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1. and right click your hard drive You should see a window appear with the version of Windows the amount of RAM and the amount of available disk space for your computer A configuration check is performed during the installation process that will also display your system specifications Determine the version of SOS you are using e If you have already installed SOS click the About link located in the upper right corner on your SOS Homepage Click the SOS Logo if you are using the Classic theme e lf you have not installed SOS yet look on the left hand side of your SOS Installation Disc It has a V with a series of numbers and or letters SOS Home Edition Quick Start Guide 43 Quick Start Guide Resource List SOS User Manual Help File Click User Manual in the Help Center widget on your Homepage or press the F1 key on the top row of your keyboard from anywhere in the application Students click Help in the Application widget on your Homepage or press the F1 key anywhere in the application SOS Tutorials Start gt All Programs gt AOP gt Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 gt Tutorials or click the Tutorials icon on your desktop the link in the Help widget on your Homepage or http www sostutorials com SOS Overview Presentation www aophomeschooling com See page 39 for navigation steps Online Support www aophomeschooling com support Email Tech Support techsup aop com Content Feedback Curriculum
2. www aophomeschooling com errors SOS Application and Curriculum Updates http www sosupdates com Toll Free Phone Assistance Customer Service 1 800 622 3070 Technical Support 1 866 444 4498 44 SOS Home Edition Quick Start Guide SOS Home Edition Quick Start Guide 45
3. SOS 2012 or the 2012 curriculum If you have the client version of SOS 2010 installed you must have already upgraded the full install to 2012 BEFORE you perform any upgrade activity on the client After the full version install has been upgraded you need to uninstall the 2010 client and then reinstall the client using the 2012 installation disc The upgrade process automatically backs up your database and restores it for use with the 2012 version of SOS As a precaution you should always create a backup of your existing database before you install the new version For help creating a backup open your existing installation of SOS Teacher click Help gt select User Manual gt select SOS Teacher gt Application gt Backing Up Files 1 When you put the SOS 2012 application disc in your CD ROM drive the first screen you see advises you that a backup of your database has been created and that you must manually uninstall SOS 2010 Click OK and remove the application disc b SOS 2010 Home Edition Database was detected on this computer A PF backup of the 2010 database was created You can move it to 505 Home 2012 during installation First you must uninstall 505 2010 by clicking Start Control Panel Add Remove Programs Select Switched On Schoolhouse 2010 Home Edition Database Rerun the 05 Home 2012 install either by re inserting the installation disc into your CD ROM drive or by double clicking the Setup exe file on the install
4. a View Other Term button in SOS Student on the Schoolwork screen it does not allow students to work in other terms This button only allows them to see what work is assigned to them in any other school term They cannot perform any work on assignments in other terms until you change their active term using the SOS Teacher program e Terms help you keep SOS School records organized You should create a new term for each new school year You already created a term when you installed Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 If you want to use that term click Next at the bottom of the School Term screen and continue creating a calendar below If you do need to create a new term 1 Click Add a Term on the School Term screen 2 Type inthe name you want to assign to the school term 3 Click Save Term 4 Click Next to see the Calendar screen appear Switched On Schoolhouse Term Setup switchedOn Setup Wizard 1 me School Term Options SCHOOL Click the drop down menu to select an existing school term or Click Add a Term to create a new school term Suggestion Give additional terms a name reflecting the period of time it covers For example Fall 2012 Winter 2012 2013 STUDENT 9 Add a Term 2012 2013 CURRICULUM Back 24 SOS Home Edition Quick Start Guide Creating a Calendar Creating a calendar allows you to assign due dates to student assignments Due dates help students know how much work must be d
5. find that you want to customize assignment or grade options for your school or change options for a specific student or subject Please see the electronic Help file press F1 for step by step instructions on how to do these functions You can also access the Help file by clicking User Manual in the Help widget on your Home Page Note Switched On Schoolhouse includes a tutorial How to Use the Setup Wizard It walks you through a basic school setup To access the tutorials click Start on your computer s taskbar and then select All Programs gt AOP gt Switched On Schoolhouse gt Tutorials or if you have the Tutorials shortcut icon on your desktop just double click it The Setup Wizard may also be viewed online at www sostutorials com Click the tutorials tab on that page to access the tutorials See a complete listing of available tutorials on page 36 of this booklet Ready to Begin Click Next to begin your setup process or click Cancel to exit the Setup Wizard SOS Home Edition Quick Start Guide e 23 Quick Start Guide 1 School School terms are important because you cannot assign schoolwork to your students without them There are a couple of points to keep in mind as you work with terms e A student can only work in ONE term at a time If you assign work to a student in more than one term you must switch their active term each time they need to work on an assignment from the non active term Though there is
6. in the SOS Home eR EN O Edition Full install section beginning on S page 6 When you reach Step 10 of the Full Install return to this page and continue with number 6 on the next page for instructions on migrating your 2010 database to your 2012 application Click Next on the Migrate SOS Home Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home Edition Database AOP Setup Wizard Migrate SOS Home 2010 Data into SOS Home 2012 DO NOT migrate SOS Home 2010 data into SOS Home 2012 2010 Data screen and then return to Step 12 of the Full Install on page 9 If you do NOT want to migrate your database to SOS 2012 click the circle next to Do NOT migrate Home 2010 data click Next to enter database setup information click Next again and then return to Step 17 on page 10 to finish your upgrade NOTE If you do not migrate your database the information it contains will not be available to you or your students in SOS 2012 NOTE If you are migrating from 2010 or 2011 any changes you made to your Avatar Wallpaper or Photo Album are not migrated You need to set those Home Page items when you open the 2012 edition of SOS Upgrading from Earlier than 2010 Versions If you have a version of SOS older than 2010 installed you need to uninstall it SOS 2012 cannot be installed over those older versions Again please create a backup of your database NOTE You will not be able to migrate a 2009 or earlier databas
7. network e You can connect to the internet e Make sure the wireless adaptor is turned on Many laptops have a physical switch for WiFi or a function key to turn it on and off e Confirm that both computers are connected to the same network Occasionally you might inadvertently connect to a neighbor s network e Make sure your router is turned on and functional Power cycle it by turning the router off for 30 seconds and then turn it back on e If your router limits internal connections or route traffic externally you may need to contact tech support for your router manufacturer If you are still unable to complete the Switched On Schoolhouse client installation please contact Tech Support as described on page 44 42 SOS Home Edition Quick Start Guide Use the table below to enter and save Client Install information Full Install Client Install Computer Computer Contacting Technical Support Please verify that your computer meets or exceeds the minimum requirements listed on page 5 before contacting Technical Support Additionally you should also have the following information available prior to contacting Tech Support The version of Windows you are currently using amount of RAM and how much available disk space you have Windows XP users Click Start on your computer taskbar right click My Computer and select Properties Vista and Windows 7 users Click Start on your computer taskbar double click Computer
8. or the Homeschool View an electronic newsletter for homeschool familes Leave the checkmark beside the ones you want to receive SOS Home Edition Quick Start Guide 21 Quick Start Guide Click SUBMIT to finish your registration Anew window opens Vary with a message confirming the Woy Online Registration successful registration of your SOS software installation This message includes your registration code Please write this number down and keep it in a secure location like the front cover of this guide or print the ae page and put it in a safe place Click gt OK on this message screen after roewe noting the registration number een Serial Information Address 1 Should you misplace either your nanese 2 serial number or registration number you can find them on the About page of your SOS application Click the Country About link in the upper right corner PE of your Home Page for access If you S are using the Classic theme click the sree mor nrnna e SOS logo on your Home Page for E EAEE ee ee AE access Register Later If you choose not to register your product immediately you can access the application for up to 30 days after installation Each time you open your Teacher application you see a registration reminder with the number of days you have to register before your software is disabled Click Yes anytime you see this message to register If you do not register by the e
9. recommended Printer recommended Vista amp Windows 7 Aero Users We strongly recommend that you use a computer meeting the requirements for optimal performance SOS Home Edition Quick Start Guide 5 Quick Start Guide Installing Switched On Schoolhouse SOS Home Edition offers two types of installs e Full Install SOS Teacher SOS Student and the database all reside on the same computer Teacher uses the same computer as the student to grade and monitor A Full Install takes on average around 25 30 minutes e Client Install This type of install requires a home network It allows you to do a Full Install SOS Student SOS Teacher and the database reside on one computer which is part of a home network and can then be linked to other computers with SOS loaded For SOS to function properly the client computer requires a constant connection to the main computer with the full install A Client Install takes around 10 minutes If you choose a Client install you MUST perform a Full Install on the main computer first then do the Client Install on any additional computers on the home network Client Install see page 11 Before You Install If you already have a version of SOS installed on your computer please go to Ungrading to SOS 2012 Home Edition beginning on page 15 of this guide BEFORE continuing SOS installs the database server database and tutorials in three separate steps so it may seem as if
