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1. 3 Click Add Remove on the left to begin viewing the available levels C Set starting levels for any students who need to start ata 1 Under MathFacts in a Flash click Assignment Book higher level than 1 Addition of 1 0 2 Choose a school and class from the drop down lists if necessary 3 Check the boxes next to students who need changes 4 Click Set Level on the left and choose the starting levels Renaissance Place Getting Ready for a New School Year 10 Q User Names Passwords and PINs Be prepared to help students with user names and passwords To find them on the Home page under Renaissance Place click Personnel Students and Parents then click View Students Search for your students In the search results click the Passwords tab to see user names and passwords If you want to print the page of search results that you are viewing click Print Page If you want to print all results and choose how to group and sort them click View PDF instead If students will be practicing math facts offline on Renaissance Responders or using the MathFacts in a Flash Offline SmartApplet on NEO 2 be sure to note the NEO 2 Responder PIN as well so students can send the practice history to Renaissance Place R53163 131223 Task How to Start the Task from the Home Page LC Change mastery times for students who need longer or 1 Under MathFacts in a Flash click Assignment Book shorter times than tw
2. These tasks can be performed by district administrators school administrators and teachers unless otherwise noted Task How to Start the Task from the Home Page C Set the Testing Password preference for each STAR 1 Under STAR Reading Spanish click Preferences Reading Spanish class This preference sets the monitor 2 Choose a school and a single class from the drop password requirements If you copied last year s classes down lists if necessary in Renaissance Place the preference settings were 3 To change the preference click Edit under Classroom copied with the classes Preferences set the student preferences for each STAR Reading 1 Under STAR Reading Spanish click Preferences Spanish class You can use these preferences to set an 2 Choose a school and a single class from the drop Estimated Spanish Instructional Reading Level or an down lists if necessary extended time limit for students who need them If you 3 To change the preferences click Edit under Student choose extended time limits these carry over for the students from one year to the next Preferences Renaissance Place Getting Ready for a New School Year 17 User Names and Passwords Be prepared to help students with user names and passwords To find them on the Home page under Renaissance Place click Personnel Students and Parents then click View Students Search for your students In the search results cli
3. Home page under Renaissance Place click Personnel Students and Parents then click View Students Search for your students In the search results click the Passwords tab to see user names and passwords If you want to print the page of search results that you are viewing click Print Page If you want to print all results and choose how to group and sort them click View PDF instead R53163 131223 Task How to Start the Task from the Home Page L Set up benchmarks administrators and non teaching 1 Under STAR Math click Screening Progress staff only Monitoring amp Intervention 2 Click View Benchmarks 3 For Enterprise subscriptions only click one of the tabs to choose whether to view the School District or state benchmarks 4 If you are viewing the school benchmark select a school if necessary 5 For school and district benchmarks you can do the following e To change the cut scores click Edit Cut Scores e To change the benchmark structure click Edit Benchmark Structure district administrators and district staff only For state benchmarks to set cut scores for grades with no benchmark data click Edit Non Linked Grades C Set screening dates administrators and non teaching 1 Under STAR Math click Screening Progress staff only Monitoring amp Intervention 2 Click View Screening Dates 3 If necessary select a school from the drop down list 4 Edit the dates if necessary Teach
4. Renaissance Place setup tasks for the school year before this task so that your classes are available for KeyWords see page 2 For more information about the task below see the NEO User Manual which is installed with NEO Manager You can find the manual in the Windows Start menu or in the Macintosh program folder Task How to Start the Task L Reset the KeyWords students on NEOs to remove previous students and their work MathFacts in a Flash Do the Renaissance Place setup tasks for the school year before these tasks so that your classes are available for MathFacts in a Flash see page 2 For more information about the tasks below click Help on any MathFacts in a Flash page or see the MathFacts in 1 An Connect either individual NEOs or a SmartOption Mobile Lab to a computer with NEO Manager software installed In NEO Manager click the Setup menu and choose Reset KeyWords Students a Flash Software Manual and the MathFacts in a Flash Tips for Getting Started To find these documents click Manuals in the upper right corner of any page in the software These tasks can be performed by district administrators school administrators and teachers Task How to Start the Task from the Home Page C For each class check the levels and add or remove levels 1 Under MathFacts in a Flash click Assignment Book as needed 2 Choose a school and class from the drop down lists if necessary
