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1. 7 The Installer will run automatically and Adobe will play a video to verify that the installation was successful Au Pwn Video Player Installation The recommended player for Acellus is Real Alternative However you may want to use a different video player RealPlayer is also supported 44 Copyright 2007 2010 Acellus Corporation All Rights Reserved Real Alternative To install Real Alternative please follow these steps 1 Click on Windows Option 1 on the Installation page and save this file to an easily accessible location please see above for installation page locations 2 Run the Real Alternative installation file 3 Respond to the prompts as the installation proceeds the default values are recommended RealPlayer While installing RealPlayer you may be asked whether you wish to install the free version of RealPlayer or the Plus version for which there is a fee The free version includes all that is required for running Acellus successfully To install RealPlayer please follow these steps 1 Click on Windows Option 2 of the installation page This link will lead to http www real com where you can download the RealPlayer installation file to an easily accessible location please see above for installation page locations 2 Run the RealPlayer installation file 3 Respond to the prompts as the installation proceeds Note When installing RealPlayer you will be required to register with Real T
2. s records Import Students E From within Student Administration click on the Import Students button Click on the Download Template button to download the tab delimited template file Import this file into your spreadsheet program Keeping the column headings intact load the template with your data Save the file in the tab delimited text file format Return to Student Administration Click on the Import Students button Click on the Browse button and find the loaded file Click on the Submit button 10 The list of students from your database will be imported into Acellus 0 x0 Uu PBUN The Import Students feature will not accept duplicate student IDs If any of the students you are importing have already been added to the Acellus server or if any of them have the same ID as a student already on the server they will not be added to the server when you import students but will be listed in a duplicates file created in a tab delimited text format You will be alerted that there are duplicates and given a link to the duplicates file so that you may download and inspect it to make sure that all your students have been added to the system To import students whose student IDs are already being used by others change the IDs and attempt to import the students again Class Administration Class Administration can be found under the type of class you are working with For example Credit Recovery classes are managed by cli
3. Average percent on lessons and unit exams and the score on the mid term exam the final exam and any teacher input The student s overall grade as determined by Acellus is shown here as well In addition this report lists each lesson and exam the student has taken the score for each and any comments the teacher has entered Finally this report indicates whether or not a lesson or exam has been retaken If the student is set to repeat a lesson or exam but has not yet done so the item is marked as being retaken and the score is reported as N A The number of times a lesson or exam has been retaken is also indicated Manual Teacher Input As mentioned above the Teacher Assessment can be entered on the Show version of the Student Progress Report To do so find the Teacher Assessment field enter the appropriate percentage and click on the Update button to the right of the field Teacher Comments Just below the list of lessons and exams is the Teacher Comments section Here any comments you have added are shown To add a comment enter the comment in the Add Comment field and click on the Add Comment button Only one comment can be added each day Note Teacher comments may only be added in the Show version of the report 24 Copyright O 2007 2010 Acellus Corporation All Rights Reserved Reposition a Student This option allows you to move students forward or backward through the Acellus curriculum To reposition a student
4. Jill is on Lesson 6 problem 2 has just entered a third wrong answer The monitor s flags are initiated when any of the following occurs e Agiven number of wrong answers is exceeded e Astudent triggers a given number of special wrong answer videos e A student fails a given number of exams e A student skips a given number of problems Reports for Administrators As an administrator you have access to two school wide reports on student activity the School Progress Report and the Report by Grade Level School Progress Report The School Report displays a list of each of the classes on the server the name of the teacher of the class the period when it is taught and the average percentage achieved on the Unit and Term Exams To access the School Progress Report go to System Administration and select School Progress Report You will be asked for a starting and ending date for the report If you leave the starting date field blank the report will begin with the earliest activity by any student at the school If you leave the ending date blank the report will display data through the current date To download the report click on the Download Report button Depending on your browser you may be asked whether you want to open or save the file The file is in a tab delimited text format To print the report click on the Print Report button Report by Grade Level The Report by Grade Level provides you with the ability to vie
5. No on site attendance is required Students can move forward at their own pace and qualified teaching staff can monitor their work Mainstream Classes In addition to Acellus labs the powerful and informative lectures of Acellus are also being used by teachers to enhance their traditional classroom learning experience This version of Acellus called TeamTeach allows teachers to project Acellus lessons to their students TeamTeach is a very effective way to utilize Acellus in classroom environments where individual computers are not available for each student Prison Schools In a prison school environment students attendance at public school may have been sporadic leaving large gaps in their knowledge of various subjects Acellus provides an opportunity for students to obtain the knowledge they need to move forward Slow Learners In Acellus students who do not immediately understand a concept have multiple opportunities to learn it Each lesson in Acellus covers just one concept and in many Acellus courses each concept is taught in multiple ways which are accessible through the multiple video lectures for each lesson In addition all of the materials for each lesson are available again in the review when the student is not graded giving them an added free opportunity to learn Tutoring In a tutoring situation students are able to move freely through sections of the course where they believe they need to improve
6. Startup and the password is provided on the Quick Start pages that came with the server 4 Continue with the instructions in the Desktop Installation section Method 2 Seta Static IP Address If you are not running a DHCP server on your network connect the Acellus server to your network and turn it on It will default to this static IP address 192 168 199 254 You will need to give the Acellus server a static IP address that is compatible with your network To do so follow these steps 1 Change the IP address of a workstation to one that is compatible with the address of the server above Before doing so record the current setting to allow proper reconfiguration when you are finished 2 Set up a workstation with an IP address in which the first three groups of numbers are the same as that of the server Example 192 168 199 XXX where XXX is a number between 1 and 253 Connect the workstation you have just set up to the same switch as the Acellus server Open a browser at the workstation and enter http 192 168 199 254 in the address bar Click on the Teacher Login link at the lower left hand corner of the page Click on Network Configuration You will be prompted you log in The User Name is Startup and the password is provided on the Quick Start pages that came with the server 7 Once you have logged in set the network configuration settings to be compatible with your network 8 Click on Save Settings and th
7. This approach enables the student to quickly glean the knowledge they need without bogging them down with topics they are already familiar with 13 Copyright O 2007 2010 Acellus Corporation All Rights Reserved Presenting Acellus to Students Before you present Acellus to the students you should set up the teachers and classes and add the students to the Acellus system see the Acellus Records Setup section In most cases we recommend that students begin at the beginning of a given course This approach helps them to find and fill in the missing pieces in their knowledge With the proper introduction students do very well with this approach It is important that your students understand the following points 1 Knowledge is power Knowledge gives them the ability to do things You may want to point out some of the things that the students can do with the knowledge that they have gained in school For instance because they know how to read they can use email or the postal service or read books to find information about things that are important to them 2 Acellus is not like anything they have used before Acellus uses technology to give each student a unique experience adapting to each student s need based on his performance 3 Acellus records student actions So that it can calculate grades and provide reports to the teachers Acellus records answers that are given videos that are watched whether answers are right or wrong h
8. and Video lecture options The student is not told whether or not he has entered the correct answer as he goes through the exam When an answer is entered Acellus simply goes on to the next problem When the student has finished the exam he is told the percentage of problems he answered correctly If the student scores higher than the minimum passing percentage on the exam he is moved forward to the next lesson Otherwise Acellus evaluates his answers to determine which lessons he has failed The student must then repeat those lessons and take the exam again New lesson and exam scores replace earlier scores By default the minimum percentage for passing an exam is 60 The unit exams are figured as 25 of the student s grade by default These settings can be adjusted for each individual class Term Exams In addition to the pre exam and Unit Exams many Acellus courses include a Mid term and a Final exam Both contain problems corresponding to the subject matter from each of the lessons they cover By default the two term exams are figured as 25 and 35 of the student s grade This setting can be adjusted for each individual class Acellus Deployment The deployment of Acellus is an important step that should be done with careful planning It is up to you to determine how Acellus will best help you to provide your students with an education that is not simply adequate but is also successful Beginning with your goals in mind the fol
9. To preserve security we recommend that you authorize only a few teachers perhaps two to access all three of the administration areas These teachers should be responsible for adding and deleting teachers and administering the network settings We recommend that you take the following steps 1 Write down the ID and password of the primary administrators and keep them in a safe place 2 When you access the administration areas of the server make sure that you do not have the computer remember the password If you prefer you can register one or more fully privileged users with the Acellus Support Center and they will keep this information on file Refer to the Customer Support section for contact information Teacher Start up Once you have added a teacher s account the teacher must go through Teacher Start up This sets their password and configures the server to letthem in To go through start up Click on the Teacher Start up button in the Management Menu Enter the Teacher ID already set for this teacher not their name Enter and confirm the desired password Click on the Save Password button T7599 NES Note To change a teacher s password you must clear their password first and then have them run through Teacher Start up Print Teacher Quick Start Cards When all of the teachers have been added click on the Print Quick Start Cards button This will generate a page with instructions for each teacher which includes the