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11. users My Computer 3 Select Properties XP Users click the Computer Name tab IP Address 1 Press the Windows Key Between the Ctrl key and the Alt key and R key at the same time 2 Type CMD into the Run box that appears 3 Click OK SOS Home Edition Quick Start Guide 41 Quick Start Guide 4 ADOS prompt window opens Type IPCONFIG and press the Enter key on your keyboard 5 Your IP Address displays in the list 6 Make sure all of the computers you want networked are in the same workgroup and that the computers can all ping one another both by Computer Name and IP Address On each computer do the following 1 Press the Windows key and the R key on your keybaord at the same time 2 Type CMD into the Run box that appears 3 Type Ping ComputerName using the name of each of the other computers one at a time Type your computer name in after Ping without the quotation marks 4 Press the Enter key If the Ping was successful you see a list of statistics If it was not successful you get a timeout message or other error indicating failure To ping by IP Address repeat the same four steps substituting IP Address for Computer Name in step 3 Again you know the ping was successful if you see the list of statistics If it failed you see a timeout or error message If you were unable to successfully ping the other computers try the following e Confirm both computers are connected to the home
12. you are repeating the same steps In a way you are but each step is installing a different piece of the total package XP USERS If you have or had Internet Explorer version 6 IE 6 loaded on a computer where you plan to install SOS please please go to www update microsoft com to upgrade IE SOS Home Edition Full Install 1 Insert the SOS 2012 installation disc into z your CD ROM or DVD drive The SOS 2012 eo etal Setup window displays Select Switched On m 2012 Full Home Install top choice Switched On 2012 Full Home Install Installs SOS Teacher SOS Student and the SOS Database Attention Windows Vista and Windows 7 Users You may need to click Run Setup exe on the AutoPlay window before the SOS 2012 Setup window will open 2 A Configuration Check window appears This QAE DER verifes that your hardware and operating system arere s operating system v Operating System Windows XP Professional 32 bit meet the SOS minimum requirements Anything wea cre oC F with a checkmark next to it meets minimum Disk Space C 74GB 2468 Free standards An X indicates an item NOT meeting mvortant notice minimum standards Click Next to continue If your firewall requests access for SQL Server file sqlservr exe please allow access p 6 SOS Home Edition Quick Start Guide NOTE You may continue with the installation process even if not all items meet minimum standards You may need to upgrade your ha
13. 012 gt Number of Days End Date 04 09 2012 7 5 Do you wantthese dates to be schooldays C Yes No Customize more days Finished e Select the Start Date and End Date of the period you want to customize e Enter the Description for the date range for example Family Reunion or Weather Catch up Days e Select Yes to designate these days as school days or select No if these days are not to be considered school days 3 Click Customize more days if you want to add more custom dates and return to Step 2 4 Click Finished when you have entered the last date you want to customize A confirmation box appears asking you to select Yes if you are finished customizing calendar dates Viewing the Calendar 1 Click View Calendar to see your selected school term After you view the calendar click 26 SOS Home Edition Quick Start Guide Switched On Schoolhouse Calendar Setup Switched On JSE 2012 EDITION SCHOOL 23 STUDENT ge CURRICULUM Setup Wizard Click View Calendar to see the calendar for term 2012 2013 View calendar Save to retain the changes you made to the calendar or Cancel Changes to not retain the changes 2 Click Next to continue or Click Back to return to Customized Calendar to make itched On Setup Wizard additional changes Switched On Schoolhouse Student Setup Student Setup 2 Add Students ui Use Student Setup features to enroll yo
14. D in CD DVD Rom drive 2 Click Install 3 Choose CD or Hard Drive CD requires subject CDs in the drive whenever students are doing schoolwork 4 Click Next Note Subjects already installed appear in the window above Install Next Drive unless you do not have enough disk space CD ROM this disc must be in the drive whenever you or the student works on this subject The curriculum will be copied to the following location CAAOP SH201 2Curricy Click Ok to continue or Browse to copy to another location E E Setup Wizard Curriculum Setup Install Curriculum 1 Insert subject CD in CD DVD Rom drive 2 Click Install 3 Choose CD or Hard Drive CD requires subject CDs in the drive whenever students are doing schoolwork 4 Click Next Bible 500 2012 New Testament Survey 2012 Civil War 2012 History And Geography 500 2012 Note Subjects already installed appear in the window above Next have the disc in the CD ROM or DVD drive when working on the subject 28 SOS Home Edition Quick Start Guide Note Please see the Setup Wizard tutorial How to Install a Subject for additional assistance Note If you are using a Client Install the subject is copied to the server location The client computer must point to the subject on the server location or you must copy the curriculum to the hard drive of the computer with the Client Installation Assigning Subjects Now that
15. Quick Start Guide Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Edition MMVI Alpha Omega Publications Inc Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 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 NAc 610 ae ee ee E eee ee eee System Requirements Sarsiecaannosiurtecseehtaniedicnocs aoeeouieadans aateauasseters Installing Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 cccccccseeeeeeeeee sees eee eee eneenees SOS Home Edition Full Install 0000 neneeese sense ee eas SOS Home Edition Client Install 2 0 0 0 eee eeneee eee eee ees Attn Firewall USers 0 cccccccccccccccecseeseeseeseeeeusaeeeeeneeaess Upgrading to SOS 2012 Home Edition cceccecccceeeeeeeeeeeeea ee eeaeenes sedlo 16 a Upgrading 2011 2012 Upgrading 2010 2012 Upgrading from Earlier than 2010 Versions Removing Uninstalling SOS 2012 scscasscaccabesetenasen dudedienedeviendlealec dacs Setting Up Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 eeccccccesseeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ee eues EGGO O M0 cictt
16. Tech Support Content Feedback Resource Center Training Webinars Application Periodic Table Backup Restore Calculator Reports Change Theme Dictionary Check for Curriculum Revisions Journal Check for Updates Attendance Report Import Export j Daily Work Report Security Settings Grade Report Setup Wizard Messages Past Due Report Report Card Subject Report You have 1 new message Transcript Click to see your messages Parent Toolbox Reading Log Activity Log NN OOOO N ad S Teacher Avatar the small picture to the right of your name in the upper right corner of your Home Page Widget these are the boxes on the Home Page containing links to the SOS functions plus the new options available to you For example all of your administration application and report functions are in separate boxes widgets You can also choose to have a Daily Bible Verse widget RSS Feeds or other information each in a separate widget Please visit the Help file F1 or select User Manual and open Teacher Home Page and MiSOS Custom Theme under Getting Started for information about how to use these NOTE If your Home Page looks like the picture to the right and you cannot access the other Z themes you must upgrade your version of Switched on Internet Explorer to IE 7 or above SOS Home Edition Quick Start Guide 31 Quick Start Guide Backup and Restore Procedures Backup Restore is a feature that protects against
17. add any additional sesh Son nes Student Step students Edit to make changes Switched On to a selected student Remove TE PEO Setup Wizard to delete a selected student or Next if you are done and ready to continue Bn e Edit Student Select a student name from the list and click Edit Remove Student Select a student name from the list Q and click Remove Sarah Sarah Little STUDENT Sawyer Sawyer Little Student Setup Options r CURRICULUM SOS Home Edition Quick Start Guide e 27 Quick Start Guide Switched On Schoolhouse Curriculum Setup Switched On OUSE 2012 EDITION SCHOOL D 3 CURRICULUM Back Installing Subjects Before students can begin work in SOS Student you need to install curriculum and assign it to them Make sure you have your curriculum disc s handy before you begin 1 Click Next on the Curriculum Setup screen to begin 2 Put the disc for one of your subjects in the the CD ROM or DVD drive and click Install 3 Select Leave on CD ROM if you want your student s to access the subject using the disc s or Select Copy to Drive if you want to install the subject onto your computer hard drive 4 Click OK 5 If you chose Leave on CD ROM go to Step 6 If you chose Copy to Drive a window opens allowing you to copy to the default folder Click OK You may choose another location provided there is enough free space on your drive but we HIGHLY re
18. ak to a flash drive burn it on a CD or store it on a different computer NOTE If you have a Teacher Client install your back up file is placed on the computer where your database is installed Remember this if you need to perform a restore Vista and Windows 7 Users If you have a Client Installation when you run a backup you will get a warning telling you that you cannot write to the location of the backup folder There are two things you can do e Run as an administrator e Turn User Account Control UAC off To run as an administrator 1 Open your C drive 2 Open Program Files 3 Open the AOP folder 4 Open Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home 5 Right click SOSHAPP exe 6 Select Run as administrator To turn off UAC 1 Open your Control Panel 2 Select User Accounts and Family Safety 3 Select User Accounts 4 Select Turn User Account Control On or Off 5 Click OK SOS Home Edition Quick Start Guide e 33 Quick Start Guide Restoring Files NOTE The backup restore operations can only be PEP performed when there are no students SS cents currently doing schoolwork Before you begin have all students exit their schoolwork so their work is not lost ASEE EOR it should only be performed when there are no students currently doing schoolwork Have all students exit their schoolwork before continuing NOTE You must have a backup file you have already created before you can restore Step 1 Click Ba
