Teacher – Reports and Application Functions
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1. Carson L Luke Report by Term Report by Date Ranges Fiat L Susan Choose the number of grading periods for this repart i Start Date End Date Grading Period 1 l 09 02 2008 0671072009 F Grade Display Options P show letter grade t show percent grade f both Select 1 2 3 or 4 grading periods in the Choose the number of grading periods for this report dropdown menu SOS will then automatically divide the school year by the number of periods you select and assign dates to the ranges You may change those dates using the dropdown menus below Start Date and End Date for each Grade Period In the Select student box select one or more students by clicking the checkbox next to the student name As you select student names indicating that you want to print report cards for them notice the buttons at the bottom of the window become enabled allowing you to click them In the Grade Display Options section choose one of three options You can opt to create a report card that displays only letter grades only percent grades or both Click the Customize button if you want to customize your report card adding additional subjects grades or comments If you have a student who is taking a non SOS class like Music Art or Physical Education for example you can add this class so it displays as another subject on the report card To customize a report card for a student select the name of the student using the drop down2. Logan Trevor End Date 10 08 2009 a Grade Display Optons show letter grade C show percent grade both E E Step 4 In the Select student s box select one or more students by clicking the checkbox next to the student name As you select student names indicating that you want to print a Daily Work Report for them Step 5 In the Grade display options section choose one of three options You can opt to create a report card that displays only letter grades only percent grades or both Step 6 Click the Preview button to see a preview of the grade report you created Step 7 Click the Print button to print the grade report you created It prints exactly as you set it up and exactly as it appears in the Preview window 12 2009 SOS Teacher Reports and Applications Guide Application The Application button gives you access to several of Switched On Schoolhouse s SOS high level features You can use it to perform any of the following functions Security Settings enables you to change and control your teacher password settings e Changing Your Teacher Password e View Answer Keys in SOS Student e Enabling the Student to View Answer Keys in SOS Student Backup Restore allows you to make and retrieve an extra copy of school data e Backing Up Files e Restoring Files I mport Export permits you to work on school data from other computers e Exporting D
3. the previously exported file to import You see it in the new folder you created when you performed the export of data Unless you selected your own name for this file it is probably called export Step 6 To select the student to import click the Open button If more than one student s file was exported a drop down menu appears You can select all students or only one Step 7 Click the Import button Step 8 A drop down menu appears asking you to select the current term for your student NOTE This occurs for each student one at a time Select the current term and click the OK button Step 9 Another drop down menu appears asking you to select the correct term for each subject for your student NOTE This occurs for each student one subject at a time Select the correct term and click the OK button You must repeat the import process for each student one subject at a time Step 10 When the I mport successful pop up window appears click OK You have now imported SOS files 20 2009 SOS Teacher Reports and Applications Guide Setup Wizard The first time you log on to SOS Teacher 2009 the Setup Wizard appears and walks you through the initial setup of your school You can Add a School Term You need to add a new school term for each new school year and you can always use the Setup Wizard to do this Access it using the Application button on your Home Screen Use the already created term or create a new scho
4. 5 Click the Close button when you are finished Filtering Words in the Dictionary If you determine a need to limit particular words or phrases your students can access while using the dictionary in SOS this tool allows you to specify words and phrases to be filtered or unfiltered in the SOS dictionary To use l Insert the SOS 2009 installation disc in your drive The SOS 2009 Setup window opens automatically 2 Click Close 3 Goto My Computer 4 Right click the CD ROM drive containing the installation disc 5 Select Open 6 Double click the Tools folder 7 Double click the Data Utility exe icon to open the dictionary filter tool 8 The Data Utility 2009 window shown to the right opens 9 Select the Database Name you want to use if it is not already displayed by clicking the dropdown box The default is the current year database i e SOS Home 2009 10 Click Connect 11 In the Commands section click the dropdown arrow and select the Edit Vulgar Words option Last entry in the list 12 Click Execute Command The Edit Vulgar Words box opens 13 Enter the word or phrase you want excluded from the SOS Dictionary in the textbox at the top of the window 14 Click Exclude Word ad 15 Click i when you are finished to close the tool Repeat steps 13 and 14 for all words or phrases you want to filter 2 amp Data Utility 2009 Database Mame SOS Home 2009 d Data Utility 2009 Dat