5. Wireless server Utility set the Network Name and set the Renaissance Place address if necessary e NEO 2 Quick Guide e 2Know Classroom Response System Setup and Resource Guide e Accelerated Math Software Manual e Accelerated Reader Software Manual e MathFacts in a Flash Software Manual If you will be using Accelerated Reader for iOS on iPad iPhone or iPod touch or STAR for iOS on iPad make sure e The app is downloaded on each device e You have connected the app to Renaissance Place You can get the app for each device in the app store To establish settings connect to Renaissance Place on one device then share those settings with all of the other devices e Accelerated Reader Software Manual e The software manual for your STAR product Renaissance Place Getting Ready for a New School Year R53163 131223 Accelerated Math Do the Renaissance Place setup tasks for the school year before these tasks so that your classes are available for Accelerated Math see page 2 For more information about the tasks below click Help on any Accelerated Math page or see the Accelerated Math Software Manual and the Accelerated Math Tips for Getting Started To find these documents click Manuals in the upper right corner of any page in the software These tasks can be performed by district administrators school administrators and teachers unless otherwise noted Task Ho
6. different PDF viewer Renaissance Learning P O Box 8036 Wisconsin Rapids WI 54495 8036 800 338 4204 www renlearn com All logos designs and brand names for Renaissance Learning s products and services including but not limited to 2Know Accelerated Math Accelerated Reader AccelScan Accellest AR ATOS Core Progress DEEP English in a Flash KeyWords Learnalytics MathFacts in a Flash NEO Renaissance Home Connect Renaissance Learning Renaissance Place Renaissance School Excellence Renaissance Training Center Renaissance U STAR STAR Early Literacy STAR Math STAR Reading STAR Reading Spanish Successful Reader and Subtext are trademarks of Renaissance Learning Inc and its subsidiaries registered common law or pending registration in the United States and other countries All other product and company names should be considered the property of their resoective companies and organizations 2013 Renaissance Learning Inc LEARNING Accelerating learning for all www renlearn com Renaissance Place Setting Up the Data Checklist for District Administrators School Administrators and Non Teaching Staff For more information about the tasks below click Help on any Renaissance Place page or see the following e the Renaissance Place Software Manual e the Renaissance Place Tips for Getting Started e the Renaissance Place Tips for Consolidated Reports and the Dashboard To find these documents cl
7. results that you are viewing click Print Page If you want to print all results and choose how to group and sort them click View PDF instead R53163 131223 Task How to Start the Task from the Home Page Set up benchmarks administrators and nonteaching 1 Under STAR Early Literacy click Screening Progress staff only Monitoring amp Intervention 2 Click View Benchmarks Click one of the tabs to choose whether to view the School or District benchmarks If you are viewing the school benchmark select a school if necessary 5 To change the cut scores click Edit Cut Scores To change the benchmark structure click Edit Benchmark Structure district administrators and district staff only set screening dates administrators and nonteaching staff only Set up student groups if necessary Groups carry over from year to year but you may need to make changes Under STAR Early Literacy click Screening Progress Monitoring amp Intervention Click View Screening Dates 3 If necessary select a school from the drop down list 4 Edit the dates if necessary Teachers cannot edit dates Under STAR Early Literacy click Screening Progress Monitoring amp Intervention 2 Click Manage Groups 3 Click Create Group or click Add Remove Students for an existing group Set Growth Targets based on Student Growth Percentiles district administrators only For more information see th
