Educator`s Guide to KITE Client
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1. KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 3 19 Note Original The original note tool allows students to make notes about a test question Student notes are not saved Hint Click the minus symbol next to the X to minimize the note A minimized note is displayed as a paperclip icon Click the paperclip to reopen the note St alid cb sad a e he SE ELI Back Clear Next gt Review and End KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 3 20 Note Enhanced The enhanced note tool allows students to format the notes they take about a test question The formatting options include bold italics underline bullets and numbering Depending upon the design of a test these notes can be saved in one section of a test and reopened in another however the notes are not stored as part of the student s answer Bold Italics Underline 1 Number 1 2 Number 2 e Bullet e Bullet Hint To save the note click the Save button Bold Italics Underline 1 Number 1 2 Number 2 e Bullet e Bullet KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 3 21 Periodic Table The periodic table tool displays the periodic table of th2. 2 20 Ending a Test After reviewing answers the student ends the test by performing the following steps 1 On the Review screen click End 2 On the Confirmation screen click YES Are you sure you want to end G G 3 Click Sign Out Note The students should always use the Sign Out button when finished testing Hint Ifthe student uses a Macintosh or Windows desktop machine for testing click Close KITE at the end of testing ED DDD DDD EDS DDD KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 3 1 Chapter 3 Test Tools KITE Client includes a number of tools that students can use while taking a test These tools are available on the left side of the screen below the KITE logo Note Depending on the settings in a student s PNP Personal Needs and Preferences or Access Profile in Educator Portal some tools may automatically activate when the test is started Once selected many of the tools open a window that the student uses to perform a particular task Each of these windows can be closed by clicking the circled X on the upper left side of the tool window X Some tools such as invert color or magnification change how the screen is displayed To turn off these changes click the tool a second time Other tools such as the highlighter and strikethrough change the cursor from a pointer arrow to a
3. Green checks v mean you are done You can choose end Answered L Not answered Answered and Marked for Review Not Answered and Marked for Review Hint Students can click the number of the question to return to the test KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 2 12 Help The help button is displayed when additional information is available for the test question Save As Draft a b gt gt gt lt Back Clear Next gt Review and End When a student clicks on the help button a window displays additional information Click the blue X to close the help window Save As Draft 4 gt gt gt lt Back Clear Next gt Review and End KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 2 13 ASL The ASL button is displayed when ASL American Sign Language videos are available for the test question Save As Draft a gt gt gt lt Back Clear Next gt Review and End When a student clicks the ASL button a window is displayed for the video The window can be resized using the lower right side of the window KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 2 14 Save as Draft The Save as Draft button allows a student to save the
4. the general user interface those questions will display a save button in the formatting bar Clear Next gt Review and End Hint Itisa good practice to use the save button regularly KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 2 19 Ending a Test Ending a test 1s two step process First the students use the review screen to see 1f they have entered an answer for each question After reviewing the test for completeness the students end their test Using the Review Screen When a test 19 finished click Review and End at the bottom of the screen to display the review screen On the Review screen students review which questions they have answered or marked for review The Review screen does not show the answers the student entered Hint In the Your Progress section students can click the box beneath a number to return to that question Students can also click Go Back to return to the test Review Test Are you done Your Progress Red boxes J mean you are 5 help not done Ask your teacher for Z E S i v 6 7 8 9 10 Green checks Mi mean you v v v v are done You can choose end Answered U Not answered 5 Answered and Marked for Review Not Answered and Marked for Review KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu
5. S Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 3 27 Search The search tool allows a student to search for keywords or phrases within the question and answer choices that are currently displayed Type the search term s 1n the search field and click Search Click CLEAR to remove the search terms from the search field KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 3 28 Strikethrough The strikethrough tool allows a student to select a portion of text and mark a line through the middle of that text EEE aw a a aaa a a T e a e PP e e E al tool pB six A lt Back Clear Next gt Review and End KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 3 29 Tags The tags tool allows a student to use various tags or labels within a reading passage The student can insert multiple tags in a test passage and each tag can be moved on the screen dedo i baligi oF View One View All Read the text and answer the Passage Only Questions Only Passage and Questions lt Back Clear Next gt Review and End CLEAR ALL Please select a W Main Idea l Supporting Detail pa Key Word 8 Evidence A Reread This v Is this Important Note Tags remain in the passage until the s
