Pearson Envision Student Passwords 10/09/15

Pearson Envision Math - Student Passwords
K-4th Grade Math

Students have been assigned usernames and passwords for Pearson Envision Math.  Problem - the student password is the same as their PISD-assigned password (which isn't very easy to type for most students).  It is the following pattern:

• First Initial (uppercase) + Last Initial (lowercase) + birthdate (mmddyyyy)

So, the common question is....

Question:
Can the teacher change the student's password for Pearson Envision Math?
And, if the teacher changes the students PISD-assigned network password to something easier to type, will this change the Pearson student password?  And will it "stick"?  Or, because this information is auto-updated each night, will the password revert back to the previous one?

Answer:  
Yes the teacher can change the password.  And yes, it will "stick".  The Pearson password will remain the network password (whether the teacher changes it or not).  Since the nightly auto-upload feeds off the actual real-time network password, if the teacher changes it to something easier to type, Pearson will require that easier password, as well.

What does this mean for the teacher and student?

• Pearson is the only Electronic Online Resource that assigns the password as the student's PISD network password.  
• Changing the network password in the Account Request Management System (ARMS) in the portal would change the student password in Pearson.  
• IMPORTANT NOTE - This would also change the student password for logging into the computer and into Office 365. 
• Although most of K-4th grade students are not logging into the computer or Office 365, this is important to note and to discuss with teachers so it doesn't affect how students are logging into other things.  
• To promote consistency, the teacher might consider changing the password to "pw" + Student ID (which is the password used for things like Istation, Think Central, Accelerated Reader, Learning.com, Think Through Math, etc.