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Teacher Guide Table of Contents Getting Started: Achieve Online....4 Technical Support...4 ConnectED Quick Reference Guide....5 Setting Up ConnectED...6 Logging In....7 Achieve Online Quick Reference Guide.... 8 Create Settings: Overview....9 Test Curriculum....0 Course Settings.... Course Settings Wizard... Scope & Sequence.... 4 Class Settings....5 Course Settings....4 Content Preview....6 Resources....7 Course Notes....8 Class Information....9 Course Posttest Release...30 Class Assignments....3 Instructor-Led Assignments....3 Class Settings....35 Class Lists...36 Side Panel Navigation....37 Users...38 Dashboard: Overview....6 Self-Study Mode...8 Self-Paced Mode...9 Instructor-Led Mode....0 Subjects: Overview... Test Curriculum.... Course Information....3 Messages....39 Reports: Overview....40 Class Performance Report...4 Student Activity Reports....4 Time-in-System Report....46 Summary Report....47 Assessment Report....49 Copyright McGraw-Hill Education 3
Getting Started: Technical Support Program Structure In this program, you will use ConnectED to manage your classes, and you will use Achieve to manage coursework and student activity. Information about classes in ConnectED will automatically transfer to Achieve when you log into the program by clicking on the program icon in ConnectED. Achieve relies on ConnectED for class structuring. Because of this, you must log all the way into Achieve after making updates in ConnectED in order to make the changes visible to other users. If you make updates in ConnectED but do not log into Achieve, users in the program will not see any changes. System Requirements Minimum System Specifications: System Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Mac OS X, or ipad ios 4+ Screen Resolution 04 x 768 Browser Firefox 7+, Google Chrome +, Internet Explorer 9+, Safari 5+ Plug-ins Adobe Acrobat Reader Internet 5 Kbps or higher recommended Technical Support If you encounter issues during set up or use, you can contact Technical Support for assistance. To contact by phone, call -800-437-375 For online support, go to https://www.mheonline.com/epgtechcontact. Fill out the brief form to submit your question or issue to the Technical Support group. Copyright McGraw-Hill Education 4
Getting Started: ConnectED Quick Reference Guide You will need to set up your classes and access the course using ConnectED. This reference guide will offer a brief overview of the areas you will need to use after you have opened the course in ConnectED. Launch Course After creating at least one class, click here to return to the view where you can launch the course. Getting Started Go to Manage and Assign to create your classes and add students. My Classes Switch to the My Classes view of the Manage and Assign tab to create classes, edit classes, or add students to a class. Create Class Use this button to create classes. Assignments All assignments for the program will be made within Achieve. Do not use this area in ConnectED. Students Shows the students assigned to a class. Students should never be assigned to more than one class at a time in this program! Messages This area is for messaging within ConnectED only. Messages will not transfer to the Messages area within Achieve. Add Students Search for existing students to add to the currently selected class. Create Class Use this button to create classes. Copyright McGraw-Hill Education 5
Getting Started: Setting Up ConnectED Some basic set-up will need to be done before you begin using the course. Refer to the ConnectED Quick Start Guide and the ConnectED User Guide to complete any initial set-up needed in ConnectED. Once you have completed the general set-up, you will need to create classes and sign in to the course. Creating Classes Class management for this course will be handled in ConnectedED. After entering ConnectED, but before launching the course for the first time, you will need to create a class. To create a class, go to the ConnectED Manage and Assign tab. Click My Classes to see the class view. To create a new class, click the Create Class button. Enter a class name and select any other options you wish to use, then click Save to create the class. Note: For more information on creating a class, please see ConnectED Help and the ConnectED User Guide. Adding Students Once a class exists, students can be added to it. To add students, check that the correct class is selected, and then click the Add Students button. Search for the student(s) that you wish to add to the class. Select the student(s) from the results list, and then click Save to add the student(s) to the class. Note: Students must be registered in ConnectED before they can be added to a class. For more information on registering students or adding them to a class, please see ConnectED Help and the ConnectED User Guide. Warning! A student should only be enrolled in one class at a time in this course. Enrollment in multiple classes at once will cause errors in assignments and class records for that student. Note: If a student is transferring from one class to another, either with the same instructor or a different instructor, delete them from their previous class before adding them to the new class. (Student usernames must remain the same in order for data to remain intact within Achieve.) Copyright McGraw-Hill Education 6
Getting Started: Logging In Once you have completed your class set up, you are ready to log in to the course. Click on the course in ConnectED to launch it. Warning! If you launch the course before creating a class in ConnectED, you will receive an error message when the course opens. If you receive an error message, return to ConnectED and confirm that there is at least one class present. If there is not, create a class and launch the program again. First Log In The first time you log in, you will be asked to enter an e-mail address before proceeding to the main screen. This is the e-mail address that the system will use when sending any recurring reports that you create, so be certain it is a valid address. (This e-mail address can be updated at any time by going to the Profile area of the site.) Once an e-mail address has been entered, you will continue on to the main dashboard screen. Note: The first time you log in, you will also be notified that settings need to be created for the courses and classes. For more information, see the Settings portion of the User Guide. Normal Log In After your first log in, you will skip the e-mail confirmation and go directly to the dashboard screen. Copyright McGraw-Hill Education 7
Getting Started: Achieve Online Quick Reference Guide This reference guide offers a brief overview of the main dashboard features in Achieve. Users Search for students, log in as a student, or view a student s summary report. Messages Read messages from students or send messages to students within Achieve. Subjects Create or manage course settings, class settings, and scope & sequence settings. View class details. Critical Students See students who have failed posttests or have overdue assignments. Update the drop-down selection to switch between class views. Assignment Tracker View class progress by course and lesson. Also, see which classes still need settings created for a course. Update the dropdown selections to adjust the view. Reports View or run reports on student activity, class progress, or time in system. Create one-time reports or schedule recurring reports. Messages See when new messages arrive. Click on a message to view it in the Messages area. Reports Use these links to navigate directly to specific types of reports within the Reports area. Copyright McGraw-Hill Education 8
