Teacher – Reports and Application Functions
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1. Subject Report Student Subject Time Report Term 2010 2011 As of Monday February 15 2010 StudentName Subject Title Time hh mm Jo Dansby Bible 500 2010 0 34 Demonstration 3 5 2010 0 14 Health Quest 2010 0 33 History And Geography 2010 0 30 Oklahoma State History 2010 0 36 science 2010 0 33 Total 3 00 11 2010 SOS Teacher Reports and Applications Guide Viewing or Printing a Daily Work Report SOS also provides you a tool to monitor what assignments students work on each day The Daily Work Report allows you to select a date range and any or all of your students It then lists the assignments a student worked on for that day It is important to remember that if you do use a range of dates instead of a single date an assignment only appears under the date the student last worked on it To create a report of the time your students are spending in each of their subjects Reports m Step 1 On your Homepage click Grade Report in the Reports widget Step 2 A small submenu of options appears to the right of this button Click to select Daily Work Report Danar far Repor deih Grade Repor Step 3 The Daily Work Report window opens Select a Start and End Date for the report Daily Work Report Display a list of assignments student s worked on during the selected date range Each assignment displays only once below the date the student most recenth worked on it The Daily Work Report als2. Import Export Step 4 As you click to select students all the terms The export operation should not be performed for any student currently doing schoolwork Have these su bjects and units assigned to each student students exit ther schoolwork before continuing 1 appear below his her name Click to remove the checkmarks next to the subjects and Check the students and subjects you wish to export units you do not want to export to another Lee com ee P OE Jordan p OE Taylor The boxes you leave checked represent subjects to be exported while the unchecked boxes indicate students whose work will not be exported NOTE If you change your mind about any of your selections click the Clear button to start over and return to the previous window Step 5 When you re ready with the list of items you want to export click the Export button A window appears allowing you to decide e The file name you want to assign to your export file e The location where you want to save your export file Notice the file in the File Name box automatically appears as export with the sosx extension 19 2010 SOS Teacher Reports and Applications Guide Step 7 Name your new folder whatever you like Choose a name that helps you remember what it contains Step 6 Create a new folder Click the Create New Folder icon at the top of the directory Step 8 Open this new folder by double clicking it Step 9 Either rename
3. gt RW Drive D gt ig Network p E Control Panel E Recycle Bin 28 Filtering Words in the Dictionary If you determine a need to limit particular words or phrases your students can access while using the dictionary in SOS this tool allows you to specify words and phrases to be filtered or unfiltered in the SOS dictionary To use gt Se iP 2 10 11 12 La 14 15 Insert the SOS 2010 installation disc in your drive The SOS 2010 Setup window opens automatically Click Close Go to My Computer Right click the CD ROM drive containing the installation disc Select Open Double click the Tools folder Double click the Data Utility exe icon to open the dictionary filter tool The Data Utility 2010 window shown to the right opens Select the Database Name you want to use if it is not already displayed by clicking the dropdown box The default is the current year database i e SOS Home 2010 Click Connect In the Commands section click the dropdown arrow and select the Edit Vulgar Words option Last entry in the list Click Execute Command The Edit Vulgar Words box opens Enter the word or phrase you want excluded from the SOS Dictionary in the textbox at the top of the window Click Exclude Word Repeat Steps 13 and 14 for all words or phrases you want to filter Click when you are finished to close the tool Adding Words Back to the Dictionary To return a
4. Change Theme 21 Checking For Application Updates ccccccccsecceeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeteeeseeeseeeteeeteeeeeeenes 2 Check for Curriculum Updates c cece cece eeeteeeeeeeteeeeeeeteeeseeeseeeseeesseeseeeteeetaeenes 28 Filtering Words in the UDichonany 29 Switched On Schoolhouse 2010 Reports Looking for some information about how to view or print reports of your students grades Wondering how much time your student s are spending on a certain subject You have several reports available to help Report Card Grade Report Subject Report Daily Work Report Switched On Schoolhouse SOS automatically records student scores and keeps up to date records of grades and activities As students answer problems their work is graded and their scores are recorded When they finish assignments their assignment unit and subject scores are computed and displayed on both the Schoolwork screens in SOS Student and the Lesson Book screens in SOS Teacher This is designed so that you and your students can easily see how well they re doing in their studies at any given time SOS also tracks the amount of time each student spends in every subject as they read the presentation material play the games and work the problems so you are better able to assess how effectively your students are using their time The SOS Reports button link consolidates all this information allowing you to view and print student grades as well as e
