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System User Guide March 2016 Updated April 7, 2016 formatting to reduce page count Updated April 14, 2016 updated screen grabs reflect latest release Updated screenshot of login page to remove reference to Create User function Updated screenshot of District Org Admin Dashboard view with student access Additional instructions on generating Access Codes for an entire class Updated instructions for end of test submission (Combined pages for option to navigate back through the test or to submit test)

Copyright 2016 by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

CONTENTS About this guide 1 Introduction to ADS 3 Overview 3 Before the test 47 During the test 47 After the test 48 Components of the Assessment Delivery System 3 Logging into ISBE Teach 5 Navigating in ISBE Teach 6 Getting help 9 Working with users 10 User types 10 Setting up and maintaining user accounts 11 Editing user information 15 Working with classes and students19 Students, tests, and classes 19 ISBE ISA Import Wizard 19 Assigning users to classes 26 Creating and maintaining student profiles 28 Assigning new students to classes 30 Test Assignment and Accessibility Features 33 Reviewing test status 37 Taking tests 38 Logging in to take the test 39 Using accessibility features 41 Taking tests 43 Administering tests 47

About this guide Welcome to the ISBE Assessment Delivery System User Guide. This guide provides overview information and step-by-step instructions to help you use the Assessment Delivery System (ADS), ISBE Teach and ISBE Learn, to administer online assessments. You will interact with two components: ISBE Teach for administrators and ISBE Learn for students. 1

ADS User Roles There are three roles in ISBE Teach and one for ISBE Learn. ISBE Teach District Organization Administrator School Organization Administrator Test Administrator ISBE Learn Student The goal of this guide is to provide necessary information and instructions for people in the title role. The District Organization Administrator (District Org Admin) is a district staff member who sets up and maintains schools in the district, as well as user accounts and access at the district or school levels or both. Depending on local policy, the district administrator may also set up records for classes and students in the district. As a District Org Admin, it s important for you to be familiar with the features of ADS used by the staff members you interact with and support. The School Organization Administrator (School Org Admin) is a school staff member who sets up and maintains user accounts, student records, and classes at the school level, as well as works with student data and test assignments. A Test Administrator is a school staff member who administers or proctors online test delivery in the ADS. As a test administrator, you may need to be familiar with other features of the ADS that other staff members use, such as your school s test coordinator. There is another role for ADS: the student who takes tests in ISBE Learn. While students are not officially set up as users, you should understand how they interact with the system. Actions are often performed by multiple user roles. To make it clearer whether a particular role can perform an action, you will find a role bar like this at the top of each procedure. District Org Admin School Org Admin Test Admin Student When a role is highlighted (all of the roles are highlighted above) that user can perform the procedure described. If a procedure is not available to a user role, it will be dimmed in the role bar as shown below. District Org Admin School Org Admin Test Admin Student 2

Introduction to ADS Overview The Illinois School Board of Education (ISBE) uses the Assessment Delivery System (ADS) to administer the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA). This section introduces you to the components of ADS that administrators and educators use to: set up organizations, users, and students; review test assignments; and administer tests; and review score reports for the diagnostic test version. As a District or School Organization Administrator or Test Administrator, you will primarily work with ISBE Teach, where you will set up and maintain the tests. Test Administrators will also work with ISBE Learn which is used to deliver the ISBE ISA online assessment to your students. Components of the Assessment Delivery System The Assessment Delivery System (ADS) consists of two unique parts that administrators and educators use to develop, assign, and administer ISBE online assessments. ISBE Teach ISBE Learn Administrators: Manage districts, schools, classes, students and users Students: Take online tests 3

ISBE Teach The bulk of a school s preparation work occurs in ISBE Teach. The organizational structure (districts and schools), classes, and student profiles must be set up before students can take assessments in ISBE Learn. Students must be assigned to classes, and tests must be assigned to classes and students. All of this is accomplished through ISBE Teach. For the Illinois Science Assessment, ISBE will set up the organizations (districts and schools) across the state as well as the District Organization Administrator(s) and School Organization Administrators (per ISBE EPS system). In turn, the District Organization Administrators (District Org Admins) will create additional School Organization Administrators and all Test Administrators. Organization Administrators (district or school depending on district policy) will set up classes and students by using the integrated ISBE ISA Import Wizard that is embedded in ISBE Teach and connects to the ISBE SIS. Test assignments will be automatically assigned to classes by grade or subject. ISBE Learn Test Administrators will work closely with ISBE Learn. Students will not know what ISBE Learn is even though they use this platform to take the test. Each student will enter a unique access code, found on the student s test ticket, into a browser on a school device that meets technical requirements. 4