10. have completed each lesson Click the button to the left of a lesson to see the details of every action done by every student in this class for the selected lesson Items listed include the problem number the name of the student and the event that occurred For problems the answer that was entered is shown as well as whether or not the answer was correct A timestamp is also displayed List Students by Date Select List Students by Date to display the activity of the selected class on a given day For each student this report lists the total number of correct answers incorrect answers problems unique problems and lessons completed on that day 22 Copyright O 2007 2010 Acellus Corporation All Rights Reserved Click the button to the left of a student to display the details for the selected student on that day These details include the lesson numbers answers given whether or not the answers were correct and a timestamp for each action Attendance by Week The Attendance by Week option displays a table of blue boxes showing each student s attendance for the selected week Boxes marked with an X indicate student activity on that date Click on a marked box to display the student records for the date shown List Exams Taken The List Exams Taken option provides you with the ability to review every exam taken by any student in a selected class To view a student s exam history click the button to the left of his name The next sc
11. into a special file for your review and you will be given the option to download this file The students listed may be imported once their IDs are unique Teacher Adds Individual Students In the Student Performance section select the class you want to add a student to and click Add New Student You will be shown a screen that is identical to that found in the Student Administration In this area the Add New Student feature adds the student directly to the selected class 18 Copyright 2007 2010 Acellus Corporation All Rights Reserved We recommend that you complete all of the fields in this form At the very least you must enter a Student ID First Name and Last Name for each new student Student Self Registration As described above Acellus provides a method for having students self register for a class To use this feature you must first create a class with a registration code If you enter your email address in the Registration Email field Acellus can send you create a link to the registration page when you click on the Send Email button You can then forward this link to students Alternatively you may enter each student s email address and click on the Send Email button to send the link to that student Either way when the students access the page using this link the registration code will be automatically entered into the online registration form If you are not using the emailed link direct students to open Acell
12. kept completely anonymous When you have completed the form click on the Submit button You will be shown a confirmation that the student has been added a list of the existing classes and the option to add the student to one or more of them If you would like to add the student to classes at this time select the class by checking the box beside the class name You may select and add the student to as many as ten classes at this time When you have selected all the classes this student should be added to click Add Student to Selected Classes Otherwise click on Do Not Add to Classes At This Time Select Continue Adding Students to return to the Add New Student screen Students can also be added to classes later in the Class Administration section This method of adding students to classes is described in the Add Students to Classes section 17 Copyright O 2007 2010 Acellus Corporation All Rights Reserved While in the Student Administration section you may select a student on the list on the left side of the screen and click on Modify a Student to change the student s record or Delete a Student to remove his record Administrator Imports Students from a Spreadsheet The Import Students button allows you to import students into Acellus from a spreadsheet To do this click on the Import Students button and then on Download Template The template file includes all of the columns accepted by Acellus but only the StudentID Firstna
13. s overall grade is determined Acellus assigns a corresponding letter grade according to the grading curve The grading curve consists of a list of percentages with corresponding letter grades Each percentage represents the minimum overall score students must achieve in order to receive the corresponding grade 27 Copyright O 2007 2010 Acellus Corporation All Rights Reserved The grading curve must include a failing grade with 0 as its minimum score Any score between 0 and the percentage assigned to the minimum passing grade C by default will receive a failing grade D by default To delete undesired settings click on the Delete button to the right of the unwanted value If all grades are deleted then the default grading curve will be restored To set a new value enter the desired values in the blank fields at the bottom of the list and click the Add button Student Options Using the Student Options section you can enable or disable video controls and set whether or not problems will be delayed until the video has finished These settings affect the student only during lessons In Reviews and Sticky Problems the video controls will be turned on and the problems will be immediately available no matter what these settings indicate Note The buttons on this screen indicate the current setting Click on a button to change the setting Class Settings The class settings page allows you to set the minimum passing score fo
14. select the class whose students you want to reposition and click on Reposition a Student You will see three steps indicated on the screen 1 Choose the lesson number where the students should be placed and optionally the problem number you would like the students to be given first 2 Select the students you want to reposition 3 Click Submit If you just want the student to repeat a lesson they have already completed please use the Repeat Lessons feature instead We strongly recommend that all students start each course at the beginning and work their way through each lesson Acellus is designed so that students who already know the material can progress rapidly Also going through the material from the beginning provides each student with the opportunity to fill in any holes in their knowledge Important If a student is repositioned backward any records created for lessons past the new position are removed Clear Student Password Occasionally students need to have their passwords reset or changed This can be accomplished in the following ways Go to Student Performance and select your class then click on Clear Student Password Here you will see a list of the students in the selected class Clicking on the button to the left of a student name will clear his password which will be reset the next time he logs in Alternatively you may select a student from Student Administration and click Modify a Student Here you can se
15. the problems for the following lesson he is given the remaining sticky problems to give him extra practice and cement his newly gained knowledge of these concepts The student removes problems from his list of review problems by answering them correctly while in the sticky problem review mode Copyright O 2007 2010 Acellus Corporation All Rights Reserved Reviews After a student has completed all the lessons in a unit Acellus presents the student with a Unit Exam preceded in many courses by an optional Review with the exception of the pre exam which is never preceded by a review Each review consists of problems that correspond to the subject matter of the lessons it covers Most reviews have the same number of questions as the exam they precede a number determined in part by the number of lessons covered Just as in a regular lesson while in the review Acellus does not move forward until the student either enters the right answer or manually skips the problem The student is given feedback on whether his answers are right or wrong He may skip the problem at any time All of the help options Notes Terms and Videos are available to the student during the review No score is recorded so the student can use all of the resources Acellus offers to make sure he understands the concepts before continuing to the exam Unit Exams While a student is taking an exam the Acellus help features are disabled including Notes Terms
16. using Acellus for after school or at home use Students can be monitored by a teacher by parents or by adult volunteers in the community Acellus allows flexible scheduling and keeps track of student progress even when there are long periods of inactivity Complete reports are available about each student tracking how they are doing on each concept taught College Preparation Programs Acellus provides an excellent program for college preparation Designed to eliminate holes in students understanding Acellus allows students who are approaching college to move quickly through basic courses where they already know most of the material and fill in any pieces they are missing AP courses can give them college credit and college exam preparation courses give them special tips and added practice in critical areas for important exams Because Acellus programs provide highly qualified teachers even small schools can provide AP and college preparation courses Credit Recovery Programs Acellus Credit Recovery programs are self paced and allow students to focus their time mastering concepts where they have difficulty Tests are administered individually when students are ready Acellus provides full tracking of student progress which can be viewed at the teachers convenience English as a Second Language Programs Acellus provides multiple courses for ESL students which teach English terminology along with the concepts of the course enabl
17. Acellus Educational Server Administration Manual Version 10 12 1 Acellus Corporation www acellus com Copyright O 2007 2010 Acellus Corporation All Rights Reserved Table of Contents Whats ACROSS rennes as 7 Del EIEadj cc 7 ASSIGNMENTS 2 oio In e eo o A e nte omi iive 8 P grse e M 8 Reviews and EXAMS sccccuszesianssvessensatesayaecesaressontsssaneee EEE EE ANE E ENa E EEEE E NE 8 Acellus 4B Features oia ii tt a ic 8 Comprehensive Feedback System iii 9 Acellus DeployMment c cccccccecssssssnsececececsesseanseeecesessesseaesececeseuseassauseeucesseseassanseceeessessassanseceeess 10 Current Implementation Se 2scceccssscseeseesecescedadoneseeedcedenaaelesacedecegesdeenseicescedeaaaenseteesdageedtbewsetccdenaes 11 Adult Education Prograimis ite eee tee e eed e E e DER ta 11 After School Programs ccscsscccccecessessaececceecessesneaecesecussesesaaaeceeeceseeeaaeaeeeseessseseaaeaeeeesensees 11 Sumtmer sSchool Programs fr tpe ete edes o eget teet opas dense Conto pex deus 11 Alternative Schools a 11 At Risk Pi ctas 12 College Preparation Programs sisi 12 Credit Recovery Prograltris eec he nr Mn nr acp doe Son rotated inanes 12 English as a Second Language Programs 12 urgere tics 12 GED PrOBramS ER dadas 12 Gifted Student Programs iii 13 Home Bound Students eiii dida ai ia eicere aee te eee 13 Home Schools Home School Coope
18. If a teacher forgets her password an administrator can clear the password so it may be re entered To clear a teacher s password follow these steps 47 Copyright O 2007 2010 Acellus Corporation All Rights Reserved 1 From the Administration Menu select System Administration Select Teacher Management 3 In the Add Edit section below the list of teachers click on the teacher s ID The rest of the appropriate information should appear in the other fields including the teacher s privileges 4 Check the Clear Password box Click on the Add Edit button 6 Have the teacher reset their password using Teacher Start up Refer to the Teacher Start up section for more information m an Invalid Password or User ID These messages appear immediately after the student has attempted to enter his student ID or password but has entered it incorrectly If the student has forgotten their password you may clear it by following the instructions in the Forgotten Student Password section Otherwise the student s license may have expired In this case the student will no longer show up in the list of students for the class they were in and a new license must be purchased and assigned to the student before they may continue Acellus Opens to the Wrong Lesson In Student Performance select your class and click on Reposition a Student Then follow these steps 1 Check the lesson number the student is currently on If the information li
