helpa elpa!

HELPA ELPA!

2011 Justin Johnson PPS

4 Tasks

• 1. Learn to set up the headphones. • 2. learn how to get onto the practice test and take it.

• 3. learn about different tools to use for improving results

• 4. Learn how to create a test session (if you don’t have support from your testing coordinator) and start the actual test yourself.


Setting Up Headsets on a Mac

• Plug headphone in.• Click on the system

preferences icon.• Click on the Sound Icon


USB External Headphones USB

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USB External Headphones USB


Check to see if they work

• Go to practice test and try the sound check.


Setting up headsets on a PC

• Plug in headset.• Open the Control Panel from Start Menu >

Control Panel>Sound and Audio Device Properties

• Under Sound Recording, adjust the sound input settings for recording speech into the microphone.


Select “Media USB Headphone Set”Select “Media USB Headphone Set”

• Under Sound Playback, adjust the Sound Output you hear through the headphones:

• Set the computer to use the USB Headphone Set


Click OK to save changes.

• Click the Volume button to open the Speaker window.

• Under speaker column, make sure the Mute All checkbox is not selected.

• Use the Volume slide bar under the Speaker column to set the volume output to Low (see WARNING above). The volume can adjusts later, if needed.

• Select the check box Use only default devices or Use only preferred devices.


How do I do a practice test?

• Open up Firefox and type in www.oaks.k12.or.us in the address bar and click return.

Or

• Click on the OAKS 5.O browser icon on the screen


http://www.oaks.k12.or.us/

If you opened up the OAKS 5.O browser, your screen looks sort of like this.. But it says student name (first), ssid # and session id. On the bottom it says skip this and go to

the practice test. Click on it.

Skip this and go to the practice test2011 Justin Johnson PPS

If you clicked on Firefox you should see this screen and click on “Students”


Step 2


Step 3


Selecting Grade level and confirming info.

#1 Select grade.

#1 Select grade.

#2 Click Yes.#2 Click Yes.


Choose the test.

Choose the ELPA!

Choose the ELPA!


Recording Status


How to strike-through.

Click on the sentence. Press Control M

Click on the sentence. Press Control M


How to highlight


#1 click and drag over words you want to highlight#2 press contol M#3 select Highlighter

This is what is should do.

Take the Practice test or learn about Testing Administration?


Students will see something similar to this when they sign in. They need 3 things to sign in:


Pick a computer only you will use.This will be the TA computer.

Type in www.oaks.k12.or.us.


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Use Firefox Only!!!

http://www.oaks.k12.or.us/

Teachers (TAs) will see this when they sign in.


Click Test Administration 2

Click Test Administration 2

Then Teachers will see this. Sign in.


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This is the TA window. Choose what grade-level ELPA test you

are administering and click [Start Session]

This will give you the session ID students need to log in.


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-Test sessions automatically expire upon TA logout-sessions cannot be resumed (A new session ID is generated for each session)

As the TA, make sure to “Approve” students as they log in.Notice:

-Test in Session-Students needing approval to start testing-Students with test in progress-print requests


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Student Test Settings and Approvals• Adjust test settings for an individual student: print size, accomodations,

print on request…

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Remember!

• Order Headphones• Work with your testing coordinator• Refer to ELPA cheat sheet• Make index cards with names and ss ID #s for

each student to streamline logging in • Only use Firefox as your browser.• Session IDs change every time you log out.


helpa elpa!

Documents

test session

sound check

sound output

actual test

volume output

sound input settings

check box use

speaker column