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 and customizations for each Flip Card.
Available Flip Cards depend on your User Role and the type of permissions given by your district. For example, if you do 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
Provides a short cut to the Manage Assessments screen, Create Assessments screen, and the Manage Collections screen.
Once you click on the reverse side option of Create Assessments, you 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 on click of Manage Collections. Select one to open the respective screen:
- School Collections
- District Collections
Teacher level users will see three more options on click of Manage Collections. Select one to open the respective screen:
- My Collections
- School Collections
- District Collections
Provides a short cut to the most recently published assessments scheduled for paper administration. You can print answer sheets for AKO, Express, ExamView, and Item Bank assessments as set up during the assessment creation process.
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. Click on 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.
Allows you 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.
Provides quick links to all reports in the Report Manager.
Click on a report type to view that specific report for a selected assessment.
The Report Card module can be purchased separately by a district. If available, you can view, print, edit, and enter grades by student or by subject into a standards based report card.
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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, you can access these links from any device once you log in to SchoolCity Suite.
To add links, click on the My Links Flip Card and on the flipped side, click on the gear icon at the top right corner. Next, click on Add New Link, enter the link title, copy/paste the URL, then click on Save.
Allows District Admin Level Users to access all SchoolCity Suite Administrator functions including District Default Settings, Roles and Permissions, Users, and Templates.
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.
Customizing the Flip Cards
You can choose the Flip Cards to display on the Launchpad:
- Click on the Gear icon in a blue box at the top right hand corner of the Launchpad.
- Check the box next to a Flip Card name to select or de-select it. A green check mark means the Flip Card will display. An open box means the Flip Card is an option available to you, but will not display unless selected. If the Flip Card is grayed out, it is not available for you to select.
- Click Save when you have made your selections. You may add and remove Flip Cards as often as desired.
Click and drag to rearrange Flip Cards on the Launchpad:
- Left click on a Flip Card.
- Holding down your cursor, drag the Flip Card to the desired location, then release.
To customize the color of each Flip Card:
- Click on the card to flip to the reverse side.
- Click on the Gear icon in the top right corner of the card.
- The Flip Card Color Settings will display. Click on the desired card color from the color options.
- Click on Save to save the new color.
- The new color will now display on the face of the Flip Card.