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1. if desired filter the results using the Resource Type selector Using the entry fields you can search for all words an exact wording or phrase or for one or more words you can also exclude words from your search 1 To use Simple Search first click to select the Simple Search option at the top of the screen 2 Enter your relevant search terms in the text boxes 3 Click the Resource Type drop down and then click to select the appropriate resource type from the list or leave it set to All Resource Types 4 Click the Search button this will display the results of your search within a table If there is more than one page of results navigate forward and back using the arrows at the top right At the top of the results you will see a box titled Your Search Criteria This box shows values on which your search is based 5 From the results page you can click one of the resource rows to preview it or click Back to Search to return to the search dialog NOTE Some of the search results may be grayed out when you hover over these results with your mouse you will see a Subscription Required note This means your class or district has not subscribed to the corresponding unit Searching by standards Using the Standards Search tool within Global Search you can search for resources that are correlated to a standard myNGconnect Reach Teacher User Manual v1 5 Technical Support 888 915 3276 NGSP amp HB Page 25 of 4
2. Custom Activity window 3 Fill in a name for the activity select its duration and the day on which you would like it to appear You may also add a description but this is not required 4 Click the Save to add the custom activity to your plan This adds the new activity to the Lesson Planner and the My Custom Activities folder within the Activities list Adding a resource to a custom activity Just as many preloaded Reach activities include resources you can link an online resource to your custom activity If you would like to add an image or video clip open the Digital Library If you would like to add another resource such as a PDF or MP3 open Teacher Resource Directory 1 Locate the resource you would like to add in the Digital Library or Teacher Resource Directory 2 Click the resource record to open the resource detail window 3 Click the blue Add to Planner button in the resource preview part of the window A new window for specifying the target custom activity will display 4 Select your plan from the Lesson Plan pull down at the top right of the window And select the date on which you scheduled the custom activity 5 Select the custom activity from the Activity pull down menu on the left of the window 6 Click Save From here you can either add another resource or click the Lesson Planner tab to return to your plan Editing a custom activity You can edit the name description duration and date of any
3. Support 888 915 3276 NGSP amp HB Page 29 of 41 Performing a new search To perform a new search click the Search Again button to enter your new search criteria myNGconnect Reach Teacher User Manual v1 5 Technical Support 888 915 3276 NGSP amp HB Page 30 of 41 my NG connect User Manual Opening a resource from Daily Resources Daily Resources provides a quick view and access to the student resources associated with the current day s activities from the Lesson Planner It is organized by the activity schedule and is used for presenting to the class the scheduled resources such as audio video images PDFs and activities Upon opening the Presentation Tool Daily Resources will be displayed by default 1 Using the My Plans drop down menu choose the appropriate Lesson Plan By default the current day appears To choose another day click the calendar icon 2 The list of activities and associated student resources will be displayed 3 To open a resource click to select it It will then be displayed 4 If you have closed Daily Resources and navigated to another area click the Daily Resources button at the top of the screen to view the list of activities and associated student resources then click the resource you wish to view Selecting Build Background Videos or Interactives To select a Build Background video or Interactive click the Build Background Videos amp Interactives button at the to
4. custom activity Click the activity name in the weekly view and from detail window Click Change Date to reschedule the custom activity Click Edit to change the description Select a new time from the pull down menu to change the duration Click the red x next to a resource to remove it Or click Remove All to remove all resources linked to the custom activity Click Save to save your changes and return to the plan myNGconnect Reach Teacher User Manual v1 5 Technical Support 888 915 3276 NGSP amp HB Page 12 of 41 The Lesson Planner s printing feature offers two views Week at a Glance prints summary information for each week of your plan including total duration for each day linked resources and where available standards The detailed view includes detailed information for each scheduled activity If you have Adobe Reader you can use the print feature to save a copy of your plan as a PDF 1 Select Print Plans from the Actions pull down menu This will display the Print Plan window 2 Select a time period for your print out An end date is only needed if you wish to print more than one week of your plan 3 Select the Week at a Glance or Detailed print format 4 Click Print Preview Then click Print to activate your browser s print function If you wish to save a copy of the plan select Adobe PDF instead of a printer The Planner Daily View provides a quick look at the current day s activities and can be a
5. eEdition one page at a time 2 Click the 2 page button to view the eEdition by 2 page spreads Turning the page Use the navigation arrows at the bottom of the screen to navigate the eEdition one page at a time or by 2 page spreads 1 Click the right arrow to view the next page or spread 2 Click the left arrow to view the previous page or spread Navigating to a specific page 1 To go directly to a specific page of the eEdition enter the page number in the text box at the bottom of the screen Then press Enter on your keyboard 2 Togo directly to a spread in the 2 page spread view enter the first page number of the spread or enter the page range e g 22 23 Then press Enter on your keyboard myNGconnect Reach Teacher User Manual v1 5 Technical Support 888 915 3276 NGSP amp HB Page 14 of 41 Zooming in and out You can expand or reduce your page view using the magnifying glass buttons at the bottom of the screen Each time you click a magnifying glass the view changes by 25 1 To zoom in click the magnifying glass with the plus sign You can expand your view up to 200 2 To zoom out click the magnifying glass with the minus sign You can reduce the view down to 75 Changing books You can open a different online book with the Book Chooser which is organized in two steps In Step 1 the Book Chooser displays a carousel of Reach book covers for each level In Step 2 the Book Chooser displays t