5. Step 5 You are returned to the Backup Restore window Make sure the Backup tab is selected and click the Backup button at the bottom of the window 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 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 If you choose you can also copy your backup file SOSbackup bak 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 17 2010 SOS Teacher Reports and Applications Guide Vista Users Attention Vista 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 C drive There are two things you can do 1 Run as an administrator 2 Turn User Account Control UAC off To Run as an administrator e Open your C drive e Open Program Files e Open the AOP folder e Open Switched On Schoolhouse 2008 Home e Right click SOSHAPP exe e Select Run as administrator To turn off UAC e Open your Control Panel e Select User Accounts and Family Safety e Select User Accounts e Select Turn
6. the answer to the problem displayed on the assignment screen Step 12 Type your password in the password box ae oe NOTE See the Problem Helps topic for more information on this topic Step 13 Click the Show Answers button and a window with the answer to the problem appears Changing Your Teacher Password SOS does not limit the number of times you can try entering your password if you cannot remember it exactly If you have totally forgotten it and can t open SOS you can reset your password To reset or change the password you log in with each time you start SOS you need the installation CD e Put the SOS application disc into the CD ROM or DVD drive of your pc e If the Install window opens click Close e Click Start on your computer taskbar and select My Computer Computer if using Vista e Right click the drive containing the SOS application disc and click Open e Double click the Tools folder and then double click the DataUtility exe e When you are prompted to select a database choose SOS Home 2010 and click OK e Click the circle beside the Change Password option and click Update e You are prompted to enter your new Password twice Click Save after doing that When the window closes notice the Successfully Changed Password message by the Update button e Remove the disc from the CD ROM or DVD drive Remember Your password is case sensitive so check to see if your Caps Lock key is on If your passw
7. filtered word or phrase to the dictionary e Follow steps 1 through 12 to access the list of filtered words and phrases The list of filtered words will appear in the box in the center of the Edit Vulgar Words window as seen in the last screenshot on the previous page e Click the checkbox next to any words or phrases you want back in the dictionary e Click Return Selected Word e Click when you are done to close the tool The selected words or phrases are once again available in the SOS Dictionary 29 2010 SOS Teacher Reports and Applications Guide Data Utilities Database Hame focallsoshomesog Data Utilities Database Hame SOS Home 2010 k Connected GUGHOME 2010 Database version 5 1 0 9 Commands Edit Vulgar Words Execute Command PO focal soshomesog Gi Edit Vulgar Words
8. on your Homepage Step 2 A small Backup Restore window appears Click the Backup tab to highlight it This means you want to perform a backup of data 16 2010 SOS Teacher Reports and Applications Guide Backup Restore Restore The database backup operation should only be performed when there are no students currently doing schoolwork Have all students exit their schoolwork before continuing to avoid loss of student work The backup file created is too large to be saved to a flappy disk Backing upto a flash drive is highly encouraged as well as backing up to your hard drive and then burning the backup file to a CO To create the backup file Click the Backup button and choose the location and file name for the backup file then click the Save button to start the backup process Step 3 SOS automatically populates the backup folder name SOSbackup2010T on your C drive It is strongly recommended that you leave the backup file as this name and location Step 4 Click the Save button 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 at the end of the current file name and increment it by one with each backup for example SOSbackup2010T1 SOSbackup2010T2 SOSbackup2010T3 etc
9. 9 Click the Preview button to see a preview of the report card you created Step 10 Click the Print button to print the report card you created It prints exactly as you set it up and exactly as it appears in the Preview window Viewing or Printing a Grade Report To create a report of the grades your students are receiving in their subjects units and assignments Step 1 On your Homepage click Grade Report in the Reports widget Step 2 The Grade Report window opens Select a school term from the Terms drop down menu The grade report you create lists subjects units and assignments from within this school term After you select a term a list of students is displayed in the Select student s box to the right side of the screen 2010 SOS Teacher Reports and Applications Guide Grade Report Select student s f Report by Term C Report by Date Ranges Level of detail opbons f subject only subject and unit only subject unit and assignment Grade display option show letter grade show percent grade Ze both Step 3 Select Report by Term or Report by Date Ranges by clicking the circle to the left of your choice If you select Report by Term skip Step 4 continuing with Step 5 Step 4 If you select Report by Date Ranges your screen refreshes to display the Start Date and End Date dropdown boxes You may leave the default dates or select the dates you wish by clicking the small arrows to the right of
