Ignitia Administrator Reference Guide

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Ignitia®
v2.51
Administrator Reference Guide
Released10/2019
Ignitia®v2.51Administrator Reference Guide
Released10/2019
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Contents
What'snewinthisreleaseofIgnitia®v2.51 5
Introduction 9
Aboutthisguide 9
Loginandout 10
Helpfulinformationbeforeyoubegin 13
Userrolesandpermissions 13
Studentviewingrightsbasedonyourassigneduserrole 16
SuperTeacherrestrictionsenforcedbyCampusIDs 17
Schoolpermissionsaffectonshareduserpermissions 20
Usersandenrollmentsstatustypes 21
Howstudentsworktheirassignments 23
Howthestudentinactivitytimerworks 24
Howgrades(scores)arecalculatedforassignments,units,andcourses 26
Howunitandcourseprogresspercentagecompleteiscalculated 28
ViewimportantinformationonyourHomepage 31
Homepage"static"features 32
HelpandFeedbacklinks 33
NewFeaturesandMyPreferenceslinks 33
Messagearea 34
ActivityStreamtab 34
Calendartab 40
Provideproductfeedbackorreportanissue 40
Viewandmanageglobalsettingsforyourschool 43
Messages&Displaytab 44
Changetheschoolname,timezone,andmessages 45
Managestandardsdocumentsforyourschool 46
Grading,Pacing,&Assessmentstab 47
Schoolgrading,pacing,andassessmentssettings 49
Changeschoolgrading,pacing,andassessmentssettings 51
Permissionstab 52
Schoolpermissions 54
Enableordisableschoolpermissions 57
CampusIDstab 58
Managecampusidentifiers 59
Archivetab 60
Changearchivegraceperiodsforusersandenrollments 61
Termstab 62
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Manageschoolterms 62
Calendartab 63
Changestatusofschooldaysontheschoolcalendar 65
UserAssociationstab 65
ManageSISIdentifiersforusers 67
ManageSingleSign-On(SSO)Identifiersforusers 69
Register(add)andmanagestudents 71
Add(register)individualstudents 72
Studentprofileuserfields,enrollmentsettings,andpermissions 73
Import(register)multiplestudents 85
Filter,search,andsorttheStudentsRegistrationlist 91
Editstudentuserprofiles 93
AddandremoveCampusIDsforstudents 94
Changethestatusofstudents 95
Disableandenablestudentuserlogins 96
Logoffonlineusers 97
Viewandaddcourseenrollmentsforstudents 97
Manageteacherandadminusers 99
Addteacheroradminusers 100
TeacherandAdminuserprofilefieldsandpermissions 100
Filter,search,andsorttheTeacher/Adminlist 110
Editteacheroradminuserprofiles 112
AddandremoveCampusIDsforteachersandadmins 112
Changethestatusofteachersoradmins 114
Disableandenableteacheroradminuserlogins 115
Accessenrollmentsforteachers 116
Manageaccessforparentsandguardians 117
Addparentprofiles 118
Filter,search,andsorttheParentslist 120
Editparentprofiles 121
Changethestatusofparentusers 122
Resetparentpasswords 123
Sendparentconfirmationemails 123
Enrollstudentsincoursesandmanagestudentenrollments 125
Searchenrollmentsforstudentsorcourses 125
Keypointstoknowbeforeyoubeginenrollingstudentsincourses 128
HowCRxmodeworks 129
HowFlexAssessments,FlexCRxandFlexSkippedsettingswork 133
HowpersonalizedGrading,Pacing,Assessments(GPA)andWeightssettingsaffectstudentsandenrollments 138
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Enrollstudentsincourses 145
EnrollStudentspagefields,tools,andsettings 150
EnrollmentSettingspagefields,tools,andsettings 152
Managesectionidentifiers(sectionids)forenrollments 156
Reschedule(changethetermfor)studentenrollments 158
Changeteacherofrecordforenrollments 159
Changethestatusofstudentenrollments 160
PlaceenrollmentsinOnHoldorArchivedstatus 161
ActivateOnHoldorArchivedenrollments 162
Editsettingsforenrollments 163
Writeandsendmessagestostudentsenrolledincourses 165
MonitorandsharestudentprogresswiththeDashboard 169
Dashboardviews 169
WhatyouseeandcandoontheDashboardmainview 171
WhatyouseeandcandoontheStudentDetailsview 176
ExportDashboarddatatoanalyzeandsharewithothers 182
ExportdatafromtheDashboardmainview 182
ExportdatafromtheStudentDetailsview 182
Runreportstotrackstudentprogressandfacultyactivity 183
ActivityReportsdescriptions,useraccess,andadditionalfilteringoptions 184
ActivityReportsexportformats 207
ActivityReportsfiltersfordataselection 210
RunreportsfromtheActivityReportstab 219
RunreportsfocusedonstandardsalignedtoIgnitiacurriculum 223
Howtobuildareporttogetthedatayouneedandwhatthatdatameans 225
RunContentCoveragereports 231
RunCourseAlignmentreports 232
Communicatewithteachersandstudentsusinginternalmessaging 235
Whoyoucancommunicatewith 235
Newmessagesindicators 236
Accessyourmessages 237
Messagestab 238
Filter,sort,andsearchyourMessageslist 240
MarkmessagesasReadorUnread 241
Writeandsendmessages 243
