you to search through over 30,000 book titles and customized lists. Click the Books tab along the top of any screen in SAM to use this feature to search for books based on grade level, genre, reading skills, and other criteria.
You can also use the Book Expert and Quiz Manager to print book lists and labels, so you can send lists home, guide students to choose books in the library, and post lists in class for topic or genre studies.
[CLICK]
We’ll talk more about the Book Expert in the SRC! section of the presentation, but much like the Resource Finder, you can search for book titles using key terms, or by using Advanced Search to customize your search.

20. Part 2: Using SRI Enterprise Edition
Now I’ll introduce you to how SAM works with SRI Enterprise Edition.

21. Using SRI Enterprise Edition How Has SRI Changed?
The SRI student experience in Enterprise Edition has a brand new look. It’s still a research-based assessment tool that measures reading comprehension in Lexiles, adapts to student performance, and matches students to text.
Each passage is followed by one embedded comprehension question. These are drawn from an item bank of over 4,600 questions, so each test is unique. Students must use a variety of comprehension strategies and higher-order thinking skills, including making inferences, drawing conclusions, and demonstrating vocabulary knowledge in context.
Students receive immediate feedback through a personalized recommended reading list, based on indicated interests, measured reading level in Lexile measure, and grade level.
One of the changes in Enterprise Edition is that students now need to log in with a username and password. Another change is that both teachers and administrators can generate more than 20 performance reports containing multiple reading comprehension measures.

22. Using SRI Enterprise Edition How Has SRI Changed?
One of the changes is that students now need to log in with a username and password to begin the test. There are also now over 4,500 test items in the student experience to more effectively gauge reading levels.

23. Using SRI Enterprise Edition New Teacher Materials
The SRI Enterprise Edition software also comes with some new teacher materials. You can find these in your Enterprise teacher materials.
The SRI Educator’s Guide is a comprehensive guide that introduces you to the Scholastic Reading Inventory and provides ongoing support for administering the test and interpreting data for intervention and instruction. The guide also contains reproducibles to use in your classroom.
The Lexile Framework map is a graphic representation of the reading continuum, ranging from 100 Lexiles to 1200 Lexiles. This represents early first-grade texts to advanced graduate school texts. The Lexile Framework represents an absolute scale of reading comprehension. Books are placed on this continuum according to Lexile, and SRI allows you to test a student and use the same Lexile scale to place them on the continuum.
The SAM Quick Reference Guide is a handy tool that provides information for adding and enrolling students in SAM, generating data reports, locating books, and accessing resources.

24. SRI Reports New Reports for Enterprise Edition
Progress Monitoring Reports
District/School Proficiency Report
Proficiency Summary Report
Demographic Proficiency Report
Proficiency Growth Report
Demographic Growth Report
Growth Summary Report
Read for Life Report
School-to-Home Reports
Parent Report I (English and Spanish)
Parent Report II (English and Spanish)
Management Reports
Test Activity Report
Most of the reports referenced in the “Recommended Reports” pages and “Using SAM Reports” sections of your Enterprise Edition materials are available in the previous version of the software. Here are some of the new reports that have been added to Enterprise Edition, and the categories in which you can find them.

25. Reports for SRI Changes in Reports
Progress Monitoring
Before you ran this report. . .
But now you run this one. . .
Reading Performance Report
Reading Performance Summary
School-to-Home
Before you ran this report. . .
But now you run these. . .
School-to-Home Letter
Parent Report I
Parent Report II
A few reports in SRI have been renamed for consistency. Here are a few changes we made to report names and functions.
Before you run any reports, though, first your students have to take the test. Let’s talk about how to adjust test settings for your students before they take the SRI test.

26. SRI Settings in SAM Set an Estimated Reading Level
Double-click a student’s name in the SmartBar.
Click the Settings link next to the SRI icon in the Programs Menu.
Earlier we practiced adding students to SAM. Before they take the SRI test, it is important to adjust individual settings. The most important setting before a student takes an SRI test is Estimated Reading Level.
Select one student from the SmartBar and click the Settings link under Programs [CLICK] to open the SRI Settings window. [CLICK] This will allow you to apply settings for this student in SRI. This setting helps target the computer-adaptive test for this student and decreases the test time.
Follow the directions on-screen to set an Estimated Reading Level for students.

