• Aware ▲

  Student Supports for Online Testing (opens external link in new window)

  Spelling Assistance - The Student Experience

  Managing Student Support Statuses for Online Testing

  Proctoring Student Supports for Online Test Administration - Teachers

  Managing Images for Text to Speech

  Text to Speech - The Student Experience

  New Aware Test Authoring (opens external link in new window)

  New Create a Test Options

  Quick Guide For New Testing Authoring

  Administering a New District/Campus Test in Aware 

  Viewing the New Aware Test Authoring Interface

  Adding Item Bank Test Items to Aware Tests

  Adding a New Blank Question in Aware

  Formatting Questions in Aware

  Adding Questions to Quick Test Keys in Aware

  Editing the layout View in Aware

  Editing the Test Key View in Aware

  New Aware Online Testing (opens external link in new window)

  Online Testing on Mobile Devices

  New Test Available Options

  Taking an Online Test - The Student Experience

  Administering an Online Test - Teacher Proctoring Experience

  Basic Data Analysis (opens external link in new window)

  Analyze Tab Reports for Teachers

  Analyze Tab Reports for Administrators

  Searching on Analyze Tab

  Viewing Assessment Data as a Teacher

  Viewing Assessment Data as an Administrator

  Changing Templates

  Levels and View Refinements

  Data Pivot

  Sorting a Column

  Coloring and Orientation Options

  Printing 

  Charts

  Drilling Down

  Reports 

  Receiving a Sent View

  State Comparison

  Student Inventories (opens external link in new window)

  Student Inventories

  Scoring Student Inventories

  Teacher Teams  (opens external link in new window)

  Team Tests - An Overview

  For District Aware Managers: Test Configuration Options and Team Tests

  Creating and Managing a Teacher Team in Aware - Teachers

  Creating and Managing a Teacher Team in Aware - Administrators

  Creating a Team Test

  Team Test Administration Options

  Teacher Teams and Viewing Data

  Teachers without Student Rosters

  Teacher Teams FAQ

  Building and Editing Data Views for Admins (opens external link in new window)

  Editing Views

  Saving Views

  Sharing/Sending Templates & Views

  Managing Views

  Custom Data File Viewing

  Auto Summarizing Tests

  Summarize by Subject

  Average Tests

  Vertical Views

  Cohorts

  Longitudinal Data

  Summarizing on Monitor Groups and Forms

  Local Test Analytics (opens external link in new window)

  Test Analytics Overview

  Information Section

  Statistics Section

  Reliability Section 

  Graphs Sections 

  Item Statistics Section 

  Student Monitoring (opens external link in new window)

  Student Profile

  Monitor Groups and Approving Monitor Lists

  Creating Monitor Lists

  Student Portfolios (opens external link in new window)

  Building and Managing Student Portfolios

  Assigning and Scoring Student Portfolios

  Axiom Accountability (opens external link in new window)

  Purchasing and Pricing Information

  Getting Started with Axiom

  lead4ward (opens external link in new window)

  Leadership Report Card and Student Learning Reports

  Subcluster Intervention Report

  Quintile Analysis Report

  IQ Data Report

  TEKS Scaffold Report

  Threshold Analysis

  Calculating Checkpoints - The Math Behind Your Aggregated Data

  FAQs and Purchasing Information

  Managing Feeder Patterns

  Local Assessment Creation (opens external link in new window)

  Questioning Weighting 

  Creating/Editing Equations - How to use LaTex

  Inserting Images into Questions

  Supported Audio & Video Files in Aware Online Testing

  Associating a Test with Students

  Administering a Test

  Assessments Tab - Searching for Assessments

  Supported Scanners

  Scanning 

  Importing Test Scores

  Scantron Printing and Scanning

  Scantron AEIS IT/Scan IT Forms

  eInstruction CPS by Turning technologies

  All In Learning

  Test Administrator as a Teacher (opens external link in new window)

  Administering a Test

  Scanning

  eInstruction CPS by Turning Technologies

  Insight 360

  Item Bank (opens external link in new window)

  Unlicensed Items

  Item Bank

  Item Bank Workflow

  Assign Delegates

  Item Bank Reports

  Student Forms (opens external link in new window)

