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Content Tab
o Plato Content Tab shows all courses available for students
o Secondary Math and Language Arts Content available to EHTHS
o Math (Algebra) curriculum has been upgraded (version 4.0 vs 5.0)
 Both versions are still available
 Version 4 will be retired 8/1/15
 Basic content is the same but the structure has been updated to integrate better with Common
Core Standards
o All courses have an orientation document and a syllabus viewable by students
 Designates credit valuation, skills, materials needed, pacing guide, etc.
o Instructors can preview materials in each course in this tab, including pretests and summaries
o Pretests
 Formative assessment
 80% in a given category on a pretest means the student gets exemption and does not have to
practice that skill or take the mastery test
 Pretest evaluates prior knowledge to determine student skill set
 Student cannot see summary view of the test, only teacher can
 Instructors can print the pretests for hard copies
o Discussion Questions
 Answer boxes will appear in student view for students to type their answers
 This does not appear on the instructor view
 Once the discussion is submitted, instructor will be notified that the student has completed an
activity and be able to evaluate and submit a grade
 After discussion, student begins working on module
o Module
 Tutorial = Instruction
 Student can stop and start again
 System will save their work
o The system will not bookmark their work, they must manually save it or use the proper
exit button in order to save NOT just exit the browser window
 You can watch the tutorials and see the work students have to complete by watching the
tutorial and see the tools provided to them while they are working
 This allows you to complete the tutorials with students
o Use as supplemental activities in classroom on smartboard, projector, etc.
 Application = Practice
 Student can stop and start again
 System will save their work
 Mastery Test = Student demonstrates mastery of skills (80% required)
 Typically 10 questions
 Work cannot be saved on the mastery test
 If the test is stopped before it is complete, then the test is locked and marked as nonMastery
 To unlock the test, they must repeat the tutorial then retake the test
 “E” next to a given skill means the student is exempt and does not need to complete the tutorial
o Unit Activity
 Once the module is complete, the student reaches the end of the unit activity
 Opens a document in Word or similar
 Student has to read the document directions and type their response(s) onto the document
 The grading rubric is attached to the document for student use and instructor use
 Student has to save document and submit it to the instructor through Edmentum
 Could be done a different way… printed, e-mailed, etc.
o Post Test
 Shorter than the pre-text; summative assessment
 There is a summative semester test, as well
o The system generates and calculates a grade for the work completed by the student based on their
assignments and assessments in each module.
o Test Pack
 Plato Content, use the drop box to go to “Test Pack”
 Benchmark assessments for PARCC
 Exams grade 3-8 and 11 ELA and Math
 There are multiple tests and each test has the same information
 Different versions of the same test
 Can be used as pre-tests, benchmark tests, and summative, end-of-the-year tests
 Test will write a prescription based on the gaps in knowledge the student shows as they complete
it
 Prescription helps them practice skills where they are lacking
 Once the complete the prescription, give an alternative test for a new prescription and
repeat until Mastery has been achieved
 A report can be generated showing student test scores for each test to see progress over time
 Score is not overall- it is only on the strand of the common core for each test
 You cannot pull questions from tests to create your own, you only have access to the pre-made
tests
 PARCC version of assessment include constructed response questions
 If you use a test from the Common Core, the constructed response items are not graded by
the system, they are instructor-graded ONLY
 There will be a button where you must select to include the constructed response questions
 A notification will be sent to the instructor when they are available to grade and instructor
must submit the grade to the system
 You can exclude the constructed response question but the student will still answer then
o They will simply not affect the student’s prescription when it is generated
o This is problematic because you don’t know if the student is struggling with the skills
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Assignments Tab
o Create assignment
 Name assessment
 Provide instructions
 Choose the class it will be assigned to
 This will send you back to the content tab
o Accuccess
 Assessments for ELA, Math, and Reading Comprehension
 Assessment must be assigned
 You cannot preview the assessment because it has not been generated until you create the
setting for assigning it
 Choose the test you want assigned and the policies, grade level, prescription, etc.