Logging into ISBE Teach To use the features described in the next several sections, you must log into ISBE Teach. To access ISBE Teach District Org Admin School Org Admin Test Admin Student 1. Click the link below or open your browser and type the ISBE Teach URL into the address bar: https://teachisa.ileducates.org The Log In page opens. 2. Enter your E-mail address or username and password. 3. Click Log in under the password field. 4. The ISBE Teach Dashboard opens. This serves as your home page for ISBE Teach. Note: This dashboard will vary depending on the User Role(s) that have been assigned to you. The parts of the dashboard are explained in the next section of the guide. 5

Navigating in ISBE Teach The dashboard displays a gallery of tiles that link to all the information and actions available to you in ISBE Teach. The links will vary, depending on the number of schools assigned to you and your role in the system. A Testing Administrator, for example, typically sees only the tile for Students and the My Students menu. Parts of the ISBE Teach Dashboard District Org Admin Dashboard School Org Admin Dashboard 6

Test Administrator Dashboard Tiles on the center of the dashboard are tiles that link you to the orgs, users, students, and classes assigned to you. Schools (District Org Admin) view schools in your district Users view, add, or upload users (Setting up and maintaining user accounts). Students view, add, or upload students (Creating and maintaining student profiles). Classes view classes (Setting up classes). Assigned Tests (Test Admin) view tests assigned to your students Navigation Dashboard Menu Each tile type is associated with an item located in the left side Dashboard navigation. These menus are available to you anywhere in ISBE Teach. Org Admins Schools view schools Users links to the My Users and the Upload Users page. Classes View classes Students links to the My Students and Upload Users page. Secure Files links to batches of files (other than those for uploading students, users, organizations, and classes) can be uploaded or deleted. Help Provides help information for the Test and Test platform Test Administrator Students links to list of Students organized by class; Shows assigned tests; Generate access codes by student. Assigned Tests links to list of assigned tests by Class; Generate Access Codes by class 7

Parts of an ISBE Teach information page ISBE Teach data is generally displayed in a list format, as shown below. Page Name Displays the name of the page. State and District Displays the name of the state and district. School Displays the name of the school. Select a particular school from the dropdown list if you have multiple schools assigned to you. Actions Select from a drop-down list of actions available for this page. Filter List Enter a term in the field to display only items containing your term. Sortable Columns Click the header of a list column to sort. Page Navigation Click a number to move through multiple pages of information. Sorting and filtering lists in ISBE Teach You can more quickly locate an item in a very long list by using the sort or filter functions. To filter lists, enter your search term in the Filter all columns field that appears above ADS lists. Entries that do not include your terms will be hidden. For example, filtering a list of students for 10 will return all students in Grade 10 plus any that have 10 in any other field. 8

Click on the table header of the column to sort entries in a list. Click again to toggle between ascending and descending order. Getting help ISA program support is provided through the various online resources and through the ISBE Student Assessment and Accountability Division. For the ISA FAQ document visit: http://www.isbe.net/assessment/pdfs/isa/isa-faq.pdf. For additional information about ISA, visit the ISBE Science page at http://www.isbe.net/assessment/isa.htm. Support telephone number: 866-317-6034 9

Working with users User types ISBE Teach administration-level users (district, school and test) must have accounts to access ADS features. Most user accounts provide access to ISBE Teach for the purpose of working with organization records, student data, and test assignments. Those who administer or work with tests must also have user accounts, so that they can access the student test assignments, testing status and other records in ISBE Teach. Students do not have assigned user accounts for ISBE Learn. They get an access code for their test specified for their organization level, as discussed in Taking Tests. 10

Setting up and maintaining user accounts Each staff member in the districts and schools who will work with ISBE Teach must have a user account. Use the User Upload Template to enter the information into a comma-separated (.csv) file, and then upload the file through ISBE Teach. Many of the District and School Organization Administrators will be pre-populated by ISBE. It will then be the responsibility of the District or School Org Admins to create accounts for additional School Org Admins and all Test Administrators. Note: All users must be created via the User Upload Template. Preparing the user template for uploading To download and prepare the user template for upload District Org Admin School Org Admin Test Admin Student 1. Click the button on the Users tile in ISBE Teach. The Upload Users page opens. 2. Click the link Tap User Template to download the template file. You will use the template to set up the schools or other organizations. 11

