bksbLIVE® User Guide
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1. 20 bksbLIVE Quick Checks User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Interpreting the results For Screener results A score of 46 and over on the bksb Quick Check Screener suggests no general learning problems For scores under 46 learning issues might relate to e dyslexia e general literacy problems Phonological Reading Word selection Spelling correct word Word selection Spelling in context Word selection Word selection TOTAL Four or more signifiers suggest that the learner might have learning issues which relate to dyslexia For Self assessment results The total number of dyslexia signifiers can be found at the bottom of the self assessment result page g Do you have trouble writing a telephone message accurately no i Does writing appear to move or become blurred on the page no Signifiers 2 The questions which have generated the signifiers are emboldened see example below Do you miss out words or whole lines when reading Do vou mix up numbers such as 38 and 83 or 96 and 69 etc Are you better at reading and writing than practical activities Four or more signifiers suggest that the learner might have learning issues which relate to dyslexia The Melting Pot For scores under 46 it is recommended that the Quick Check Screener result goes into a melting pot to include additional information from e the bksb English Initial Assessment2. Overview of the student home page Once a user has logged in to bksbLIVE they will always be taken to their student home page From here a learner can edit their profile personalise their avatar review and reprint past activities and they can also access their course s from the My Subjects section vas H k G b ka Ian Liliman Y CE information This avatar can be persona ised nd sections containing your details and achievements As you work through your bksb subjects by the learner Bcts This section helps you to find what you need to do next You can also get more detail About Me My Activities Username Iantiliman Meme n All activities taken 15 10 2013 qm A learner can edit by a learner are their profile here displayed here eet edit avatar A learner can edit My Subjects their avatar here GCSE Maths GCSE Maths 15 10 2013 pl mem inna LES View All Activities id I do next What should I do next 3 h Take the GCSE Maths Diagnostic The courses assigned to the student can be found under view course the My Subjects section To learn more about the features of the student home page refer to the guide called bksbLIVE Taking Assessments which can be found on the Tutor home page Guides available on the tutor home page include e bksbLIVE Overview e bksbLIVE Admin e bksbLIVE Tutor e bksbLIVE Taking Assessments e bksbLIVE Reporting e bksbLIV
3. Select Groups Once you have selected the next button in the lower right corner of the screen a new screen Step 3 Select Groups will be displayed Es LL Create Student Mes Motor Vehicle 2011 Halrdressing 2011 Plumbing 2011 My groups has no filter options Hairdressing 2012 Plumbing 2012 Motor Vehicle 2012 Regional Advisers Office Manager 12 05 If at this point you have not created any groups you may skip the next step and select the done button in the bottom right of the screen By default the My Groups tab will be highlighted and any groups that were added to your My Groups when the group was created will automatically appear on the right of the screen If you do not have any groups assigned to your My Groups then no groups will appear Therefore select the Simple Group Search tab to reveal a search field called Group Name Type the name of the group into the search field You will note that as you type options that match your search criteria will appear In the example below have only typed the letter m but the system has already identified all groups beginning with that letter Typing more characters will narrow the search criteria further if necessary Create Student My Groups nv eae eee Advanced Group Search Group Name Group Name m Motor Vehicle 2011 Motor Vehicle 2012 Note that when a large number of groups are displayed i
4. 21 bksbLIVE Quick Checks User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 e a free writing exercise the free writing assessment grid within the appendices at the end of this guide facilities a quick identification of the learner s level following a free writing assessment includes a completed example and a blank for use by a tutor e the bksb short 10 question Quick Check self assessment What Next Using the information in the melting pot the dyslexia tutor additional learning support tutor makes a judgement whether to e treat the learner as not having general dyslexia traits or general learning problems e use the results page from the bksb Quick Check to inform the delivery of additional learning support e put the learner through a fully comprehensive dyslexia assessment administered by a qualified dyslexia assessor n arriving at the threshold of 46 the Quick Check assessment was tested on learners in a variety of institutions for the following 3 categories of learner statemented learners A statement of special needs is a formal document detailing a child s learning difficulties and the help that will be given learners in receipt of additional learning support learners neither statemented nor in receipt of additional learning support 22 bksbLIVE Quick Checks User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Guidance for formatti