27. SRI Settings in SAM Set an Estimated Reading Level
3. Use the pull-down menu next to Estimated Reading Level in the Test Settings menu to select a reading level.
4. Click Okay.
5. Click Save & Return to return to the student’s Profile screen.
It is important to estimate reading levels in order to correctly place students in SRI.
If you teach a class where most of the students are the same reading level, you can simplify this targeting process. Model how to select the class name on the SmartBar and go to SRI Settings window.
If all or many of your students are at the same reading level, target them at the same time by selecting the class name in the SmartBar and repeating steps 2 and 3. Then go back and adjust for students that have different reading levels. Set the estimated reading level for the whole class and then select the students with different reading levels to adjust their SRI reading levels individually.

28. SRI Settings in SAM Select Test Settings
Double-click a Class, Group, or Student in the SmartBar.
Click the Settings link next to the SRI icon in the Programs menu at the bottom of the screen.
Follow the directions on-screen to adjust SRI test settings for students.
1. Double-click a Class, Group, or Student in the SmartBar. [CLICK]
2. Click the Settings link next to the SRI icon in the Programs menu at the bottom of the screen. [CLICK]

29. SRI Settings in SAM Select Test Settings
3. Click the check boxes to customize Test Experience Settings.
4. Click Save & Return to return to the student’s Profile screen.
For example, if you do not want students to see their Lexile score after taking the test, you can click that check box to change the setting. [CLICK]
If you do not want students to view their Lexile scores after completing an SRI test, uncheck the Show student Lexile score after test completion box. [CLICK]
NOTE: Only administrators can set or change the minimum time between completed tests setting.

30. The SRI Student Experience Choosing Book Interests & Taking the Practice Test
Log in to SRI.
Select categories of interest.
Read along with the directions, then click Next to begin.
Click OK to answer the practice questions one at a time.
Once you have enrolled and adjusted the settings for your students in SRI, they can log in to the program, choose book interests on the Book Interest screen, and take the test. [CLICK] The first time they log on they will receive a practice test before the actual test begins. If students incorrectly answer a practice question, they are prompted to ask a teacher for help.
If students stop midway through the SRI test, it will pick up where they left off when they log back in. This is good for students who are experiencing frustration or have trouble concentrating, as well as if there is an unforeseen interruption in the middle of the test, such as a fire drill.

31. Using the SRI Grading Tool Adding Test Scores to SAM
Double-click a student’s name in the SmartBar.
Click the Grading Tools link next to SRI icon in the Programs Menu.
FA’s profile screen
Once a student finishes an SRI computer test, their scores will appear in SAM. However, if your students take the SRI test on paper, you can use the SRI Grading Tool to add scores to SAM.
Use the directions on the slide to add an SRI test score. [CLICK]

32. Using the SRI Grading Tool Adding Test Scores to SAM
3. Click the Add New Test Score link to open the Add a New Test Score window.
4. Enter the Lexile score and use the Calendar tool to select the date the student took the test.
The Lexile scores that you enter in the SRI Grading Tool will appear in the report data.

33. SRI Troubleshooting Tips
Q:  Some of my students receive error messages while they take the test. What does it mean when my students receive the following error codes: !50, !53, c41, or L4?  A: These errors normally occur due to interruptions in the network connection or increased network traffic. If your students receive these error messages, they should simply try to do their work again. If these error messages persist, please contact your network administrator to investigate any potential network problems.   
Here are some commonly encountered issues in SRI Enterprise Edition. Let’s go over them.

34. SRI Troubleshooting Tips
Q:  In Enterprise Edition, why does my student receive a message that they are already logged in on another computer when they are not? 
A: If the student application is abnormally terminated, the student’s server login may have to time out before they can log back in. Please be sure that students are not exiting the program by force-quitting or using ctrl-alt-del. This error message will normally disappear after a few minutes. 