Create Settings: Overview The Achieve Online program allows you to align your curriculum with the specific high school equivalency exam for which your students are preparing. It also allows you to establish a preferred mode of instruction for each of the four subjects, or courses, within the program. As part of the initial program set-up, you will need to establish your test curriculum and your course and class settings. Because students will be unable to begin their coursework within any given subject until settings are fully established for that subject, it is important to perform these steps as soon as possible. Test Curriculum The test curriculum setting will determine the content that students are tested on, as well as the question types that they will see during the assessments. This setting will apply to all subjects within the program. Course Settings These settings determine the general study pathway that students are expected to take, based on how the instructor prefers to have coursework delivered to them. These settings are set at the subject level, and can be applied to any class within that subject. Scope and Sequence This setting establishes the syllabus for each subject. A recommended syllabus has been provided, but the content and ordering can be adjusted as needed. This setting is set at the subject level, and applies to all of the current classes within that subject. Class Settings Class settings show the settings that are applied to a particular class. In many cases, the course settings and class settings will be the same. However, unique class settings can be created for any class within a subject. Copyright McGraw-Hill Education 9
Create Settings: Test Curriculum As the first step of establishing your initial settings, you will need to select a test curriculum. Choosing a Test The first time you visit the Subjects page, you will be asked to select the test curriculum that you wish to use. The test curriculum you select should align with the high school equivalency test that your students are preparing for. Once you select a test curriculum, the choice will be automatically applied to all of the subjects and classes in the program. Changing the Test Choice In most cases, you will not need to change the test curriculum after your initial selection. However, it is possible to change the test curriculum if needed. At the top of the main Subjects screen, you will see a description of the test curriculum you are currently using. Click the link at the end of this sentence to reopen the test curriculum settings option. Note: Changes to the test curriculum will only apply to new classes. (A new class is any notyet-created class or an existing class for which class settings have not yet been applied.) If a class s settings have already been established, then it will not be affected by this change. Copyright McGraw-Hill Education 0
Create Settings: Course Settings After your test curriculum is established, you will need to create course settings for each subject. Click the Course Settings link for a subject to begin. Mode Start by determining the study mode that will work best for the majority of your students. Self-study Students have immediate access to all lessons within a subject, and can work through them in any order. Self-paced Lesson order is based on the course syllabus. Students work through lessons sequentially and at their own pace. The instructor can choose to prevent students from automatically advancing when they fail a lesson posttest if (s)he wishes to provide remediation before allowing students continue to the next lesson. Instructor-led The instructor determines when students can access each lesson, and when it is due to be completed. Students typically complete lessons in assignment order, but it is possible to complete currently available lessons in any order. Default vs. Customize Default settings have been provided for each mode. Click Learn more to see the default options for each mode. If you are happy with these settings, click Use default settings in your preferred mode to complete the course settings selection. If you would prefer to change any of the settings, click Customize settings in your preferred mode. This will launch the Course Settings Wizard, which will walk you through the settings options. Once your settings are confirmed, they will be applied to the current subject. Copyright McGraw-Hill Education
Create Settings: Course Settings Wizard If you choose to customize your course settings, the Course Settings Wizard will launch. The wizard will take approximately 0 minutes to complete, and you will need to complete your selections in one session. Course Pretest Options The course pretest is used to identify strengths and weaknesses in a student s current subject knowledge and does not count against the student. The results can be used to help students create a focused study plan. If you use the course pretest, you can require it or make it optional. If required, students will not be able to begin their coursework until they complete the test. If optional, students can choose to skip the test and go straight to the coursework. Lesson Pretest Options The lesson pretest provides a more in-depth analysis of a student s subject knowledge prior to instruction. If you use the lesson pretest, you can enable lesson skip for students who receive a passing score. Lesson skip gives high-scoring students the option to bypass the lesson and lesson posttest. These students will still have access to the lesson materials for review, but will not be required to complete the lesson instruction or lesson posttest. Note: When using lesson skip, a lesson pretest passing score of 90% or higher is recommended. Copyright McGraw-Hill Education
Create Settings: Course Settings Wizard (Continued) Once you have selected your course settings, you will need to confirm your choices. If there are subjects that do not yet have settings, you will also have an opportunity to apply your selected settings to these other subjects. Lesson Posttest Options The lesson posttest is a default setting that cannot be unselected. You can, however, update the passing score to meet your instructional needs. A minimum posttest passing score of 70% is recommended for this program. In Self-paced mode, you also have a lesson block option. When this is selected, students who fail a posttest will be blocked from automatically continuing to the next lesson. This allows you to provide intervention before the student moves on to the next lesson. However, using this feature will require you to manually unblock any blocked students before they will be able to continue, which can easily be done from the Critical Students area of the dashboard. Confirm Settings After you select your course settings, you will have an opportunity to review them before completing the process. To make changes, simply click Edit next to the setting you wish to update. Once you are satisfied, save your settings to complete the wizard. Note: Course settings for a subject can be updated over time as needed. 3 Copy Settings If there are other subjects without settings, you will also have the opportunity to apply the current subject s setting selections to any of these subjects. When the Apply Settings screen appears in the wizard, simply select the available subjects that you would like to have use the same customized settings and click Apply to copy the settings over. 3 Copyright McGraw-Hill Education 3
Create Settings: Scope & Sequence Once you have established course settings for a subject, you will need to establish the scope & sequence of the lesson content. Scope & Sequence Because each subject has unique content, you will need to establish a scope & sequence for each course. You can choose to use the provided default syllabus or create your own customized version. Default A recommended chapter and lesson order is provided for each subject. You can preview this syllabus by clicking the Preview syllabus link for the subject. To accept this syllabus, click the Use Default button. Customize If you would prefer to customize the scope and sequence, click Customize to launch the Scope & Sequence Wizard. The wizard will walk you through two steps.. First, select the chapters and lessons that you wish to assign to students. All chapters and lessons are selected by default. Use the check boxes to deselect any chapter or lesson you do not wish to use.. Next, choose the order in which the chapters and lessons should appear. To adjust the default order, select a chapter or lesson and use the arrows above the respective column to move it up or down in the list. Note that lessons must remain within their designated chapter; they may not be moved from one chapter to another. Note: The subject scope & sequence applies to all classes in that subject. If at any point you choose to update the scope & sequence, the update will only apply to new classes. (A new class is any not-yetcreated class or an existing class for which class settings have not yet been applied.) Copyright McGraw-Hill Education 4
