How to . . .
To open a PDF on the chromebook-
Click on the document to open it, then click the blue button at the top right that says "Open with Kami".
Once it is open, click on the "Save icon" at top right, and go down to click "Make a Copy" OR click on the "Down Arrow button"
to save a download to their Google Drive. (This will give each student their own copy to type in.)
Then, open the document by selecting the down arrow at the top middle of the screen and choose "Annotate with Kami".
The Kami software will allow students to have it read to them, Mark Up to highlight, or click on "T", then click anywhere to type text etc.
They can recover and find this document in their Google Drive under Kami Uploads, or in the folder they saved it in.
Google Form Tips for Creating a Test -
Tracy Found a converter for Google Docs. called Gformit . It works great converting a test from Google docs to a form. Here are a few tips.
A. Remove any line before your questions. Ex. name period etc.
B. if its a Multiple choice question remove any space between the Question and the start of Answers. ( Single space the Answers)
C. if it is a short response or Extended Response. Sheck the question format on Forms when you assign a point value to avoid it trying to give you drop down boxes.
D. Takes a little practice but it works. it formats the entire doc so that can cause a glitch with the spaces etc.
2.. Create a copy of the Form for each class and name it Period 1 test etc. makes keeping the reports sorted much easier.
3.. Important: if you have a student that does not complete the Test in the class period. There are 3 steps you need to complete so that answers are not lost.
A. GO into test options, turn off the Locked feature
B. Click the Can Edit response button. ( have students submit tests. They may need to click on unfinished questions to allow them to submit but they can change the answers when they return. )
C. Have them bookmark the URL of the Form. This is IMPORTANT if they do not bookmark the URl they cannot reopen the quiz as Each individual form has a unique URL.
Hope this Helps. There are other options you can use. Like auto release for score or Manual. I use manual so that I can review Short answers and extended responses and assign points prior to release. This is why you need a seperate copy of the Form for each class. so you can look at the responses by class and not all of your students jumbled together.
Click on the document to open it, then click the blue button at the top right that says "Open with Kami".
Once it is open, click on the "Save icon" at top right, and go down to click "Make a Copy" OR click on the "Down Arrow button"
to save a download to their Google Drive. (This will give each student their own copy to type in.)
Then, open the document by selecting the down arrow at the top middle of the screen and choose "Annotate with Kami".
The Kami software will allow students to have it read to them, Mark Up to highlight, or click on "T", then click anywhere to type text etc.
They can recover and find this document in their Google Drive under Kami Uploads, or in the folder they saved it in.
Google Form Tips for Creating a Test -
Tracy Found a converter for Google Docs. called Gformit . It works great converting a test from Google docs to a form. Here are a few tips.
A. Remove any line before your questions. Ex. name period etc.
B. if its a Multiple choice question remove any space between the Question and the start of Answers. ( Single space the Answers)
C. if it is a short response or Extended Response. Sheck the question format on Forms when you assign a point value to avoid it trying to give you drop down boxes.
D. Takes a little practice but it works. it formats the entire doc so that can cause a glitch with the spaces etc.
2.. Create a copy of the Form for each class and name it Period 1 test etc. makes keeping the reports sorted much easier.
3.. Important: if you have a student that does not complete the Test in the class period. There are 3 steps you need to complete so that answers are not lost.
A. GO into test options, turn off the Locked feature
B. Click the Can Edit response button. ( have students submit tests. They may need to click on unfinished questions to allow them to submit but they can change the answers when they return. )
C. Have them bookmark the URL of the Form. This is IMPORTANT if they do not bookmark the URl they cannot reopen the quiz as Each individual form has a unique URL.
Hope this Helps. There are other options you can use. Like auto release for score or Manual. I use manual so that I can review Short answers and extended responses and assign points prior to release. This is why you need a seperate copy of the Form for each class. so you can look at the responses by class and not all of your students jumbled together.
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Download Navigate App - Click on the link below
navigate_app_installation_guide.pdf
New Telephone System
You have the ability to “login” and have access to some of your phone and voicemail settings using a web browser and the appropriate address below for your building. Once at the NBX NetSet Administration Utility, click “USER” and you can login using your extension and your voicemail password you set up for the username and password.