35. Part 3: SRC! for Enterprise Edition
Now let’s move on to Part 3 of the training, where we’ll see how SAM works with Scholastic Reading Counts! Enterprise Edition to manage and report on your students’ reading progress.

36. SRC! for Enterprise Edition How Has SRC! Changed?
Like SRI, the SRC! student experience in Enterprise Edition remains almost the same. It’s got a new look, but it is still a comprehensive, computerized program that helps you level, manage, and assess independent reading.

37. SRC! for Enterprise Edition How Has SRC! Changed?
What’s changed is how you manage the progress of your students, adjust program settings, grade, award, and report on your students with SAM. You can use SAM’s Book Expert to improve how you find and manage books and quizzes.
There are also additions to the student experience. For instance, students can now generate book lists based on their particular reading interests.

38. Reports for SRC! New Reports for Enterprise Edition
Progress Monitoring Reports
Books Read Summary Report
Points Report
Student Reading Report
School-to-Home Reports
Parent Report I (English and Spanish)
Parent Report II (English and Spanish)
Parent Report III (English and Spanish)
Alerts & Acknowledgements
Quiz Alert
Quiz Difficulty Alert
Reading Selection Alert
Reading Growth Acknowledgement
Management Reports
Participation Summary Report
Most of the reports referenced in the “Recommended Reports” pages and “Using SAM Reports” sections of your Enterprise Edition materials are available in the previous version of SRC! Here are some of the new reports that have been added to Enterprise Edition, and the categories in which you can find them.

39. Reports for SRC! Changes in Reports
Progress Monitoring
Instructional Planning
Before you ran these reports. . .
But now you run these. . .
Award Progress Report
Award Summary Report
Award Report
Graph: Books Read Timeline
Graph: Books Read Snapshot
Books Read Report
Reading Report Card
Quiz Success Report
Success Report
Student Quiz Success Report
Before you ran these reports. . .
But now you run these. . .
Frequent Reader Update
Book Frequency & Rating Report
Quiz Frequency Report
Most Frequent Quizzes Report
Reading List
Recommended Reading Report
A few reports have been renamed for consistency. Here are a few changes we made to report names and functions.

40. Using SAM with SRC! Adjusting Student Settings
Double-click a student’s name in the SmartBar.
Click the Settings link next to the SRC! icon in the Programs menu to access the Scholastic Reading Counts! Program Settings screen.
You can adjust individual SRC! Settings for students from a student’s profile screen in SAM. For instance, if you want students to print their reading lists, click that check box in the Scholastic Reading Counts! Program Settings screen to adjust the setting. Follow the directions on the slide to adjust student settings. [CLICK]
1. Double-click a student’s name in the SmartBar.
2. Click the Settings link next to the SRC! icon in the Programs menu to access the Scholastic Reading Counts! Program Settings screen. [CLICK]
Note: Unchecking the Allow Students to Print box will also disable the option for students to view the Recommended Reading Report onscreen.

41. Using SAM with SRC! Adjusting Student Settings
Click check boxes under Student Settings to deselect the default settings.
Click Save & Return.
If you want to adjust a setting for all or many of the students in your class, select the class name in the SmartBar and go to the SRC! Program Settings window. Now when you select check boxes to adjust the setting, they will apply to all students enrolled in that class.

42. Using SAM with SRC! Adjusting Award Settings
Double-click a student’s name in the SmartBar to access the Profile screen.
2. Click the Settings link next to the SRC! icon in the Programs menu at the bottom of the screen to access the Scholastic Reading Counts! Program Settings.
Use the directions on the slide to adjust award settings to match your class goals.
1. Double-click a student’s name in the SmartBar to access the Profile screen. [CLICK]
2. Click the Settings link next to the SRC! icon in the Programs menu at the bottom of the screen to access the Scholastic Reading Counts! Program Settings. [CLICK]
You can choose either points or books to track your students’ award progress. At the bottom of the Award Settings window is a chart showing the required number of books or points for each level. You can adjust these award levels for groups or classes—not individual students.

