LMS User Guide Release 2018 May 2017

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1 LMS User Guide Release 2018 May 2017 LMSUG

2 The Edupoint software and any form of supporting documentation are proprietary and confidential. Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of the software and any form of supporting documentation is strictly prohibited and may result in severe civil and criminal penalties. Information in this document is provided in connection with Edupoint Educational Systems, LLC. products. No license to any intellectual property rights is granted by this document. The screens, procedural steps, and sample reports in this manual may be slightly different from the actual software due to modifications in the software based on state requirements and/or school district customization. The data in this document may include the names of individuals, schools, school districts, companies, brands, and products. Any similarities to actual names and data are entirely coincidental. Copyright Edupoint Educational Systems, LLC. Edupoint, Synergy Student Information System, Synergy Special Education, Synergy Assessment, TeacherVUE, LessonVUE, StudentVUE, and ParentVUE are registered trademarks of Edupoint Educational Systems. Inspect is a registered trademark of Key Data Systems. Google and the Google logo are registered trademarks of Google Inc. Apple and ipad Pro are trademarks of Apple Inc. Microsoft and OneDrive are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. Copyright Edupoint Educational Systems, LLC.

3 LMS User Guide 3 About This Manual Edupoint Educational Systems, LLC. develops software with multiple release dates for the software and related documentation. The documentation is being released in multiple volumes to meet this commitment. Conventions Used in This Manual Bold indicates user interactions such as a button or field on the screen. Italics indicates the option to select or text to enter. Notes, Tips, References, and Cautions appear in the margin to provide additional information. Before You Begin Before installing any of the Edupoint family of software products, please be sure to review the system requirements and make sure the district s computer hardware and software meet the minimum requirements. Software and Document History Document Version Release Date Software Release Description 1.0 May Initial release of this document 2.0 Jul Updated 3.0 Dec Changed format of this page. Managing Pages - May No changes required Copyright Edupoint Educational Systems, LLC

4 4 LMS User Guide Table of Contents About This Manual 3 Conventions Used in This Manual 3 Before You Begin 3 Software and Document History 3 Table of Contents 4 Chapter 1: Introduction 5 Overview 6 Formatting Window 8 12 Turn on Editing 13 Managing Libraries 16 Changing Libraries 18 Sharing to ParentVUE 18 Managing Books 21 Managing Pages 23 Managing Page Content 26 Managing Panels 28 Viewing Curriculum Elements 39 Edupoint Proprietary and Confidential

5 Chapter 1: Introduction Overview 6

6 6 LMS User Guide Chapter 1: Introduction Overview With Synergy LMS, teachers access everything they need in one place using LMS pages: Curriculum Elements Assessments Curriculum Maps Assignments Student work Performance analytics Digital resources Classroom management tools Synergy LMS allows teachers to create web pages that contain the curriculum for the their classes. The LMS pages can be made visible in ParentVUE and StudentVUE and replace Class Websites. The hierarchy for LMS content is: Library > Book > Page > Panel. When you access the LMS, a default library opens that contains the necessary components for the page. Rename the Default Library, Default Book, and Default Page to names you want to use using the menus. LMS Menus Accessing LMS To access the LMS, navigate to Synergy SIS > LMS > LMS. Users with access to Grade Book, access the LMS pages from the LessonVUE menu. A LMS page opens in viewing mode: The viewing mode menus are: Indicates editing is turned off. LMS Screen Edupoint Proprietary and Confidential

7 LMS User Guide Chapter 1: Introduction 7 Library menu Library Viewing Menu Page menu Page Viewing Menu Copyright Edupoint Educational Systems, LLC