Create Settings: Class Settings Once you have established the course settings and the scope & sequence settings for a subject, you will be able to see the available classes for that subject. Before students in a class can begin coursework, however, you will need to either apply the course settings to the class or create custom class settings. Apply Course Settings The general course settings that you established for a subject can be applied to a class. To apply these settings, click Yes for the class settings message. The class will then automatically inherit the course settings for that subject. The subject s scope & sequence will also be applied at this time. Note: To review your course settings before applying them to a class, click the Course Settings link for that subject. Creating Class Settings If you do not want to use the general course settings for a particular class, you can choose to create unique class settings instead. Clicking No for the class settings message will take you to the Class Settings view for that class. The setting options will show the current setting selection that would be inherited from the course settings, including study mode. Once you have made your updates, click Save settings to apply the revised settings to the class. The subject s scope & sequence will also be applied at this time. (Courselevel settings will not be affected by these changes.) Copyright McGraw-Hill Education 5
Dashboard: Overview The dashboard is the first thing you will see when you log in to the course. The dashboard contains several areas to help you get a quick overview of class progress and students who may need additional help. The exact details included in the dashboard view will vary depending on your settings selections, but the main features will be the same regardless of which options you chose. Critical Students The Critical Students area will notify you when a student has failed a lesson posttest or, if using instructor-led mode, failed to complete an assignment by the due date. Alerts are shown by class and subject. To view the critical alerts, select the class that you wish to view. The number of students with critical alerts will appear next to each subject. Expand the subject to view the students with alerts for that subject. The number next to each student name indicates the number of critical alerts for that student. Click the student name to expand the view and see the individual alerts. Alerts will remain in the Critical Students view until you choose to remove them. Failed Posttest Alert All modes include failed posttest alerts, which notify you when a student has failed a posttest for a lesson. To see the specific questions that a student had trouble with, click the Assessment Report link, which launches the student s report for that lesson assessment. To see a general overview of the student s work and scores, click See Summary Report. You can also send a message to a student regarding all items in the critical items list by clicking the Message link. If you have reviewed the student s critical items and want to remove the notification from the Critical Students view, click Remove to delete the notification. Copyright McGraw-Hill Education 6
Dashboard: Overview (Continued) The dashboard is the first thing you will see when you log into the course. The dashboard contains several areas to help you get a quick overview of class progress and students who may need additional help. The exact details included in the dashboard view will vary depending on your setting selections, but the main features will be the same regardless of which options you chose. Assignment Tracker The Assignment Tracker can be used to monitor class progress by subject and chapter. Start by selecting a class; then select a subject and a chapter. The display will show you what percentage of the class has completed each lesson for that chapter. To see all of the assigned lessons for a class, click the View assignment link. Note: If you have not yet created settings for the class and subject you have selected, there will be no information to display. Settings can be created using the Subjects area of the site. To learn more about creating settings, see the Create Settings portion of the User Guide. Messages This area of the dashboard shows a list of your most recently received messages. To view a message from the list, click on the subject line of the message. This will take you directly to the message in the Messages center. 3 3 Reports This area of the dashboard provides quick links to the different types of reports. Click on a link to bypass the main reports view and navigate directly to the screen for the type of report you have selected. To learn more about the different types of reports, see the Reports portion of the User Guide. Copyright McGraw-Hill Education 7
Dashboard: Self-Study Mode The Self-study mode is considered the base mode for the program. This mode will have the simplest dashboard view and will require the least setup and management. It also allows for the most flexibility for students. Self-study mode is recommended for instructional settings in which students are working on lessons specific to their own needs and are completing lessons according to a personalized plan of study. Critical Students In this mode, instructors will receive dashboard alerts only for failed posttests. However, because students can work through the course in any order, student alerts may cover a wide range of lessons and may not occur in a predictable sequence. Assignment Tracker Because students have the option to work on the lessons in any order, the Assignment Tracker can provide a convenient way to track class progress at a glance. Select the class and subject you wish to review, and then select each chapter in sequence to view the class progress toward completing that subject. Copyright McGraw-Hill Education 8
Dashboard: Self-Paced Mode The Self-paced mode is considered the intermediate mode for the program. This mode will require slightly more setup and management than Self-study mode, but allows for a greater degree of structure and instructor involvement. This mode is recommended for instructors who prefer to determine the order in which students will complete the lessons, but want to allow students the ability to work at their own pace. Critical Students In Self-paced mode, the Critical Students area will notify you when a student has a failed posttest. You may also see an additional management option labeled Unblock in the Failed Posttest area. The Unblock option appears when you have chosen to keep students from automatically advancing after failing a lesson posttest. Any blocked students will not be able to move ahead until you have unblocked them. This allows you a chance to review their work, provide feedback, or answer questions before they move on with their coursework. Once you feel that a student is ready to proceed, click Unblock to allow access to the next lesson. Clicking Unblock all allows all currently blocked students in a subject to access their next lesson. Assignment Tracker Because students move through course lessons sequentially in this mode, the Assignment Tracker can be used to spot students who may need additional attention. If a lesson appears early on in the scope and sequence and does not have 00% completion after an appropriate amount of time, this is an indication that one or more students have fallen behind. Copyright McGraw-Hill Education 9
Dashboard: Instructor-Led Mode The Instructor-led mode is considered the advanced mode for the program. This mode will require the most setup and management, but allows instructors to determine the pace and structure of the coursework. This mode is recommended for instructional settings in which students are completing lessons according to group plan of study and are on a structured schedule. Critical Students In this mode, you will receive two types of critical alerts: failed posttest alerts and past due alerts. A past due alert notifies you when a student has not completed an assignment by its due date. Like the failed posttest alerts, past due alerts are divided by subject and then by student. Assignment Tracker When you view this area in Instructor-led mode, you will also see the due date for each lesson in addition to the class progress meter. If a lesson has not yet been assigned, this will be noted in the class progress area, and no due date will be listed. To assign a lesson, click the Create New Assignment link near the top of the Assignment Tracker area. This link will take you directly to the Assignments page for the selected class. Copyright McGraw-Hill Education 0