From the screen that appears, you can click on the tab to change your password or choose from options along the menu on the left hand side. The ringtones can be found under “telephone programming”. You can also click on the button mapping tab to see what functions your side buttons are currently mapped to. Quick Reference and Telephone user guides can be found under the resources menu. I have also attached them to this email.
You can setup offsite notification of voicemail using the NBX Voice Mail Settings menu. From the offsite notification tab, choose the either voicemail or e-mail from the drop down box and enter the appropriate destination; telephone number or email address. You do not need to add the 8 before the telephone number, but you will need to add a 1 before the area code if the call will be long distance. You can set up both voicemail and e-mail notifications if you like or only one if you prefer. For voicemail, you will receive a phone call at the destination you entered. The caller ID will show “Unknown”, you will be prompted to enter your extension number and then your password. You can follow the prompts to listen and delete your messages. For email, you will receive an email with the voicemail recording attached as a .wav file for you to listen to. If you have it set to call you first before emailing and you delete the voicemail after listening to it, you may not receive an email with the message. Some users choose to set up email notification just so they can keep a copy of voicemails if they like. The email will be from [email protected]. If you do not receive an email notification of a voicemail after setting it up, check your spam or junk folder. Mine went to my inbox, but another user’s went to their junk mail folder.
To Access your telephone and voicemail settings use the following addresses in any web browser:
Central: vccenbx.vinton.k12.oh.us
South: vcsenbx.vinton.k12.oh.us
West: vcwenbx.vinton.k12.oh.us
VCMS: vcmsnbx.vinton.k12.oh.us
VCHS: vchsnbx.vinton.k12.oh.us
Progressbook (Students and Grades)
Look up Student Usernames and/or change their Progress Book Password students in your class
1. With their class open in your Gradebook, click on "View ParentAccess Web Site " link under "Classroom Administration" in the second column.
2. Go down to the bottom of the box on the left and click on "My Account".
This will give you a list of every student in the class, with their username and a link to change their password if they have forgotten it. (You cannot look up a password, but you can change it.)
Set up Student to access Progress Book (Follow the above instructions first, to make sure they don't have a username listed. If they don't have a username, you need a registration code from Tracy Fee)
1. Click on Student or Parent at the top of the school website, or go to https://pa.metasolutions.net/
2. Click on Create an Account below the login area.
3. Click on "I Am a Student" at the bottom
4. Type in the student's name and birth date (required)
5. (Optional) type in an email address so they can reset their password if needed
6. Type in the registration code (given by [email protected])
7. Setup the username and password (I tell students to use the same as they do to access the desktop computers here, so they don't forget it. They just cannot put a period between first and last name for username ex. nancyharris password Nhstudentidnumber!)
8. Click Register
Post grades so students can see them on Progress Book
1. When "Adding an Assignment", make sure to check the box beside "Post the marks to the web?" in the third blue box down, otherwise students will not be able to see their grade, or which assignments are missing.
Change your password in Progressbook - you have to be logged in and you will have to know your current password. On the main (home) screen under administration you should have the option to change your password.
Gradebook
To View a Student’s Current Day Attendance:
From your class dashboard, a student’s daily attendance status will show under the “Att” column of your class roster. If you hover your mouse pointer over the attendance code, you will see additional information such as the absence reason, arrival time and dismissal time
To view attendance for days other than the current day:From your class dashboard page, click on the student name for whom you would like to view attendance. You will be taken to the student profile page. Click on the Attendance Tab and you can see the student’s attendance for the year along with absence type, arrival time and dismissal time.
View information about students not on your class lists:
1. From your grade book dashboard, start typing in the student name in the “Student Search” box toward the right hand side, SLOWLY start typing in their name. ( You can use either first or last names.)
You have to type slowly and the names will pop up for you to choose from.
2. Choose the name from what pops up. If you just type in the name quickly, nothing pops up and it doesn’t seem to work nor does it seem to work if you type in a name and click search. It seems you HAVE to click on a name that pops up. If a name doesn’t pop up, delete what you typed and type slower (I know its a pain)!
3. After you click on the name you should see the student listed on the student search page, click on their name. You should see three tabs, Personal, Contacts, and Schedule. You can view individual class progress by clicking on the schedule tab and then View Progress. However, you can view progress for their entire schedule from the Personal tab by clicking on ParentAccess Website (you may have to allow pop ups in your browser the first time). You can also Change their Progress Book Password here!