  Creating Student Forms

  Assigning Student Forms

  Archiving Student Forms

  Aware Forms Community

  Personal Graduation Plan

  Student Forms Reports

  Aware Management (opens external link in new window)

  Retrieving DAT Files from ETS for Uploading STAAR Data

  ISIP Reading for Istation Data Retrieval Help

  Remove Pop-Up Error in Aware Scanning 

  Test Importer File Validator

  Hosted Customer Roster Information and Troubleshooting

  Roles and Rights

  Coding Courses

  Uploading Test Files in Aware

  Configure Test Types

  Custom Data Files: Overview

  Creation/Management of Custom Import Test Types

  Custom Data File Management

  Custom Data File Importing

  Assessment Categories

  Adding/Editing Student Test Files

  Configuration Options

  Mass Editing Assessments

  Updating Learning Standards Aware-Forethought (opens external link in new window)

  Updating Learning Standards Aware-Forethought

  Aware FAQ (opens external link in new window)

  Why can't I edit, delete, or add a question on a test?

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• Facilities and Events ▲

  For Teachers & Staff (opens external link in new window)

  Make a Reservation

  View Reservation

  For Inventory Managers (opens external link in new window)

  Manage Rooms - Add, Edit, Copy, Mass Edit

  Manage Assets - Add or Mass Edit

  Import Rooms

  Import Assets

  Guest Reservation Workflows and Fee Schedules

  Manage Facilities & Event Settings (opens external link in new window)

  Roles & Rights

  Set General Settings for F&E

  Set School Hours

  Set Building Zones

  Build Room Types

  Create Budget Codes

  Use Calendar Categories

  Reservation Setup

  Public Reservation Management

  Calendar Management

  Link F&E to Helpdesk (opens external link in new window)

  Roles for Connecting Helpdesk and F&E

  Connect F&E to Helpdesk

  For Reservation Managers (opens external link in new window)

  View All My Schedules

  Show all Requests

  Approve, Deny, or Delete a Reservation

  For Calendar Managers (opens external link in new window)

  Posting a Calendar to the Web

  Publishing a Reservation to Web Calendar

  Adding an Event

  Asset Management for Students (opens external link in new window)

  Assign F&E Roles & Rights

  Assigning Assets to Students Using Kiosk

  Managing a Mobile Lab (opens external link in new window)

  Step 1: Create the Mobile Lab

  Step 2: Add the Lab to a Campus

  Step 3: Create Reservation Workflow

  Step 4: Create Calendar for Mobile Lab

  Step 5: Managing Reservations & Calendars

  F&E Reports (opens external link in new window)

  Use the Program Evaluation Survey Report

  Access F&E Reports

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• Forethought ▲

  Start of School - Forethought (opens external link in new window)

  New Teachers - Setup Your Lesson Planner

  New Teachers - Navigate the Lesson Planner

  Returning Teachers - Edit Your Planner Schedule

  Forethought for Curriculum Managers (opens external link in new window)

  Updating New Curriculum Standards (Texas, TEKS, etc.)

  Shortcuts to Entering Curriculum (Video Tutorials)

  Setup Options, Decorators, & Checklists

  Manage the Course Tree

  Manage the Learning Standards

  Create a New Course with Learning Standards

  Managing Activities

  Managing Delegates

  Scope and Sequence 

  FAQs

  Updating Standards (Texas Only - TEKS)

  Forethought for Principals (opens external link in new window)

  Viewing Teacher and Team Planners

  Generating Reports

  Forethought for All Teachers (opens external link in new window)

  Navigate the Lesson Planner

  Customize Your Lesson Planner

  Write a Lesson Plan

  Create & Share Activities

  Share a Lesson Planner

  Create a Team Planner

  Time Saver: Use Mirrored Courses

  Lesson Plan Shifting, Copying, & Advanced Features

  FAQs

  Training Materials (opens external link in new window)

  Training Videos

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• Formspace ▲

  Formspace for Managers (opens external link in new window)

  Learn Formspace Terminology

  Setup Formspace Role & Rights

  Set General Options

  Import Free Templates from the Community

  Export & Clear Form Data

  Archive Documents

  Reports (opens external link in new window)

  Run Form Analysis Report

  Run Survey Analysis Report

  Creating Surveys (opens external link in new window)

  Creating Surveys

  Personal Surveys

  Building Forms (opens external link in new window)