3. Open the file tapuser_template.xlsx in Excel or another spreadsheet software program. 4. Enter each user s information on a separate row: First name and Last name -the full name of the staff member to add as an ADS user. Email- the person s business Email address. Roles - indicates the staff member s functional role. May either be: organization administrator or test administrator. State Code - two-letter postal code for the user s state. Organization Identifiers Use the RCDTS code for the organization. To assign more than one org to a user, separate RCDTS codes utilizing a comma in the appropriate cell on the spreadsheet. Note: Ensure that the leading zeros of the RCDTS are captured in the sheet or the upload will fail. 5. Save the file in Windows Comma Separated values format (.csv). A.csv file does not support multiple tabs. Your computer displays a message asking how you want to save the file. a. If the data tab was the active sheet when you saved the file, click Save Active Sheet. b. Save the file again. 12

Uploading user information To upload user information District Org Admin School Org Admin Test Admin Student 1. Click the button on the Users Dashboard menu bar in ISBE Teach. The Upload Users page opens. 2. Add the.csv file with user information in one of two ways: a. Drag the.csv file with user information into the box. b. Click Add files, locate and select the.csv file with user information, and then click Open. 3. You will briefly see a Processing message. 4. If the upload completes with no errors you will see Create User Accounts Confirmation. 5. If ADS encounters problems with the upload, a page appears that lists the errors that prevented a successful upload. Correct your.csv file and try the upload again. 13

6. When you have successfully uploaded users, the number of users assigned to you on the ISBE Teach dashboard will increase. Note: Your new users will receive email messages confirming their new accounts. These emails will contain the URL for ISBE Teach. Note: Uploading Test Administrators After uploading new test administrators, you should assign them to classes. See Assigning users to classes for details. 14

Editing user information As a District or State Org Admin, you can edit the information about any user assigned to you. Any user can edit the information in their own account. Editing another user s account You can edit another user s information if the user is assigned to you. To edit another user s account District Org Admin School Org Admin Test Admin Student 1. Select the Users tile in ISBE Teach. A list of your users appears. 2. Click the edit link for the user you want to change. Note: Users are listed for the school in the Showing users for drop-down list. Be sure you are displaying the right school if you cannot find your user. 3. The user page for your user opens with the Edit tab selected. 4. Beneath the Edit tab are two additional tabs: Account used to edit the user s information. Organization - used to edit the user s organizational assignments. 15

5. Click the Account tab to edit account information. You can edit the following: Display name Current password Note: if you are changing your email address or requesting a new password, click Request new password to request a new password. Email address Password Confirm password Note: below these fields, note the requirements for passwords. Status Active or Blocked Locale settings (Time zone) Full name 6. Click either Save to save your changes or Cancel account to cancel the user s account. 16

7. Click the Organization tab to edit a user s organizational information. You can edit the following: TAP Organization National ISBE - fields allow you to define the user s state, district, and school Organizations Note: You can remove an assigned school by clicking Remove. 8. Click Save to save your changes. Editing your own account You can edit your own user information from the My Account page. To edit your account District Org Admin School Org Admin Test Admin Student 1. Log into ISBE Teach. 2. Select My Account from the Account menu. Your user page will open. 17

3. Click the Edit tab to edit your account information (as described in Editing another user s account). 4. If you are a District or State Org Admin, you can edit your organization information (as described in Editing another user s account). Note: Test Administrators cannot edit their own organization information. 18

Working with classes and students Students, tests, and classes Just as schools are related to districts, students must be linked to classes before a student can be assigned to take a test. So just like users and schools, students and classes must be created. As a District or School Administrator, you will use the ISBE ISA Import Wizard to select the students and classes for the Illinois Science Assessment. ISBE ISA Import Wizard 19

To use the ISA Import Wizard District Org Admin School Org Admin Test Admin Student 1. Log into ISBE Teach. 2. Select ISBE Management button located below the Dashboard tiles. The ISA Import Wizard will open. 3. Follow the onscreen instructions to create your student roster and classes for the ISA, starting with the Verify Account tab. 4. Verify the account information is correct. 5. Click the Next button, if your user name and role are correct. 6. Contact your District Administrator and exit the application, if your information is not correct. 20

