1. Not the Graduate Course Schoolnet 101

2. Mission For the benefit of our students Train teachers Schoolnet Encourage teachers to assess online Not 100% Encourage teachers to find and share lessons Save teacher time for more useful things Help improve the product Bugs and enhancements

3. Overview of Home Base

4. 10 years behind Things will keep changing, but Schoolnet should be here for a while Keep soft copies of tests and lesson plans

5. Home Home button Home Base graphic Login to Schoolnet Login to PowerSchool On the left is Schoolnet

6. Schoolnet 3 Main Functions Inform with data Lesson Planning Assessment Administration We will start our training with the Assessment Portion…

7. Assessment Admin

8. What is Assessment Admin? 8 Assessment Admin is used to build tests and monitor the collection of results Reporting on the actual student responses is done in the Classrooms and School & District Data modules

9. Two Kinds of Tests Benchmark Results appear in School & District Data and Classrooms Tests created at the district or school level for the purpose of institution-wide data collection Only highest level category used for KPI calculations Classroom Results only appear in Classrooms Tests created for the purpose of classroom use Not Now

10. Create Test Content (items) 10 ITEM CENTRAL Create items Set up test Create Items within test Add items to Item Central Create items separately or as part of a test

11. Create Items – Multiple Types Available Multiple choice True/false Gridded Open response (can attach a rubric – if time) Inline response* Matching* Any item type may be attached to a passage

12. Insert Images Do not paste in image – must insert as a file For peak online test performance, use sizes below 250KB Resize images before adding Supported file formats: png, jpg, or gif Not suggested for passages of text Be sure to preview the item

13. Create a Passage for Multiple Items

14. Assessment Admin: Creating Passages What is a Passage? Best way to create a passagge

15. Ways to Create a Test Express Test Manual Test

16. Manual Method 16 Add your own questions or use existing items

17. Locate Items, Passages, and Rubrics Filter by subject, grade, standard and more

18. Equation Editor Open the Equation Editor from the text editor Link to additional equations and syntax to change font size

19. Math Manipulatives 19 Interactive manipulatives for online testing (ruler, protractor, compass)

20. Rubric for Open Response Items 20 Single or multidimensional rubrics

21. Express Test Method 21 Select specific standards Enter a higher number of items than you need so that you can delete questions you do not like

22. Performance data available for online analysis 5 Create tests 1 Ready to Schedule 2 3 Administer 4 Testing Administration Overview Add items to Item Central

23. Add Items to Item Central 23

24. Submit and Approval Process Any user can submit an Item, Passage or Rubric to be shared Nancy Cantrell will approve content Once Approved, content is no longer editable by the submitter

25. Try It Out: Create a Test Presentation Title runs here l 00/00/00 25 - Experiment - Create a Manual Test - Create an Express Test

26. Scheduling Your Test

27. Where is My Test?

28. Test Schedule Dates

29. Online Test Options Use this option for iPad and PC until further notice

30. Share Assessments with Gradebook Presentation Title runs here l 00/00/00 30

31. Assign Test

32. Try It! Schedule Your Test Schedule Your Test Start Date = today

33. Administering Your Test

34. Ways to Administer a Test Online (including iPad) Still working out issues with iPads Supported Student Response Systems Next year In Cases Where There Are Limited Electronic Devices Paper Scanning

35. Printing 35 Options available on test detail page - Test booklet - Answer sheets - Answer key - Scoring instructions

36. Student Online Test Experience 36 Make sure computers are ready for testing Student logs in and enters online passcode https://macon.powerschool.com/public

37. Logging in as a Student Student Username 20 characters!!! NO MORE!!! ellen.fitzgerald-smith would be ellen.fitzgerald-smi 12345678901234567890 Password Student ID THIS YEAR GRADES 4-12 CAN LOGIN NEXT YEAR ALL GRADES WILL BE ABLE TO LOGIN.

