General Catalog

This overview provides users with an understanding of the DnA's Learning Plans and their respective content. Additional material is continuously being added to all the pathways. These pathways represent the assigned learning but additional content may be found in the catalogs themselves.

The Learning Community is a paid subscription and access is limited. Check with your System Administrator to see if seats are available.

Advanced Features for Specialized Users

Gradebook

DnA offers a Points Based and Standards Based gradebook options for entering student grades. In this course, learn about the required permissions, getting up a gradebook, and managing gradebooks. Having the proper access, setup, and conventions are important in gradebooks, so please work with your organization to check for any preferences that may need to be set.

The Gradebook course (23 min) includes the following modules:

Learning Objectives - Gradebook
Overview - Gradebook Permissions
Gradebook Permissions - Video
Knowledge Check - Gradebook Permissions
Overview - Gradebook Set Up
Gradebook Setup - Video
Knowledge Check - Gradebook Set Up
Overview - Managing Gradebook
Managing Gradebook - Video
Knowledge Check - Managing Gradebook

If you have access to the Learning Community, first log in, and then select Gradebook to directly access the course.

Custom Reports

Custom Reports are versatile reports that allow users to pull in almost any data point that exists in DnA into one place. In this course, learn how to create a custom report and then move on to more advanced features of the reports. Numeric values in custom reports can be color coded with Performance Bands, which allows for a quick view and understanding of displayed data. Additionally, charts can be added to reports to better organize data and drill in to specific aspects of the data. Students in these reports can also be created into a Student Group to quickly filter for data on a specific segment of students throughout the system. Custom Reports are a great way to get key data points into a single place.

The Custom Reports course (47 min) contains the following modules:

Learning Objectives - Custom Reports
Overview - Custom Reports Basics
Custom Reports Basics - Video
Knowledge Check - Custom Reports Basics
Overview - Custom Reports Adding and Managing Columns
Custom Reports Adding and Managing Columns - Video
Knowledge Check - Custom Reports Adding and Managing Columns
Overview - Custom Reports Performance Bands
Custom Reports Performance Bands - Video
Knowledge Check - Custom Reports Performance Bands
Overview - Custom Reports Filters
Custom Reports Filters - Video
Knowledge Check - Custom Reports Filters
Overview - Charts
Charts - Video
Knowledge Check - Charts
Overview - Creating and Managing a Student Group
Creating and Managing Student Groups - Video
Knowledge Check - Creating and Managing a Student Group
Overview - Form Letters
Video - Form Letters
Knowledge Check - Form Letters

If you have access to the Learning Community, first log in, and then select Custom Reports to directly access the course.

Student & Parent Portal

DnA offers a Student and Parent Portal, which offers a web-based solution for taking and reviewing assessments, accessing schedule information, reviewing grades, and other functions as determined by the district. This course guides students and parents/guardians through logging in to the portal and basic navigation. It provides students information on accessing an assessment, using common online testing tools, and reviewing an assessment. This course shows the student and parent portal experience. Content is available for public consumption and distribution.

The Student & Parent Portal course (18 min) includes the following modules:

Learning Objective - Student & Parent Portal
Overview - Student & Parent Portal
Student Experience Overview
Parent Experience Overview
Knowledge Check - Student & Parent Portal

If you have access to the Learning Community, first log in, and then select Student & Parent Portal to directly access the course.

Google SSO

Use Google Single Sign On, or Google SSO, to quickly and easily authenticate users to access DnA with the click of the button. Users must have their Usernames match their district assigned Google email address to make the connection.

The Google SSO course (5.5 min) contains the following modules:

Overview - Google SSO
Video - Google SSO
Knowledge Check - Google SSO

If you have access to the Learning Community, first log in, and then select Google SSO to directly access the course.

ZE Library

ZE Library is a collaborative tool that allows districts or organizations to download assessment and custom report packages. Some packages may by created by DnA, which allows for a place to start and build from to save time and have a high quality of materials. Organizations can also have custom Clients setup to share within regions, networks, and more to collaborate with other desired organizations.

The ZE Library course (7 min) contains the following modules:

Learning Objective - ZE Library
Overview - ZE Library
Video - ZE Library
Knowledge Check - ZE Library

If you have access to the Learning Community, first log in, and then select ZE Library to directly access the course.

Creating Items in the New Item Bank

The platform is capable of rendering numerous different classic and technology enhanced item types, While most individuals may be familiar with traditional item types, like Multiple Choice, the use case and creation process of other technology enhanced item types is a fairly new concept. Participants of this interactive course receive expert level information pertaining to the building of every authorable item type in the system. For each item type, the overview module provides an example of the item type and common use cases of such. Then dig deeper by watching the corresponding video that provides in depth explanations for every field option.

The Create Items in the New Item Bank course (53 min) contains the following modules:

Learning Objective - Creating Items
Overview - Item Types Available
Overview - Constructed Response
Creating Constructed Response Items in the New Item Bank
Overview - Drag in the Blank
Create Drag in the Blank Items in the New Item Bank
Overview - Evidence Based Selected Response
Create Evidence Based Selected Response Items in the New Item Bank
Overview - Explicit Constructed Response
Create Explicit Constructed Response Items in the New Item Bank
Overview - Hot Spot
Create Hot Spot Items in the New Item Bank
Overview - Hot Text
Create Hot Text Items in the New Item Bank
Overview - Math Equation Response
Create Math Equation Response Items in the New Item Bank
Overview - Multiple Choice
Create Multiple Choice Items in the New Item Bank
Overview - Multiple Select
Create Multiple Select Items in the New Item Bank
Overview - Inline Dropdown
Create Inline Dropdown Items in the New Item Bank

If you have access to the Learning Community, first log in, and then select Creating Items in the New Item Bank to directly access the course.

DnA to eduCLIMBER

A DnA Assessment View can be configured to automatically send assessment data to eduCLIMBER. Areas of eduCLIMBER, such as the Assessment Manager, should then be reviewed to confirm all Assessment View pieces have successfully and correctly imported.

The DnA to eduCLIMBER course (8 min) contains the following modules:

Learning Objectives - DnA to eduCLIMBER
Send Assessment View from DnA to eduCLIMBER
Managing Data from an Assessment View in eduCLIMBER
Knowledge Check - DnA to eduCLIMBER

If you have access to the Learning Community, first log in, and then select DnA to eduCLIMBER to directly access the course.