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1. g p o 3 EE Home Returns you to your Homepage School Setup Takes you to a screen to set up schoolwide settings for assignments grades and terms Student Setup Takes you to a screen to edit student information and customize learning for individual students Curriculum Setup Takes you to the Curriculum screen where you can install assign and manage curriculum for your students Subjects This window displays the subjects you can assign to your students It contains ready made subjects you installed directly from SOS using the Install button as well as custom subjects you created with SOS curriculum using the Create button NOTE If this is your first time in SOS and you did not install any curriculum using the Setup Wizard this Subjects window is blank until you install curriculum from the SOS subject CDs NOTE After you install curriculum revisions they appear in the Revisions folder inside the current year folder Also a message box appears to confirm that you successfully installed a revision 36 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions As you set up your school s curriculum you work with information and follow prompts that appear in the area on the right hand side of the screen When you re building subjects for example this area offers you a list of available curriculum to choose from And when you re assigning subjects this area provides you with the buttons and checkboxes you need
2. Admini Student Setup Curriculum Setup School Setup Sections H Assignment Quiz Test Grade Term Homepage Click the calendar icon to open your school calendar ems 2010 2011 eres Itopens to the current month os On your school calendar you can go to a previous month or a future month using the scroll bar on the right side of the calendar or by clicking the left and right arrows atthe top of the small calendars on the left side of the window Click a day to highlight select it Double click a day if you want to edit that day s events You can determine if the day is a schoolday or non schoolday on this Edit Day window also Optionally if you right click any calendar day a menu with the options to editthe day add or remove events and toggle between schoolday and non schoolday appears Remember events can be a single day or multiple days Ifyou choose to clear a multiple day event itis removed from ALL days not just one Removing an event does not reset a non schoolday to a schoolday You must do that separately Teacher M4 Remember Anything you set on a School Setup screen automatically applies to every single student in SOS To customize settings for an individual student go to a Student Setup screen instead Home Returns you to your Homepage School Setup Shows you re on the School Setup screen Student Setup Takes you to a screen to edit student information a
3. Student Information First Name Select Curent Term 0 01 Usemame OS Enable Advanced Lesson Planning allowing you to assign due dates Last Name Foen F Aptivate Student I Deactivate Student Teacher Ep Visit the Teacher Lesson Book document for details about changing student grades editing a student subject or editing student options at the subject level 72
4. 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 16 17 September 2010 SCMTWTES 12 38 G 6 7 8 910 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 23 24 25 2 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 5 6 31 September 1 2 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 The Edit School Calendar window always opens to the current week for the school term selected as shown above The calendar offers you a one month view of dates in your school term Use the scroll bar to the right to view either previous or future months Each calendar day can display any number of events like holidays activities birthdays or field trips When a day contains more events than can be displayed on the calendar page you see a leaf indicating that there s more to view Double click a day to view add change or remove information Notice working school days appear in yellow while non school days are grayed out You can easily change school days to non school days and vice versa The area on the left side of the screen offers you a view of any three or more consecutive months of a school term Click lt to see previous months or gt to see future months You can also click and hold your cursor over the name of any month A small menu to help you quickly skip over to another month appears To view add change or remove information for a specific day double click the date and a small window opens allowing you to do so Click any date in either the multi month view
5. Copying Curriculum to Your Hard Drive Creating Your Own Custom Subject Editing a Custom Subject Adding Curriculum to a Custom Subject Creating Custom Assignments Editing a Title Removing Curriculum from a Custom Subject Changing the Order of Curriculum Assignments Choosing a Subject Icon Previewing an Assignment Assigning a Subject Deleting a Subject SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions Making the Most of Your SOS Setup Screens SOS lets you decide how your students e Process new information e Are graded for their work e Progress through the curriculum So you need to understand what the options do and how they connect with one another SOS is designed so that you set up options for assignments grades terms and quizzes and tests at the School level first the Student level second and the Subject level third Each level gets more specific enabling you to customize the learning experience for your students according to their needs For example if you want all students in your school to be able to play the Spelling Bee leave the checkmark in the checkbox beside Spelling Bee in the Games Access section of the School Setup screen Removing the checkmark prevents the students from accessing the game Consider this scenario for example One of your students Andrew tends to play Spelling Bee repetitively You want him to spend more time studying his lessons You go to Andrew s Student Setup screen specific to h
6. You are also able to click assignment titles that appear in this space so you can preview actual assignments NOTE When you click a button and nothing happens it s not available to you during that stage of the setup process The buttons you need are always made available for you when they are appropriate for the task The buttons at the bottom of the screen perform actions that affect your school curriculum as a whole They include Install Installs SOS curriculum to your computer This makes different subjects and the units and assignments within them available for you to use Remember If you install to your computer do not install to your desktop copy the subjects to a folder you create on your C or another drive Create Allows you to create your own custom subjects by drawing from curriculum you installed from SOS subject CDs Subjects you create yourself may be edited or deleted at any time Edit Allows you to edit any custom created subjects Delete Allows you to delete a subject Assign Lets you assign subjects to one or more students When you do this your students see their assigned schoolwork appear in their to do lists and know that this means they can begin working on assignments Edit Icon Use this to associate a small icon with each subject in your curriculum so similar subjects have similar looks To assign an icon to a subject highlight the subject and click the Edit Icon button A small Pick Icon
7. recommended for general use Even if changes have been made and saved you can come back at any time click this button and return to the original default school settings that came with SOS NOTE This button resets not only Quiz and Test Settings displayed in the screenshot but Assignment Settings and Grade Settings as well It does NOT affect the Homepage Settings Cancel Cancels any changes not yet saved 17 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions The School Grade Settings Screen acher ion Home m School Setup Student Setu Curriculum Setu La eens aana mene School Setup Sections ee Assignment C Quiz Test Grade C Tem Homepage Grading Scale Aju E amp Cl amp Dio amp Assignment Weighing lessons f of100 of 100 of 100 of 100 4 g Ber Teacher f Ep This screen allows you to decide how assignment scores are weighted by SOS The options you set are important because they affect the way your students are graded and evaluated for what they learn Let s take a closer look Remember Anything you set on a School Setup screen automatically applies to every single student in SOS To customize settings for an individual student go to a Student Setup screen instead On your Homepage click administrative functions in the Administration widget A School Setup screen opens Click the circle beside Grade in the School Setup Sections to select
8. Deactivate Student Any student you enroll in SOS is automatically activated meaning this student can access and work in SOS Student You may without deleting a student s information click the Deactivate Student setting if you want to keep a student from being able to open SOS at any time The student is not able to access SOS until reactivated by you Add a Student ADDING A STUDENT lets you add a new student to SOS Make sure the Student List at the top of the screen says Select Student otherwise you might accidentally change information for an already existing student When you click the Add Student button the textboxes and other options around the screen are enabled so you can type or click in them Enter the student s information You must enter a first name last name and user name Password is optional Clicking the Save button saves changes made to a student Clicking the Cancel button cancels changes not yet saved Remove a Student REMOVING A STUDENT allows you to permanently remove a student and all work grades and settings associated with this student from SOS Select a student s name from the Student List drop down menu at the top of the screen When the student s information appears all the textboxes and options are enabled so you can type or click in them Click the Remove button at the bottom of the screen The student is removed from the list of SOS students Options The Options button lets you cust
9. S 7 6 8 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Note The settings on this screen are very similar to term settings screens in the school calendar Because this is a Student Calendar keep in mind that the edits you make to a term here apply only to the one student selected rather than to all the students in the school To get more detail about each of the options on this screen check out the descriptions in the school calendar This calendar offers you a one month view of dates in the student s school term Use the scroll bar to the right to scroll to view previous or future months Each calendar day can display any number of events like holidays activities birthdays or field trips When a day contains more events than can be displayed on the calendar page you see a meaning there s more scheduled on that day to view Double click a day to view add change or remove information 68 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions The area on the left side of the screen lets you view a series of consecutive months of a student s school term Click lt to see previous months or tj to see future months You can also click and hold your cursor over the name of any month to see a small menu that helps you quickly skip to another month To view add change or remove information for a specific day double click the date and a small edit window opens Click any date in either the multi mont
10. Step 2 The Lesson Options section enables you to decide what students can see and do while they re working in NOTE Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 lessons affecting the way they learn the material Use the checkboxes fill in the blank boxes and drop down menu in this section to set up your lesson options If a box appears as if it s grayed out it is disabled you cannot click or type in it unless another related option is first selected or deselected If you check the Easy spelling box for example the grayed out percentage box next to it is enabled so you can type ina percentage The Games Access section lets you decide specifically the games your students may access The Bible translation dropdown box allows you to select the translation of the Bible you want your students to use Click the small arrow on the right hand side of the box and click to select your choice The Resource Center Access section allows you to decide if you want to give your students access to SOS calculators dictionaries and or periodic tables You control if they can use these tools from their Homepages in lessons projects quizzes and tests Use the checkboxes in this section to select or deselect students resource center options Click either the Save button to save any of your changes or the Cancel button to cancel any changes not yet saved NOTE Even if you made changes and saved them you can come back at any time to c
11. Student Settings Section 35 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions Curriculum Setup Before students can begin work in SOS you first need to set up a curriculum and then assign it to them Let s take a look at the Curriculum Setup screen and find out how this works Before students can open assignments in SOS the curriculum must be installed or created and assigned to them SOS provides two methods for installing and assigning curriculum the Setup Wizard and Curriculum Setup View the Setup Wizard to see that method described Processes using Curriculum Setup are described here To create custom curriculum you must use Curriculum Setup On your Homepage click the Administration button You are automatically taken to a School Setup screen Click the Curriculum Setup tab at the top to go to the Curriculum Setup screen Student Setup To assign a subjectto a student click the sign to the left af the default or custom subjects folder and then click the sign nextto the curriculum year l amp Revisions 2010 1o display the installed subjects Newt f Bible 300 2010 click on the subject title to highlight it Bie 2002010 and then click the assign button i Bible 500 2010 below E gt Earth science 2010 E OB World Geography 2010 EE A Language Arts 300 2010 E gt Histo And Geography 300 2010 E gt History And Geography 500 2010 GE Science 300 2010 GE C Custom Subjects FF
12. Test Options for a Student s ssssssssssesserrsrrsrnnnnnesseensrnsrrnan 62 Setting Up Grade Options for a Student ccccecceee eee eee e eee e reitin usadi ene enae eae 65 Editing a Student s Calenda essiant inaa aE E cae taneee AE a EANA 67 Setting Up Homepage Options for a Student ssssssssssssssssnrrrrrrrrnrsnrnneneerrnrrrenn 70 Changing a Student s Profile and SettingS cc ecece cece ania 72 Switched On Schoolhouse 2010 Teacher Checklist SOS TEACHER This guide provides you with some tools and ideas to help you get started as a teacher in Switched On Schoolhouse SOS Find out how to customize learning for your students as well as manage the SOS experience so that your workload is drastically reduced Although this program has not been designed to replace you the teacher it does save you time by taking care of administrative tasks and simple grading If you are new to SOS the first few weeks may be a period of adjustment to computerized education Soon though you ll be navigating through the various menus with ease able to quickly pinpoint ways to most effectively help your students excel Teacher Checklist To help you get started here s a small teacher checklist It outlines the major steps you need to take before teaching can actually begin Many of the basic steps are covered in the Setup Wizard or the Quick Start Guide Using the Administration button on your Teacher Homepage you can Set up
13. The total percentage for all the assignment types lessons projects quizzes and tests should add up to 100 66 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions Grade display Decide how you want a student s grades to be printed in reports You may display letter grades only percentage grades only or both letter and percentage grades Save Saves any changes you made on this screen Use Default Automatically set all the options on the Student Setup screen to SOS s default school settings the settings most recommended for general use Even if you already made changes and saved them you can come back at any time click this button and return to the original default settings that came with SOS NOTE This button resets not only Grade Settings displayed in the screenshot but also Assignment Settings as well as Quiz and Test Settings This does NOT affect the Homepage Settings Cancel Cancels any changes not yet saved Editing a Student s Calendar Edit school term calendar dates for an individual student making the calendar more specific to the student s needs Take a look at the one month view and one day view screens as well as the features on each screen Step 1 On your Homepage click administrative functions in the Administration widget A School Setup screen opens Step 2 Click the Student Setup tab at the top to go to the Student Setup screen SOS Teacher Administration Home School Setup Stu