8. set preferences for this year s classes Generate the students first assignment Under Accelerated Math click Preferences 2 Choose a school and class from the drop down lists If necessary 3 To change a preference click its name 1 Under Accelerated Math click Assignment Book 2 Use the drop down lists to choose the school and class if necessary If you re generating assignments for a group select the group 3 Check the boxes next to students who need assignments 4 Click Generate Practice Generate Exercise or Generate Diagnostic Renaissance Place Getting Ready for a New School Year Q Renaissance Home Connect and Enterprise If you are using Renaissance Home Connect for Enterprise subscriptions this is also a good time to make sure Renaissance Home Connect is activated for your schools and to print Informational Letters for the parents of your Accelerated Math students R53163 131223 Accelerated Reader Do the Renaissance Place setup tasks for the school year before these tasks so that your classes are available for Accelerated Reader see page 2 For more information about the tasks below click Help on any Accelerated Reader page or see the Accelerated Reader Software Manual and the Accelerated Reader Tips for Getting Started To find these documents click Manuals in the upper right corner of any page in the software These tasks can be performed by district administrat
9. Getting Ready for a New School Year RENAISSANCE PLACE Perform these tasks when the previous school year has ended and you need to get ready to use your Renaissance Place products in the next school year No matter which products you have your school or district needs to perform the Renaissance Place tasks f NOTICE FOR RDI CUSTOMERS that start on page 2 If you have the Renaissance Data Integrator RDI After that you can find the tasks for each product on these pages service your Renaissance Place database is Accelerated Math 6 STAR Early Literacy 11 automatically linked to your student information t SIS data D t follow the st in thi Accelerated Reader 8 STAR Math 13 ae ee an gt document instead contact your Technical Services English in a Flash ERTER E 9 STAR Reading Se ee ar ee ee ee ee 15 Consultant to set up RDI for the new school year KeyWords cee ee 10 STAR Reading Spanish 17 MathFacts ina Flash 10 Video Training on School Year Setup Tasks Sample icon not linked Within this document wherever you see the video icon shown to the right you can click it to go to D l an on demand video training session that shows you how to do the task Note If you are using Firefox and do not see this icon in the rest of the document click the Open With Different Viewer button at the top of the page to open this document in a
10. a click Edit Non Linked Grades Set screening dates administrators and nonteaching staff only Under STAR Reading click Screening Progress Monitoring amp Intervention Click View Screening Dates 3 If necessary select a school from the drop down list 4 Edit the dates if necessary Teachers cannot edit dates Set up student groups if necessary Groups carry over from year to year but you may need to make changes Under STAR Reading click Screening Progress Monitoring amp Intervention 2 Click Manage Groups 3 Click Create Group or click Add Remove Students for an existing group Set Growth Targets based on Student Growth Percentiles district administrators only For more information see the help or the STAR Reading Software Manual Under STAR Reading select Growth Targets then Set Growth Targets Set the targets for each STAR product Renaissance Place Getting Ready for a New School Year 16 R53163 131223 STAR Reading Spanish Do the Renaissance Place setup tasks for the school year before these tasks so that your classes are available for STAR Reading Spanish see page 2 For more information about the tasks below click Help on any STAR Reading Spanish page or see the STAR Reading Spanish Software Manual and the STAR Reading Spanish Tips for Getting Started To find these documents click Manuals in the upper right corner of any page in the software
11. ar Add courses if necessary Courses Classes stay in the list from one year to the next 2 Choose a school if necessary If courses need to be added to the list for the school click Add Course If your classes are similar to those from the previous school 1 Under Renaissance Place click Courses and year copy your previous classes if they are available Classes When you do this you can choose whether to copy the 2 Click the Copy Edit Classes link assigned teachers assigned products and enrolled students Class preference settings will also be copied Renaissance Place Getting Ready for a New School Year e Adding or Transferring Students If district level personnel will be adding students or transferring them from one school to another school personnel should wait until this is done before adding their students to avoid adding the same student more than once R53163 131223 Task How to Start the Task from the Home Page C Add additional classes as needed As you add classes 1 Under Renaissance Place click Courses and choose the primary teacher select the products the Classes classes will use and add students to the classes 2 Choose a school if necessary 3 Click the course name 4 Click Add Class Checklist for Technology Computer Coordinators To find many of the documents listed in the third column below click Manuals in the upper right corner of any page in Renaissanc