19. ally A message appears telling you the database restoral is in progress Step 7 When the process is finished another message box appears telling you that the restore file was successfully created Click the OK button You have now restored your entire SOS database The application closes and you must restart it 34 SOS Home Edition Quick Start Guide Tutorials All of the tutorials below are available on your computer after you install SOS 2012 To view them on your computer double click the desktop Tutorials icon or 1 Click Start on your computer s taskbar 2 Click All Programs 3 Select AOP 4 Select Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 OL S05 5 Select Tutorials Tutorials Tutorials e How to Setup Wizard e How to Backup Restore Your Database e How to Use the Home Page Settings e How to Set up MiSOS Custom Theme e How to Add a New Term e How to Edit a Student Attendance Calendar e How to Change Between School Days and Non School Days e How to Exclude a Range of Days e How to Install a Subject e How to Create Custom Subjects and Assignments e How to Assign a Subject e How to Globally Block and Unblock Quizzes and or Tests e How to Add an Event to a Student Calendar e How to Create a Lesson Plan e How to Update a Lesson Plan Regenerate Due Dates e How to Remove an Assignment e How to Remove a Duplicate Subject e How to Block and Unblock Individual Assignments e How to Clear Highlighting e How t
20. already have Adobe Reader you can install it from the SOS application disc You can copy it to your computer hard drive by 1 Put the SOS installation disc into the CD ROM or DVD drive of your pc 2 If the Install window opens click Close od Click Start on your computer taskbar and select My Computer Computer if using Vista Right click the drive containing the SOS installation disc and click Open Double click the Adobe folder or right click you mouse and select Open Double click the Reader folder or right click you mouse and select Open o Mm Double click the file inside that folder to install the Reader SOS Home Edition Quick Start Guide 19 Quick Start Guide Setting Up Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Registration Unless you chose to remove the icons in Step 16 on page 10 you should see an icon that looks similar to the one to the right Double click that icon to open SOS Teacher If you do not have the icon on your desktop you can still open SOS Teacher gt On your computer s task bar click start gt All Programs gt AOP gt Switched On Schoohouse 2012 Home gt SOS Teacher 505 Teacher Logging In amp Registration The first screen you see asks you to login with the teacher password you created in Step 10 on page 9 SOS asks you the teacher to login with the password to protect your account because as the teacher you have access to all answer keys student grades and teacher control
21. ard Summary i Switched On Click Close on the Summary page HOUSE 2012 EDITION Setup Wizard Setup is complete Your students can login and being working in Switched Summary Detais_ On Schoolhouse any time now a ee gt gt 3 gii View Switched On Schoolhouse Overview Click OK on the confirmation window View Switched On Schoolhouse Tutorials You can click the Details button to D STUDENT see a summary of what courses were assigned to each student e CURRICULUM You can also click the Switched On Schoolhouse Overview link to see a video overview of the application or click the Switched On Schoolhouse Tutorials link to select any of the 20 plus SOS feature specific tutorials As a reminder you can access the overviews tutorials user manual tech support or a link to sign up for a free training webinar in the Help widget on your Teacher Home Page 30 SOS Home Edition Quick Start Guide SOS Teacher Home Page You now see your Teacher Home Page as shown below You can use any of the functions of SOS Teacher from this location Press F1 or click the User Manual link in the Help widget to access the electronic Help files for additional assistance The MiSOS format uses two terms you want to be familiar with SOS Teacher Efx Google Search Settings Exit About Administration Lesson Book Help Center School Setu Assignments User Manual Student Setup Lesson Plan Tutorials Curriculum Setup SOS Overview
22. ates com Visit www aophomeschooling com support for detailed solutions to the most frequently encountered questions See the Troubleshooting Guide on page XX for assistance Read the Contacting Technical Support section before emailing or calling See Additional Resources on page 42 for contact information Common Issues There are several common issues people encounter Please take a look at these solultions before contacting Tech Support Q When clicked on a lesson was prompted to browse for folder What do do A This means Switched on Schoolhouse is not sure where to locate your curriculum 1 Put the curriculum CD ROM DVD for that subject in the CD ROM DVD drive on your computer If a window opens asking what you want to do click the Close button 2 Open the SOS Student application and click the Copy Curriculum link in the Application widget on the Student Home Page 3 Click OK on the Copy Curriculum window A progress window displays while it is copying to the hard drive of your computer It may take a few minutes 4 Click the Close button when the copy is complete You can now remove the subject disc from your CD ROM DVD drive and access the lesson without the disc or the browse for folder message SOS Home Edition Quick Start Guide e 39 Quick Start Guide Q got a message telling me have an invalid database connection How do fix it A There are a couple of possibilities Please chec
23. ation disc 505 2010 Home Edition was detected on the computer First you must uninstall SOS 2010 by clicking Start Control Panel Add Remove Programs Select Switched On Schoolhouse 2010 Home Edition Rerun the 05 Home 2012 install either by re inserting the installation disc into your CD ROM drive or by double clicking the Setup exe file on the installation disc If you have completed your full install and are now installing the Client you see a message see below alerting you if you have not already removed SOS 2010 m WE E m SOS 2010 Home Edition was detected on this computer First you E must uninstall SOS 2010 by clicking Start Control Panel Add Remowe Programs Select Switched On Schoolhouse 2010 Heme Edition Rerun the S505 Home 2012 install either by re inserting the installation disc into your CD ROM drive or by double clicking the Setup exe file on the installation disc 2 Touninstall SOS 2010 click the Start button on your computer s taskbar then select the Control Panel 16 SOS Home Edition Quick Start Guide 3 Open Add or Remove Programs Vista and Windows 7 users click Programs gt Programs and Features Remove Switched On Schoolhouse 2010 Home Edition Switched On Schoolhouse 2010 Home Database and the Switched On Schoolhouse 2010 Home Edition Tutorials Return the SOS Home Edition 2012 application disc into your CD ROM drive s EEE Follow the instructions
24. ckup Restore in the Application widget on your Home Page Step 2 A small Backup Restore window appears Click the Restore tab to highlight it This means you want to perform a restore of your SOS data Step 3 Click the Restore button on the bottom of the screen A warning message appears If you are simply restoring a backup of your normal database click Yes and continue with Step 5 below Your current data is replaced with the backup file you selected If you want to merge the work performed by a student on another computer click No and return to the Application menu and select Import Export instead Replace data Click Yes to choose the backup File to replace your current data To merge work performed by a student on another computer use the Import Export Function instead e Step 4 A window appears so you can find and open the backed up SOS database file you want to restore It is in the default folder created when you were installed SOS Unless you selected a different name the file is probably called SOSbackup2012T If you have been retaining copies of previous backups you may have an incremental number after the T REMEMBER If you have a Teacher Client install your back up file is located on the computer where your database is installed Step 5 Click the backup file you want to restore and then click Open Step 6 You are returned to the Backup Restore window The restore process starts automatic
25. commend leaving the curriculum in the default folder Switched On Schoolhouse Curriculum Setup Switched On HOUSE 2012 EDITION SCHOOL z 3 CURRICULUM Back Install Civil War SEC 2012 Copy to Drive Choose perce Leas C Leave on CD ROM If you select Switched On Schoolhouse Curriculum Setup Switched On HOUSE 2012 EDITION SCHOOL 7 STUDENT 3 CURRICULUM Back 6 SOS begins copying the subject to the selected drive If the subject has more than one disc SOS prompts you when to put in the next disc Perform Steps 2 6 until you have installed all of the subjects you intend to assign and then click Next Remember If you do NOT load the subject onto your hard drive the student must Setup Wizard Curriculum Setup Use Curriculum Setup features to add curriculum and assign subjects to students The Setup Wizard provides these options for Curriculurn Setup Install Curriculum requires subject CDs Assign Student Subjects Schoolwork can be assigned by day of the week This means you can assign Math schoolwork on Monday through Friday but History only on Tuesday and Thursday if you want After you complete the setup wizard go to the Lesson Book widget click Lesson Plan select the student click the Reschedule button Assign Sample Curriculum Click Next to Continue Setup Wizard Curriculum Setup Install Curriculum 1 Insert subject C
26. customer service representative CSR The CSR also asks you for the following information Phone Product Registration Switched On e First and Last Name e Address City State e Zip Postal Code LHOUSE 2012 EDITION e Country e Email address e Phone number AOP has several optional products services available that the CSR may offer you For example if you want to receive the Daily Focus a daily devotional or the Homeschool View an electronic newsletter you will also be asked to provide your e mail address The CSR will give you a registration code when the process is complete You must enter it into the four boxes in Item 4 on the screen exactly as given We recommend that you write it down and keep it in a secure place possibly on the sticker with your serial number in the front of this guide Click OK when you are finished Remain on the line with the CSR until you have a message confirming your successful registration Registering On line If an internet connection is detected an account login screen similar to the SOS Online Registration screen below right is displayed Notice your serial nunber is already populated Please complete the form by entering e First and Last Name e Address City State e Zip Postal Code e Country e E mail Address e Phone Number Next you see a list of optional products and services AOP offers for example the Daily Focus a daily inspirational devotion for homeschool families