38. Student Online Test Experience 38 Explain test taking strategies to students

39. Proctor Dashboard: Monitor an Online Test Graphic representation of the portion of the class that is complete Links to individual student score, answer sheets and PDF test booklet

40. Proctor Dashboard: Monitor an Online Test Student responses are color- coded as follows:

41. Scoring Scoring is Automatic Updating Results with Open-Ended Score: Teachers grade student responses to open-ended items in Assessment Admin

42. Scanning: ScanIt Application

43. Where are the Results? 43 Classroom and School & District Data

44. Student Data -Reflects current students -Select desired class -View roster and recent test results

45. Which standards are difficult? Use Standards Mastery Reports

46. Which items are difficult for students? Use Benchmark Item Analysis

47. Skills Analysis View percent correct by skill at any level of the standards hierarchy View for one test or click Year-To-Date

48. Standards Mastery: Standardized Test Report

49. Just Know the Data is There Step 1 – Learn how to test Later, learn how to interpret results.

50. Instructional Materials

51. What materials are available to support instruction?

52. Standards Search Search for standards that contain a keyword Locate all materials aligned to a standard Schedule standards on the lesson planner Be sure to search appropriate level of the standards hierarchy

53. My Materials A combination of the materials that you created and those you saved from a materials search

54. Try it Out Practice Locate a lesson and a resource and save to My Materials Check for understanding What are two ways a material gets into My Materials? What materials are available for the subjects you teach?

55. Create a Resource/Lesson You can only use one format for each lesson

56. Attach Resources to a Lesson Attach support materials to lessons Use the same resource for multiple lessons

57. Recommend Submit for approval Edit and copy View related materials Build an express test Save locally or print Schedule to your lesson planner Lesson Plan: Available Actions

58. Try It Out Practice Create a resource (for students) Create a lesson with the above resource attached Edit a lesson

59. Submit for Approval Share materials with other teachers

60. Approval Process Designated administrators can approve materials or request revisions. Approved materials are available to other teachers.

61. Schedule on the Lesson Planner Drag and drop functionality Viewable by principal Personal and section views available

62. Rename Sections

63. Try It Out Practice Schedule a lesson and event on your planner Rename sections if helpful/time Add a note to one day Check for Understanding Who can see your planner? Who can add to your planner?

64. Assign Resources to Students Any resource tagged for students that has content can be assigned to a section Only teachers can assign resources

65. Data

67. Parent (/Student) Portal

68. Parent Portal

69. Create Parent Account One time set-up Enter Related Children Get Information under “Parent Information” on our School Website

70. Parent (/Student) Portal Encourage parents to create their own account for the Portal and not login as their students. Take measures for students not to cheat on portal from home Lock down time frame of test Change passcode

71. Online Training Pearson PowerSource The courses to be taken by teachers are: 1. Schoolnet for PowerSchool Overview 2. Schoolnet: Locating Instructional Materials 3. Schoolnet: Lesson Planning 4. Schoolnet: Creating Assessments 5. Schoolnet: Administering and Scoring Online Assessments

72. Available support materials 72 Digital Learning Specialist Resources Macon County School site > Departments > Professional Development > Digital Learning Specialists http://www.macon.k12.nc.us/Departments/profdev/dls Bug Report http://www.macon.k12.nc.us/Departments/technology/scho olnet/issues http://www.macon.k12.nc.us/Departments/technology/scho olnet/issues Schoolnet Site (Teacher Resources) Recommend resources for this site http://www.macon.k12.nc.us/Departments/technology/scho olnet http://www.macon.k12.nc.us/Departments/technology/scho olnet

73. Reporting Bugs Check that bug has not been reported. http://www.macon.k12.nc.us/Departments/technology/scho olnet/issues/ http://www.macon.k12.nc.us/Departments/technology/scho olnet/issues/ Be very, very specific. Browser Student name Class Test Steps Screen shots Email to ginger.england@macon.k12.nc.us

74. FUN TIP Easy way to take a screen shot If you have Windows 7 First time only, go to Start Menu > enter “Snip” in search box > right click Snipping Tool > Pin to Taskbar When you want to copy something displayed on your screen, click Snipping Tool in your Taskbar > New will be selected by default > drag your cursor over the area to copy Select Copy icon Paste in document, email, etc.

75. Next Steps Vetting Digital Content Open Class Training Digital Learning Devices 1:1

76. Feedback Attendees Fill Out Survey for Course Credit http://www.macon.k12.nc.us/Departments/profdev/Lists /Training%20Survey/overview.aspx http://www.macon.k12.nc.us/Departments/profdev/Lists /Training%20Survey/overview.aspx You must sign in to website!!!!!