Readandrespondtoassignmenthelp-neededmessagesfromstudents 244
Readandrespondtoperson-to-personmessages 247
Importanceofsystem-generatedmessages 249
Readandtakeactiononsystem-generatedmessages 250
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Exportperson-to-personmessagesasPDFs 251
Forwardmessages 253
Archiveandunarchivemessages 255
Viewandsearchyourschool'scoursesandcurriculum 257
Coursestab 257
Filter,sort,andsearchtheCourseslist 259
Previewinstructionalmaterialincourses 260
SearchcurriculumandothercontentfromtheCoursestab 265
Searchmodesandtools 265
Navigate(explore)throughcontentlevelsandsaveyoursearchpaths 266
Searchcontentbyenteringkeywordsorstandardsfragments 273
Flagandviewsavedsearchitems 276
Previewinstructionalmaterialinassignments 278
Viewandmanageyourschool'scustomcoursesandassignments 281
Archiveandunarchivecustomcourses 281
CustomAssignmentstab 282
Filter,sort,andsearchtheCustomAssignmentslist 284
Archiveandunarchivecustomassignments 284
Viewandmanagestudentgroups 287
OpentheGroupstab 287
Groupstabfeaturesandtools 288
Createstudentgroups 288
Enrollstudentgroupsincourses 290
SearchandsorttheStudentsGroupslist 291
Editstudentgroups 292
Transfergroupownership 293
Viewmembershipofstudentgroups 294
Deletestudentgroups 294
Gethelpfromcustomersupportandaccesstoonlineresourcesandvideos 295
Getonlinehelpfromcustomersupport 296
Accessonlineresourcesandvideos 300
Index 303
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What's new in this release of Ignitia® v2.51
Ignitiav2.51containsonenewfeatureandseveralimprovements.
NEW: ForAdministratorsandTeachers,a"Help"widgetprovidesafastandeffectivewaytogethelpfromthe
CustomerSupportTeam.
AnewHelpwidgetappearsatthebottomrightoftheapplicationandisavailablefrommostofthetop-leveltabs(pages)ofthe
application,suchastheHomepage,Gradebooktab,andAssignmentAlertstab.FromthisnewHelpwidget,Adminsand
Teacherscanrequestacallback,livechatwithasupportperson,orleaveamessage.
Note:TheHelpwidgetchangestoaChatwidgetaftertheavailablesupporthours.
ThismethodofonlineHelpdoesnotinterruptyourworkflowwhetheryouarecreatingstudentenrollments,grading
assignments,orperforminganyofyourdailyactions.
TolearnmoreabouthowtousetheonlineHelpoptions,see"Getonlinehelpfromcustomersupport"onpage 296.
TheUserGracePerioddaysvaluehasbeenincreasedto1460days(fouryears)sothatuserswhoreturntothe
schoolwithinthatfouryeartimeperiodarenolongerpermanentlyarchived.
ForschoolAdmins,theUserGracePeriodsettingcannowbesettoupto1460days(fouryears).Thisimprovementmeansthat
duringthegraceperiod,theArchivedstatuscanbereversed,withallinformationrelatedtotheuseraccountreturnedtoeither
OnHoldorActivestatus.Oncethegraceperiodends,theuseraccountmovesfromPendingArchivetoArchivedstatusandthe
statuscannotbereversed.Therecordispermanentlyarchived.Youwouldhavetocreateanewuseraccount.
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What'snewinthisreleaseofIgnitia®v2.51
ThreetimezoneswereaddedtotheTimeZonelistfortheschoolandforrunningActivityReports
ForschoolAdmins,threenewtimezoneswereaddedtothetheMessages&Display>TimeZonelisttobettersupporttime-
sensitvealertsandreporting.Thetimezonesare:
IndianStandardTimeidentifiedwiththeregionofIndia.
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UKTimeidentifiedwiththecityofLondonandregionofEuropeondonandEurope.
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SouthAfricaTimeidentifiedwiththecityofJohannesburgandtheregionofSouthAfrica.
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ThesethreenewtimezonescanalsobeselectedwhenrunningActivityReports.TheTimezonesettingforActivityReportsuses
thetimezonesetfortheschool,butcanbechangedwhenrunninganactivityreport.
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What'snewinthisreleaseofIgnitia®v2.51
Studentscannowupload.pngfilesforprojectsandessaysandTeacherscanuploadthosefilestoreviewand
gradestudentwork.
Tobettersupportstudents,the.pngfiletypewasaddedtothelistofacceptablefileformatstouploadforprojects.Wereceived
manyrequestsforthisfeaturebecause.pngfilesarethedefaultfiletypeformanyscreenshotprogramsondevices.
ForTeachers,whenviewingthestudent'sworkforaprojectoressayquestion,youseealistoftheacceptedfiletypesincluding
.png.
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What'snewinthisreleaseofIgnitia®v2.51
Note:UploadedassignmentfilescannotbeexaminedbyWriter.However,ifthestudenthasanexternal
filethatcontainstheparagraphoressay,hecancopythetextandpasteitintotheWritertextbox.
Writerwillthenexaminetheassignmentforspellingandgrammar.
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