  Learn the Different Form Types

  Create & Edit Forms

  Use Form Questions Types

  Set Form Workflows

  Use Form Sections

  Approve and Receive Forms

  Create Web Forms

  Create a School Form

  Run an Election

  Access Data, Printing, & Form Settings

  Upload District Documents

  End User: Submitting Forms & Surveys (opens external link in new window)

  Submit and View Forms

  View District Documents

  Complete a Survey

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• Strive ▲

  Tasks for Teachers/Appraisees (opens external link in new window)

  View Evaluation Documents

  Upload Document Evidence

  Clear Your Electronic Signature

  Navigate the Enhanced Professional Development Tab

  Manage Your Certifications in Your Portfolio

  Register for Professional Development

  View Your PD Schedule

  Take an eCourse

  Request Outside PD Credits 

  Complete a PD Survey

  Transfer Credits from Another District

  Add a Professional Goal

  Add Student Growth Goal

  Move Goals to Evaluations Tab

  Goals - Add Evidence 

  Goals - Complete & Archive

  Attach Aware Student Portfolio to a Student Growth Goal

  Information and Updates (opens external link in new window)

  New Strive Features

  Explore the Goal Details Spreadsheet Export

  About Strive 

  Strive Brand Guide

  Strive for Course Managers/Instructors (opens external link in new window)

  PD- Import Custom Data

  Mass Enrollment Import

  Manage Attendance Options for Courses

  Understand Roles & Access 

  Understand the Life of a Course

  Link to External Professional Development

  Create a School/District Course

  Modify Course Description Settings

  Modify Course Credits & Categories

  Create a Course with Multiple Sessions

  Manage Your Courses

  What is an eCourse?

  Create an eCourse

  Author an eCourse

  Instruct an eCourse

  Tasks for Principals/Appraisers (opens external link in new window)

  Select Your Appraisees

  Approve Goals

  Learn How To Start an Evaluation

  Download Appraisee Data

  Use Goals to Track Growth

  Plan for the End of Year Summative 

  Clear an Electronic Signature

  Archive Teacher Goals

  Reports - Run Appraisal Reports

  Reports - Appraisal Analysis - Document Analysis

  Reports - Appraisal Analysis - Framework Analysis

  Reports - Run PD Reports

  Reports - Run the Custom PD Report

  Lock an Evaluation Document

  Copy Observation Data to Summative Form

  View Staff Portfolios

  Approve Credit Requests

  Create a Summative Document

  Find Answers FAQ

  Manage your T-PESS Goals

  Strive for Managers - Appraisal Settings (opens external link in new window)
  Create SLO Success in Aware & Strive
  Strive Setup Checklist
  Archive Appraisals & Goals
  Set Up Strive Roles & Rights
  Build & Modify Frameworks
  Build Appraisee Types
  Design the Evaluation Process for Appraisee Types
  Setup Summative Copy from Observation
  Update Evaluation Templates
  Setting Up a Template for Scoring
  Using Other Documents and Uploaded Documents
  Using Electronic Signatures
  Life of Professional Goals in Strive
  Tag Evaluations for Summative
  Upload Reference Documents
  PD - Access Workshop Settings
  PD - Setup Workshop Options
  PD - Manage Training Locations
  PD - Add Instructors and Guests
  PD - Set Course Credit Types
  PD - Create Course Categories
  PD - Import/Export Staff Portfolios

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• Presentations ▲
  This is the Presentations screen. In my example, I am using the Austin account, but your screen should look very similar. You should see a list of all presentations for the campus and a few buttons for adding templates.

  

  Additional information provided on this screen includes if the presentation is published (updated on the tv so that everyone can see the changes) and when it was last modified.

   

  On this screen, you also have the option to create a new blank presentation by clicking add presentation or modify an existing template to make it your own by selecting shared templates. If you choose to add a new presentation not from shared templates I suggest only selecting add blank. Many of the Rise Vision templates include content zones that are paid apps, which means once the trial is expired that object will no longer work.

   

   

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• Displays ▲
  The next screen I want to discuss is Displays. On this screen you are able to get a quick glance at how many displays you have and their status. Each display represents a Chromebox or TV, however you want to look at it.

  

  There are only a few things here that are going to be important to you. The first is the status symbol next to each display. These symbols represent the status of the Chromebox attached to the TV that allows Rise Vision to display your presentation.