12. celerated Math click Assignment Book Use the drop down lists to choose the school and class if necessary If you re assigning objectives for students in a group select the group Check the boxes next to the student names 4 Click Assign Click Done Renaissance Place Getting Ready for a New School Year 9 User Names and Passwords If you use online assignments be prepared to help students with user names and passwords To find them on the Home page under Renaissance Place click Personnel Students and Parents then click View Students Search for your students In the search results click the Passwords tab to see user names and passwords If you want to print the page of search results that you are viewing click Print Page To print all of the results and choose how to group and sort them click View PDF instead R53163 131223 Task How to Start the Task from the Home Page Set goals for students You can also set up teams from the Teams amp Goals page Under Accelerated Math click Teams amp Goals Choose a school if necessary Click Manage Goals a a If necessary click Select Class Marking Periods to choose the goal time periods before setting the goals Check preference settings Since classes do not automatically carry over from one school year to the next these settings do not carry over either unless you have copied classes from the previous school year so you need to
13. ck the Passwords tab to see user names and passwords If you want to print the page of search results that you are viewing click Print Page If you want to print all results and choose how to group and sort them click View PDF instead R53163 131223
14. e Place Task How to Start the Task Where to Get More Information C Check for required supporting software on any new or updated computers that will be used with the Renaissance Place software Make sure that you check both teacher and student computers You must be logged in to each computer with the rights required to install software for all users 1 Before logging in to Renaissance Place click Check Software Requirements on the Renaissance Place Welcome page OR after logging in on the Home page under Renaissance Place click Product Administration then Download Supporting Software Click Downloads on the left side of the page or the top and view the tab for your operating system If you will use an AccelScan scanner with Accelerated Math on this computer click Download for AccelScan and install the program If you will use Renaissance Responders or NEO 2s with Accelerated Math and a Renaissance Receiver on this computer click Download for Renaissance Responder and install the program If you are using programs that require the Renaissance Place Print Plug In click Download for instructions Make sure all required Third Party downloads are installed If any software is not installed click Download for instructions e Renaissance Place Software Manual e Accelerated Math Software Manual Renaissance Place Getting Ready for a New School Year gt Supporting Soft
15. e help or the STAR Early Literacy Software Manual Under STAR Early Literacy select Growth Targets then Set Growth Targets set the targets for each STAR product Renaissance Place Getting Ready for a New School Year 12 R53163 131223 STAR Math Do the Renaissance Place setup tasks for the school year before these tasks so that your classes are available for STAR Math see page 2 For more information about the tasks below click Help on any STAR Math page or see the SIAR Math Software Manual and the STAR Math Tips for Getting Started To find these documents click Manuals in the upper right corner of any page in the software These tasks can be performed by district administrators school administrators and teachers unless otherwise noted Task How to Start the Task from the Home Page LC Change the Enterprise Tests Administrator preference 1 Under STAR Math click Preferences setting if necessary The setting stays the same from year 2 To change the preferences click Edit under to year until you change it Use the Enterprise Tests Administrator Preferences oreference to set whether to administrator Enterprise tests only or both Enterprise and non Enterprise tests This preference affects both STAR Math and STAR Reading at the same time C Set the classroom preferences for each STAR Math class 1 Under STAR Math click Preferences Preferences set the monitor password requirement