5. or C amp G Hairdressing as this will cause problems when you try to run reports In order to create a group you only need to complete this field and then you may skip the other parts of the form if not required and click the next button in the lower right corner B Description If necessary type a description of your group here C Additional Details In this section you may see additional fields Although it is not compulsory for these fields to be completed these will have been created in order to capture additional user information which may make administration 12 bksbLIVE Quick Checks User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 D of your account easier These extra fields are Tags created by the administrator If a tag field exists your administrator will be able to advise you regarding information to enter into this field Add this Group to My Groups My Groups are similar in concept to the favourites in your Internet web browser If you have responsibility for a number of groups it is very easy to add any group to your personal My groups then when running reports it is very easy for you to locate and run reports on those groups of most interest to you Before discussing the tick box titled Make this Group private I will continue with the process of creating a group and adding learners to the group After adding a group
6. button to move to the next question Select the BACK button to review answers to previous questions and amend if necessary 16 bksbLIVE Quick Checks User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 General Information assessments To enable students to make notes tutors are recommended to offer suitable writing materials 1 Students should NOT be given access to dictionaries during the Quick Check How long should the Quick Check assessments take The Quick Checks Self Assessment and Quick Checks Screener should take no more than about 5 minutes and 20 minutes respectively however this can vary depending on whether the learner e _is a satisfactory reader e has general literacy problems e appears to display some dyslexia traits TIMEOUTS The bksbLIVE server incorporates timeout limits and if no activity occurs after a set period of time the bksbLIVE server automatically logs the student out of the assessment Students should therefore be encouraged to leave a question unanswered and move on to the next question if they are unable to answer it in a reasonable time frame ERROR MESSAGES bksbLIVE has been developed with rigorous error resilience built in as standard to discourage errors from disrupting active assessments In the unlikely event that an error message appears during the assessments students should be instructed to exit their web browser and then re open it and lo
7. the learner s details and they will be removed from the bottom left pane to the upper pane ready to be added to the group If you make a mistake simply click on the red x symbol to remove the learner from the upper pane and return them back to the lower right pane Repeat this procedure for all learners you wish to add to the group and then select the Done button in the bottom right of the screen and a dialogue box will appear confirming the group creation The group has now been created Make this Group private Under normal circumstances when creating groups you should leave them open to all tutors in case they need access to the learner data or for running reports However there may be occasions where you might need to keep certain learner results private for example you may work with ex offenders and wish to maintain higher than normal levels of security you may be assessing your own tutors as part of a plan to up skill them and hence wish to ensure that tutors cannot see other tutors results or you may be assessing your workforce and wish to keep managerial staff results private In these instances by selecting the checkbox titled Make this Group Private the system restricts access to the group to e You e ALL administrators and e Any tutors who are given permissions by the administrator to also view the private group v Add this group to My Groups Make this group private it will not appear
8. then you can ignore the alert above To add a user to your bksbLIVE account comprises a 3 step process requiring Step 1 user details Step 2 subject course assignment and Step 3 group assignment Create Student Username A First name B Last name C Email D Password if left blank default is passvvord E di User must change password at next logon Email login details to the learner new F dd mm YYYY D O B Optional G User type W Student L Tutor Cl Admin H You don t have any additional detail fields Admins can create these in the admin section 1 Ensure each learner is given a unique log in username bksbLIVE relies upon all users of the system be they an admin tutor ora learner being assigned a unique username which is not duplicated 6 bksbLIVE Quick Checks User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 A B C D E Username This is the single most important piece of information when creating an account and it is vital that each student tutor or administrator is given a UNIQUE identifier to ensure data integrity Also dependent upon your company data protection policies to maintain compliance with the Data Protection Act where a company must take all reasonable steps to ensure privacy of data it may be necessary to assign a random code or other reference rather than simply entering the student s name and date of birt
9. frame buttons sities r de frost Frame 11 allows easy access to re A im possible 7 other question frames Frame13 mis place me in direct The remainder of the ne Da dE ament DE dis ability Y screen is dominated by eener x 3 antis eptic the actual question Date D Frame 18 x Ll Quick Check Screener See frame shown to the Hbksb meny Quint Di learner To quickly scroll through Imssessment frames please click to navigate all the questions select These are the correct answers the BACK or NEXT These are the correct answers Frame 7 x Letters added at the start of a word can change the meaning button as necessary ioe Put one space between the two parts of the words Frame 9 Example unlucky s un luck To see the correct I es de frost answer for a question Frame 11 rr select the Show Frame 12 Imis place Answers button and a famea r nd l Taram 41 dis ability pop up window wi a Hat reveal the correct ES ee answer Frame 17 To return to the question frames select the Close button Self Assessment reviewing answers Unlike the screener the self assessment comprises a series of yes no responses and there are no correct answers It is therefore not practical to use the above process to review the responses provided by a learner nor to reveal the correct answers 25 bksbLIVE Quick Checks User Guide Copyright 201