19. Report click on the Print Report button To download a School Progress Report to a spreadsheet 1 Click on the Download Report button 2 Select Save or Open and continue as appropriate Server Configuration This section covers setting up an Acellus server in detail Setting Up Your Acellus Server on the Network The Acellus Educational Server has one Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 port for network connection see Figure 4 Acellus Server I O Ports conditions harmful in must accep undesired q Figure 4 Connections on the Acellus Server 41 Copyright O 2007 2010 Acellus Corporation All Rights Reserved Method 1 Plug It In and Start Using It Most school networks are using a DHCP server If your network is using DHCP connect the Acellus server to your network before booting the Acellus server Plug a monitor into the VGA connector on the Acellus server and turn the server on When the server is finished booting its IP address will be displayed on the monitor Use that address to continue installation Instructions for Administrator s First Time Login 1 Open a browser at the workstation In the browsers address bar enter http XXX XXX XXX XXX where XXX XXX XXX XXX is your server s IP address 2 To log in click on the Teacher Login link at the lower left hand corner of the page You will be prompted to log in when you attempt to administer the server 3 The User Name you can log in with is
20. and corner of Acellus or the video player will appear but will not start Try using the Video A Video B or Video C buttons If this solves the problem the student has already finished watching the video and has been moved onto problems If the video player appears as a broken link or Acellus presents a message telling you this workstation does not have a compatible video player either RealPlayer or Real Alternative is not installed or the installed version is not compatible Download and install the latest version of RealPlayer or install Real Alternative which is available from your Acellus server If the video player opens but no video is played and you will see the RealPlayer logo in the video window but the video will not start you may need to reinstall your video player These symptoms can be seen after certain browser updates Finally the player you are using may not be compatible with your system If you are using Real Alternative uninstall it and install RealPlayer Otherwise uninstall RealPlayer and install Real Alternative If you are still unable to play the video please contact Acellus Customer Support Customer Support If you have questions or comments please feel free to contact the Acellus Support Center General product information can be obtained from our website Telephone 888 220 4020 Email techsupport acellus com Website http www acellus com The Acellus Support Center is open from 7 AM t
21. cation of whether a student is currently working on Acellus To List Students in Classes go to the Student Performance section select your class and click on the List Students in Class es button All of the students in the selected classes are listed on the right side of the screen along with each student s current lesson and problem number Note Problem 0 indicates that the student is positioned to view the video To view more complete records on each student click the button to the left of the student This lists each of the lessons the student has worked on and shows how the student has done This includes the total number of right and wrong answers given the number of problems completed the number of unique problems answered and whether the student viewed the Level B lecture To view the details of the student s work on each lesson click the button to the left of the lesson Each action the student took while working on the selected lesson will be displayed including videos that were watched problems that were given answers that were entered and whether each answer was correct For each action a timestamp is also recorded Note Students showing a green background in the list are currently using Acellus List Students by Lesson List Students by Lesson allows you to view details of all the lessons done by a class which include the lesson number right and wrong answers total problems completed and the number of students who
22. cking on the Credit Recovery button in the Administration Menu and then selecting Class Administration List Students in Classes Select the classes to list students from and click List Students in Classes The name of the class a student is in will be displayed by the student s name 35 Copyright O 2007 2010 Acellus Corporation All Rights Reserved Create a Class From within Class Administration click Create a Class Select the course this class will take Assign a Class Name Select a teacher Optional Enter a Room Number Optional Enter the Class Schedule If you will be having students self register for the class enter a unique registration code If you would like Acellus to generate an email providing a link to the registration page enter your email address and click on Send Email 9 Otherwise click on Submit 99 5 OY UI BQ T9 ES Modify a Class 1 In Class Administration select your class and click Modify a Class 2 Make changes to this form and click Submit Note The Class ID cannot be modified Delete a Class 1 Select the class es you want to delete from the list provided in Class Administration 2 Click on Delete Class es 3 Confirm the removal of the selected classes The records of the students who have been registered in the selected classes will not be deleted The students who were registered for the deleted classes will now show up under Registered not in a class Add Students t
23. classes allows individual teachers to set parameters for students in their classes and to track and manage the progress of their students Acellus provides four different methods for adding students An administrator may add individual students An administrator may import students from a spreadsheet A teacher may add individual students Students may register for a class In this case the teacher must review registrations and add the students to their class Pone An Administrator Adds Individual Students Navigate to Student Administration and click on Add a Student We recommend that you complete all fields in this form At the very least you must enter a Student ID First Name and Last Name for the new student Important If you leave the password field blank the student may choose his own password the first time he logs in The following restrictions apply to student IDs and passwords e The student ID may contain up to 24 alphanumeric characters excluding spaces e Passwords may contain between 4 and 16 alphanumeric characters excluding spaces e Student IDs cannot be changed and must be unique Note We recommend that your student IDs consist of the student s first and last name or first initial and last name Examples marybrown or mbrown The remaining fields on this form include information that will be used for optimizing Acellus teaching methods for students of various backgrounds All data gathered will be
24. ct your class and click on Add a Student from the Student Performance menu This screen is identical to the Add a Student screen in the Student Administration area but the student will be added directly to the currently selected class We recommend that you complete all fields in this form At the very least you must enter a Student ID First Name and Last Name for the new student The password is optional if you leave the password field blank then the student may choose his own password the first time he logs in e The student ID may contain up to 24 alphanumeric characters excluding spaces e Passwords may contain between 4 and 16 alphanumeric characters excluding spaces e Student IDs cannot be changed and must be unique Note We recommend that your student IDs consist of the student s first and last name or first initial and last name Examples marybrown or mbrown The remaining fields on this form include information that will be used for optimizing Acellus teaching methods for students of various backgrounds All data gathered will be kept completely anonymous When you have completed the form click on the Submit button You will be shown a confirmation that the student has been added a list of the existing classes and the option to add the student to one or more of them Review Self Registrations Another feature of the Student Performance area is the Review Self Registrations page On this page you can approve stud
25. e and click on Set Grade Weights By default Acellus takes four aspects of a student s performance into account when assigning grades e Assignments an average of the student s scores on each of the lessons e Unit Exams an average of the student s scores on each of the unit exam e Mid Term Exam the percentage achieved on the mid term exam e Final Exam the percentage achieved on the final exam Note The pre test does not affect the student s grade Other exams are only weighted in after they have been taken Each of these items is given a default weight Lessons or Assignments and Unit Exams are given 2096 each the Mid Term Exam is given 2596 and the Final Exam is given 3596 There is a fifth optional category called Manual Teacher Input On the Student Progress Report you have the ability to insert a grade in the form of a percentage This feature is designed to allow you to include credit for classroom experiences not involving Acellus or to impact the student s grade based on your own observations The default setting gives this category no weight so that Acellus can calculate an accurate grade without any input However this category is calculated as part of a student s grade once it is given a weight and manual teacher input has been provided The total of the grade weight assignments must add up to 10096 Grading Curve You also have the ability to adjust the grading curve for each class Once a student
26. e grade and the corresponding percentage 2 Besurethat the percentage for the failing grade is 0 3 Click Add To restore defaults delete all of the grades listed Set Class Settings 1 In Student Performance select your class and click on Set Class Settings 2 Setthe Minimum passing percentage for exams 3 Setthe Monitor flags as desired 4 Select Submit 39 Copyright O 2007 2010 Acellus Corporation All Rights Reserved Teacher Management Add a Teacher 1 In System Administration select Teacher Management 2 Inthe Add Edit a Teacher section enter the new Teacher ID and the teacher s name and select the authorizations you wish the teacher to have 3 Click on Add Edit Teacher Start up 1 Select Teacher Start up from the main menu 2 Enter your Teacher ID and your new password in the Password and Confirm Password fields 3 Click on Save Password Edit a Teacher I In System Administration select Teacher Management 2 Inthe Add Edit a Teacher section click on the ID of the teacher you want to edit The teacher s name and authorizations will be displayed automatically 3 Make the desired changes to the name or authorizations or select Clear Password 4 Click on Add Edit Clear a Teacher s Password 1 In System Administration select Teacher Management 2 Inthe Add Edit a Teacher section click on the ID of the teacher you want to edit The teacher s name and authorizations will be di
27. ection for the appropriate type of class such as Independent Study or Credit Recovery 19 Copyright O 2007 2010 Acellus Corporation All Rights Reserved a ERR eod Student List Course List for Brown Peter Registered Students Geometry GEO Clark Charles Dreyfus David Ellington Beth Figure 2 The Add Student s to a Class Screen The class you are adding students to will be shown under Registered Students on the right side of the screen and as the selected item in the pull down list at the top You may choose a different class at any time by selecting it from the pull down list Note f you cannot see a student in the list click on the first letter of the student s last name in the alphabet list on the far left You will then be shown a list of all the students whose last names begin with that letter When you move the mouse over any of the names in the Student List a list of classes the student is currently registered for will be displayed in the middle column of the screen To add a student to this class click on the name of the student from the list on the left Print Students Quick Start Cards From the Class Administration section select the class you would like to print cards for and click Print Quick Start Cards This will print out a sheet for each student providing their student ID and login instructions Remove a Student from a Class There are two ways to remove a student from a class in Acellu