10. SOS 2010 User Manual Teacher Reports and Application Functions Alpha Omega Publications MMVI Alpha Omega Publications Inc Switched On Schoolhouse 2010 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 Sie lu 4 Viewing or Printing a Report Card srsecerci neendsctamrsenueantersaaentatancetemsesanissoteccuetents 5 Viewing or Printing a Grade Hepnort T Viewing or Printing a Subject HRenort 10 Viewing or Printing a Daily Work Report ccccccccscccseeceeeeeeeceeeeeeseeeseeeseeesaeees 12 AP PICA HO E 13 Siete O dis o ENUNG E 14 Change Pas WO EEN 14 Enabling Student PasswordS svcece cds cseadsnestosimedaxcucenseeasleasaudewee gt syasiedavddeencvcaatauess 14 Viewing Answer Keys in SOS Student cccccceccseeeceeeeceeeeseeeseeeeseesseeesaees 14 Changing Teacher Ee 15 AG OSS OO ongini aira E EAA EEEa 15 Backing UD esscreceiienen oE EE REEE EN S AAEE EE 16 RESONO a 18 DOC EXO E 19 el nia o D Ee ee AEE A E E A A eae eee E T eee 19 Tani ole ally ca RE 20 Setup Wizard EEN 21 Sample Bn EE 21
11. User Account Control On or Off e Click OK Restoring Files NOTE The backup restore operations can only be performed when there are no students currently doing schoolwork Before you begin have all students exit their schoolwork so their work is not lost Step 1 Click Backup Restore in the Application widget on your Homepage Step 2 A small Backup Restore window appears Click the Restore tab to highlight it This means you want to Backup Restore perform a restore of your SOS data Restore Step 3 Click the File button 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 new folder you created when you were performing the database backup Unless you selected a different name the file is probably called Have all students exit their schoolwork before continuing SOSbackup2010T If you have been retaining copies of previous backups you may have an incremental number after the T The database restore operation will replace your current data It should only be performed when there are no students currently doing schoolwork REMEMBER If you have a Teacher Client install your back up file is located on the computer weg where your database is installed 18 2010 SOS Teacher Reports and Applications Guide Step 5 You are returned to the Backup Restore window Make sure the Restore tab is selected and click the Restore button at the botto
12. acher ORMER on smitched on Springtime Surfing Fa SC Gros 25 2010 SOS Teacher Reports and Applications Guide Symphony Techno SOS Teacher smitchea on SOS Teacher smitenedon Vintage SOS Teacher SOS Teacher smitchedon See the Teacher Administration Functions Guide for instructions on setting the School Homepage options as well as Student level Homepage settings You can also find instructions in the online User Manual by clicking either the Help button or link on your Homepage or pressing F1 while on your Homepage All of the settings and options for the Custom theme are also detailed in both the online User Manual and the Teacher Administration Functions Guide as well 26 2010 SOS Teacher Reports and Applications Guide Check for Updates Switched On Schoolhouse provides a feature to automatically check for system updates This feature runs approximately once a month every 30 days If you would like to check more frequently simply follow the steps below NOTE This feature only checks for updates to the SOS software It does not automatically check for curriculum updates You need to periodically check www sosupdates com for curriculum updates Step 1 Click Check for Updates option in the Application widget on your Homepage The Check for Updates screen opens Switched On Schoolhouse Update Service Eg The Switched On Schoolhouse Update Service checks the In
13. alling subjects you have the option to assign a sample lesson to your students There are two versions of this lesson one for grades 3 5 and one for grades 6 12 Each lesson walks students and you through the various screen elements and the different problem types It is a chance to see how lessons and problems are structured and try them out without impact to grades The sample lesson contains each problem type including teacher graded problems These do not hinder student progress in the sample lesson if you do not get them graded They are there to provide the student with an opportunity to practice with each problem type and you as the teacher an opportunity to see how the grading function works The student may continue with the sample lesson just as they continue in their regular lessons In regular lessons though teacher graded problems must be graded by you so they can complete a unit The sample lesson installs in the same folder where the application is installed We recommend that you not move them If you need to find them for any reason look in the folder where your application is located For example if you installed SOS to the default location on the C drive look for the sample lesson for grade 3 5 at C Program Files AOP Switched On Schoolhouse 2010 Home Demo Demonstration3 The sample lesson for 6 12 can be found at C Program Files AOP Switched On Schoolhouse 2010 Home Demo Demonstration6 Change Theme Switched On Sch