14. This encourages students to answer to the best of their abilities the first time Problem attempts penalty box Allows you to type in the number of percentage points you want deducted each time students rework incorrect problems 10 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions Student Printing Allows students to print in SOS Student Removing the check in this box means students are not able to click the Print buttons they see on any of their screens or windows Games Access Allows you to determine student access to play educational games in the curriculum by game type Bible Translation Allows you to use the drop down menu to highlight and select the Bible translation you want your students to see and use in their assignments You can choose between the King James Version KJV and the New American Standard Bible NASB Resource Center Access Check any of the boxes in this section if you want your students to have access to SOS calculators dictionaries and or periodic tables from their Homepages while in lessons projects quizzes or tests Save Click the Save button to save any changes made on the screen Use Default The Use Default button automatically sets all the options on the School Setup screen to SOS s default settings the settings most recommended for general use Even if you ve already made changes and saved them you can come back at any time click this button and return to the original default sett
15. a disk into drive D Cancel Step 4 In this pop up window find the file for the subject to install from an SOS subject CD select the contents sosx file and click Open NOTE If the subject is already installed you see the message This curriculum is already installed Find contents sosx file or curriculum update file you want to install Look in 2 DVD Drive D J e Ee Ee E Globimag Ee My Recent My Recent Documents Documents Desktop Desktop we My Documents My Documents IE3 contents sosx My Computer My Computer My Network File name contents sasx bd My Network File name contents sosx el Places Places Files of type contents sosx sosd kd Files of type contents sosx sosd hd Copying Curriculum to Your Hard Drive Step 5 A small window opens asking if you want to leave the contents on the CD or load it on your hard drive Click next to your choice WARNING Do not install subjects to your desktop They must be installed to a drive on your computer if you select Copy to Drive We STRONGLY recommend that you allow the application to copy the curriculum to the default folder displayed in the message above the Ok Browse and Cancel buttons NOTE If you choose to leave subject contents on the CD the student must have the application CD in the computer while doing schoolwork Tip If you are installing from a CD just click the CD label to highlight it and click OK You
16. and Start Date you wish to use either by typing the date into the appropriate box or click the existing date and then the arrow to the right of the date You can now use the small calendar that appears to select the date Assign by Day If you want to change the days of the week a subject is assigned you can also do that here To assign work in a subject on a specific day of the week there must be a checkmark in the corresponding checkbox In other words to assign Bible 300 n Monday Thursday I would put a checkmark in the box on the Bible 300 row in the Monday column the Tuesday column the Wednesday column and the Thursday column Click Regenerate when you are finished selecting subjects dates and any day of the week changes you want made Click Cancel to leave due dates as they are Regenerate Due Dates i Bible 300 2010 Subject Start Date End Date Q Denonstaion 35 con Bible 300 2010 1230 2009 9 3 2010 Demonstration 3 5 2009 12 30 2009 9 3 2010 M Hov Ard Geogapty soo emoy History And Geography 300 2010 12 30 2009 9 3 2010 MA Language Atts 300 2010 Language Arts 300 2010 12 30 2009 9 3 2010 Science 300 2010 Science 300 2010 12 30 2009 9 3 2010 TIM IAAI E qA AA K aaqa T ogaao oonan TAR a New due dates are only assigned to the subjects that remain checked A confirmation window pops up for each subject you leave checked For example Regenerate due dates Are you sure you want
17. answer feedback Open page Open page Open book Open book V Leave skipped problem message M Leave skipped problem message V Access answer key MV Access answer key Easy spelling l Easy spelling Spelling penalty 5 z Spelling penalty 5 z I Notify Parent when Complete F Notify Parent when Complete Resource Center Access Quiz Test I Calculator F Calculator J Periodic Table I Periodic Table I Dictionary I Dictionary a Step 3 Select a student from the Student List drop down menu at the top of the screen The student s information appears and all the textboxes and options are enabled so you can type in or click them 62 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions Step 4 Click the Options button to open a screen where you can customize options for the student you selected Step 5 In the Student Settings Sections at the top of the Option Settings screen see example below click the circle to the left of Quiz Test Settings Step 6 Decide which quiz and test options to set clicking or typing in the appropriate areas on the screen Step 7 Click the Save button to save your changes Option Settings Taylor Student Settings Sections Quiz Options Immediate answer feedback C No answer feedback Open page C Open book MV Leave skipped problem message IV Access answer key Easy spelling Spelling penalty 5 x Notify Parent when Complete Resource Center Access Quiz Calcula
18. assignment quiz and test grade term and homepage settings for your school Set up your student s Install your curriculum Assign subjects to your students Preview assignments Set up options for student subjects You can also find help for many of the above items in the SOS tutorials SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions Administration In this section you can find information about all of these topics School Setup Setting Up Assignment Options for Your School Setting Up Quiz and Test Options for Your School Setting Up Grade Options for Your School Setting Up Homepage Options for Your School Creating a School Term Renaming a School Term Deleting a School Term Calendar Setup Excluding a Range of Days from a School Term Switching a Series of Days between School Days and Non School Days Switching Individual Days between School Days to Non School Days Adding an Event to a Calendar Day Editing an Event in a Calendar Day Removing an Event from a Calendar Day Structuring a School Term around a Calendar Creating a School Term Not Structured around a Calendar Student Setup Adding a Student Removing a Student Changing a Student s Profile and Settings Setting Up Assignment Options for a Student Setting Up Quiz and Test Options for a Student Setting Up Grade Options for a Student Editing a Student s Calendar Curriculum Setup Installing an SOS Subject Installing Revisions to Your SOS Curriculum
19. assignment list Click the Start and End Date boxes to type in the dates you want or click the drop down box arrow next to either of these boxes to open miniature interactive calendars you can use to select dates Step 10 The SOS default is to assign schoolwork Monday through Friday You have the option of assigning schoolwork in this subject to this these student s on any day of the week Just make sure that the days you select are designated as schooldays and there is a checkmark in the box next to any day you want schoolwork assigned Click a box with a checkmark to remove it or click a box without a checkmark to add one SOS Teacher Administration Student Setup Curriculum Setup Click to view Assign Tutorial Assign Health Quest 2010 Default Subjects Caleigh has Advanced Lesson Planning enabled Please specify a start date and B 2010 end date for the subject s being assigned to Caleigh Revisions 2010 Start Date 09 07 2010 End Date 06 15 2011 Schooldays 107 E Bible 500 2010 HB Bible Doctrine 2010 E Q gt Demonstration 3 5 2010 HQ Demonstration 6 12 2010 F E P High Schoo Heatth 2010 World Geography 2010 History And Geography 500 2010 gt Government and Economics 2010 A Science 500 2010 QQ Oklahoma State History 2010 A E faa E Assign by Day Schoolwork can be assigned by day of the week You select th
20. do not have to open all the files to display the folders NOTE When the copy is complete a Curriculum Update window pops open Click Ok to have the application check for any available updates or click cancel to skip this check If there are any updates they will automatically be installed 39 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions Step 6 If the current year curriculum folder displayed in the Subjects window on the left side of the screen is expanded the application closes it as it installs the subject Click the beside this folder to expand it and you can see the subject s you installed listed there This means it s now part of the curriculum you can choose to assign to your students EEk SOS Teacher Administration School Setup Student Setup Curriculum Setup B L 20 Revisions 2010 E Bible 300 2010 HE Bible 500 2010 HB Bible Doctine 2010 HQ Demonstration 35 2010 HQ Demonstration 6 12 2010 H P Eatth Science 2010 gt World Geography 2010 E GQ Language Arts 300 2010 E gt History And Geography 300 2010 FH gt History And Geography 500 2010 H gt American History 2010 A Science 300 2010 o 2 Gee Cust Teacher H3 Assigning a Subject Now that you have installed a subject you can assign it to one or more students To do this Step 1 On your Homepage click administrative functions in the Administration widget You are automatic
21. here may not always apply In some units such as in Language Arts the curriculum requires exact spelling and punctuation Maximum problem attempts box Tells you the maximum number of attempts students has to answer problems correctly Students can choose to work sequentially or non sequentially through the problems in an assignment After they use all their attempts they receive scores based on their final answers NOTE A box that appears as if it s grayed out means you cannot click or type in it unless another option is first selected or unselected If you check the Maximum problems attempt box for instance the grayed out percentage box next to it is enabled so you can type in a percentage Unlimited problem attempts option Enables students to rework problems as many times as they want until all problems are answered correctly This is like a teacher who hands back assignments to students allowing them to correct their answers and learn from their mistakes This feature also acts as a sort of built in tutor working closely with students helping them to practice certain skills and focus on their weaker areas before moving on to new lessons NOTE If students can t exit lessons because they are unable to answer all problems correctly you may need to allow them to skip problems or use the student Help button Problem attempts penalty option Deducts a certain number of percentage points each time students again attempt a problem
22. opens NOTE If a New Calendar window appears you accidentally selected a term that does not have calendar dates applied to it SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions Exclude Days Date Range Start Date 04 14 2010 Ne To choose a date or range of dates other than today select the End Date first then the End Date 04 16 2010 Start Date Click a box below to add a checkmark beside any day you want to be a non schoolday for example checking the box next to Monday makes all Mondays in the Date Range set above non schooldays Pick Individual Days in Range I Click for all days in range I Monday V Friday T Tuesday I Saturday V Wednesday I Sunday IV Thursday Optional Enter a description e g Washington D C trip Planetarium to appear on your calendar for the days you are excluding Description Church Habitat Project Step 5 Click the Exclude button at the bottom of the screen The Exclude Days window appears Step 6 Enter the first and last days of the range of dates you want excluded You can do this by manually typing in the dates or using the tiny drop down calendars next to the Start Date and End Date boxes to find and select the dates you want the side to side arrows help you scroll to other months The dates you select immediately become non school days in your term Hint Select or enter the end date first The end date cannot be before the start date Step 7 Within the range o
23. or add one if the box is blank NOTE If a New Calendar window appears instead you selected a school term that doesn t have dates associated with it School Day If the box right below the day date contains a checkmark the day you selected is designated as a school day Click the box to add or remove the checkmark Events This is where a day s events are displayed Although you cannot actually type in this area you can click a specific event to highlight and select it If a day does not contain any events this area will be blank To set the duration of the event use the date boxes appearing at the bottom of the Edit Day window 28 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions Add When you click the Add button you are prompted to type a description for the event you want to add to the day Enter the description to a maximum of 60 characters and click Save You are returned to your main calendar where you notice that the event you added appears exactly as you typed it Edit To edit an event highlight it and click the Edit button A box appears featuring the name of the event you highlighted Make your edit keeping the description to 60 characters or less then click Save You are returned to your main calendar where you notice that the event you edited appears exactly as you typed it Remove To remove an event highlight it and click the Remove button The event is removed When you return to your main calenda
24. part of School Setup you re currently editing You may edit assignments grades or terms Term Settings indicate that you re going to set school options that have to do with school terms Save Saves any changes you made on this screen Use Default Automatically sets all the options on the Homepage Setup screen to SOS s default school settings the settings most recommended for general use Even if changes have been made and saved you can come back at any time click this button and return to the original default school settings that came with SOS NOTE This button does not resets Quiz and Test Settings Assignment Settings or Grade Settings It ONLY affects the Homepage Settings Cancel Cancels any changes not yet saved Customizing Homepage Settings for Your School To customize Homepage Settings for your school Step 1 On your Homepage click administrative functions in the Administration widget A School Setup screen opens Step 2 Click the circle beside Homepage in the School Setup Sections to select Homepage Settings The Homepage Settings screen opens 34 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions SOS Teacher Administration School Setup Student getup Curriculum getup School Setup Sections C Assignment C Quiz Test C Grade C Tem Homepage FZ MyHomepage Access Leave this box checked to allow students access to the themes Only the Classic theme is permitted if the checkma
25. student can work on something assigned in a different term then change the term back when they are ready to work on assignments in the first term SCHOOL TERMS STRUCTURED AROUND A CALENDAR Traditionally a school year is divided into blocks of time that help make the material students learn more bite sized and manageable By the end of a school year students have typically learned material and developed skills that fulfill specific educational requirements SOS lets you create your own academic calendar deciding how long a school term should be You are able to organize curriculum into periods of time that work best for your students needs building school terms around traditional academic calendars or customizing dates for shorter or longer terms Like students in a traditional school setting your students are expected to complete all the schoolwork you assign to them within the block of time you establish And within that block of time your students are also expected to complete their assignments by individual due dates SCHOOL TERMS NOT STRUCTURED AROUND A CALENDAR Choosing a school term with no calendar offers you and your students a degree of freedom You might decide to go with this type of school term if you have students who e typically work ahead e are easily stressed out by due dates e need to take extra time on different assignments e work best at their own paces e learn best by doing extra projects and activities e wou
26. the Assign button Click the box next to the student to whom you want to assign the custom subject Click the Next button to assign due dates Due dates are assigned only if the student has the Advanced Lesson Planning option checked Skip to Step 7 if no due dates are to be assigned Select the Start and End Dates if they are different from the term Start and End Dates displayed If you want to assign coursework in the custom course on specific days of the week ensure there is a checkmark in the box next to each day of the week you want work for this course assigned A blank checkbox means no coursework will be assigned on those days Click the Finish button You see a small window confirming the assignment Click OK Note It is possible to assign the same custom subject to the same student more than once The system cannot check that you have already assigned a custom subject so you need to be sure it is not already assigned to the student The student sees the custom subject assignment in the current schoolwork task list and treats it as any other project Warning If you make changes to a custom assignment after assigning it to a student you must use the Edit button You must also delete the original assignment and reassign the edited version to the student Otherwise the student will not see the changes Editing a Custom Subject Follow these steps to learn how to change edit or build a subject using assignments from t