Subjects: Overview Once you have completed your initial settings, the Subjects area provides access to a wide variety of information about your courses and classes. Curriculum At the very top of the main Subjects screen is information regarding the test curriculum to which your courses and classes are currently aligned. Course Information For each subject, you will be able to access information about your course settings, course content, course resources, and course notes. You will also be able to see if any subjects still need course settings or a scope and sequence established. 3 Note: Course information links will not be available until course settings are established. 3 Class Information For each class within a subject, you can view the current class settings, view assignments, and view the class list. The main Subjects screen will also notify you of any classes that still need to have settings applied. Reminder: Students will not be able to begin work until settings have been applied to their class. 4 Side Panel Navigation When you leave the main Subjects screen to view one of the pages within this area, you will see a side navigation panel. This panel can be used to quickly move between specific Subjects options without returning to the main Subjects view. 4 Copyright McGraw-Hill Education
Subjects: Test Curriculum The test curriculum is selected as part of the initial settings, and should align with the high school equivalency test for which your students are preparing. Updates to the test curriculum can be made from the main Subjects screen. Updating the Test Curriculum In most cases, you will not need to change the test curriculum after your initial selection. However, it is possible to change the test curriculum if needed. At the top of the main Subjects screen, you will see a description of the test curriculum you are currently using. Click the link at the end of this sentence to reopen the test curriculum settings option. Updating the test curriculum will change the available content and reset the scope & sequence to the default syllabus for all courses. Because of this, you will be asked to confirm your decision before proceeding. (If you wish to print a copy of any current scope & sequence for reference, do this prior to confirming.) After confirming, select the test curriculum you would like to use going forward. The new curriculum will be applied to all of the available courses, and to any classes that do not already have class settings established. At this time, it is recommended that you also revisit your scope & sequence for each course. You can update the default syllabus from the subject s Course Settings or Content Preview areas as needed. Reminder: Changes to the test curriculum will only apply to new classes. (A new class is any not-yetcreated class or an existing class for which class settings have not yet been applied.) If a class s settings have already been established, then it will not be affected by this change. Copyright McGraw-Hill Education
Subjects: Course Information Use the course information links to access important details for each subject. Course Settings This link allows you to view your current course settings for a subject. Settings that can be updated from this link include the study mode, course settings, and scope & sequence. Content Preview This link allows you to view your current syllabus and preview the tests and instructional materials for each lesson. While scope & sequence settings can be updated from here or the Course Settings area, the Content Preview area is where you can view the actual content for the chapters and lessons. Resources This link takes you to the course resources available for each subject, such as planning guides, writing activities, and student handouts such as graphic organizers and reference sheets. Course information links are located here for each subject. Notes This link takes you to the course notes for a subject. Notes can be created for the course as a whole, or for specific lessons within the course. Copyright McGraw-Hill Education 3
Subjects: Course Settings Initial course settings are established for a subject using the Course Settings Wizard. After settings are established, you can view the settings for a subject by using the Course Settings link in the main Subjects area. You can also use this link to make updates to the current settings. Viewing Settings Click the Course Settings link to open a subject s Course Settings view. Your current settings and mode selections will be shown, along with a link that you can click to view your current scope & sequence. 3 Updating Course Settings To see more details about each setting, click the Learn More link near the bottom of the page. To update settings, click the Edit settings button. Make your changes, then click Save settings to save them. The new settings will replace any previous selections. Updating Course Mode and Settings Your current default study mode for a course will show at the bottom of the Course Settings screen. To see details about the different modes, click the Learn More link. To change the subject s default study mode, click the Edit link next to the current course mode. Since different modes have different setting options, you will then need to complete the process of selecting your preferred course settings in the new mode. 3 Copyright McGraw-Hill Education 4
Subjects: Course Settings (Continued) Initial course settings are established for a subject using the Course Settings Wizard. After settings are established, you can view the settings for a subject by using the Course Settings link in the main Subjects area. You can also use this link to make updates to the current settings. Updating Scope & Sequence To view your current scope & sequence selections, click the View link in the Scope & Sequence bar. To update your selections, click the Edit link. This will reopen the Scope & Sequence Wizard. Complete the process of selecting and ordering the chapters and lessons, then click Save and Close to save and apply your changes. After Updating After an update has been saved, the new course settings can be applied to any class that does not yet have established class settings. General course setting updates can still be bypassed by customizing class settings for a class. Scope & sequence updates will apply automatically to a class when class settings are established. (Existing classes with previously established settings will not be affected by these updates.) This class already has settings applied. Updates to course settings or scope & sequence will not affect this class. Copyright McGraw-Hill Education 5
Subjects: Content Preview You can view the current scope & sequence for a subject by using the link in the Course Settings area or by using the Content Preview link in the Subjects screen. To view the actual lesson and assessment content, you will need to use the Content Preview link. Viewing Content Clicking the Content Preview link allows you to view the current syllabus for a subject and preview the tests and instructional materials for each lesson. Click on the link text for a syllabus item to launch the associated content in a new tab or window. Updating Scope & Sequence You can also adjust the syllabus from this area. To make updates, click Edit to open the Scope & Sequence Wizard. Complete the wizard by selecting and ordering the chapters and lessons you wish to use, then click Save changes to begin using the new syllabus. (For information on using the Course Settings area to make syllabus updates, see the Subjects: Course Settings page of the User Guide.) Reminder: Syllabus updates will only apply to classes that do not yet have settings applied. Classes with existing settings will continue to use their originally established scope & sequence. Curriculum Changes If you make changes to your test curriculum, differences between the old and new curriculum will require you to make updates to the scope & sequence as well. You should receive a notification or prompt, but double checking your syllabus selections after a test curriculum update is always recommended. Copyright McGraw-Hill Education 6
Resources Resources are items that are provided with the program to assist instructors or enhance the student experience. Using Resources A unique set of resources is provided for each course. Click a course s Resources link to see a list of available items. To view a particular resource, click the link next to the resource title. The document will open in a new tab or window. Once the document is open, you can choose to print or download it. Note: Some documents or pages may contain instructions or answers not intended for student use. Checking documents prior to distributing for class use is strongly recommended. Reminder: Specific applications or plug-ins may be required in order to download or view the resource files. If you experience issues, see the Technical Support section of the User Guide to review the system requirements or how to contact technical support. Copyright McGraw-Hill Education 7