5. The grade report you create lists subjects units and assignments from within this school term After you select a term a list of students is displayed in the Select student s box to the right side of the screen 2009 SOS Teacher Reports and Applications Guide Grade Report Select student s f Report by Term C Report by Date Ranges Level of detail opbons f subject only C subject and unit only C subject unit and assignment Grade display option C show letter grade C show percent grade both Step 4 Select Report by Term or Report by Date Ranges by clicking the circle to the left of your choice If you select Report by Term skip Step 5 continuing with Step 6 Step 5 If you select Report by Date Ranges your screen refreshes to display the Start Date and End Date dropdown boxes You may leave the default dates or select the dates you wish by clicking the small arrows to the right of the displayed dates or by highlighting the dates shown and entering the dates you want in the MM DD YYYY format Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 2009 SOS Teacher Reports and Applications Guide Grade Report Terms 2009 2010 ba Select student s C Report by Term Report by Date Ranges Start Date 03 08 2009 End Date 05 25 2010 Level of detail opbons subject only C subject and unit only C subject unit and assignment Grade display options C show letter grade show perc
6. graded problems These do not hinder student progress in the Sample lesson if you do not get them graded They are there to provide the student with an opportunity to practice with each problem type and you as the teacher an opportunity to see how the grading function works The student may continue with the sample lesson just as they continue in their regular lessons In regular lessons though teacher graded problems must be graded by you so they can complete a unit The sample lesson installs in the same folder where the application is installed We recommend that you not move them If you need to find them for any reason look in the folder where your application is located For example if you installed SOS to the default location on the C drive look for the sample lesson for grade 3 5 at C Program Files AOP Switched On Schoolhouse 2009 Home Demo Demonstration3 The sample lesson for 6 12 can be found at C Program Files AOP Switched On Schoolhouse 2009 Home Demo Demonstration6 Change Theme Switched On Schoolhouse 2009 offers a new look and feel for teachers as well as students MiSOS is a new format that allows you options and flexibilty to choose and in the Custom theme design the way your Homepage appears Speed of Light is the name of the theme that Switched On Schoolhouse displays when you begin You do have the option of changing your Homepage Depending on the settings you choose for your school and students th
7. of your data Performing daily backups of your entire SOS database is critical Copying work grades and other data to a different location safeguards all schoolwork and eliminates the concern that everything could be lost in the event of a problem with your computer s hard drive A second advantage of performing backups is that everything is saved exactly as is A previously created backup can be restored if needed Keep these points in mind before beginning a backup of your data e The backup file is too large to be saved to a diskette Backing up to a flash drive is highly encouraged as well as backing up your hard drive and then burning the created backup file to a CD e The file name including the path must not exceed 256 characters e Verify that the drive has sufficient free space and you have write permissions to this drive NOTE The backup restore operations can only be performed when there are no students currently doing schoolwork Before you begin have all students exit their schoolwork to protect against losing their work NOTE Vista users with Client Install it is important that you read Vista Users section below before performing a backup Step 1 Click the Application button on your Home screen Step 2 Click to select Backup Restore from the small submenu that appears to the right of the button Step 3 A small Backup Restore window appears Click the Backup tab to highlight it This means you want to perform a backup o