27. to regenerate due dates for Bible 300 2010 You will lose all customized due dates on this subject Yes No You are automatically returned to your Term Setup screen where all of your changes are applied 32 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions Homepage Settings MiSOS provides a number of options for both you and your students to interact with SOS This begins with the Homepage Homepage Settings enable you to decided if your students can access the MiSOS themes and widgets This page allows you to identify the specific widgets your students may access The opeions you set are important because they affect the way your students see and interact with SOS The Custom theme provides more options for both you and your students to really make SOS your own Please see the Teacher Reports and Applications Guide or the online User Manual for details on this theme On your Homepage click the Administration button You are automatically taken to a School Setup screen Click the Homepage in the School Setup Sections to go to the Homepage Settings screen SOS Teacher Administration School Setup Student Setup Curriculum Setup School Setup Sections Assignment C Quiz Test C Grade C Tem Homepage MV My Homepage Access Leave this box checked to allow students access to the themes Only the Classic theme is permitted if the checkmark is removed My Homepage Settings Allow access to Click the checkbox b
28. when taking a test Since you know your student s best you are in control Quiz and Test Options Immediate answer feedback Allows students to view scores on problems during quizzes and tests Students have only one attempt at answering No answer feedback Prevents students from seeing scores to problems until an entire quiz or test is completed Students then receive a score of zero for any still unanswered problems Students answer one question at a time and have only one attempt at answering Open page Lets students review and modify answers to problems multiple times until the quiz or test is officially exited NOTE This is the SOS default Unless you change the option all quizzes and tests are presented to students in Open Page format Open book Allows students to exit and re enter a quiz or test as many times as they wants until deciding to officially exit Leave skipped problem message Allows students to leave you a message if they are unable to answer a question for any reason Access answer key Allows a student to see correct answers to completed and graded problems Easy spelling Gives students partial credit for misspelled answers that are answered correctly as opposed to counting all misspelled answers as incorrect In the box enter a percentage to be taken off the total score of a problem whenever a student answers with misspelled words To require exact spelling in all a student s answers set the spe
29. window appears offering you six different icons to choose from Click an icon to select it Globe usually for History related subjects Bible usually for Bible related subjects Dialog Bubble usually for Language Arts related subjects Beaker usually for Science related subjects Pi Symbol usually for Math related subjects Apple usually for custom made subjects File Folder for any subject you choose The buttons in the middle of the screen allow you to make changes to the custom subjects in your Subjects window They are not enabled until you click the Create button or the Edit button indicating that you want to work with your school s subjects Save Saves any changes to your school s curriculum Cancel Cancels any changes to your school s curriculum not yet saved This tells SOS you no longer want to edit the custom subject Add Unit Adds new custom units to subjects from the custom made curriculum that appear in the Subjects window Edit Title Changes the titles of custom units or custom subjects that appear in the Subjects window 37 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions Remove Removes units or assignments from the custom curriculum in the Subjects window Move Up and Move Down Lets you control the order custom subject units and assignments are presented to students Highlight the name of a unit or assignment in the Subjects window and click the Move Up or Move Down buttons to move the u
30. Anything you set on a School Setup screen automatically applies to every single student in SOS To customize settings for an individual student go to a Student Setup screen instead 20 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions The School Term Settings Screen This screen lets you set up school terms for your students School terms are important because you cannot assign schoolwork to your students without them This is why you were asked to create an initial school term when you installed SOS To give you the greatest flexibility as a teacher SOS enables you to create two different types of terms e terms that are structured around a calendar e terms that are not structured around a calendar Before we find out how this works a couple of important notes about school terms Think of a school term as a file cabinet that holds all of a student s or students school work It is highly recommended that you assign students work in only one term While students are able to view multiple terms in SOS Student they can only work in one term at a time because they can have only one term active at a time This means while they have the option to change terms they can only view completed work from another term on the screen they cannot open an assignment and work on it For them to actually work on assignments in other terms you the teacher must manually go to the Student Term Settings screen change the student s active term so the
31. D the left ALT key while typing the numbers Pp 160 0 0025 Oo 1300 0233 pt tt or 0237 Pp 16200243 o E ee O oon OE pH f 165oro209 49 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions Tips for Building Your Own Curriculum SOS makes it convenient for you to build edit and assign curriculum to your students Before you get started though you may find it useful to not only take a look at the building blocks of the SOS curriculum but also see how it all fits together The SOS curriculum consists of three levels Subject The broadest level Math Unit A slightly more specific level There s a unit called Decimal Numbers within Math Assignment The most specific level Within the Decimal Numbers unit in Math there is an assignment called Rounding Decimals SOS subjects can be made up of anywhere between 5 11 units depending upon the area of study the level of difficulty and the time given to complete them Most yearlong subjects average 10 units SOS units can be made up of anywhere between 10 25 assignments once again depending upon the area of study and level of difficulty It s good to challenge your students and yet not overwhelm them with the number of units SOS assignments consist of four different types lessons projects quizzes and tests On average most units have 5 12 lessons 2 5 projects 2 5 quizzes and 1 final test NOTE The SOS Custom Curriculum f
32. Grade Settings Home Returns you to your Homepage School Setup Shows you re on the School Setup screen Student Setup Takes you to a screen to edit student information and customize learning for individual students Curriculum Setup Takes you to a screen to install create edit and assign subjects in SOS Edit This tells you what part of School Setup you re currently editing You may edit assignments grades and terms In this case Grade Settings indicate that you want to set school options that have to do with student grades Grading scale Lets you decide how you want students subject unit and assignment scores calculated As students go through assignments SOS automatically does the math and keeps track of scores according to these settings In each percentage box enter the lowest percentage you want students to earn to receive that letter grade 18 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions Assignment weighting Allows you to decide how different assignment types should affect students total grades As students go through assignments SOS automatically does the math and keeps track of scores according to these settings In each percentage box type in how much you want an assignment type worth The total percentage for all the assignment types lessons projects quizzes and tests should add to 100 Grade display options Lets you decide how you want students grades printed in reports Y
33. IR CHANGE HEAT ENERGY REVIEW Teacher ms Step 5 Click your choice To verify the results click a unit The lessons are listed on the right side of the screen Notice the Ei blocked symbol beside the all of the quizzes in the displayed unit Student Schoolwork 42010 2011 Assignment Title Type Due Date Score TH Bible 300 201 0 A100 Your Body Breathes Air Lesson 12 15 2009 A 100 The Body Needs Oxygen Lesson 12717 2009 A 100 Demonstration 3 5 2009 Experiment Breathing Patterns Project 01 20 2010 Ei Quz 1 Quiz 01701 2010 History And Geography 300 2010 Your Body Digests Food Lesson 01 04 2010 Q Language Arts 300 2010 Experiment Taste Test Project 01 20 2010 a Quie 2 Quiz 01707 2010 amp Science 300 2010 a Body Exercises and Rests Lesson 01 11 2010 YOU GROW AND CHANGE Experiment Taking Your Pulse Project 01 20 2010 PLANTS Biauie3 Quiz 01 14 2010 ANIMALS GROWTH AND CHANGE Your Body is Different from an Animal Lesson 01 15 2010 YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT E Quiz 4 Quiz 01719 2010 PROPERTIES OF MATTER Review Game Reference SOUNDS AND YOU Brest Test 01 20 2010 TIME AND SEASONS Reference Reference ROCKS AND THEIR CHANGE HEAT ENERGY REVIEW Teacher J m3 44 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions Previewing an Assignment Need a peek at an assignment while creating or editing subjects for your curriculum You can view any part of an assignment including the problems and ans
34. SOS 2010 User Manual Teacher Administration Functions Alpha Omega Publications MMVI Alpha Omega Publications Inc Switched On Schoolhouse 2010 Switched On Schoolhouse Switched On and their logos are registered trademarks of Alpha Omega Publications Inc All Rights Reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in an electronic retrieval system or transmitted in any form by any means electronic mechanical photocopy recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of Alpha Omega Publications Inc Brief quotations may be used in literary review Table of Contents Teacher Checklist scnienmisanirie iian Ar DARANE ANNAE eal sedaaeactaeaadesees 5 Adiministratio Meien R a neta 6 Making the Most of Your Setup SCIreens srssacrninieieee i a aoa 7 Assignment TY PGS ie cececsetesciels cevsecearsaewscagerceviatente NAE eE N Era dened 7 SCHOO SetuP ceiien E E E E E E E 8 The School Assignment Settings Screen cece ener eee ettneee eee tine eee eetiiieeeeeeteeeeeeenneeeeereea 8 setting Up Assignment Options spres En ENA O 11 The School Quiz and Test Settings SCreen cccecee cece ee eee eee inaianei riani 13 Setting Up Quiz and Test Options sessscsacecssacersesssaatnsace nenie a aa a A a E 16 The School Grade Setting Screen 0 0 eccceeeeee cette ee eeeeneeeeeeeaaeeeeseeiaeeeeseeenaeeeeeeeiaeeeeeeeaas 18 Setting Up Grade Options siiccaicicasdanscncansessdcacensnesanannndenacdexaedsasaad
35. a student s Assignment Settings screen are detailed below Step 5 Decide which assignment options to set clicking or typing in the appropriate areas on the screen Step 6 Click the Save button to save your changes Option Settings Betsy Student Settings Sections Assignment C Quiz Test C Grade Homepage Lesson Options GamesAccess M Intemet access IV Vocabulocity M Leave skipped problem message M Spelling Bee IV Access answer key M All Right Farmer Frank Quiz Bowl Easy spelling Spelling penalty 5 z Maximum problem attempts Bo Unlimited True False problem attempts Zz Problem attempts penalty jo x M Student printing Bible translation KJY Resource Center Access Homepage Lesson Project M Calculator M Calculator M Calculator IV Periodic Table M Periodic Table IV Periodic Table IV Dictionary IV Dictionary IV Dictionary eel The settings on this screen are identical to settings found in School Setup Because this is a Student Setup screen it s important to keep in mind that the options you select here apply only to the one student you selected rather than to all the students in the school To learn more about each of the options on this screen check out the descriptions in the School Setup section Edit This tells you what part of Student Setup you re currently editing You may edit assignments or grades In this case Assignment Settings indicate you re going to make decisions about a studen
36. ally taken to a School Setup screen Step 2 Click the Curriculum Setup tab at the top to go to the Curriculum Setup screen Step 3 Click the sign next to the Default Subjects folder Click the sign next to the folder with the year you want You will see that all the subjects selected for your curriculum are now displayed Step 4 Click the subject you want to assign and then click the Assign button on the bottom of the screen Notice the right side of the screen is now available for you to assign the subject to a student See example on following page 40 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions fel Student Setup Curriculum Setup i Home School Setup Subjects Click to view Global Blocking Tutorial S Default Subjects Assign Health Quest 2010 Select Term 6 E 2m0 2010 2011 E Revisions 2010 Note If students are not listed below they are using Advanced Lesson Planning and do not have a calendar for the selected term Select Students CH Ei Bible 500 2010 BB Bible Doctrine 2010 FQ Demonstration 3 5 2010 L Caleigh CH gt Demonstration 6 12 2010 Die Heo EP High Schoo Health 2010 CEQ World Geography 2010 FE gt Histow And Geography 500 2010 CH gt Government and Economics 2010 H A Science 500 2010 FE Q gt Oklahoma State History 2010 IT Block all quizzes Block Options JT Block all tests Teac
37. an decide what you want to preview and print both the presentation and problems the presentation only the problems only e the answers to problems no answers to problems e graphics Deleting a Subject To delete a subject Step 1 On your Homepage click administrative functions in the Administration widget You are automatically taken to a School Setup screen Step 2 Click the Curriculum Setup tab at the top to go to the Curriculum Setup screen SOS Teacher Administration School Setup Student Setup Curriculum Setup To assign a subjectto a student click the sign to the left of the default or custom subjects folder and then click the sign nextto the curriculum year to display the installed subjects Next click on the subjecttitle to highlight it and then click the assign button below H 2009 H 2010 Custom Subjects H Scientific Calculations 47 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions Step 3 In the Subjects window select the subject you want to delete I selected Scientific Calculations Step 4 Click the Delete button at the bottom of the screen A pop up window appears asking if you re sure you want to delete the subject Delete Subject re you sure you want to delete this subject This cannot be undone Step 5 If you answer Yes the subject is deleted and automatically removed from the Subjects window Notice that Scientific Calculations
38. ank page use the file extension dropdown menu to select the file type you want I Use Template Templates are pre formatted examples students use for projects Templates must be created in advance To use a template select the Use Template checkbox and browse to the template file you already created If you are using SOS on a network client basis any templates you use must be in the same filepath location on both computers Template Browse Curriculum Setup Window with Custom Assignment Sos Teacher Administration School coup Student Solve Curriculum Setup Types of Scientific Calculations Teacher SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions Student Setup Before students can get started in SOS Student you need to enroll them in your school SOS allows you to have up to five students working in SOS at once One way to set up your students or customize options for them so the SOS learning experience best fits their individual needs is to use the Setup Wizard You can use the Setup Wizard even if all you are doing is adding a student If you are working in SOS Teacher you can also follow these steps Step 1 On your Homepage click administrative functions in the Administration widget A School Setup screen opens Step 2 Click the Student Setup tab at the top to go to the Student Setup screen Step 3 Click the Add Student button to enroll a new student or use the drop down Student List to se
39. calendar section or the one month view calendar section to select it The selected date is highlighted in both calendar views The number of months displayed in the multi month view depends on your monitor display settings 27 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions Exclude Lets you exclude a range of dates from the calendar determining those dates to be non school days Save Saves changes made to a school calendar Reset Resets all the calendar information allowing you to create a completely new calendar for the term Cancel Cancels changes not yet saved A Calendar Day If you have a school term that s structured around time you are able to view it in calendar form focusing not only on months and weeks but also on individual days The Edit Day window allows you to get into the specifics of a single day To access this window click Administration on your Homepage You automatically go to a School Setup screen Select Term Settings Use the Term drop down menu in the middle of the screen to select a school term with calendar dates associated to it Click the small calendar icon to go to the Edit School Calendar window for the term you selected Double click an individual day in the calendar and you ll see a typical Edit Day window The calendar day date you selected displays at the top of the screen Edit Day Thursday March 24 2011 Vv Acheckmark here means this a schoolday Click to remove an existing checkmark