10. group 11 bksbLIVE Quick Checks User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 How to add a group to bksbLIVE Groups become an important feature when you need to run reports on groups of learners Therefore before adding users into your account think carefully about what you need to achieve in terms of learning outcomes and the production of records to show progress and distance travelled IMPORTANT Note that in this section you are learning to add groups on an individual basis However it is possible for administrators to add students or other administrators tutors and groups en masse using the Mass Upload tab which is available only to those with administrator permissions Create Group Fil in the details about the new group then click on the next button to select the students that belona to this group Group Details Group ID Hairdressing Group 1 A Description Hairdressing Group i B Additional Details Options D I Add this group to My Groups C Make this group private it will not appear in searches and cannot E be added to a tutors My Groups unless done so by an Administrator A Group ID Type your group name here using only alpha numeric characters A Z a z 0 9 and ensure that group names do not exceed 50 characters in length Do not use apostrophes the ampersand amp symbol or accents in group names e g lan s Group
11. name and possibly adding a description and selecting the My Groups tick box click on the next button in the lower right of the screen In the next screen you are now asked to select a learner s to add to this newly created group If you have NO students currently in the system or wish to add students later simply skip the remainder of this section by selecting the Done button in the lower right of the screen Alternatively if you wish to now add students continue reading below Adding Learners to a Group The group is now ready to accept learners If you wish to add a learner s simply search for the learner using their Username First or Last Name As you type you will notice the lower right pane changes to reflect the learners found in the search To quickly show all learners click in a field such as User ID and press enter on your keyboard Add Group Create Group Group Members Users selected for this group PatryckMurzyn Patryck Murzyn PaulEdwards Paul Edwards PenelopeScott Penelope Scott Find users Steel Advanced Search User ID User Name Last Name PeterEnglish English PhilipFitzpatrick Fitzpatrick Last Name PrishaRaman Raman First Name Include archived learners in search 13 bksbLIVE Quick Checks User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 E Once the learner has been identified select the green symbol to the right of
12. number of options such as the facility to change the background and font colours Note that there is no audio for this assessment 15 bksbLIVE Quick Checks User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Overview of the assessment interface At the bottom of the assessment screen is the user interface A B C Quick Check Screener bksb Menu z Back Next G A The Menu button provides a sub set of options to assist the student in configuring the assessments to suit their particular needs e Volume Not applicable there is no audio for Quick Check assessments e Animation Adjust speed of animation or turn on off e Styles Provides a range of options to adjust the colour of the background fonts and buttons e Exit Activity Exits the assessment e Close This Menu Closes the Menu Easy Read OnO Vol ume Predefined styles Teih Background colour 1 Animation Background colour 2 Interface colour Button colour Styles Button text colour Ext Highlight colour Activity Text colour ol Clase This Menu K in Canes B Progress Bar The progress bar is used to display the student s progress through the assessment and will update after each question has been answered Above the progress bar is the description of the current active assessment Quick Check Screener C Back Next Buttons Select the NEXT
13. screen as per the example below Welcome Tutors Home Search here Learners ea a ea Gajrup Sharma GajrupSharma amp Options Gary Jones GaryJones amp Options Gary Saunders garysaunders amp Options If you have any learners in a group saved in your My Groups these learners will be automatically shown Alternatively you can use the unified search box to search for learners groups and any available workbooks or resources Once you have identified a learner selecting their name will reveal a number of options Learners Gajrup Sharma GajrupSharma amp Options Gary Jones GaryJones amp Options i Gary Saunders garysaunders view Edit Details George Andreou georgeandreou courses George Peterson GeorgePeterson change Password John Smith 15010256NG Groups view Activities i Reports Close Options e View Edit Details from here a tutor can edit several pieces of information These include the Username First Name Last Name E mail address Password and Date of Birth e Courses from here a tutor can review the modules courses assigned to a learner and can add or remove them as necessary e Change password from here a tutor can change reset a learner s password e Groups from here a tutor can review the group s the learner belongs to and either remove them from a group or add them to additional groups e View Activities from here a tutor can re
14. 3 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 How to review a learner s progress If not already logged in as a tutor hover the mouse over your name in the top right of the screen and select Tutor from the drop down list If you have any learners in a group saved in your My Groups these learners will be automatically shown Alternatively you can use the unified search box to search for a learner Once you have identified a learner selecting their name will reveal a number of options Welcome Tutors Home Learners Angela Kirkland AngelaKirkland Options Far Brian Goodrich BrianGoodrich View Edit Details Chen Liang ChenLiang courses Jiang Li Ziu JiangLiZiu change Password Li Ming Chiang LiMingChiang Groups view Activities Reports A Close Options Step 1 From the options select Courses A slide out panel appears listing all courses assigned to this student QO Search Courses lI belv Quick Check Screener View Progress Quick Check Self Assessment View Progress Step 2 Select the View Progress button for the Quick Check Screener and the Course Progress window is displayed At the top of the course progress window are displayed the details of the screener such as their name and username when the screener was completed together with a button should you wish to reprint the result ee Angela Kirkland AngelaKirkland Course Prog