27. d Help File The Help file is the SOS User Manual It answers most questions about how to use the program You can access it either by clicking the User Manual link in the Help Center widget on the SOS Teacher Home Page or by pressing the F1 key from anywhere in either the Teacher or Student application If you prefer a paper copy you may download one at www aophomeschooling com support Click the Resources tab in the middle of the page Tutorials SOS includes a series of video tutorials to demonstrate how to perform various functions These are installed on your computer as part of the SOS installation There are several ways to access them You can click the User Manual link in the Help Center widget on your SOS Teacher Home Page and select Tutorials or click the Start button on your taskbar and select All Programs then select AOP and then Switched On Schoolhouse and then Tutorials You may also double click the Tutorials icon on your desktop Additionally you can view the tutorials on the internet at http www sostutorials com Click the Tutorials tab in the middle of the page SOS Overview Presentation This presentation provides an overview of Switched On Schoolhouse You can view it online by clicking the User Manual link in the Help Center widget on SOS Teacher Home Page and selecting SOS Overview or on the web at www aophomeschooling com See the steps for navigating to this site on the previous page Online Support Th
28. drive containing the SOS installation disc and click Open 5 Double click the Tools folder and then double click the DataUtilities exe 6 When you are prompted to select a database choose SOS Home 2012 and click Connect 7 Use the dropdown menu to select the Change Password option and click Execute Command 8 Enter your new Password twice and then click Save When the window closes notice the Successfully Changed Password message below the Execute Command button Click X in the upper right corner to close the Data Utilities window 9 Remove the disc from the CD ROM or DVD drive Important Note Be sure to write your password down and put both the password and the SOS installation disc somewhere safe Protect your teacher password by keeping the disc in a safe location 38 SOS Home Edition Quick Start Guide Troubleshooting Guide If you experience problems with the installation of your application try the following before calling Technical Support Close any open applications Restart your computer Disable turn off any anti virus software Double check that your computer meets or exceeds the minimum system requirements as shown on page 5 Remove the application and reinstall it Before you do this be sure you have a backup and carefully follow the procedures on page 18 Verify that you have the most recent application and curriculum updates by visiting www aophomeschooling com support and www sosupd
29. e If you must change this default location click Change enter the path to the folder you want to use Click OK when finished ig Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home Edition Database AOP Setup amp Destination Folder h Click Next to install to this Folder or click Change to install to a different folder We HIGHLY recommend you leave the SOS d a ta b a S eC n th e d e fa U I t I O ca ti O n A Install Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home Edition Database to g C Program Files AOP Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home 8 SOS Home Edition Quick Start Guide 10 The Setup Information screen displays Enter i Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home Edition Database AOP Setup X 11 Click Next when you are ready to continue the First school term n i Switched On Schoolhouse Setup Information th e fo OWI n g l n fo rm at l O n In this section enter the teacher administrative information and a description of Teacher username Teacher Teacher username Must be no longer than 20 characters Only letters numbers and Teacher password spaces are permitted Displays on messages ammm sent within the application Write this password down as you will need it to use the application Teacher first name Teacher Example 2012 2013 Initial term description 2012 2013 Teacher password Type in your password gt Passwords maybe 1 12 characters long They are case sensitive and may
30. e supported Minimum Requirements Optimal Performance XP Service Pack 3 MUST be installed PRIOR to installing Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Microsoft IE 7 or higher Microsoft IE 7 or higher 1 GHz or higher processor 1 GHz or higher processor 512 MB Memory RAM 1 GB Memory RAM 1 GB hard drive space 1 GB hard drive space 1024 X 768 or higher resolution 1024 X 768 or higher resolution monitor 16 monitor 16 bit color bit color CD ROM drive CD ROM drive Adobe Reader Adobe Reader Printer recommended Printer recommended MUST be installed PRIOR to installing Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Viicrosoit IE or higher Microsoft IE or higher 1 GHz or higher processor 1 5 GHz or higher processor 1 GB Memory RAM 2GB for 64 bit 2 GB Memory RAM 1 GB hard drive space 2GB for 64 2 GB hard drive space bit 1024 X 768 or higher resolution monitor 32 1024 X 768 or higher resolution bit color monitor 16 bit color CD ROM drive CD ROM drive Adobe Reader Adobe Reader Printer recommended Printer recommended Windows icrosoft IE or higher icrosoft IE or higher 1 GHz or higher processor 1 5 GHz or higher processor 1 GB Memory RAM 2 GB for 64 bit 2 GB Memory RAM 1 GB hard drive space 2GB for 64 2 GB hard drive space bit 1024 X 768 or higher resolution monitor 32 1024 X 768 or higher resolution bit color monitor 16 bit color CD ROM drive CD ROM drive Adobe Reader Adobe Reader Printer
31. e to SOS 2010 For help doing creating a backup file open your existing installation of SOS Teacher click Help gt select SOS Teacher gt Application gt Backing Up Files To uninstall 1 To uninstall your old version of SOS click the Start button on your computer s taskbar then select the Control Panel Open Add or Remove Programs Vista and Windows 7 users click Programs gt Programs and Features Remove Switched On Schoolhouse 200X X being the year of your presently installed version Remove Microsoft SQL Desktop Engine SOSHOME22 SOS Home Edition Quick Start Guide e 17 Quick Start Guide Removing Uninstalling Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 1 Open Add Remove Programs in the Control Panel 2 Remove Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home Edition 3 Remove Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home Edition Database 4 Remove Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home Edition Tutorials All steps below are optional It is not necessary nor recommended for you to remove Microsoft SQL Server and it s components If you reinstall SOS this application and all of the components WILL be installed again If you choose to remove Microsoft SQL and have more than one instance of SQL installed on your computer do not remove any SQL items except SOSHome22 or SOSHome 309 5 Remove Microsoft SQL Server 2005 6 On the Uninstall dialog window select the instance of SOSHOME309 and Workstation Compone
32. e using a 3rd party firewall follow manufacturer s instructions to add exception rules for SQL Express 2005 Attention Windows Firewall users If you have Windows Firewall turned on for your computers you must first create exceptions to allow the client computers access to the computer with the Full Installation 1 Insert the SOS application disc into the CD ROM drive on the computer with the Full Installation When the installation program opens close it 2 Click start on your computer s task bar and select My Computer or Computer 3 Right click the green SOS logo or your CD ROM drive and select Open 4 Double click the Tools folder to open it 5 Double click to open the FWConf folder 6 Open the FWConf_ReadMe pdf for further instructions SOS Home Edition Quick Start Guide e 11 Quick Start Guide If you do NOT have Windows Firewall turned on for your computer continue with the Client Install below 90S Database Once you have completed the Full Install you can do a Client Install 1 Insert the SOS application disc into the CD ROM drive on the client computer The SOS Setup window displays Click the second option Switched On 2012 Client Install for Home Network a Switched On 2012 Client Install For Home Network nstalls only components you select on a Computer afached to your home network Yo the Full Home Install on another computer on yo A Configuration Check window appears to verify your ha
33. er the location is selected When you click Next the application tries to connect to the database on the computer with the full install If one is found continue with Step 8 If a connection cannot be made a message displays that it could not connect to a valid database Repeat Step 7 until you have a valid connection NOTE Locate the procedure Client Installation Troubleshooting at www aophomeschooling com support for further assistance SOS Home Edition Quick Start Guide 13 Quick Start Guide 8 Once you have successfully located the database connection the Wizard is ready to begin the installation screen displays Click Install 9 After all of your new files are copied you see the completion confirmation screen Click Finish 10 You see the Welcome screen again This time the Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home Edittion Tutorials are ready to be installed Click Next to continue 11 The Destination Folder for the Tutorials screen displays Click Next 12 Click Install to begin installation of the tutorials 13 The Setup Wizard Completed screen appears Click Finish 14 You should now see the list of all programs needed by SOS Each should have a checkmark next to it indicating that all were successfully installed At the bottom of the list you see a message inside a box with instructions on accessing SOS Click Close after reading this message Your Client installation process is complete I
34. ere is an extensive database of solutions to questions answers and problems with solutions others have encountered while using SOS available online at www aophomeschooling com support This is the fastest way to answer most of your questions This database is updated regularly as new issues and solutions are identified Clicking the Tech Support link in the Help Center widget on your SOS Teacher Home Page opens the website Additional AOP products are available at this site as well Phone Support If you are still in need of assistance The Technical Support team toll free number is 1 866 444 4498 Our shortest wait times are typically Thursday and Friday afternoons Customer Service Toll free 1 800 622 3070 SOS Home Edition Quick Start Guide e 37 Quick Start Guide Forgot Your Teacher Password SOS does not limit how many times you can try your password SOS does have a data utility on the SOS application disc you can use to change or reset your password Remember e Your password is case sensitive so check to see if your Caps Lock key is on e f your password is longer than 12 characters you will get an error e You may use letters or numbers in your password but NO special characters 1 Put the SOS installation disc into the CD ROM or DVD drive of your pc 2 Ifthe Install window opens click Close 3 Click Start on your computer taskbar and select My Computer Computer if using Vista 4 Right click the