40. chool day to a non school day or vice versa Step 8 Click the Save button at the bottom of the screen to save your change Method 2 Step 5 Double click any school or non school day A pop up window called the Edit Day window appears so you can make edits to the individual day you selected Step 6 Click the box right below the day date to make a checkmark appear if you want the day to be a school day Click in the same box to make an existing checkmark disappear if you want the day to be a non school day Step 7 Click the Save button at the bottom of the screen to save your change These same steps and functionality apply to the student calendar as well 29 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions Changing a Series of Days from School Days to Non School Days and Vice Versa Learn how to use a simple shortcut to set a series of days to be either school or non school days Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 These same steps On your Homepage click administrative functions in the Administration widget You are automatically taken to a School Setup screen Click the circle beside Term Settings The Term Settings screen opens Use the Term drop down menu in the middle of the screen to select a term with calendar dates applied to it k When the term you selected appears in the Term menu click the calendar icon G 1 You go to the Edit School Calendar sc
41. culator dictionary and or periodic table on the Homepage in lessons and projects 61 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions Save Saves any changes you made on this screen Use Default Automatically sets all the options on the Student Setup screen to SOS s default school settings the settings most recommended for general use Even if changes have been made and saved you can come back at any time click this button and return to the original default school settings that came with SOS NOTE This button resets not only Assignment Settings but Grade Settings and Quiz Test Settings as well This does NOT affect the Homepage Settings Cancel Cancels any changes not yet saved Setting Up Quiz and Test Options for a Student You can decide how you want quizzes and tests presented to a student as well as student access to the dictionary calculator and periodic table during quizzes and tests NOTE Open Page is the SOS default Unless you change the option all quizzes and tests are presented to students in Open Page format Step 1 On your Homepage click administrative functions in the Administration widget A School Setup screen opens Step 2 Click the Student Setup tab at the top to go to the Student Setup screen Option Settings Taylor Etuden oaeiae ections C Assignment Quiz Test C Grade C Homepage QuizOptions TestOptions Immediate answer feedback C Immediate answer feedback C No answer feedback No
42. dent Setup Curriculum Setup eee Student Select Student zi Student Information menan Select Curent Tem 17 H Last Name Username J Enable Advanced Lesson Planning allowing youto assign due dates Pasioa F Activate Student Deactivate Student Step 3 Select a student from the Student List drop down menu at the top of the screen The student s information appears and all the textboxes and options are enabled so you can type or click them Step 4 Click the Calendar button at the bottom of the screen The Edit Student Calendar window as shown on the next page appears 67 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions Edit Student Calendar Step 5 Using the Select Term drop down menu select the student s school term Click Open to see the Edit Student Calendar window This window not only allows you to see the student s term in multi month one month and single day views but also edit any information you see Edit Student Calendar Taylor Schooldays are yellow Non Schooldays are gray July 2010 gt Sunday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday SM T WATIE S 1 2 S5678 Sam 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 August 2010 SAMO WARES 123 45 Gia 8 91011121314 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 September 2010 SH TWF Ss 12 3 6 7 8 5 10m 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 October 2010 SM Iwi s T2 September 1 AEE
43. e checkbox beside each widget you want your student to y Word of the Day display This Day in History You must have a checkmark in the Internet Widgets Access box to let Born on This Day students access the Google Search Box or RSS Feeds Photo Album Click to place a checkmark in the Google Search Box and or any of the Mj here in the USA RSS Feed checkboxes to allow the student to see those features q Where in the World Ifyou check an RSS Feed box enter the URL as shown below for To Do List each RSS Feed box you check then select the number of items from each RSS Feed site you want to display 1 to 10 IV Internet Widgets Access URL Items to Show at a Time RSS Feed 1 5 4 RSS Feed 2 For example http www infoplease com rss dayinhistory rss RSS Feed 3 RSS Feed 2 5 4 RSS Feed 4 RSS Feed 5 RSS Feed 3 E 5 RSS Feed 4 5 RSS Feed 5 5 LS i Cn E A Step 6 Leave the checkmark in My Homepage Access to allow access to the various themes Removing this checkmark means only the Classic theme can be used I Google Search Box Note If you can only access the Classic theme you must upgrade your version of Internet Explorer to IE 7 or higher If you allow Homepage access there are two types of optional widgets you can allow the student to access SOS provided widgets Daily Bible Verse through Photo Album and Internet RSS Feeds Step 7 The My Homepage Settings box is where you select the
44. e days of the week you want to assign schoolwork to your student s in this subject Click the box next to each day to place or remove a checkmark Schoolwork for this subject will be assigned only on days with checkmarks IZ Monday 7 Tuesday IV Wednesday I Thursday Friday I Saturday I Sunday CE Teacher Step 11 When you re satisfied that you have the subject s student s term and due dates you want click the Finish button 42 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions Global Blocking and Unblocking You have two ways to globally block or unblock quizzes or tests You can block them when you assign a subject to a student or you can block or unblock all quizzes and or tests from the Lesson Book Assignments screen You can do this when you install a subject by simply clicking the checkbox next to Block all Quizzes and or Block all Tests found on the bottom right corner of the Curriculum Assignment screen as shown below SOS Teacher Administration DEK School Setup Student Setup Curriculum Setup Subjects Assign World Geography 2010 Default Subjects Select Term H 2009 2010 2011 z B 2010 Note If students are not listed below they are using ae Advanced Lesson Planning and do not have a calendar Revisions 2010 for the selected term E E Bible 200 2010 Select Student s E Bible 500 2010 SH Earth Science 2010 Sai ER World Geography 2010 O Tayl
45. eature lets you take advantage of the flexibility of the SOS Curriculum Structure Subjects are made up of units that are specially designed to be used in conjunction with other units or can be used separately Be cautious in reorganizing assignments within units since quiz and test questions rely on the original default sequence of assignments Custom Curriculum lets you preview assignments when creating a subject so you have an efficient tool to help you make creative and effective decisions that meet the needs of your student Creating Your Own Custom Subject You can create your own subjects in SOS customizing the curriculum you assign to your students Use the subjects you installed from SOS as a foundation for building or editing subjects of your own Step 1 On your Homepage click administrative functions in the Administration widget A School Setup screen opens Step 2 Click the Curriculum Setup tab at the top to go to the Curriculum Setup screen Step 3 Click the Create button at the bottom of the screen A small Create Subject window pops up You see two options Create New Subject Allows you to create a new subject from scratch by pulling material from any of the SOS curriculum you installed Use Existing Subject Allows you to create a subject by building upon an already existing SOS subject Creating a New Subject from Scratch Step 4 Click the Create New Subject button and click OK All available installed cu
46. ect unit 3 Drag any existing unit from the Available Curriculum window and drop it onto the name of the custom subject in the Subjects window Any curriculum you drag over becomes curriculum you can actually assign to your students NOTE Want to see what an assignment looks like before you add it to your curriculum Double click the assignment title you are considering EDITING A TITLE Step 5 Select the name of a subject unit or assignment in the Subjects window Then click the Edit Title button and type in a new name 53 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions REMOVING CURRICULUM Step 6 Select the name of a unit or assignment in the Subjects window Click the Remove button NOTE Because you are editing within a subject you cannot remove the subject itself To delete a subject use the Delete button at the bottom of the screen CHANGING THE ORDER OF CURRICULUM Step 7 Select the name of a unit or assignment in the Subjects window Click either the Move Up button or the Move Down button to move the unit assignment up closer to the top of the list or down closer to the bottom of the list CHOOSING AN ICON Step 8 Select a subject name in the Subjects window and click the Edit Icon button A small pop up window appears allowing you to click and select an icon you want to choose for your subject Step 9 When you are finished editing your subject click the Save button to save all your changes If you are n
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48. emet access Vocabulary Spelling M Leave skipped problem message IV Access answer key IV All Right Farmer Frank Quiz Bowl Easy spelling Spelling penalty Maximum problem attempts True False problem attempts 7 Problem attempts penalty 0 Student printing Bible tanslation ky gt Resource Center Access Homepage Lesson Project M Calculator M Calculator M Calculator Iv Periodic Table M Periodic Table M Periodic Table M Dictionary M Dictionary Dictionary Teacher Home Returns you to your Homepage School Setup Shows you re on the School Setup screen Student Setup Takes you to a screen you use to edit student information and customize learning for individual students Curriculum Setup Takes you to a screen to install create edit and assign subjects in SOS School Setup Sections Tells you what part of School Setup you re currently editing You can edit assignments grades and terms In this case Assignment Settings indicate you are setting options that affect the way assignments are presented to your students Lesson options These options control what students can see and do while they re working in lessons affecting the way they learn the material To select an option click the box beside it placing a checkmark in it To dese ect an option click an existing checkmark to clear the checkbox SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions Internet access option Allows studen
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50. ep 5 A message appears asking if you re sure you want to delete the term Answering Yes means the term is permanently deleted from your school answering No means the term remains NOTE A term cannot be deleted if curriculum is assigned to students under that term 26 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions The School Calendar If you have a school term that s structured around time it is useful for you to know how to change dates move school days around and add special events The Edit School Calendar window lets you see your term in multi month one month and single day views as well as edit any day you see Let s find out how this window works On your Homepage click the Administration button A School Setup screen opens Click the circle next to Term Settings Use the Term drop down menu in the middle of the screen to select a school term that has calendar dates associated with it Click the small calendar icon O 4 to open the Edit School Calendar window for the term you selected NOTE If a small New Calendar pop up window appears instead you accidentally selected a school term that does not have calendar dates applied to it Edit School Calendar Schooldays are yellow Non Schooldays are gray July 2010 C Sunday Wednesday Thursday SMTWTFS August 1 1 2 56 7 8 Sig 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ol August 2010 STs H2345 Gee 8 91011121314 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
51. eside each widget you wantyour students to display You must have a checkmark in the Internet Widgets Access box to let students access the Google Search Box or RSS Feeds m C Word of the Day 0 This Day in Histo Click to place a checkmark in the Google Search Box and or any of the C Bom on This Day RSS Feed checkboxes to allow the studentto see those features Photo Album Ifyou check an RSS Feed box enter the URL as shown below for Where in the USA each RSS Feed boxyou check then select the number of items from Where in the World each RSS Feed site you want to display 1 to 10 D ToDoList To override for a specific student Student Setup select student gt Edit Student gt Homepage SAT ie ee URL Items to Show a Tine M Google Search Box RSS Feed 1 5 For example http www sciencenewsforkids ong tss SNK asp RSS Feed 2 5 C ASS Feed 4 RSS Feed 3 5 C RSS Feed 5 RSS Feed 4 5 RSS Feed 5 5 Teacher wi 33 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions Home Returns you to your Homepage School Setup Takes you to a screen to set up schoolwide settings for assignments grades and terms Student Setup Takes you to a screen to edit student information and customize learning for individual students Curriculum Setup Takes you to the Curriculum screen where you can install assign and manage curriculum for your students School Setup Sections This tells you what
52. f start and end dates you selected you can get even more specific and choose to include or exclude specific days Click the checkbox next to each individual day of the week you want excluded as a schoolday If you want to exclude all days in the selected date range click the box at the top Click for all days in range Step 8 In the optional Description textbox enter a brief description explaining why the range of dates is being excluded from this school term You might enter in descriptions like Trip to Hawaii Museum Visit Volunteer Time etc The description you enter here appears on your calendar and can help you easily see why a range of dates was excluded from your school term Step 9 If you re satisfied with the description and range of dates you set click Ok You are returned to the calendar Step 10 Click Save Calendar NOTE When you click Save Calendar to exit the calendar you are asked if you want to regenerate due dates for student schoolwork You are asked the question for each individual student To regenerate new due dates click Yes Regenerate J Regenerate due dates for Hayden s subjects SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions You can now select the subjects whose due dates you want to regenerate By default all subjects are selected To leave the due dates for a subject as is simply click the checkbox next to that subject to remove the checkmark Next select the new End Date
53. ffect all the students in SOS Here are the school setup screens that you encounter Assignment Settings screen determines how assignments are presented to students Quiz and Test Settings screen decide how quizzes and tests are presented to students Grade Settings screen set up the grading scale used for your students Term Settings screen determines the school terms where your students have work assigned Homepage Settings screen decide what access your students have for their homepage options Click the circle to the left side of the setting you want to edit Assignment Settings is the default that appears The School Assignments Setting Screen The School Setup Assignment Settings Screen This screen allows you to decide how you want assignments presented to your students The options you set here are important because they influence students interactions with assignments Let s take a closer look Remember Anything you set at the School level applies to every single student in SOS To customize settings for an individual student go to the Student level instead To open the School Assignment Settings screen click the Administration button on your Homepage An example of the screen is displayed on the next page SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions School Setup Student Setup Curriculum Setup School Setup Sections j G Assignment C Quiz Test C Grade C Tem C Homepage Lesson Options GamesAccess M Int
54. ges not yet saved 15 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions Setting Up Quiz and Test Options for Your School You can decide how you want quizzes and tests presented to your students as well as student access to the dictionary calculator and periodic table during quizzes and tests NOTE Open Page is the SOS default Unless you change this option all quizzes and tests are presented to students in Open Page format Step 1 On your Homepage click administrative functions in the Administration widget A School Setup screen opens Step 2 Click the circle beside Quiz Test Settings in the School Setup Sections to select Quiz Test Settings The words Quiz Test Settings appear at the top of the menu as the Quiz Test Settings screen opens Step 3 Decide which quiz and test options to set clicking or typing in the appropriate areas on the screen Step 4 Click the Save button to save your changes SOS Teacher Administration Student Setup Curriculum Soup School Setup Sections Assignment Quiz Test Grade C Tem C Homepage QuizOptions Test Options Immediate answer feedback Immediate answer feedback I No answer feedback No answer feedback Open page Open page Open book IC Open book Leave skipped problem message I Leave skipped problem message IV Access answer key Access answer key I Easy spelling I Easy spelling Spelingpenaty 5 y Spelingpenaly 5 4 Resource Cen