28. ee that the answer is acceptable the Acellus course will be edited to accept the answer and the Acellus servers in the field will be updated 23 Copyright O 2007 2010 Acellus Corporation All Rights Reserved Student Progress Report The Student Progress Report is a comprehensive report on the student s work To access the Student Progress Report select the appropriate class and click on Student Progress Report This report is designed to cover a specific period of time You will be asked to enter the beginning and ending dates of the period the report will cover If you leave the beginning date field blank the report for each student will begin on the day the student began working in Acellus If you leave the ending date blank the report will end on the current date When you have entered the dates you will be given a list of students in the selected class with three buttons to the left of each student s name the Show button the Print button and the Email button Both Show and Print will display the Student Progress Report The Print report is formatted for printing The Show report allows you to enter Teacher Comments and a Manual Teacher Input score The Email button generates an email version of the report which is sent to the student s parent if the student s record includes a parent s email address The Student Progress Report shows the current progress made by the student including the five parameters for calculating the grade
29. en reboot the Acellus server To access this server you will now need to use the new IP address 9 Reset the network settings of the computer you used 10 When the server has restarted return to Acellus by typing your server s new IP address in your browser s address bar 11 Continue with the instructions in the Desktop Installation section DUETO Acellus Server Updates When Acellus updates the Acellus program itself is updated along with any course content changes that have been made Your student data is also backed up and stored in such a way that course developers are able to refine their content to be more effective 42 Copyright O 2007 2010 Acellus Corporation All Rights Reserved In order for these updates to take place the Acellus server must be able to contact the Internet Your firewall must allow outgoing traffic on the following ports 22 80 443 Note The date of your server s last attempted update and the results of that update attempt are indicated in the Last Update field in System Administration Automatic Updates Acellus servers are set to automatically update every night ensuring that you get the latest course enhancements and that your data is always backed up Make sure that the Acellus server can access the Internet overnight for these updates to work Manual Updates You may also run updates manually To do so log into System Administration and click on the Start Update button located toward t
30. enience Note When Acellus generates a link to the registration page for distribution to the students the registration code is automatically inserted into the registration form Modify Classes To modify a class select the class you want to modify from within Class Administration and click on the Modify a Class button The current data for the class will be displayed in the lower right section of the screen Class registration codes and emails can be added or modified at any time Click on the Send Email button to generate an email or make any desired changes and click Submit Note The Send Email button also saves any changes you have made Delete Classes To delete a class select the class you want to delete from the Class Administration screen and click Delete Class es You will be asked to confirm this action because it cannot be undone When you delete a class that students are registered in the students will not be able to continue in the class but their records are preserved The students may be reassigned to other classes covering the same course where they will be able to continue from the point they left off Note When students are reassigned in this way there is no impact on the licenses used 16 Copyright O 2007 2010 Acellus Corporation All Rights Reserved Add Students With the teachers added and classes set up you are ready to begin adding students and registering them to classes Organizing students into
31. ens to the Wrong Lessons 48 A Student Cannot be Added to a Class 48 Video Does Not Pla eR etin 49 Customer Support os cccccesccccddenebidcceecaccdvesccchedesecccddusehedecdabacddvesaceucdh seqccddeded caccdabacdduuseacdcdeheaccdeesebcaecs 49 Trademarks A AA AAA AAA tete a Pet P e P red 49 6 Copyright O 2007 2010 Acellus Corporation All Rights Reserved What is Acellus Acellus is a computerized video based interactive education tool that integrates time proven methods of teaching with the latest advancements in technology to deliver a complete and effective learning experience It does so through the use of the following 1 Lectures by award winning teachers 2 Electronic assignments that give students practice and demonstrate their understanding of individual concepts 3 Additional teaching tools such as electronic notes 4 Acellus comprehensive feedback system which responds to students interactions by modifying the curriculum to fit individual needs The Acellus Learning System is used to deliver multiple courses that are housed on an Acellus Educational Server The server resides on your local network or on the Internet so students can work at school or from home Acellus Lectures The Acellus Lecture is the part of this learning system where a teacher presents a specific concept to students see Figure 1 Lectures in Acellus are often broken down into three levels Level A Lecture This is the first lec
32. ents who have self registered for an Acellus class To add the students to your class go to Student Performance and select your class and click on Review Self Registrations On the left will be a list of students who have self registered for this class Move the mouse over any of the names on the list to see a course list for that student in the middle section of the screen Notice that the number of available licenses for the course is displayed in the header section of the page Click on the name of the student in the list on the left to accept their registration 26 Copyright 2007 2010 Acellus Corporation All Rights Reserved To remove a student from this class click on the name of the student in the Registered Students list A Remove Student button will then appear above the list of registered students When you have finished adding students if there are still students listed in the Student List on the left you may click on the Purge List button to remove the remaining students from the list To review self registrations for another class select it from the pull down list at the top of the page Class Grade Weights As the teacher of a class you have the ability to control how heavily various aspects of a students performance should be weighted for each of your Acellus classes This is done in the Grade Weights section under Student Performance To set class grade weights select your class from within Student Performanc
33. he bottom of the screen The time required to update the server will vary depending on the speed of your Internet connection and on how much material is being updated Remote Support Remote Support enables an Acellus support representative to maintain your server or to diagnose or repair problems remotely For Remote Support to function properly you must allow outgoing traffic on port 22 through your firewall To enable remote support log into System Administration and click on Enable Remote Support If you do not remember your login information see the Forgotten Administrator Password section for assistance Note f your network uses a proxy server it will also need to allow raw outgoing traffic over port 22 Rebooting the Acellus Server To reboot the Acellus server press the power button on the front of the unit and wait until the light turns off Then push the button again and give the server some time to boot Note t is not necessary to hold the power button down 43 Copyright O 2007 2010 Acellus Corporation All Rights Reserved Desktop Installation Before Acellus can be used the workstations must have the proper software installed After installing the following software you will be able to use all of the features of Acellus e Flash Player e Real Alternative or RealPlayer e A Desktop Icon optional but recommended From a workstation that is on the same network as your Acellus server access the Installation
34. his may result in unwanted email correspondence In addition RealPlayer has the ability to become your default media player for many media file types Select your options with care to ensure that your RealPlayer installation reflects your preferences Acellus Icon Installation To install an icon on the desktop please follow these steps 1 Click on the fourth option in the Windows section of the Acellus Desktop Installation page and save this file to an easily accessible location 2 Run the Icon Builder 3 Enter the IP address for your Acellus server 4 Modify the Icon Label field if desired 5 Select Build Icon to place the icon on your desktop Mac You will need to be logged in with a user having sufficient privileges to install programs and have Safari 3 0 or higher installed on your machine Adobe Flash Player Installation After verifying that a compatible browser is installed on each student workstation install the Flash Player This player is available from Adobe free of charge 45 Copyright 2007 2010 Acellus Corporation All Rights Reserved To install the Adobe Flash Player please proceed as follows 1 Click on the third option in the Windows section of the Installation page This link will lead to http www adobe com products flashplayer Select Download now You will be taken to the appropriate download page for your operating system Close all other browser windows Select Agree and insta
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36. iby Grade Level e erento eem ie iba 41 School Progress Reports A AA RR tirent 41 Server Configuration eet ee Rr dn eee AERE En eR ee Gade be eee iia 41 Setting Up Your Acellus Server on the Network 41 Method 1 Plug It In and Start Using It 42 Method 2 Set a Static IP Address ss 42 Acellus SemercUpdates s ssa eese ttt et ee tet eate meri 42 Automatic Units tene taeda vea e eR EI RE ee 43 Manual Updates ee esi iis Be a HN 43 Remote SUDDOFE e eerte te teme de ea nete a ee ice ut va PE Rea tte 43 Rebooting the Acellus Server uo ae 43 Desktop Installation o i eR RR eR RR HERREN test 44 WINdOWS tt is ca laa etin tie nee tutt n debeo dde fea a a de 44 Adobe Flash Player InstallatiOn ii the nee res 44 Video Player Installation oie ene or RENE dead 44 Acellus Icon Installation eoo ert e m RO ee RH ene er eR a ener 45 Ere aa aE ire aE A EAEE aE E E Eiane on EAS KENAR EEEL eTe a ES ENE s ere 45 Adobe Flash Player Installation 45 Video Player Installation sise 46 Acellus Shortcut Installation ses 46 5 Copyright 2007 2010 Acellus Corporation All Rights Reserved Troubleshooting reet A iii 47 Acellus does not open when the server s address is entered in a browser 47 Forgotten Administrator Password 47 Forgotten Student Password iii 47 Forgotten Teacher Password o erect tb i aeai tiae ieaiaia eiie E ais 47 Invalid Password or UserID nuca 48 Acellus Op
37. ick on the Continue button This will take you to a summary page where you may review your order To change the order click on the Edit Items button Finally enter any applicable PO number and click on the Authorize Order button You may now return to the System Administration area The Course Download Status will indicate whether or not the course download is still in progress 33 Copyright 2007 2010 Acellus Corporation All Rights Reserved Note Course downloads may take several days or even weeks depending on the speed of your Internet connection You will not be able to create classes for the new course until the download is complete Quick Reference This section is provided to remind you of the steps required to fulfill certain tasks and not much information is given Look for more detail in the sections that cover each subject Student Administration Under Student Administration is everything that is necessary to add modify or delete students from the Acellus server Add a Student 1 Open Acellus and click on Teacher Login located in the lower left hand corner of the Student Login Screen 2 Click on Student Administration and enter your teacher ID and password 3 Click on the Add a Student button 4 Enter a student ID as well as their first and last name The student ID may be up to 24 alphanumeric characters spaces are not allowed Each student s ID must be unique 5 If you leave the password field blan