6. T Te mm ewvwwwvwwwwvwwwwevwvwwvevwvwvvvvvwwwvvwvwvvvvvvvvvvvvvaa 3 20 Paade DADO e Gl E EE E 3 21 POO e E E RR ARENDT ER RAR 3 22 E E EE E E A E EEE A T AA 3 23 Resource Ec 3 24 INCUCISC 0 011 1 m uewwwwwwwwwwwwevwwwvwwwwvwuwwwwvwwwwwvwwvwwvevwvwwwwvvwvvvvvvvvvv 3 25 li mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmrmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmicrmri 3 26 Si ERR RR AE RD RR REED ERR RAD RR RIR RN RAR RD 3 27 EST LDO US e a E E E E E 3 28 IE E EE E E E E E E E E E 3 29 KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 1 1 Chapter 1 Welcome to KITE Client The Kansas Interactive Testing Engine KITE Client is the software that students use to take tests KITE Client covers the full screen of the test taking machine preventing students from accessing outside information during the test This manual is designed for the test administrator who will be delivering the tests and or training instructors to help students access KITE Client during a testing session For more information about KITE refer to the other manuals e KITE Client Installation Guides Each guide provides instructions on installing KITE Client on a particular type of machine or operating system e Educator Portal User Manual An explanation of the features available in Educator Portal for setting up tests administering tests and reporting on test results e L
7. X K JE F CLIENT 2 0 Educator s Guide October 2015 AGILE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS The University of Kansas KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu Table of Contents Chapter 1 Welcome to KITE Client eae aeee 1 1 Required Ree n 1 1 En T ea E wavesesauaveuan dey eesacaveassweveees ney 1 1 Equedtor Gui i ANNA Ge bc i E A E E ra 1 2 A Note about Graphics ee eeeereeeerereeeeeerreerererereeerererererererererereeea 2 Ver On ON e OMG NE E A EA A E 12 DISC ADC E co 1 2 Oe SS to TNS TT T 1 3 iT 0 ei O eho 7 1 Ce ee ne ee een ee ene re en ee 2 1 STT RIDE T 22 Running KITE Client Macintosh or WImdOoWwSi 22 Running KITE Client Padl sese 2 3 Running KITE Client Unmanaged Chromebook erre 2 4 Running KITE Client Managed Chromebook cccccccccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 2 4 oe 2411 ETT F s E ES E E 2 6 Noa r EE e E EE E A EEE E E 2 8 Man TS WON eae EE EE E E E O 2 8 Ree e A E E pase eels E A ae dasamsa 2 9 Nav OON TE 2 10 Flagging a Question Mark for Review 2 11 12T mm m mmmmmmmmmmm mmmmm mrmmmmmmrmmmrmmrmmrmrmrmrmrmrmmmmmrrmrmmmrmrmrmrmrmmmmrmryym mrmmmrmrmrmrmrmmmmik 2 12 Pa Vo ENIE T EET EEE EE E A E E AT 2 13 ATT D e E T E E E E T E A 2 14 DES N E EAE ANI E AANA A A 2 15 THO DUO jo mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmrmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
8. cintosh or Windows To run KITE Client on a desktop computer the student should perform the following steps 1 Double click the KITE icon on the computer desktop Note Continue with the procedure described under Logging In KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 2 3 Running KITE Client iPad To run KITE Client on an iPad the student should perform the following steps 1 Tap the KITE icon GET STARTED gt Note Continue with the procedure described under Logging In KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 2 4 Running KITE Client Unmanaged Chromebook To run the KITE Chrome App in Unmanaged Kiosk mode the student should perform the following steps 1 Select the Apps button at the bottom of the sign in screen Note Continue with the procedure described under Logging In Running KITE Client Managed Chromebook To run the KITE Chrome App in Managed mode the student should perform the following steps 1 Open the Chrome App Launcher 2 Open the KITE Chrome App Hint To maximize the screen click the maximize button in the upper right part of the screen e ro m dor do a m m m m Eo do Eo ee m a do a m do m m m do a m m a m m m a m do a m do do a m do m m m do a m do a m do do a ee m m do a m dor a m d
9. e University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 2 17 Passages with Related Questions Sometimes particularly in ELA tests the screen displays a passage of text with several questions that are related to that passage On this type of test the student can choose how the passage and the related questions display The default setting Passage and Questions with View All displays the passage on the left side of the screen and all of the questions associated with that passage on the right side of the screen i Al alr i View Ond View All Passage Only Questions Only Passage and Questions lt Back Clear Next gt Review and End Use the three buttons at the lower left side of the screen to change the display to Passage Only or Questions Only Passage Only Questions Only Passage and Questions On the upper right side of the screen above the questions click View One or View All to change the display of the questions View One View All Note Clicking View All displays a border for every question but only one question at a time is expanded i e showing possible answers KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 2 18 Extended Responses and the Save Button On some tests students may encounter extended response questions 1 e questions that ask the student to type more than a few words to answer the question In