55. grade settings for individual students Step 1 On your Homepage click administrative functions in the Administration widget A School Setup screen Step 2 opens Click the Student Setup tab at the top to go to the Student Setup screen Option Settings Taylor Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Student Settings Sections C Assignment C Quiz Test Grade C Homepage Grading Scale fa Biss C 77 Df Assignment Weighting lessons 5 of 100 projects 2o of 100 quizzes 25 of 100 tests 50 of 100 Grade Display Options C show letter grade show percent grade both ene Select a student s name from the Student List drop down menu at the top of the screen The student s information appears and all the textboxes and options are enabled so you can type or click in them Click the Options button to open up a screen where you can customize options for the student you selected In the Student Settings Sections at the top of the Option Settings screen see example below click the circle to the left of Grade The student s Grade Settings screen opens Some of the key features on this screen are described on the following page Decide which grade options you want to set clicking or typing in the appropriate areas on the screen Click Save to save your changes 65 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions Option Settings Taylor Student Settings Sections C Assig
56. h view calendar section or the one month view calendar section to select it The selected date appears highlighted in both calendar views The number of months visible on your screen depends on your monitor settings Edit Day Opens the Edit Day window as displayed below Exclude Lets you exclude a range of dates from the calendar determining them as non school days When you click Exclude a small Exclude Days window appears prompting you to fill in the necessary information a brief description that explains why a range of dates is to be excluded from the school term a start and end date for the days you want to exclude and the days in the range you might still keep uncheck those boxes When you re satisfied with the range of dates set click the OK button Save Calendar Saves changes made to a school term Reset Resets the calendar dates for the term Cancel Cancels changes not yet saved Step 6 To take a closer look at an individual day double click any day to open the Edit Day window The day selected appears at the top of the screen Step 7 Use any of the buttons and features described on the following page on the student s calendar screens to edit the school term for that student Step 8 Click the Save button to save your changes Edit Day Thursday March 24 2011 v A checkmark here means this a schoolday Click to remove an existing checkmark or add one if the box is blank SOS 2010 Teacher Adm
57. he available installed curriculum Only subjects you created may be edited It s easy to tell whether a subject in your Subjects window is one you can edit or not If you select a subject you created that subject is located in the Custom Subjects folder Additionally the Edit button lights up enabling you to click it If the subject you selected is one you installed the Edit button remains disabled preventing you from clicking it Not being able to edit installed subjects means that you are able to assign any of the original subjects at any time and you also have a model to which you can refer when you want to see how an original subject was designed If you are working in a custom subject you can also add custom created assignments Step 1 On your Homepage click administrative functions in the Administration widget A School Setup screen opens Step 2 Click the Curriculum Setup tab at the top to go to the Curriculum Setup screen 52 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions SOS Teacher Administration School Soup Student Balun Curriculum Setup To assign a subjectto a student click the sign to the left of the default or Fe Revisions 2009 custom subjects folder and then click rh e the sign nextto the curriculum year sive 500 2003 to display the installed subjects Next EB Bible 700 2009 click on the subjecttitle to highlight it TF and then click the assign button GE Chistian Faith and Livi
58. her Step 5 Click the drop down menu to select the term you want NOTE Students with Advanced Lesson Planning enabled can only work under terms linked to calendars Step 6 Click the box next to the student to whom you want to assign this subject NOTE Click again to uncheck a box if you change your mind Step 7 If you want to monitor your student s understanding or progress before he or she takes a quiz or test click the box next to Block all quizzes or Block all tests You can unblock them when you are satisfied that your student is ready to proceed with the quiz or test You can also block and unblock all quizzes and or tests from the Assignments Lesson Book button screen as well You can also block or unblock a single assignment quiz or test See next section for more information TIP At any point in assigning a subject if you decide you want to cancel your actions simply click any tab to go to another screen As long as you do not click the Finish button no subjects will be assigned Step 8 If the student does not have Advanced Lesson Planning enabled click Finish For students with Advanced Lesson Planning enabled click the Next button and continue with step 9 41 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions Step 9 Specify a Start and End Date for the subject s you are assigning to your students s This generates due dates for individual assignments that automatically go into a student s calendar and
59. im only You remove the checkmark beside Spelling Bee in the Games Access section of that screen Finally you decide that Andrew needs the repetition of the words in Spelling Bee in Science and you want him to practice as much as possible To give him access to Spelling Bee in Science you put a checkmark in the box beside Spelling Bee on Andrew s Science Subject screen You have now set up your school so that e At the School level all students have access to Spelling Bee e At the Student level Andrew does not have access to Spelling Bee e At the Subject level Andrew does have access to Spelling Bee Every time you go to a more specific level of setup you override the setting on the levels above Keep in mind it is very important to know the options you chose at the most specific levels of setup That way you know what options apply When you are deciding between options during the setup process remember that you can choose to set up options at the School level and leave it at that Setup need be only as specific as you decide The information in this guide is for School level setup only You can find instruction on Student and Subject level setup in the Help files in SOS Teacher by pressing the F1 key Assignment Types As students work their way through courses by completing individual assignments it is helpful for you to know a bit about the types of assignments your students encounter in SOS before you begin selecting options to setup you
60. ings that came with SOS NOTE This button resets not only the school Assignment Settings displayed in the screenshot but also the school Term Settings and Grade Settings as well as Quiz and Test Settings It does NOT affect the Homepage Settings Cancel The Cancel button cancels any changes not yet saved Setting Up Assignment Options for Your School You can decide how you want students to interact with their assignments Use SOS s default settings or follow these simple steps to customize assignment settings for your school Step 1 On your Homepage click administrative functions in the Administration widget The School Setup Assignment Settings screen opens 11 SOS Teacher Ai School SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions dministration Dek Student Setup Curriculum Setup Setup Sections ni Assignment C Quiz Test Grade C Term C Homepage M Interni M Leave skipped problem message M Access answer key Lesson Options GamesAccess et access M Yocabulary Spelling All Right Farmer Frank Quiz Bowl I Easy spelling Spelling penalty 5 z Maximum problem attempts 3 I Unlimited True False problem attempts 7 Problem attempts penalty fo z M Student printing Bible translation ky x Resource Center Access Homepage Lesson Project Calculator Calculator M Calculator Periodic Table I Periodic Table IV Periodic Table Dictionary I Dictionary M Dictionary Teacher
61. inistration Functions School Day If this box contains a checkmark the day selected was designated a school day Click in the box to add or remove the checkmark Events This is where a day s events are displayed Although you cannot actually type in this area you can click a specific event to highlight and select it If a day does not contain any events this area is blank Add Event Lets you add a new event to a student s day Click this button and type in a description for the event you re adding Click Save when your re finished Edit Event Lets you edit a day s events Highlight the event you want to edit and click the Edit Event button Type in your changes and click Save Remove Event Lets you remove an event from a day Highlight the event and click the Remove Event button The event is removed from the day NOTE Want a shortcut On the Edit School Calendar screen select any day by clicking it Then right click over the selected day and choose Remove Events from the menu that appears This removes all the events from a day Save Saves changes made to a day Cancel Cancels any changes not yet saved Setting Up Homepage Options for a Student SOS allows you to choose between options that control the options a student has for his her Homepage Although you set options for this on a school wide level you can also choose homepage options that apply only to individual students and their needs T
62. ld rather follow independent study types of structures Whatever the reason this kind of school term can help take the pressure of time away from the learning process This type of term is easy to create Instead of using a calendar to set parameters for your school term just give your school term a name and assign schoolwork to it Think of it as a box that holds the entire curriculum you assign to your students Your students find their lessons projects quizzes and tests in this box and work through the material When they finish what s in the box the school term is complete Whether they finish the work in the box in a short period of time or a long period of time doesn t matter Students with this type of term will not see their assignments on the Lesson Plan calendar They will only have events displayed on their calendar Their assignments only appear on the Assignments tab of their Schoolwork screen A school term is an organized holding place for the curriculum When all the work in a term is complete your students have fulfilled the requirements for that term and have demonstrated that they re ready to move on Let s go to the School Setup Term Settings screen so you can see how all this works On your Homepage click the Administration button A School Setup screen opens Click the circle beside Term in the School Setup Sections to select Term Settings 21 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions SOS Teacher
63. lect an existing student SOS Teacher Administration a EJ Home School EEN Student Setup Curriculum Selup a Student Select Student kd Student Information ahane Select Current Term 20092010 X Last Name Usemame T Enable Advanced Lesson Planning allowing you to assign due dates Pesce C Activate Student Deactivate Student Teacher aa The key features of this screen include Home Returns you to your Homepage School Setup Takes you to a screen to select settings for assignments grades and terms that affect all students Student Setup Shows you re on the Student Setup screen Curriculum Setup Takes you to a screen you use to install create edit assign and preview subjects in SOS 57 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions Student List This is a drop down menu displaying all the students enrolled in SOS Before you can perform any other action on the screen you almost always need to use the to first select a student First Name and Last Name These boxes display a student s first and last name User Name This box displays a student s user name the name a student goes by while working in SOS Student Password This box contains the password a student might use to log into SOS Student You choose whether to have a student log in with a password or not If you choose to have students use a password to login you must also go to the Application menu on your Homepage and
64. lick the Use Default button and return to the original default settings that came with SOS Remember Anything you set on a School Setup screen is automatically applied to every single student in SOS To customize settings for an individual student go to a Student Setup screen instead 12 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions The School Quiz and Test Settings Screen This screen allows you to decide how quizzes and tests are presented in SOS The options you set are important because they affect the way your students see quizzes and tests and are evaluated for what they learn Let s take a closer look Remember Anything you set on a School Setup screen automatically applies to every single student in SOS To customize settings for an individual student go to a Student Setup screen instead On your Homepage click the Administration button A School Setup screen opens Click the circle beside Quiz Test Settings to open the Quiz Test Settings page SOS Teacher Administration School Setup Student Setup Curriculum Setup School Setup Sections C Assignment Quiz Test Grade Tem C Homepage Quiz Options Test Options Immediate answer feedback C Immediate answer feedback No answer feedback C No answer feedback Open page Open page Open book C Open book M Leave skipped problem message Leave skipped problem message M Access answer key M Access answer key I Easy spelling Easy spel
65. ling Speling penalty 5 z Spelling penalty 5g F Notify Parent when Complete Notify Parent when Complete Resource Center Access Quiz Test I Calculator F Calculator I Periodic Table I Periodic Table I Dictionary F Dictionary Teacher Home Returns you to your Homepage School Setup Shows you re on the School Setup screen Student Setup Takes you to a screen to edit student information and customize learning for individual students 13 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions Curriculum Setup Takes you to a screen to install create edit and assign subjects in SOS School Setup Sections This tells you what part of School Setup you re currently editing You may edit assignments quizzes and tests grades and terms In this case Quiz Test Settings indicate that you want to set school options that have to do with student quizzes and tests All of the options available for you to set whether for the way quizzes are viewed or the way test are viewed are the same You have the option to set them differently for quizzes than for tests For example you may want to allow students to leave you a message if they skip a problem while taking a quiz but not while taking a test You also have the option to determine different Resource Center tools to be available to students taking a quiz than to a student when taking a test You might want your student to be able to use the Periodic Table while taking a quiz but not
66. lling penalty to 100 Note SOS automatically takes off 05 per textbox for any word more than 7 characters long if it is misspelled Misspelled words shorter than 7 characters are usually marked completely wrong 14 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions Easy spelling penalty tests and quizzes Gives students partial credit for misspelled answers that are answered correctly as opposed to counting all misspelled answers as incorrect To require exact spelling in all student answers set the spelling penalty to 100 Notify Parent when Complete Allows you as the teacher to receive a message in your SOS inbox when students complete a quiz or test Resource Center Access Check beside any of the boxes in this section if you want students to be able to use the SOS calculator dictionary and or periodic table while taking quizzes and or tests Save Saves any changes made on the screen Use Default Automatically sets all the options on the School Setup screen to SOS s default settings the settings most recommended for general use Even if you ve already made changes and saved them you can come back at any time click this button and return to the original default settings that came with SOS NOTE This button resets not only the school Quiz Test Settings displayed in the screenshot but also the school Assignment Settings and Grade Settings It does NOT affect the Homepage Settings Cancel Cancels any chan
67. lp answer this basic question In this lesson you will learn about the geography of Central America You ll locate and learn more about its countries landforms water systems climate natural resources and natural hazards F2 Grade and Continue Fll Back F12 Fwd Ihat are the borders of Central America Caribbean Sea Colombia Indian Ocean Mexico Pacific Ocean Venezuela Presentation section numbers Click any section number to open that section in the assignment Presentation section arrows Click either of these to go from one section of an assignment to another The top part of the screen is where a lesson or project is presented Problems section numbers Click any problem number to open that problem in the assignment 46 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions Problem section arrows Click either of these to go from one problem to another The bottom part of the screen is where an assignment s problems are presented The arrow on the right side of the screen expands shrinks the problems window to control viewing space If you hold your cursor between the presentation and problems part of an assignment it changes in appearance so you can click and drag the bar either up or down to resize the windows you see Show Answer Click this to see the answer key for the problem selected Exit Click this to return to the Curriculum Setup screen Print Click this to print the assignment You c
