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Schoolnet 101. Not the Graduate Course . 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
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Schoolnet 101 Not the Graduate Course
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
Overview of Home Base
10 years behind • Things will keep changing, but Schoolnet should be here for a while • Keep soft copies of tests and lesson plans
Login to Schoolnet • Login to PowerSchool • On the left is Schoolnet • Home • Home button • Home Base graphic
Schoolnet • 3 Main Functions • Inform with data • Lesson Planning • Assessment Administration • We will start our training with the Assessment Portion…
What is Assessment Admin? • 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
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
Create Test Content (items) Create items separately or as part of a test Set up test Create items Create Items within test ITEM CENTRAL Add items to Item Central
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
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
Assessment Admin: Creating Passages • What is a Passage? • Best way to create a passagge
Ways to Create a Test • Express Test • Manual Test
Manual Method • Add your own questions or use existing items
Locate Items, Passages, and Rubrics • Filter by subject, grade, standard and more
Equation Editor • Open the Equation Editor from the text editor • Link to additional equations and syntax to change font size
Math Manipulatives • Interactive manipulatives for online testing (ruler, protractor, compass)
Rubric for Open Response Items • Single or multidimensional rubrics
Express Test Method • Select specific standards • Enter a higher number of items than you need so that you can delete questions you do not like
Testing Administration Overview 1 Create tests 2 Ready to Schedule 3 5 4 Schedule Performance data available for online analysis Administer Add items to Item Central
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
Try It Out: Create a Test • Experiment • Create a Manual Test • Create an Express Test Presentation Title runs here l 00/00/00
Online Test Options Use this option for iPad and PC until further notice
Share Assessments with Gradebook Presentation Title runs here l 00/00/00
Try It! Schedule Your Test • Schedule Your Test • Start Date = today
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
Printing • Options available on test detail page • Test booklet • Answer sheets • Answer key • Scoring instructions
Student Online Test Experience • Make sure computers are ready for testing • Student logs in and enters online passcode • https://macon.powerschool.com/public
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.
Student Online Test Experience • Explain test taking strategies to students
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
Proctor Dashboard: Monitor an Online Test • Student responses are color-coded as follows:
Scoring • Scoring is Automatic • Updating Results with Open-Ended Score:Teachers grade student responses to open-ended items in Assessment Admin
Where are the Results? • Classroom and School & District Data
Student Data • Reflects current students • Select desired class • View roster and recent test results
Which standards are difficult? Use Standards Mastery Reports
Which items are difficult for students? Use Benchmark Item Analysis
Skills Analysis • View percent correct by skill at any level of the standards hierarchy • View for one test or click Year-To-Date
Just Know the Data is There • Step 1 – Learn how to test • Later, learn how to interpret results.