38. ing students to move into advanced courses taught in English Extra Credit Because Acellus allows students to work at their own pace it can be used for extra credit work Students who finish other work early can access Acellus at any time and the program will start up where they left off no matter how long it has been since their last session GED Programs Acellus can be used as an independent study program during or after regular school hours making it flexible enough for GED preparation programs It provides independent one on one teaching and allows students to move forward at whatever pace they are able to maintain 12 Copyright 2007 2010 Acellus Corporation All Rights Reserved Gifted Student Programs With Acellus gifted students are not held back Acellus courses up through the college level are currently available including courses offering AP credit With Acellus self paced method students can move forward as quickly as they are able which helps eliminate boredom and wasted time Home Bound Students Acellus works with most home computers even in low bandwidth conditions The Video Quality feature allows students to select the video that best matches their needs Students can keep up in their education even when confined to home Home Schools Home School Cooperatives Because Acellus can be accessed over the Internet it can be used by home school cooperatives to provide courses to students in their own homes
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40. k the student may choose his own password the first time he logs in The password must be at least four and may be up to sixteen alphanumeric characters but may not include spaces 6 Complete the form and click Add Student 7 You will receive a confirmation that the student has been added and will be given a list of existing classes with the option to add the student to one or more of them If you do not want to add the student to a class click on Do Not Add to Classes At This Time and you will be returned to the Add New Student screen 8 Select a class the student should be added to by checking the box beside its name You may select up to ten classes If you select more than one class that teaches the same course the student will only be added to one of them 9 Click on Add Student to Selected Classes 10 Review the student s class list 11 Choose whether or not to Continue Adding Students Modify a Student 1 From within Student Administration select a student and click Modify a Student 2 Change the data listed on this form You may not edit the student ID 3 Click on the Submit button 34 Copyright O 2007 2010 Acellus Corporation All Rights Reserved Delete a Student 1 From within Student Administration select the students you would like to delete 2 Click on the Delete a Student button 3 Confirm that you want to delete the selected students from the system Note This process also deletes all of the student
41. ll now Your browser may ask you if you want to install the add on Adobe Flash Player Installer Indicate that you do by clicking on the question bar and selecting Install ActiveX Control 7 The Installer will run automatically and Adobe will play a video to verify that the installation was successful nus nn Video Player Installation While installing RealPlayer you may be asked whether you wish to install the free version of RealPlayer or the Plus version for which there is a fee The free version includes all that is required for running Acellus successfully To install RealPlayer please follow these steps 1 Click on Mac Option 1 ofthe installation page This link will lead to http www real com where you can download the RealPlayer installation file to an easily accessible location please see above for installation page locations 2 Runthe RealPlayer installation file 3 Respond to the prompts as the installation proceeds Note When installing RealPlayer you will be required to register with Real This may result in unwanted email correspondence In addition RealPlayer has the ability to become your default media player for many media file types Select your options with care to ensure that your RealPlayer installation reflects your preferences Acellus Shortcut Installation There are two ways to create a shortcut to Acellus in Mac which are described below Bookmark Method Open Acellus b
42. lowing discussion of current implementations may assist you in this endeavor 10 Copyright O 2007 2010 Acellus Corporation All Rights Reserved Current Implementations Acellus is being used in many different ways Some of the most common scenarios are described in the following sections Adult Education Programs In an adult education program there are unique considerations that must be dealt with Some of the challenges of educating adults include the following e Students in one class may be on different academic levels e Some students may feel embarrassed or defensive about their lack of knowledge They may be unwilling to disclose how much they know or don t know by answering questions in class e Students may think they cannot learn Acellus addresses these challenges in these ways e The Acellus program is self paced allowing students on different levels to move forward at their own pace with each concept being taught to each student personally Thus students are able to draw what they need from the program no matter what level they are on e Because each student works at his own pace at his own workstation there is no embarrassment in front of the class if he misses an answer or does not know a given concept Students are free to repeat any section of a lecture as needed e In many Acellus courses each concept is presented in multiple ways through the multiple video lectures included in each lesson Students ma
43. me and Lastname columns are required One sample student is included in the file and may be deleted Important Be sure to keep the column headings in the file Acellus will not be able to import students from a file with modified column names The table below shows acceptable entries for columns where specific entries are required Column Heading Acceptable Column Heading Acceptable Column Heading Acceptable Compensatory Reading Ethnic Group Caucasian SocEc2 Inner City Education Math Hispanic Affluent Both African Amer At Risk Asian Native Amer Other Disability None Physical Mental Emotional Behavioral Primary Language English French German Italian Japanese Korean Portuguese Spanish Taiwanese Vietnamese Other Supplemental Instruction Educational Goals If a student s primary language is other than those listed as acceptable entries enter Other in the High School Jr College University Grad School Normal Lunch Reduced Lunch Free Lunch Title Primary Language field and use the Other column to indicate the primary language When you have finished save the file in CSV comma separated values format Return to Student Administration and click on the Import Students button Enter the path to the CSV file in the Select File field in the Import Selection area or click on the Browse button to find the file Then click Submit Any duplicate students will be placed
44. nology or materials used in the lecture but derived from earlier lessons Level C lectures employ counter measures to overcome the potential causes for the students difficulties This lecture more carefully defines terminology and reviews concepts from earlier lessons Assignments Assignments are opportunities for students to demonstrate their knowledge of a concept e Assignments reinforce concepts learned in the lecture and tuck them into long term memory e Assignments provide students with a method of telling Acellus that they understand and have mastered the subject matter and that they are ready to move on Notes In many Acellus courses Notes are provided which summarize the knowledge that students need to acquire Notes reinforce the learning process e By helping the students visualize what is being taught e By providing a memory bridge between the lecture and the problems e By providing a resource for review thereby helping to anchor concepts into long term memory Reviews and Exams In Acellus courses are often separated into units each of which is followed by a Review and an Exam For these courses a Mid Term and Final Exam are also included These exams help cement a student s progress by evaluating their readiness to move on to more advanced topics If a student is not doing well enough with the material that has been presented with so far they are given an opportunity to go back and re take the lessons they are st
45. ntly loaded in the video player Black text indicates an available video and grayed out text indicates that no video is available at that level 2 Notes Notes provide reminders of key concepts taught in the lecture help solidify concepts in long term memory and may demonstrate the format in which the answers should be entered As stated above notes from the current or previous lessons are available to the student as he works through the problems 3 Terms The Terms button opens the Terminology List an electronic dictionary of terms used in this course The Terminology List is located in the Notes window and is formatted to resemble the Electronic Notebook Additional help for the student involves common wrong answers Some concepts are commonly misunderstood in the same way resulting in many students giving either the same or similar wrong answers to problems testing them on that concept In some of these cases a special wrong answer video begins to play as soon as the wrong answer is given teaching the student what is wrong and how to fix it This feature provides the student with the necessary knowledge without actually giving him the answer or affecting his score In addition when the student answers a problem incorrectly Acellus marks the problem as a Sticky Problem a problem needing further review He is then given the opportunity to answer the problem correctly for partial credit on his current lesson score After completing
46. o 7 PM on Monday through Thursday and from 7AM to 5PM on Friday Times listed are in Central Time Trademarks Acellus is a registered trademark of Acellus Corporation Adobe and Flash Player are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated Apple and Mac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc 49 Copyright O 2007 2010 Acellus Corporation All Rights Reserved Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation Real RealNetworks and RealPlayer are registered trademarks of RealNetworks Inc Copyright O 2007 2010 Acellus Corporation All Rights Reserved 50
47. o a Class 1 Select the class you would like to add students to and click Add Student s to a Class 2 In the Student List on the left move the mouse over the student names to see the classes they are currently registered for 3 Click on a student name to add the student to this class To add students to a different class you may select it from the pull down list at the top of the page Remove Students from a Class Select the class you would like to remove students from Click on Remove Students From a Class Select the student s you would like to remove from the class Click on Remove Tog mop 36 Copyright O 2007 2010 Acellus Corporation All Rights Reserved Student Performance Student Performance can be found under the type of class you are working with For example Credit Recovery classes are managed by clicking on the Credit Recovery button in the Administration Menu and then selecting Student Performance List Students in Classes 1 In Student Performance select the class whose student records you would like to view 2 Click on List Students in Class es To see details of student activity click the button to the left of the student s name To see details of a particular lesson click the button to the left of the lesson record To see the actual problem a student answered the answer the student gave and a list of acceptable answers for the problem select the button to the left of the problem entry Lis
48. o self register for this course enter a unique registration code A list of current registration codes will be shown when you click on this field 15 Copyright 2007 2010 Acellus Corporation All Rights Reserved If you want Acellus to send an email to assist in the registration process enter your email address in the Registration Email field and click on Send Email This will send you an email that you may forward to the students who should pre register for this class When you are finished click on the Submit button Note Clicking on the Send Email button will also submit the form Student Self registration Acellus provides the option of having your students self register for a course This involves having the students enter their own student IDs passwords and other information about themselves as well as a class registration code to identify which class they are registering for Self registered students do not obtain a license and cannot access courses until the teacher accepts their registration To self register for this class students must be able to enter the registration code for the class There are several ways that you can distribute the registration code to students Using the Registration Email field in Modify a Class you may send the registration code to each of your students or send an email to yourself and forward that to your class There are other ways to distribute this code but these are provided as a conv