14. eacher Reports and Applications Guide Setup Wizard The first time you log on to SOS Teacher 2010 the Setup Wizard appears and walks you through the initial setup of your school You can Add a School Term You need to add a new school term for each new school year and you can always use the Setup Wizard to do this Access it using the Application button on your Home Screen Use the already created term or create a new school term to Add New Students Install Subjects Assign Subjects See the Setup Wizard tutorial for additional help with the Setup Wizard When you click the Finish button the basic setup for SOS is complete You and your students can begin working immediately You can modify school or student settings at any time You can also go to your school calendar to make changes as needed NOTE You can use the Setup Wizard at any time Click the Application button on your Home screen Select the Setup Wizard from the menu that pops up to the right of the button Sample Lesson NOTE The sample lesson was modified slightly for 2010 If you uninstalled the 2008 or earlier version of SOS you are not able to access the previous sample lesson or any prior work even though the lesson appears in the student s course list with a grade if any work was completed If you want your student to have access to the sample lesson you must reassign it You can access any work done on a sample lesson from SOS 2009 While you are inst
15. heme pages Avatar a small picture that represents something you enjoy a are interested in Think of it as an expression of who you are wg Cancel Widget the module or box holding the links you use to access the functions and features of the various sections of Switched On Schoolhouse There are default widgets those represented by the functions you also access by clicking the buttons on the Classic theme Homepage and optional widgets Optional widgets include things like a Daily Bible verse a Photo Album facts about the day in history Default widgets always display You choose the optional widgets when using a MiSOS themed Homepage Classic Theme SOS Teacher es a Teacher Administration r Lesson Book Messages Resource Center Application i Reports e Z Switched On JLHOUSE 2010 EDITION Teac g 22 2010 SOS Teacher Reports and Applications Guide The MiSOS Themes include Blast Off Circuit switcnes on ome Teacher SS z i A Administration Resource Center Help Center Administration Resource Conter Help Contor Application Messages Application Reports Custom Daydream Help Center Reports Discovery s05 iech E a swittched on Administration To Do List Application Reports Resource Center Help Center Photo Album 23 2010 SOS Teacher Reports and Applications Guide Finish Line God Bles
16. kbox and when they next start SOS their login screens will require them to type in the correct passwords you chose for them on their Student Setup screens Problem Helps Password SE Enable Student Passwords Save Saves any changes made to SOS security settings Cancel Cancels any changes not yet saved Viewing Answer Keys in SOS Student This is a security feature that allows you to view answer keys from your students assignment screens Allows you to enter a password in this box so you and your students can view answer keys and use Show Answer in SOS Student without having to find answer keys separately in SOS Teacher You may choose to give your students access to the Help button it gives them the ability to unassign problems as well as see answer keys for problems they haven t yet completed The student Problem Helps window NOTE If this is your first time in SOS the password in the window is your teacher password Be sure to change your password to something else if you plan on letting student use Problem Helps Step 1 Click Security Settings n the Application widget on your Homepage Step 2 A small Security Settings pop up window appears Check to see that a password appears in the Problem Helps Password box This password is very likely the one you selected when you installed SOS since it was automatically applied to this box If you wish to change this password or if the box is blank add a new password n
17. m of the window A message appears telling you the database restoral is in progress Step 6 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 Import Export Import Export allows you to move export and add import data between computers that have SOS installed on them NOTE It is necessary to have SOS installed on every computer that is importing or exporting student data When would you use this feature Suppose a student who normally works on a home computer wants to take a laptop computer on vacation Use the Import Export feature to export the student s data from the home computer and import it onto the laptop computer Exporting Data NOTE Import export operations may be performed only when no students are doing schoolwork Before you begin have all students exit their schoolwork so their work will not be lost Step 1 Click Import Export in the Application widget on your Homepage Step 2 A small Import Export window appears Notice it has both Import and Export tabs at the top Since you first need to export data from one computer before you can import it onto another click the Export tab to highlight it and go to the Export window Step 3 You see a screen with students names and checkboxes next to them Click the boxes next to the names of student s whose work you want to export