Subjects: Course Notes Course notes are a useful way to save information about a course for future reference. Notes can be created for the course as a whole, or for an individual lesson within the course. Creating Notes To view or create notes for a course, click the Notes link. When you first open the Notes view, it will be empty. To add a new note, click Create. This will open the note editor. In the drop-down, select the item you wish to create a note for. In the notes editor text field, enter the details of your note. Special formatting can be added using the formatting menu above the text field. When you are finished, click Save Changes to save your note. Updating and Deleting Notes Once you have created a note for the course or a lesson, the item will no longer appear as an option in the new notes dropdown list. You will need to add any new information to the existing note. To update a note, go to the main Notes view. Click on the note name to open it, then click Edit. You can also choose to delete an existing note. In the main Notes view, click the Remove icon to delete the note. You can also open the note to review it, and click the Delete button above the note if it is no longer needed. After you delete a note, the item name reappears in the drop-down list as an option the next time you create a new note. Exporting and Print Notes You can also print or export your notes. To export notes, go to the main Notes screen, and click Export. All of your notes will be exported to a single spreadsheet file. To print a note, start by clicking on the note name to open it, then click Edit. Once the note is fully opened, click Print. The note will open in a printable format. Click Print to print the note. Copyright McGraw-Hill Education 8
Subjects: Class Information Use the class details and links to see more about the information for each class in a subject. Class Details The class name always appears. Curriculum and study mode details appear once settings are applied. Class Links Class links appear once settings are applied. Class Details You can find information about the test curriculum and study mode for any class within a course by looking in the area below a class s name. The information available will change depending on whether or not class settings have been applied. Assignments Click this link on to view the course assignments for a class. If the class is set to Instructor-led mode, you may also use this link to update assignment details for current and yet-to-be assigned lessons and assessments. Class Settings This link allows you to view the applied settings for a class. In cases where the class has not yet started, you may also update the class settings by using this link. Class List This link will take you to the student roster for the students currently enrolled in the class. In this area, you can view a student s summary report for any completed work and, if needed, log in as the student. Note: Settings must be applied to a class before class links will appear. Copyright McGraw-Hill Education 9
Subjects: Course Posttest Release The default setting for all subjects is for the course posttest to be made available to students only after they have completed all lessons and assessments within a subject-level course. If you feel a student or group of students is adequately prepared to take the course posttest, you have the ability to release the posttest to any student at any time. Releasing the Course Posttest Clicking the Course Posttest link for a particular class will allow you to release the course posttest to students within that class. Once you have done this, you may select the student or students to whom you wish to release the course posttest. To release the course posttest, simply use the checkboxes to select the student or students to whom you wish to release the posttest; then click the Release Posttest button. Once the course posttest is released, it will be available to students in the In-Progress section of their dashboard for that particular course. (Note: The course posttest will remain in the In-Progress section for that student until the student completes it. Students have the ability to either take the course posttest or continue working on any remaining lessons and assessments they have yet to complete for that subject.) You can verify the students to whom you have released the posttest by looking at the posttest status column: Not Available: The course posttest has not yet been released to this student. Available: The course posttest has been released to this student; however, the student has yet to complete it. Completed: The course posttest has been completed by the student. Note: It is important that you only release the posttest in cases where you feel the student is adequately prepared to successfully complete it based on demonstrated mastery of course content through the Achieve online lessons and other assessment measures. Once a course posttest is released to the student, the action cannot be undone Copyright McGraw-Hill Education 30
Subjects: Class Assignments Scope & sequence settings for the subject are applied to a class when class settings are created. The Assignments link for a class will show the scope & sequence that was accepted for that class. The way you view and manage class assignments will depend on which mode you have selected for a class. Self-Study and Self-Paced Modes In these modes, the Assignments view will show the syllabus for the class and information on the status of each syllabus item. The status information includes a progress bar and a student count. The progress bar shows what percentage of the class has completed all requirements for each lesson. The student count shows how many students have completed the lesson out of the total number of students in the class. The current information can be printed by using the Print button at the top of the screen. Instructor-Led Mode In this mode, instructors can select from multiple views. You can view your complete syllabus, along with the details of the status and the assigned start and end dates. You can also create new assignments, view or edit upcoming assignments, view or edit in progress assignments, or view completed assignments. The information of any view can be printed by using the Print button at the top of the screen. Copyright McGraw-Hill Education 3
Subjects: Instructor-Led Assignments The Instructor-led mode offers a variety of assignment review and management options in the Assignments area. View Class Syllabus This view shows the currently accepted class syllabus. Each item in the syllabus will have one of four statuses: Unassigned no start date has been created. Students will not have access to this item. Upcoming the assigned start date has not yet arrived. Students do not yet have access to this item. In Progress the assigned start date has arrived, and students have access to the lesson. Completed the assigned due date has arrived. Students who have not completed the assignment will still have access to the lesson, but will be reported as Past Due in the instructor s Critical Students dashboard area. These statuses are assigned based on the start date and due date for that item. These dates can be found to the right of the Status column. If no start or due date has been assigned, the associated column will be blank. Copyright McGraw-Hill Education 3
Subjects: Instructor-Led Assignments (Continued) The Instructor-led mode offers a variety of assignment review and management options in the Assignments area. Create New Assignment This area allows you to set a start date and due date for unassigned items. Start by selecting items from the list of available lessons. Next, enter a starting date in the Start Date field and a due date in the Due Date field. Click Create to apply the dates to the selected lessons. You will also have the option to message students in the class about the new assignment. If you do not wish to message students, click No, just submit this assignment. To create a message, click Yes, go to Messages. This will open a pop-up message with a prepopulated subject and message. Add to or update the message as needed, then click Send Message. Upcoming Assignments Select View/Edit Upcoming Assignments to see assigned lessons that have not yet been released to the class. In this view, you can update the start date and due date, or unassign the lesson entirely. To change an assigned date, simply click on it and select a new date from the calendar. Click Save changes to apply the new dates to the lesson(s). To unassign a lesson, click the X icon in the last column. You will be asked to confirm if you really wish to unassign it. If you click Yes, the item will be unassigned immediately, and you will receive a confirmation message that the change was successful. If you click No, the item will remain assigned and will start as scheduled. Note: Lessons that are unassigned will not be available to students until the instructor reassigns the lesson. Copyright McGraw-Hill Education 33
