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…
Assessment Admin
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
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Two Kinds of Tests
Classroom
• Results only appear in
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Classrooms
Tests created for the purpose of
classroom use
Benchmark
• Results appear in School &
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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
Create Test Content (items)
Create items separately or as part of a test
Set up test
Create items
Create Items within
test
Add items to Item
Central
ITEM CENTRAL
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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
Create a Passage for Multiple Items
Assessment Admin: Creating Passages
 What is a Passage?
 Best way to create a passagge
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Passage
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Question
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Question
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Question
Ways to Create a Test
• Express Test
• Manual Test
Manual Method
 Add your own questions or use existing items
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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)
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Rubric for Open Response Items
 Single or multidimensional rubrics
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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
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Testing Administration Overview
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Create tests
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Ready to
Schedule
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Schedule
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Administer
Add items to Item Central
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Performance
data available for
online analysis
Add Items to Item Central
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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
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Scheduling Your Test
Where is My Test?
Test Schedule Dates
Online Test Options
Use this option
for iPad and PC
until further
notice
Share Assessments with Gradebook
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Assign Test
Try It! Schedule Your Test
 Schedule Your Test
 Start Date = today
Administering Your Test
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
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Student Online Test Experience
 Make sure computers are ready for testing
 Student logs in and enters online passcode
 https://macon.powerschool.com/public
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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
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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
 Student responses are colorTest
coded as follows:
Scoring
 Scoring is Automatic
 Updating Results with Open-Ended Score:
Teachers grade student responses to open-ended items in Assessment
Admin
Scanning: ScanIt Application
Where are the Results?
 Classroom and School & District Data
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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
Standards Mastery: Standardized Test Report
Just Know the Data is There
 Step 1 – Learn how to test
 Later, learn how to interpret results.
Instructional Materials
What materials are available to support
instruction?
Standards Search
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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
My Materials
A combination of the materials that you created and those you
saved from a materials search
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?
Create a Resource/Lesson
You can only use one format for
each lesson
Attach Resources to a Lesson
• Attach support materials to lessons
• Use the same resource for multiple lessons
Lesson Plan: Available Actions
• Recommend
• Submit for approval
• Edit and copy
• View related materials
• Build an express test
• Save locally or print
• Schedule to your lesson
planner
Try It Out
Practice
• Create a resource (for students)
• Create a lesson with the above resource attached
• Edit a lesson
Submit for Approval
• Share materials with other
teachers
Approval Process
Designated administrators can approve materials or request
revisions. Approved materials are available to other teachers.
Schedule on the Lesson Planner
 Drag and drop functionality
 Viewable by principal
 Personal and section views available
Rename Sections
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?
Assign Resources to Students
• Any resource tagged for students that has content can be
assigned to a section
• Only teachers can assign resources
Data
Data
Parent (/Student) Portal
Parent Portal
• Create Parent
Account
• One time set-up
• Enter Related
Children
• Get Information
under “Parent
Information” on
our School Website
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
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
Available support materials
 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
 Schoolnet Site (Teacher Resources)
 Recommend resources for this site
 http://www.macon.k12.nc.us/Departments/technology/scho
olnet
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Reporting Bugs
 Check that bug has not been reported.
 http://www.macon.k12.nc.us/Departments/technology/scho
olnet/issues/
 Be very, very specific. Browser
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Student name
Class
Test
Steps
Screen shots
 Email to ginger.england@macon.k12.nc.us
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.
Next Steps
 Vetting Digital Content
 Open Class Training
 Digital Learning Devices 1:1
Feedback
 Attendees Fill Out Survey for Course Credit
 http://www.macon.k12.nc.us/Departments/profdev/Lists
/Training%20Survey/overview.aspx
 You must sign in to website!!!!!