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Getting Started Webinar Tour for
Administrators of Accelerated Reader
Who should attend?
This Webinar is designed for administrators of Accelerated Reader™ powered by
Renaissance Place™.
Contents
Outline:
List of topics that will be covered during the Webinar
(Use the Outline when listening to the facilitator during the
Webinar.)
Tour:
Contains screenshots that highlight the software pages the
Implementation Specialist visited during the Webinar
(Refer to the Tour after the Webinar. Access the software manual
for more detailed instructions.)
Outline
Help Phone Number: _________________________
Getting Started
Check Software Requirements
Log in as a Teacher/Administrator
Navigation Tips
Download Manuals, Online Help, Log Out
Resources
Installing Quizzes (Software Manual)
Preferences
School Preferences
o Student Quizzing
TOPS Report Printing
Monitor Password
o Classroom Restrictions
o Date and Time Restrictions
TABLE of CONTENTS
Outline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Tour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Manage Quiz Availability . . . . 11
Manage Quizzes . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Class Record Books . . . . . . . . . 15
Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Dashboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Preferences (continued)
Classroom Preferences
o Student Quizzing
TOPS Report Printing
Auto Student Log Out
o Other Reading Series
o Quiz Setup
o Individual Student Settings
Recorded Voice
Manage Quiz Availability
(for Enterprise Customers)
View Quiz Availability
Edit Quiz Availability
Setup Rules
Manage Quizzes
View Quizzes
o Edit Quizzes
o Take A Sample Quiz
o View all Teacher-Made Quizzes
Class Record Books
TOPS Report
o Average Percent Correct
Quiz types
o Edit, Delete, Reprint TOPS
o Add Quizzes
Reports
Report Category
o School Management
Student Information
Quiz List—(select quiz type)
Labels—Book
o Reading Practice
Frequently Used Reading Practice Reports
• Schoolwide Summary
• Diagnostic – Reading Practice
Dashboard
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Tour
Getting Started
Check Software Requirements
Click Check
Software
Requirements
on the
Welcome
screen to
verify your
system is
ready to go.
Tip:
After you’ve typed in the URL and are
brought to the Renaissance Place Welcome
screen, add to your Favorites or Bookmark.
Log In as Teacher/Administrator
Click the
logo on
this
screen to
go to the
RenLearn
website.
After typing in the URL you received with your welcome package, you will see
the Renaissance Place Welcome page shown below.
To Log In: Click
Teacher/Administrator
on the Welcome
page.
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Navigation Tips
Navigation: Use the yellow
navigation bar on top of the
screen to navigate between pages.
Click any one of the blue links
across the top or Home to go back
to the main menu.
Blue words = links
Red words = attention needed
* = required field
Download Manuals, Online Help, Log Out
Click the blue links on the yellow toolbar for any of these actions.
You may view the manuals online or print them for your
school staff
Help will bring up a pop-up screen on the side of the page
you need help on.
Click Log Out to exit the program.
Resources
Resources is one of the blue links
under the Accelerated Reader tab
on the Home page of Renaissance
Place.
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This is the Resources
page. Click Classroom
Resources to Get Started.
Print this short
document of
key tasks to
help you get
started.
Installing Quizzes
You must install quizzes for every school that will be using the Accelerated
Reader RP program. There are a couple ways to get your quizzes into the
database. Follow the steps in the Software Manual to help you get started.
Preferences
Preferences is one of the blue links under
the Accelerated Reader tab of the
Renaissance Place Home page.
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Under the
Preferences
tab, there are
choices for
School
Preferences
or
Classroom
Preferences.
School Preferences: Student Quizzing—TOPS Report Printing
Home > Preferences > School Preferences > Student Quizzing > TOPS Report
Notes:
This is the TOPS Report capability from the Administrative side found
under School Preferences. Continue reading to find the TOPS Report
Printing options for Teachers under the Classroom Preferences.
Set these preferences for each school if there is more than one on the site.
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School Preferences: Student Quizzing—Monitor Password
Home > Preferences > School Preferences > Student Quizzing > Edit Student
Quizzing > Monitor Password
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To Do:
1. When you first enter, you will only be able to view the monitor password
as shown above in Step 1.
2. To change the password, click Edit Student Quizzing as shown in Step 2.
3. Then enter your new password in the box in Step 3..
School Preferences: Classroom Restrictions
Home > Preferences > School Preferences > Classroom Restrictions
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School Preferences: Date and Time Restrictions
Home > Preferences > School Preferences > Date and Time Restrictions
Date and
Time
Restrictions
are found
under School
Preferences.