6. list of all the words starting with this letter on the left of the window 3 Click the word in the word list You will see its definition on the right of the screen You will also see an audio icon which you can click to hear the definition 4 You can look for another word or click the close icon in the upper right of the Glossary window Playing audio Read with Me audio allows you to listen to all main Student Book selections You can play Read with Me audio by clicking the round blue speaker icon Sing with Me audio plays chants dialogues poems and songs In the Student Book a CD icon links to Sing with Me audio The Sing with Me Language Songs and Sing with Me Phonics Songs books display a speaker icon for these links To activate the audio 1 Click the speaker icon or CD to start the audio for the main text 2 Click the icon again to stop the main text audio 3 Click the icon a third time to restart the audio myNGconnect Reach Teacher User Manual v1 5 Technical Support 888 915 3276 NGSP amp HB Page 16 of 41 Playing a video You can play Build Background videos within the eEdition by clicking the NGReach com link in the bottom right side of the unit opener The video player will display in a pop up window 1 Click the play button to start viewing the video 2 Click the pause button to stop the video at its current spot Click play to restart the video 3 Move the slider to jump to an earlier or later
7. to restart the video 4 Move the slider to jump to an earlier or later spot in the video 5 Click the full screen icon to expand the video to fill your screen Click escape on your keyboard to close the full screen view 6 Click the close icon to close the video player Viewing video captions The video player includes captions which display below the video 1 Click Captions On to see text captions below the video 2 Click Captions Off to turn off the caption display Adjusting video volume You can control volume using the controls in the video player 1 Click the speaker icon to mute the volume Click the speaker icon again to turn off mute 2 To raise the volume click and drag the volume bar to the right 3 To lower the volume click and drag the volume bar to the left myNGconnect Reach Teacher User Manual v1 5 Technical Support 888 915 3276 NGSP amp HB Page 6 of 41 my NG connect User Manual The Lesson Planner allows you to schedule Reach instruction in the way that best fits your calendar and teaching goals The Lesson Planner organizes instruction into activities All Reach activities have been preloaded into the planner You can start with a premade plan and move activities as needed Or you can start with a blank plan You can also schedule events create custom activities add notes for any day and print your plan You can quickly access today s activities from the daily plan view on any myNGconne
8. to the weekly view of your plan Put your mouse cursor over the activity which you would like to move 2 While your cursor displays an arrow click and hold your left mouse button Move your cursor to the desired location in the activity sequence for the target day A black line will identify the activity s new position 3 Release your mouse button The screen will refresh with the activity in its new position Moving an activity to another week 1 Click the activity name link to open the activity detail window from the weekly view of your plan 2 Click the Change Date link at the top of the details window This will display a calendar 3 Click a new date in the calendar Then click the Save button Click Yes in the confirmation pop up to confirm the date change myNGconnect Reach Teacher User Manual v1 5 Technical Support 888 915 3276 NGSP amp HB Page 10 of 41 Removing an activity Clicking the red x at the top right corner of the activity block in the weekly view is the simplest way to remove it from your plan You can also remove an activity via the activity detail window by clicking the Remove button which displays with a red label A third way to remove an activity is by way of Manage Activities under the Actions pull down menu This method involves locating the activity in a unit part folder Once you find the activity click the associated calendar and then click Remove A pop up will prompt you to confirm
9. 1 1 First click to select the Standards Search option at the top of the screen 2 Select the level associated with your standard s by clicking the level drop down and then clicking the appropriate level from the list or leave the list set to All to find standards in all grades 3 Select the appropriate standard unit by clicking the Standard Unit drop down and then clicking the appropriate unit from the list or leave the list set to All to find standards in all units 4 If you wish to add keywords that pertain to your search enter them in the Keywords text box 5 Click the Find Standards button to display the resulting standards 6 Click and drag one or more standards to the Target Standards pane to include in your search for resources 7 Click the Search button on the bottom right to search resources correlated to your target standards 8 This will display the results of your search within a table If there is more than one page of results navigate forward and back using the arrows at the top right At the top of the results you will see a box titled Your Search Criteria This box shows values on which your search is based 9 From the results page you can click one of the resource rows to preview it or click Back to Search to return to the search dialog NOTE Some of the search results may be grayed out when you hover over these results with your mouse you will see a Subscription Required note
10. 2 page button to view the eEdition by 2 page spreads Turning the page Use the navigation arrows at the bottom of the screen to navigate the eEdition one page at atime or by 2 page spreads 1 Click the right arrow to view the next page or spread 2 Click the left arrow to view the previous page or spread 3 You may also click anywhere along the left side of the book display to turn to the previous page s or click anywhere along the right side of the book display to turn to the next page s myNGconnect Reach Teacher User Manual v1 5 Technical Support 888 915 3276 NGSP amp HB Page 3 of 41 Returning to the previously viewed page To view the page you were on previously click the Last Page button which appears like a Back button at the bottom of the screen Navigating to a specific page 1 To go directly to a specific page of the eEdition enter the page number in the text box at the bottom of the screen Then press Enter on your keyboard 2 To go directly to a spread in the 2 page spread view enter the first page number of the spread or enter the page range e g 22 23 Then press Enter on your keyboard Navigating to a specific part of the book To navigate to a specific section or sub section use the Go To menu in the upper left corner of the screen 1 First click the Go To button to expand the menu 2 Each section is expandable use the arrow to expand and or collapse the sections to locate the part yo
