Irvine Unified School DistrictLibrary Media Elementary

Type to Learn 4

Staff Logins

• Created automatically from list submitted by Media Tech

• Submit lists to Jason Miles (jmiles2@iusd.org) as an Excel file

• List must contain three columns– First Name– Last Name– Username

• Passwords will be set to 12345

Student Logins - Creation

• Student Logins are created automatically with an import from Eagle

• Student’s usernames and passwords use the following convention– Username: Permanent ID Number– Password: 4 digit ID Number– Example:• Username: 602990057• Password: 5756

Student Logins - Explanation

• The permanent ID was selected as the username for two reasons:– The first reason is the username field in Type to Learn is

limited to 12 characters.• This would create situations where only the students first initial

is used to distinguish them.

– The second reason is this system allows commonality with the district’s online assessment system, IOLA.

• The 4 Digit ID was also selected for two reasons:– Media Techs decided this was the best choice at our Sept

10, 2010 meeting.

Student Logins – Cautions

• Do NOT add student users– Because they are added automatically, manually

added users cause import problems that can cascade throughout the district

• Please report any missing students to Jason Miles’s email with the word TTL in the subject.

• Do NOT use the student import function under any circumstances– Even if you know how to do this safely, it can create

support issues in the future

Questions About Logins

How to Use TTL4

The quick and easy method for IUSD(Do you really want to read the 120

page manual?)

Interface Options (Web vs. App)

• You can access the TTL management functions two ways, either through the web, or via the TTL application– The web interface is accessed at teacher.ttl4.com

• You need to put in your username, your password, and IUSD’s account code (118985).

– The application is the same one that the students will use, you just click on the “Management” button.

• Both interfaces have all the same options on each page, but the layout differs slightly.– We will be looking at the application today because the

application is faster.

Logging In

Accessing the Management Screen

User Management

• This is the screen you will use to change student passwords

• We will also show you some of the interface conventions throughout Type to Learn

Selecting

• When you select any item, a student, a teacher, or a class additional options appear

• The only available buttons are the ones that you can use

Changing Passwords• Click the “Edit Student”

button• This will bring up the dialog

box to the right• Enter the password you

would like the student to use• Click the “Save Changes”

button• This saves the changes to the

workstation, but you still need to upload them to the TTL servers

Uploading Changes to TTL Servers

• This is used across the management interface

• Once you have made a change, two new buttons become available– Cancel Changes – This reverts

any changes you have made to what is on the server

– Save Changes – This saves any changes you have made on the current screen to the server

Class Management

• This is the screen you will use to create classes and place students in the created classes

• You will only see your own classes in this window.– Teachers must create and

manage their own classes

Creating a class

• When you highlight a teacher name, “Create New Class” becomes active.

Creating a Class• When you click “Create New

Class” you will see the dialog box to the left.

• Enter Class Name here– This can be whatever helps you

be more organized, as the teacher name is already recorded.

• Semester should always show “Current Semester”

• Enter Grade Level here• Class Period and Room

Number are optional fields

Creating a Class

• In this version, Craig is a teacher. He has created his class, “3rd Grade”.

Class Management – Edit Class

• When the class is selected, the Edit Class and Delete class become active

Class Management – Adding Students

• After selecting the class you wish to add students to (example: 3rd Grade)– Select the students in the “Master

Student List”• You can search for the students in the

“Find Student” box.• You can limit the display to a specific

grade level with the “Only display grade:” checkbox and drop-down box

• You can select multiple students by Ctrl+clicking

– After you have selected the students you wish to add, click “Add To Class”

– To upload your changes to the server, click “Save Changes”

Class Management – Adding Students

• Once you’ve added the students, they will appear in the window on the left.

Student Reports

Interactive demo due to extensive information overload.

Creating Custom Content

Still more information overload.

User Options

Mein Gott! More information!Please watch demo.