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16. E ICT e bksbLIVE GCSE e bksbLIVE PLTS Personal Learning and Thinking Skills Additional product guides will be added as they become available 5 bksbLIVE Quick Checks User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 How to add a learner to bksbLIVE After logging in as a tutor select the Add Learner tab Welcome Tutors Home Add Learner Tab not visible If the Add Learner tab is not visible this means an administrator has configured your bksbLIVE account so that all tutors are unable to set up learners on the system To add a learner please consult your administrator Start by creating a group and then add your learners Groups play a key role in the management and reporting of progress within bksbLIVE It is therefore very important that you consider setting up your groups FIRST in advance of adding learners into the system If you choose not to add a learner to a group you cannot include that learner in any group reports Note that you do not have to add a learner to a group during the process outlined below and can easily add them to a group later However the task of managing your learners is very much simplified as they can be added to a group during the third stage of the following account creation process To learn more about creating groups please refer to the guide called bksbLIVE Tutor on the tutor home page If your groups are already created
17. F FURTHER INFORMATION DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE AUTHOR OR THE PUBLISHER ENDORSES THE INFORMATION THE ORGANIZATION OR WEBSITE MAY PROVIDE OR RECOMMENDATIONS IT MAY MAKE FURTHER READERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT INTERNET WEBSITES LISTED IN THIS WORK MAY HAVE CHANGED OR DISAPPEARED BETWEEN WHEN THIS WORK WAS WRITTEN AND WHEN IT IS READ For general enquiries sales or technical support please telephone 01623 413333 Acknowledgements Special appreciation goes to Nicola Preston and Laura Hodson of South East Derbyshire College Ilkeston for their contributions to the development of the Quick Checks bksbLIVE Quick Checks User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Contents Creating a desktop shortcut add bksbLIVE to your favourites 2 Understanding user permissions 3 LOS CE Into DKSDEINES Se a i ts E 3 Overview of the student home page 5 How to add a learner to bksbLIVE 6 How to add a group to bksbLIVE 12 Starting the Quick Check Assessments 14 Overview of the assessment interface cceecccesseceeeseceeeeeeeeeees 16 MEDIC ON sd es roi on nets 16 ANIMATION DUON SES NU a Mons ee ne 16 SEVICS DUON RSS dues cle ec 16 Exit activity DULL ONE 2 nn mous 16 Close this menu button 16 Progress Da nicca ve tte 16 AUO mee Ropero ee Cae 16 Back Next DUtton ccccccsscccceseccccsscccceseceresecescnsecesesesereness 16 G n ral IDIOMA LI Neta tic
18. NIE ESOL Reading ES Read Digish Aerie ESOL Read Initial Aastsarent ESOL Writing ESOL WTR Con ASSESS ESOL Writing Initial Assessment Engish Eur Mache Eur English 2013 English Dag On 2013 Engish Dada Res 20431 The DEFAULT subjects course is configured by the administrator and will apply to all new learners added to the system However should you wish to assign a completely different suite of subjects courses these can be modified by logging in as a tutor searching for the learner and manually amending their account For more information refer to the guide bksb Tutor on the tutor home page If you are happy with the default course for this learner then select the next button in the lower right corner of the screen If however you wish to add another subject to a particular learner s course simply scroll through the available subjects in the left hand panel until you reach the subject you are looking for Next click on the green symbol adjacent to the subject the subject will be moved over to the right hand panel and will now appear on the learner s homepage when they next log in If you add a subject in error simply click on the red X symbol to remove that subject and it will return back to the left hand panel GCSE English GCSE Maths 9 bksbLIVE Quick Checks User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Step 3 of the Add Learner process
19. another administrator has been created for your account If when your account was created an e mail address was NOT entered into the password field you will be given the option to add an e mail address at this stage To register an e mail address type an e mail address into the email field and click the Save email address button Register your email address bksb has now introduced a Forgot details button to the login page For this function to work you need to register an email address with your account Email Save email address If you don t wish to supply your email address click here You can enter or amend your email address at any time by clicking the view profile button on the learner home page If you do not wish to provide an e mail address select the hyperlink click here to Skip this section If you choose not to enter an e mail address a final dialog box will appear warning you that you have chosen not to enter an e mail address To continue select the OK button or select the Cancel button if you would prefer to go back and enter an e mail address You have not entered an email address click OK to carry on or cancel to amend cone A user can enter or amend their e mail address at any time by clicking the View Profile button on their student home page 4 bksbLIVE Quick Checks User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333