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9. SOS 2009 User Manual Teacher Reports and Application Functions Alpha Omega Publications MMVI Alpha Omega Publications Inc Switched On Schoolhouse 2009 Switched On Schoolhouse Switched On and their logos are registered trademarks of Alpha Omega Publications Inc All Rights Reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in an electronic retrieval system or transmitted in any form by any means electronic mechanical photocopy recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of Aloha Omega Publications Inc Brief quotations may be used in literary review Table of Contents FR OI E m c 4 Viewing or Printing a Report Card uester eo ipte tas pota sa bcn ap RB taa kx x RSS bh ph ue P bURE n msS 5 Viewing or Printing a Grade CD OR essei cencmceseerccped senate ead csa duae ecdt ise std accu erect 7 Viewing or Printing a Subject ReDOLEiecicie tu tore peel PRO Rrrett astu ete uda mede mUP Pei rbees 10 Viewing or Printing a Daily Work Report us sseueisueucidscu euo qxvua da uuu irt devais 12 PONG AM OM NE TO E E EE TET 13 verse EE MNS NCC CET ETT EE 14 Ghandge PassWord usos dieta bere oa Decret EENE dM IEEE IuPar MM IUE 14 Enabling Student PasswordS eaisstamcensiueid estet uqueud uai Ec ner PoE EN UM ct 14 Viewing Answer Keys in SOS Student eeeeesseeseseeeeeneeeneee 14 Changing Teacher Pass WOES idein uictus item utet vals
10. SOS theme Homepage just click Report Card in the Reports widget see page 22 of this document for more information on these themes Step 2 A small submenu of options appears to the right of this button Click to select Report Card Step 3 The Report Card window opens Select a school term from the Terms drop down menu The report card you create lists subjects by student within this school term Report Card Select student L Carson L Luke Report by Term Report by Date Ranges CI Matt LI Susan Grade Display Options show letter grade show percent grade both Step 4 After you select a term two sets of choices appear on the screen as shown above Immediately below the term you have the choice of selecting that the report is by term of by a specific range of dates and in the box on the right side of the screen you see a box listing all of your students Step 5 Click the circle to the left of Report by Term to select that choice and go to Step 7 to continue or Click the circle to the left of Report by Date Ranges to select that choice The screen below appears NOTE If you choose Report by Date Ranges customized report card data is NOT saved Comments are retained but Subject and Grade information must be entered each time you run the report Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 2009 SOS Teacher Reports and Applications Guide Report Card Terme ae Y Select student s 2008 2009 z
11. The pop up window disappears and you are back on your Home screen You can now view answer keys from your students assignment screens Let s go to a student screen so you can see how this works Step 5 Open SOS Student and log in so you see a student s Home screen Step 6 On the student s Home screen click the Schoolwork button The student s Assignments screen opens 14 2009 SOS Teacher Reports and Applications Guide Step 7 To view answer keys for lessons that students have not Problem Helps yet completed click any assignment title in the Current Schoolwork section to open the assignment Unassign problem NOTE You already have access to answer keys for assignments t Show problem answer students have completed in the Review and Preview section at the bottom of the screen f Give up on problem i Password Step 8 When you are in an assignment click the Show Problems button at the bottom of the screen A problem displays Step 9 Click a problem number you want to see That problem displays on t Skip problem and supply reason the screen Step 10 Click the Help button at the bottom of the screen A small Problem Helps pop up window appears Step 11 Select Show problem answer to indicate that you want to see the answer to the problem displayed on the assignment screen Step 12 Type your password in the password box E NOTE See the Problem Helps topic for more information on this topic Step 13 Click the S
12. abase Mame SOS Home 2009 v Test Connection Successful Database Version 4 1 0 8 Commands hl Execute Command PO 2009 SOS Teacher Reports and Applications Guide Adding Words Back to the Dictionary 8 Edit Vulgar Words To return a filtered word or phrase to the dictionary o Pu LR n 5 ar e Follow steps 1 through 12 to access the list of filtered words and phrases The list of filtered words will appear in the box in the center of the Edit Vulgar Words window as seen in the last screenshot on the previous page e Click the checkbox next to any words or phrases you want back in the dictionary e Click Return Selected Word e Click X when you are done to close the tool The selected words or phrases are once again available in the SOS Dictionary 28
13. ackup Restore Backup Restore is a feature that protects against the loss of data such as student work grades teacher commentary and other information The tool provides a convenient way to backup your entire SOS database at any time Backing up saves everything exactly as it is so you can restore a previously created backup whenever you need 15 2009 SOS Teacher Reports and Applications Guide It s a good idea to perform regular backups on a daily basis if possible If anything happens to your computer s hard drive all student work could be lost It s also especially important to backup student work whenever students might be away from their computers for any great length of time If anything happens to your computer s hard drive all student work could be lost Attention Vista Users If you have a Client Installation when you run a backup you will get a warning telling you that you cannot write to the C drive There are two things you can do e Run as an administrator e Turn User Account Control UAC off To Run as an administrator e Open your C drive e Open Program Files e Open the AOP folder e Open Switched On Schoolhouse 2009 Home e Right click SOSHAPP exe e Select Run as administrator To turn off UAC e Open your Control Panel e Select User Accounts and Family Safety e Select User Accounts e Select Turn User Account Control On or Off e Click OK Backing Up Files Backup is a feature that protects all