11. Classes e An average score of all components will appear in the first row marked Average Teacher Results e The total scores for each class will appear the class average in the following rows e Columns can be sorted in ascending or descending order by clicking the arrow in the header row e Click the blue data or links in the report to drill into other reports Students at a Glance Report To see a list of students in each class and their corresponding points from the Classes at a Glance report click on a blue class in the left column The Student s at a Glance report is displayed e A list of the teacher s students in that class will appear under Students e Average scores earned for the class will appear in the first row marked Average Class Results e Total scores for each student will appear in the following rows e Columns can be sorted in ascending or descending order by clicking the arrow in the header column e Click the blue data or links in the report to drill into other reports myNGconnect Reach Teacher User Manual v1 5 Technical Support 888 915 3276 NGSP amp HB Page 39 of 41 e Click Back to return to the previous report Viewing Geo Points Report Each student has a detailed report showing points earned and points possible for Games My Vocabulary Notebook and Comprehension Coach Questions if subscribed Points for Comprehension Coach do not include fluency or time on task To access this report
12. This means your class or district has not subscribed to the corresponding unit Sorting results Initial search results are sorted by relevancy with the best matches listed first You can re sort the results by any column heading Click the Sort drop down arrow then choose how you would like the results sorted Results will then display sorted by the heading you selected myNGconnect Reach Teacher User Manual v1 5 Technical Support 888 915 3276 NGSP amp HB Page 26 of 41 Hovering over a row for details Global Search results display in a table detailing each resource s type title Program Part level unit and user If the information returned contains too many characters to display within the table more will be displayed to indicate that more information is available Hover your mouse over the more text to display the additional details Viewing additional resource details Global Search results display in a table detailing each resource s type title program part level unit and user If you wish to view additional details about the resource such as a description caption category or unit connection information click the resource row Previewing an item You can preview image video SWF or PDF based files within the Global Search 1 To preview an item first navigate to select the appropriate resource 2 Click the Preview button located on the right side of the screen This will open th
13. achers with a means to preview download and add media content to their Planners Selecting a Program Part 1 To select a Program Part click the drop down menu to expand the Program Part selector and then make an appropriate selection from the list 2 This will display a left menu showing the units for the selected Program Part Click to select a unit or resource group from the menu Navigating the Directory The Resource Directory provides an expandable menu of the resource group 1 To navigate the Directory first click a unit from the unit selector on the left side of the screen 2 This will display a left menu showing the resource groups for the selected unit Click a resource group from the menu The resources associated with the menu item you selected will be displayed on the right side of the screen 3 To view a resource click anywhere in that resource s row The Resource Details page displays if available relevant metadata of your selected resource Previewing an item 1 To preview an item first navigate to select the appropriate resource 2 Click the Preview button located on the right side of the screen This will open the item myNGconnect Reach Teacher User Manual v1 5 Technical Support 888 915 3276 NGSP amp HB Page 18 of 41 Downloading an item You can download audio MP3 image and PDF files from the Resource Directory 1 To download an item first navigate to select the appropriate resou
14. ccessed from any component within myNGconnect 1 Click the Planner Daily View button at the top right of any screen The sliding panel will overlay on the existing window 2 Select your plan from the Lesson Plan pull down menu in the upper right of the panel Then select a date 3 Scroll down as needed to view the activities 4 To view activities scheduled for another day click the calendar icon Or click the forward back arrows next to the date to scroll through the current week by day myNGconnect Reach Teacher User Manual v1 5 Technical Support 888 915 3276 NGSP amp HB Page 13 of 41 my NG connect User Manual The Student eEdition includes online versions of the NG Reach student books for levels B F and online versions of Sing with Me Language Songs for levels A F Online Student eEditions are also available for Reach into Phonics Grades 1 and 2 which include Sing with Me Phonics Songs books and Read on Your Own books Students and educators can select an eEdition to view and navigate through the online pages They can also listen to Read with Me audio and watch Build Background Videos and Interactives eEditions include a highlighter and glossary Read on Your Own books do not include audio or a glossary Changing the page view You can view your eEdition one page at a time or in 2 page spreads Use the page view buttons at the bottom of the screen to change your view 1 Click the single page button to view the
15. ck the Search button 2 This will display your Search Results 3 From this screen you may view details of the resulting videos images or refine your search using the Filter drop downs on the left 4 Click the small thumbnail image to see the details for the resource Browsing by categories The initial view of Digital Library contains a Browse Categories function for locating videos or images 1 To browse the Digital Library categories click either the Reach or Science tab 2 Choose from the left menu 3 On the right side select an appropriate category 4 The videos images will display from the categories you selected From this screen you may view details of the resulting videos images or refine your search using the drop downs on the left 5 Click the small thumbnail image to see the details for the resource myNGconnect Reach Teacher User Manual v1 5 Technical Support 888 915 3276 NGSP amp HB Page 22 of 41 Previewing Details 1 To preview the Details of Digital Library videos images first locate the videos images using the Search or Browse Category function 2 Hover over the item with your mouse this will display the Details such as unit and description for the item Viewing a resource To view a resource from Digital Library click the thumbnail image from the search results screen This will display all the item s Details as well as the video image itself Adding a resource to the Plann