16. e it Use the Enterprise Tests preference to set whether to administrator Enterprise tests only or both Enterprise and non Enterprise tests This preference affects both STAR Math and STAR Reading at the same time 1 Under STAR Reading click Preferences 2 To change the preferences click Edit under Administrator Preferences Set the preferences for each STAR Reading class Preferences set the monitor password requirements test used test registration requirements and ATOS 2000 score names If you copied last year s classes in Renaissance Place the preference settings were copied with the classes 1 Under STAR Reading click Preferences 2 Choose a school and a single class from the drop down lists if necessary 3 To change the preferences click Edit under Classroom Preferences Register students for testing if registration is required 1 Under STAR Reading click Preferences 2 Choose a school and a single class from the drop down lists if necessary 3 Click Edit under Classroom Preferences 4 Click the Yes option if necessary then click Register Students Then check the students to register and click Save You can also click the No option in the preference if you don t want to require registration set the student preferences for each STAR Reading class You can use these preferences to set an Estimated Instructional Reading Level or an extended time limit for students who need them If
17. eports district 1 Under Renaissance Place click Consolidated administrators or school administrators only Reports 2 Click View Reporting Periods 3 On the View Reporting Periods page click Add Reporting Period to add new reporting periods or use the Edit or Delete links to make changes to existing reporting periods as needed Renaissance Place Getting Ready for a New School Year 2 O Q Summer School For tips on using your Renaissance Place Programs during summer school see Knowledge Base article 7901571 at http support renlearn com techkb techkb 7901571e asp gt Importing Data Files You can also import student personnel class and course information including updates to student enrollments and personnel assignments if you have a properly formatted file from another source such as a student information system For more information see the Renaissance Place help or the Renaissance Place Software Manual R53163 131223 Task How to Start the Task from the Home Page Review the list of personnel to see if any need to be added or changed Edit personnel information or school assignments If necessary ale Under Renaissance Place click Personnel Students and Parents 2 Click View Personnel search for specific personnel or just click Search to see the full list If you need to change a person s information or school click Select next to the person s name Then click o
18. er Reading Quizzes be sure to set the Other Reading Series preference Note Individual Student Settings do carry over from one school year to the next regardless of the student s school or class enrollment However it is a good idea to check these with each new school year in case some settings are no longer appropriate 1 Under Accelerated Reader click Preferences 2 Click a preference link under Classroom Preferences 3 Use the drop down lists to choose the school and class If necessary 4 Review the preference settings If any need changing click the Edit link s 5 Repeat steps 2 4 for each classroom preference category Renaissance Place Getting Ready for a New School Year 7 User Names and Passwords Be prepared to help students with user names and passwords To find them on the Home page under Renaissance Place click Personnel Students and Parents then click View Students Search for your students In the search results click the Passwords tab to see user names and passwords If you want to print the page of search results that you are viewing click Print Page If you want to print all results and choose how to group and sort them click View PDF instead R53163 131223 Task How to Start the Task from the Home Page LC Select the marking periods for Reading Practice goals and set the goals for students in your new classes if necessary Note For Reading Practice goals to carry ove
19. ers cannot edit dates L Set up student groups if necessary Groups carry over 1 Under STAR Math click Screening Progress from year to year but you may need to make changes Monitoring amp Intervention 2 Click Manage Groups 3 Click Create Group or click Add Remove Students for an existing group LC Set Growth Targets based on Student Growth Percentiles 1 Under STAR Math select Growth Targets then Set district administrators only For more information see Growth Targets Renaissance Place Getting Ready for a New School Year 14 R53163 131223 STAR Reading Do the Renaissance Place setup tasks for the school year before these tasks so that your classes are available for STAR Reading see page 2 For more information about the tasks below click Help on any STAR Reading page or see the STAR Reading Software Manual and the STAR Reading Tips for Getting Started To find these documents click Manuals in the upper right corner of any page in the software Q User Names and Passwords These tasks can be performed by district administrators school administrators and teachers unless otherwise Be prepared to help students with user names and passwords noted To find them on the Home page under Renaissance Place Task How to Start the Task from the Home Page Change the Enterprise Tests Administrator preference setting if necessary The setting stays the same from year to year until you chang