 If you do not want the prescription automatically assigned and choose “NO,” the prescription will
still be automatically generated but the student will not be able to see it
 Choosing no will also prevent the automatic generation of pretests
 “YES” provides the prescription to the student right away
 Different than test pack because the grade level options can be changed and will affect the
content
 Will have about 30 questions no matter what
 The more specific you are about the grade level, the better test will be provided because it
makes the test more grade level appropriate
 Target grade should be the grade the student is actually in
 Start grade should be the instructional level student is actually on
 If it is too far from nominal grade (i.e. student is in 11th grade but only on a 2nd grade level,
raise the level slightly to make the test more specific and make the target grade lower to
progress slowly)
 You can manage these target and start grade levels based on the individual students
 If the student performs badly on the pretest, it adjusts based on their responses to find their
starting level and the prescription will be longer to adjust to the student’s needs
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Classes Tab
o Location Selector: Egg Harbor Township High School
o My Classes Tab
 Create a Class Button
 Name Class
 Location: Egg Harbor Township High School
 Grade Level
 Class Description
 If you check the “Create this class with self-enroll,” students will have a code they can use to
add themselves to your class
 Add Learners
 Existing Users
o Always look here first
o Look in “Egg Harbor Township High School”
o Click students enrolled in your class to add them as learners in your class
o The Plato Name for students is their student ID number to maintain username and
password
o You can also add additional instructors to a class so they can view the student’s
materials, prescriptions, etc. in the same format
 New Learners
o Fill in all required information
o Student ID number is both PLATO name and password for all students
o Once a student is added they are in the database and do not need to be added as a new
learned in the future
o Accurate grade level is important so that as the student moves up through school they
are recorded accurately in the system
o Once a student has been added to the database, only an administrator can edit their
information including grade level
 Manage My Learners
o You can add and remove students from your classes under this tab
o You can also deactivate or delete classes that are no longer being used
o If a student transfers from one class to another, they must be deleted and added to the
new class
 The data from their pre-tests and prescriptions will NOT move with them!
 Instead, add a new teacher to the class so their new teacher can monitor their
progress without losing any student work and/or progress.
o Reports
 Assessment Reports used with Test Packs
 There is an Accuccess option but it is not really used
 Curriculum Reports are for Plato Courses
 These can be used for Accuccess as well in a limited way
 Most of the time you will use:
o Learner Progress Report
 Generates as PDF by learner
 Shows:
 What Learner has been exempt from
 Time spent on each module
 Grade reports
 Locked tests
 Etc.
o Learner Daily Usage by Learner Report
 Also appears on Learner Progress Report
 Choose an individual student
 Allows you to set a date range for what you would like to see
 Allows you to look back as far as 4 months for a 4 month span
 No wider
 No further back
 Shows dates, start times, end times, and what student worked on
 Bar graph showing student progress and assignment completion
 Grade Report
 Works with Plato Courses
 Also available is a grade tracker that would replace the grade report
 Would disappear if we use grade tracker instead
 Grade Tracker
 Replaces grade report
o Provides grades in real time and calculates continuous grades
o See this by going into sensei and grade tracker
o When students access their assignments they see their grades directly on their page
o We do not have this feature available to us yet
 Essentially a self-filling grade book for Edmentum grades that are automatically generated
 Grade is based on semester test, module work and mastery, unit activities, and post tests
 Each category is filled with how many activities there are and percentage weight included in
the final grade
 Teachers can change the percentages aligned to the different categories
o “manage scales and weights for grade tracker”
o “Categories and Weights”
 Grading scale can be edited, as well in this same menu under the “Grading Scales” Tab
 Grade Tracker can be viewed by categories or module
 Instructor can edit the student grades on the grade tracker, even though they are
automatically filled based on student’s pre-graded work
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Scores populate the grade tracker from Plato. If you edit a score, it does not edit the score
on the coursework ONLY the grade so you and the student can see it
o Disconnect between the earned scored and the edited score may cause some confusion
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Sensei
o Choose student(s) and click on “View All Assignments”
 Allows you to see each assignment for that student and their scores
 Can run progress report from here, as well
 Can create supplemental assignments for students here
 Click on the “Create supplemental assignment” button and complete required information
 Drop down menu gives you assignment options and then assignments will populate for you
to choose from
 This will populate only for the selected student
o You must be an instructor in the class in order to see anything on Sensei
o If a student completes work, it shows up in Sensei as a notification
o A locked test will appear with a blue padlock
 An instructor can unlock this from this screen by clicking on the padlock
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Account Options
o Support Page
 Provides additional instructor materials, troubleshooting, etc.
 Contact Us
 800 number for customer support
 Form for Internet help, as well
 Getting Started
 User Guide
o PLE User Guide PDF (60 pages)
o Curriculum Reports Guide PDF
o Test Pack User Guide PDF
o Accuccess User Guide PDF (10 pages)
 Technical Documentation
 Tutorials
o Videos that help you use PLE
 Instructor Materials
 Answer Keys
 Syllabi
 Lexile Levels for all courses
 Resource Guide for the Test Packs
 Content Materials for all classes
 Teacher’s Guides for all classes
 Technical Info and Tools
 Troubleshooting and Help
 Use before calling support