49. on All Rights Reserved List Exams Taken From within Student Performance select your class and click on List Exams Taken To see a student s exam history click the button to the left of the student s name To see details of a particular exam click the button to the left of the exam record For details on each problem click the button to the left of the problem listing Student Progress Reports 1 In Student Performance select your class and click on Student Progress Report 2 Enter the date on which you want the report to begin 3 Enter the date on which you want the report to end To see a particular student s Progress Report click on the Show button to the left of the student s name To add a comment to a Student Progress Report enter the comment in the large white Teacher Comment field located below the exam and lesson lists and then click Add Comment To add or modify the Teacher Assessment enter a percentage into the Teacher Assessment field and click Update To print a particular student s Progress Report 1 In Student Performance select your class and click on Student Progress Report Enter the date on which you want the reporting period to begin Enter the date on which you want the reporting period to end Click the Print button to the left of the student s name Review the report as desired Click Print Au Pwn Class Progress Reports 1 In Student Performance select your class and click on Class Progre
50. ost importantly they do not get stuck on a lesson that they do not understand becoming discouraged and fed up with learning the topic Comprehensive Feedback System Upon entering Acellus for the first time students are presented with the first video lecture The notes from the current and previous lessons are available to students throughout each lesson Each time a student answers a problem he is shown whether his answer is right or wrong and then is shown his score in the form of a ratio of right answers over total answers given or as a percent When he answers incorrectly he is given an opportunity to try again for partial credit or to skip the problem When he answers correctly he is presented with the next problem When the student has answered the specified number of problems he is advanced to the next lesson As students work through each problem they have several options for obtaining help 1 Videos Acellus lectures are prepared in Levels with the Level A lecture aimed at students who already know the material or who will easily understand it The Level B lecture is designed for students who require more detail more thorough explanations etc Level C and D lectures present even more detail on more basic concepts Throughout each Lesson all videos that have been prepared for that Lesson are available to the student as indicated by the video buttons on the keyboard Blue text on a video button indicates the video that is curre
51. ow many problems are answered the time at which each action is taken 4 Acellus fills gaps in knowledge Acellus will help the students to learn the things they have missed which will empower them to master the subjects they are studying and that they will yet study 5 Acellus presents concepts step by step This clear understandable method makes learning the entire subject matter much easier 6 Acellus builds confidence Many students who have used Acellus have successfully learned a subject where they have previously failed This has given them the confidence they lacked in their own ability to learn and to achieve There are many students who have graduated from high school who might not have done so without using Acellus 7 Acellus will help students fulfill their goals Whatever goals your students are working toward there are certain skills and knowledge that they will need in order to be successful A good example is mathematics which is needed in some aspect of everyone s life Through Acellus they can obtain the knowledge they will need 8 Acellus starts with simple concepts Starting with the most basic concepts of a subject gives students a review of material they know and will prepare them to fill any gaps in their knowledge that might prevent them from understanding more complicated concepts later on Begin by explaining these concepts to your students Next if you have printed Quick Start cards to give the students thei
52. ownload purchased licenses and new courses you must allow outgoing traffic through your firewall and any proxy servers on ports 22 and 443 Licensing Details You may notice while selecting a class or classes in which to register the student that the number of licenses currently available for the applicable course is displayed to the right of each class When a student is added to a class one license is used This license cannot be used by another student or used for another course The student can be moved from one class to another class of the same course however without losing the license or using another 32 Copyright O 2007 2010 Acellus Corporation All Rights Reserved If there are no available licenses for a course you will be shown a message indicating that there were no available licenses when you to add a student to a class of that course In that case the student will not be added to the class You will also be shown a button for Purchasing Licenses Independent Study licenses expire one year after the student s first activity Other types of licenses expire on June first Students whose licenses have expired will no longer be able to log in However they do not lose data and may finish the course after obtaining another license View Available Licenses You can see what licenses are available for your server by accessing the View Licenses page under System Administration This page displays each course that exists on your se
53. page from one of the following locations 1 The Internet http www acellus com Desktopinstall 2 Your Acellus server With the Acellus Student Console on the screen click on the Teacher Login link located in the lower left corner then click on Desktop Installation Windows We recommend that you download either RealPlayer or Real Alternative and the Acellus Icon builder from one of the previously mentioned locations to a place where they are easily accessible for installation on your workstations You will need to be logged in with a user having sufficient privileges to install programs Note n a Windows environment workstations should use Internet Explorer 7 or higher Adobe Flash Player Installation After verifying that a compatible browser is installed on each student workstation install the Flash Player This player is available from Adobe free of charge To install the Adobe Flash Player please proceed as follows 1 Click on the third option in the Windows section of the Installation page This link will lead to http www adobe com products flashplayer Select Download now You will be taken to the appropriate download page for your operating system Close all other browser windows Select Agree and install now Your browser may ask you if you want to install the add on Adobe Flash Player Installer Indicate that you do by clicking on the question bar and selecting Install ActiveX Control
54. r ID and instructions for logging on to Acellus hand out the cards at this point and have the students log in If you have not assigned passwords for the students they will have to choose and enter a password when they log in which will set their password Encourage them to select a password they will be able to remember easily but that cannot be guessed easily If the students are not able to log in check to make sure they are entering the ID correctly You may need to go to clear their password and have them try again Many Acellus courses begin with an optional pre test The student is given the choice of taking or skipping this test The pre test usually includes one problem from every lecture of the course so for a course that has 85 lessons the pretest would consist of 85 questions Most students will encounter some problems they do not know how to solve 14 Copyright 2007 2010 Acellus Corporation All Rights Reserved The students will need to know whether or not you expect them to take the pre test so that they can choose appropriately If you choose to have them take the pre test be sure they know that it covers the entire course and that they are not expected to know how to do all of the problems Encourage them to do their best but not to worry if they do not know how to do a problem Many of your students will adopt your attitude about Acellus If you are excited about it they will be too Acellus Records Setup Us
55. r exams and the limits on items to be flagged by the Class Monitor These settings affect all students in the currently selected class The minimum passing score on exams can be set anywhere from 50 to 99 The default setting is 60 Class Monitor The class monitor reports real time student activity including several warning flags designed to bring your attention to students who may need your help To monitor your class select it from the Student Performance section and click on the Monitor Class button The entry shown for each student in a class contains the student s name current position and a one word indication of activity A green background denotes student activity and white shows that the student is inactive The warning flags are triggered when the student exceeds the limits set on the Set Class Settings screen 28 Copyright O 2007 2010 Acellus Corporation All Rights Reserved Refresh Monitor Active Special Video Skipped Problem Wrong Limit Failed Exam Monitoring Activity of Geometry FUN Jil Anderson za Emne _ Charles Clark Ii 6 acive David Dreyfus 2 7 native ERP ER Ginger Fallon Fallon B 0 inactive Figure 3 Monitoring a Class In the example shown in Figure 3 three of the students are active Charles is on Lesson 5 problem 6 and so far has done nothing to trigger the Class Monitor flags Beth is on Lesson 5 problem 4 and has been shown a Special Wrong Answer Video
56. ratives essere 13 Mainstream Class EE 13 Prison SCNOOIS iii dad O 13 SloWeLe resaca 13 TULA Bci e distin 13 Presenting Acellus to Students ttr rt ien eere ee d id ete een ta seen ns 14 Acellus Records Set p eren tectus veneta dios 15 Add Teacher le 15 2 Copyright O 2007 2010 Acellus Corporation All Rights Reserved Create Classe ne eto ese ER de UD DR Le A de nn 15 St dentSelf registration 2 eee eter etitm E veel 16 Modify Classes tet tti daban 16 Delete Classes ices EM 16 Add Students PE 17 Add Students toa Clas caia sr 19 Print Students Quick Start Cards sise 20 Remove a Student from a Class sise 20 St dent PerformaLrice 5 AS 21 List St dents in Classes eere e iii 22 List St dents bybessoh orn ben RR i 22 List Students Dy Dates ur eene t het RR ERR ERES ne enla 22 Attendance by Week nee A er tn n 23 List Exams Taken oct pete t n e a CR ED e e RP enn 23 Mark e ERGeIg iuc 23 Studeht Progress Reports ee a ee ae 24 Mantal Teacher Input o than REIR Rd TE 24 Teacher Comments sistema m 24 Reposition aSt deht sro tecta ne tie veda t ee 25 Clear Student PassWord 25 AE A Mie A iS tete iid MAA ee 25 Adaa Studenta enr een dd A dies 26 Review Self Registrations a 26 Class Grade Weiglits iie ner en E He dir e Ana ETHER ORAE 27 Grading CUrWe un sette aetate autetn t ceti devi qu de vetat mette eie e eS 27 Student Opt
57. reen provides a list of the exams the student has taken the date on which each was taken how many problems the student answered right or wrong the total number of problems in the exam the percentage the student achieved and the percentage after any adjustments The list will include the pre test and any unit or term exams the student has taken Click the button to the left of an exam to see details including each problem of the exam the answer the student gave for the problem and whether each of the answers is right or wrong A timestamp is also displayed for each action Click the button to the left of a problem to display the problem itself along with the answer the student gave and a list of answers Acellus will accept as being correct Mark as Correct Occasionally a student will enter an answer that is correct but has not been included on the list of acceptable answers The Exam Details screen provides you with the ability to accept an answer as correct When you mark an answer as correct 1 The answer submitted by the student for this problem will be marked as a correct answer in the student s record and his grade will be adjusted 2 An email report will be sent to the Acellus team indicating a The problem and lesson number b The answer submitted by the student c Your name and the name of your school 3 The Acellus team designated to handle problems of this nature for this course will evaluate the request If they agr