35. f the box with the exceptions reads True close the windows you opened while following these seven steps and log into Switched On Schoolhouse Q I m having trouble performing a Client Installation What do do A There are a couple of possibilities We ll walk through each problem and solution 40 1 Make sure you can see the SQL Instance name of the database SOSHome309 in the drop down list to pick your database If you do not see it 1 Manually type the network path to where the SQL instance SOSHome309 is located into the box It should look something like this Computer Name SOSHome309 Do not type in the quotation marks Substitute your computer name for Computer Name To locate your computer name click start on the computer task bar then right click Computer XP users My Computer and select Properties Continue with your Client Installation SOS Home Edition Quick Start Guide 2 Occasionally Windows Firewall blocks the connection between SOS and the SQL database If this happens follow steps 1 7 on the previous page to access and run the Firewall Utility 3 Third party security software anti virus internet family safety filters soyware or spam scanners on your computer sometimes blocks the connection between SOS and the SQL database There are a few things you can do to try and make sure they are not interfering 1 Make sure you are not running more than one anti virus suite Different ty
36. f you have no A Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home Edition AOP Setup Wizard f X The wizard is ready to begin installation Y Click Install to begin the installation If you want to review or change any of your installation settings dick Back Click Cancel to exit the wizard A ny 1a Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home Edition AOP Setup Wizard Setup Wizard Completed The Setup Wizard has successfully installed Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home Edition Click Finish to exit the wizard hy RE Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home Edition Tutorials AOP Setup Wizard EES Welcome to the Setup Wizard for Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home Edition Tutorials Setup Wizard will install Switched On Siete 22 rome Edition Tutorials on your computer To continue click WARNING This e is protected by copyright law and prilieha A additional computers where you plan to install SOS Client you are ready to move onto Registration and Setup Go to page 21 to continue If you have additional computers where you want to install SOS Client return to Step 1 on page 12 Don t forget to remove the application disc from your CD ROM or DVD drive 14 SOS Home Edition Quick Start Guide pi Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home Edition Tutorials AOP Setup Wizard EEES Destination Folder 4 Click Next to install to this folder or dick C
37. hange to install to a different folder 4 Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home Edition already installed at location below Install Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home Edition Tutorials to C Program Files x86 AOP Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home A D Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home Edition Tutorials AOP Setup Wizard EES 7 zN The wizard is ready to begin installation Click Install to begin the installation If you want to review or change any of your installation settings dick Back Click Cance to exit the wizard i TE Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home Edition Tutorials AOP Setup Wizard S Setup Wizard Completed The Setup Wizard has successfully installed Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home Edition Tutorials Click Finish to exit the wizard Upgrading to SOS 2012 Home Edition If you have an older version of SOS prior to the 2010 version that you need to remove e Go to the Start button on your computer s taskbar e Select Control Panel e Select Add Remove Programs e Select the program to be removed If you need to remove SOS 2012 see the section beginning on page 18 for instructions before proceeding e Click Remove Upgrading from 2011 to 2012 If you are currently running the 2011 version of SOS you can upgrade directly to the SOS 2012 edition Your upgrade makes your 2011 data available in the new prog
38. he applications that must be installed Microsoft SOL Server 2005 Setup The server and database are first items installed 3 The End User License Agreement for Saige oo Gee vp Sense coe eel Microsoft SQL Server 2005 displays Click quae license terse sre Sn suzeeaent a the checkbox beside the I accept statement oe dr Ree iat sa to continue pee 4 The required SQL Server components begin ae installing This takes a few minutes Microsoft SOL Server 2005 Setup If you have a firewall installed on your computer you may be prompted to allow access to an SQL Server Installing Prerequisites Installs software components required prior to installing SQL fi le sq Ise rvr exe d u ri ng th is ste p of th e SQ L Se rve r oe ere ears will install the following components install Please allow access for this file Microsoft SQL Native Cent Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Setup Support Files Click Install to continue SOS Home Edition Quick Start Guide 7 Quick Start Guide Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Setup 5 When SQL Server 2005 and all of the pes necessary components are installed click Next to continue 6 Click Finish to complete the installation of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 The Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home Edition Database AOP Setup window displays again to walk you through the database installation process step by step tu has shed configuration of os SQL S Ri to the setup error
39. k the following 1 Confirm that your SQL server is running Go to start on your computer taskbar then select Run In the Run dialogue box type services msc no quotation marks This opens your Services Manager It sometimes takes a minute or two to open and list all of the services on your computer that run in the background Look for SQL Server SOSHOME309 2 If it is not listed as STARTED right click the service name and click Start A progress bar displays while it is starting 3 Close the Services window and log into Switched On Schoolhouse If restarting SQL did not fix the problem the problem might be that Windows Firewall is blocking the database connection There is a tool on the SOS application disc to help open the ports on your Firewall specific to Switched On Schoolhouse To run the Firewall utility 1 Insert the SOS application disc in your CD ROM DVD drive on your computer Close the application when it opens to the Installation window Click Start on your computer taskbar and select My Computer Computer if using Vista 3 Right click the drive containing the SOS installation disc and click Open Double click the Tools folder and then double click the FWConf folder Right click the FWconf exe file Choose Run As Administrator If you are using XP the choice is Run On the Firewall Exception window click the Create Exceptions button When the indicator at the bottom o
40. lled Feature Description e Select Teacher and highlight X this feature will not be available If you want only SOS Teacher features installed e Select Student and highlight X this feature will not be available Click Next This feature requires 92MB on your hard drive C Program Files x86 AOP Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home SS Se me Ga Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home Edition AOP Setup Wizard 6 The Destination Folder amp Desktop Icons screen peon displays Click Next unless you need to change the ee ee eee location where the application is automatically placed E tonet onstesroea 2 tne tn C Program Files x86 AOP Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 or you don t want the shortcut icons for SOS Teacher and SOS Student on your desktop N i V Add application icons to desktop We HIGHLY recommend leaving SOS in the default location If you must change the default location of SOS click EE Change and enter the pathname to the folder to be ee A used and then click OK bi N To remove the shortcut icons on your desktop remove the check beside Add application Icons to desktop then click Next 7 On the Database Selection window locate the C JES Ee computer where your full install resides either by using the dropdown menu or typing in the computer name followed by SOSHOME309 in the blank textbox Click Next aft
41. logs for information describing any Failure s that occurred durim setup Click Finish to exit the installation wizard Summary Log 2005 some Features and services are ure the surface area of SQL Server use the 7 Click Next on the Welcome screen when it displays nea dopa and Managing SQL Server For improved manageability and security SQL Server 2005 provides more control over the SQL Server surface area your system To minimize ace area the following default 8 On the Customer Information screen enter e User Name Only letters numbers and Welcome to the Setup Wizard for spaces are allowed Punctuation marks and Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home Edition Database other special characters are not pe rmitted The Setup Wizard wil install Switched On Schoohouse 2012 Home Edition Database on your computer To continue click Next e Organization This might be your last name or something like Home WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties e Serial Number The 16 digit serial number is on the inside front cover of this guide Enter it exactly as it appears Customer Information 9 The Destination Folder screen for the Please enter your formation database displays Use Name Organization To retain the location where the database is automatically placed click Next Serial Number see the sticker on the inside cover of your Quick Start Guid