43. Using SAM with SRC! Adjusting Award Settings
3. Enter new values in the boxes under Award Settings. Use the pull-down menu to choose goals based on points or books.
4. Click Save & Return.
To ensure that students succeed regardless of reading ability, you can select a Points multiplier to increase the point value of each book a selected student reads to place him or her on par with the rest of the class.

44. Using SAM with SRC! Restricting Quizzes
Double-click a class or student in the SmartBar to access the Profile screen.
Click the Settings link next to the SRC! Icon in the Programs menu.
You can restrict quizzes for individual students or your entire class. For example, you can choose to restrict quizzes that are too easy for some students or quizzes on books students read last year in school. You can also restrict an SRC! quiz if you create a teacher-authored quiz on the same book.
Use the directions on the slide to use this feature.

45. Using SAM with SRC! Restricting Quizzes
4. Click the Restrict Quizzes tab. Enter keywords, titles, or authors in the Quick Search to find quizzes to restrict.
5. Click the check boxes to select/ deselect quizzes.
6. Click the Restricted Quizzes tab to view quizzes that have been removed from the class or student reading list.
You can use the Advanced Search to search for quizzes you wish to restrict. [CLICK] From the Restrict Quizzes tab, click the Search tab to find quizzes based on more specific criteria. [CLICK]
Notice the icon that appears next to the quiz titles to denote restricted quizzes.

46. Using SAM with SRC! Adding Quiz Scores
Double-click a student’s name in the SmartBar to access the Profile screen.
Click the Grading Tools link next to the SRC! icon in the Programs menu.
You can use the Scholastic Reading Counts! Quiz Score Grading Tool to enter scores for paper quizzes. The quiz information will then appear in the reports. Use the directions on the slide to learn how to use the grading tool.
1. Double-click a student’s name in the SmartBar to access the Profile screen.
2. Click the Grading Tools link next to the SRC! icon in the Programs menu. [CLICK]

47. Using SAM with SRC! Adding Quiz Scores
3. Choose Author or Title from the Search quizzes by pull-down menu. Enter the quiz title or author in the for field and click Go.
4. Locate the quiz, then click Add to access the Add a Quiz Score window.
5. Enter the date your student took the quiz, and the values in the Correct Answers and Total Questions fields.
6. Click Save.
3. Choose Author or Title from the Search quizzes by pull-down menu. Enter the quiz title or author in the for field and click Go. [CLICK]
4. Locate the quiz, then click Add to access the Add a Quiz Score window.
5. Enter the date your student took the quiz, and the values in the Correct Answers and Total Questions fields.
6. Click Save.

48. Using SAM with SRC! Searching for Books
Click the Books tab along the top of any screen in SAM.
Select a Title or Author from the Quick Search pull-down menu.
The Book Expert allows you to do a quick search for books by title or author and create customized lists. You can even enter partial information if you don’t know the full title or author’s name, and the Book Expert will return all matches. You can view book information, including Lexile level, word counts, and summaries for over 30,000 titles. You can also use this tool to track how many copies of a title you have in your classroom or school library.
Use the directions on the slide to model a Quick Search. [CLICK]

49. Using SAM with SRC! Searching for Books
3. Click a title to open the Book Info window and view detailed information about the book.
4. Use the Number of Library Copies field in the Book Info window to enter the number of copies there are in the school or classroom library and click Save.
Click a title to open the Book Info window and view detailed information about the book. [CLICK] Here you can enter information about the book for record-keeping purposes.

50. Using SAM with SRC! Using Book Expert’s Advanced Search
Enter information into the Advanced Search tab.
Click Search to open the Search Results tab.
Click a title to open the Book Info window and enter information about the book.
You can also search for books by entering specific criteria in the Advanced Search tab. [CLICK] Use the directions on the slide to do an advanced search for books.