58. ruggling with Acellus 4B Features Acellus allows students to move forward to the next lecture after attempting to solve the requisite number of problems even if they did not master the material and answer the problems successfully At first glance this would cause any serious educator to become alarmed since it would appear that important and required concepts were not being mastered A closer look at what is happening reveals that this is not the case The students are allowed to progress under their own initiative and control up until the review which is presented immediately before an exam At this point the students know that if they have not mastered each topic they will do poorly on the exam They will also learn that if they do poorly on the exam then they are sent all the way back to the same material and they will be required to master it before they can move past the exam Amazingly the majority of learning seems to take place in Acellus during the review in preparation for an exam For each review problem the associated video lecture begins to play Students are now back at the point they skipped earlier but this time with the knowledge that if they cannot answer the problems they will not do well on the exam Copyright O 2007 2010 Acellus Corporation All Rights Reserved This self directed strategy seems to really work Students enjoy Acellus more use their Acellus time more diligently score higher on exams and perhaps m
59. rver along with the total number of licenses you have purchased the number you have used and how many are still available Purchase Licenses To purchase licenses select the Purchase Licenses button under System Administration If you are already registered please log in Otherwise please register now You will be shown a list of the courses currently on your server Indicate the number of licenses you need in the Number of Licenses to Purchase field then click Continue A summary page will be displayed next To change your order click on Edit Items If everything is correct enter a PO number if applicable and click on the Authorize Order button You may then close the browser window used to purchase licenses Choose the appropriate license type from the pull down list provided and then click on Download Purchased Licenses When the new licenses have been downloaded you will be returned to the page where you can select students to add to the class Request New Courses To download a new course onto your server click on the Request New Courses button under System Administration A new browser window will open where you will be required to log in If you have not already registered you must do so now When you have logged in you will see a list of courses that are not on your server Select the course you would like to download and enter the number of licenses you would like for that course When you are finished here cl
60. s The first is through the Add Students to a Class screen To remove a student select the student s name from the list of students on the right side of the screen The name will become highlighted and a Remove Student from Class button will appear above the list of students Click on this button to remove the student from this class The second way is to go to the Class Administration and select the class to remove students from Then click on Remove Students from a Class select the students to be removed from the class and click Remove 20 Copyright 2007 2010 Acellus Corporation All Rights Reserved Note Removing a student from a class does not remove the student from the system or remove any of his records However the student will not be able to continue taking the course until he is added to another class in the same subject Student Performance The Student Performance section enables you to keep track of students activities and ongoing performance using various detailed reports showing student progress This section also provides the ability to set parameters that control how students will be graded whether video controls will be available and whether problems will be delayed until the end of the video The Student Performance section may be found under the sections for each type of class such as Independent Study or Credit Recovery Not all of the features covered below are available in every section In this section
61. s and print quick start cards for teachers To access the Teacher Management screen go to System Administration and click on the Teacher Management button Add a Teacher To add a teacher fill out the form in the Add Edit section of the Teacher Management screen and click on the Add Edit button The teacher ID is what the teacher must use in order to log in The name field is provided for reference purposes only The following restrictions apply to the Teacher ID e ThelD may not include non alphanumeric characters e ThelDislimited to 24 characters in length The authorization options decide what areas an account is able to access The options are described in detail below 30 Copyright O 2007 2010 Acellus Corporation All Rights Reserved Teacher Authorizations Authorization can be given based on three different categories Administration Teacher and Network Configuration Administrators have access to all the information on the server except for network configuration settings Teachers may only access the record keeping sections for classes that have been assigned to them and are not able to delete students create or delete classes or view school wide reports If an account only has network configuration privileges they are only able to configure the network settings and cannot view any reports administer students classes or teachers Note The Desktop Installation section does not require authentication
62. splayed automatically 3 Check Clear Password 4 Click on Add Edit 5 Instruct the teacher to access the Teacher Start up section and set a new password Print Teacher Quick Start Cards 1 In System Administration select Teacher Management 2 Click on Print Quick Start Cards 3 The Quick Start Cards will be displayed and a print dialog box will appear if it is supported Delete a Teacher On the Teacher Management screen enter the Teacher ID in the Teacher ID field under Delete a Teacher Select the Delete button The teacher will be removed from the system Any classes this teacher was assigned to will now be without a teacher Please modify these classes and assign a new teacher 40 Copyright 2007 2010 Acellus Corporation All Rights Reserved Administrator Reports Report by Grade Level 1 In System Administration click on Report by Grade Level 2 You will be prompted for the grade level whose records you would like to view Enter the grade you wish to view and click on OK To print a Report by Grade Level click on the Print Report button To download a Report by Grade Level to a spreadsheet 1 Click on the Download Report button 2 Select Save or Open and continue as appropriate School Progress Reports 1 In System Administration click on School Progress Report 2 Enter the date on which you want the report to begin 3 Enter the date on which you want the report to end To print a School Progress
63. ss Report 2 Enterthe date on which you want the reporting period to begin 3 Enterthe date on which you want the reporting period to end To print a Class Progress Report click on the Print button at the bottom of the page To download a Class Progress Report to a spreadsheet 1 Click on the Download Report button 2 Select Save or Open and continue as appropriate 38 Copyright O 2007 2010 Acellus Corporation All Rights Reserved Reposition a Student 1 In Student Performance select your class and click on Reposition a Student 2 Choose the lesson number where the student should be placed use the pull down list at the top of the section 3 Select the problem number or video Select the student s to be repositioned 5 Click Submit 5 Caution Repositioning a student to a previous lesson will erase his records from the point of his new position forward If you would like the student to repeat a lesson and then return to his current position use the Repeat a Lesson feature instead Set Grade Weights 1 In Student Performance select your class and click on Set Grade Weights 2 Seta percentage for each of the five criteria 3 Make sure the total equals 100 4 Click Submit Set Grading Curve In Student Performance select your class and click on Set Grading Curve To delete a grade click on the Delete button to the right of the grade To add a grade 1 Inthe blank fields at the bottom of the list enter th
64. sted here is correct please contact Acellus Customer Support 2 Otherwise select the appropriate student as well as the lesson number and optionally the problem number the student should be on 3 Tostart the student on the lecture select Video as the problem number When you are finished click on the Submit button and have the student log in again If Acellus still opens to the wrong lesson please enable Remote Support and contact Acellus Customer Support for assistance A Student Cannot be Added to a Class If nothing happens when you click on a student s name to add the student to a class you may have run out of available licenses Normally in this situation you will be shown a message indicating this which will provide a link to the Purchase Licenses page If you do not see this message do the following 1 Goto System Administration and click on View Licenses for the appropriate type of class 2 Checkhow many licenses are available for the course 3 You may purchase more licenses by clicking on the Purchase Licenses button You may also contact your Acellus Coordinator to obtain more licenses See the Customer Support section for contact information 48 Copyright O 2007 2010 Acellus Corporation All Rights Reserved Video Does Not Play Once Acellus is open in your browser if the video doesn t run one of two symptoms will probably be present either the video player will appear as a broken link symbol in the upper left h
65. t Students by Lesson 1 In Student Performance select your class and click on List Students by Lesson 2 Click the diamond button to the left of the lesson record and all students in the class will be shown for that particular lesson To see the actual problem a student answered the answer the student gave and a list of acceptable answers for the problem select the button to the left of the problem entry List Students by Date 1 From within Student Performance select your class and click on List Students by Date 2 Atthe prompt enter the date of the student records you would like to see 3 Click the diamond button to the left of the student s name and you will be shown the actions the student took on the specified date To see the actual problem a student answered the answer the student gave and a list of acceptable answers for the problem select the button to the left of the problem entry Student Attendance by Week 1 From within Student Performance select your class and click on Attendance by Week 2 You will be shown a table for the week you specified having one row for each student Boxes marked with an X indicate student activity on that date Click on any box containing an X to that student s records on that day 4 Select the blue button on the left of a problem entry to see the actual problem the answer entered by the student and a list of acceptable answers al 37 Copyright O 2007 2010 Acellus Corporati
66. t a new password or delete the password shown which will allow the student to set it the next time he logs in Repeat Lessons To have a student repeat a lesson go to Student Performance and select your class and click Repeat Lessons A list of students in this class will be displayed Select a student and you will be shown a list of lessons this student has completed along with the student s score on each lesson To have the student repeat a lesson select the lesson from the list The lesson will disappear from the list and the next time the student logs in he will be taken to each of the lessons you have selected beginning with the earliest in the course On the List Students in Classes report lessons marked to be repeated will show scores of 0 and on the Student Progress Report lessons that are to be repeated will be marked as having been repeated and will 25 Copyright O 2007 2010 Acellus Corporation All Rights Reserved indicate the number of times the student has had to repeat the lesson Also on this report the score will be displayed as N A until the student has repeated the lesson His new score will replace the original score for each lesson he repeats When the student has finished the lessons marked to be repeated he will be returned to his previous position Add a Student From within Student Performance you can add a student to the system and register the student in one of your classes To do so sele