14. ame your export file or choose to leave it export Save Step 11 Click NOTE Once a file is created a message box appears telling you the file already exists Click Yes to replace it with the new one or rename the file if you want to keep older export files Step 12 You are returned to the I mport Export window Make sure the Export tab is selected A message appears telling you that the export is in progress Step 13 When the process is finished a message box appears telling you the export file was successfully created Click the Ok button You have now exported a SOS file Importing Data NOTE The import export operations can only be performed when there are no students currently doing schoolwork Before you begin have all students exit their schoolwork so their work is not lost Step 1 Click the Application button on your Home screen fidius Step 2 Click to select I mport Export from the small submenu that appears to the right of the button The import operation should only be performed when there are no students currently doing schoolwork Have all students exit their schoolwork before continuing Step 3 A small Import Export window appears Notice it has both Import and Export tabs at the top If you have previously exported files that you re ready to import click the Import tab to make sure you re in the Import window Step 4 Click the File button Step 5 A window appears allowing you to find and open
15. ata e Importing Data Setup Wizard enables you to quickly and easily create terms enroll students and install and assign curriculum Change Theme allows you to select the look and feel of SOS Check for Updates lets you manually check for application updates whenever you choose 13 2009 SOS Teacher Reports and Applications Guide Security Settings Because password settings control what both you and your students can access it s important to know how the Security Settings window works On your Home screen click the Application button When a small submenu of options appears to the right of the button click Security Settings This opens a small window where you can set several different password related options Change Password Security Settings Allows you to change the login password you use each time you start SOS For security reasons the characters you type appear as a series of dots Change Password Current NOTE You may also choose NOT to have a teacher password To do this leave the New and Confirm boxes blank Enable Student Passwords er Allows you to require students to log in with both username and password each time they enter SOS Click the Enable Student Passwords checkbox and when they next start SOS their login screens will require them to type in the correct passwords you chose for them on their Student Setup screens Problem Helps Password pose Enable Student Passwords Save S
16. aves any changes made to SOS security settings Cancel Cancels any changes not yet saved Viewing Answer Keys in SOS Student This is a security feature that allows you to view answer keys from your students assignment screens Allows you to enter a password in this box so you and your students can view answer keys and use Show Answer in SOS Student without having to find answer keys separately in SOS Teacher You may choose to give your students access to the Help button it gives them the ability to unassign problems as well as see answer keys for problems they haven t yet completed The student Problem Helps window NOTE If this is your first time in SOS the password in the window is your teacher password Be sure to change your password to something else if you plan on letting student use Problem Helps Step 1 Click the Application button on your Home screen Step 2 Click to select Security Settings from the small submenu that appears to the right of the button Step 3 A small Security Settings pop up window appears Check to see that a password appears in the Problem Helps Password box This password is very likely the one you selected when you installed SOS since it was automatically applied to this box If you wish to change this password or if the box is blank add a new password now NOTE For security reasons the characters you type appear as a series of dots Step 4 Click the Save button to save your password
