The Student Portal is the User Interface used by students to take online assessments. There are a variety of tools that may be available for an assessment. Available tools are determined by the Test Administrator and/or the Test Creator.
Toolbox
Select the toolbox icon to open and select the tools and calculator you wish to use. Check the box(es) of the tools you want. Uncheck a box to put the tool away. Then select Close. You will need to select the tools again when you move to the next item.
You can use virtual graph paper to add points and form lines.
Highlight text in a passage. A set of color buttons will pop up. Choose yellow, pink, or blue to create the highlight. To undo the highlighting, select the text again, and choose the broom icon.
Applying highlighting to any text may impact how the text-to-speech engine reads the text aloud, introducing slight pauses between differently annotated text.
Teachers are not able to see text student's have highlighted.
This is an adjustable, movable box (orange) that can help you track text more easily. Click the padlock icon on the right to lock the reader in one place, so you can scroll through the text while using the line reader.
This is an interactive periodic table. Click on an element to enlarge it and see a more detailed view. The periodic table is a tabular arrangement of the chemical elements, ordered by their atomic number, electron configuration, and recurring chemical properties.
The protractor is transparent so you can move it over a question to measure angles. You can rotate the protractor by clicking and dragging on the curved arrow in the circle.
The ruler is transparent so you can move it over a question to measure lengths in inches or centimeters. You can rotate the ruler by clicking and dragging on the curved arrow in the circle.
A tool to enlarge and shrink text.
The Color Contrast icon displays to the right of the Toolbox. This allows you to select different colors for how text is presented on the screen. Select your color choice and click Close. You can change the color contrast at any time during the test.
The Zoom icon displays to the right of the Color Contrast icon. You can increase or decrease the text font size by clicking on the magnifying glass next to the smaller or bigger A. The middle A returns the text back to the original size. Click Close when the font size is correct.
Select the two arrow icon to close full screen view. Click on the four arrow icon to open full screen view.
Some tools are specific to each item: Flag, Answer Eliminator, Notes.
Click on the Flag icon to flag an item for attention. The flag will turn green. Click again to remove the flag. You can use the items filter menu at the upper left to see just those items you’ve flagged. You’ll also be reminded when you complete the test that there are flagged items to review before submitting your test for scoring.
Select the icon that looks like an X and checkmark combined. It will turn orange. Select answers to eliminate by selecting the x button. It will turn red and the answer will be crossed out. Select answers as potentially correct by selecting the Star. It will turn blue. Select the same answer again to remove the selections. Students can select their chosen answer at any time.
Marking answers as potentially correct is only available for MC, MR, EBSR items, and online answer sheets.
Select the pencil & paper icon to make a note to yourself and/or to your teacher. A panel will open on the right side of the screen. Once the note is entered, select the save button. The trash icon will delete the note. The “X” icon will close the note without saving additional changes. The Cancel icon will close the editor without additional changes
Select text within an item or passage and select the note button.
Once the comment is entered, select the save button. The trash icon will delete the comment. The “X” icon will close the comment without saving additional changes. The Cancel icon will close the editor without additional changes.
Teachers cannot read entered student comments.
When responding to a Constructed Response or Writing Prompt item, and a word is underlined in red, right click on the word. The Spell Check tool will pop up. Click on the correct spelling of the word to insert it into your text.
After enabling the Underline tool in the toolbox, select text within a passage, then select the Underline icon. Once underlining has been applied to text, it can be removed by selecting the underlined text, and then selecting the underline button again.
Students will not be able to underline any text entered via the equation editor.
Applying underlining to any text may impact how the text-to-speech engine reads the text aloud, introducing slight pauses between differently annotated text.
Teachers are not able to see text student's have underlined.
If a Pop-up has been created for the text in the assessment, a word or phrase will be underlined. Click on the underlined word or phrase and a Pop-up box will appear with a synonym or definition for that word or phrase. Click on the x in the upper right corner to close the Pop-up.
If a Rollover has been created for text in the assessment, a word, phrase, or sentence will have an arrow in the right hand margin next to the Rollover. Click on the arrow to see alternate phrasing or more information about the text. If Text to Speech has been enabled, you may have the Rollover read aloud by clicking on the blue play button. Click on the orange arrow to close the Rollover.