16. ct screen Today s activities with their associated online resources are also easily found in the Presentation Tool Creating a new lesson plan The Reach Lesson Planner offers a wide range of premade plans from which to choose Each premade plan covers two weeks of instruction After selecting a premade plan you can easily move add or remove activities to suit your local needs You can also start with a blank plan by selecting Build Your Own Plan To set up a new plan 1 Click the Create New Lesson Plan button in the Lesson Planner toolbar The Create a New Lesson Plan dialog box will open 2 For Step 1 enter a plan name and select a start date by clicking the calendar icon It s a good idea to include the unit number in your plan name 3 If your class is using only one Reach level plan set up defaults to that level If your class is using more than one Reach level or Reach into Phonics make the appropriate selection in Step 2 Then select the unit you wish to cover Click Continue to go to the next screen 4 Step 3 offers the choice of beginning with a premade plan or building a plan from scratch myNGconnect Reach Teacher User Manual v1 5 Technical Support 888 915 3276 NGSP amp HB Page 7 of 41 5 Selecting the build your own option will take you to a blank plan screen where you can begin adding activities 6 Starting with a premade plan will take you Step 4 where you can choose from a wide range of plan
17. cted will become the student s new password Printing a student s username password 1 To print an individual student s password first view the Details page for that student 2 Click the Print Password link located in the Login Information area 3 This will display a new window containing a printer friendly version of the selected student s password Click the Print button at the top to print the password NOTE You can also print a single student s username password by following the same steps as for printing multiple students usernames passwords and selecting a single student myNGconnect Reach Teacher User Manual v1 5 Technical Support 888 915 3276 NGSP amp HB Page 37 of 41 Printing multiple students usernames passwords 1 In Class Details select the students whose passwords you wish to print using the checkboxes beside their names 2 When you ve selected all the appropriate students press the Print Selected Passwords button 3 This will display a new window containing a printer friendly version of the selected students passwords Click the Print button at the top of the window 4 After you ve printed the printer friendly password page close the popup window Preview Classes Tab Viewing Preview Classes A Preview Class can be setup by clicking the link Register a free preview account on the Educator Sign in page and entering the Key Code located in the front of th
18. e Teacher s Edition A Preview Class can be created for each individual Teacher s Edition and allows an educator to preview the online content and do planning NOTE A preview class will only be available for 30 days from the day that a teacher creates it then it expires When the Preview Classes Tab is selected the table shows which preview classes have been set up for the educator currently signed in Creating a Preview Class 1 Click the Create Preview Class button in the upper right corner of the table 2 Follow the on screen instructions to enter the Key Code found in the front of the Teacher s Edition myNGconnect Reach Teacher User Manual v1 5 Technical Support 888 915 3276 NGSP amp HB Page 38 of 41 my NG connect User Manual Class and individual At a Glance reports are available to help you track student progress The reports display students accumulated geo points along with performance data for students subscribed to Comprehension Coach and eAssessment To access reports from the teacher homepage choose Reports from the Reach into Teaching box Classes at a Glance e This will be the first report to appear after choosing reports from the homepage e Choose the appropriate content from the Content drop down menu e Choose a unit from the unit drop down menu or leave as All Units to see data for all units e A list of the teacher s classes for that level will appear under Current
19. e item Viewing a resource s Book Connection Using the drop down menu select the correct program the table will display the student book for which the resource is aligned Downloading an item You can download audio MP3 image and PDF files from Global Search 1 To download an item first navigate to the resource s detail page 2 Click the Download button located on the right side of the screen 3 This will open a new window where you can specify to Open or Save the file If the resource is a PDF the file will open in a new browser window From the top browser menu choose File then Save As myNGconnect Reach Teacher User Manual v1 5 Technical Support 888 915 3276 NGSP amp HB Page 27 of 41 Adding a resource to the Planner You can add a resource to any custom activity in your lesson plan Custom activities display in the Daily Planner with a star icon If a custom activity is not available on the day you d like open your planner and add one 1 To add an item to the Planner first navigate to select the appropriate resource see the View Resource help information for instructions on Viewing a Resource Click the Add to Planner button located on the right side of the screen This will display a new window from here choose the appropriate Lesson Plan from the drop down menu in the upper right Select a day on the planner preview at the right Review the day for a target custom acti
20. er You can add a resource to any custom activity in your lesson plan Custom activities display in the Daily Planner with a star icon If a custom activity is not available on the day you d like open your planner and add one 1 To add an item to the Planner first navigate to select the appropriate resource see the View Resource help information for instructions on Viewing a Resource 2 Click the Add to Planner button located on the right side of the screen 3 This will display a new window from here choose the appropriate Lesson Plan from the drop down menu in the upper right 4 Select a day on the planner preview at the right Review the day fora target custom activity with a star icon 5 Select the target custom activity from the Activity drop down menu from the left side 6 Click Save to add the resource to your custom activity Previewing an image 1 To preview an image after locating the image through Search or Browse Category click the small thumbnail image to view the item myNGconnect Reach Teacher User Manual v1 5 Technical Support 888 915 3276 NGSP amp HB Page 23 of 41 2 This will display the Details of the image along with the image video displayed in the top right corner of the screen Click the Preview button located above the image to launch the image in a larger viewer Downloading an image 1 To download an image after locating the image through Search or Browse Catego
21. er menu choose File then Save As Adding a resource to the Planner You can add a resource to any custom activity in your lesson plan Custom activities display in the Daily Planner with a star icon If a custom activity is not available on the day you d like open your planner and add one 7 To add an item to the Planner first navigate to select the appropriate resource see the View Resource help information for instructions on Viewing a Resource 8 Click the Add to Planner button located on the right side of the screen 9 This will display a new window from here choose the appropriate Lesson Plan from the drop down menu in the upper right 10 Select a day on the planner preview at the right Review the day fora target custom activity with a star icon 11 Select the target custom activity from the Activity drop down menu from the left side Click Save to add the resource to your custom activity myNGconnect Reach Teacher User Manual v1 5 Technical Support 888 915 3276 NGSP amp HB Page 21 of 41 my NG connect User Manual The Digital Library enables users to easily search amp browse images and videos and provides teachers with a means to add media resources to their Lesson Planner activities Performing a Simple Search The initial view of Digital Library contains a Simple Search function for locating videos or images 1 To search enter your term s in the Search field and cli
