Formative Writing Assessment User Manual
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1. Application Overview Login Assign a Writing Assignment Instructional Documents Assignment List Student Login Viewing amp Scoring Student Writing Reviewing Scores Support Information Getting Started Application Overview The ELS Formative Writing Assessment with automated essay scoring provides districts with a tool that prepares students for PCR items Prose Constructed Response and measures student writing The writing module guides teachers and students through a comprehensive and formative writing process Instructional guides for each prompt provide teachers with pre writing activities graphic organizers revision tips rubrics and writers models with sample student writing from each of the rubric levels Login Go to www k12els com select Login enter user information and select Login Next select Open next to the EZ Assessment icon Then click Assign a Writing Assignment Administer Test ASSESSMENT TOOLS Pre Slug test forms create an online testing administration upload test results or view edit an existing upload or online test administration 4 EZ Test Tracker Paper and Online Online Writing Pencil e EZ Assessment A Assign a Test Assign a Writing E Pre Slug Q Assignment Forms Test Assignments A View Writing Upload 2 Student Login Assignments Test https www ki2els com testin Results Q View Edit Results Assign a Writing Assignment On the Assign a2. School users access to Products or otherwise share Products with anyone outside School ELS reserves the right to terminate this Agreement if this is not observed 3 Ownership School acknowledges that Products and all system files are and shall be solely owned by ELS and ELS acknowledges that School shall own the data on Products The foregoing notwithstanding School grants ELS permission to manage data periodically for backup and maintenance 4 Term The term of this Agreement shall be for the remainder of this school year commencing on the day of implementation and terminating on June 30 of the following school year The Agreement may be renewed for successive one 1 year terms unless either party shall terminate this Agreement by notifying the other party in writing not less than thirty 30 days prior to the then current termination date 5 Fees Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement School will pay ELS an initial startup fee for each product In addition there will be an annual renewal fee for Products if School decides to continue use of Products The annual renewal fee for each year will be due and payable not later than each September 1 ELS may increase the fees by written notice to School which notice shall be given not later than forty five 45 days prior to the expiration of the then current term 6 Choice of Law This Agreement shall be governed and construed by the laws of the State of Mississippi and the pa
3. This page can be printed out and I think that many people endured these challenges to become Americans because they were given to the student pushed away by difficult conditions at home Others were pulled to the United States by The student s results new opportunities Many people left there home countries because of economic troubles can be seen under over crowding and poverty made jobs scarce farmers could not own enough land to support Scores on this page their families When they had done moved in to the United states immigrants had to adjust to a new life Immigrants tried to preserve some aspects of there own cultures At the same time most wanted to assimilate or become part of the American culture some times this came to a conflict and also family friction Reviewing Scores To see the class and school scores as a whole click View Test Data under Writing Assessment Data on the EZ Assessment Menu page This will bring you to the Test tab which View Data will allow you to see how your school as a whole scored on each assignment View common assessment data by test teacher or student Common Assessment Data Writing Assignment Data By clicking the View Teachers icon QQ view Test Data QQ view Test Data you will see how a particular class l aizi View Teacher Dat her Dat scored on the assignment Clicking the Q View Teacher Data View Teacher Data Teachers tab will bring up all teachers View Teste
4. Writing Assignment page enter the assignment information into the form Back to List Writing Assignment betis ar Description Add a brief description Choose a prompt Choose the teacher Select the grade level Select a reporting date Choose whether original or revision Prompt Select Writing Prompt ni Teacher Grade Level Reporting Date Draft Select a Draft Mode Y Writing Assignment Roster Class Select a class Add Class Student Select a Student v AddStudent Student Name Student ID Student Key Status Select a class or individual students and click Add Class or Add Student When finished click Save at the top Instructional Documents After the prompt is selected you can download the prompt rubric instructional guide and the writers model by clicking Choose a Document and selecting from the drop down menu Back to List Writing Assignment Details Description Formative Writing Assessment Demo Prompt Ti ive Ellis Island 6 8 Informative Teacher v Grade Level sy Reporting Date Draft Select a Draft Mode Writing Assignment Roster Class Select a Class Student Select a Student v Add Student Student Name Student ID Student Key Status Assignment List Ellis Island 6 8 Informative p oad Related Documents Choose a document Choose a document Ellis Island Prompt and Passage 6 8 Inform Instructional Gui