7. If you do not need to customize the Section Name or Test Location, click on the Proceed with Default Values button. This creates the default roster, which can be updated at a later time as needed. 8. To view roster history, click the View History button. 9. To edit your Section Name or Test Location within the import wizard, click the Edit with Grid button (see 24-38 below). 10. Insert info on using valid RCDTS codes 11. Click the Edit with CSV button to download an ISBE SIS file, edit, and upload to ADE Teach. 12. Click the Download Student File link from the Download section. Edit and save CSV student file to your local drive. 13. Click the Choose File button from the Upload section. 14. Select the edited CSV student file from your local drive. 21

15. Confirm selected file. 16. Click the Upload Student File button to proceed with upload. 17. If the upload encounters a problem, a page appears listing the errors that prevented a successful upload. Correct your.csv file and try the upload again. 18. If successful, a confirmation message appears in the Progress section. 19. Click the Proceed button to go to Step 3. 20. A status message appears. 21. Click the Finish button. 22

22. The View History page will open. 23. The roster is queued for import. You will be notified when the import process has completed. 24. You also have the Edit with Grid option. 25. Click the Edit with Grid button to edit Section Name and Test Location fields online. 26. Filter records by name, DOB, Grade, section name, and test location. 27. Page through records using the Previous and Next buttons or by clicking on the page numbers. 23

28. To update the Section Name and/or Test Location fields for certain students, filter the table using the text fields. For example, filter by a name. 29. The filtered table will appear. 30. Enter the updated Section Name or Test Location in the text field. 31. Click the Update Rows button. Filtered rows may span multiple pages and all entries will be updated. 32. Confirm change is successful. 33. Click the Proceed button after completing all your changes. 34. To remove filter, click on the Clear Search button. 24

35. If successful, a status message appears. 36. Click the Finish button. 37. If the change applies to all students, enter the updated Section Name and/or Test Location in the text field. 38. Click the Update Rows button. 25

Assigning users to classes Test Administrators must be assigned to classes before they can generate test access codes (test tickets) for students. To assign a user to a class District Org Admin School Org Admin Test Admin Student 1. On your ISBE Teach dashboard, click the number of users in the User tile. 2. Select the user(s) you want to assign to a class by checking the box to the left of their name(s) in the Users list. 3. Select Assign to Class from the drop-down list, and then click Next. 26

4. A list of classes appears. Click the box to the left of each class name you want to assign to the user(s). 5. Click Next. 6. If successful, a confirmation message appears. 27

Creating and maintaining student profiles Before you can assign and administer ISBE online assessments to students in your district, a record for each student must exist in ISBE Teach. To upload students, use the ISBE ISA Import Wizard described above. The ISA Import Wizard will search SIS for exits and enrollments and automatically remove/add students from/to your roster if they have not started testing. However, if a previous district has not exited a student, please contact the district/school contact and work to complete the exit and new enrollment process in SIS. If time does not allow for this process (testing has started in your district) then school administrators can follow the manual process detailed in the next section to add the student to ISBE Teach. As always, as time allows, complete the work to keep SIS updated. 28

Editing student information To edit student information District Org Admin School Org Admin Test Admin Student 1. Select the Students tile from the ISBE Teach dashboard. The Students page will open. 2. Select the State Identifier of the Student you want to edit The Student Profile page opens. 3. Click Edit Student to make the profile editable. 4. Make the changes in the student s profile. Note: fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required. 5. Click Save Student Data at the bottom of the page. Note on changing the State Student ID Even though the State Student ID is editable, remember that it is a unique identifier of your student. 29

Assigning new students to classes Creating a new student and assigning them to a class manually (School Org Admins) To create a student and assign them to a class (School Org Admin) The ISBE ISA Import Wizard tool will search SIS for exits and enrollments and automatically remove/add students from/to your roster if they have not started testing. However, if a previous district has not exited a student, please contact the district/school contact and work to complete the exit and new enrollment process in SIS. If time does not allow for this process (testing has started in your district) then school administrators can follow the manual process detailed below to add the student to ISBE Teach. As always, as time allows, complete the work to keep SIS updated. District Org Admin School Org Admin Test Admin Student 1. Select the Students tile from the ISBE Teach dashboard. The Students page will open. 2. Click Add Single Student to open the Add Student page. If you have permissions to more than one school ensure you add students to the correct school. Verify the school listed in the Showing students for: drop down box. 30

3. Enter the student s demographic information. 4. Click Save Student Data at the bottom of the page. 5. If the save was successful, ADS will display a confirmation message. Assign the new Student to a Class 6. Select the assign class link in the confirmation message 7. Use the check boxes to select the classes to which the new student should be assigned. 8. Select Next. 31