8 8 LMS User Guide Chapter 1: Introduction Formatting Window This section describes the formatting window used to create curriculum templates and content for curriculum elements. The formatting uses a CKEditor. Curriculum Template, Formatting Window The formatting and editing tools available for creating templates and content are: Source Toggles the view between WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) and HTML editing mode. When editing in HTML, the HTML tags such as <p> or <b> are shown. For example: A heading using the Heading 1 style would appear <h1>heading</h1>. New Page clears unsaved changes Preview previews the template design Cut, Copy and Paste cuts, copies, or pastes the selected text Paste as Plain Text pastes the text as plain text with no formatting. This is helpful when copying from other programs which may have hidden HTML formatting, such as other web pages or Microsoft Outlook. Paste From Word inserts text copied from Microsoft Word and allows you to edit the text to remove erroneous HTML code that Microsoft Word inserts. a. Paste the text in the pop-up box. b. Check the box to Remove Styles definitions. c. Click OK. Paste From Word Box Undo and Redo undo the last action, or redo the last action Edupoint Proprietary and Confidential

9 LMS User Guide Chapter 1: Introduction 9 Find - searches for text Find And Replace Box, Find Tab Replace - replaces text Find And Replace Box, Replace Tab Select All - selects all content in the formatting window Bold, Italic, Underline or Strikethrough formats the selected text as bold, italic, underline, or strikethrough Subscript and Superscript inserts subscript or superscript text Remove Format clears all formatting for the selected text Insert/Remove Numbered or Bulleted List format the selected paragraphs as numbers or bullets Increase or Decrease Indent, Outdent indent or outdent the selected paragraph. Copyright Edupoint Educational Systems, LLC

10 10 LMS User Guide Chapter 1: Introduction Blockquote indents the paragraph on both sides. Align Left, Center, Align Right, or Justify Insert or Remove Hyperlink insert or remove a link to a website or address Anchor inserts a place that you can link to inside the template Table inserts a table Insert Horizonal Line inserts a horizontal line Insert Special Character inserts a special character such as a copyright mark or currency symbol Select Special Character Box Text Style select a built-in format for the selected text Paragraph Style select a built-in format for the selected paragraph Font select a font for selected content Size select a font size for selected content Text Color Background Color Maximize maximizes the editing window Show Blocks shows content inside of blocks Edupoint Proprietary and Confidential

11 LMS User Guide Chapter 1: Introduction 11 About CKEditor information about the CKEditor (the HTML text editor used to edit the content) Copyright Edupoint Educational Systems, LLC

12 Chapter 2: LMS Pages Turn on Editing 13 Managing Libraries 16 Managing Books 21 Managing Pages 23 Viewing Curriculum Elements 39

13 LMS User Guide 13 Turn on Editing To enable editing, on the LMS page, click. The editing menus are available. LMS Screen Indicates editing is turned on. Library menu LMS Screen, Editing Menus Library Editing Menu Copyright Edupoint Educational Systems, LLC

14 14 LMS User Guide Book menu Book Editing Menu Page menu Page Editing Menu Add Panel Add Panel Editing Window Edupoint Proprietary and Confidential

15 LMS User Guide 15 Book menu Book Editing Menu Add Book Add Book Editing Menu Copyright Edupoint Educational Systems, LLC

16 16 LMS User Guide Managing Libraries A Library is the main repository for all of the content. It contains books which contain pages which contain panels. 1. Click. 2. Select a library under Switch Library. Switch Library 3. Manage your libraries: To add a library: a. Select Add New Library from. Adding A Library b. Enter the New Library Name. c. Click. Edupoint Proprietary and Confidential

17 LMS User Guide 17 To edit a library name: a. Click Edit Library Name from. Editing A Library Name b. Modify the library name. c. Click To delete a library: Libraries that are shared to ParentVUE, cannot be deleted. Remove sharing from the library before deleting. a. With the library selected, select Delete Library from. Deleting A Library b. Click Copyright Edupoint Educational Systems, LLC

