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Alaska Measures of Progress Educator Webinar. October 14, 2014 James Herynk. Webinar Logistics: Audio will be streamed through Adobe Connect. Audio is also available by calling 877-278-8686 Pin: 961449
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Alaska Measures of ProgressEducatorWebinar October 14, 2014 James Herynk Webinar Logistics: Audio will be streamed through Adobe Connect. Audio is also available by calling 877-278-8686 Pin: 961449 If using the phone as the audio source, MUTE the Adobe connect sound to prevent feedback. On the phone, press *7 to mute yourself. Please hold questions until the end. All questions must be asked through the chat box in the bottom right corner.
Overview of Webinar Topics • Educator Role • KITE™ System • Resources • Getting Started in Educator Portal • Student Data in Educator Portal • Technology Practice Tests • New, Innovative, Technology Enhanced Items • Preview: District Test Coordinator Role • Preview: Technology Director Role • Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) • Important Points • Upcoming Webinars • Help Desk
Educator Role • The Educators are presumed to be a student’s instructor or teacher, but may also be thought of as the test administrator. • The Educator is responsible for reviewing and validating student data, preparing students for assessments, working with the IEP team to select and enter testing accommodations (depending on local policy), and administer Technology Practice Tests, Testlets (Assessments for Learning), and/or Summative Assessments.
KITE™ System • KITE™ is a platform developed to meet the needs of the next generation of large-scale computer based assessments. • Educator Portal (EP) • Managing student, user, and assessment data • educator.cete.us • KITE™Client (Test Delivery Engine) • Delivering assessments to students • Download and install from the Alaska Measures of Progress (AMP) website
Resources • AMP Website: www.akassessments.org • Front Page: Technology Practice Tests • Download the KITE Client • “Follow these directions” • “Guidance for teachers with ideas on how to introduce students to the Technology Practice Tests” • KITE tab • Downloads and Installation Instructions • Windows • Macintosh • iPad • Chromebook • Documentation • Educator Portal Manual, Students p. 3.30 (PNP)
Getting Started in Educator Portal • Introduction • Sign In • Forgot Password • Create an Account (contact your DTC) • My Profile • Security Agreement • My Organizations and Roles • Technical Points • Overlays • Clearing cache (Start, Control Panel, Internet Options, Delete, Check Top 4-5, Delete, Okay) • Supported Browsers • Mozilla Firefox 24.3 ESR (recommended) and above, Safari 6.0.5, and Internet Explorer 8 and above • Google Chrome is NOT supported
Student Data in Educator Portal • Quick Links • Students • PNP, also known as Access Profile (p. 3.30) • First Contact Survey (Dynamic Learning Maps only) • Rosters • Configuration Tab (same as Quick Links)
Technology Practice Tests • Features to review with students • Show how to navigate • Model the flag feature • Read the directions for each question • Final review
Technology Practice Tests • ELA passage and question navigation • Questions • Drop Down • Page Layout • Passage and Questions • Questions Only • Passage Only • Question Layout • View One • View All
Technology Practice Tests • Features: • TOOLBOX • Tags • Highlighter • Strikethrough • Eraser • Pointer • Search • Notes • Calculator • Read Aloud • Accessibility Features • Activate by Default is not set on PNP (Access Profile)