After logging in, users land on the Launchpad. The Flip Cards are prominently displayed below the Launchpad label and the current time and date. Flip Cards are intended to serve as a shortcut to the more quickly access the different modules and features in the application.
This article is an overview of the available features for each Flip Card.
Available Flip Cards depend on your User Role and the type of permissions given by the district. For example, if a user does not have permission to create assessments, that Flip Card will not be available. In addition, each district decides which feature and functions to include in its SchoolCity instance.
Overview of Flip Cards
1. Assessments
Provides a short cut to the Manage Assessments screen, Create Assessments screen, and the Manage Collections screen.
Once a user selects the reverse side option of Create Assessments, they will be able to access the setup screen for that assessment type.
- Answer Key Only (AKO)
- ExamView
- Express
- Item Bank
- Performance Based
School level users will see two more options when selecting Manage Collections. Select one to open the respective screen:
- School Collections
- District Collections
Teacher level users will see three more options when selecting Manage Collections. Select one to open the respective screen:
- My Collections
- School Collections
- District Collections
2. Print Answer Sheets
Provides a short cut to the most recently published assessments scheduled for paper administration. Users can print answer sheets for AKO, Express, ExamView, and Item Bank assessments as set up during the assessment creation process.
3. Score
Provides links to score assessments and view student notes depending on whether the Categorize Assessments option is toggled to Yes in the Flip Card Settings for Score. Select the Scores flip card and select the gear icon in the top right corner to find the flip card settings.
Possible links available when Categorize Assessments is set to No:
- Score Assessments
- View student notes
Possible links available when Categorize Assessments is set to Yes:
- Score constructed response/writing prompt items
- Scan scores using document camera
- Enter scores for performance based assessments
- View student notes
Scanning scores using a document camera to score assessments is done with GradeCam™ technology. GradeCam™ must be licensed through SchoolCity.
4. Online
Allows users to schedule and monitor an online assessment, score online constructed response items, enter answers in Student Answer Sheet as a teacher user (AKO/Express Assessment), and view notes students made in the Student Portal during an online assessment.
5. Reports
Provides quick links to all reports in the Report Manager.
Select a report type to view that specific report for a selected assessment.
6. Report Card
The Report Card module can be purchased separately by a district. If available, users can view, print, edit, and enter grades by student or by subject into a standards based report card.
7. Survey
Conducting surveys is an unbiased approach to decision-making. Users can collect unbiased survey data using SchoolCity's new Survey Module and develop sensible decisions based on analyzed results and address topics of importance, rather than waste time and valuable resources on areas of little or no concern.
8. My Links
Allows users to add favorite links to commonly used websites and easily access them from within SchoolCity Suite. Similar to bookmarks or favorites in a browser, users can access these links from any device once they log in to SchoolCity Suite.
To add links, select the My Links Flip Card and on the flipped side, click on the gear icon at the top right corner. Next, select Add New Link, enter the link title, copy/paste the URL, then select Save.
9. Admin
Allows District Admin Level Users to access all SchoolCity Suite Administrator functions including District Default Settings, Roles and Permissions, Users, and Templates.
10. District Links
SchoolCity can add custom links to websites as requested by the District Administrator. Each district’s card will display with the district name and logo.