A+ny where 4.0 Teacher Training

1. A+nywhere 4.0 Teacher Training

2. What is needed to build a school using A+?

3. Access the log on screen using the URL below: http://www.aec.aplusanywhere.com/VPL * Make sure to accept pop-ups from this site.

4. First run the ‘cookie’ and ‘cache’ test to make sure that the browser is configure appropriately. Click on ‘Check Browser Settings’ in the top right hand corner.

5. To start tests click ‘next’.

6. To run the cookie test click ‘next’.

7. If cookie test fails call the helpdesk, if it matches above then click ‘next’.

8. If cache test fails call the helpdesk, if it matches above then click ‘red x’ to exit.

9. Enter log on name here. Enter password here. Once you pass both ‘cookie’ and ‘cache’ test enter log on name and password.

10. Let us start with adding students. Click on ‘Set Up Users’

11. Click ‘Add a new user’ to create a user that has not yet been entered into the system.

12. Enter first name here. Enter last name here. Enter unique log on here. Enter password on here. Choose from the pop-down menus, selecting the appropriate information. *Remember - all teachers added to the system should be listed as user type: VPL Teacher. Students should have an interface: Thin client. Click ‘Save and Continue Adding’ to add another user, click ‘Finished’ to add user continue, or click ‘Cancel’ to exit.

13. To review/modify existing students in the system click ‘View or change information about users’.

14. Select a ‘school’. Select a ‘user type’. Select a ‘grade level’, and then select the user name. Click ‘continue’ to check or edit user information.

15. Edit any information needed and click ‘Finished’ to exit. ‘Save and Change Another User’ to select a second student. Click ‘Cancel’ to exit.

16. To inactivate existing user(s) in the system click ‘Inactivate user(s)’.

17. Select a school. Select a user type. Select a grade level, and then select the user name. Click ‘continue’ to inactivate.

18. Click ‘Inactivate this User’ to inactivate or ‘Cancel’ to exit. When users are set to inactivate, all of their related records are preserved and suspended in the trash can.

19. To review inactive or reactivate students select ‘Use Trash Can functions’. In general, if you need to reactivate student’s please notify the helpdesk, they can help you.

20. Since the users are set up, move on to getting them in classes.

21. To assign user(s) to class select ‘Assign users to class’. All other options here are covered in Browser Advanced training.

22. From the top down use the drop down menus to select the school, user type, grade level, and the select the class in which to enroll the user. To remove a user highlight the name to be removed and then click Remove. Highlight the user that you wish to add to the class and click Add. Click ‘Finished’ to exit.

23. When you inactivate a class, it is inactivated for the entire school. All student progress is removed when the class is inactivated.

24. Users are setup, and assigned to classes, next step, to assign assignment to those users.

25. The only necessary function on this page that will be covered is ‘Assign, change or inactivate an existing assignment list’.

26. Right now, work with default assignment list to be assigned a student or class. Click ‘Work with a list that has not yet been assigned to a student’ or ‘Cancel’ to exit.

27. From the pop down menu select ‘school’, select ‘class’, and the ‘assignment list’ you want to assign. Click ‘Assign the list to one or more students’. All other options here are covered in Browser Advanced training. Click ‘Cancel’ to exit.

28. Highlight the student(s) to whom you wish to add the assignment list and click Add then ‘Finish’. Highlight the student(s) you want to remove and then click Remove then ‘Finish’.

29. A+ offers educators opportunities to individualize student/class assessments before assessments are completed. Please watch the screen and we will walk through these steps together. Do not be concerned if you forget some or all of these steps you can download the document from our website.

30. In the ‘Set Up Assignments’ menu select ‘Assign, change, or inactivate’. In this new menu select ‘Work with a list that has not yet been assigned to a student.’ Changing by Class * Modifying the ‘depth to test’ must be done before the assignment list has been assigned to the students.

31. From the pop down menu select ‘school’, select ‘class’, and the ‘assignment list’ you want to assign. Click ‘View or change assignments in the list’. Click ‘Cancel’ to exit.

32. Select the assessment test in the assignment list and click ‘Assignment Settings’.

33. Here the depth to test can be modified. At level 0 only the skills associated with the assessment are tested. For each level added the tests branches both up and down

34. In the ‘Set Up Assignments’ menu select ‘Assign, change, or inactivate’. In this new menu select ‘Work with a student’s list.’ Changing by Student

35. From the pop down menu select ‘school’, select ‘class’, and the ‘assignment list’ you want to modify, click ‘View or change the assignments in the list’.

36. Select the assessment test in the assignment list and click ‘Assignment Settings’.

37. Here the depth to test can be modified. At level 0 only the skills associated with the assessment are tested. For each level added the tests branches both up and down. Click ‘Finished’ to save and exit. Click ‘Cancel’ to exit.

38. A+ offers educators opportunities to individualize students assignment list settings after assessment is completed. Please watch the screen and we will walk through these steps together. Do not be concerned if you forget some or all of these steps you can download the document from our website.

39. In the ‘Set Up Assignments’ menu select ‘Assign, change, or inactivate’. In this new menu select ‘Work with a student’s list.’

40. From the pop down menu select ‘school’, select ‘class’, select ‘student’, and the ‘assignment list’ you want to modify, click ‘Change the name or setting of the list’.

41. Modify the assignment list name here. To force assignments with the list in order select the second option here. This option allows review of completed lessons. This setting restricts what assignments the student can view. Change any settings and click ‘Finished’ to save and continue. Click ‘Cancel’ to exit.

42. A+ offers educators opportunities to individualize student assignment settings after assessment is completed. Please watch the screen and we will walk through these steps together. Do not be concerned if you forget some or all of these steps you can download the document from our website.

43. In the ‘Set Up Assignments’ menu select ‘Assign, change, or inactivate’. In this new menu select ‘Work with a student’s list.’

44. From the pop down menu select ‘school’, select ‘class’, select ‘student’, and the ‘assignment list’ you want to modify, click ‘View or change the assignments in the list’.

45. Select the assignment in the assignment list and click ‘Assignment Settings’. Click ‘Finished changing assignments’ to cancel and exit.

46. Modify the parameters of how the lessons are presented to the student. Click ‘Advanced Assignment Settings’ for more settings, click ‘Finished’ to save changed and exit or click ‘Cancel’ to exit.

47. Advanced Lesson Settings Modify order of access to set order students will access lesson. Modify here to set the rules of completion for this lesson click ‘Define Completion’ to modify grades required for each section. Click ‘Finished’ to save changes or click ‘Cancel’ to exit.

48. Modify requirements for grades here and click ‘Finish’ to save and exit or ‘Cancel’ to exit without saving.

49. A quick way to check on students’ progress...click ‘Check and Set Progress’.

50. Here select the school, select the class, and then select the student to focus.