20. ick Manuals in the upper right corner of any page in Renaissance Place These tasks can be performed by district administrators district staff school administrators and school staff unless otherwise noted Task How to Start the Task from the Home Page C Add the new school year start and end dates must be 1 Under Renaissance Place click School Years done by a district administrator or district staff 2 Click Add School Year member When the new school year begins it will be the year that all users are working in automatically when they log in C Add the marking periods for each school used for goals 1 Under Renaissance Place click School Years and reports You can also copy the marking periods from 2 If the school year is still in the future click Work in a the previous school year Different School Year and choose to work in that school year This isn t necessary if the new school year is the current year 3 Click Add Edit Marking Periods C Add the days off during the school year for each school 1 Under Renaissance Place click School Years used for report calculations You can also copy the days 2 If the school year is still in the future click Work in a off from the previous school year Different School Year and choose to work in that school year This isn t necessary if the new school year is the current year 3 Click Add Edit Days Off L Set reporting periods for Consolidated R
21. ne of the links on the next page to edit information or school assignments Add personnel if necessary Be sure to give each person the user name and password that you assign Under Renaissance Place click Personnel Students and Parents Click Add School Personnel or Add District Personnel Review the list of students to see if any need to be added or changed Edit student information or characteristics if necessary This is also a good time to look for duplicate student records and merge them if necessary Under Renaissance Place click Personnel Students and Parents 2 Click View Students Search for specific students or choose a school grade and or class to see a group If you need to change a student s information or characteristics click the student s name then click the tab that requires the changes Transfer students from one school to another as needed and unenroll those who aren t returning to your school s Under Renaissance Place click Personnel Students and Parents Click Edit Multiple School Enrollments 3 Select a school search for the students check the ones who need changes and choose the desired settings on the left Add new students Under Renaissance Place click Personnel Students and Parents 2 Click Add Student Check your course list to see if any need to be added for 1 Under Renaissance Place click Courses and the new school ye
22. o minutes 2 Choose a school and class from the drop down lists if necessary 3 Check the boxes next to students who need changes 4 Click Edit Mastery Time on the left and make your changes L Check preference settings Since classes do not 1 Under MathFacts in a Flash click Preferences automatically carry over from one school year to the next 2 Choose a school and class from the drop down lists if these settings do not carry over unless you have copied necessary classes from the previous school year So you need to set 3 oreferences for this year s classes To see the settings for a preference and to make changes if necessary click the preference name C Check benchmark settings for the school Administrators Under MathFacts in a Flash click Preferences can make changes if necessary Click Benchmarks Choose a school from the drop down list if necessary a TY a Make changes to the target date and grade level benchmarks as needed STAR Early Literacy Do the Renaissance Place setup tasks for the school year before these tasks so that your classes are available for STAR Early Literacy see page 2 For more information about the tasks below click Help on any STAR Early Literacy page or see the STAR Early Literacy Software Manual and the STAR Early Literacy Tips for Getting Started To find these documents click Manuals in the upper right corner of any page in the software These ta
23. ors school administrators and teachers Task How to Start the Task from the Home Page If you use the Date and Time Restrictions preference to restrict student quizzing before and after specified dates check this preference for each school and set your new school year dates 1 Under Accelerated Reader click Preferences 2 Click Date and Time Restrictions under School Preferences 3 Use the drop down list to choose a school if necessary 4 Click Edit Date and Time Restrictions o Change the settings as needed make sure the Before Date and After Date settings are up to date Click Save Repeat these steps for other schools if necessary N D Check the settings of the other school preferences and make changes if necessary These settings carry over from year to year except for Monitor Override 1 Under Accelerated Reader click Preferences Nh Click a preference link under School Preferences 3 Use the drop down list to choose a school if necessary 4 Review the current preference settings If any need changing click the Edit link 5 Repeat steps 2 4 for each school preference category Check classroom preference settings Since classes do not automatically carry over from year to year these settings don t carry over either unless you have copied classes from the previous school year So you need to check and set preferences for this year s classes If students will take Oth