5. student to the student writing page The student s writing will be either typed or copied and pasted here v Ellis Island 6 8 Informative Prompt Carefully read American Wings and Welcome to Ellis Island What challenges did immigrants face coming to America Write a multi paragraph essay explaining why you think people endured these challenges to become Americans Use details from both texts to support your answer Passage One Welcome to Ellis Island Hi my name is Eleanor and I l be your guide today through the Ellis Island Immigration Museum Let me tell you what we will be seeing on our tour Then we can get started For those of you whose families came to the United States between 1892 and 1924 Ellis Island might have special meaning It might very well be the port of entry your family members stepped through when they arrived by boat to the United States Before their boat docked at Ellis Island hey probably looked up in awe to the Statue of Liberty which is also here in New York Harbor The purpose of Ellis Island was to register and check immigrants who hoped to make new lives in America On the ground floor where we are now standing people placed their baggage when they first entered the building When we enter the Baggage Room which is behind us you wil see displays of period baggage that might have belonged to immigrants We will then go upstairs to view the most important room to arriving immigrants the Registry R
6. to complete more revisions and edits before scoring To score click Score Checked L_ _L_L_ _ Create New Writing Assignment Back to List sj Score Checked D i Assignment Name Student Access Code Word Status Count Y Formative Writing Assessment Demo Ellis Island 6 8 Informat MV Frazier Danielle tyk3kyw Finalized om Lewis Danny tyk3gs2 Initial Ellis Island Ellis Island FWA Presentation 2 Ellis Island 6 8 Informat 6 8 Informat Williams Deborah tyk3rh Initial Jennings Ellis Island 6 8 Informat L y y FWA Presentation Ellis Island 6 8 Informat On the Writing Assignment Results page there will be four icons for each writing depending on the progress The icons are a explained to the right Scores Remove student from the roster Print a student s unscored writing View and print a student s results Uuu Unlock a student s finalized writing to allow them to edit it Font Size p n i j Spacing To view a student s Grammar Check Advanced Y results click Scores Show Grammar Rules On this page you are Prompt Ellis Island 6 8 Informative Student Name Danielle Frazier Date 07 17 2014 able to increase font size increase spacing Scores i Grade Level Focus amp Content amp Language Use and print grammar Word Count Readability Holistic Meaning Development Organization amp Style Mechanics errors on student 215 10 54 2 33 2 30 2 00 2 10 2 40 2 30 writings
7. QY gt els p solutions that work Formative Writing Assessment User Manual APPLICATION SERVICE PROVIDER AGREEMENT This Application Service Provider Agreement Agreement is made between Educational Leadership Solutions Inc a Mississippi corporation ELS and School ELS has developed and owns the ELS Product Suite Products internet based applications which make data management easier and more effective for educators School desires to use Products and ELS desires to grant School a non transferable non exclusive and revocable license License to use Products School desires to so subscribe to the networks and accept the License all pursuant to the terms and conditions provided below The parties ELS and School agree to the following 1 ELS Services Provided ELS will provide Products via the website www k12els com so that School users can utilize all Products features Technical support will be provided via phone 877 233 7833 and e mail support k12els com 2 License While this Agreement is in effect ELS grants to School a non transferable non exclusive and revocable License to limited right to access and use of Products ELS owns the copyright on Products and School has no right to copy Products or to use Products except as provided herein The grant of License herein is limited to School and its employees and School is not authorized to give anyone other than
8. d Student Data i Tested or Current for that assignment Teachers will only be able to see their classes Assessment Data Contact Us iO View Writing Data Tests C EE EE Students Clear Filters Grade Level ALL Grades Apply Filters Prompt Grade Revision Date Students Readability Holistic Language Use Organization Mechanics amp Content amp Focus amp Level Voice and Style Conventions Development Meaning demoattcenter Admin Demo Att Ctr v Ellis Island 6 8 Original Informative g Ellis Island 6 8 a Informative Original 05 01 2014 Ellis Island 6 8 M Informative Original 05 01 2014 07 17 2014 By clicking the View Students icon 2 you will see how a particular class scored on the assignment individually Clicking the Students tab will bring up all students who were scored for that assignment Teachers will only be able to see their students EER Ez Assessment Data Contact Us Heip ot View Writing Data Cae Teachers COMETEN demoattcenter Admin Demo Att Ctr Clear Filters Grade Level ALL Grades Apply Filters Teacher Prompt Grade Revision Date Students Readability Holistic Language Use Organization Mechanics amp Level Voice and Style Conventions v g Walters Deana Ellis Island 6 8 Original 05 01 2014 Informative Ellis Island 6 8 Original Informative j Powers Alice 05 01 2014 Users are able to compare student results for each writing component to
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10. de Ellis Island Inform Ellis Island Writers Model Text based Writing 4 Pt Rubric WENES TO become Ameri ans U Passage One Welcome to Ellis Island Hi my name is Eleanor and I ll be your guide today through the Ellis Island Immigration Museum Let me tell you what we will be seeing on our tour Then we can get started For those of you whose families came to the United States between 1892 and 1924 Ellis Island might have special meaning It might very well be the port of entry your family members stepped through when they arrived by boat to the United States Before their boat docked at Ellis Island they probably looked up in awe to the Statue of Liberty which is also here in New York Harbor The purpose of Ellis Island was to register and check immigrants who hoped to make new lives in America On the ground floor where we are now standing people placed their baggage when they first entered the building When we enter the Baggage Room which is behind us you will see displays of period baggage that might have belonged to immigrants We will then go upstairs to view the most important room to arriving immigrants the Registry Room After you save your assignment you will be taken to the Writing Assignment List Page this page can also be accessed from the EZ Assessment menu page by clicking View Writing Assignments There you will see a list of all the assignments that have been created at your school teachers will see on
