Spring 2014 Online TestingIREAD-3

ISTEP+ Applied Skills and Multiple-Choice

HECC

Title

• Common Terminology

• Milestones

• Spring 2014 Online Testing Administrations

• CTB Indiana State Web Portal

• Registration and Technology Survey (RTS) Application

• Test Delivery Client

Agenda

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Common Terminology

Common Terminology

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Checkpoint Process Process to assess readiness for online testing

CTB IN Web Portal Website location containing information regarding online testing and other topics www.ctb.com/istep

My Programs / Navigator Website

Landing page with links to other applications such as the Registration & Technology Survey and Secure File Sharing

RTS – Registration and Technology

Survey

Collects data and provides information regarding online test capacity and technology readiness

TAS – Test Administration

System

Website used by local test coordinators to manage test sessions and by technology coordinators to access software and content

TDC – Test Delivery Client

The locally installed testing client application used by students to take online tests

Common Terminology

Upcoming Milestones Dates

RTSRegistration and Technology Survey (RTS) Checkpoint 1 Window

Nov 11 - Dec 13

Software ReleaseTest Delivery Client ReleaseWorkstation and iPAD versions (with Statewide Readiness Test content)

Dec 16 (expected)

TrainingSite Readiness Training Webinars(TDC install and Statewide Readiness Test)2 hrs.

Dec 3 (2) - 9:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m. EasternDec 10 (2) - 9:00 a.m. & 1:00 p.m. EasternDec 11 (2) - 9:00 a.m. & 3:00 p.m. Eastern

Statewide Readiness Test Test Tickets Available via iSOFTStatewide Readiness Test

Jan 3Jan 28 10:00-11:00 a.m. Eastern** Alternate date in case of weather: Feb 4

Milestones

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Milestones

Online Test Administrations Spring

2014

ISTEP+ Applied Skills Grades 3-8 ELA ISTEP+ Applied Skills Grades 5 & 7 SSISTEP+ Multiple-Choice Test* IREAD-3 Spring*IREAD-3 Summer*

2014 Online

* Available on iPAD

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2014 Online Tests

URL: www.ctb.com/istep

Scrolling Ticker

General information about the tests

Single Sign-on Navigator Page Access

Test and Technology Coordinator Support Materials

Experience Online Testing (Students)

ISTEP+ Online TAS Sandbox (Administrators)

Report Disruption

News and Information

Community Forum

Help Desk Contact Information

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CTB IN Web Portal - Introduction

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CTB IN State Web Portal

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Registration and Technology Survey

(RTS) Website

Single Point of Information Analysis

to Assess Online Testing Readiness

Analysis: Students Testing Online to Workstations Available for Testing

Analysis: Workstations Available to Network Capacity

Online Testing Status Indicator and

Feedback (Checkpoint

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Registration and Technology Survey (RTS)

Usable workstations (meet minimum requirements)Network capacity (10 kbps per machine)Testing Window/Sessions needed

RTS

Desktop, Laptop, Netbook, Tablet, Thin Client* (*ex: NComputing)

Windows MAC OS X Linux iPAD2 or newer

Windows XP SP3 Snow Leopard 10.6 (Intel) Fedora Rel.11 (Red Hat) iOS6

Windows Vista SP1 Lion 10.7 (Intel) OpenSUSE 11.1 iOS7

Windows 7 (32 & 64) Mountain Lion 10.8 (Intel) Ubuntu 9.04 *No iPAD mini

Windows 8

Processor / RAM Requirements1.3 GHz Processor 1.8 GHz Processor 1.3 GHz Processor N/A

1 GB RAM, 2 GB recommended

1 GB RAM, 2 GB recommended

2 GB RAM, 4 GB recommended

1 GB disk space available

1 GB disk space available 1 GB disk space

available

Screen Size / ResolutionScreen – “10-inch

class”Screen – “10-inch class”

Screen – “10-inch class”

Screen – “10-inch class”

Resolution - 1024 x 768

Resolution - 1024 x 768 Resolution - 1024 x 768 *No iPAD mini

Ancillary SoftwareJava (JRE) 6 or 7,

32-bit recommendedJava (JRE) 6 or 7,

32 bit recommendedJava (JRE) 6 or 7,

32 bit recommendedGuided Access Use

Adobe Air Flash Player 10 or 11 Adobe Air

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Workstation Hardware/Software Requirements

TDC Minimum Hardware Requirements

Technical Support Plan

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Device - O/S – Not Supported Spring 2014

• Android Tablets

• Chromebooks

• Windows 8.1

• Mac 10.9 Mavericks

• Windows Surface Tablets

Technical Support Plan

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• Workstation - Return to Login Screen

• iPAD - Return to Login Screen

• Custom Install – Client Launch Notification

• Checksum (version)

• Please Wait Popup Image Change

2014 TDC Planned Updates

Phone Support

Site Visits

Support Documentation

TDC Log File Review

Webinar Troubleshooting

Wireshark Capture

Technical Support Plan

Technical Support

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File Server(Content)

App Server(Exe)

Custom Install

File Server(Content)

App Server(Exe)

Custom Install (exe and content on server)

File Server(Content)

App Server(Exe)

Custom Install (exe and content on server)

Questions?

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Wrap Up