51. Using SAM with SRC! Printing Book Lists
Use Quick Search or Advanced Search to locate book titles.
Click the boxes next to the book titles.
Click the Custom List tab.
Click the Print Custom Book List link in the bottom left-hand corner to open the Print Custom Book List window.
You can save and print your custom book lists. Use this feature to send lists home, guide students to choose books in the library, and post book choices in class for topic or genre studies.
Follow the directions onscreen to print a custom book list.
1. Use Quick Search or Advanced Search to locate book titles.
2. Click the boxes next to the book titles to add them to the custom list.
3. Click the Custom List tab. [CLICK]
4. Click the Print Custom Book List link in the bottom left-hand corner to open the Print Custom Book List window. [CLICK]

52. Using SAM with SRC! Printing Book Lists
5. Click the check boxes to select the information to appear on the list.
6. Click Preview to open Adobe Acrobat. Click File and choose Print.
5. Click the check boxes to select the information to appear on the list. [CLICK]
6. Click Preview to open Adobe Acrobat. Click File and choose Print.

53. Using SAM with SRC! The Scholastic Reading Counts! Quiz Manager
Click the Books tab.
Click the Scholastic Reading Counts! Quiz Manager tab.
Use the Quick Search or Advanced Search features to locate SRC! quizzes.
The Quiz Manager is a tool to help you locate and manage your Scholastic Reading Counts! quizzes. Use the directions on the slide to show teachers how to search for quizzes and create a Custom Quiz List.
1. Click the Books tab.
2. Click the Scholastic Reading Counts! Quiz Manager tab. [CLICK]
3. Use the Quick Search or Advanced Search features to locate SRC! quizzes.

54. Using SAM with SRC! The Scholastic Reading Counts! Quiz Manager
4. Use the check boxes next to the quiz titles to select or deselect quizzes for a Custom Quiz List.
4. Use the check boxes next to the quiz titles to select or de-elect quizzes for a Custom Quiz List. [CLICK]
While you are in the Search Results tab, use the Show Quizzes in pull-down menu at the top of the Search Results tab to sort the results by collection.

55. Using SAM with SRC! Printing Book Labels
Use the Quick Search or Advanced Search to locate books.
Select book titles to add to your custom list.
Click the Custom List tab.
Click the Print Book Labels link under Print Custom List.
Follow the directions on the slide to learn how to print book labels with the information you select for your classroom library books.
1. Use the Quick Search or Advanced Search to locate books. [CLICK]
2. Select book titles to add to your custom list.
3. Click the Custom List tab.
4. Click the Print Book Labels link under Print Custom List. [CLICK]

56. Using SAM with SRC! Printing Book Labels
4. Select the information you want to appear on the labels.
5. Click Preview to open Adobe Acrobat. Click File and choose Print.
4. Select the information you want to appear on the labels.
5. Click Preview to open Adobe Acrobat. Click File and choose Print.

57. Using SAM with SRC! Creating Quizzes With the Quiz Manager
Click the Books tab.
Click the Scholastic Reading Counts! Quiz Manager tab.
Click the Add/Edit Teacher-Made Quizzes link to open the Teacher-Made Quizzes window.
This feature in the Quiz Manager is how you can create teacher- and student-authored quizzes to add to your quiz database. You can create quizzes for new books in your library and content-area quizzes, as well as different versions for existing SRC! quizzes. Use the directions on the slide to learn how to create a quiz.
1. Click the Books tab.
2. Click the Scholastic Reading Counts! Quiz Manager tab. [CLICK]
3. Click the Add/Edit Teacher-Made Quizzes link to open the Teacher-Made Quizzes window. [CLICK]

58. Using SAM with SRC! Creating Quizzes With the Quiz Manager
4. Click the Create New Quiz Link.
5. Fill in the Quiz Information fields.
Click the Add New Question button. Enter the quiz questions and answer choices.
Click Save when you are finished adding questions.
4. Click the Create New Quiz Link. [CLICK]
5. Fill in the Quiz Information fields.
The Points field represents the total score for the quiz. Click Calculate if you want the Quiz Manager to calculate the points.
6. Click the Add New Question button. [CLICK] Enter the quiz questions and answer choices.
7. Click Save when you are finished adding questions.
The quiz you create will appear with a pencil icon next to it when you search for quizzes in your database.