Progressbook Student Information(DASL)
Find Locker and Fee Information
Check Student's Graduation Points . . .
Unlike Outlook Exchange Server, Google is not recalling the message. It is delaying actually sending the message, and only within the VERY SHORT window of time you've established. If you miss clicking "Undo," perhaps because you are high-fiving colleagues, yelling "Booya!" or experiencing an almost Jerry Maguire-like euphoria over having disseminated your "mission statement"...then the email is a goner.
Download Navigate App - Click on the link below
navigate_app_installation_guide.pdf
New Telephone System
You have the ability to “login” and have access to some of your phone and voicemail settings using a web browser and the appropriate address below for your building. Once at the NBX NetSet Administration Utility, click “USER” and you can login using your extension and your voicemail password you set up for the username and password.
From the screen that appears, you can click on the tab to change your password or choose from options along the menu on the left hand side. The ringtones can be found under “telephone programming”. You can also click on the button mapping tab to see what functions your side buttons are currently mapped to. Quick Reference and Telephone user guides can be found under the resources menu. I have also attached them to this email.
You can setup offsite notification of voicemail using the NBX Voice Mail Settings menu. From the offsite notification tab, choose the either voicemail or e-mail from the drop down box and enter the appropriate destination; telephone number or email address. You do not need to add the 8 before the telephone number, but you will need to add a 1 before the area code if the call will be long distance. You can set up both voicemail and e-mail notifications if you like or only one if you prefer. For voicemail, you will receive a phone call at the destination you entered. The caller ID will show “Unknown”, you will be prompted to enter your extension number and then your password. You can follow the prompts to listen and delete your messages. For email, you will receive an email with the voicemail recording attached as a .wav file for you to listen to. If you have it set to call you first before emailing and you delete the voicemail after listening to it, you may not receive an email with the message. Some users choose to set up email notification just so they can keep a copy of voicemails if they like. The email will be from [email protected]. If you do not receive an email notification of a voicemail after setting it up, check your spam or junk folder. Mine went to my inbox, but another user’s went to their junk mail folder.
To Access your telephone and voicemail settings use the following addresses in any web browser:
Central: vccenbx.vinton.k12.oh.us
South: vcsenbx.vinton.k12.oh.us
West: vcwenbx.vinton.k12.oh.us
VCMS: vcmsnbx.vinton.k12.oh.us
VCHS: vchsnbx.vinton.k12.oh.us
Progressbook (Students and Grades)
Look up Student Usernames and/or change their Progress Book Password students in your class
1. With their class open in your Gradebook, click on "View ParentAccess Web Site " link under "Classroom Administration" in the second column.
2. Go down to the bottom of the box on the left and click on "My Account".
This will give you a list of every student in the class, with their username and a link to change their password if they have forgotten it. (You cannot look up a password, but you can change it.)
Set up Student to access Progress Book (Follow the above instructions first, to make sure they don't have a username listed. If they don't have a username, you need a registration code from Tracy Fee)
1. Click on Student or Parent at the top of the school website, or go to https://pa.metasolutions.net/
2. Click on Create an Account below the login area.
3. Click on "I Am a Student" at the bottom
4. Type in the student's name and birth date (required)
5. (Optional) type in an email address so they can reset their password if needed
6. Type in the registration code (given by [email protected])
7. Setup the username and password (I tell students to use the same as they do to access the desktop computers here, so they don't forget it. They just cannot put a period between first and last name for username ex. nancyharris password Nhstudentidnumber!)
8. Click Register
Post grades so students can see them on Progress Book
1. When "Adding an Assignment", make sure to check the box beside "Post the marks to the web?" in the third blue box down, otherwise students will not be able to see their grade, or which assignments are missing.
Change your password in Progressbook - you have to be logged in and you will have to know your current password. On the main (home) screen under administration you should have the option to change your password.
Gradebook
To View a Student’s Current Day Attendance:
From your class dashboard, a student’s daily attendance status will show under the “Att” column of your class roster. If you hover your mouse pointer over the attendance code, you will see additional information such as the absence reason, arrival time and dismissal time
To view attendance for days other than the current day:From your class dashboard page, click on the student name for whom you would like to view attendance. You will be taken to the student profile page. Click on the Attendance Tab and you can see the student’s attendance for the year along with absence type, arrival time and dismissal time.