24. r from one marking period to another you must have those marking periods selected before each one starts Select all marking periods for the entire school year at the beginning of the year 1 Under Accelerated Reader click Record Books and Goals 2 Use the drop down lists to choose the school and class If necessary 3 Click Reading Practice Goals 4 Click Select Marking Periods Select the marking periods that will be used for goals then click Save 5 Set the goals and click Save C Set Reading Practice certification goals if necessary C Set up Successful Reader student groups if necessary These settings automatically carry over from year to year but you may need to make changes 1 Under Accelerated Reader click Record Books and Goals 2 Use the drop down lists to choose the school and class if necessary 3 Click Reading Practice Certifications 1 Under Accelerated Reader click Successful Reader 2 Click Create Group or Add Remove Students English in a Flash Do the Renaissance Place setup tasks for the school year before these tasks so that your classes are available for English in a Flash see page 2 For more information about the tasks below click Help on any English in a Flash page or see the English in a Flash Software Manual and the English in a Flash Tips for Getting Started To find these documents click Manuals in the upper right corner of any page in the sof
25. s 2 Choose a school and a single class from the drop test s used for Enterprise subscriptions and test down lists if necessary regisiwanon EAUNEMENS U a Jaa 3 To change the preferences click Edit under Classroom classes in Renaissance Place the preference settings Preierence were copied with the classes LC Register students for testing if registration is required 1 Under STAR Math click Preferences 2 Choose a school and a single class from the drop down lists if necessary 3 Click Edit under Classroom Preferences 4 Click the Yes option if necessary then click Register Students Then check the students to register and click Save You can also click the No option in the preference if you don t want to require registration L Set the student preferences for each STAR Math class 1 Under STAR Math click Preferences You can use these preferences to set an Estimated Math 2 Choose a school and a single class from the drop Instructional Level or an extended time limit for students down lists if necessary who need them you can also set the type of test to 3 To change the preferences click Edit under Student administer If you choose extended time limits these carry over for the students from one year to the next Preferences Renaissance Place Getting Ready for a New School Year 13 User Names and Passwords Be prepared to help students with user names and passwords To find them on the
26. sks can be performed by district administrators school administrators and teachers unless otherwise noted Task How to Start the Task from the Home Page C Set class preferences for each STAR Early Literacy class 1 Under STAR Early Literacy click Preferences to set the monitor password requirements and options for 2 Choose a school and a single class from the drop the demonstration video and hands on exercise If you down lists if necessary copied last year s classes in Renaissance Place the preference settings were copied with the classes oo To change the preferences click Edit under Classroom Preferences Renaissance Place Getting Ready for a New School Year 11 Q Renaissance Home Connect and Enterprise If you are using Renaissance Home Connect for Enterprise subscriptions this is also a good time to make sure Renaissance Home Connect is activated for your schools and to print Informational Letters for the parents of your MathFacts in a Flash students You will find the links for these tasks under Renaissance Home Connect on the Home page Q User Names and Passwords Be prepared to help students with user names and passwords To find them on the Home page under Renaissance Place click Personnel Students and Parents then click View Students Search for your students In the search results click the Passwords tab to see user names and passwords If you want to print the page of search