22. es 1 To change classes click the class drop down at the top right corner of the screen 2 This will display a list of your classes if you have more than one class Clicking a class from the drop down will display the details screen for that class Viewing Student Details 1 To view Student Details first view the Class Details for that student s class 2 Click the View details link alongside the appropriate student 3 This will display the Student Details page listing the selected student s name class school district information birthday gender login information and subscriptions myNGconnect Reach Teacher User Manual v1 5 Technical Support 888 915 3276 NGSP amp HB Page 36 of 41 Printing Student Details 1 To print a student s details first view the Details page for that student 2 Click the Print link or icon located in the top right corner of the screen 3 This will display a new window containing a printer friendly version of the selected student s Details page Click the Print button at the top to print the student s Details Changing a student s password 1 To change a student s password first view the Details page for that student 2 Then click the Change Password link located in the Login Information area 3 This will display the Change Password window simply click the new pictures for the student s password and then click the Save button The pictures you sele
23. from the Step 1 area at the top 3 To display the book click a thumbnail book under Step 2 This will display the selected book within the Presentation Tool Clearing the screen If you wish to clear the Presentation Tool screen click the Clear Screen button located in the top right corner of the screen This will close any open resources and panels so that the only items remaining are the top navigational buttons myNGconnect Reach Teacher User Manual v1 5 Technical Support 888 915 3276 NGSP amp HB Page 32 of 41 Exiting the Presentation Tool To exit the Presentation Tool click the Close Tool button located in the top right corner of the screen This will display a confirmation message Click Continue to close the Presentation Tool and return to the Teacher Home Page Playing a video Within Presentation Tool you can access videos from the Daily Resources drop down Unit Launch Videos drop down or inside the Student eEdition Turning on video captions Video files display within a pop up player Subtitle captions appear directly below the video For information on turning on the captions see the Teacher eEdition Media Assets help Adjusting video volume Video files appear within a pop up window which contains a volume control underneath the video For information on adjusting the volume see the Teacher eEdition Media Assets help Viewing an image Within Presentation Tool you can access images fr
24. he available student eEditions based on your Step 1 selection eEditions open in the myNGconnect eEdition viewer To change books from an open eEdition 1 Click the Book Chooser icon which appears in the top tool bar This will open the Book Chooser window 2 For Step 1 click the back or forward arrow on the carousel to find another Reach book cover within that level The available books will display under Step 2 3 For Step 2 click the cover of the book you want to view Highlighting content 1 To highlight content within the eEdition click the highlighter tool in the top tool bar Your cursor will become a plus sign 2 Click and drag your cursor across the area of the page you wish to highlight Release your cursor and the system will save your highlighting for future sessions myNGconnect Reach Teacher User Manual v1 5 Technical Support 888 915 3276 NGSP amp HB Page 15 of 41 3 To remove highlighting hover your cursor over the highlighted area Click the close button that displays in the upper right of the highlighter block Using the Glossary The eEdition Glossary includes all the terms from your Reach student books arranged alphabetically To use the Glossary 1 Click the Glossary book icon located at the top right corner of the screen The glossary will open in a pop up window 2 The Alphabet is listed across the top of the window Click the first letter of the word you want to find You will see a
25. mepage 2 Choose Phonics Grades 1 or 2 from the drop down menu 3 Click a unit in the left side menu this is an expanding menu that displays all components available in that unit 4 Click the Games link 5 A list of Phonics skills will appear in the right side menu 6 Choose a Phonics skill 7 Click Preview in the upper right corner to launch the games menu 8 Choose a game and play myNGconnect Reach Teacher User Manual v1 5 Technical Support 888 915 3276 NGSP amp HB Page 35 of 41 my NG connect User Manual About Rostering Rostering is the process of placing students into each Teacher s class for myNGconnect and assigning corresponding usernames and passwords Each class is also set up with the appropriate Level and program part subscriptions and created in the correct district and school When an order is placed an NGSP support representative initiates Rostering by contacting the district s Subscriber Contact stated on the eProducts Supplemental Order Form which is part of the purchasing paperwork If the district s Subscriber Contact has not been in contact with an NGSP support representative then they should call NGSP Tech Support at1 888 915 3276 Student Tab Viewing Class Details When entering Class Management the Detail information for the current class appears by default as the Students tab For information on viewing Details for another class see the Changing Classes help section Changing class
26. my NG connect Table of Contents Teacher eEdition 0c ccceeeeeeeeeees Lesson Planner 0 cccceceeeeceeeeeees Student eEdition cceeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Teacher Resource Directory Assessment Resource Directory Digital Library siciccsciiendesadecademedeunimbddeesn Global Search User Management cccceeceeee PAGSTO MING es ssessececevageseoeneneiedesecties Class Management PI VIOW cossos teesien At a Glance Reports cee myNGconnect Reach Teacher User Manual v1 5 NGSP amp HB Reach Teacher User Manual Technical Support 888 915 3276 Page 1 of 41 my NG connect User Manual The Teacher s eEdition is an electronic online version of the Teacher textbook Within the Teacher s eEdition users can interact with the myNGconnect content in several ways such as navigating various units and books zooming in and out on content making and saving notes and highlighting content they deem important Adding a note 1 To add a note first click the Note icon at the top of the eEdition component This will display a sticky note at the bottom right of the page 2 Enter your text within the body of the note and use the tools at the top as needed to format your note Notes are saved automatically Editing a note 1 To edit a note first hover over a note with your mouse 2 Then click anywhere inside the note This will display the note i