17. cks the amount of time each student spends in every subject as they read the presentation material play the games and work the problems so you are better able to assess how effectively your students are using their time The SOS Reports button link consolidates all this information allowing you to view and print student grades as well as evaluate the way your students are spending their time while in SOS You have not only up to the minute status on how students are progressing but also the ability to print reports for your students records To create and customize reports so you can view print organize and add to the information in them Choose one of these reports Report Card Features a student s subject grades to a given term Grade Report Features a student s subject grades the individual unit and assignment grades within the subjects Subject Report Features the amount of time each selected student has spent on each assigned subject as well as their total time spent in SOS Daily Work Report Features a list of assignments students worked on during a specified date range each assignment displays on the last day the student worked on it with the current grade and assignment status 2009 SOS Teacher Reports and Applications Guide Viewing or Printing a Report Card To create a report of the grades your students are receiving in their subjects Step 1 On your Home screen click the Reports button If you are using a Mi
18. e default widgets those represented by the functions you also access by clicking the buttons on the Classic theme Homepage and optional widgets Optional widgets include things like a Daily Bible verse a Photo Album facts about the day in history Default widgets always display You choose the optional widgets when using a MiSOS themed Homepage amp SOS Teacher CES eee Teacher Administration _ Lesson Book JA Resource Center Application iM Switched On SCHOOLHOUSE 2009 EDITION Teacher 22 2009 SOS Teacher Reports and Applications Guide The MiSOS Themes include Blast Off Circuit B marem Custom Daydream 23 2009 SOS Teacher Reports and Applications Guide God Bless America Groovy Play Ball gd ac MC H 24 2009 SOS Teacher Reports and Applications Guide Springtime Symphony See the Teacher Administration Functions Guide for instructions on setting the School Homepage options as well as Student level Homepage settings You can also find instructions in the online User Manual by clicking either the Help button or link on your Homepage or pressing F1 while on your Homepage All of the settings and options for the Custom theme are also detailed in both the online User Manual and the Teacher Administration Functions Guide as well 25 2009 SOS Teacher Reports and Applications Guide Check for Updates Switch
19. e restoral is in progress Step 7 When the process is finished another message box appears telling you that the restore file was successfully created Click the OK button You have now restored your entire SOS database Import Export I mport Export allows you to move export and add import data between computers that have SOS installed on them NOTE It is necessary to have SOS installed on every computer that is importing or exporting student data When would you use this feature Suppose a student who normally works on a home computer wants to take a laptop computer on vacation Use the I mport Export feature to export the student s data from the home computer and import it onto the laptop computer Exporting Data NOTE Import export operations may be performed only when no students are doing schoolwork Before you begin have all students exit their schoolwork so their work will not be lost Step 1 Click the Application button on your Home screen Step 2 Click to select Import Export from the small submenu that appears to the right of the button Step 3 A small Import Export window appears Notice it has both I mport and Export tabs at the top Since you first need to export data from one computer before you can import it onto another click the Export tab to highlight it and go to the Export window Import Export Step 4 You see a screen with students names and checkboxes next to them Click the boxes next to the
20. each of their subjects Step 1 On your Home screen click the Reports button If you are using a MiSOS theme Homepage just click Subject Report in the Reports widget see page 22 of this document for more information on these themes Step 2 A small submenu of options appears to the right of this button Click to select Subject Report Step 3 The Subject Report window opens Select a school term from the Terms drop down menu The report you create lists time by subjects for each selected student within this school term Step 4 In the Select student s box select one or more students by clicking the checkbox next to the student name As you select student names indicating that you want to print a subject report for them notice the buttons at the bottom of the window become enabled allowing you to click them Subject Report Terms Select student s 2009 2010 0 Betsy Logan L Trevor 10 2009 SOS Teacher Reports and Applications Guide Preview Step 10 Click to see a preview of the subject report you created Step 11 Click the Print button to print the subject report you created It prints exactly as you set it up and exactly as it appears in the Preview window Subject Report Student Subject Time Report Term 2009 2010 As of Monday February 16 2009 Student Name Subject Title Time hh mm Logan Stuart Bible 2009 1 08 California State History 2009 1 4 History And Geography 2009 1 18 Lan