18. o includes the date the student submitted the assignment as complete the current grade and the status of the assignment Select studertlzl Start Date 0271572010 A EI Jett As EndDate 0275 2010 v B Grade Display Options CO show letter grade CO show percent grade Ce both mg mn Preview Close In the Select student s box select one or more students by clicking the checkbox next to the student name As you select student names indicating that you want to print a Daily Work Report for them Step 4 Step 5 In the Grade display options section choose one of three options You can opt to create a report card that displays only letter grades only percent grades or both Step 6 Click the Preview button to see a preview of the grade report you created Step 7 Click the Print button to print the grade report you created It prints exactly as you set it up and exactly as it appears in the Preview window 12 2010 SOS Teacher Reports and Applications Guide Application The Application button gives you access to several of Switched On Schoolhouse s SOS high level features You can use it to perform any of the following functions Security Settings enables you to change and control your teacher password settings e Changing Your Teacher Password e View Answer Keys in SOS Student e Enabling the Student to View Answer Keys in SOS Student Backup Restore allows you to make and retrieve an e
19. o turn off UAC e Open your Control Panel e Select User Accounts and Family Safety e Select User Accounts e Select Turn User Account Control On or Off e Click OK Backing Up Files Backup is a feature that protects all of your data Performing daily backups of your entire SOS database is critical Copying work grades and other data to a different location safeguards all schoolwork and eliminates the concern that everything could be lost in the event of a problem with your computer s hard drive A second advantage of performing backups is that everything is saved exactly as is A previously created backup can be restored if needed Keep these points in mind before beginning a backup of your data e The backup file is too large to be saved to a diskette Backing up to a flash drive is highly encouraged as well as backing up your hard drive and then burning the created backup file to a CD e The 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 NOTE The backup restore operations can only be performed when there are no students currently doing schoolwork Before you begin have all students exit their schoolwork to protect against losing their work NOTE Vista users with Client Install it is important that you read Vista Users section below before performing a backup Step 1 Click Backup Restore in the Application widget
20. of periods you select and assign dates to the ranges You may change those dates using the dropdown menus below Start Date and End Date for each Grade Period In the Select student box select one or more students by clicking the checkbox next to the student name As you select student names indicating that you want to print report cards for them notice the buttons at the bottom of the window become enabled allowing you to click them In the Grade Display Options section choose one of three options You can opt to create a report card that displays only letter grades only percent grades or both Click the Customize button if you want to customize your report card adding additional subjects grades or comments If you have a student who is taking a non SOS class like Music Art or Physical Education for example you can add this class so it displays as another subject on the report card To customize a report card for a student select the name of the student using the drop down menu in the Customize Report Card window that appears Type any additional subjects or grades in the appropriate boxes adding these new entries to a student s list of subjects You may add any comments in the Comments window Close the window when you are finished customizing the report card 2010 SOS Teacher Reports and Applications Guide Customize Report Card Student list Cody T REGER ES Penmanship Comments Lee Es ave Cancel Step
21. on widget for application updates Step 1 Click Check for Curriculum Revisions in the Application widget on your Homepage The Curriculum Update screen opens Switched On Schoolhouse Curriculum Update Eg SOS automatically searches downloads and installs available curriculum updates when you click OK Click OK to update your curriculum Click Cancel to exit Step 2 Click the Ok button When the system is finished checking for updates a results window opens Switched On Schoolhouse Curriculum Update x SOS automatically searches downl Switched On Schoolhouse Fa um updates when you click OK Click OK to update your Curriculum Update complete 0 assignments were revised Finished Step 4 Click the Ok button when you are finished Please select the directory with the curriculum data in it It NOTE If you see a Browse For Folder window like the one to the right either e no internet connection could be detected or your computer could not BEI Desktop connect to the AOP server Please check your connection and try again You may need to try again later This is the same if you use Check For Curriculum Revisions or when the application does the automatic check gt UB admin a BS Computer Sql Libraries If you are loading the revisions from the disc you received from Customer gt ea Floppy Disk Drive A Service you may need to use this window to browse to the rev folder bly Local Disk C