67. teacher s ID and instructions for going through Teacher Start up adding students and setting up classes 31 Copyright O 2007 2010 Acellus Corporation All Rights Reserved Delete a Teacher To delete a teacher enter the ID of the account you would like to delete in the Delete a Teacher section and click Delete Teacher Edit a Teacher s Account To edit the settings for an existing teacher click on the Teacher ID or the Teacher Name of the account you would like to modify The fields in the Add Edit section will update with the correct values Once you have made the appropriate changes click on the Add Edit button Clear a Teacher s Password If a teacher forgets the password for their account you can clear their password This will allow them to go through Teacher Start up again and set a new password To clear a teacher s password follow these steps 1 From within System Administration click on the Teacher Management button 2 Click on the ID of the teacher whose password you are going to clear 3 Checkthe Clear Password box 4 Click on the Add Edit button Next have the teacher go through Teacher Start up to set a password for their account System Administration Acellus courses that are already installed on your server are updated on a nightly basis provided that the server is capable of accessing the Internet over the appropriate ports See the Acellus Server Updates section for details In order to d
68. try the one that appears on the screen If you cannot see the IP address of the server on the monitor you connected to the Acellus server reboot the server If you still have problems please contact Customer Service 5 Is the Acellus server s IP address compatible with the network it is connected to w Forgotten Administrator Password If an administrator forgets his password another administrator will be able to clear the password for that user following the directions in the Forgotten Teacher Password section Alternatively you may log in as the Startup user with the password provided on the Quick Start pages that came with the server If you do not have the Quick Start pages contact Customer Support Forgotten Student Password If a student forgets his password the teacher can clear the password from within Student Performance Select the student s class and click on the Clear Student Password button Then click on the button to the left of the student s name to clear their password The password will be set the next time the student logs into Acellus Alternatively a teacher who has access to the Student Administration menu can change the student s password through the Modify Student button On this screen enter a new password or clear the password field leaving it blank If this field is left blank the next time the student logs onto Acellus he may enter the password of his choice Forgotten Teacher Password
69. ture presented to the student regarding a given set of concepts It is intended that the lecture will introduce the concepts and provide a quick review for students already having been exposed to and having mastered the concepts At the same time students are presented with Figure 1 Award winning teacher Patrick Mara gives an Acellus lecture problems where they demonstrate how well they understand the concepts They then either jump ahead to new concepts or go to a Level B lecture for more in depth instruction Level B Lecture This lecture is for students who did not already understand these concepts and who were not able to attain an adequate grasp of the concepts during the Level A lecture This lecture is taught at a more basic level Concepts are re taught at a slower pace with more thorough explanations with more definitions of terms and with more examples Because this is new material to the student Acellus shares more diverse examples to keep the lecture interesting and to create a context for the new knowledge Level B lectures are typically one and a half to two times as long as Level A lectures Level C Lectures These lectures in Acellus are for students who are really struggling with the concepts of this lecture series Reasons for the students struggles may include lack of interest lack of concentration Copyright 2007 2010 Acellus Corporation All Rights Reserved or even a lack of knowledge regarding termi
70. ually a network or IT staff member configures the Acellus Educational Server Instructions for setting up the server are found in the Server Configuration section Once network and workstation setup is complete you are ready to set up teachers classes and students and to set class parameters This involves the following steps Add Teachers Create Classes Optional Set Class Grade Weights Optional Set Class Grading Curves Add Students Add Students to Classes Au PWN bP Add Teachers When you create a class you must assign the teacher that will be responsible for managing it So your teachers must exist on the server before your classes can be created with the proper settings Instructions for adding teachers along with an explanation of teacher privileges may be found in the Teacher Management section Create Classes Classes are administered differently depending on the type of class For instance Credit Recovery classes are administered in the Class Administration area in Credit Recovery To create a class for students in Credit Recovery go to Class Administration under Credit Recovery and click on Create a Class The first three fields Course Class Name and Teacher Name are required If the course you want is not shown in the list of courses you can create a class for it may be downloadable from the Acellus library Refer to the Request New Courses section for more information If you would like your students t
71. us and click on the registration link instead of logging in If the students already have an account on the server they should enter their ID and password Otherwise have them select and enter an ID of their choosing Then have the students enter the registration code and then fill out and submit the form The self registration process enters the students into the system temporarily but does not add them to a class or enable them to use Acellus To register them in a class you as their teacher must approve their registration To do so log into the Student Performance section select the appropriate class and click on Review Self Registrations This screen will display a list of self registered students on the left under Student List Moving the mouse over these names will display any courses each the student is already registered for To register a student in your class click on the name of the student You may view the students who have self registered for another class by selecting it from the pull down list at the top of the page After you have added all the students you want to you may remove the rest of the students from the list by clicking on the Purge List button below the Student List Add Students to a Class To add students to a class select the appropriate class from the class list in Class Administration and then click on the Add Student s to a Class button Note Class Administration may be found under the s
72. w a summary of all activity by students in a given grade level The grade level that is listed on each student s record sorts this report 29 Copyright O 2007 2010 Acellus Corporation All Rights Reserved This report displays the following items e Student Name e Number of days the student has worked on Acellus Class Days e Number of lessons done by the student e Average percentage achieved on assignments e Average percentage achieved on Unit Exams e Percentage achieved on the Mid Term Exam e Percentage achieved on the Final Exam e Any manual teacher Input e The grade as calculated by Acellus Similarly to the School Report the Report by Grade Level can be downloaded to a spreadsheet application and can be printed To access the Report by Grade Level open System Administration and click on Report by Grade Level You will be asked what grade you want the report to cover Enter the grade or enter a blank to see a summary of all student activity To download the report click on the Download Report button Depending on your browser you may be asked whether you want to open or save the file The file is in a tab delimited text format To print the report click on the Print button Teacher Management If you have Administrative authorization on the Acellus system you have the ability to manage teacher records The Teacher Management screen allows you to add and remove teachers edit teacher accounts clear teacher password
73. y entering the server s IP address into the address bar of your browser example http 192 168 199 254 When Acellus opens click on Add Bookmark under the Bookmarks menu Internet Location File Method In a text editor or in the address bar at the top of your browser type http and the Acellus server s IP address example http 192 168 199 254 Highlight the address you have typed and drag it into a Finder window or onto the desktop Your default browser will open this file Note To change your default browser open Safari and go to Preferences in the Safari menu Then choose from the list provided for the Default Web Browser under the General tab 46 Copyright O 2007 2010 Acellus Corporation All Rights Reserved If you need additional assistance please contact Acellus Customer Support Troubleshooting Here is a list of a few things that can go wrong and how to resolve them Acellus does not open when the server s address is entered in a browser If you enter the IP address of the server into the address line of a browser on a workstation and you get a page not found message check the following things 1 Is the Acellus server plugged in 2 Is the Acellus server connected to the same Local Area Network as the workstation you are using Is the Acellus server turned on 4 Connect a computer monitor to the server The server s IP address should appear on the screen Have you been using the right IP address If not
74. y watch as many of these lectures as needed and repeat them as desired Acellus gives students as many opportunities as necessary to master the material After School Programs The number of available teachers sometimes limits after school programs With Acellus volunteers or teachers assistants can monitor student work Because students work individually at their own workstations they can work at their own pace and their schedule may be individualized to meet their needs Summer School Programs Acellus provides flexibility and an extensive curriculum for summer school and students in different courses can receive either credit recovery or extra credit during the same hour Students can work at their own pace allowing students who understand the concepts to move forward while others continue to work where they need help Alternative Schools Alternative schools can become a catch all where students at many different levels are put together in the same class With Acellus individualized program each student can work at his own level and at his own pace 11 Copyright O 2007 2010 Acellus Corporation All Rights Reserved Students who know the material are not bogged down waiting for other students to catch up Each student receives individualized instruction Students begin to have an I can attitude because they really can learn and that becomes clear to them At Risk Programs At risk programs can be set up
75. you can select a class and do the following e View lists of students and their records by classes lessons or date e View student attendance by week e View exams taken e View and print individual student progress reports e View class reports e Reposition students e Clear student passwords e Select lessons for a student to repeat e Set class grade weights e Set class grading curves e Set student video control and problem delay options e Set class settings for monitoring and the exam passing grade e Monitor current class activity In order to access this section you must be authorized as a Teacher or Administrator Individuals who have only Teacher authorization will see only their own classes Individuals who have Administrative rights will be able to view records and settings for every class on the server Student lists including List Students in Classes by Lesson by Date and Attendance by Week and provide the ability to access the actual step by step records of each student List Exams Taken allows you to view the details of each exam taken by every student 21 Copyright O 2007 2010 Acellus Corporation All Rights Reserved List Students in Classes List Students in Classes provides you with e A list of all students in a class e A list of all lessons done by any student in the class e Alist of details of the work done on any lesson by a student e Details on the problems a student has answered e Anindi

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