Subjects: Instructor-Led Assignments (Continued) The Instructor-led mode offers a variety of assignment review and management options in the Assignments area. In Progress Assignments Select View/Edit In Progress Assignments to see assigned lessons that are available to students but have not yet reached their due date. In this view, you can update the due date for an assigned item, or unassign the lesson entirely. To change a due date, simply click on it and select a new date from the calendar. Click Save changes to apply the new date to the lesson(s). Unassigning an In Progress assignment is not recommended. Doing so will permanently delete any student data associated with the lesson, and will require students to repeat their work if the lesson is reassigned. Completed Assignments Select View Completed Assignments to see assigned lessons that have passed their due date. No changes can be made to assignment dates once the due date has been reached. Removing Completed lessons is not recommended. Doing so will permanently delete any student data associated with the lesson, and will require students to repeat their work if the lesson is reassigned. Copyright McGraw-Hill Education 34
Subjects: Class Settings Class settings can be set individually and do not have to follow the course settings for a particular subject. This means that there could be variation between classes in how content is released if the instructor feels this is necessary. This link allows you to view the applied settings for a particular class. In cases where the class has not yet started, you may also use this link to update the class s original settings. Viewing Settings The Class Settings link on the Subjects page will show you the exact settings that have been applied to a class for a particular course. The settings will include all of the options that are found at the course settings level: study mode, course pretest options, lesson pretest options, and lesson posttest options. Note: If you use the Side Panel Navigation feature to view a class s settings for a course before the settings have been confirmed on the main Subjects screen, you will see the settings that would be applied if you accepted the current course settings. However, the class will not register a settings selection for that subject unless you take additional action to confirm settings, such as clicking Save Settings. Updating Settings If a class has not yet started, the settings can also be updated here. When this option is available, you will see an Edit Settings button near the top of the page. Click this button to unlock the current selections. Once you have made your updates, click Save Settings to confirm them, or Cancel to return to your previous selections. Update Restrictions Once a class has started, a class s settings can no longer be updated. The Edit button will go away, and a message will appear at the bottom of the screen informing you that edits can no longer be made. In Self-study mode, a class starts the first time a student from the class logs in. For Self-paced mode, edits can be made until the date the class is scheduled to begin. For Instructor-led mode, edits to class settings can be made until the earliest assignment start date. Copyright McGraw-Hill Education 35
Subjects: Class Lists Also called the Student Roster, the Class List link in the main Subjects view will take you to a list of students associated with a class. Student Roster Because every class has access to all of the available courses, a class s student roster will be the same for each course. But for ease of use, the list can be accessed from any of the courses in the program. The class list can be printed or downloaded to a spreadsheet. Student Details For each student in a class, you will be able to see the student s name, the last time they accessed the program, and possible actions that you can take involving the student. These actions include: Logging in as the student clicking the Login as link allows you to enter the student s account directly. This can be useful if a student is struggling with a particular lesson or action but has difficulty describing the issue. In the student view, you will see your name in the top right, next to the student s name. Click on your name to exit the student account and return to your account. Warning! When you are logged in as the student, any actions you take will be reflected in the student s actual account. Viewing reports if the student has completed any items, a Report link will appear as well. Click this link to open the student s summary report. Messaging You can message students directly from the class list by selecting them from the list and clicking the Send message to selected button. An e-mail pop-up with a prepopulated recipients list will appear. Simply add your message text and click send message to contact the selected students. Copyright McGraw-Hill Education 36
Subjects: Side Panel Navigation Using the Side Panel Navigation feature can be a fast and convenient way to navigate between different sections of the Subjects area. Course-level options Accessing When you navigate to a specific section of the Subjects area from the main Subjects screen, a side navigation panel will appear on the left side of the screen. The navigation panel will automatically show the information for the page you are currently viewing. Classes that do not yet have settings applied will not have an Assignments option in the navigation side panel. Class-level options Navigating To navigate using the side panel, start by selecting the course. Clicking on the course name will expand or collapse all navigation options within that subject. Within the course, you will see course-level options and class-level options. Course-level options appear at the top of the list, and match the links found in the course information area on the main screen. Class-level options appear below the course-level options and are organized by class. Within each class, the navigation options match the links found in the class information area on the main screen. Click on the class name to view the available options. Click on the course or class option you wish to view to navigate directly to that section of the Subjects area. Note: Courses without settings will remain locked in a collapsed position until settings are created. Classes without settings will display roster and settings options, but no assignments option. Reminder: If class settings have not yet been confirmed on the main Subjects screen, the Class Settings view shows the settings that would be applied if you accepted the current course settings. However, the class will not register a settings selection for that subject unless you take additional action to confirm settings. Copyright McGraw-Hill Education 37
Users The Users area can be used to search for specific students or groups of students, or to view all of the students. You can also perform several specific actions from this area. Default View The Users area will show all active students by default. Active students are those who currently belong to a class in ConnectED. Inactive students are no longer assigned to a specific class. To view results that include inactive users, or to narrow your current results, you will need to use filters. Click here to view available filters. Select and apply filters to update the results list. Filtering Use filters to adjust the available results. The highest level filter is the Active/ Inactive filter. The filter defaults to only show active students in the results. To include only inactive students, select Inactive. To include both types of students, select All. To narrow the results of the users list, you can add filters. Some potential filters include names, access dates, or class. Filters can be used in combination to achieve narrower results. Remember: a user must meet all of the selected criteria in order to appear in the final results. To remove filters, select the filter(s) you no longer wish to use and click Remove selected filters. If you want to remove all filters, simply click Remove all filters. 3 3 Results List The Results section shows all of the users that match the current filters. The number next to Results shows how many users are in the current list, and how many users there are in total. You can sort the results by name, class, or last access. You can also print or download your current results. Copyright McGraw-Hill Education 38