10. e elements Hint Click on a specific element for detailed information Name Platinum e Atomic Number 78 e Atomic Mass 195 09 Group number 10 VIII Period 6 Block d e Symbol Pt KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 3 22 Pointer The pointer tool is the tool that students use most The pointer allows a student to select items and click to answer questions The pointer tool allows students to select items in the test KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 3 23 Reference Sheet The reference sheet tool displays information that may be used during testing like instructions Use the information below as needed to answer questions on the portion of the assessment KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 3 24 Resource Library The resource library tool displays information that may be used during testing like documents or pictures for use in answering questions The library tool window can be resized using the lower right corner View Document Select document Proceedings of the First Continental Congress Declaration of Independence The Constitution of the United States A Transcription The resource
11. estion a test section or even for an entire test Because of this a tool might appear in the toolbox but be unavailable for a particular question For example the Tags tool is only used with text passages but it may be displayed during an entire test Some tools are activated based on an individual student s needs as indicated via a PNP completed in Educator Portal Activated Auditory Calming Background Noise Calculator Basic Note Depending on test settings the basic calculator icon will display either the basic calculator or the TI 108 Emulator Calculator Graphing Note Depending on test settings the graphing No calculator icon will display either the graphing calculator or the Tl 84 Emulator Calculator Scientific Color Contrast Color Overlay Eraser KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu as LA Activated Highlighter Z O O J Varies Magnification lt D 0 Note Original Z O Z O Periodic Table Z O Pointer B Note Enhanced Z O Reference Sheet Ss Re i Resource Library 7 ta Reverse Contrast Rubric Z O O lt D 0 H O KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu Activated Tool Name with PNP A Search Strik
12. ethrough KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 3 5 Auditory Calming Background Noise Note To enable this tool complete a PNP in Educator Portal The auditory calming tool allows a student to activate background music while taking the test The student can change the volume of the background music stop or pause the music and select from other auditory tracks NOW PLAYING Airport Lounge CHANGE 00 04 Volume L i x Note To expand the tool click the Change button Hint The expanded tool allows the student to change the background music NOW PLAYING z Airport Lounge CHANGE Airport Lounge Ghostpocalypse Prelude in C Silver Blue Light Somewhere Sunny Tea Roots 00 18 Volume E X m KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 3 6 Calculator Basic The basic calculator tool allows students to perform simple mathematical calculations Note Depending on the test settings the basic calculator icon will display either the basic calculator or the TI 108 emulator KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 3 7 Calculator Basic TI 108 Emulator The basic calculator tool allows students to
13. f you need to print test tickets or perform other activities related to setting up a test refer to the KITE Educator Portal User Manual The Quick Start chapter of this manual includes the procedures for students to get started taking a test The procedures are written in a step by step format but the information is primarily for educators or people who will be helping students log into KITE and navigate through a test This section includes the following procedures e Running KITE Client slightly different depending upon your equipment and operating system e Logging In e Starting a Test e Navigating through KITE Client e Ending a Test KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 2 2 Running KITE Client The process for running KITE Client varies somewhat depending upon the operating system or hardware in use It is important to review the section that matches the equipment your students will be using Note KITE Client should be installed and configured on each testing machine before testing begins For more information refer to the installation guide for the desktop laptop or tablet computer being used After KITE Client is running on a machine the testing environment is standardized across operating systems and hardware with the exception that an iPad user will touch the screen instead of using a mouse Running KITE Client Ma
14. ir test answers without submitting or ending the test The student could then return to complete the test at another time Note Not all testing programs allow this feature 4 S p gt lt Back Clear Next gt Review and End KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 2 15 TTS Player The text to speech TTS player plays audio files that correspond to the information on the screen Information is highlighted on the screen as it is read by a synthesized voice Note For most tests the TTS player is enabled by the settings on a student s PNP in Educator Portal For some tests the TTS player is enabled for all students Save As Draft lt Back Clear Next gt Review and End Click the green play button to listen and click the black parallel lines to pause the TTS You can also skip to the beginning or the end of an audio segment using the double arrows KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 2 16 Navigation Buttons The buttons at the bottom of the screen can be used to return to the previous question clear an answer go forward to the next question or review and end the test Save As Draft 4 pr p gt lt Back Clear Next gt Review and End KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 Th
15. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmaHHaimH 2 16 Passages with Related QUESTIONS susana asian ne ZA Extended Responses and the Save Button sss 2 18 Bino nN E mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmummmmm mm mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmackyi 2 19 IR T SS SOTO CH sia ia ene ne weer nee ere 2 19 Spa TT TSE TTT 2 20 TE TOS TODOS apso E E ene ee ee eee 3 1 The Alternate User Interface and Test Tools sss 3 1 Tool Icons and Descriptions sosser DEE Sad E tan e aS Auditory Calming Background Notse ccccccccccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 3 5 Calculator E S ansiosas aceso etnia E A E ES a pew 3 6 Calculator Basic TI 108 Emulator ss psessanepidnases AIR dj pad EH Calculator Qraphing sss sese eee eee eee 3 8 Calculator Graphing TI 84 Emulator sss sese 3 10 Calculator Scientific TI 30XS Roulatorl sss sese eee 3 11 Color ContSL TTT 3 12 Color ONO uso ssa giro E ESG Ea USUI REU ara sane ES Ea UU GEO RO Sa pasa es Ea 3 13 IS co mmmmmweeuwwwwwvmwuvwvvvvuvvvvvvvvwvwwwwwvwwv wvvvvvv 3 14 KITE KITE Chent Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu Guide Line 3 15 Sr T TTT 3 16 INVA I UPN ANON mmmmmmmmmm mmm mm mrmrmrmmrmmrmrmrmrmrmrmrmrmmmm mm mmmmmmrmrmmmmmmm mm mmrmmmmmmiii 3 17 WES O creo A OE E A OE EA 3 18 Ha Fa On mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm mmm mmmmmrmmmmmmrmmm mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmrmmkmrmrmmraiH 3 19 Noto SE
16. nother icon To remove the highlighting or strikethrough marks use the eraser tool To turn off the tools click the tool a second time or click the pointer tool Note The tools that are available for a particular question or section or test are determined when the test is developed Most tests will not use every tool listed in this chapter The Alternate User Interface and Test Tools The alternate user interface AUT is a simplified version of the test window that is used to accommodate the needs of some students The main difference between the general interface and the AUI is that the AUI does not have a toolbar Instead the tools in the AUI are automatically activated for students who need those accommodations For more information about the AUI see your program s publications Note The AUI may not be available for your test KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 3 2 Tool Icons and Descriptions KITE Client contains many tools but during a test only the icons for the tools that are available display in the toolbox When activated many of the tools display a window that covers part of the test question these windows are shown in the detailed description of each tool In this chapter the tools for KITE Client are described in alphabetical order Tools are specified when the test 1s developed and tools may be available for a qu
17. nsas Or kite support ku edu 3 13 Color Overla Note To enable this tool complete a PNP in Educator Portal The color overlay tool allows a student to change the background color of the test The standard background color is white T R SS a R R a SS a o o a a e o A Chag Cad A ae Cha Ch Cissh C R ee Chas R o R E E a pu a T T T T A Se chas chas Se A ee Se T Hint In the example below the background color of all the testing screens would change to blue Select a color overlay J ama KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 3 14 Eraser The eraser tool allows the student to remove highlighter and strikethrough effects from selected text passages Note This tool changes the cursor from an arrow or marker to a pencil eraser lt Back Clear Next gt Review and End KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 3 15 Guide Line The guide line tool displays a yellow line that the student can move horizontally through a text passage Note This tool changes the cursor from an arrow to a yellow line KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 3 16 Highlighter Note The highlighter tool is intended for
18. o do a m do a m m do a ee m do do a m do a a do do a m a a a do do t go do dr a do do t go do ds m go m a i Note Continue with the procedure described under Logging In KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 O The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 2 5 Logging In Note Before students log into KITE Client they should have a test ticket login name and password for the test See the KITE Educator Portal User Manual for more information Note Ifa student is testing on an iPad the student should tap whenever the instructions direct the student to click To log into KITE the student should perform the following steps 1 Enter the user name from the test ticket 2 Enter the password from the test ticket 3 Click Sign In Welcome Back SIGN Ne KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 2 6 Starting a Test Note If you need help selecting the appropriate test for your students contact your test administrator for guidance To start a test the student should perform the following steps 1 Click Take a Test XX K a a sign out Welcome back Qa PRACTICE SO Note Clicking Practice First leads to practice tests 2 Next to the appropriate test click Take Test E K T E N 4 Take a test pPractice First sign Out Please select a test to