68. m or the Cancel button to cancel your unsaved term If you save your new term it is included in the list of terms you can choose for your school Use the buttons and features on the screen to edit your term to fit your needs NOTE Students may only work in one term at a time This is called their current term If you assign coursework in more than one term you will need to change the student s current term before they can work on assignments in another term They are able to view already completed assignments and see the titles of assignments yet to be done but they cannot do any work on those courses until you change their current term 23 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions Structuring a School Term around a Calendar Once you have created a new term you can select if you want the term structured around a calendar or not Follow these steps to learn how to set up a school term around calendar dates The steps branch after Step 5 depending on whether you want to go by a traditional academic year or customize your dates Step 1 On your Homepage click administrative functions in the Administration widget A School Setup screen opens Step 2 Click the circle beside Term in the School Setup Sections to open the Term Settings screen as shown on page 22 Step 3 Use the Term drop down menu to select a term to set calendar dates in Step 4 When the term you selected appears in the Term window click the calendar ico
69. n NOTE If you select an existing term the calendar for the existing term is displayed To display a new calendar you must create a new term Step 5 The New Calendar window pops open Select traditional or customized calendar type NOTE If the Edit School Calendar window opens the term you selected already has some dates applied in it You can view edit or add dates Edit School Calendar Schooldays are yellow Non Schooldays are gray 4 July 2010 gt Tuesday Wednesday Thursday SoM Twa ks az 1 20 4567 8 910 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ta 18 24 25 3l 29 30 31 September 2010 SEM TOWT ES 12 3 J678 3105 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 October 2010 SEMTE eS August 2010 SMTWTFS 12345 om 8 91011121314 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 rie 30 September 1 el fk Gy a ef teh SG 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 24 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions Steps branch here Structuring a School Term around a Traditional Academic Year Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 In the New Calendar pop up window select Traditional Year for your school term This means you selected a calendar that starts on the Tuesday after Labor Day and lasts 180 school days SOS automatically designates the start and end dates excluding Saturdays Sundays and most major holidays as non school da
70. name Resume Creating a New Subject from Scratch or Continue Creating a New Subject by Using an Existing Subject Step 6 Click the Add Unit button Your new unit temporarily named New Unit appears in the Subjects window on the left hand side of the screen Type a name for your new unit where you see the cursor blinking If you don t see the blinking cursor make sure the new unit is selected and then click the Edit Title button to type in a name Step 7 You can use any of the buttons and features on the screen to build and edit your new subject but it is also a good idea just to click the Save button to save everything first This tells SOS you re done creating the subject and it displays all the subjects in your school curriculum including the new subject you just added You can create custom assignments for your custom subjects See the Creating a Custom Assignment section beginning on page 54 SOS Teacher Administration EEx Home School Set dent Seh i Curriculum Setup a_l Subjects Available Curriculum H Government H 2009 2 w WATIE E Affects of Local Issues Teacher Ss 51 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions Assigning a Custom Subject You assign a custom subject basically the same way you assign any other subject To assign the custom subject 1 2 3 4 5 Click aa to expand the Custom Subjects folder Click the custom subject you want to assign Click
71. nd customize learning for individual students Curriculum Setup Takes you to a screen to install create edit and assign subjects in SOS School Setup Sections This tells you what part of School Setup you re currently editing You may edit assignments grades or terms Term Settings indicate that you re going to set school options that have to do with school terms 22 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions Term If you did create more than one term for your school this drop down menu lets you choose between these different terms Make sure the term you want to work with is the one displayed in the window Calendar Click this calendar to set dates for the school term you selected Lets you create a new term ename Lets you change the name of an already existing term e Lets you delete a term Saves any changes made to a term ance qaqa Cancels any changes not yet saved Creating a School Term Follow these steps to add a new term to your school Step 1 When you click administrative functions in the Administration widget on your Homepage you see the School Setup screen Step 2 Click the circle beside Term in the School Setup Sections to select Term Settings As shown on page 22 Step 3 Click the Add button at the bottom of the screen Step 4 A small box appears asking you to enter a name for your new term Type in a term name Step 5 Click either the Save button to save your new ter
72. ng 2009 below E Q gt Demonstration 35 2009 EQ Demonstration 6 12 2009 American Literature 2009 gt Consumer Math 2009 Sporish 12009 e Speech Essentials of Communication 2009 gt Histor And Geography 500 2009 J gt Histor And Geography 800 2009 BQ Language Arts 500 2009 CE Language Arts 700 2009 H JG Mathematics 0500 2009 E JG Mathematics 0700 2009 H A Science 500 2009 E A Science 600 2009 H Pennsylvania State History 2009 H Custom Subjects ERE Instali eate Teacher Ss Step 3 Select a subject to edit from the Subjects window on the left and click the Edit button at the bottom of the screen The subject you selected along with all the units in it is in the Subjects window on the left hand side of the screen Any available curriculum you can choose for your subject appears in an Available Curriculum window on the right hand side of the screen TIP Click any H to display curriculum or H to hide curriculum ADDING CURRICULUM TO A CUSTOM SUBJECT Step 4 Add curriculum to a custom subject in three ways 1 Click the Add Unit button and a new highlighted unit appears in the subject selected Type in the name of the unit Select and drag any appropriate assignments from the Available Curriculum window and drop them into the name of the unit in the Subjects window 2 Use the Add Assignment feature to create a project to add to a custom subj
73. ng are spell checked instead of marking the entire answer as incorrect if it includes a misspelled word All words 7 or more characters are automatically spell checked If Easy spelling is checked words less than 7 characters are also spell checked NOTE SOS automatically takes off 5 per textbox for any word more than 7 characters if it is misspelled Misspelled words shorter than 7 characters are usually marked completely wrong unless Easy spelling is checked Spelling penalty Gives students partial credit for correct answers if there are misspelled words as opposed to counting the entire answer incorrect if it includes a misspelled word This is true for all words regardless of length To require exact spelling in all student answers set the Spelling penalty to 100 NOTE Percentages you set here may not always apply In some units such as in Language Arts the curriculum requires exact spelling and punctuation Notify Parent when Complete Out a checkmark in the box to receive a message in your SOS inbox when students complete a quiz or test Resource Center Access Put a checkmark in any of the boxes in this section where you want students to be able to use the SOS calculator dictionary and or periodic table while taking quizzes and or tests Save Saves any changes you made on this screen Use Default Automatically sets all the options on the Quiz and Test Setup screen to SOS s default school settings the settings most
74. nit assignment either up or down in the list This lets you easily adjust the sequence of the different units assignments in your curriculum Installing an SOS Subject SOS Teacher Administration School Setup Student Setup Curriculum Setup To assign a subjectto a student click the sign to the left of the default or custom subjects folder and then click the sign nextto the curriculum year to display the installed subjects Next click on the subjecttitle to highlight it and then click the assign button below 2010 Revisions 2010 E Bitte 300 2010 E Bible 500 2010 Earth Science 2010 gt World Geography 2010 GQ Language Ats 300 2010 History And Geography 300 2010 SJ History And Geography 500 2010 H A Science 300 2010 Custom Subjects e He H Teacher l m3 Installing SOS curriculum on your computer makes different subjects and the units and assignments within them available for you to use NOTE Curriculum you install from SOS may not be edited Step 1 On your Homepage click administrative functions in the Administration widget A School Setup screen opens Step 2 Click the Curriculum Setup tab at the top to go to the Curriculum Setup screen 38 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions Step 3 Click the Install button in the lower left hand corner A small pop up window opens Insert disk Please insert
75. nment C Quiz Test Grade C Homepage Grading Scale Aly Ble EE amp Din E Assignment Weighting lessons 5 of 100 projects 20 of 100 quizzes 25 of 100 tests 50 of 100 Grade Display Options C show letter grade show percent grade both cee Note The settings on this screen are identical to settings found in School Setup Because this is a Student Setup screen keep in mind that the options you select here apply only to the one student you selected rather than to all the students in the school Edit The part of Student Setup you re currently editing You may edit assignments or grades In this case the words Grade Settings indicate that you re going to make decisions about a student s grades Grading scale These boxes allow you to determine how a student s subject unit and assignment scores are calculated and later displayed As the student goes through assignments SOS automatically does the math and keeps track of scores according to these settings In each percentage box enter the lowest percentage you want this student to earn in order to receive that letter grade Assignment weighting These boxes allow you to determine how different assignment types affect a student s total grade As the student goes through assignments SOS automatically does the math and keeps track of scores according to these settings Type in how much you want the assignment to be worth in each percentage box
76. no longer displays in my list of available subjects NOTE Although you may not undo your deletion you may create or reinstall the deleted subject again SOS Teacher Administration School Setup EEK Home Student Setup Curriculum Setup Subjects rel To assign a subjectto a student click i 208 the sign to the left of the default or H 2010 custom subjects folder and then click the sign next to the curriculum year to display the installed subjects Next click on the subject title to highlight it and then click the assign button below Teacher 3 48 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions Making Your Keyboard Bilingual If you assign a foreign language to a student your student needs to be able to enter characters not used in English There are keyboard commands available to accomplish this Entering Foreign Language Characters Use the alternate keystroke combinations below to enter problem answers correctly All of these keystrokes are performed using a combination of the left ALT key and a series of keys on the Number Pad on your keyboard The character appears when you release the ALT key If you are using a laptop computer hold down the Fn and ALT keys and type the number code NOTE Some characters allow more than one number code You may use either number Suggestion You or your student s may want to print the table below for easy reference Press and HOL
77. o customize homepage settings for individual students Step 1 On your Homepage click administrative functions in the Administration widget A School Setup screen opens Step 2 Click the Student Setup tab at the top to go to the Student Setup screen 70 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions Step 3 Select a student s name from the Student List drop down menu at the top of the screen The student s information appears and all the textboxes and options are enabled so you can type or click in them Step 4 Click the Edit Settings button to open up a screen where you can customize options for the student you selected Step 5 In the Student Settings Sections at the top of the Option Settings screen see example below click the circle to the left of Homepage The student s Homepage Settings screen opens Some of the key features on this screen are described on the following page NOTE The settings on this screen are identical to settings found in School Setup Since this is a Student Setup screen these options apply only to the single student you selected rather than all students in the school Option Settings Hayden BEE Student Settings Sections de C Assignment C Quiz Test C Grade Homepage Iv My Homepage Access Leave this box checked to allow student access to the themes Only the Classic theme is permitted if the MU AE Settee checkmark is removed Allow access to Daily Bible Verse Click th
78. omize options for assignments grades and quiz test options that affect individual students as opposed to all students Calendar The Calendar button provides you a way to customize a term calendar for individual students as opposed to all students If you assigned a student a school term that is structured around calendar dates click this button to edit it Remember Anything you set on a Student Setup screen applies only to the student you selected rather than to all the students in SOS Setting Up Assignment Options for a Student You can decide how you want assignments presented to a student This is important because it shapes the way this student is best able to learn and process the information in assignments Step 1 On your Homepage click administrative functions in the Administration widget A School Setup screen opens Step 2 Click the Student Setup tab at the top to go to the Student Setup screen 505 Teacher Administration lesson Henna alayna you to asin die dales Jen Ee Pawwod S aaee Dette Student 59 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions Step 3 Select a student from the Student List drop down menu at the top of the screen The student s information appears and all the textboxes and options are enabled so you can type in or click them Step 4 Click the Options button to open a screen where you can customize options for the student you selected Some of the key features on
79. ons C show letter grade show percent grade both 19 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions Step 3 The Grading scale section lets you decide how you want students subject unit and assignment scores calculated As students go through assignments SOS automatically does the math and keeps track of scores according to these settings In each percentage box enter the lowest percentage you want students to earn to receive that letter grade Step 4 The Assignment weighting section lets you decide how different assignment types affect students total grades As students go through assignments SOS automatically does the math and keeps track of scores according to these settings In each percentage box type in how much you want the assignment to be worth The total percentage for all the assignment types lessons projects quizzes and tests should add up to 100 Step 5 The Grade display options section allows you to determine how you want students grades displayed on the screen and printed in reports Click the circles to choose if you want to display letter grades only percentage grades only or both Step 6 Click either the Save button to save your changes or the Cancel button to cancel any changes not yet saved NOTE Even if you already made changes and saved them you can come back at any time click the Use Default button and return to the original default settings that came with SOS Remember
80. or H G Language Arts 300 2010 H History And Geography 300 2010 H o History And Geography 500 2010 H A Science 300 2010 Custom Subjects Block Options JT Block all quizzes Block all tests a _ m Teacher m3 Using the Lesson Book Assignment Screen To block or unblock all quizzes or tests after a subject is assigned Step 1 Select Lesson Book Asignments from the Administration widget on your Homepage Step 2 Using the drop down menu select the student Step 3 Right click the subject you want to block quizzes and or tests for Step 4 Move your cursor over the small arrow to the right of Block All or Unblock All to see your choices See example on next page 43 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions SOS Teacher Lesson Bi Home Lesson Plan Student Hayden X Grading Tasks Student Subject Unit Assignment Title Type Due Date Hayden Science 300 2010 YOU GROW AND CHANGE The Body Needs Oxygen Lesson 12 17 2009 Hayden Bible 300 2010 YOU CAN USE THE BIBLE Quiz 1 Quiz 12 22 2003 Student Schoolwork Subject 2010 2011 Assignment Title Bible 300 2010 A100 Demonstration 3 5 2009 History And Geography 300 2010 A35 Q Language Arts 300 2010 A100 A Science A100 Edit Subject Quizzes A100 Tests YOU ARE WHA I PROPERTIES OF ma SOUNDS AND YOU TIME AND SEASONS ROCKS AND THE