Classroom Preferences: Student Quizzing—TOPS Report Printing
Home > Preferences > Classroom Preferences > Student Quizzing > Edit Student
Quizzing > TOPS Report
Classroom Preferences: Auto Student Log Out
Home > Preferences > Classroom Preferences > Automatic Student Log Out
Note:
This is not a universal preference for the entire school. Teachers can edit
this preference on a per class basis.
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Classroom Preferences: Other Reading Series
You may add Other Reading Series to the Program by following these
breadcrumbs:
Home > Preferences > Other Reading Series
The following screen will appear. Then:
Select School and Class from drop-down menus
Click blue link Edit Other Reading Series
Edit Other Reading Series Preference screen will appear. Follow the steps
below.
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1. Place a check in the box next to the series you want
to add.
2. Click < Add and the Series will appear on the
Left as shown here.
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Classroom Preferences: Quiz Setup
Home > Preferences > Classroom Preferences > Quiz Setup
Classroom Preferences: Individual Student Settings
Home > Preferences > Classroom Preferences > Individual Student Settings
Click Individual Student Settings to set parameters for Recorded Voice quizzes for
individual students.
Click on any of the
blue links on this
screen to make
additional Edits:
TOPS Language
TWI Settings
Recorded Voice
Allow Quizzing
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Manage Quiz Availability
(for ENTERPRISE customers)
View Quiz Availability
Begin at Renaissance Place Home page.
Scroll to Accelerated Reader. Click Manage Quiz Availability.
Manage Quiz Availability is one of
the blue links under the Accelerated
Reader tab on the Renaissance Place
Home page.
Choose your school using the drop-down list. Click Set.
Under Quiz Type, select the quiz type you want to inactivate/activate.
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Manage Quiz Availability
(for ENTERPRISE customers)
On the Change (Quiz Type Name) Quiz Availability screen, all active quizzes will
be listed as shown below.
Under Actions on the left, you can choose to Show Inactive Quizzes or Show
Both Active and Inactive Quizzes.
Edit Quiz Availability
If you want to edit the quizzes that are available to you, on the above screen,
scroll to find a quiz you wish to inactivate/activate.
Uses Search for Quizzes to search by title, author quiz number, or book level. To
narrow your search, click More Criteria.
To inactivate a quiz, click the box by each quiz you want to hide. Clicking will
remove the checkmark. To activate a quiz, click the box so a check mark appears.
Click Update Selected Quiz Availability.
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Manage Quiz Availability
(for ENTERPRISE customers)
Setup Rules
Home > Manage Quiz Availability > Setup Rules
This is where the Enterprise customer will handle preferences for the installation
of new quizzes: whether to activate all or to activate none. Also, this is where
activation rules based on the needs and interests of students are set up.
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Manage Quizzes
Manage Quizzes is a selection under the
Accelerated Reader tab on the Renaissance Place
home page.
To view quizzes, click Manage Quizzes. The following selection
appears. Click the quiz type you want to view.
Once your quiz lists appear, selecting a quiz will allow you
to Edit Selected Quiz Information or Take a Sample Quiz.
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Class Record Books
Click Class Record Books under the
Accelerated Reader tab from the
Renaissance Place Home page.
TOPS Report: Class Record Books > Reading Practice Quizzes > Student Name > TOPS
Once inside the Class Record Book, click
Reading Practice Quizzes. Then select the
student’s name. Individual results will
appear for that student. Click TOPS to see
the TOPS Report.
Under Actions, you can also choose the
blue links to Edit or Delete. You can do this
for any quiz type listed under Class
Record Books.
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Reports
Reports is one of the blue links under the
Accelerated Reader tab on the Renaissance Place
Home page. Click Reports to select, print or save
reports.
The following screen comes up after clicking on Reports. Click School Management to
revisit the reports seen during the Webinar Tour.
The School Management screen is broken down into School Management Reports and
Quiz Management Reports. The arrows indicate reports discussed during the Webinar.
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Reports
Remember, Reports is one of the blue links
under the Accelerated Reader tab on the
Renaissance Place Home page. Click
Reports to select, print or save reports.
The following screen comes up after clicking on Reports. Click Reading Practice to revisit
some more reports seen during the Webinar Tour.
The Reading Practice screen is broken down into Frequently Used Reading Practice
Reports and Additional Reading Practice Reports. During the Webinar Tour, Frequently
Used Reading Practice Reports were visited. The arrows indicate reports discussed
during the Webinar.
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Dashboard
From the Renaissance Place Home page, click Go to Dashboard to bring up the
Dashboard information for your school.
Once quizzing
begins in your
district, these
fields will become
populated with
school-specific
information.
Here is sample data for
an elementary school.
Your information may
look like this once
quizzing begins.
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