Power Teacher: Guide to initial set-up and use of OAS

Power Teacher: Guide to initial set-up

and use of OAS

Steps to using OAS

• Create IDs and passwords for all students who will use OAS

• Create classes in which to assign each student

• Create and assign tests for students• View reports on student

performance

Create Student IDs and set up Classes

Log in with your Power Teacher ID/password

To manually create an ID for each student, select the Students tab

Select Create a new student

Fill in the required information (fields with red check) and any other desired

information

Tip: Use the student’s GTID for the Student Identifier

Login ID must be the student’s 10-digit Georgia Test ID (GTID)

Then click Submit

• Repeat process to create an ID for each student who will be using OAS.

Next, to manually create a class or group for each student, select the Classes tab

Select Create a new class

Give the class a name and a unique identifier

Select the grade level of the students to be included in the group/class – the list of students in that grade level should now be showing in the Students Available

window

Select the names of the students to be added to the class, then click Add.

The students’ names should now be listed in the Students’ Enrolled window

Select the name of the teacher(s) associated with this class/group, then

click Submit

Create Tests

Select the Tests tab

Select Create a new test

Give the test a name and a unique identifier; choose any other desired options, then click Submit

Select a subject for the test

Select a grade level

Select a Domain

Select a Standard (if available)

Select an Element (if available)

Click Show Items

Put a check to the left of any and all items to be included in

the test

When all items are selected, click Add Selected to Test

Make any needed changes or add more items (click Add Items to return to

selecting items); when finished, click Create Test

Once tests are created, tests need to be assigned to the class or group. From the Test tab main menu, select the Assign Test(s) to class(es)

Select the class/group to which tests will be assigned

Click New

Select the test(s) to assign to the student(s)

Tests can be assigned on Mondays-Fridays during certain hours by

specifying dates and times in the Dates Test(s) can be taken and the Time Test(s) can be taken

areas.

Select any other test assignment options, then click Submit

If assignment is not for all students, select the student names to which the test will

be assigned and click Submit

Next steps:

• Students can log in and take the assigned test

• Once students have completed the test, the teachers and administrators can log in and view reports on students’ test performance.

Students log in with ID and password that has been created

A student can take a pre-constructed test assigned by OAS by selecting the View

Student Tests button ..or..

Students can take tests teachers have created and assigned by selecting the

View Teacher Assigned Tests button

Once the student has completed a teacher-assigned test, teachers and

administrators can log in and view reports from the Reports tab

Click the category of report, then choose a report from the list

Select the group/class about which you want to view test results

Select the test for which you want to view results

Deselect any students that do not need to be included in the report, then click

Generate Report