Widgets Overview

Widgets Overview

Depending on your school district's configuration, your home pageThe dashboard most users of the system see first when they log in. It can also be accessed throughout the system by clicking the schoolhouse icon in the left corner of any page. Some users may know this as My Schoolnet. may include the widgets shown in the following table. Expand or collapse controls are available on all widgets.

You may be able to select a My Schoolnet widgets view other than the default to which your page opens (for example, a customized personal view). If you switch to another view, then navigate away from the main My Schoolnet page, and then return to the main My Schoolnet page, your view will remain on the view you selected, rather than returning to your default view.

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Allows you to

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Provides users with updates and information relevant to all users in a state or district. If there are more than three announcements, use the page links at the bottom of the widget to view earlier announcements.

Reporting, Classroom, Assessments, Educator Development

Enables you to receive alerts when your approval is required for web pages, classroom pages, Classroom materialsMaterials is the generic term that encompasses curricular units, instructional units, lesson plans, resources and assessments. Published materials are searchable in the Materials Bank., PD Plans, and new users.

Reporting
Displays student attendance record for the current academic year including Days Enrolled, Days Absent, and Days Tardy.

Assessments

Provides teachers and administrators with permissions to view sectionsAn instance of a course. For example, Ms. DeYoung’s 3rd period Algebra II class is a Section. with an at-a-glance view of student performance on recent benchmark, classroom, and standardized assessments, upcoming assessments and assessment details.

Classroom

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Allows you to post important messages, URLs, or other content; provides formatting options for font, links, graphics, and more.

Assessments

This widget is generally setup up for teachers. Displays the test window, name, and status for their students' current and upcoming assessments.

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Lets users system operators create announcements that can be shared by role with My Schoolnet users in the district.

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A district-defined set of links and resources made available to users based on their system role.

Classroom

 

Allows users to perform a Materials Search.

GradeSpeed

Provides real-time grade book information and navigation options, including Upcoming Assignments, Recent Assignments, and New/Dropped Students.

My Schoolnet

Helps parents uncover the areas in which their children excel and any area where they may need extra support.

Reporting

Enables users to view and drill down on Key Performance Indicators for the selected institution.

Assessments
Provides students with a list of recently scored and completed tests.

Assessments, Educator Development

Offers users a calendar that draws information from all of the system's product calendars.

ClassroomAssessments, Outreach

Browse and choose an active course section to view a variety of related data on the My Schoolnet page. Provides links to Reports (Analyze Sections), Planner, Materials Search (from all public banks), Assessments, and Website (Outreach), for the selected section.

Published materials that have been created by a single-district or multiple-district solution, including state-wide implementations are available.

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Lets users create and save notes for future reference.

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Allows users to store and organize useful web resources for quick reference.

Assessments

The available information provided to students in their profile are determined by each school district and may include academic record, individualized learning plan, classroom test results, standardized test results, and benchmark assessment results.

Assessments, GradeSpeed

Gradebook and Attendance brings the user to the GradeSpeed portal without requiring an additional sign on. Assessment brings users to the Assessments Profile page.

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Provides system operators with a configurable area to link to a partner site and set parameters for single sign-on to the site.

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Provides a link to Successnet and Successnet Plus.

Reporting

Search for all of the reports that are available throughout the system.

Schoolnet

Provides users one-click access to the system’s scanning software and management application that can be used to locally scan student answer sheets to Scanit. The widget automatically starts the ScanIt applicable. For users who need to download a copy of ScanIt, the widget also provides a link to Download for Windows your school district's version of the application.

Reporting

Allows users to search for students they have permission to view

My Schoolnet
Allows a student to access their student workspace. This widget is designed for student use only and is not included in the default student view.

Assessments

Allows teachers to administer tests from computer labs and for students to take tests directly online.

Upcoming Assignments)

Classroom
Displays up to five Upcoming Assignments on the student home page with additional access for students to view all their complete assignment calendar.
My Schoolnet

Allows parents to view links related to their students such as test results. If a parent has multiple students at a school, they will see multiple Your Student widgets that allow them to toggle between students.

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