18 18 LMS User Guide Changing Libraries 1. Click. 2. Select a library under Switch Library. Switch Library Sharing to ParentVUE You can customize the images that display for the libraries. You can use the school and your picture for homeroom class libraries and subject related pictures for subject/course libraries. 1. With a library selected, select the checkbox next to the course or subject. The images display. 2. (Optional) Change the images: To change the teacher s picture: a. Click. Sharing To ParentVUE Parent Website Images, Select Teacher's Photo Edupoint Proprietary and Confidential

19 LMS User Guide 19 The Parent Website Images window displays. Parent Website Images, Select Teacher Image Window b. Click. c. Select a picture. d. Crop the picture using the slider. e. Click Save. To change the background picture: a. Click. Parent Website Images, Select Background Photo Copyright Edupoint Educational Systems, LLC

20 20 LMS User Guide The Parent Website Images window displays. Parent Website Images, Select Background Image Window b. Click. c. Select a picture. Pictures must be a minimum of 900 pixels wide. View the image file properties to determine size. d. Crop the picture using the slider. e. Click Save. Edupoint Proprietary and Confidential

21 LMS User Guide 21 Managing Books The books that are contained in a library display in the book banner. If not sharing to ParentVUE, at the top of the page. If sharing to ParentVUE, under the picture. Books Without ParentVUE Books With ParentVUE With a library selected, To add a book: a. Select Add New Book from or click Add Book. Adding A New Book Copyright Edupoint Educational Systems, LLC

22 22 LMS User Guide b. Enter the New Book Name. Entering A Book Name c. Click. To edit a book: Drag and drop books to a new location to change the order you want them to display. a. Select the book. b. Select Edit Book Name from. c. Change the name of the book. Editing A Book Name e. Click Edupoint Proprietary and Confidential

23 LMS User Guide 23 To delete a book: a. Select the book. b. Click. c. Click Delete Book. d. Select the book. Deleting A Book e. Click. Managing Pages Pages display in a drop down from the books. Pages 1. Select the book. Copyright Edupoint Educational Systems, LLC

24 24 LMS User Guide 2. Manage the pages: To add a page: a. Click Add New Page or Add Page. Adding A Page b. Enter the New Page Name. c. Click. Adding A Page Edupoint Proprietary and Confidential

25 LMS User Guide 25 To edit a page: a. Select the page. b. Click. c. Click Edit Page Name. d. Change the name of the page. e. Click Editing A Page Name Drag and drop pages to a new location to change the order you want them to display. To delete a page: a. Select the page. b. Click. c. Click Delete Page d. Click. Deleting A Book Copyright Edupoint Educational Systems, LLC

26 26 LMS User Guide Managing Page Content 1. Select a page. 2. Click. To change the page layout: a. Click. b. Select a layout by selecting the blue box: Page Layouts Edupoint Proprietary and Confidential

27 LMS User Guide 27 To share pages within your district: a. Click. Sharing Settings b. Type a keyword in the search box. This search uses dynamic filters. Depending on the keyword you enter, the following groups display: Users Courses Departments Grade Level User Groups Schools c. Make selections from displayed options. The selections move to the Shared With column. Additional information about the shared groups displays. To add a panel, see Managing Panels. Copyright Edupoint Educational Systems, LLC

28 28 LMS User Guide Managing Panels Working with Panels Managing Panels A panel displays with helpful hints. This panel will delete as soon as you add another panel. Click Click to expand the content. to return the previous view. Edupoint Proprietary and Confidential

29 LMS User Guide 29 Manage the content: To add a panel: a. Click and click or click Add Panel. b. Select a panel type. c. Select a location on the page from the panel layout. d. Click Save. To edit a panel: Panel Location Drag and drop panels to a new location to change the order you want them to display. a. Click. Editing Panel b. Click. c. Edit the panel. See Panel Types d. Click Copyright Edupoint Educational Systems, LLC

30 30 LMS User Guide To delete a panel: a. Click. b. Click. The panel is removed without a confirmation dialog. Panel Types There are several panel types that can be added to a page: Admin Reports Panel Types 1. Select. 2. Enter a Panel Title. 3. Click Save/Add to Page. Admin Reports Panel Edupoint Proprietary and Confidential

