Alaska Measures of Progress District Test Coordinator Webinar

1. AlaskaMeasures of ProgressDistrict Test Coordinator Webinar Webinar Logistics: • Audio will be streamed through Adobe Connect. • 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 *7 to mute yourself. • Please hold questions until the end. • All questions must be asked through the chat box in the bottom right corner. • September 16, 2014 • James Herynk

2. Overview • District Test Coordinator Role • .CSV Files • KITE™ System • Educator Portal • Data Upload in Educator Portal • Assign Roles in Educator Portal • Editing Data in Educator Portal • Preview: Technology Director Role • Preview: Educator Role • Dynamic Learning Maps • Upcoming Webinars • Important Points • Help Desk

3. District Test Coordinator Role • The District Test Coordinators (DTCs) are presumed to be at the district or school level (Building Test Coordinator). • District Test Coordinators (DTCs) play an important role in delivering the new assessments for Alaska Measures of Progress via KITE. The key duties of the DTCs are to upload data for • Users/Educators • Enrollment/Students • Rosters/Student-teacher pairing • TEC/Test, Exit, Clear • The DTCs also oversee the assessment process, including manage user roles and responsibilities, develop a schedule for test implementation, monitor and support test preparations and administration, and develop a plan to facilitate communications with parents and staff.

4. CSV Files • What are .CSV Files? • Comma-Separated Values • Save as .CSV (not .EXE) • Upload .CSV Templates (1 file per district or school) • Users (October 6th) • Enrollment (October 17th) • Rosters (October 17th) • TEC (later in the year) • Resources: akassessments.org • State Organization Table • Educator Portal Manual (pages 2.16, 3.8, 4.9) • .CSV Templates

5. KITE™ System • KITE™ is a platform developed to meet the needs of the next generation of large-scale assessments. • KITE Client • Delivers assessments to students • Download and install from the AMP website • Educator Portal (DTC accounts by Sept. 23rd) • Manage student, user, and assessment data • educator.cete.us

6. KITE Client Desktop Icon

9. Educator Portal (EP) • Introduction • Supported Browsers • Firefox 24.3 ESR (recommended) and above, Safari 6.0.5, and Internet Explorer 8 and above • Google Chrome is NOT supported • Logging in • Forgot Password • Security Agreement • My Profile • My Organizations and Roles • Overlays • Clearing cache (Start, Control Panel, Internet Options, Delete, Check Top 4-5, Delete, Okay)

10. Data Upload in EP • Organization Tab (State data table) • Configuration Tab: View, Upload, Add Manually • Users (Oct. 6) • Students • Enrollment (Oct. 17th) • TEC • Rosters (Oct. 17th)

11. Assign Role and Add Organization: Non-teachers • Users Tab (Upload defaults to Teacher) • View Users • Status • New • Assign Roles • Pending • Resend Email • Active • Modify User • Edit • Assign Role (page 10.4) • Add Organizations

13. Editing Data in EP • Users/Educators • Add User Manually • Edit User Profile • Enrollment/Students • Upload New .CSV to Add and Edit Students • KEY: State_Student_Identifier (Col. K) • Rosters • Create Roster Manually • Edit Roster • Upload New Roster .CSV

14. Preview: Technology Directors • Download and install the KITE Client • akassessments.org • KITE webpage • Updates to Technology • Chromebook App (available) • iPad App (October) • KITE Client and LCS (after September 19th) • Troubleshooting • Educator Portal • KITE™ Client • Manage Network Traffic • Whitelisting • LCS, Local Caching Server

15. Overview of LCS

16. Bandwidth requirementswith and without LCS • kBps (Kilobyte per second)

17. Preview: Educators • What will the Educators do? • Quick Links • View Students • Validate data • Complete Access Profile • First Contact Survey • View Rosters • Validate Data • Add New Test Session (Testlets) • Test Management Tab (sub-Test Management) • View Test Sessions • Print Test Tickets

20. Dynamic Learning Maps (DLM) • The DLM Consortium consists of 20 states • Alternate assessments for students with significant cognitive disabilities • Grades 3-8 and 9-10 • English language arts and math • Dillard Research Associates will deliver alternate assessment for science • Educators in Alaska access DLM via https://ak.k12test.com/

21. Dynamic Learning Maps • Getting ready for DLM • Professional Development modules for teachers to improve instruction. • (not required) • Test Administration modules for teachers who will be administering the DLM assessments. • (required) • Teachers will access DLM these via https://ak.k12test.com/ • Get Started webinars (9/24 - repeat 10/1) • First Contact Survey • PNP (Access Profile)

22. Timeline for DLM Alaska *First Contact Survey determines student’s test placement. Personal Needs Profile determines student’s online accessibility needs.

23. Upcoming Webinars

24. Important Points • Locate EP Manual and Organization Tables • Locate and Create .CSV Files • User Template • Enrollment Template • Roster Template • Upload templates into EP • Add and Edit Users, Enrollment, and Rosters • Assign Roles and Add Organizations for DLM and non-teachers • Understand the what Educators and Technology Directors will be doing.

25. 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)

26. THANK YOU! For questions, please contact: amp_support@ku.edu