81. ot satisfied with your changes click the Cancel button to cancel any unsaved changes Creating a Custom Assignment As a part of creating a custom subject you can create a custom assignment to include in any unit in the custom subject You cannot add a custom assignment to a default subject that you installed Before you begin there are a few things to consider You have the option to have your student work this assignment by starting from a blank format or from a template If you choose a blank format Custom Assignments supports three file extensions rtf doc txt A template is a predesigned format such as a letter outline ready to be filled in If you want to use a template the template filepath MUST be the same on both the server database and the client student and teacher computers A template can be created in any application program you choose The template file must be created and in place before creating your custom assignment You also have the option of deciding what kind of assignment you want to create The same four Assignment Types used in the default SOS curriculum are available to you Project default Lesson Quiz Test These instructions assume that you have already created a custom subject and are ready to add a custom assignment to one of the units Remember all assignments must be placed in a unit Step 1 Click the Add Assignment button The Custom Assignment window opens as
82. ou may display letter grades only percentage grades only or both Save Click the Save button to save any changes made on the screen Use Default The Use Default button automatically sets all the options on the School Setup screen to SOS s default settings the settings most recommended for general use Even if you ve already made changes and saved them you can come back at any time click this button and return to the original default settings that come with SOS NOTE This button resets not only the school Grade Settings displayed in the screenshot but also the school Assignments Settings and Test and Quiz Settings It does NOT affect the Homepage Settings Cancel The Cancel button cancels any changes not saved yet Setting Up Grade Options for Your School You can decide how student work is graded and displayed Use SOS s default settings or follow these simple steps to customize grade settings for your school Step 1 On your Homepage click administrative functions in the Administration widget The School Setup Assignment Settings screen opens Step 2 Click the circle beside Grade in the School Setup Sections to select Grade Settings Student Setup C Assignment C Quiz Test Grade C Term C Homepage School Setup Sections Grading Scale Ajss fe Bles amp e7 amp Din Assignment Weighing lessons js ef 100 projects jaa of 100 quizzes jos Sof 100 tests feo of 100 Grade Display Opti
83. ow opens for you to select the template to use Browse to the template location e Double click the template filename Notice that the template filename including the pathname is now in the template textbox on the bottom of the screen If you need a different template use the Browse button to the right of the template textbox Step 7 Click the OK button when you are finished to return to the Curriculum Setup screen Step 8 Click to expand the unit to see the custom assignment you just created Step 9 Click the Save button to save your custom subject See a completed example of a custom assignment and the Curriculum Setup window after the assignment has been created and saved on the noxt page HINT If you or your student attempt to open any custom assignment or project and get a message about an instance of MS Word being open it is most likely MS Outlook You can either close Outlook or open the assignment using Wordpad instead of Word 55 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions Custom Assignment Example Create a 4 6 page presentation on different types of scientific calculation You must explain the use of a minimum of 3 different formats with examples of each Write a brief explanation of how each is used and why that format is used for the example selected Charts graphs and tables are encouraged Assignment Type Project X File extension rtf If you want the student to start the assignment from a bl
84. punctuation Maximum problem attempts The maximum number of chances a student has to answer a problem correctly After using all available attempts the student receives a score based on the final answers Unlimited problem attempts Enables a student to rework problems as many times as necessary until all of them are answered correctly NOTE If the student is stuck on a problem and cannot exit a lesson you may need to permit the use of the Help button Student Help button True False problem attempts Controls the number of attempts a student has to answer a True False question correctly Problem attempts penalty Deducts a certain number of percentage points each time a student reattempts a problem In the box enter the number of percentage points you want deducted each time a student reworks an incorrect problem Student Printing Allows a student to print completed assignments in SOS Student Removing the check from this box means the student cannot click the Print button on any assignment screens Games Access Allows a student to play educational games in the curriculum You have the ability to determine each individual student s access by game type Bible Translation Allows you to use the drop down menu to highlight and select the Bible translation you want your student to see and use in assignments Resource Center Access Check beside any of the boxes in this section if you want a student to be able to use the SOS cal
85. r the event no longer appears NOTE Want a shortcut On the Edit School Calendar screen click any day to select it Right click over the selected day and choose Remove Events from the small menu that appears This removes all the events from a day Save Saves changes you made to a day Cancel Cancels changes not yet saved Changing Individual Days from School Days to Non School Days and Vice Versa Learn two easy methods for changing days into school or non school days when editing the school calendar Step 1 On your Homepage click administrative functions in the Administration widget The default School Setup screen opens Step 2 Click the circle beside Term in the School Setup Sections You see the words Term Settings appear at the top of the menu as the Term Settings screen opens Step 3 Use the Term drop down menu in the middle of the screen to select a term with calendar dates applied to it Step 4 When the term you selected appears in the Term menu click the calendar icon The Edit School Calendar screen for the term you ve selected opens NOTE If a New Calendar window appears you selected a term that does not have calendar dates applied to it Method 1 Step 5 Click any day you want to edit This highlights and selects it Step 6 Right click over the day you selected to see two options displayed in a menu Schoolday and Remove Events Step 7 Click Schoolday and the day you selected changes from a s
86. r school An assignment in SOS has several characteristics e It can be assigned or moved by itself e If receives its own due date and grade Assignments group together by topic and subject area to form units Students encounter four different assignment types in SOS Lessons the instructional portion of the program consisting of text and multimedia presentations and problems covering the main ideas discussed Quizzes early assessment covering the main ideas of a group of related lessons Quizzes later in a unit are often cumulative covering concepts taught at the beginning of the unit Tests final assessment for a unit covering the most important ideas taught in the lessons and tested earlier on quizzes Projects on and off computer assignments such as essays or experiments that require students to apply what they learn in lessons or units 7 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions Depending on how they are weighted certain assignment types are worth more than others Tests for example are preset in SOS to weigh more on a student s overall grade than lessons Assignment grade weights are adjustable school wide See Setting Up Grade Options for Your School or per student see Setting Up Grade Options for a Student through the Grade Settings features School Setup Sections Assignment Quiz Test Grade Term Homepage School Setup When you set up your school you are setting options that globally a
87. reen for the term selected NOTE If a New Calendar window appears you accidentally selected a term that does not have calendar dates applied to it Hold down the Ctrl key on your keyboard and use your mouse to click days one by one or drag your mouse and quickly select multiple days This highlights and selects all the days you want to edit With the days still selected right click over a day and see two options displayed in a small menu Schoolday and Remove Events Click Schoolday and e Selected school days are grayed out changing to non school days e Selected non school days display in yellow changing to school days Click the Save button at the bottom of the screen to save your changes and functionality apply to the student calendar as well as the school calendar 30 Excluding a Range of Days from a School Term Follow these steps to learn how to exclude a range of dates from a term calendar making those dates non school days Step 1 On your Homepage click administrative functions in the Administration widget A School Setup screen opens Step 2 Click the circle beside Term Settings in the School Setup Sections The Term Settings screen opens Step 3 Use the Term drop down menu in the middle of the screen to select a term with calendar dates applied to it Step 4 When the term you selected appears in the Term window click the calendar icon G j School Calendar screen for the term selected
88. right side of the screen Step 4 A small box appears asking you to enter a name for your new term Type in a term name Step 5 Click the Save button to save your term It is now an official term in which you may assign subjects Renaming a School Term To change the name of any already existing school term Step 1 On your Homepage click administrative functions in the Administration widget A School Setup screen opens Step 2 Click the circle beside Term in the School Setup Sections to open the Term Settings screen Step 3 Use the Term drop down menu in the middle of the screen to select the term to rename Step 4 Click the Rename button on the right side of the screen Step 5 A small box appears displaying the name of the term you selected Rename the term by typing over the old name in the box Step 6 Click the Save button to save your change or the Cancel button to cancel it If you save your renamed term it appears exactly as you typed it in the list of terms you can choose for your school Deleting a School Term To delete a school term Step 1 On your Homepage click administrative functions in the Administration widget to open a School Setup screen Step 2 Click the circle beside Term in the School Setup Sections to open the Term Settings screen Step 3 Use the Term drop down menu in the middle of the screen to select the term you want to delete Step 4 Click the Delete button on the right side of the screen St
89. riginal default settings that came with SOS NOTE Unlike the other setting screens this button only resets the Homepage Settings It does not affect assignment grade or quiz test settings at all Cancel Cancels any changes not yet saved Changing a Student s Profile and Settings To change a student s profile and information on the Student Setup screen Step 1 On your Homepage click administrative functions in the Administration widget The default School Setup screen opens Step 2 Click the Student Setup tab at the top to go to the Student Setup screen Step 3 Select a student s name from the Student List drop down menu at the top of the screen The student s information appears and all the textboxes and options are enabled so you can type or click in them Step 4 Enter any changes to the student s information making sure that at a minimum the first name last name and username textboxes are filled in If you leave any of these blank a message prompt indicates that you need to provide that information Step 5 After you ve made the changes click the Save button to save the edited information The textboxes and other options on the screen are now disabled To verify your changes use the Student List drop down menu to select the same student from the student list All information for this student appears exactly as you edited it School Setup Student Setup Curriculum Setup Student Select Student zl
90. rk is removed My Homepage Settings Allow access to Click the checkbox beside each widget you wantyour students to display 0 You must have a checkmark in the Internet Widgets Access box to let Word of the Day students access the Google Search Box or RSS Feeds C This Day in History Click to place a checkmark in the Google Search Box and or any of the Bom on This Day RSS Feed checkboxes to allow the studentto see those features Photo Album Ifyou check an RSS Feed box enter the URL as shown below for Where in the USA each RSS Feed box you check then select the number of items from Where in the World each RSS Feed site you wantto display 1 to 10 meni To override for a specific student Student Setup select student gt Edit Student gt Homepage I7 Interet Widgets Access URL Items to Show at a Time Google Search Box Re 5 a For example http www sciencenewsforkids org rss SNK asp RSS Feed 2 5 ASSred3 o e RSS Feed 4 5 RSS Feed 5 5 n Teacher J Step 3 Leave the checkmark in My Homepage Access to allow access to the various themes Removing this checkmark means only the Classic theme can be used Note If you can only access the Classic theme you must upgrade your version of Internet Explorer to IE 7 or higher If you allow Homepage access there are two types of optional widgets you can allow for students to access SOS provided widgets Dail
91. rriculum appears in the window on the right hand side of the screen Step 5 Your new subject temporarily named New Subject appears in the Subjects window on the left hand side of the screen Type a name for your new subject where you see the cursor blinking or if you don t see the blinking cursor make sure the new subject is selected and then click the Edit Title button to type in a name Skip to Step 6 NOTE The name of the new subject must be unique It cannot be the same as an existing SOS subject or like another one you have already created 50 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions Creating a New Subject by Using an Existing Subject Step 4 Click the Use Existing Subject option and select one of the existing subjects in the dropdown list Click OK to see all the available curriculum appear in the window on the right hand side of the screen You can use any of this curriculum to edit your new subject Step 5 Your new subject along with all its existing units and assignments appears in the Subjects window on the left hand side of the screen It is temporarily named after the subject you originally used to build it and is followed by the word copy indicating that it s a copy of the original subject Type in a name for your new subject where you see the cursor blinking If you don t see the blinking cursor make sure the new subject is selected and then click the Edit Title button to type in a
92. s apply In some units such as in Language Arts the curriculum requires exact spelling and punctuation Notify Parent when Complete Selecting this option sends a message to your SOS Inbox alerting you that your student has completed a quiz or test depending on the choices you made during setup Resource Center Access Check beside any of the boxes in this section if you want a student to be able to use the SOS calculator dictionary and or periodic table while taking quizzes and or tests Save Saves any changes you made on this screen Use Default Automatically sets all the options on the Student Setup screen to SOS s default school settings the settings most recommended for general use Even if changes have been made and saved you can come back at any time click this button and return to the original default school settings that came with SOS NOTE This button resets not only Quiz and Test Settings displayed in the screenshot but Assignment Settings and Grade Settings as well This does NOT affect the Homepage Settings Cancel Cancels any changes not yet saved 64 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions Setting Up Grade Options for a Student SOS allows you to choose between options that control how a student s work is graded and displayed Although you set options for this on a school wide level you can also choose grade options that apply only to individual students and their needs To customize