20. arceanteesiaeeinaeeshseaceeletinteoasisane 17 How long should the Quick Check Assessments take 17 MANS OWES emet dd ne on 17 ETOP MOSS aC OG reacciona nent 17 Incomplete assessments vesical ela 17 Leaving a question unanswered 17 Viewing the initial assessment results 17 Printing the initial assessment results ccccceeseceeeseeeeeeeees 18 Quick Check self assessment results page OVervVievv 18 PRIMER tHE re UN seient sc 18 Starting the Quick Checks iranienne 19 Quick Check Screener results page overview 20 Guidance for formatting dyslexia friendly handouts 23 Shortcuts to common tutor related activities 24 How to review the answers given by a learner cccceeeeeeeeeeeees 25 How to review a learners progress 26 1 bksbLIVE Quick Checks User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Creating a desktop shortcut add bksbLIVE to your favourites To make it easy for you to access the bksbLIVE assessment platform it is advised you create a desktop shortcut or browser favourite bookmark To create a desktop shortcut using Internet Explorer type the web address provided into the address bar of your web browser and press return on the keyboard to load the bksbLIVE log in page Next click on the e icon to the left of the http in the address bar with your mouse and drag it onto your desktop Finally ri
21. bksbLI VE Quick Checks Assessment User Guide rev 1 LJ iPad Quick Checks Assessment User Guide for bksbLIVE Published by bksb Limited i2 Centre Hamilton Court Hamilton VVay Mansfield NG18 5FB www bksb co uk Copyright 2014 Vision West Notts College Mansfield Nottinghamshire Trademarks bksb and bksbLIVE are registered trademarks of bksb Limited and may not be used without written permission All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners bksb Limited is not associated with any product or vendor mentioned in this book LIMIT OF LIABILITY DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY THE PUBLISHER AND THE AUTHOR MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE CONTENTS OF THIS WORK AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE NO WARRANTY MAY BE CREATED OR EXTENDED BY SALES OR PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS THE ADVICE AND STRATEGIES CONTAINED HEREIN MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR EVERY SITUATION THIS WORK IS SUPPLIED WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THE PUBLISHER IS NOT ENGAGED IN RENDERING LEGAL ACCOUNTING OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES IF PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE IS REQUIRED THE SERVICES OF A COMPETENT PROFESSIONAL PERSON SHOULD BE SOUGHT NEITHER THE PUBLISHER NOR THE AUTHOR SHALL BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES ARISING HEREFROM THE FACT THAT AN ORGANIZATION OR WEBSITE IS REFERRED TO IN THIS WORK AS A CITATION AND OR A POTENTIAL SOURCE O
22. by clicking on the Results v button at the bottom right of the assessment screen 17 bksbLIVE Quick Checks User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Quick Check Self Assessment Results Page overview An example self assessment results page is shown below The printable results page displays information such as a Name the name of the person who took the assessment in the format First name Last Name Username b Assessment taken the name of the Quick Check taken c Date of Assessment the date on which the assessment was taken d Time taken to complete the time taken to complete the assessment e The answers provided by the learner in the format Yes No f Signifiers the number of dyslexia signifiers bksh Self assessment SS Well Dons Learner Details Name Angela Kirkland angelakirkland Assessment taken Self assessment Date of Assessment 26 November 2013 Time taken to complete 0 Hours 0 Minutes 15 Seconds Self assessment Report Question Answer Is vour spelling good Do you find it easy to remember the meaning when reading Do you miss out words or whole lines when reading Do you mix up numbers such as 38 and 83 or 96 and 69 etc Are you better at reading and writing than practical activities Do you find it easy to follow written instructions Do you find it easy copying from a board or a book etc Do you find it diffi
23. cult to fill in forms Do you have trouble writing a telephone message accurately Does writing appear to move or become blurred on the page Signifiers 2 Printing the results To print the report select the Print button at the top left of the results page Returning back to the student home page To return back to the student home page click on the Home button at the top left of the results page 18 bksbLIVE Quick Checks User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Starting the Quick Check Screener The Quick Check Screener can be found in the My Subjects area of the learner s home page Quick Check Quick Check Quick Check Screener Quick Check Self Assessment What should I do next What should I do next Take the Initial Assessment Take the Initial Assessment To start the Quick Check Screener the learner should select the link to Take the Initial Assessment After a brief moment the self assessment appears on screen Click on the correct word se Highlight the odd word out where where where where where where where where where where where where were where sn Quick Check Screener ssbksb Menu oad Back Next Once loaded the learner via the Menu button at the bottom of the screen has access to a number of options such the facility to change the background and font colours Note that there is no audio for this asses