   

  Green Check = Online
  Red X = Offline

   

  If ever you see a red X, that means you need to check and make sure the TV is still displaying the appropriate presentation. I also wouldn't rush to the device, instead give someone a call who is near the device to check for you. It is not uncommon for the status to turn red for just a few moments and come right back, but it can be a first notice that something may be wrong.

  
  
  The next thing I want to mention under the Displays section, is where to find the Display I.D. If, for some reason, the display ask for this I.D after initial setup, it is good to know where to find it. I have had very few do this before, but I feel like it is still important to point out.

   

  Where to find the display I.D:

  1. Click on a Display name.
  2. The first line under display details is the display ID. 

  
  

  When the displays are first configured, this I.D ties the Rise Vision app installed on the chromebox to an account and allows you to assign presentations to it.

   

   

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• Schedules ▲
  The last section to cover is schedules. Schedules tell each individual display to show "X" presentation at "X" time. You have the ability to display different presentations at different times of the day, or have a presentation display on certain days and another on the rest of the week. This can be for temporary purposes (like for an event) or to better utilize the display year round. The starting screen does not provide much information, so let's start by selecting a schedule for more detailed information.

  

  Breakdown of Parts

  Timeline = When you want the schedule to run.
  *This should always be set to all day, no end date.

  Distribution = What display will receive this schedule. Usually only one device.

  Presentation / URL = What presentation(s) will be displayed on the TV according to this schedule.

   

   

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• Convert Image to URL ▲

  In order to add images to Rise Vision presentations, they must first be uploaded into netStart to obtain a URL per image.

   

  *You will need a login and rights to netStart in order to complete this process.

   

  How to Upload into netStart:

  1. Select the first page that shows up on your list in netStart (it can be any page).
  2. Under the options menu (top left), select file manager.
  3. Open common > TVDisplay and find your campus folder.
  4. Create a new folder named with the date within your campus folder.
  5. Hit upload > select photos to upload > hit upload.
  6. One at a time, right click open > right click copy image address (this is the URL).
  7. Paste the URL or image address directly into Rise Vision in the desired placeholder.

   

   

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• Change Presentation Background ▲

  You can change the background of a presentation in just four simple steps.

   

  However, if you want to use a custom made background, you will need to make sure you have a login and rights to netStart. NetStart is required for you to upload an image on the web, once uploaded, you can copy the image address or URL. Once you have the URL, follow these steps to update your presentation background.

   

  Steps to Update a Presentation Background

  1. Ensure you are on the presentation screen.
  2. Select the presentation you want to change.
  3. Towards the top of your screen, directly above the presentation, select the gear icon.
  4. Under background you have the option to use an image or simply select a color instead.

  Note: Images must be at least 1920 x 1080 and you will need to upload the image into netStart to obtain the URL.

   

   

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• How to Add Content Zone / Widget ▲

  Before adding new content, you have to add a placeholder to put the content in. Simply click on the green button "Add Placeholder" at the top left of the window.

   

  Once you have created a placeholder, select image or text to add content. You can also select more to add a widget.

   

  Our most commonly used widgets are RSS feed and the date / time widget.
  *Be careful not to select a widget that states "7 day free trial", instead scroll to the bottom of the list and select from the free widgets.

  

  When adding images, you will need to select "By URL" at the bottom of the pop up window to add image by URL. Make sure you have uploaded any photos you want to add into netStart to convert the image to URL.

   

  Depending on the widget you will have different settings to choose from. Make note that if you want to format the date and time differently, make one placeholder with the time and date widget, but only select time (or date) not both. Then create a second placeholder with whichever you did not check (time or date) in the first placeholder. This allows you to format the text for each separately and place them on one under the other.

   

   

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• Create Image Slideshow ▲

  To create an image slideshow multiple photos must first be added to a placeholder. In order to accomplish this, open the placeholder and select image. When the pop up window appears, fill in the URL for the photo you obtained by uploading the image into netStart. Repeat this process until the desired images are all present in the placeholder.

   

  If done correctly, it should look like this.

  

  To create the slideshow effect simply select properties and set transition to fade.

   

  By default each image is displayed for ten seconds, this can be changed by clicking the clock icon with green seconds amount and updating the duration for each image.

   

   

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