19. ocal Caching Server LCS Guides Each guide provides instructions on installing a local caching server in a particular operating system The KITE icon is shown here KITE Client red yellow and blue A Required Software Before students can take tests KITE Client must be downloaded and installed on each test machine that will be used For more information about installing KITE Client refer to the installation guide for the operating system or device being used e KITE Client for Macintosh e KITE Client for Windows e KITE Client App for iPad e KITE Chrome App for Chromebook Getting Help If you need additional help call or email the help desk Phone 785 864 3537 Email kite support ku edu KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 1 2 Educator Guide to KITE Client This manual is divided into chapters to help you access information as easily as possible e The Quick Start chapter includes the procedures associated with logging into KITE using the test environment and logging off The instructions are written so that an educator can use them to give students an overview The procedures are not written directly to students e The Test Tools chapter includes specific details about each of the tools available to students within KITE A Note about Graphics Every effort was made to make the graphics in this man
20. perform simple mathematical calculations Note Depending on the test settings the basic calculator icon will display either the basic calculator or the TI 108 emulator di TEXAS INSTRUMENTS TT 108 KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 3 8 Calculator Graphing The graphing calculator allows the student to perform calculations and create graphs from formulas When the graphing calculator first appears only the number functions and simple operators 1 e addition subtraction division multiplication etc are available Note To access the graphing function of the calculator click the small plus on the right side of the tool Xmin 10 Xmax 10 Ymin 10 Ymax 10 g KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu Hint To enter multiple equations by clicking the plus sign again Hint To hide an equation from the graph clear the checkbox next to that equation Hint To delete an equation from the graph hover over the equation and click the X KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 3 10 Calculator Graphing TI 84 Emulator Note Depending on the test settings the students may have access to a g
21. raphing calculator that emulates the TI 84 The TI 84 Emulator functions like a physical TI 84 graphing calculator TI 84 Plus Silver Edition KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 3 11 Calculator Scientific TI 30XS Emulator The TI 30XS Emulator functions like a physical TI 30XS scientific calculator TI 30XS MultiView mode delete prb data KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 3 12 Color Contrast Note To enable this tool complete a PNP in Educator Portal The color contrast tool allows a student to change the color of the test font and the background The upper left portion of the circle indicates text color while the lower right portion of the circle indicates background color Hint In the example here the colors would change to yellow text on a black background Select a contrast F aca r Note The color contrast tool and reverse contrast tool are mutually exclusive The color contrast tool allows the student to select one of several preset color pairs The reverse contrast tool allows the student to select either black text on a white background OR white text on a black background KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 O The University of Ka
22. rmation about this interface see your program s publications Main Test Window An example of the main test window 1s shown below The Navigation Bar 1s at the top of the screen The Toolbox 1s on the left side of the screen The text to speech TTS player and the navigation buttons are on the bottom of the screen A help icon and a flag that the student can use to mark a question for review before finishing the test are located at the upper right side of the screen Note The TTS buttons are activated by the student s PNP in Educator Portal so they will not display unless required In some cases a test may be designed to display the buttons for all students Note The Help icon will only display if help exists for the particular test question Navigation Bar Mark for Review Help ASL Save As Draft Navigation Buttons EEExEZaA lt Back clear net gt Review and End Clear Next gt Review and End Sometimes particularly in ELA tests the screen displays a passage of text with several questions that are related to that passage In these cases the student has additional choices for displaying the test question See the Passages with Related Questions section for more information KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 2 9 Toolbox The toolbox displays on the left side of the screen beneath the KITE logo Depending on the
23. take Summative English Language Arts Mathematics Take Test Take Test Take Test lt Page 1 of 2 gt KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 2 7 Note High stakes summative tests require a ticket number activation key that is printed on the test ticket If the following screen displays the students should type the ticket number and click Let s Go Welcome to Section 1 Please use the activation key that your teacher has given you If you do not have one or have misplaced yours please notify your teacher right away Good Luck TICKET NUMBER LET S GO 3 Read the instructions Hint Some tests have more instructions than others Scroll to read all of the instructions 4 Click Begin or Next Test Directions Note The green button will say either Begin or Next KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 2 8 Navigating through KITE Several features are available to help students gauge their progress while taking the test This section briefly describes features that you may want to point out to your students The section contains graphics from and information about the general user interface Note Some tests are presented in the Alternate User Interface AUI For more info