24. etting For example in a scenario where you have just added several tutors and are about to add several students un tick the tutor box to ensure you do not inadvertently give tutor access to those students If you do give someone the wrong access rights it can be easily corrected via the Permissions tab when logged in as an administrator Additional Details In this section you may see additional fields Although it is not compulsory for these fields to be completed these will have been created in order to capture additional user information which may make administration of your account easier These extra fields are Tags created by the administrator under the Settings tab Next button Click the next button to continue with the user account creation 8 bksbLIVE Quick Checks User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Step 2 of the Add Learner process Select Subjects Having entered the learner s details and selected the Next button step 2 of the process Select Subjects is displayed You are now presented with a screen spilt into two halves the right hand panel Selected Subjects shows the DEFAULT courses assigned to all students whereas in the left hand panel Subject List are displayed all of the software you license including all variations of the software El sim Adi Leamer Create Student Database ESOL Lister MAD BESESSITHE
25. g back in to their bksbLIVE account and continue their assessment Incomplete Quick Check Assessments As with all assessments within peep bksbLIVE the system records OO Yourassessment has already started Our records show that you have already started this assessment before please dick an 1 option below the answers to each question af Continue Continue your assessment trom the last question answered Restart Delete all previous questions for this assessment and start from the as the student progresses verni through an assessment If the Continue Restart student s computer crashes loses power the student accidentally closes their web browser or opts to exit the assessment via the relevant option from the Menu bar they can simply restart the computer and repeat the log in procedure Once logged back in to their home page the student can select the relevant assessment they wish to continue and a dialog box will appear asking them to either a continue the assessment from where they left off or b restart the assessment from the beginning Leaving a question unanswered If a student does not know the answer to a question they can simply skip to the next one by clicking on the Next button at the bottom right of the assessment screen The system will record this as an incorrect answer Completing the Diagnostic Assessment When the student has reached the end of the Diagnostic Assessment they can view their results
26. ght click on the newly created desktop icon select Rename from the drop down menu and rename the shortcut to something like bksbLIVE Open SkyDrive Pro Pin to Taskbar Pin to Start Menu Restore previous versions Send to Cut Copy Create shortcut Delete Rename Properties To add the log in page to your web browser favourites If using Internet Explorer as your preferred web browser press Ctrl D on your keyboard to launch the Add a Favourite dialog box Then simply amend the Name field to suit your needs such as bksbLIVE and click the Add button L Z ER Add a Favorite Add this webpage as a favorite To access your favorites visit the Favorites Center Name ww bksblive co uk bksbLive Tianlilliman default aspxp D anlilliman Create in ur Favorites x New folder ada Cea J The web address will now be saved to your El itin ls favourites and is accessible via the relevant CRE Tr option in your browser Favorites Feeds History di Favorites Bar El suggested S Note that the Apple Safari and Mozilla Firefox suggested Sites web browsers also support the Ctrl D Web Slice Gallery Li Microsoft Websites keyboard shortcut Other web browsers may MSN Websites have alternative methods to saving a website J Websites for United Kingdom to your favourites Refer to the manual or d Windows Live on line help for your particular
27. h First Name Enter the First Name with no apostrophes accent marks or other unusual characters e g Am lie should be written Amelie without the accent Note that hyphenated first names such as Ella Rose ARE permissible Apostrophes accents and other non alphanumeric characters in names can cause issues when running reports Last Name Enter the Last Name with no apostrophes accent marks or other unusual characters O Sullivan should be written as OSullivan without the apostrophe Note that hyphenated surnames such as Carter Brown ARE permissible Apostrophes accents and other non alphanumeric characters in names can cause issues when running reports Email Adding an e mail address here serves two purposes e Typing an e mail address here makes it possible for the student to recover their log in details should they forget them e f during the account activation you have entered an e mail address and also ticked the box titled Email login details to the learner an e mail containing their log in details and web address to access the bksbLIVE account will be dispatched to the student upon completion of account activation A student can add an e mail address later if necessary via their student home page after logging in Password By default if this field is left blank AND the checkbox titled user must change password at next login is ticked then the user is given the generic password of password al
28. in searches and cannot be added to a tutors My Groups unless done so by an Administrator If you select the tick the check box Make this group private a warning box will pop up to alert you that unless you also add the group to your My Groups you will not be able to access the private group Selecting the OK button will automatically enable the check box Add this group to My Groups 14 bksbLIVE Quick Checks User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Starting the Quick Check Self Assessment The Quick Checks self assessment can be found in the My Subjects area of the learner s home page Quick Check Quick Check Self Assessment What should I do next Take the Initial Assessment To start the Quick Checks Self Assessment the learner should select the link Take the Initial Assessment After a brief moment the self assessment appears on screen Answer yes or no for the following questions ss Is your spelling good yes no Do you find it easy to remember the meaning when reading yes no Do you miss out words or whole lines when reading yes no Do you mix up numbers such as 38 and 83 or 96 and 69 etc yes no Are you better at reading and writing than practical activities yes no ses Quick Check Self assessment eur bksb Menu Next gt Once loaded the learner via the Menu button at the bottom of the screen has access to a
