Preparing for Online Testing

Create a Plan

Questions to consider when making a plan:

• What device will students use to take the STAAR/EOC online? This device (and mouse) should be considered in your planning?

• How can the in-class supports you are providing transfer to an online environment?

• What tech skills need to be taught explicitly to students (and teachers) regarding the hardware (ex: trackpad, mouse buttons, headphone controls (TELPAS))?

  • Keyboarding? How can we make sure students are still able to critically think while keyboarding?

• What tech skills need to be taught to use the STAAR Online Testing Platform (SOTP)?

  • What tools are available to them?

• When will there be time in the day to practice on the STAAR Online Testing Platform (SOTP) to familiarize students with the online content and testing supports?

• What needs to be explicitly taught to students about test-taking strategies online vs paper-based strategies? 

  • How will they annotate on math problems? What is the expectation for how students will “show their work.”

  • What adjustments need to be made with reading passages processes?

  • How to use the “choice eliminator” and other features? 

• What do you already have available to students to practice online testing?

  • Cambium's Practice Test Site 

  • TFAR - Texas Formative Assessment Resource (this tool uses the Cambium system)

  • STAAR interim assessments (Delivered via the SOTP)

  • DMAC  

  • Eduphoria 

  • Discovery Education - Quiz Feature

  • Google Tools

  • Microsoft Office Tools