Istation Question of the Week - Deleting Test Session Results 09-09-16

Question:  Is there a way to delete a student's testing session?

Examples of reasons for needing this: 

Student mistakenly takes a test for a peer by accident, and the teacher would like to delete that session to get good data on the correct student.

Student has a bad day (dog dies, shoes too tight, etc.) and performs uncharacteristically low on the test.

Answer:  There is no way to delete the test session.  However, the teacher can go to the website and do an On-Demand assessment for that one student (see instructions below).  This will ensure that the next time the student logs into the desktop application, he/she will be presented with the test again.  The latest test data will appear on the report that is pulled after that timeframe.

Instructions for assigning on-demand assessment:

https://pasadenaisdorg.sharepoint.com/sites/InstructionalTechnology/handouts/_layouts/15/WopiFrame.aspx?sourcedoc=%7B65B1E221-586B-45A3-9AA4-F339AF3FC5A0%7D&file=04_On_Demand_Assessments.docx&action=default&IsList=1&ListId=%7BCFFA7323-85D3-4C10-A1C5-DA16278C723B%7D&ListItemId=813

Istation Question of the Week - Turning Off Password Requirement for Student Books - 09-09-16

Question: How do you turn off the student password requirement for the Books module when the student logs into the Desktop Application? (see picture below)

Answer: This can only be done for individuals teachers by a campus manager or campus peer manager.  (see instructions below)

Instructions:

https://pasadenaisdorg.sharepoint.com/sites/InstructionalTechnology/handouts/_layouts/15/WopiFrame.aspx?sourcedoc=%7B72CEDD56-7CCB-4839-91F3-DC7F3A73ADFD%7D&file=23_MANAGER.ONLY-Turning_Off_Password_Requirement_for_Books_And_Libros.docx&action=default&IsList=1&ListId=%7BCFFA7323-85D3-4C10-A1C5-DA16278C723B%7D&ListItemId=803

Istation Question of the Week - Assigning Interactive Lessons from the Teacher Station - 09-09-16

Question:  In the Teacher Station (green apple icon) from the Istation Desktop Application, how can the students see and/or get to these lessons?

Answer:

·         These interactive lessons from the Teacher Station are not (by default) available under the student login.

·         However, the interactive lessons from the Teacher Station (green apple) can be assigned to students.

·         The interactive lessons in iPractice in Espanol are not available for assigning to students….yet…I hope they will be.

·         Students will be able to see the lessons from the Teacher Station when/if the teacher(s) create an assignment and assign the lesson(s) to individual students or to a whole class or group. (see instructions below)

·         The student will see the assignment as a number (1,2,3, etc.) on the gray book bag icon when they log into the desktop application.

Question: How do teachers assign these interactive lessons from the Teacher Station?

Answer:  Here are instructions for teachers on how to assign these lessons to students from the istation website: https://pasadenaisdorg.sharepoint.com/sites/InstructionalTechnology/handouts/_layouts/15/WopiFrame.aspx?sourcedoc=%7B1F2507E4-A1B2-4A0B-8F4A-970A503BA5D4%7D&file=13_Creating_Assignments-PK-8th.docx&action=default&IsList=1&ListId=%7BCFFA7323-85D3-4C10-A1C5-DA16278C723B%7D&ListItemId=799

Istation Question of the Week - Can I Delete Students from a Class? 09-09-16

Scenario: Students have been unenrolled from a teacher's class, but they still exist on the roster in Istation.  Can they be deleted or removed from the class?

Deleting students – In Istation, any campus manager can remove students from rosters, but no one ever really deletes them.  When students are no longer in a class, they don’t automatically get removed.  Any manager can do this for a teacher.  Most teachers like them removed from their class roster because it is irritating to them and it skews report results. 
Directions for managers - https://pasadenaisdorg.sharepoint.com/sites/InstructionalTechnology/handouts/_layouts/15/WopiFrame.aspx?sourcedoc=%7BD3B37183-07E3-43D5-82BF-F1BF98FC47CE%7D&file=19_MANAGER.ONLY-Removing_Students_From_Classes_In_Istation.docx&action=default&IsList=1&ListId=%7BCFFA7323-85D3-4C10-A1C5-DA16278C723B%7D&ListItemId=800

Websites of the Week! (WOW!) 09/02/16

Build Mouse Skills With Young Students!
http://www.symbaloo.com/mix/techappsmouseskills


I will be adding these to the symbaloo soon!

Flower Catcher 
http://static.uptoten.com/swf/coordination/coordination_games/en/flowerCatch.swf

Take A Trip
http://media.abcya.com/games/take_a_trip/flash/take_a_trip.swf



Free Online Products

Teach Your Monster To Read
www.teachyourmonstertoread.com

Up To Ten
http://www.uptoten.com/

Think Through Math Maintenance 09/02/16

TTM Maintenance

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Appraise: Can't See the Toolbar When Using Chrome 09/02/16

Can't see the toolbar in Appraise when adding Goals?
Are you using Chrome browser?

If so, doing the following may correct this situation:

• Click the Menu Button at the top right of the Chrome Browser (3 horizontal lines)
• Change the Zoom to 90% or 75%

This might correct the problem.