22. oolhouse 2010 offers a new look and feel for teachers as well as students MiSOS is a new format that allows you options and flexibilty to choose and in the Custom theme design the way your Homepage appears Splash is the name of the theme that Switched On Schoolhouse displays when you begin You do have the option of changing your Homepage Depending on the settings you choose for your school and students they can also customize their Homepage 21 2010 SOS Teacher Reports and Applications Guide To change your theme Se SEINE l NM Blast Off 1 Click Change Theme in the Application widget on Circuit your Homepage Classic 2 A menu of available choices displays Click the one zent you want Dino Playland 3 Click Save etal To change again simply repeat steps 1 3 If you want your student to only access the Classic theme you can block their access to all of the other themes on the Finish Line God Bless America Groovy Kingdom Under The Sea On The Farm Pink School Setup Homepage Settings screen You can also Play Ball control the widgets students can display on the other theme Homepages from this screen You can modify options for an individual student using the Student Options Homepage Settings screen Note If the only theme you can access is the Classic theme example below you must upgrade your version of Internet Explorer to IE 7 or higher There are a couple of terms used on the MiSOS t
23. ord is longer than 12 characters you will get an error Note Be sure to write your password down and put it somewhere safe Protect your teacher password by keeping the SOS installation CD in a secure location Backup Restore Backup Restore is a feature that protects against the loss of data such as student work grades teacher commentary and other information The tool provides a convenient way to backup your entire SOS database at any time Backing up saves everything exactly as it is so you can restore a previously created backup whenever you need 15 2010 SOS Teacher Reports and Applications Guide It s a good idea to perform regular backups on a daily basis if possible If anything happens to your computer s hard drive all student work could be lost It s also especially important to backup student work whenever students might be away from their computers for any great length of time If anything happens to your Computere hard drive all student work could be lost Attention Vista 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 C drive There are two things you can do e Run as an administrator e Turn User Account Control UAC off To Run as an administrator e Open your C drive e Open Program Files e Open the AOP folder e Open Switched On Schoolhouse 2010 Home e Right click SOSHAPP exe e Select Run as administrator T
24. ow NOTE For security reasons the characters you type appear as a series of dots Step 3 Click the Save button to save your password The pop up window disappears and you are back on your Homepage You can now view answer keys from your students assignment screens Let s go to a student screen SO you can see how this works Step 4 Open SOS Student and log in so you see a student s Home screen Step 5 On the student s Homepage select click to see your Schoolwork in the Schoolwork widget The student s Assignments screen opens 14 2010 SOS Teacher Reports and Applications Guide Step 6 To view answer keys for lessons that students have not yet Gi Problem Helps completed click any assignment title in the Today s Schoolwork section on the top of the screen to open the assignment e Unassign problem NOTE You already have access to answer keys for assignments Show problem answer students have completed in the Review Completed Assignements section at the bottom of the screen C Give up on problem Password Step 8 When you are in an assignment click the Show Problems button at the bottom of the screen A problem displays Step 9 Click a problem number you want to see That problem displays on f Skip problem and supply reason the screen Step 10 Click the Help button at the bottom of the screen A small Problem Helps pop up window appears Step 11 Select Show problem answer to indicate that you want to see