27. n Edit mode 3 Once in Edit mode change the text as you would in any standard desktop publishing application Your edits are saved automatically Deleting a note 1 To delete a note from Edit mode click the Delete button in the lower right corner of the note 2 This will prompt you to confirm your deletion Click Delete in the confirm window to delete the note Moving a note To move a note click on the icon and drag it to the desired spot on the screen Viewing a note myNGconnect Reach Teacher User Manual v1 5 Technical Support 888 915 3276 NGSP amp HB Page 2 of 41 To view a note hover over the note with your mouse This will display the contents of the note Adding a highlight 1 To add a highlight first click the Highlight icon at the top of the eEdition component This will enable the Highlight tool Your cursor will become a plus sign 2 Click and drag your cursor across the area of the page you wish to highlight Deleting a highlight 1 To delete a highlight hover over the highlighted area with your mouse This will reveal a close button x in the upper right corner of the highlight 2 Click the close button to delete the highlight Changing the page view You can view your eEdition one page at a time or in 2 page spreads Use the page view buttons at the top of the screen to change your view 1 Click the single page button to view the eEdition one page at a time 2 Click the
28. ner of the screen This will display a search box In the text box at the top enter a word or short phrase to search for Click the Search button This performs a search on the entire book Results are displayed below listed by page number with the searched word highlighted Playing an audio file Embedded materials such as audio files are indicated within Teacher eEdition by clickable hotspots 1 2 To play an audio file click the hotspot to launch the embedded file A pop up player will display with a Play Pause button Click this button to play the audio Adjusting audio volume Audio files appear within a pop up player which contain a volume control 1 To adjust the volume click and drag the control to the left to decrease the volume or right to increase the volume myNGconnect Reach Teacher User Manual v1 5 Technical Support 888 915 3276 NGSP amp HB Page 5 of 41 2 You may also mute and un mute the audio by clicking the speaker icon Playing a video Embedded materials such as video files are indicated within Teacher eEdition by clickable hotspots 1 To play a video file click the hotspot to launch the embedded file 2 A pop up player will display containing the video You may either click the play button in the middle of the video or the play button at the bottom of the pop up to start the video 3 Click the pause button to stop the video at its current spot Click play
29. om the Daily Resources drop down Downloading an image 1 To download an image after clicking to view the image in its original size click the Download button located below the image 2 This will open a new window where you can specify to Open or Save the file myNGconnect Reach Teacher User Manual v1 5 Technical Support 888 915 3276 NGSP amp HB Page 33 of 41 my ING connect User Manual Games are available online that provide a learning experience focusing on specific Phonics and Word Building skills Games can be launched 4 different ways From the Phonics Student eEdition From the Student homepage From the Teacher eEdition From the Teacher Resource Directory ge O g From the Student homepage Choose games from the Student homepage Choose a program set Choose a unit Choose a game set A menu will launch in a separate window choose a game and play ore o ee From the Student eEdition 1 Click the Phonics Games link located in the Read On Your Own student eEdition 2 A game set menu will launch in a separate window choose a game and play From the Teacher eEdition 1 Click the Phonics Games link located in the Teacher eEdition 2 A game set menu will launch in a separate window choose a game and play myNGconnect Reach Teacher User Manual v1 5 Technical Support 888 915 3276 NGSP amp HB Page 34 of 41 From the Teacher Resource Directory 1 Choose Resource Directory on the Reach Teacher Ho
30. p of the screen to view the list of available videos and interactives Click to select the video or interactive you wish to view It will open in full screen mode you may either click the Play button in the middle of the screen or the Play button just below it to start the video or interactive myNGconnect Reach Teacher User Manual v1 5 Technical Support 888 915 3276 NGSP amp HB Page 31 of 41 Looking at a specific day s resources Within Presentation Tool the current day s resources are displayed by default 1 To view resources for another day first click the calendar icon at the top of the screen 2 This will display a calendar simply click to select a date within the calendar The Daily Resources panel will display populated with the resources for the date that you selected Opening resource panels You can navigate to various resources within Presentation Tool by using the resource panels accessed through the buttons at the top of the screen When you click a button the sliding panel expands to show available resources Click a resource to open it in full screen presentation mode The panel will automatically close once you select the resource Opening an eEdition book 1 To open an eEdition book from within Presentation Tool click the Student eEdition button at the top of the screen 2 This will display the Book Chooser window which contains a scrolling list of available books Click the appropriate book
31. rce 2 Click the Download button located on the right side of the screen 3 This will open a new window where you can specify to Open or Save the file If the resource is a PDF the file will open in a new browser window From the top browser menu choose File then Save As Adding a resource to the Planner You can add a resource to any custom activity in your lesson plan Custom activities display in the Daily Planner with a star icon If a custom activity is not available on the day you d like open your planner and add one 1 To add an item to the Planner first navigate to select the appropriate resource see the View Resource help information for instructions on Viewing a Resource 2 Click the Add to Planner button located on the right side of the screen 3 This will display a new window from here choose the appropriate Lesson Plan from the drop down menu in the upper right 4 Select a day on the planner preview at the right Review the day for a target custom activity with a star icon 5 Select the target custom activity from the Activity drop down menu from the left side 6 Click Save to add the resource to your custom activity myNGconnect Reach Teacher User Manual v1 5 Technical Support 888 915 3276 NGSP amp HB Page 19 of 41 my NG connect User Manual The Assessment Resources Directory gives teachers online access to the Assessment Handbook and other resources to help as