21. ed On Schoolhouse provides a feature to automatically check for system updates This feature runs approximately once a month every 30 days If you would like to check more frequently simply follow the steps below NOTE This feature only checks for updates to the SOS software It does not automatically check for curriculum updates You need to periodically check www sosupdates com for curriculum updates Step 1 Click the Application button on your Home screen Step 2 Select the Check for Updates option from the small menu appearing to the right of the button The Check for Updates screen opens Switched On Schoolhouse Update Service The Switched On Schoolhouse Update Service checks the Internet monthly for available updates to the SOS products you have installed on your computer The service does not automatically download files or change any settings on your computer You are given the option to decide which updates you want to download You can also manually check for updates within Switched On Schoolhouse Please see the online help documentation for more information Switched On Schoolhouse Update Service No updates are available at this time 26 2009 SOS Teacher Reports and Applications Guide Step 4 If updates are available a link displays in the window Click the link to view the updates and determine whether you want to download them Follow the instructions on screen to download the updates Step
22. ent grade both Select one or more students by clicking the checkbox next to the student name in the Select student s box on the right side of the screen As you select student names indicating that you want to print grade reports for them notice the buttons at the bottom of the window become enabled allowing you to click them In the Level of detail options section choose one of three options You can opt to create a grade report that displays subjects only which is essentially a Report Card subjects and units only subjects units and assignments In the Grade display options section choose one of three options You can opt to create a report card that displays only letter grades only percent grades or both Click the Preview button to see a preview of the grade report you created Step 10 Click the Print button to print the grade report you created It prints exactly as you set it up and exactly as it appears in the Preview window 2009 SOS Teacher Reports and Applications Guide Viewing or Printing a Subject Report SOS also provides you a tool to monitor how much time a student spends on each subject The Subject Report allows you to select a term and any or all of your students It then lists each student selected and displays their assigned subjects and the amount of time spent on each one Total time spent working on all subjects is also displayed To create a report of the time your students are spending in
23. ey can also customize their Homepage Classic is the theme that previous SOS users are familiar with and the theme used for most of the screenshots in this documentation 21 2009 SOS Teacher Reports and Applications Guide Change Theme To change your theme sees UE Blast Off l Click Change Theme in the Application widget on Circuit your Homepage Classic 2 A menu of available choices displays Click the one po you want Dino Playland Finish Line 3 Click Save God Bless America Groovy To change again simply repeat steps 1 3 Kingdom Under The Sea Play Ball If you want your student to only access the Classic theme you can block their access to all of the other themes on the School Setup Homepage Settings screen You can also control the widgets students can display on the other theme Homepages from this screen You can modify options for an individual student using the Student Options Homepage Settings screen Note If the only theme you can access is the Classic theme example below you must upgrade your version of Internet Explorer to IE 7 or higher There are a couple of terms used on the MiSOS theme pages Avatar a small picter that represents something you enjoy a are interested in Think of it as an expression of who you are Widget the module or box holding the links you use to access the functions and features of the various sections of Switched On Schoolhouse There ar
24. f data 16 2009 SOS Teacher Reports and Applications Guide Backup Restore Restore The database backup operation should only be performed when there are no students currently doing schoolwork Have all students exit their schoolwork before continuing to avoid lass of student work The backup file created is too large to be saved to a flappy disk Backing upto a flash drive is highly encouraged as well as backing up to your hard drive and then burning the backup file to a CD To create the backup file Click the Backup button and choose the location and file name for the backup file then click the Save button to start the backup process Step 4 SOS automatically populates the backup folder name SOSbackup2009T on your C drive It is strongly recommended that you leave the backup file as this name and location Step 5 Click the Save button NOTE If a backup file was previously created a message box appears telling you the file already exists Click Yes if you want to replace it with the new one If you want to save every backup file you make rename the file each time you back up If you do this we recommend that you simply add a number at the end of the current file name and increment it by one with each backup for example SOSbackup2009T1 SOSbackup2009T2 SOSbackup2009T3 etc Step 6 You are returned to the Backup Restore window Make sure the Backup tab is selected and click the Backup button at the bottom of the wind