Messages The Messages area allows you to communicate with your students through system messaging. Like most regular e-mail programs, you may use the messaging system to provide information regarding assignments, or provide feedback regarding student progress or specific lessons and assessments. Likewise, your students can use the messaging system to contact you or ask questions regarding course content. Viewing Messages Messages that you receive will be listed on the left side of the screen. To view the content of a message, click on the message name. To view messages that you have sent, change the dropdown selection from Inbox to Sent Mail. Sending Messages To send a message, click the Compose New button. This will open a new blank message. To select the recipient(s), click the Send To: link. You can select recipients individually, by class, or message all students in all classes. Click Select to confirm the recipient(s) of the message. Once you have entered your message text, click Send. You can also reply directly to a message you have received by clicking Reply in the original message. Deleting Messages To delete the message you currently have open, simply click the Delete button at the top of the message. To delete one or more messages at one time, check the box next to the message name(s) in the messages list, then click the Delete button at the top of the list. Reminder: You can also message students directly from select areas elsewhere in the site. Copyright McGraw-Hill Education 39
Reports: Overview As an instructor, you have access to two different types of reports: instructor-facing reports and student-facing reports. Instructor Reports The Reports area is where you can compile and track student data. There are several different types of reports available: Class Performance Report view overall class and student performance data for course assessments. Student Activity Reports view student activity over a specified date range. Reports can be created as one-time reports or as recurring reports that are e-mailed to you on a regular basis. Time-In-System Report track the overall time spent in the system by students based on login and logout dates and times. Student Reports Specific information regarding student progress can be found in the student Summary Report and Assessment Report. Summary Report student progress is broken down by course, chapter, and lesson. Instructors can also click on assessments listed in the report to see a detailed view of the student s results for that assessment. Assessment Report assessment reports provide more in-depth information about how a student performed on each question within an assessment. An alternate view of this report groups related questions to help identify potential issues with larger concepts. Copyright McGraw-Hill Education 40
Reports: Class Performance Report Resetting Tests If you wish to allow a student to retake a test, you can do so within the reports section by resetting the test. Students may retake any course pretest, lesson posttest, and course posttest once. If a student retakes a test, the student record will include a score for each test attempt; tests are not averaged, nor does one test score override the other. Resetting Student Tests In the Class Performance Report view, select the class, subject, and chapter for which you wish to allow the student(s) to retake the test. Next to the tests that are eligible to be reset, there is a reset icon. Click the icon next to the test you wish to reset. You will see a confirmation window asking you to confirm this action. You can see whether you have reset a test for a particular test and student by looking at the individual test score: No score: The test is yet to be completed. 60% : The test has been completed by the student and has not been reset. 60%: The test has been attempted once by the student and reset by the student. The student has yet to take his second attempt. 60% 90%: The test has been taken twice by the student. The first score reflects the first attempt; the second score reflects the second attempt. Once the test is reset, the full lesson will be switched from Completed to In-Progress for the student. The student will have the ability to launch the test via the In Progress section of their dashboard. (Note: Test retakes may not be immediately available to students working in Self-paced mode. If students working in this mode are midlesson, they first must complete the current lesson before they will have the ability to retake a reset test. Note: Once the student retakes the test, they are not allowed any additional retakes. Because of this, you may wish to wait to reset a student s test until you feel they are prepared. Copyright McGraw-Hill Education 4
Reports: Student Activity Reports Student Activity Reports can be used to see when students have completed lesson instruction, all lessons within a chapter, the scores and completion dates of pretests and posttest, and the cumulative time spent since the student began the lesson. Reports can be created as one-time reports or as recurring reports. One-Time Reports These reports allow you to create a single-use report for student activity. Name the report, select your criteria, and download the information to a spreadsheet. You can save or print the spreadsheet for later use. The report criteria, however, will not be saved. Recurring Reports If you plan to use same criteria multiple times, or need to run the report at specific times, consider creating a recurring report. This report will save the report criteria and run automatically at intervals that you specify and e-mail the results directly to you. Note: The reports will be sent to the e-mail address you entered when you first logged in. To update this e-mail address, go to Profile and update the primary e-mail address information. 3 Your Saved Reports Existing recurring reports will show in the main area of the Student Activity Report screen. The overview will show the report criteria, when it last ran, and when it will run next. You can choose to run the report now, edit the report, or delete it. Note: If you run the report manually, it will reset the next run time based on the original frequency criteria you selected. You may need to edit the report frequency information in order to restore the next run date to its original schedule. 3 Copyright McGraw-Hill Education 4
Reports: Student Activity Reports (Continued) One-time student activity reports are a useful way to quickly gather information. The report criteria will not be saved, however, so this version of the student activity report is most useful if you only need to run the report once, or if you need to gather information before the next time a recurring report is scheduled to run. Report Criteria Use the following fields to create your one-time report: Report Name this required field will be the name of the report you download. Classes this optional field narrows the search results to a particular class. Subject this required field determines which course subjects are included in the results. You can select multiple subjects at one time. Events this required field determines which milestone events are included in the results. You can select multiple events at one time. From Date this required field is the oldest date that the report will show information for. To Date this required field is the most recent date that the report will show information for. Available Actions After selecting your criteria, click Download to generate the report. The information will download to a zip file. Open the zip file to access your report. Depending on the criteria you select, you may see more than one spreadsheet. The spreadsheet name will indicate the report information it contains. When you are finished, click Cancel in the report criteria screen to return to the main Student Activity Report area. You can also click the main Reports navigation option to return to the main Reports area. Copyright McGraw-Hill Education 43