9. If the save was successful, ADS will display a confirmation message. From this point, the system will automatically assign the appropriate test to your student. 32

Test Assignment and Accessibility Features Tests will automatically be assigned to students based on student grade and class information. All students will have access to the following two test accessibility features: Text to Speech and Line Reader. Generating access codes for a test Before a student can take a test, you must generate an access code (test ticket), which is a unique code that provides one student with access one assessment. ISBE Teach generates access codes for each student and assessment combination. To generate access codes for a test class District Org Admin School Org Admin Test Admin Student 1. In the Tests Overview tab of the View Students page, locate your test. Note: You must have students assigned to a class and a test assigned to a class before you can generate an access code. 2. Click Generate Access Codes in the Operations column. 33

3. The Print access codes for a class page shows the class and test battery information for the codes. If the information is not correct, close the page. If the information is correct, click Print access code and go to the next step. 4. The Print page will open, allowing you to print a hard copy of the access codes. Each student will have a unique access code for the test. Alternative: Most computer systems will allow you to save the codes file to a PDF file. 34

Generating an access code (test ticket) To generate access codes for a tests assigned to individual students or an entire class District Org Admin School Org Admin Test Admin Student 1. Single Student: In the Students tab of the View Students page, locate your student. 2. Click the drop-down list Generate Access Codes and select the test for which you want to generate an access code. 3. Class Select the Assigned Tests tile from the dashboard. Locate your class, select the test for which you want to generate an access code, and click Generate Access Codes. 4. The Print access code page shows the class and test battery information for the codes. If the information is not correct, close the page. If the information is correct, click Print access code and go to the next step. 35

5. The Print page will open. 6. Click Print to create a hard copy of the access code. Alternative: Most computer systems will allow you to save the codes file to a PDF file. Canceling a test assignment To cancel a test assignment District Org Admin School Org Admin Test Admin Student 1. In the Test Assignments tab of the View Students page, locate your student and the test you want to cancel. 2. Click the Cancel Test link. 36

Reviewing test status District Org Admin School Org Admin Test Admin Student As a Testing Administrator, you can review the testing status of each of your students. To review the status of testing, open the ISBE Teach dashboard and select View Students from the My Students menu. Click the Test Assignments tab to view all test assignments for your students. The Test Status for each student assignment is displayed. Once a student has completed testing, the status will change to Submitted. Note: Test status The standard codes for test status are: Scheduled a test has been assigned and not yet begun In progress a student has navigated to the first question of the test Paused a student has exited the test, or the test has been unlocked for them Canceled the test has been canceled Submitted the test has been submitted. 37

Taking tests Before taking the Illinois Science Assessment, a student must have an access code (a unique code that provides one student with access to one specific test) and access to a school computer that meets the technical requirements of the Assessment Delivery Platform. See the section Generating an access code for a student section found above for details. Access codes (test tickets) are generated for each student and assessment combination after test assignments are made. Check with your school test administrator to find out how these access codes are provided to the students. Depending on local policy, you may be required to provide these codes to students at test time. 38

Logging in to take the test When a student is ready to take the assigned assessment, he or she accesses ISBE Learn in a testing room under the direction of a Teacher, proctor, test monitor, or other educator. To log into a test District Org Admin School Org Admin Test Admin Student 1. On the ISBE Learn start page, click Start. 2. The Login page opens. Enter your access code. Click Submit. 3. Next, ISBE Learn displays your name, school, and grade to confirm your identity. Click Yes to proceed, or No to start over. 4. The test verification screen shows the name of the test. If this is the correct test, click Yes. If the wrong test is displayed, click No and speak to the Testing Administrator or proctor about the issue. 39

5. ISBE Learn displays the Start Test page with basic information and test instructions. To start the test, click Start Test. Test screen layout On each ISBE Learn page you will find the following items: A. Your name B. Question number and total number of questions in the test or section C. Test name, in case of multiple sections in the test, this will also indicate the Section Name D. Save and Exit button (see <reference>) E. Full Screen toggle F. Buttons for accessibility features (see <reference>). G. Next and Back buttons 40

