Alaska
Measures of Progress
District Test Coordinator Webinar
March 24th, 2015
James Herynk
Webinar Logistics:
• Audio will be streamed through Adobe Connect.
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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 *6 to mute yourself.
• Please hold questions until the end.
• All questions must be asked through the chat box in the bottom right corner.
Agenda
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Teachers, Technology Directors, and DTCs
Documentation
Report Data Extracts
Educator Portal Demos
— TEC and Enrollment Uploads
— Tickets
— Monitoring
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End Test Session
Reactivate Test Session
Reasons Not Tested/Special Circumstances
— Edit PNP
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Test Ticket Transfers
Student Cannot Advance - “What If?”
LCS Admin Dashboard
Sections/Parts
Homework
Submitting to the Helpdesk
Teachers, Technology
Directors, and DTCs
• Teachers
—Verifying Student Data
• Students tab
• Extracts: Test Records, PNP, Roster, Enrollment
—Creating Testlet Test Sessions
—Monitoring Testlets
Teachers, Technology
Directors, and DTCs
• Technology Directors
—Whitelisting
—LCS
• Collecting Logs
• Daylight Savings: Restart LCS
—Troubleshooting Issues with the Helpdesk
—Unexpected Events While Testing
• Human Caused - Exiting/Ending KITE Client
• Technology Caused - Recovering the Device
Teachers, Technology
Directors, and DTCs
• District Test Coordinators
—Uploading Test records
—Editing users, students, and rosters
—Exiting students who move out using TEC file
—Adding students who move in
—Generating report data extracts
—Planning how to distribute test tickets
—Troubleshooting KITE Client and local network
Documentation
• akassessments.org
—KITE Client
• Windows, Macintosh, iPad, Chromebook
—Educator Portal (Updated Feb. 6th)
• Educator Portal Manual
• Educator’s Guide to KITE Client
• .CSV Templates for Users, Enrollment, Rosters, TEC
—Local Caching Server (Updated Feb. 6th)
• Manuals for Mac, Windows, and Linux
• Request the Local Caching Server (LCS) Software
—How-To Videos
Documentation
• eed.state.ak.us
—Assessments >>> DTC Corner
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District Test Coordinator Manual (DTCM)
Assessment Log & Irregularity Report
Students Who Arrive After TEC File Deadline
Students who Transfer During the Test Window
KITE Client Test Timeout
Editing a PNP After Testing Has Started
—Recent emails from EED (March 23rd)
Report Data Extracts
• Extract Abilities in EP
— Users
— Rosters
— Current Enrollment
— Test Records
— Accessibility Profile (settings by student)
— Test Tickets
— Test Administration
— Accessibility Profile Summary (count by feature)
Educator Portal Demos: EP,
AMP, and EED
• TEC Upload
—TEST- assign to a summative assessment
—EXIT - remove from EP
—CLEAR - remove TEST record
• Enrollment Upload
• Print Tickets
• Monitoring Summative (EED policy/document)
—End Test Session
—Reactivate Test Session
—Reasons Not Tested/Special Circumstances
• Edit PNP
Student Cannot Advance:
On the Technology Side
• What if the computer or testing comes to a halt
and the student cannot move forward?
— Answers will be saved, in any situation
— Tickets are still valid
• Stop KITE Client (EED policy/document)
— Recover the device
• Shutdown computer
• Ctrl+Alt+Delete (PC)
• Restart the KITE Client and resume testing
• Document and Contact the Helpdesk
Student Cannot Advance:
On the Technology Side
• What if the Internet goes out mid-testlet?
— With LCS, continue tests in progress. Do not start NEW tests.
A new test will cause a “connectivity is lost” message.
— Without LCS, a message will appear that connectivity is lost,
if the student continues responding without internet,
responses will not save.
Student Cannot Advance:
On the Human Side
There are a range of reasons students might not test or
advance on a test (consult EED, DTC, and DTCM)
• Reason Not Tested (EED policy/document)
— Test Management, Monitoring, “Reason Not Tested” dropdown
• Invalidations (EED policy/document)
— TEC CLEAR for test not started
— End Test Session for test in progress
• Person/Individual Event (EED policy/document)
• End Test (reactivation required)
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Advance to Review and End in the student’s test
End Test Session in Educator Portal
• Stop KITE Client
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Shutdown computer
Ctrl+Alt+Delete (PC)
Test Ticket Transfers
• Request “distribution folder” in HawkDrive
• Go to akassessments.org
— Complete request
— Receive and email with links and another email with
passwords for Read/Write and Read Only access
— Download .CSV or PDF of tickets
— Upload tickets into HawkDrive folder
— Share the link and password with the host school
School of Record: https://documents.ku.edu/xythoswfs/webui/_xy-e2942304_2-t_SrB5IA7l
Host School: https://documents.ku.edu/xythoswfs/webui/_xy-e2942305_2-t_cEiB1Tm7
LCS: Admin Logging In
• Open the LCS Admin Page
—In a browser address bar enter:
• IP address:port number/TDE/admin/index.htm
LCS: Admin Logging In
• Enter username and password from your
original email.
• Contact the Help Desk if you forgot.
LCS: Admin Dashboard –
Semi Offline Mode
• LCS ID
• Students Test Status
• Three Buttons: DO NOT CLICK unless advised by Help Desk
Sections/Parts
• Mathematics EP
—Ticket Numbers For…
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“Section
“Section
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“Section
1”
2”
3”
4”
• English Language Arts EP
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“Section
“Section
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1-2”
3-4”
5-6”
7-8”
– EXAMPLE: Section 4 – Part 2:3
Homework
• Look at the summative test sessions that
already exist under Test Management
• Look at Report Data Extracts of Test
Tickets and Test Administration
• Generate test tickets to print using 4
ticket generation methods.
• Think about the best way for your district
to sort and distribute tickets.
• Prepare and familiarize yourself with EED
and AMP documentation.
Submitting Issues to the
Help Desk: DOLBERP
• Describe the issue
• Operating System
• LCS?
• Browser and Browser Version
• Educator/Student/Building/District
• Rate and frequency of event
• Phone Number
Help Desk
• Hours
—M-F
—5:00 am to 4:00 pm Alaska
—8:00 am to 7:00 pm Central
• Email
—amp_support@ku.edu
• Phone
—785-864-3537
—855-277-9752 (toll-free)
THANK YOU!