27. tware These tasks can be performed by all users Task How to Start the Task from the Home Page C Print a Student Progress Chart for each student 1 Under English in a Flash click Resources 2 Click Forms and Charts 3 Click Student Progress Chart 4 Print the number of copies you need LC When class starts use Teacher Mode to demonstrate how 1 Under English in a Flash click Teacher Mode the program works 2 Choose a school from the drop down list if necessary 3 Click a library then a chapter and then a lesson Renaissance Place Getting Ready for a New School Year gt Renaissance Home Connect and Enterprise If you are using Renaissance Home Connect for Enterprise subscriptions this is also a good time to make sure Renaissance Home Connect is activated for your schools and to print Informational Letters for the parents of your Accelerated Reader students e User Names and Passwords Be prepared to help students with user names and passwords To find them on the Home page under Renaissance Place click Personnel Students and Parents then click View Students Search for your students In the search results click the Passwords tab to see user names and passwords If you want to print the page of search results that you are viewing click Print Page If you want to print all results and choose how to group and sort them click View PDF instead R53163 131223 KeyWords Do the
28. w to Start the Task from the Home Page LC Set up groups if necessary for each class Groups allow 1 Under Accelerated Math click Assignment Book some students to work on objectives that the class as a 2 Use the drop down lists to choose the school and whole is not working on class if necessary 3 Click Create Group L Check the objective lists available to make sure you have 1 Under Accelerated Math click Libraries the ones you need for your classes and groups 2 Click Manage Objectives 3 Click View Edit Lists 4 Review the available objective lists To see the objectives in any one objective list click View in the row for that list LC Create add new objective lists if necessary 1 Under Accelerated Math click Libraries 2 Click Manage Objectives Click Create New List Then enter the information and choose the objectives C Select assign an objective list for each class and group 1 Under Accelerated Math click Assignment Book Use the drop down lists to choose the school and class if necessary If you re choosing a list for a group select the group Click Manage Objectives 4 Click Select Copy Existing List You can click Create New List if you need a new list L Assign objectives to students in each class and group For Accelerated Math for Intervention you do not assign objectives until after each student s first diagnostic test 1 Under Ac
29. ware Updates This is also a good time to recheck computers that have had supporting software installed in case they need updates or additional software You may also want to take advantage of updated technologies with better built in security features Such as newer browser versions R53163 131223 Task How to Start the Task Where to Get More Information Make sure each computer or tablet that will be used with the Renaissance Place software has a shortcut or favorite set up that points to the current Renaissance Place address 1 Follow the instructions for your computer s operating system and or browser If you are using AccelScan scanners with Accelerated Math make sure they are connected to the computers where they will be used and make sure those computers have the AccelScan Scanning software installed 1 Using the cable provided connect each AccelScan to the computer where it will be used 2 If you are using an 1100 USB scanner install the AccelScan drivers e Accelerated Math Software Manual e AccelScan Setup If you will be using either NEO 2s or Renaissance Responders with Renaissance Place software Accelerated Math Accelerated Reader MathFacts in a Flash and KeyWords make sure the Renaissance Receivers are connected to the correct computers 1 Using the cable provided connect each Renaissance Receiver to the computer where it will be used 2 Using the Renaissance
30. you choose extended time limits these carry over for the students from one year to the next Renaissance Place Getting Ready for a New School Year 1 Under STAR Reading click Preferences 2 Choose a school and a single class from the drop down lists if necessary 3 To change the preferences click Edit under Student Preferences 15 click Personnel Students and Parents then click View Students Search for your students In the search results click the Passwords tab to see user names and passwords If you want to print the page of search results that you are viewing click Print Page If you want to print all results and choose how to group and sort them click View PDF instead R53163 131223 Task How to Start the Task from the Home Page Set up benchmarks administrators and nonteaching 1 Under STAR Reading click Screening Progress staff only Monitoring amp Intervention 2 Click View Benchmarks For Enterprise subscriptions only click one of the tabs to choose whether to view the School District or state benchmarks If you are viewing the school benchmark select a school if necessary For school and district benchmarks you can do the following e To change the cut scores click Edit Cut Scores e To change the benchmark structure click Edit Benchmark Structure district administrators and district staff only For state benchmarks to set cut scores for grades with no benchmark dat

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