25. pears in the Preview window 2010 SOS Teacher Reports and Applications Guide Viewing or Printing a Subject Report SOS also provides you a tool to monitor how much time a student spends on each subject The Subject Report allows you to select a term and any or all of your students It then lists each student selected and displays their assigned subjects and the amount of time spent on each one Total time spent working on all subjects is also displayed To create a report of the time your students are spending in each of their subjects Step 1 On your Homepage click Grade Report in the Reports widget Step 2 The Subject Report window opens Select a school term from the Terms drop down menu The report you create lists time by subjects for each selected student within this school term Step 3 In the Select student s box select one or more students by clicking the checkbox next to the student name As you select student names indicating that you want to print a subject report for them notice the buttons at the bottom of the window become enabled allowing you to click them Subject Report Terms Select student s 2010 2011 C Caleigh Ao 10 2010 SOS Teacher Reports and Applications Guide Step 4 Click to see a preview of the subject report you created Step 5 Click the Print button to print the subject report you created It prints exactly as you set it up and exactly as it appears in the Preview window
26. rdan Taylor Grade Display Optons C show letter grade show percent grade Ce both Step 3 After you select a term two sets of choices appear on the screen as shown above Immediately below the term you have the choice of selecting that the report is by term of by a specific range of dates and in the box on the right side of the screen you see a box listing all of your students Step 4 Click the circle to the left of Report by Term to select that choice and go to Step 6 to continue or Click the circle to the left of Report by Date Ranges to select that choice The screen below appears NOTE If you choose Report by Date Ranges customized report card data is NOT saved Comments are retained but Subject and Grade information must be entered each time you run the report Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 2010 SOS Teacher Reports and Applications Guide Report Card Terms Select student s 2010 2011 i C Report by Term e Report by Date Ranges C Jordan Taylor Choose the number of grading perioda for this report E Start Date End Date Grading Period 1 127 S i DRE 047237201 0 Grading Period 2 04 26 201 0 X 097037201 0 Grade Display Optons C show letter grade show percent grade Ze both ees lee lee lee Select 1 2 3 or 4 grading periods in the Choose the number of grading periods for this report dropdown menu SOS will then automatically divide the school year by the number
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28. ternet monthly for available updates to the SOS products you have installed on your computer The service does not automatically download files or change any settings on your computer You are given the option to decide which updates you want to download You can also manually check for updates within Switched On Schoolhouse Please see the online help documentation for more information Switched On Schoolhouse Update Service No updates are available at this time Step 3 If updates are available a link displays in the window Click the link to view the updates and determine whether you want to download them Follow the instructions on screen to download the updates Step 4 Click the Close button when you are finished 27 2010 SOS Teacher Reports and Applications Guide Check for Curriculum Revisions If you do not have internet access you need to periodically contact AOP Customer Service toll free at 1 800 622 3070 They can send you a disk with the most current curriculum revisions When you receive that disk insert it in your CD ROM or DVD drive and continue with Step 1 below Switched On Schoolhouse prompts you to check for curriculum revisions weekly If you would like to check more frequently simply follow the steps below NOTE This feature only checks for revisions to the SOS curriculum you have installed on your computer It does not check for application updates Click Check for Updates in the Applicati
29. the displayed dates or by highlighting the dates shown and entering the dates you want in the MM DD YYYY format Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 2010 SOS Teacher Reports and Applications Guide Grade Report Terms 2010 2011 ba Select studentja C Report by Term Report by Date Ranges Start Date IER 5 2009 ei End Date 09703 2010 Level of detail opbons e subject only subject and unit only subject unit and assignment Grade display options show letter grade C show percent grade Ce both Select one or more students by clicking the checkbox next to the student name in the Select student s box on the right side of the screen As you select student names indicating that you want to print grade reports for them notice the buttons at the bottom of the window become enabled allowing you to click them In the Level of detail options section choose one of three options You can opt to create a grade report that displays subjects only which is essentially a Report Card subjects and units only subjects units and assignments In the Grade display options section choose one of three options You can opt to create a report card that displays only letter grades only percent grades or both Click the Preview button to see a preview of the grade report you created Click the Print button to print the grade report you created It prints exactly as you set it up and exactly as it ap