29. l lower case and will be prompted to change it on first log in However if you decide to give the user a specific password enter the password AND un tick the box titled user must change password at next login Please 7 bksbLIVE Quick Checks User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 F G H 1 J note that passwords are CASE SENSITIVE and should comprise only of alpha numeric characters such as A Z a z or 0 9 Email login details to the learner If during account activation you have entered an e mail address and ticked the checkbox titled Email login details to the learner an email with log in details will be sent to the user upon completion of account activation D O B This field is optional If no date of birth is entered it will default to 01 01 1900 when the account is viewed by an administrator or tutor but show NA to the student on their home page User Type If you only have tutor permissions assigned to your log in then you can only create student logins and do not have permissions to create additional administrators or tutors and the respective checkboxes will be inactive User type Student I Tutor Admin If you DO have administrator AND tutor permissions then the checkboxes WILL be active Please note that when adding a set of tutors followed by students and administrators the system may remember the previous s
30. ng dyslexia friendly handouts reading materials Where possible produce handouts to avoid asking questions to copy from the board Present in a sans serif font such as Arial Trebuchet Comic Sans of Century Gothic as serifs can detract from readability Use a font size no smaller than 12 point preferably a minimum of 14 point Use left aligned text so that the space between words is consistent Present on a pale coloured background to reduce glare Ensure text is clearly laid out and accessible in small chunks Avoid blocks of italics Avoid using CAPITALS Sentence case makes text easier to read Try to use a leading space of 1 5 or 2 Do not hyphenate words at the end of the line Ensure text is well signposted with clearly labelled headings subheadings bullet points text boxes dates page numbers and sources Avoid complex sentence structure use bullet points Support text visually using colour flow charts and or images where appropriate to aid memory and assist with retention Avoid the use of background images Leave space for the student s notations 23 bksbLIVE Quick Checks User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Shortcuts to common tutor related activities If not already logged in as a tutor hover the mouse over your name in the top right of the screen and select Tutor from the drop down list Once logged in you will be presented with a
31. p 3 Confirm your account A dialog box will appear asking you to confirm this is your account If the details are correct select the CONFIRM button If the account is not yours then select the link This is not my account and check your log in details are correct First time logging in Please confirm that the details below are correct Username HeatherWallace First name Heather Last name Wallace Confirm This is not my account 3 bksbLIVE Quick Checks User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Step 4 Change your password If the tick box User must change You need to change your password password on first login was ticked Complete the form below to reset your password when the account was originally Old password pages m J rd created then after confirming your New password aa Retype password deesses account another dialog box may Change Password appear asking you to change your password The old password was the One just used to log in using Step 2 above After completing all fields click the Change Password button Step 5 Register your e mail address bksbLIVE incorporates a password and username recovery system should you forget your log in details It is highly recommended you enter an e mail address as this will enable you to recover your log in details without having to contact bksb support or administrator if
32. ress Quick Check Screener Assessment Results Reprint Results Achievements Click on the results button to find and Information You can click an activity to view the printable result page reprint a result p Completed the Quick Check Screening 26 11 2013 GEP Initial Assessment Initial Assessment results 26 bksbLIVE Quick Checks User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 In the centre section of the course progress page are the results of the screener including the overall score achieved At the bottom of the course progress page is essential tutor guidance together with a link to a downloadable paper based free writing assessment Tutor Guidance A score of 46 and over on the bksb Quick Check suggests no general learning problems For scores under 46 learning issues might relate to e dyslexia e or general literacy problems Then for scores under 46 it is recommended that the Quick Check result goes into a melting pot to consider additional information from the bksb Quick Check Self Assessment e the bksb English Initial Assessment a free writing exercise Free Writing Link to download paper based free Here is a link for quickly assessing the writing assessment Free Writing Assessment Criteria and marking grid What Next Using the information in the melting pot the dyslexia tutor additional learning support tutor makes a judgement whether to e
33. sment 19 bksbLIVE Quick Checks User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Quick Check Screener Results Page overview An example screener results page is shown below The printable results page displays information such as a Name the name of the person who took the assessment in the format First sone pret b Assessment taken the name of the ERA SE VAL DONS name Last Name Username Quick Check assessment taken c Date of Assessment the date on which the Quick Check assessment was taken d Time taken to complete the time taken to complete the Quick Check assessment e The number of each question f The time taken to complete each question g The topic and type of question h The learner s score and the maximum score available Phonological sequencing Phonological Phonological sequencing Phonological Phonalegical sequencing Phonological Anagrams Phenological Rhymes Phonological Word blending Phonological Phonological Reading Word selection Spelling correct word Word selection Spelling in context Word selection Word selection TOTAL Printing the Diagnostic Assessment Results ILP To print the report select the Print button at the top left of the results page Returning back to the Student Home Page To return back to the student home page click on the Home button at the top left of the results page