View information about students not on your class lists:
1. From your grade book dashboard, start typing in the student name in the “Student Search” box toward the right hand side, SLOWLY start typing in their name. ( You can use either first or last names.)
You have to type slowly and the names will pop up for you to choose from.
2. Choose the name from what pops up. If you just type in the name quickly, nothing pops up and it doesn’t seem to work nor does it seem to work if you type in a name and click search. It seems you HAVE to click on a name that pops up. If a name doesn’t pop up, delete what you typed and type slower (I know its a pain)!
3. After you click on the name you should see the student listed on the student search page, click on their name. You should see three tabs, Personal, Contacts, and Schedule. You can view individual class progress by clicking on the schedule tab and then View Progress. However, you can view progress for their entire schedule from the Personal tab by clicking on ParentAccess Website (you may have to allow pop ups in your browser the first time). You can also Change their Progress Book Password here!
Progressbook Student Information(DASL)
Find Locker and Fee Information
- Search student's name in Progressbook (DASL)-
- Once the student's home screen with picture appears, use the drop down to find the information you need.
Check Student's Graduation Points . . .
- Search student's name in Progressbook (DASL)-
- Once the student's home screen with picture appears, click on the three lines at the top of the screen beside Progressbook.
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- Scroll down and Click on "Graduation Points"
- Click on "Grad Point Summary"
- Click on "View" beside State Assessments
- To View the Daily Absence List:
- If you are already logged in to Gradebook, the link below should take you to Student Information and right to the daily absence list. If you are not already logged in, you will be prompted to login and it should then take you to the Daily Absence List. (You can bookmark this link for easier access in the future)https://si.metasolutions.net/SIS/Attendance/DailyAbsenceList.asp
- You are also able to identify a Student’s Advisory Teacher from the Student Profile Page under the “Personal” tab listed in the first box under “Homeroom”
- Add your Email to ProgressBook - from your ProgressBook Gradebook Dashboard, click on the Link “Update Email Address” that is listed under the administration links. This will allow your email to appear under the “Class Information” portion of the ProgressBook Parent Access site and still be safe from email harvesters.
- Gmail - "Undo Send"This is a new option in Gmail! Important: you must first ENABLE this feature (it isn't available by default!). To enable Gmail's "Undo Send":
- Click the Google gear icon in the top right of your screen
- Select "Settings"
- On that first/main tab, scroll down to "Undo Send" and click "Enable"
- Set your cancellation window (the VERY SHORT amount of time you have to decide if you want to unsend an email, 5 to 30 sec.)
- Click "Save Changes" at the bottom of the page
- You also can visit Google.com for these instructions Now that it's enabled, to "undo send" of a sent Gmail:
- First, click "send" on that potentially career-limiting/relationship-ending email
- You will immediately see the "Undo" option in the sent email notification bar
- Click "Undo" before the seconds run out on your VERY SHORT cancellation period (as a nice touch, it returns you to the unsent email to complete/update/destroy it)
Unlike Outlook Exchange Server, Google is not recalling the message. It is delaying actually sending the message, and only within the VERY SHORT window of time you've established. If you miss clicking "Undo," perhaps because you are high-fiving colleagues, yelling "Booya!" or experiencing an almost Jerry Maguire-like euphoria over having disseminated your "mission statement"...then the email is a goner.
How to make this site your Home Page if using Internet Explorer
(It will automatically open when you open the Internet.)
How to make this site your Home Page if using Google Chrome
(It will automatically open when you open the Internet.)
(It will automatically open when you open the Internet.)
- Click on the Windows icon on the bottom toolbar
- Click on “Control Panel”
- Click on “Network and Internet”
- Go to “Internet Options” and click “Change your homepage”
- Type www.vchsteachers.weebly.com in the box
and click “Apply” then click “OK” at the bottom.
How to make this site your Home Page if using Google Chrome
(It will automatically open when you open the Internet.)
- Click on the Google Chrome icon
- Click on the three dots at the top right of your screen
- Scroll down and click on “Settings”
- Scroll down to the “On Start Up” section and click beside
“Open a specific page or set of pages” - Click on the three dots and go to edit
- Type www.vchsteachers.weebly.com/ and click “SAVE”