Reports: Student Activity Reports (Continued) Recurring student activity reports are a useful way to gather information over time. This type of report is most useful if you need to run reports on the same information at regular intervals or if you want to receive reports automatically. Report Criteria Use the following fields to create your recurring report: Report Name this required field will be the name of the report. Classes this optional field narrows the search results to a particular class. Subject this required field determines which course subjects are included in the results. You can select multiple subjects at one time. Events this required field determines which milestone events are included in the results. You can select multiple events at one time. Frequency this required field determines when the report will run. Your options will change depending on which frequency (daily, weekly, monthly) you choose. Frequency Options Daily run the report every weekday or every X number of days. (Ex: every 3 days) Weekly run the report every X number of weeks on the selected day(s). (Ex: every weeks on Monday) Monthly run the report on the X th day of every X number of months, or the X th day of the week of every X number of months. (Ex: Day 5 of every month, or the second Friday of every month) Copyright McGraw-Hill Education 44
Reports: Student Activity Reports (Continued) Recurring student activity reports are a useful way to gather information over time. This type of report is most useful if you need to run reports on the same information at regular intervals or if you want to receive reports automatically. Available Actions After selecting your criteria, click Save to save the report. It will run automatically and be e-mailed to you the next time the frequency criteria are met. Click Save and Download to manually run the report now and schedule it to run automatically later. The current report will download to a zip file. The next time the frequency criteria are met, the report will also run automatically and be e-mailed to you. When you are finished, or if you decide not to save the report, click Cancel to return to the main Student Activity Report area. You can also click the main Reports navigation option to return to the main Reports area. Note: Messages containing your report information will be coming from noreply@mheachieve-mheducation.com. Please be sure the e-mail filters for the e-mail address that you provided are set to accept messages from this sender to prevent them from being blocked. Copyright McGraw-Hill Education 45
Reports: Time-in-System Time-in-System reports track the time students spend in the system. Criteria Use the following fields to create your report: Classes this optional field narrows the search results to a particular class. If a class is selected, the Users field will only show students currently in that class. If no class is selected, the Users field will show all available students. From Date this required field is the oldest date that the report will show information for. To Date this required field is the most recent date that the report will show information for. Users this required field determines which available students are included in the results. You can select multiple students at one time. Available Actions After selecting your criteria, click Display to show the results on screen or click Download to download the information to a spreadsheet. Tip: To update the results in the report, simply update the criteria and click Display or Download again. A new report will be created each time based on the current criteria. Copyright McGraw-Hill Education 46
Reports: Summary Report The Summary Report shows a student s progress over time. It also provides quick access to a student s detailed Assessment Reports. User Information This area shows the general information for the student, such as name, current class, first course access date, and most recent access date. 3 Course Information The main area of the report shows the student s progress for each subject, broken out by chapter and lesson. Details for any completed lesson pretest, lesson instructional materials, or lesson posttests are also included. The full report can be printed by using the Print button at the top of the report. Note: Because some columns (such as Result and Passing Score ) are populated using class information, reports may appear incomplete for students who have changed classes or are no longer assigned to a class. Assessment Details To see more detailed information about an assessment, click on the name of the pretest or posttest. This will open the Assessment Report for that item. The Assessment Report provides more in-depth information about how the student performed on each question in the assessment. 3 Copyright McGraw-Hill Education 47
Reports: Summary Report (Continued) The Summary Report shows a student s progress over time. While this is technically a student report, it can provide valuable information for instructors. Because of this, it can be accessed in multiple areas of the instructor s account. Dashboard If a student has failed a posttest, you can access this report using the See Summary Report link next to the student s name in the Critical Students area of the Dashboard. Subjects Use the Class List link on the main Subjects screen or the Student Roster side navigation option in any Subjects section to view a list of students in a class. Any student who has completed coursework will have a Report link in the Action column of the class list. Click Report to open the Summary Report for that student. Users In the Results section, any student who has completed coursework will have a Report link in the Action column. Click Report to open the Summary Report for that student. Reports In the Class Performance Report, each student name is also a clickable link. Click the name to open the student s Summary Report. Copyright McGraw-Hill Education 48
Reports: Assessment Report The Assessment Report shows more in-depth information about a student s results for a particular assessment. User Information This area shows the general information for the student, such as name, the student s score, and how much time was spent on the assessment. 4 Note: Because some details (such as Status ) are populated using class information, reports may appear incomplete for students who have changed classes or are no longer assigned to a class. Assessment Information The main area of the report shows the student s response for each question, along with feedback and information about the correct answer. 3 3 Assessment Views The report can be viewed in two ways. The View Detailed Report option displays the test questions, student responses, and answers in the order that they appeared during the test. The By Section option groups the test questions and related information by concept. Concepts correspond to lesson sections (lesson-level tests) or chapters (course-level tests) to make it easier to see which concepts a student has mastered and which need additional attention. 4 Actions The full report can be printed by using the Print button at the top of the report. You can also message a student regarding particular questions by selecting the question(s) and then clicking Send Message at the top of the report. The message will include the question ID(s) you selected and a link to the assessment report. Copyright McGraw-Hill Education 49
Reports: Assessment Report (Continued) The Assessment Report shows more in-depth information about a student s results for a particular assessment. While this is technically a student report, it can provide valuable information for instructors. Because of this, it can be accessed in multiple areas of the instructor s account. Dashboard If a student has failed a posttest, you can access this report using the See Assessment Report link next to the failed posttest in the Critical Students area of the Dashboard. Summary Report The Assessment Report can also be accessed through the Summary Report. Each assessment name in the Summary Report is a clickable link. Simply click on the assessment name to open the associated Assessment Report for that item. The Summary Report can be accessed from the Dashboard, Subjects, Users, and Reports areas. For more details, see the Reports: Summary Report section of the User Guide. Copyright McGraw-Hill Education 50