42. nd of the 30 day grace period a message appears on day 30 advising you that SOS will be disabled if you do not register today Click Yes to register now and follow the procedures on pages 21 23 If you have not registered by day 31 a message appears when SOS Teacher or SOS Student are opened advising you that SOS has been disabled and cannot be opened until the product has been registered Registration can only be performed from the SOS Teacher application Students receive a message advising them to notify their teacher that they cannot procede When you try to open SOS Teacher click OK on the message to register the product at this time 22 SOS Home Edition Quick Start Guide SOS Setup Wizard The first time you login to SOS Teacher the Setup Wizard appears It walks you through the initial setup steps for your school There are three basic steps to be done and your student is ready to start their schoolwork 1 School term and calendar options 2 Add your students 3 Install curriculum and assign subjects ORS ene OE Setup switched On Setup Wizard 3 Easy Steps 26 3 SCHOOL STUDENT CURRICULUM Need help getting started Switched On tutorials can help Schedule a free training webinar Cancel Ready Let s begin When you click the Finish button at the end of the Setup Wizard the basic setup for SOS is complete You and your students can immediately begin working As you use SOS you may
43. not contain blank spaces or special characters ig Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home Edition Database AOP Setup amp gt Be sure to write down your password You The wizard is ready to begin installation need it to login to SOS Teacher after your E eeee ee eye Re eae installation is complete exit the wizard gt See page 38 of this guide for instructions on how to change your teacher password if necessary Teacher password confirm Enter your password again Teacher first name This is what displays on your Home Page It cannot be changed after SOS is installed i Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home Edition Database AOP Setup led Setup Wizard Completed Initial term description i e the name of your school year the current school year is the ee re ane default you may change it 12 Click Install to continue This may take several i Switched On Schoolhouse 201 2 Home Edition AOP Setup Wizard ied minutes After it is finished installing a ee eee ae a i Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home completion screen displays a 13 On the Setup Wizard Completed window click Finish The SOS Database is now finished installing 14 15 The Setup Wizard will install Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home Edition on your computer To continue click Next WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties You see the Welcome screen again This S
44. nts and then click Next XP Users Continue to Step 7 below Attention Vista amp Windows 7 Users At this point in the uninstall process you will see a dialog box similar to the one below When you do click the Ignore button to proceed with your uninstall Do not click Retry or press your Enter key You will just continue to loop back to this dialog b Ox The following applications should be dosed before continuing the i install e Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Setup 7 Click Finish to proceed with the uninstall process SQL Server SOSHOME309 Process Id 1940 8 Once the SQL Server 2005 uninstall is finished four SQL components remain in your installed programs list Remove Microsoft SQL Server Native Client next 9 Remove Microsoft SQL Server Setup Support Files 10 Click Yes on the confirm removal box 11 When the warning box appears telling you This action is only valid for products that are currently installed click OK 12 Repeat Steps 9 10 for Microsoft SQL Server VSS Writer 18 SOS Home Edition Quick Start Guide NOTE If you do choose to remove Microsoft SQL Server 2005 it MUST be removed before any of its components are removed or it will not be properly uninstalled and any subsequent installation attempts will fail If you try to uninstall one of the components first you will see a warning that the server should be removed first Preliminaries SOS uses Adobe Reader If you do not
45. nts Switched On Setup Wizard to walk through a practice lesson It should help both of you to learn Curriculum Setup about each feature and how to use ee work dyin Syices On Schoolhouse Oreniatan it The sample lesson also offers the Grade 35 format and 6 12 forma opportunity to try out or practice Sern ie the various problem types without col ae l a ample probleme providing inetu concern for the impact to grades Soyo assign samele cum yo There are two sample lesson one ge oe _ snore a for students in grades 3 5 and omc ae one for students in grades 6 12 Each covers the same explanation and features They are just presented in more age appropriate context 1 If you do not want to assign a sample lesson or assigned it in the previous step click the circle beside No am finished want to exit the Setup Wizard and click Next at the bottom of the screen to exit the Setup Wizard To assign the sample lesson to a student now click the circle beside Yes want to assign a sample lesson and continue with Step 2 2 Click the checkbox beside the Sample Lesson you want to assign under each student s name just as you did to assign the regular subjects 3 Click Finish on the Assignment Complete Confirmation box when you have selected the sample lesson s for each student You can assign the sample lesson at a later time using the Curriculum Setup tab in S OS Tea ch e r Switched On Schoolhouse Setup Wiz
46. o Clear an Assignment e How to Zero a Unit or an Assignment e How to Create a Transcript SOS Home Edition Quick Start Guide e 35 Quick Start Guide SOS Overview Presentation Switched On Schoolhouse also offers another view of the program It is called the SOS Overview Presentation It includes _ Teacher Home Page Administration Assignment Settings Administration Quiz and Test Settings Administration Grading and Term Settings Administration Student Setup Administration Curriculum Setup Lesson Book Assignments Lesson Book Lesson Plan o oo NoN eS OON Student Home Page O Student Schoolwork 11 Student Lesson Presentation You can access this presentation by clicking SOS Overview in the Help Center widget on your Home Page You can also access additional grade level presentations by going to www aophomeschooling com then 1 Under Curriculum Options click Switched On Schoolhouse 2 Select Grades 3 Click the grade level or subject folder 4 Click the SOS box or specific subject CD 5 Click the Resources tab in the middle of the page SOS Free Training Webinar AOP offers a free training webinar for Switched On Schoolhouse You can register for these training sessions by clicking the link in the Help widget on your Teacher Home Page or by going directly to www aophomeschooling com switched on schoolhouse webinars php 36 SOS Home Edition Quick Start Guide SOS User Manual an
47. o a flash drive is highly encouraged as well as backing up to your hard Step 3 Click the Backup button drive and then burning the backup file to a CD To create the backup file Click the Backup button and choose the location and file name Step 4 SOS automatically populates the backup for the backup file then click the Save button to startthe backup process file name SOSbackup2012T in your SOS Backup folder created at installation We strongly recommended that you leave the backup file with this name and location Step 5 Click the Save button A message appears telling you the database backup is in progress Because this process copies the entire database you may need to wait a few moments 32 SOS Home Edition Quick Start Guide NOTE If a backup file was previously created a message box appears telling you the file already exists Click Yes if you want to replace it with the new one If you want to save every backup file you make rename the file each time you back up If you do this we recommend that you simply add a number or the date at the end of the current file name and increment it by one with each backup for example SOSbackup2012T1 SOSbackup2012T 090812 etc Step 6 When the process is finished a message box appears telling you that the backup file was successfully created Click the OK button You have now backed up your entire SOS database NOTE You can also copy your backup file SOSbackup2012T b
48. ofi On Soon 212 He Eon HOP Setup Wie time the Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 a a eee Home Edition application is ready to be Switched On Schoolhouse installed Click Next to continue Legal Terms amp Conditions By accessing using providing access to others or allowing others to use the software materials curriculum features and or documentation associated with the Switched On Schoolhouse The End User License Agreement EULA a a adsl eaaa V 1 accept the terms in the license agreement ADOBE displays Read this agreement carefully If you Baris PLAYER ENABLED agree to the terms click the checkbox beside the I accept statement and click Next SOS Home Edition Quick Start Guide 9 Quick Start Guide 16 The Destination Folder screen displays Click Next This adds the shortcut icons If you do not want the shortcut icons on your desktop click to remove the checkmark next to Add application icons to desktop and then click Next 17 Click Install to begin installation of the application The Progress window displays during installation 18 The Welcome screen displays again This time the Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home Edition Tutorials are ready to be installed Click Next to continue 19 Click Next 20 Click Install to begin installation of the tutorials 21 The Setup Wizard Completed screen appears Click Finish 22 You should now see the list of all programs needed b
49. one each day so they can complete their assigned work by the end of the school year When due dates are turned off students must pace their own schoolwork 1 Determine if you want to assign due dates Switched On Schoolhouse Calendar Setup Switched 0n JSE 2012 EDITION 1 be Calendar SCHOOL Q amp S STUDENT ables you to give due dates for Linking the term to a calendar en student assignments c No do notwantto give due dates to student assignments 9 CURRICULUM e Select Yes if you want to assign due dates to student assignments e Select No if you do not want to assign due dates to student assignments After you click Next to continue go to Add Students on page 28 2 Click Next to continue Click the circle next to the type of calendar you want to use e want to use a Traditional calendar this calendar begins the day after Labor Day and Switched On Schoolhouse Calendar Setup Switched 0n 4OUSE 2012 EDITION Setup Wizard 1 se Calendar SCHOOL wantto a Traditional calendar School term begins the esaa aner r Labor Day le sts 180 days au Sa ke off for ys QS STUDENT C lwantto a Custom calendar You tart and end date of the school AE Sys etup holidays e 6 Ea CURRICULUM lasts 180 school days excluding time taken off for holidays You can change the pre set holidays school days or school end date for your school e want