34. t will only show a fraction of the total number Hyperlinks 1 2 3 4 etc will appear underneath the search results to provide access to the remaining groups not displayed 10 bksbLIVE Quick Checks User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Once you have the group s displayed you will note that to the right of each group name is a green symbol To add a user to a specific group click on the green symbol and the group s name will be moved to the lower section of the screen called Selected Groups Below you can see that the learner has been added to a group called Motor Vehicle 2012 Create Student My Groups np ERs esta Advanced Group Search Group Name Group Name m Motor Vehicle 2012 Motor Vehicle 2011 If you make a mistake simply click on the red X on the far right of the screen The group will be removed and returned back to the list of available groups Motor Vehicle 2011 x Once you have assigned the learner to a group s select the Done button and you will be returned back to the Add User screen The learner s account is now created and they can be directed to log in Learners can belong to more than one group if necessary Remember when a learner is removed from a group they are not lost but merely removed from that group The learner still exists in the system and may if assigned to another group appear elsewhere in a different
35. treat the learner as not having general dyslexia traits or general learning problems e use the results page from the bksb Quick Check to inform the delivery of additional learning support e put the learner through a fully comprehensive dyslexia assessment administered by a qualified dyslexia assessor Quick Checks Self Assessment Course Progress The aforementioned process can also be applied to the Quick Checks Self Assessment except that there is no free writing assessment link within the report This course is complete Here are the results for IanLilliman Question Is your spelling good Do you find it easy to remember the meaning when reading Do you miss out words or whole lines when reading Do you mix up numbers such as 38 and 83 or 96 and 69 etc Are you better at reading and writing than practical activities Do you find it easy to follow written instructions Do you find it easy copying from a board or a book etc Do you find it difficult to fill in forms 2 4 4 si 5 ri 8 9 Do you have trouble writing a telephone message accurately 10 Does writing appear to move or become blurred on the page Tutor Guidance Four or more emboldened responses indicate that the learner might have learning issues which relate to dyslexia The learner should now take the Quick Check Screener 27 bksbLIVE Quick Checks User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Notes 2
36. view all of the learner s activities reprint a result of an assessment or review the answers provided by the student e Reports from here a tutor can run a number of often used reports however the full suite of reports can be accessed via the Reports tab at the top of the tutor home page Note there is currently no group report for Quick Checks 24 bksbLIVE Quick Checks User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 How to review the answers given by a learner Screener reviewing answers What would you like to do To review the answers given by a learner for a Fr View assessment and user answers Quick Checks Screener search for and select the name of the student then select View Activities r it mentada pate from the pop up Next choose the View assessment and user answers link and a new screen will appear On the left of the screen is a quick access menu to jump to any question frame shown to the learner during the assessment As you select a frame button the question s assessment rames please click to navigate Click on the word and put in a space shown to the learner will CE x Letters added at the start of a word can change the meaning b e rev eale d Put one space between the two parts of the words Frame 7 Frame 8 x E le unl luck A scroll bar to the right Frames X ei adient La ich ila Of the
37. web browser Re eal 2 bksbLIVE Quick Checks User Guide Copyright 2013 Vision West Notts College Support 01623 413333 Understanding user Permissions When a user account is created the user can be configured as an Administrator or Tutor or Student or can be a combination of these such as Admin Student or Tutor Student or the user can be all three By default all users of bksbLIVE have student access Note that throughout this manual the terms user learner or student are interchangeable as any user of the bksbLIVE system is automatically granted student learner access Logging in to bksbLIVE for the first time Step 1 To log in to bksbLIVE First open a web browser and in the address bar type the web address supplied to you www bksblive co uk bksbLivel Pentagon TramingsernicesLtd default aspx Ensure that you use the correct web address assigned to you Using a search engine to access a bksbLIVE log in page will be fruitless as your user account details will only apply to your specific account Step 2 Log in to your account i bksb Training On the log in page you vvill see tvvo fields in the left field type your username reference or bc student ID supplied to you Note that this field is NOT case sensitive therefore you can use upper RESTE or lovver case characters In the passvvord field type the password supplied to you Please note that the password IS case sensitive Ste
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