25. guage Arts 500 2009 1 11 Mathematics 2009 1 03 Science 500 2009 2009 SOS Teacher Reports and Applications Guide Viewing or Printing a Daily Work Report SOS also provides you a tool to monitor what assignments students work on each day The Daily Work Report allows you to select a date range and any or all of your students It then lists the assignments a student worked on for that day It is important to remember that if you do use a range of dates instead of a single date an assignment only appears under the date the student last worked on it To create a report of the time your students are spending in each of their subjects Step 1 On your Home screen click the Reports button If you are using a MiSOS theme Homepage just click Report Card in the Reports widget see page 22 of this document for more information on these themes Step 2 A small submenu of options appears to the right of this button Click to select Daily Work Report Step 3 The Daily Work Report window opens Select a Start and End Date for the report Daily Work Report Display a list of assignments student s worked on during the selected date range Each assignment displays only once below the date the student most recently worked on it The Daily Work Report also includes the date the student submitted the assignment as complete the current grade and the status of the assignment Select student z Start Date 10 08 2009
26. how Answers button and a window with the answer to the problem appears Changing Your Teacher Password SOS does not limit the number of times you can try entering your password if you cannot remember it exactly If you have totally forgotten it and can t open SOS you can reset your password To reset or change the password you log in with each time you start SOS you need the installation CD e Put the SOS application disc into the CD ROM or DVD drive of your pc e If the Install window opens click Close e Click Start on your computer taskbar and select My Computer Computer if using Vista e Right click the drive containing the SOS application disc and click Open e Double click the Tools folder and then double click the DataUtility exe e When you are prompted to select a database choose SOS Home 2009 and click OK e Click the circle beside the Change Password option and click Update e You are prompted to enter your new Password twice Click Save after doing that When the window closes notice the Successfully Changed Password message by the Update button e Remove the disc from the CD ROM or DVD drive Remember Your password is case sensitive so check to see if your Caps Lock key is on If your password is longer than 12 characters you will get an error Note Be sure to write your password down and put it somewhere safe Protect your teacher password by keeping the SOS installation CD in a secure location B
27. menu in the Customize Report Card window that appears Type any additional subjects or grades in the appropriate boxes adding these new entries to a student s list of subjects You may add any comments in the Comments window Close the window when you are finished customizing the report card 2009 SOS Teacher Reports and Applications Guide CustomizeReportCard E ol date dt 2d This ali is ere onal js Kin bie jer You MW eed ta customized dala each time you tun repart card by date ranges The conten il be saved and T Los lime nne card is run for this term and student whether the Subject Year Grade Percussion A d Music Theory B Comments Step 10 Click the Preview button to see a preview of the report card you created Step 11 Click the Print button to print the report card you created It prints exactly as you set it up and exactly as it appears in the Preview window Viewing or Printing a Grade Report To create a report of the grades your students are receiving in their subjects units and assignments Step 1 On your Home screen click the Reports button If you are using a MiSOS theme Homepage just click Grade Report in the Reports widget see page 22 of this document for more information on these themes Step 2 A small submenu of options appears to the right of this button Click to select Grade Report Step 3 The Grade Report window opens Select a school term from the Terms drop down menu