50. or the courses you ordered The installation disc is in the inside cover of this guide Also on the inside cover is a sticker with your serial number You will need that during installation and registration e Certain elements must be in place to run SOS on your computer The table on the next page shows you the minimum requirements to run the application in the first column You may find that you need to run SOS on a computer that exceeds these requirements giving you more memory and a faster processing speed A check is performed during installation to verify that your computer meets the minimum requirements listed on the previous page If it does not a list of items that do not meet specification for effective operation of SOS displays e SOS uses Adobe Reader If you do not already have Adobe Reader on the computer s you plan to use for SOS it is available on the SOS application disc See page 19 for access instructions e Ifthe operating system on your computer is Microsoft XP and has or had Internet Explorer version 6 IE 6 loaded please go to www update microsoft com to upgrade IE Getting Started There are three major steps to getting started with SOS 1 Installation 2 Registration 3 Setup Use this guide to walk you through each of these steps Let s get started with Installation on page 6 Minimum System Requirements NOTE Only English language versions of Microsoft Windows XP Windows Vista and Windows 7 ar
51. pes of anti virus programs are not meant to be run simultaneously This can open your computer to outside risks If you have more than one anti virus program on your computer choose the one you want to keep and completely uninstall others using the Add Remove Programs area of your Control Panel Even if the other program is just an expired trial program that came with your computer remove it 2 AT YOUR OWN RISK you can temporarily disable your security software for the duration of the SOS installation process Many security programs hace an option to disable the software in increasing increments of time Check your security software documentation for instructions 3 Often you can set your security software to grant SOS an exception meaning it treats SOS and it s database as a trusted connection Check your security software documentation for instructions You may need to contact the security software manufacturer s technical support for assistance 4 Confirm your computers can talk to each other over your network There are three identifiers which allow other computers on your network to identify and work with them Once you gather the information you can save it in the table on page 43 Each computer has a 1 Name 2 Internal Address for self identification within your home network 3 Workgroup To gather this information Computer Name and Workgroup 1 Click start on your computer taskbar 2 Right click Computer XP
52. ram letting you take full advantage of SOS 2012 If you have the client version installed you need to upgrade the Full Install BEFORE doing anything with the client installation If you plan to use 2012 curriculum you must upgrade your application The 2011 to 2012 upgrade process automatically backs up your database and restores it for use with the 2012 version of SOS As a precaution you should always perform a backup from your existing installation before you install the new version Need help doing a backup Open your existing installation of SOS Teacher click Help gt select SOS Teacher gt Application gt Backing Up Files or view the Backup Restore tutorial If you are upgrading from 2011 to 2012 do NOT uninstall your 2011 version of SOS The upgrade process automatically migrates your data and uninstalls the old version for you You may notice there are duplicate icons for both SOS Teacher and SOS Student for a very brief time during the upgrade process this is expected There will only be one set when the upgrade is done To complete your upgrade from 2011 Go to page 6 of this guide and follow the instructions in the SOS Home Edition Full install section If you also need to perform a Client Install page 11 do this after you finish the Full Install on your primary computer SOS Home Edition Quick Start Guide 15 Quick Start Guide Upgrading from 2010 to 2012 Upgrading is necessary if you plan to use either
53. rdware and operating system meet the SOS minimum requirements Anything with a checkmark next to it meets minimum standards An x indicates an item NOT meeting reran minimu m standards Intel R Core TM 2 Duo CPU E4500 2 20GHz 2013 MB 789 MB free NOTE You may continue with the installation process nama even if not all items meet minimum standards You may need to upgrade your hardware or operating system for SOS to work effectively WARNING If you have items listed in the Windows System section of this screen you must fix them prior to continuing or installation will likely fail If there is not a Click to fix link beside an entry the file must be decrypted If you need assistance in doing this please click the Start button in the lower left corner of your task bar and then select Help and Support This process differs depending on your operating system 2 After you click Next the Switched On Schoolhouse Home Edition Setup window opens with a list of required components Those with a checkmark are already installed The ones with another icon beside them will be installed Click Install The installation of the needed programs begins NOTE This process may take some time depending on the applications being installed SOS installs these applications on the Client computer e Adobe Flash Player e Crystal Reports Microsoft Internet Explorer IE is required but not included in the SOS install It
54. rdware or operating system for SOS to work effectively WARNING If you have items listed in the Windows System section of this screen you must fix them prior to continuing or installation will likely fail If there is not a Click to fix link beside an entry the file must be decrypted If you need assistance in doing this please click the Start button in the lower left corner of your task bar and then select Help and Support This process differs depending on your operating system Switched On Schoolhouse Home Edition Setup Adobe Flash Player 11 1 These applications are installed with SOS sa Spe E E a SOS 2012 SQL 2005 Express Server e Ad O be F a S hi a ye r J Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home Edition Database Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home Edition e C ryst a R e p O rts Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home Edition Tutorials e SOS 2012 SQL 2005 Express Server Microsoft Internet Explorer IE is required but not included in the SOS install It should have been installed when you purchased your computer You can download IE free by going to www microsoft com Please contact the seller if you have difficulty with this Switched On 2012 Full Home Install product selected Depending on your operating system Microsoft NET Framework 3 0 maybe installed along with Microsoft NET Framework 4 0 if it s not already on your computer NOTE This process may take some time depending on t
55. s On the Login page 1 Enter your password the one you created in Step 10 page 9 in the password field Check your caps lock key if you get an error message Your password is case sensitive 2 Click the Login button Password O Switched On SCHOOLHOUSE 2012 EDITION NS L N Registration The first time you login you are asked to register you software installation Switched On Schoolhouse requires the registration process be completed within 30 days from the time you install the software We recommend you register upon initial login and eliminate the daily reminders for both you and your student s You have the option of registering electronically or by calling AOP Customer Service toll free at 1 800 622 3070 To register electronically click Yes when you see this message upon initial login Product registration A SOS must be registered within 30 days of installation You have 30 days left to register SOS before it is disabled Do you wish to register now Yes No 20 SOS Home Edition Quick Start Guide Register By Telephone Once you click Yes SOS tries to automatically connect you to the internet registration website If no connection is made a screen similar to the one below appears If you cannot register electronically or prefer to register via telephone the toll free number and your installation serial number are displayed You need to provide this number Item 2 on the screen to the
56. should have been installed when you purchased your computer Please contact the seller if you do not have IE You can download IE free by going to www microsoft com Please contact the seller if you have difficulty with this 12 SOS Home Edition Quick Start Guide Depending on your operating system Microsoft NET Framework 3 0 maybe installed along with Microsoft NET Framework 4 0 if not already on your computer Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home Edition AOP Setup Wizard S The Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home Edition TESE A AOP Setup Wizard window displays showing that ee S1 i Switched On Schoolhouse a Switched On Schoolhouse is to be installed It walks a steina A you through the installation process step by step By accessing using providing access to others or allowing others a A E Wo at done 3 Click Next Sp pap pana re eeg i e aa i I accept the terms in the licen ement f FLASH 4 The End User License Agreement EULA Eg displays Read this agreement carefully If you agree to the terms of the agreement click the circle beside the I agree statement and click Next Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home Edition AOP Setup Wizard 5 The Custom Setup Screen displays If you want only the SOS Student features installed Custom Setup Select the program features you want installed Cr Click on an icon in the list below to change how a feature is insta
57. tep by step instructions or watch the tutorial for a video demonstation 1 Click No if you do not want to customize your calendar now Click Next to continue Skip to the Viewing the Calendar section on the next page Click Yes to customize your calendar now and then click Next to continue 2 Set each date or range of dates individually To choose specific dates for things like holidays and vacation Switched On Schoolhouse Calendar Setup Switched 0n LHOUSE 2012 EDITION 1 SCHOOL QS STUDENT Oe CURRICULUM Switched On Schoolhouse Calendar Setup Switched On ILHOUSE 2012 EDITION SCHOOL QS STUDENT 3 CURRICULUM Cancel Setup Wizard Customize Calendar The SOS calendar includes features that allow you to customize itto meet your needs Options include Changing school days to non school days Changing non school days to school days Adding special events like vacation or field trips Would you like to customize your calendar C Yes lwantto customize my calendar No ldo notwantto customize my calendar Setup Wizard Customize Calendar Use to customize your calendar marking specific days as special events such as Thanksgiving or Spring Break To choose a single day such as a field trip for example setthe start and end date as the same day Click Finished to continue with the setup process Enter description Easter Holiday Start Date 04705 2
