Schoolnet

What's New with SchoolNet 18.1 Release

Pearson is pleased to announce the release of the Schoolnet Instructional Improvement System Version 18.1

Based on your feedback and in anticipation of your needs, we have made a series of improvements across the Schoolnet suite. Some of the key highlights from this release include:

• Text to speech accommodation support has been added for students who take an online assessment leveraging the Schoolnet Test Tunnel powered by TestNav - For QRD's on how to set-up Text to Speech: see the files attached at the bottom of this page.

• Support for multiple standards alignment has been added for assessment items on an assessment

• A technology enhanced item called “Gap Match” is available, which allows students to drag answer choices into gaps, which can be placed within text, tables, or lists

• A visually rich Standards Performance report, within the Classrooms module, is designed to analyze standards performance over time

• An interactive interface for viewing Analysis Spreadsheets offers dynamic column filtering, full-screen view, and more

• The LEP status is included on the Student Profile Overview tab

• An updated look and feel for the KPI dashboard allows customized sizing and placement of KPI scorecards

• The ability to create and save a hand-picked set of students has been added to the KPI Dashboard and the Define Student Set page

• The ability to filter the KPI Dashboard by a saved or published student set has been added to the KPI Dashboard

• Published Analyze reports can be associated to multiple KPI’s

• MySchoolnet (home page) has a more customized look and feel with widget placement, size, and minor widget updates

• A Personal Scope for all Schoolnet user roles in MySchoolnet has been introduced

• Student test scoring page for administrators has improved logic for course/section identification

SchoolNet Troubleshooting

STEP 1

Problem: If students log-in through PowerSchool and click the link to SchoolNet and get a white screen or just spins.

Solution: Only give it a minute or two, then close the tab and click SchoolNet link again - Try this two more times.

STEP 2

Problem: Student continues to have difficulties logging in to SchoolNet

Solution: Completely close browser and open a new browser and try again. Sometimes switching to FireFox from Chrome or visa versa helps.

*May even go an extra step by clearing history in the browser.

STEP 3

Problem: If students log-in through PowerSchool and click the link to SchoolNet and get a message that says “Our Apologies…” or attempted solution above with no success.

Solution: Close out, open a new web window, and type in the following web address: http://homebase.schoolnet.com. This opens a “back door” way to access SchoolNet. You will need to choose “Davie” as the district, and then log in as a student.

If you have any problems, please contact one of the following individuals if a student gets locked out:

Data Manager at your school

John Marshall at 1018

Karen Jimeson at 1099

Erin Foil at 1098

**Your technology facilitator does not have the ability to unlock student accounts.

Schoolnet: Schoolnet's Instructional Management Suite (IMS) enables districts to improve student achievement and drive efficiencies by bringing together all of your district's programs and initiatives around assessments, curriculum, instruction, and reporting and analysis into a single user-friendly platform. Schoolnet IMS empowers educators to make informed instructional decisions, deploy a standards-based curriculum to ensure consistent and rigorous instruction, and administer formative assessments to help educators identify needs, differentiate instruction, and track student progress every day. http://www.schoolnet.com/

Pearson Schoolnet Overview Brochure

PowerSource Distance Learning Courses:

Recommended for T: Teachers DM: Data Managers A: Administrators

*You will be asked to Log-in to PowerSource before can view these courses: For information on PowerSource Log-ins go to: PowerSource

1. Schoolnet for PowerSchool Overview: Learn about Schoolnet for PowerSchool; what it is, how to access it, and how to navigate through it. You will learn how to find student data so you know how your students are doing, then how to use the classroom and assessment management tools to target. To link to the course: https://powersource.pearsonschoolsystems.com/training/dl/main.action?course.id=66 T DM A

2. Schoolnet: Locating Instructional Materials: Teachers learn how to use basic search methods and student performance data to locate instructional materials, search for materials by standard, locate instructional support resources, and navigate to the My Materials bank in Schoolnet.

To link to the course: https://powersource.pearsonschoolsystems.com/training/dl/main.action?course.id=71 T

3. Schoolnet: Creating Assessments: This course, intended for teachers, covers how to create and schedule classroom tests using Schoolnet. Participants will use the Assessment Admin tool to create an express test, to create a test manually, and to write test questions that are tied to standards.

To link to the course: https://powersource.pearsonschoolsystems.com/training/dl/main.action?course.id=69 T