32. ry click the thumbnail image to view the item 2 This will display the Details of the image along with the image displayed in the top right corner of the screen Click the Download button located above the image to download the file 3 This will open the image in a new window right click the image and choose Save image as from the menu Filtering results Filters such as Level Grade and Unit can help refine your search and uncover the video or image you are looking for 1 To search using filters first enter your search term s in the initial Search field on the main Digital Library screen Then click the Search button This will display your Search Results NOTE You may also search using the Browse Categories function 2 From this screen you may use the Filter drop downs to refine your search Click the appropriate drop down to select the Level Grade Unit and or Resource Type for the video image then click Search to view the filtered results myNGconnect Reach Teacher User Manual v1 5 Technical Support 888 915 3276 NGSP amp HB Page 24 of 41 my NG connect User Manual The Global Search allows users to search for learning resources in the system using keywords resource types or standards Users may preview the various resources and or add them to their Planner Performing a Simple Search Once the Global Search component is active you can use the Simple Search function to search using text entries and
33. s Select a plan by time part and focus Then click Save Navigating lesson plans Each plan which you set up is listed in My Plans with the name you assigned To navigate to a different plan click the My Plans pull down menu and select the plan you wish to view Your plan will display in the main lesson planner screen by work week Activities show in blocks for each day A scrollbar may display for days with multiple activities Total activity duration for the day displays in the weekday headers You can select a different week within a specific plan by clicking the forward or back arrows next to the date on the left of the screen Removing a lesson plan 1 Select Remove Plans from the Actions pull down menu This will open the Remove Lesson Plans window with of list of your plans 2 Select one or more plans that you would like to remove from the list 3 Click Remove at the bottom of the window A confirmation pop up will prompt you to confirm removal Events allow you to schedule non teaching days for one or all of your plans You can move activities forward by a day to accommodate an event or remove them from your plan Events display in blue on your plans Scheduling an event 1 Select Manage Events from the Actions pull down menu This will display the My Events window 2 Click the day in the calendar on which you would like to schedule an event 3 Select a start date If your event will last more than one day
34. select an end date 4 Input your event s name myNGconnect Reach Teacher User Manual v1 5 Technical Support 888 915 3276 NGSP amp HB Page 8 of 41 5 Identify which plans should display the event the current plan all plans for the current class or all plans for all of your classes 6 Identify whether you would like all activities moved ahead a day to accommodate the event You can also choose to remove the activities scheduled for the day of the event 7 Click Save You can either add another event or click Cancel to close the My Events window Removing a scheduled event 1 Select Manage Events from the Actions pull down menu This will display the My Events window 2 Click the day of the event which you would like to reschedule in the calendar 3 Identify whether you would like all activities moved back a day or left as is 4 Click Remove You can either add another event or click Cancel to close the My Events window You can a note to any day of your plan The note icon in the day header goes from light to dark when you add a note Notes include simple formatting tools such as bold italics numbered lists and bulleted lists You can also add a link to your note To begin find the day for which you would like to add a note in the weekly view of your plan Then 1 Click the Note icon in the day s header 2 Click inside the text box and input your note Formatting icons will display as soon as the te
35. sess a student s progress Selecting a Program Part 1 If subscribed to more than one Program Part for example Reach into Phonics click the drop down menu above the Resource list This will display all parts of the program that the teacher is subscribed to 2 Then choose a part The left menu listing will display that program part s resources Navigating the Directory The Resource Directory provides an expandable menu of the resource group 4 To navigate the Directory first click a unit from the unit selector on the left side of the screen 5 This will display a left menu showing the resource groups for the selected component Click a resource group from the menu The resources associated with the menu item you selected will be displayed on the right side of the screen 6 To view a resource click anywhere in that resource s row The Resource Details page displays the details of your selected resource Downloading an item You can download audio MP3 image and PDF files from the Resource Directory 4 To download an item first navigate to select the appropriate resource myNGconnect Reach Teacher User Manual v1 5 Technical Support 888 915 3276 NGSP amp HB Page 20 of 41 5 Click the Download button located on the right side of the screen 6 This will open a new window where you can specify to Open or Save the file If the resource is a PDF the file will open in a new browser window From the top brows
36. sessment reports are also available Click the eAssessment link to navigate to those reports Classes at a Glance Students at a Glance and the Geo Points reports can all be printed by clicking the print report icon in the upper right corner of the screen myNGconnect Reach Teacher User Manual v1 5 Technical Support 888 915 3276 NGSP amp HB Page 41 of 41
37. spot in the video 4 Click the full screen icon to expand the video to fill your screen Click escape on your keyboard to close the full screen view 5 Click the close icon to close the video player Viewing video captions The video player includes captions which display below the video 1 Click Captions On to see text captions below the video 2 Click Captions Off to turn off the caption display Adjusting video volume You can control volume using the controls in the video player 1 Click the speaker icon to mute the volume Click the speaker icon again to turn off mute 2 Toraise the volume click and drag the volume bar to the right 3 To lower the volume click and drag the volume bar to the left Playing an Interactive or Game Some Reach Build Background links in the student books open an Interactive instead of a video Read on Your Own eEditions provide links to game sets You can launch Interactives by clicking the NGReach com link at the bottom right side of the unit opener The Interactive will launch in the myNGconnect Flash player Click the Go link in the Read on Your Own eEdition to launch a game set Game sets open in the Game Menu for each skill myNGconnect Reach Teacher User Manual v1 5 Technical Support 888 915 3276 NGSP amp HB Page 17 of 41 my NG connect User Manual The Teacher Resource Directory enables teachers to browse both student and teacher facing program resources and provides te