58. the loss of data such as student schoolwork grades teacher commentary and other information You can backup your entire SOS database at any time Backing up saves everything exactly as it is at the time of the backup so you can restore a previously created copy of your database whenever you need We strongly recommend you backup your database daily Some points to remember when backing up your database e You are encouraged to backup to a flash drive or burn it to a CD e The backup file name including the path must not exceed 256 characters e Verify that the drive has sufficient free space and you have write permissions to this drive e Backup restore operations can only be performed when there are NO students doing schoolwork Before you begin make sure all students return to their Home Page or completely exit SOS to protect against losing their work Attention Vista Users f you have a Client Install it is important to read the Vista Users section on page 33 before performing a Backup New Computer Perform the backup procedure on your old computer then the restore procedure on your new computer Backing Up Files Step 1 Click Backup Restore in the Application fm widget on your Home Page Backup Restore Step 2 A small Backup Restore window appears Make sure the Backup tab is highlighted a E E A tere crane avoid loss of studentwork The backup file created is too large to be saved to a floppy disk Backing up t
59. to a student name in the window below 2 To select a subject from the drop down list that appears below the student name click the checkbox next to pach subject you wantto assign to this student Any subject already selected was previously assigned to this student 3 Click Next Sarah Sarah Little O Bible 500 2012 New Testament Survey 2012 Civil War 2012 O History And Geography 500 2012 o M Sawyer Sawyer Little Bible 500 2012 2 Below each student s name click the checkbox beside each subject you want to assign to the student Repeat Steps 1 2 to assign subjects to additional students Assignment Complete New Testament Survey 2012 assigned successfully to Sarah Civil War 2012 assigned successfully to Sarah 3 Click Next when you are finished 4 Click OK when the Assignment Complete Confirmation box appears Bible 500 2012 assigned successfully to Sawyer History And Geography 500 2012 assigned successfully to Sawyer Note Coursework may be assigned to students by day of the week When you are finished with the Setup Wizard click Lesson Plan in the Lesson Book widget on your Teacher Home Page Select the student one at a time and click the Reschedule button SOS Home Edition Quick Start Guide 29 Quick Start Guide Assigning a Sample Lesson Switched On Schoolhouse Demonstration Subject Setup SOS includes a sample lesson to allow both you and your stude
60. to use a Custom calendar this calendar allows you to choose the start and end days of the term as well as assigning any holidays to be included It is useful if you need to start a term at a time not usually associated with the start of the school year or if you want to compress a school year 3 Click Next to continue 4 If you chose a traditional calendar select the school year using the up and down arrows and then click Next to continue If you chose a custom calendar you can select start and end Switched On Schoolhouse Calendar Setup switched 0n HOUSE 2012 EDITION Setup Wizard 1 me Calendar SCHOOL Choose the year for your traditional calendar Q amp S STUDENT 2o 2 2013 3 CURRICULUM dates for your calendar SOS defaults the Start Date to today and the End Date to 180 weekdays from today You can leave this or change it To change the dates e Select the End Date for your school year and then select the Start Date for the school year e Click Next to continue SOS Home Edition Quick Start Guide 25 Quick Start Guide Customizing Your Calendar After you have determined the type of calendar you want to use you can customize the calendar You can change school days to non school days and vice versa You can change individual days or a series of days You may do this now or at any time during the school term Just press F1 to access the electronic Help file for s
61. ual Studio 2010 w SOS 2012 SQL 2005 Express Server W Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home Edition Database W Switehed On Schoolnouse 2012 Home Edition Vv Switched On Schoolnouse 2012 Home Edition Tutorials Switched On Schoolhouse was successfully installed Click the Close button below and then double click the SOS Teache r desklop_ If you chase not to use the ons click 3 t 7 i icons clic art on your computer t On Schoolhouse 2012 Home gt SOS Teacher SOS Home Edition Client Install If you want to run SOS on multiple computers and have them networked the client install allows you to do that The Full Install which MUST be done first allows you to have your database and SOS Teacher installed on one computer while installing SOS Student on other computers in the home Be aware there is a limitation to the client install The client install requires a connection to the network at all times to function This can be a wireless network Since the client version does not have its own copy of the database it depends on the computer with the full installation to provide the database If your home network is down or either computer is removed from the network SOS Student or SOS Teacher cannot open We recommend you do the full install on a computer where you can access both SOS Teacher and SOS Student and do the client install on a computer where only SOS Student needs to be accessed If you ar
62. ur students You Before students can get started in EA Seup Wizard provides m m these options for Student Setup SOS Student you need to enroll IS eee them in your school SOS allows you srupenr A to have up to five students working in SOS at once If you want students Q rye to use a password to login you need a jii i to set this up after you complete the ex Setup Wizard You can press the F1 key to access the electronic Help file for instructions on setting up a student password The Student Setup function allows Switched On Schoolhouse Student Setup you to add students edit student Switched On Setup Wizard profiles or remove students from CEA EINRSE SATE EBLE p SOS For now we are going to add students B ee 1 Click Next on the first Student T Era e Setup screen to begin 2g Pama Sudani Salaca stertar tonih ka 2 If your student s name is not STUDENT displayed on the screen click Add to open a small window ree where you can enter the student cunnicuLuM name and username Beck 3 Enter the Username This is the name SOS uses for the student just like your teacher name Use up to 20 letters and or numbers No periods or other special characters are allowed Username i First name 4 Enter the student s First name and then Last name Last name OO 5 Click OK to see the student information appear in Concel_ the large white box at the bottom of the Student Setup screen 6 Click Add to
63. y SOS Each should have a checkmark next to it indicating that all were successfully installed At the bottom of the list you see a message inside a box with instructions on accessing SOS Click Close after reading this message You can remove the disc from your CD ROM or DVD drive Your full installation of SOS is now complete If you are using a home network and want to perform a client install on one or more networked computers continue on the next page If you are installing SOS on only this one computer you are ready to go to page 21 and continue with the registration and setup steps 10 SOS Home Edition Quick Start Guide Destination Folder Click Next to install to this Folder or click Change to install to a different folder Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home Edition Database already installed at location below Install Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home Edition to C Program Files AOP Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home Change Add application icons to desktop x i Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home Edition AOP Setup Wizard The wizard is ready to begin installation Click Install to begin the installation If you want to review or change any of your installation settings click Back Click Cancel to exit the wizard The Destination Folder for the tutorials displays x i Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home Edition AOP Setup Wizard Setup Wizard Completed The Setup Wi
64. you have installed your subjects they can be assigned to your students The first thing you see when you click Next moving to the Assign Subjects step is the Curriculum Update window This is an automatic process Just click Ok and the application automatically checks to see if there are any revisions or updates to the curriculum you have installed If there are any updates they are automatically applied to your database Note If you do not have internet access you need to contact Customer Service periodically to see if there are any updates to your curriculum Switched On Schoothouse Curriculum Update SOs automatically searches downloads and installs available curriculum updates when you click OK Click OK to update your curriculum Click Cancel to exit Pox Click OK when the Update complete message displays advising you of the number of assignments that were revised Switched On Schoolhouse Assign Subjects Switched On JSE 2012 EDITION Assign each subject to the students who will be taking the course before you click Next SOS allows you to Setup Wizard a Curriculum Setup assign multiple subjects to every ri student before you move on to the next screen 1 On the bottom half of the EN Curriculum Setup window you see a list of your students click 3 the checkbox next to to a student a name A list with all of the subjects you installed appears below each student s name 1 Click the checkbox next
65. zard has successfully installed Switched On Schor 2012 Home Edition Click Finish it the wizard i Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home Edition Tutorials AOP Setup E3 Welcome to the Setup Wizard for Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home Edition Tutorials The Setup Wizard will install Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home Edition Tutorials on your computer To continue click Next WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties i Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home Edition Tutorials AOP Setup ied Destination Folder O Click Next to install to this Folder or click Change to install to a different folder Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home Edition already installed at location below Install Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home Edition Tutorials to C Program Files AOP Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home i Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home Edition Tutorials AOP Setup E3 i Switched On Schoolhouse 2012 Home Edition Tutorials AOP Setup E3 Setup Wizard Completed The wizard is ready to begin installation Click Install to begin the installation The p Wizard has successfully installed Switched On IF you want to review or change any of your installation settings click Back Click Cancel to hohou E 201e Home Eaten Totoras Ekde Finito exit the wizard i Switched On Schoolhouse Home Edition Setup Adobe Flash Player 11 1 wv Crystal Reports Basic Runtime for Vis

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