24. test settings different buttons display in the toolbar For a description of tools see the Test Tools section of this manual Hint Move the cursor over the KITE logo on the toolbox and click OPEN Labels appear to describe each tool Click the X next to TOOLBOX to hide the labels TOOLBOA POINTER CALCULATOR HIGHLIGHTER ERASER TAKE NOTES KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 2 10 Navigation Bar The navigation bar at the top of the window shows the number for each question on the test Each end of the bar has an arrow to help students move through the questions 1n a test Students can click a number to go to a specific question The number of the open question appears on a white background with a triangle pointing downward KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 2 11 Flagging a Question Mark for Review Students can click the flag icon at the upper right side of the main window to mark a question for later review within the testing period Save As Draft 4 b gt gt gt lt Back Clear Next gt Review and End Hint Flagged questions appear in blue on the navigation bar with a small flag below the number Review Test Are you done Red boxes O mean you are not done Ask your teacher for help
25. tudent clicks Clear All KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu
26. ual match what the users will see when opening KITE Expect some slight differences depending on the machines and operating systems used to access KITE Version Information This manual is designed for the KITE release of October 2015 Disclaimer The Kansas Interactive Testing Engine KITE and the KITE logo are trademarks of The University of Kansas All other trademarks referenced in this guide belong to their respective owners KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 1 3 Changes to the Manual The following table lists the changes made to this manual since the last major release of the documentation Note The Page column indicates the page number of the current manual where the change appears Description of Change Change Page Logged a 10 29 2015 10 29 2015 3 12 10 29 2015 Added a description of the Resource Library tool 10 29 2015 Added a note Updated the file name to match the naming convention of other ATS publications Updated the footers to reflect the manual s name Updated graphics Updated the Reference Sheet tool and added the Resource Library tool Added a note Updated the title and description of the tool KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide 2015 O The University of Kansas ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 Or kite support ku edu 2 1 Chapter 2 Quick Start Note I
27. use with text passages only The highlighter tool allows a student to select and highlight text within a test question The student can drag the highlighter to highlight a word or area Hint The highlighting remains on the screen until the student removes it using the eraser tool lt Back Clear Next gt Review and End KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 3 17 Magnification Note This tool is available only to certain programs Depending upon the program the tool may be enabled via a PNP The magnification tool allows a student to enlarge the screen during a test Students can click on a magnification level 1 e 2 0X 3 0X etc or use the magnifying glasses to zoom 1n and out KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 3 18 Maskin Note To enable this tool complete a PNP in Educator Portal The masking tool allows a student to mask or cover parts of the test After a student clicks the masking button a black box appears The student can move the masking box by dragging 1t to different areas of the screen Note Each time the student clicks the masking icon another masking box is displayed To close or remove the masked areas click the X for each box lt Back Clear Next gt Review and End
28. will display below the selection View Document Declaration of Independence In CONGRESS JULY 4 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth the KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 3 25 Reverse Contrast Note To enable this tool complete a PNP in Educator Portal The reverse contrast tool allows a student to change the testing background to black and the text to white The reverse contrast tool does not open a separate window instead it changes the text and background colors Note The reverse contrast tool and color contrast tool are mutually exclusive The reverse contrast tool allows the student to select either black text on a white background OR white text on a black background The color contrast tool allows the student to select one of several preset color pairs KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide ATS Help Line 785 864 3537 2015 The University of Kansas Or kite support ku edu 3 20 Rubric The rubric tool displays a grading rubric a collection of criteria that will be used to evaluate performance on the question KITE KITE Client Educator s Guide AT
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