38. the activity removal with each of these methods Adding an activity 1 Select Manage Activities from the Actions pull down menu This will display the Add Remove Activities window 2 Click the desired unit part folder to see a list of associated activities 3 Once you locate the activity click the date field or the calendar icon to open the calendar pop up 4 Select a date in the calendar pop up Then click the Save button 5 When you are done adding activities click the Save button in the Add Remove Activities window A confirmation window will display 6 Review the list of activities that will be added or removed from your plan Click OK to save the changes and return to your plan The Reach lesson planner includes activities for all instruction in the Teacher s Edition You can block time for your own activity by creating a custom activity Custom activity blocks display with a yellow sunburst and are saved in the Custom Activities folder Like the preloaded activities custom activities include space for a name description and duration They can also be linked to an online resource Creating a custom activity 1 Select Manage Activities from the Actions pull down menu This will display the Add Remove Activities window myNGconnect Reach Teacher User Manual v1 5 Technical Support 888 915 3276 NGSP amp HB Page 11 of 41 2 Click the Create a Custom Activity button in the lower left This will open the Create a
39. through the Students at a Glance report e Click the blue highlighted number in the Total points column e Choose a unit from the unit drop down menu or leave as all units to see points for all units combined NOTE My Vocabulary Notebook is not aligned with a specific unit Only points for all units will appear in this category The Comprehension Coach columns track fluency how long it takes the student to complete a task and a student s reading progress e Fluency is reported by how many words a student pronounces correctly in one minute WCPM e Time on Task is indicated in hours and minutes and reports how long a student spent reading and answering questions e Clicking the view link in student progress opens the progress reading report for the student Class and student At a Glance reports display percent scores for unit tests completed through myNGconnect eAssessment The table presents student scores and class averages for Reading Grammar and Writing Unit Tests You will find these scores in the eAssessment columns on the report To view unit test scores select a test form from the drop down menu at the top of the eAssessment columns Level B tests are test form neutral and do not require this selection Test forms include myNGconnect Reach Teacher User Manual v1 5 Technical Support 888 915 3276 NGSP amp HB Page 40 of 41 e B Beginning e Intermediate e A AH Advanced Advanced High Detailed eAs
40. u wish to view 3 Click the subsection you wish to view and it will be displayed on the screen Zooming in and out You can expand or reduce your page view using the magnifying glass buttons at the bottom of the screen Each time you click a magnifying glass the view changes by 10 1 To zoom in click the magnifying glass with the plus sign You can expand your view up to 200 2 To zoom out click the magnifying glass with the minus sign You can reduce the view down to 70 3 You may also enter a percentage between 70 and 200 in the box beside the Zoom tools at the top of the screen Type the number and press the Enter key myNGconnect Reach Teacher User Manual v1 5 Technical Support 888 915 3276 NGSP amp HB Page 4 of 41 Changing books 1 To change books first click the Change Book button which appears at the top left corner of the screen This will display the Teacher Book Chooser dialog window which contains a scrolling list of available books organized by level Click a book cover from the Step 1 area to view books within that level To select a book click a thumbnail book under Step 2 This will display the selected book within the Student eEdition or Teacher eEdition or in a separate window with Adobe Reader depending on your selection Searching within the eEdition 1 2 To search within an eEdition first click the Search button which appears as binoculars at the top right cor
41. vity with a star icon Select the target custom activity from the Activity drop down menu from the left side 6 Click Save to add the resource to your custom activity myNGconnect Reach Teacher User Manual v1 5 Technical Support 888 915 3276 NGSP amp HB Page 28 of 41 my NG connect User Manual The Leveled Book Finder allows users to search leveled books by grade topic and their leveling system of choice Once a search is performed users can download an Excel file of the results Performing a search Click the Leveled Book Finder link to launch the application in a new browser window 1 Choose the grade level s you would like to search 2 Choose the topics you would like to search 3 Inthe Reach program you can choose to include leveled books from other programs that your school may have access to 4 Choose your desired leveling system Viewing results Search results are grouped by topic Depending on how many results are returned you can page through the listing using the numbered boxes above the search results table Downloading a Lesson Plan Some books have PDF lesson plans associated with them which are noted by a PDF icon in the Lesson Plan column Click the icon to open the file which can be saved to your desktop Save results Click the Save Results button to download an Excel file that contains the results of your search myNGconnect Reach Teacher User Manual v1 5 Technical
42. xt box is activated Click one of these icons to activate the formatting tool 3 Click the orange circle in the upper right of the note to save and close myNGconnect Reach Teacher User Manual v1 5 Technical Support 888 915 3276 NGSP amp HB Page 9 of 41 The lesson planner includes tools for adding moving and removing activities from any of your plans Activities scheduled for days that have passed are locked In the weekly view you can open any activity detail window by clicking an activity name hyperlink The activity detail window displays information such as Teacher s Edition page numbers approximate duration and associated online resources It also includes functionality for rescheduling or removing the activity from your plan Outside of the lesson plans Reach activities are organized in unit part folders for each grade level unit and part You can access these folders by selecting Manage Activities from the Actions pull down menu Viewing activity details You can view the detail window for any activity by clicking its name in the weekly view The detail window includes descriptive information and linked resources if available Standards are also available for some states From the detail window you can preview linked resources and print the activity information Moving an activity within the week The drag and drop feature is the simplest way to move an activity to a different day in the same week 1 Navigate

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