Using accessibility features Accessibility features are tools that help you read and understand test questions. Accessibility features are available to all students that want to use them. Examples of accessibility features currently available in ISBE Learn are: The Text to Speech feature, which reads the question text and answer choices out loud to the student. The Line Reader feature, which students can use to focus on one line at a time. When a feature is in use, a dark blue bar appears at the bottom of the tool button. In the picture above, the Line Reader tool is currently in use. To use the Line Reader District Org Admin School Org Admin Test Admin Student 1. Click the Line Reader icon at the bottom of the page. A gray shadow appears over the page, with a line highlighted to help you focus on your reading. The highlight will move as you scroll up or down the page. 2. To stop using the Line Reader, click the Line Reader icon again. 41

To use Text-to-Speech District Org Admin School Org Admin Test Admin Student 1. To listen to a voice read the text on the page, click the Text to Speech button. You see three controls Play, Stop, and Settings. 2. Text to Speech will begin reading at the beginning of the text. 3. Click the Play icon to start reading the lines on the screen. The line being read is highlighted in yellow, and the blue highlight moves from word to word as they are read. 4. Click Pause to stop the reading. Click Play to begin again where you left off. 5. Click Stop to stop reading and return to the beginning of the text block. 42

6. Click the Settings icon, to change the speed at which the text is read or the voice that reads text. Set the speed to slow, medium, or fast. Listen to a male voice (called Tom) or a female voice (called Eva). 7. To exit Text to Speech, click the TTS icon at the bottom of the page. Taking tests Each assessment is composed of one section. A test section may include related material or questions of the same type. Navigating in ISBE Learn To navigate in ISBE Learn District Org Admin School Org Admin Test Admin Student 43

1. Log into ISBE Learn, enter your access code, and click Start Test. (See Logging in to take the test for detailed instructions.) 2. The Section Start page provides you with the section number or name, the number of questions, and any instructions. 3. Click Go On to view the first question. 4. Several types of questions may appear on a test. To answer a multiple choice question, click the correct answer. To answer a short answer question, enter the response in the field provided. To enlarge the test window to full screen, click Full Screen. To reduce the window to its original size, click Full Screen again. To navigate between questions, click Next ( Back ( ). ) or 44

Saving, exiting, and resuming a test To save, exit, and resume a test District Org Admin School Org Admin Test Admin Student 1. To save your work so you can return to it at a later time, click Save & Exit at the top left of your page. 2. ISBE Learn will display a message to let you either confirm that you want to save your work and exit, or go back to the test. 3. To resume a test, log in with your original access code. ISBE Learn will confirm your name and test. Click Resume Test to return to the place you exited the test. 45

Submitting a test and exiting ISBE Learn To submit a test and exit ISBE Learn District Org Admin School Org Admin Test Admin Student 1. When you reach the end of a test, ISBE Learn displays an End of the Test Page. If you want to review your answers, select Go Back. If you are ready to submit your test, click Submit Test and Exit to save and submit your test. 2. ISBE Learn displays a message allowing you to confirm that you are ready to submit your test. Click Yes to submit your test, or No to return to the test. Note: You cannot return to the test once it is submitted. 3. A final screen appears confirming that your test has been submitted. 4. Click Return to Log In to return to ISBE Learn home page. From there, you can close the ISBE Learn page in your browser. 46

Administering tests District Org Admin School Org Admin Test Admin Student Before the test Before the testing session, you should verify a number of items: The computers are ready. The students have been assigned to the correct class and test. All the access codes have been generated and prepared to present to students. During the test Students log into ISBE Learn using the access codes you provide. There is nothing you need to do to start the test for them. Handling unexpected conditions Here are some basic things to do when unexpected conditions interrupt testing. Student is unable to complete the test. The student should save and exit the test, then log back into ISBE Learn with the same access code to resume testing where he left off. Power outage, technology failure, or computer crash. ISBE Learn locks tests when these conditions occur. Once power is restored: 1. Log into ISBE Teach. 2. Select View Tests. 3. Click the Test Assignments tab. 4. Click the Unlock Test link for the interrupted test assignments to make the tests available again. The student can then log back into ISBE Learn with the same access code and resume testing. Any other issues.. If you cannot continue a testing session, you may need to call ISBE Customer Support 1-866-317-6034. If the issue involves the ISBE Teach or ISBE Learn software, be sure to write down any error codes that appear (they will be in the format ADP-xxxx) as these codes will help Customer Support identify and resolve your issues. 47

After the test After students submit their tests, ISBE Learn will automatically update the status of the tests and submit the responses. There is nothing you need to do to close out a testing session. Finally collect the student access code (test ticket) and assure destruction of it within the district. 48