Transcript Creating and Submitting Biology COEs

Cindy Jouper, ESD 113
Amanda Mount, OSPI
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This webinar will introduce biology teachers
and other education professionals to the
online system for the biology COE
We will cover the nitty-gritty details of how to
help students create and submit a biology
COE
This webinar is NOT about content or
policies. Those topics will be covered in other
webinars.
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EDS Accounts
Set up Groups
Add students to groups
Assign tasks to students
Students complete work
Students choose tasks to include
Teachers approve work
Principals approve work
Work is submitted for scoring
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All teachers will need accounts on EDS in
order to access COE online
Principals will also need accounts in order to
approve student submissions
EDS login: https://eds.ospi.k12.wa.us
Download instructions for requesting an
account here
Biology teachers need to request the role
“eCOESchoolAdvisorScience”
When account is created, contact your district
security manager to approve account
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The first time you log in, you will see a dialog
box like the one below.
Please read the statement and click “I Agree”
in order to continue into the site.
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Students are placed in classes, known as
“Groups”
Teachers may create multiple groups
Students can only be in one group per
content area
Students can be in groups and working on a
collection even if they are not yet eligible
Only eligible students may submit collections
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After logging in through EDS, look for Groups
in the left-hand menu.
Choose “Biology Groups”
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You will see the listing of groups that have
been created.
To create a new group, click the ‘Add New
Group’ button
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A new dialog box will appear.
The COE Cohort Group will
say “Bio Development”.
Teacher
◦ If the teacher is creating his/her
own groups, the name will be
prefilled
◦ If an admin is creating the
groups, choose the teacher from
the drop-down. Teachers must
have logged in at least once to
appear on the drop-down.
Title – choose any title for
the class
Student access – may be set
now or at any time
Click “Insert” to create the
class
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Access should be closed when students are
not in class or working with school personnel
Access may be opened for one-time event or
on a recurring schedule.
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Groups>Biology Groups
Click link for Manage Group
Click Add/Remove Students link
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You will see a list of students sorted by last
name
Birthdates are included for verification
purposes
Currently, no eligibility information available
for biology (will be updated end of Sept.
2013)
Click the checkbox to the left of the student’s name to select the
student, then click the double right arrows to move student into the
group.
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Once students are in a group, you will want to
assign them tasks to work on.
There are two types of tasks – extended time
and on-demand
Tasks that are assigned as on-demand
cannot be viewed until on-demand settings
are turned on
Teachers control which questions students
will work on during on-demand session
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Click the select button to choose student or
students
Click the “Assign Task(s) to Selected
Student(s) button
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Extended time
On-demand
Strands and number of questions
Assign tasks to students
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Groups>Biology Groups>Manage Groups
Choose the group you are working with
Click Manage Group
From this view, you will see all of the students in
the group
Under each student’s name, you will see a
UserName
◦ UserName is not case-sensitive
◦ Make sure students type a hyphen (-) not an underscore
(_) between first initial and last name
◦ Some students will have an underscore and number at
the end of their username (c-carter_3)
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All students log in with initial password
‘coestudent’ and reset it at first login
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Students log in to:
https://apps.coe.k12.wa.us/coestudent
If students forget password, click the “Reset
to coestudent” link under name to reset
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Note: If access has not been turned on by the
teachers, students will not be able to log in.
At first login, student is asked to change the
password
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The students will see an account summary,
listing their name, SSID number and date of
birth. Please have them confirm the
information. If anything is incorrect the
teacher should contact Tech Support.
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Students will be presented with the
declaration shown below.
Students should read the declaration, then
click “I agree” to continue.
Click on link to view task.
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Save
Paste as text
Subscript and superscript
Spell check
diagram included
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Use of Task Response Labeled Diagram form
is optional
Students must fill out all identifying
information completely
Please print clearly
Students write “diagram included” in text box
to cue scorers to look for a diagram
Teachers keep response forms in a secure
location and submit the originals at
submission time.
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After the student has answered all of the
questions in a task, he or she may click the
checkbox at the top of the page that says
“Complete?”
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Teachers control when students work on ondemand tasks and which questions are
available
Students must complete the work assigned by
the teacher in a single sitting
Students may not return at another time to
edit tasks
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Select student and task
Select questions for students to view
Choose amount of time
Apply settings to selected task forms
Once the teacher clicks the “Apply Settings to Selected Task Form(s)
button the clock starts on the time the students have to complete that
portion of the task.
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Students must choose which tasks in their
collections to include for scoring
Only tasks marked for inclusion are available
for teacher approval
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When all sufficiency requirements are met,
students can submit for teacher approval
Teacher can either approve or send the
collection back for revisions*
If teacher approves, collection goes to
principal for approval
If principal approves, collection is submitted
to state for scoring
*Refer to biology content guidelines under teacher assistance
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If students did not indicate that they are
including labeled diagrams for any of their
tasks, then submission is complete.
For students who included labeled diagrams,
teacher will print out a barcoded form and
submit it to the scoring center
More information on shipping the forms will
be available closer to submission time
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COE Website: http://coe.k12.wa.us
◦ “Biology” tab contains general information
◦ “Submitting Your COE” tab gives detailed step-bystep information
◦ “Training” tab to download this presentation and
view the archived webinar
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Biology Moodle at OSPI:
http://moodle2.ospi.k12.wa.us/course/index
.php?categoryid=2
◦ You will need to create a login to the site
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Technical Support (ESD 113)
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Content Support (OSPI)
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Operational Support (OSPI)
◦ Cindy, Joe and Hannah
◦ 8 am – 5 pm daily
◦ 360-464-4708 or [email protected]
◦ Kim Andersen
◦ [email protected]
◦ 360-725-6237
◦ Amanda Mount
◦ [email protected]
◦ 360-725-6037