30. the file to this computer go to Import below n Export Step 4 A window appears allowing you to find and open If m eiis de EE Een the export Aere pa the Po tab S e top of hag hl i i i select the student s and data you want to export click the Export button and then copy the file you the previously exported file to import You see it Seas io ts cer EDT in the new folder you created when you Import performed the export of data Unless you selected Locate and then open the file you created during the export function your own name for this file it is probably called Lick Import and select the Term Lick OF export Step 5 To select the student to import click the Open button If more than one student s file was exported a drop down menu appears You can select all students or only one Step 6 Click the Import button Step 7 A drop down menu appears asking you to select the current term for your student NOTE This occurs for each student one at a time Select the current term and click the OK button Step 8 Another drop down menu appears asking you to select the correct term for each subject for your student NOTE This occurs for each student one subject at a time Select the correct term and click the OK button You must repeat the import process for each student one subject at a time Step 9 When the Import successful pop up window appears click OK You have now imported SOS files 20 2010 SOS T
31. valuate the way your students are spending their time while in SOS You have not only up to the minute status on how students are progressing but also the ability to print reports for your students records To create and customize reports so you can view print organize and add to the information in them Choose one of these reports Report Card Features a student s subject grades to a given term Grade Report Features a student s subject grades the individual unit and assignment grades within the subjects Subject Report Features the amount of time each selected student has spent on each assigned subject as well as their total time spent in SOS Daily Work Report Features a list of assignments students worked on during a specified date range each assignment displays on the last day the student worked on it with the current grade and assignment status 2010 SOS Teacher Reports and Applications Guide Viewing or Printing a Report Card To create a report of the grades your students are receiving in their subjects Step 1 On your Homepage click Grade Report in the Reports widget ade Repor subject Report en a ee ee Daily Work Report Step 2 The Report Card window opens Select a school term from the Terms drop down menu The report card you create lists subjects by student within this school term Report Card Select student s s C Cody C Hayden e Report by Term C Report by Date Ranges Jo
32. xtra copy of school data e Backing Up Files e Restoring Files Import Export permits you to work on school data from other computers e Exporting Data e Importing Data Setup Wizard enables you to quickly and easily create terms enroll students and install and assign curriculum Change Theme allows you to select the look and feel of SOS Check for Updates lets you manually check for application updates whenever you choose Check for Curriculum Revisions permits you to manually check to see if there are any new revisions or updates to your curriculum Application 13 2010 SOS Teacher Reports and Applications Guide Security Settings Because password settings control what both you and your students can access it s important to know how the Security Settings window works On your Homepage click Security Settings in the Application widget This opens a small window where you can set several different password related options Change Password Security Settings Allows you to change the login password you use each time you start SOS For security reasons the characters you type appear as a series of dots Change Password Current NOTE You may also choose NOT to have a teacher password To do this leave the New and Confirm boxes blank Enable Student Passwords er Allows you to require students to log in with both username and password each i time they enter SOS Click the Enable Student Passwords chec
33. your export file or choose to leave it export aye Step 10 Click NOTE Once a file is created a message box appears telling you the file already exists Click Yes to replace it with the new one or rename the file if you want to keep older export files Step 11 You are returned to the Import Export window Make sure the Export tab is selected A message appears telling you that the export is in progress Step 12 When the process is finished a message box appears telling you the export file was successfully created Click the Ok button You have now exported a SOS file Importing Data NOTE The import export operations can only be performed when there are no students currently doing schoolwork Before you begin have all students exit their schoolwork so their work is not lost Step 1 Click Import Export in the Application widget on idee your Homepage Step 2 A small Import Export window appears Notice it has both Import a nd E xport ta bs at the top The import operation should only be performed when there are no students currently doing schoolwork Have all students exit their schoolwork before continuing If you have previously exported files that you re ready to import click the Import tab to make sure you re in the Import window Import Export is a two part process Each part is performed on a different computer If you have already Step 3 Click the File button performed the export procedure and copied
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