93. select Security Settings Click the checkbox at the bottom next to Enable Student Passwords Security Settings Change Password Current Confirm new Problem Helps Password XXXXXXX Enable Student Passwords NOTE A student can change his her own password in SOS Student As a teacher though you may override this password by entering a new one into this box on the Student Setup screen at any time Select Current Term Use this drop down menu to select a school term for your student Depending on the student this term might or might not have calendar dates associated with it If the student has subjects assigned in multiple school terms it is particularly important to choose the right term here Enable Advanced Lesson Planning If you want to assign schoolwork to a student in a term with calendar dates place a checkmark in this box Advanced Lesson Planning means SOS helps you assign due dates for every assignment within the term you set You see a small Generate Due Dates window appear You can manually type in or use tiny drop down calendars to select start and end dates for student subjects NOTE If you have a school term with calendar dates but do not check this box SOS treats it as if you created a school term without calendar dates Advanced Lesson Planning simply ensures that students have due dates associated with assignments 58 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions Activate Student and
94. shown on the next page Step 2 Enter a title for the assignment Title is required You are prompted if it is not there Step 3 The large white space on the window is the student presentation section Type your instructions for the assignment in this space Note This space allows only text No graphics or pictures are allowed You can format your text using bold italics underline and color You can change the font you use and the size of the text 54 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions Custom Assignment EEk Title B 7 U PES B faa zl zl Zi Assignment Type Project File extension rtf If you want the student to start the assignment from a blank page use the file extension dropdown menu to select the file type you want I Use Template plates are pre formatted examples students use for projects Templates must be created in advance To use a template select the Use Template checkbox and browse to the template file you already created If you are using Tem SOS on a network client basis any templates you use must be in the same filepath location on both computers Browse Step 5 Use the Assignment Type dropdown menu to select Project Lesson Quiz or Test Template Step 6 If you want the student to start from a blank sheet use the file extension dropdown menu to select the file type you want to use If you want to use a template click the box to the right of the file extension dropdown menu e A wind
95. t s assignments Internet access Allows a student to be able to click www links in lessons Removing the check from this box blocks access to the Internet through the curriculum links for this student 60 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions Leave skipped problem message Allows a student to skip problems in lessons after providing reasons to skip Access answer key Allows a student to see correct answers to completed and graded problems Easy spelling If Easy spelling is checked all words less that 8 characters long are spell checked instead of marking the entire answer as incorrect if it includes a misspelled word All words 7 or more characters are automatically spell checked If Easy spelling is checked words less than 7 characters are also spell checked NOTE SOS automatically deducts 5 per textbox for any word over 7 characters if it is misspelled Misspelled words shorter than 7 characters are usually marked completely wrong unless Easy spelling is checked Spelling penalty Gives students partial credit for correct answers if there are misspelled words as opposed to counting the entire answer incorrect if it includes a misspelled word This is true for all words regardless of length To require exact spelling in all student answers set the Spelling penalty to 100 NOTE Percentages you set here may not always apply In some units such as in Language Arts the curriculum requires exact spelling and
96. ter Access Quiz Test T Calculator T Calculator T Periodic Table T Periodic Table I Dictionary T Dictionary Teacher The key features on the Quiz and Test Settings screen shown above include This tells you what part of Assignment Setup you re currently editing You may edit assignments quizzes and tests or grades In this case Quiz and Test Settings indicate you re going to make decisions about a quizzes and test options Immediate answer feedback Allows students to view scores on problems during quizzes and tests Students have only one attempt at answering No answer feedback Prevents students from seeing problem scores until an entire quiz or test is completed Students then receive a score of zero for any still unanswered problems Students answer one question at a time and have only one attempt at answering 16 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions Open page Lets students review and modify answers to problems multiple times until the quiz or test is officially exited Open book Allows students to exit and re enter a quiz or test as many times as they wants until deciding to officially exit Leave skipped problem message Allows students to leave you a message if they are unable to answer a question for any reason Access answer key Allows a student to see correct answers to completed and graded problems Easy spelling If Easy spelling is checked all words less that 8 characters lo
97. tor I Periodic Table Dictionary C Assignment Quiz Test C Grade Homepage Test Options Immediate answer feedback No answer feedback Open page C Open book V Leave skipped problem message IV Access answer key Easy spelling Spelling penalty 5 y F Notify Parent when Complete Test Calculator Periodic Table Dictionary A The settings on this screen are identical to settings found in School Setup Because this is a Student Setup screen it s important to keep in mind that the options you select here apply only to the one student you selected rather than to all the students in the school To learn more about each of the options on this screen check out the descriptions in the School Setup section Some of the key features on a student s Quiz and Test Settings screen include Edit This tells you what part of Student Setup you re currently editing You may edit assignments quizzes and tests or grades In this case Quiz and Test Settings indicate you re going to make decisions about a student s quizzes and test options Immediate answer feedback Allows a student to view scores on problems during quizzes and tests The student has only one attempt at answering 63 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions No answer feedback Does not allow a student to see scores to problems until an entire quiz or test is completed The student then receives a score of zero for any still unans
98. ts to click on www links in lessons Removing the check in this box blocks student access to the Internet through the curriculum Leave skipped problem message option Allows students to skip problems in lessons if they provide reasons for skipping Although skipped problems are not factored into the grade at the time you may choose to reassign them to your students later Access answer key option Allows students to see correct answers after they work through and receive grades for problems They cannot see answers until they use all their attempts at answering Easy spelling If Easy spelling is checked all words less that 8 characters long are spell checked instead of marking the entire answer as incorrect if it includes a misspelled word All words 7 or more characters are automatically spell checked If Easy spelling is checked words less than 7 characters are also spell checked NOTE SOS automatically takes off 5 per textbox for any word more than 7 characters if it is misspelled Misspelled words shorter than 7 characters are usually marked completely wrong unless Easy spelling is checked Spelling penalty Gives students partial credit for correct answers if there are misspelled words as opposed to counting the entire answer incorrect if it includes a misspelled word This is true for all words regardless of length To require exact spelling in all student answers set the Spelling penalty to 100 NOTE Percentages you set
99. uding Saturdays and Sundays In the next window you can change any of these dates you want Step 7 After you select Custom choose the start and end dates for your term Type in the dates or use the tiny drop down calendars next to this option to find and select the dates you want the side to side arrows help you scroll to other months Notice the total number of weekdays displayed beneath your start and end dates changes as you adjust the dates helping you determine how many actual school days you are assigning to your students Step 8 Click the Ok button The Edit School Calendar screen opens so you can edit the dates in your customized calendar Take a look at the calendar set for you Use any of the features and buttons in the window to make changes Step 9 When you are satisfied with the dates click the Save button on the right side of the screen to save your school calendar You may return at any time to make additional changes 25 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions Creating a School Term That s Not Structured around a Calendar It s easy to create a school term that s not structured by time Simply create the term and give it a name Step 1 On your Homepage click administrative functions in the Administration widget You are automatically taken to a School Setup screen Step 2 Click the circle beside Term in the School Setup Sections to select Term Settings Step 3 Click the Add button on the
100. w All the assignments for that unit appear beneath it Step 5 Double click an assignment in the Subjects window A Curriculum Review window opens so you can take a look at the assignment selected See the example on the next page 45 SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions Previewing Assignments From The Available Curriculum Window While You Are Creating A Subject Step 3 Click the Create button at the bottom of the screen A small Create Subject pop up window appears Step 4 Click the Ok button All available SOS curriculum you can choose from appears on the right hand side of the screen Step 5 Double click a subject or click once a H next to a subject in the Available Curriculum window All the units for that lesson appear beneath it Step 6 Double click a unit or click once a H next to a unit in the Available Curriculum window All the assignments for that unit appear beneath it Step 7 Double click an assignment in the Available Curriculum window A Curriculum Review window opens so you can take a look at the assignment you selected The Curriculum Review Window Take a look at the Curriculum Review window SOS Teacher Curriculum Review ction lt gt WORLD GEOGRAPHY World Geography Unit 4 Central America South America and the Caribbean Central America Where is it is one of the first questions geographers ask when studying an area Maps globes and other geographic tools he
101. wered problems The student answers one question at a time and has only one attempt at answering Open page Lets the student review and modify answers to problems multiple times until the quiz or test is officially exited Open book Allows a student to exit and re enter a quiz or test as many times as he she wants until deciding to officially exit Leave skipped problem message Allows a student to skip problems in lessons after providing reasons to skip Access answer key Allows a student to see correct answers to completed and graded problems Easy spelling If Easy spelling is checked all words less that 8 characters long are spell checked instead of marking the entire answer as incorrect if it includes a misspelled word All words 7 or more characters are automatically spell checked If Easy spelling is checked words less than 7 characters are also spell checked NOTE SOS automatically deducts 5 per textbox for any word over 7 characters if it is misspelled Misspelled words shorter than 7 characters are usually marked completely wrong unless Easy spelling is checked Spelling penalty Gives students partial credit for correct answers if there are misspelled words as opposed to counting the entire answer incorrect if it includes a misspelled word This is true for all words regardless of length To require exact spelling in all student answers set the Spelling penalty to 100 NOTE Percentages you set here may not alway
102. wers Click one of these different places on the Curriculum Setup screen to preview an assignment e The Subjects window in the list of subjects you selected for your curriculum The Available Curriculum window in the list of available curriculum you can add to your own curriculum Step 1 On your Homepage click administrative functions in the Administration widget A School Setup screen opens Step 2 Click the Curriculum Setup tab at the top to go to the Curriculum Setup screen SOS Teacher Administration HE Home School Setup Student Setup Curriculum Setup Subjects To assign a subject to a student click the sign to the left of the default or custom subjects folder and then click i the sign nextto the curriculum year Revisions 2010 to display the installed subjects Next tT Bible 300 2010 click on the subjecttitle to highlight it 3 and then click the assign button HE Bible 500 2010 below HQ Eath Science 2010 HQ World Geography 2010 E R Language Arts 300 2010 HH History And Geography 300 2010 A gt History And Geography 500 2010 H A Science 300 2010 Custom Subjects LS Previewing Assignments From The Subjects Window Step 3 Double click a subject or click once a H hext to a subject in the Subjects window All the units for that subject appear beneath it Step 4 Double click a unit or click once a next to a unit in the Subjects windo
103. widgets you want this student able to display Click the checkbox beside each SOS provided widget you want to appear on the student s Homepage in the top box Step 8 Click the Internet Widgets Access checkbox in the bottom left box if you want to designate RSS Feeds this student can access Step 9 To allow this student the Google Search function on his her Homepage leave the checkmark beside the Google Search Box option Click to remove it to prevent this option from displaying on the student s Homepage Step 10 Then click the checkbox next to each RSS Feed 1 5 you want to allow and then enter the URL http www sciencenewsforkids org rss SNK asp or http education yahoo com rss sattip for each RSS Feed 1 5 you chose to allow Step 11 Select the number of items from each RSS Feed you want to display You can choose to display 1 through 10 items Use the light blue bars to the right of the number to change it top bar decreases the number bottom bar increases the number You can also type the number in directly Step 12 Click Save to save your changes m SOS 2010 Teacher Administration Functions Save Saves any changes you made on this screen Default Automatically set all the options on the Student Setup screen to SOS s default school settings the settings most recommended for general use Even if you already made changes and saved them you can come back at any time click this button and return to the o
104. y Bible Verse through Photo Album and Internet RSS Feeds Step 4 The My Homepage Settings box is where you select the widgets you want your students able to display Click the checkbox beside each SOS provided widget you want to appear on students Homepage in the top box Step 5 Click the Internet Widgets Access checkbox in the bottom left box if you want to designate RSS Feeds your students can access Step 6 If you allow internet widgets access you can then allow your students access to a Google Search function on their Homepage Leave the checkmark next to Google Search Box to enable this feature Click the checkbox to remove the checkmark and prevent your students from seeing this option Step 7 Click the checkbox next to each RSS Feed 1 5 you want to allow Next enter the URL in the URL column http www sciencenewsforkids org rss SNK asp or http education yahoo com rss sattip for each RSS Feed 1 5 you chose to allow Step 8 Finally select the number of items from each RSS Feed you want to display You can choose to display 1 through 10 items Use the light blue bars to the right of the number to change the number of items top bar decreases the number bottom bar increases the number or you can type the number over the displayed number Step 9 Click Save You can override these settings for a particular student by going to the Student Setup tab choose the student then select Edit Student and click Homepage in the
105. ys In the box next to Traditional Year type in or use the up down arrows to select the year to set for your traditional academic school term Click the Ok button You are taken to the Edit School Calendar screen where you can edit the dates in your traditional academic year Take a look at the calendar set for you Use any of the features and buttons in the window to make changes When you are satisfied with the dates click the Save button at the bottom of the screen to save your school term Return at any time to make additional changes SOS considers these holidays to be non school days you may change any of them to school days e Second Monday in October Columbus Day e November 11 Veterans Day e Fourth Thursday in November Thanksgiving e Friday after Thanksgiving e Two weeks prior to January 2 Christmas New Years e Third Monday in January Martin Luther King Jr Day e Third Monday in February Washington s Birthday or President s Day e Last Monday in May Memorial Day e Monday through Friday before Easter Structuring a School Term around Customized Dates Step 6 In the New Calendar pop up window select Custom for your school term This means you decided to structure a school term around dates you set yourself You can specify your own start and end dates as well as designate school and non school days To make things easier for you SOS automatically sets your school term at 180 school days excl

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