28. names of student s whose work you want to export The export operation should not be performed for any student currently doing schoolwork Have these students exit their schoolwork before continuing Step 5 As you click to select students all the terms Subjects and units assigned to each student Check the students and subjects you wish to export appear below his her name Click to remove the checkmarks next to the subjects and units you do not want to export to another computer The boxes you leave checked represent subjects to be exported while the unchecked boxes indicate students whose work will not be exported NOTE If you change your mind about any of your selections click the Clear button to start over and return to the previous window Step 6 When you re ready with the list of items you want to export click the Export button A window appears allowing you to decide e The file name you want to assign to your export file e The location where you want to save your export file Notice the file in the File Name box automatically appears as export and has the sosx extension 19 2009 SOS Teacher Reports and Applications Guide Step 7 Create a new folder Click the Create New Folder icon EF at the top of the directory Step 8 Name your new folder whatever you like Choose a name that helps you remember what it contains Step 9 Open this new folder by double clicking it Step 10 Either ren
29. ol term to Add New Students Install Subjects Assign Subjects See the Setup Wizard tutorial for additional help with the Setup Wizard When you click the Finish button the basic setup for SOS is complete You and your students can begin working immediately You can modify school or student settings at any time You can also go to your school calendar to make changes as needed NOTE You can use the Setup Wizard at any time Click the Application button on your Home screen Select the Setup Wizard from the menu that pops up to the right of the button Sample Lesson NOTE The sample lesson was modified slightly for 2009 If you uninstalled the 2008 or earlier version of SOS you are not able to access the previous sample lesson or any prior work even though the lesson appears in the student s course list with a grade if any work was completed If you want your student to have access to the sample lesson you must reassign it You can access any work done on a sample lesson from SOS 2009 While you are installing subjects you have the option to assign a sample lesson to your students There are two versions of this lesson one for grades 3 5 and one for grades 6 12 Each lesson walks students and you through the various screen elements and the different problem types It is a chance to see how lessons and problems are structured and try them out without impact to grades The sample lesson contains each problem type including teacher
30. ow A message appears telling you the database backup is in progress Because this process copies the entire database you may need to wait a few moments Step 7 When the process is finished a message box appears telling you that the backup file was successfully created Click the OK button You have now backed up your entire SOS database NOTE If you choose you can also copy your backup file SOSbackup bak to a flash drive burn it on a CD or store it on a different computer NOTE If you have a Teacher Client install your back up file is placed on the computer where your database is installed Remember this if you need to perform a restore 17 2009 SOS Teacher Reports and Applications Guide Vista Users Attention Vista Users If you have a Client Installation when you run a backup you will get a warning telling you that you cannot write to the C drive There are two things you can do 1 Run as an administrator 2 Turn User Account Control UAC off To Run as an administrator e Open your C drive e Open Program Files e Open the AOP folder e Open Switched On Schoolhouse 2008 Home e Right click SOSHAPP exe e Select Run as administrator To turn off UAC e Open your Control Panel e Select User Accounts and Family Safety e Select User Accounts e Select Turn User Account Control On or Off e Click OK Restoring Files NOTE The backup restore operations can only be performed when there are no students cu
31. rrently doing schoolwork Before you begin have all students exit their schoolwork so their work is not lost Step 1 From your Home screen click Application Step 2 Click to select Backup Restore from the small submenu that appears to the right of the button Step 3 A small Backup Restore window Backup Restore appears Click the Restore tab to highlight it This means you want to Restore perform a restore of your SOS data Step 4 Click the File button Step 5 A window appears so you can find and open the backed up SOS database file you want to restore It is in the new The database restore operation will replace your current data folder you created when you were performing the database backup Unless you selected a different name the file is probably called SOSbackup2009T If you have been retaining copies of previous backups you may have an incremental number after the T REMEMBER f you have a Teacher Client Pe Restore install your back up file is located on the computer where your database is installed It should only be performed when there are no students currently doing schoolwork Have all students exit their schoolwork before continuing 18 2009 SOS Teacher Reports and Applications Guide Step 6 You are returned to the Backup Restore window Make sure the Restore tab is selected and click the Restore button at the bottom of the window A message appears telling you the databas
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