11. ly their assignments Create New Writing Assignment Assignment Name Prompt Teacher Formative Writing Assessment Demo Ellis Island 6 8 Informative Buckley Alexandria FWA Presentation 2 Ellis Island 6 8 Informative Powers Alice Ellis Island Ellis Island 6 8 Informative Bozeman Royal Jennings Ellis Island 6 8 Informative Gregory Roulette FWA Presentation Ellis Island 6 8 Informative Walters Deana SC assignment Ellis Island 6 8 Informative Bell Quintav Date Students Progress Draft Revision w No In Finalized Scored Avg Words Y Original 07 17 2014 Original 05 01 2014 Original 04 21 2014 Original 04 21 2014 Original 05 01 2014 Original 04 14 2014 Select the icons next to the assignment to move throughout the list Only administrators and the teacher who created the assignment will be able to see these icons The icons are described below a oC we an rn gt gt gt gt Delete assignment Edit assignment Print student access codes View and manage results Student Login Students will log in by going to k12els com testing clicking Writing Assignment entering their access code and click ing Login ELS Student Login Welcome to the Student Writing Assignment Login Choose your assignment type Please enter your access code below Multiple Choice Constructed Response Test Writing Assignment Access Code Login This will take the
12. oom Current Draft A Save Essay B Save and Finish Later B Submitas Final Used 0 words and 0 characters 65000 left The student can save the writing by clicking Save Essay It is recommended to click Save Essay numerous times while writing so as not to lose any data Clicking Save and Finish Later will save the essay and log the student out Clicking Submit As Final will inform the teacher or administrator that the student has completed the writing and is ready for it to be scored Once the writing is submitted as final the student will no longer be able to edit the writing unless it is unlocked by the teacher or administrator Please note If the student s first essay has been scored the original essay is available for viewing and revising The teacher must first create a new assignment for revision then the student may login with a new access code and submit the revised draft He or she may choose to append the original draft by clicking on the Previous Draft Bar and then clicking on Append to Current Draft 6 Viewing and Scoring Student Writing To score a student s writing click the magnifying glass icon next to the desired assignment on the Writing Assignment List page Filter for students who have finalized their writing by clicking Status and choosing Finalized Check all the students who have finalized their writing View their writing by clicking on the student s name Unlock if necessary to allow students
13. rties consent to the jurisdiction of the courts within the State of Mississippi 7 Assignments School may not assign this Agreement to any other School 8 Entire Agreement and Notice This Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties and may not be amended without the specific written consent of both parties Any notice given under this Agreement Shall be sufficient if it is in writing and sent by certified or registered mail to the parties at their respective addresses Introduction Welcome to the Educational Leadership Solutions Inc ELS Product Suite web based applications designed to make data management easier and more effective for educators ELS the designer of and service provider for this product suite is a company dedicated to providing technology solutions for educators It is our belief that for educational technology to be effective it must be extremely user friendly and easy to master 30 minutes or less We have designed our product suite to meet these criteria It is our desire for all schools and school personnel to be 100 satisfied with our applications This user manual has been designed to make your school s implementation of the Formative Writing Assessment efficient and effective This manual contains instructions only on the technical use of the FWA process For instructional strategies please refer to the instructional guide for the prompt you are using Table of Contents Getting Started
14. see how they are progressing Menu Assessment Data Contact Us AUCTILS View Writing Data TEMS ohi demoattcenter Admin Demo Att Ctr Clear Filters Grade Level ALL Grades Apply Filters Student Teacher Prompt Revision Date Readability Holistic Language Use Organization Voice and Style Ellis Island 6 8 ai Crouch Stacey Walters Deana Informative Original 05 01 2014 Ellis Island 6 8 Informative Ellis Island 6 8 Dougherty Kimberly Walters Deana Informative Original 05 01 2014 Ellis Island 6 8 Informative li d 6 8 Andersen Deborah Walters Deana Original 05 01 2014 Archer Michelle Walters Deana Original 05 01 2014 Support Information Support Please contact us by phone 1 877 233 7833 or e mail support k12els com with any questions you may have regarding our products System Requirements The ELS Product Suite is a web application that is hosted by Educational Leadership Solutions Inc Because itis an internet based application users teachers and administrators can access it from any computer that has access to the internet The applications can run on web browsers including Internet Explorer Mozilla Firefox and Safari Training The ELS Product Suite has been designed to require little or no formal training Itis our goal to make the application so user friendly that it can be mastered by following written instructions All training documents user manuals an
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