59. Using SAM with SRC! Redeeming Points
Double-click a student’s name in the SmartBar to access the Profile screen.
Click the Grading Tools link next to the SRC! icon in the Programs menu.
Click the Points Recording Tool tab.
Students using SRC! earn points for each quiz they pass. Each book they’re quizzed on has a predetermined point value based on the complexity of the book. Points discourage students from selecting books that are too easy in order to read a great number of books.
Use the directions on the slide to record Scholastic Reading Counts! points in SAM when students redeem them.
1. Double-click a student’s name in the SmartBar to access the Profile screen.
2. Click the Grading Tools link next to the SRC! icon in the Programs menu.
3. Click the Points Recording Tool tab. [CLICK]

60. Using SAM with SRC! Redeeming Points
Click the Redeem Points link.
Enter the number of points and select the date the points were redeemed.
Click Save.
At the top of the Points Recording Tool tab, you can view a student’s Points Earned to Date, Points Used to Date, and Points Available.
4. Click the Redeem Points link. [CLICK]
5. Enter the number of points and select the date the points were redeemed.
6. Click Save.

61. Using SAM with SRC! Using the Certificate Manager
Double-click a student’s name in the SmartBar to access the Profile screen.
Click the Certificates link next to the SRC! Icon in the Programs menu.
Select the Reading Counts! Award Certificate from the pull-down menu in the Select a program certificate table. Enter a custom message for the certificate.
You can customize and print certificates to recognize students who meet their reading goals. Use the directions on the slide to use the Certificate Manager. [CLICK] Enter a custom message to appear on the certificate.

62. Using SAM with SRC! Using the Certificate Manager
4. Use the check boxes in the table at the bottom of the screen to select the student names.
5. Click Print Preview (PDF) to view a printable version of the certificate in Adobe Acrobat.
6. Click File and choose Print to print the certificate.
4. Use the check boxes in the table at the bottom of the screen to select the students who will receive certificates. [CLICK]
5. Click Print Preview (PDF) to view a printable version of the certificate in Adobe Acrobat. [CLICK]
6. Click File from the Adobe Acrobat Reader menu. Choose Print to print the certificate.

63. Troubleshooting for SRC!
Q: Why does SAM time out when I’m trying to save a quiz that I’ve created in the Teacher Made Quiz tool? A: This happens because as each question and answer set is created in the Teacher Made Quiz tool, data is being cached, or hidden, before it is saved to the database. Therefore, SAM may time out if no data has been written to the server in the past 20 minutes. It is recommended that you save data as you work by clicking the Save button after entering each question and answer set.  his will maintain a connection to the server. 

64. Q & A Any Questions?

65. Recap Objectives
Learn about the Scholastic Achievement Manager (SAM), the management system for Enterprise Edition programs.
Understand the key changes and improvements in SAM, including new terminology and additional reporting and management options.
Use SAM to customize SRI and SRC!, generate reports, search for books, and create quizzes.
Gain troubleshooting tips and continuing support information for SRI and SRC! Enterprise Edition software management.
Let’s review our objectives, and what you can take away from this training as you begin to manage your students’ performances in SRI and SRC! In the classroom.

66. Ongoing Support: Online, tools, etc.
For technical support with SAM, SRI or SRC,
call
Monday–Friday from 7:00AM–8:00PM EST
Visit these page to view some Frequently Asked Questions:
For SAM:
For SRI:
For SRC!:
For questions related to DoDEA resources for READ 180:
Here is a list of contact information and online resources that you can use for ongoing support. You can call technical support for specific issues relating to SAM, SRI, or SRC, or you can view answers to frequently encountered issues online at these URLs.
We’ve also put together a “top ten” list of commonly encountered issues specifically related to DoDEA, which can be found online as well.