31 LMS User Guide 31 Curriculum Element 1. Select. 2. Search and select a Curriculum Element. Select multiple elements at one time. 3. Click Save/Add to Page. Curriculum Element Panel Click Show Details to view the content of a Curriculum Map. Copyright Edupoint Educational Systems, LLC

32 32 LMS User Guide Curriculum Map 1. Select. 2. Select a Map. 3. Click Save/Add to Page. Curriculum Map Panel Web/File Resources To add a new resource: 1. Select. 2. Select the New tab. 3. Enter a Panel Title. 4. Enter the URL or drag the Local File onto the window. 5. Click Save/Add to Page. New Resource Tab Edupoint Proprietary and Confidential

33 LMS User Guide 33 To add an existing resource: 1. Select. 2. Select the Existing tab. 3. Enter a Panel Title. 4. Search and select the resource. 5. Click Save/Add to Page. Google Drive, OneDrive Existing Resource Tab 1. Select. 2. Select the Google Drive or OneDrive tab. 3. Enter a Panel Title. 4. Click Open. 5. Enter credentials if requested. Google Drive Resource Tab Copyright Edupoint Educational Systems, LLC

34 34 LMS User Guide Grade Book 1. Select. 2. Enter a Panel Title. 3. Select a panel type: For items not shared to ParentVUE/StudentVUE, select from: Class Mark Distribution At Risk Students Grade Book Panel, Not Shared For items shared to ParentVUE/StudentVUE, select from: Missing Assignments Upcoming Assignments My Class This Week Standards Summary At Risk Assignments Current Grade With Category Chart Grade Book Panel, Shared 3. Click Save/Add to Page. Edupoint Proprietary and Confidential

35 LMS User Guide 35 Page Text 1. Select. 2. Enter a Panel Title. 3. Enter and format the content for the panel. To insert a Fast Link to a third-party website: a. Click. b. Select an application. An examples of a Fast Link is an LTI Application to a video on adding fractions. 4. Click Save/Add to Page. Page Text Panel Copyright Edupoint Educational Systems, LLC

36 36 LMS User Guide Streams Discussion Only one Streams discussion is allowed per page. 1. Select. 2. Select who can see and post to the discussion using the checkboxes: Parents Students Group is Public - Select to allow other Streams users to search the Streams Group. 3. Use the filters to search for people to add to the conversation. 4. Select names from the Search Results and drag them to the Group Members box. 5. Click Save/Add to Page. Streams Discussion Panel Edupoint Proprietary and Confidential

37 LMS User Guide 37 Video/Image and Text 1. Select. 2. Select media. Click to select media from a website. a. Enter the URL. b. Select the Alignment. c. Click OK. d. Enter and format the content for the video or image. Click to upload an image. a. Choose the file. b. Click Upload. c. Enter and format the content for the video or image. Click to select YouTube content. A window appears for searching of YouTube content. a. Use Keyword Search to find YouTube content. b. Click a video to select and preview the desired YouTube content. c. Click to embed the content into the LMS Panel. Requires Google Drive. 3. Click Save/Add to Page. Video/Image And Text Panel Copyright Edupoint Educational Systems, LLC

38 38 LMS User Guide Assignment You must be focused to a class with assignments in Grade Book. 1. Select. 2. Enter Panel Title. 3. Select the Assignment from the list. 4. Click Save/Add to Page. Assignment Panel Edupoint Proprietary and Confidential

39 LMS User Guide 39 Viewing Curriculum Elements To view elements once they are created: 1. From the LessonVUE menu, select Curriculum Elements. Teachers see a list of all available elements on the Curriculum Elements page based on the last search performed. The elements are outlined in the color that matches the template used to create the element. The search defaults to course/grade level. Curriculum Elements 2. (Optional) Set the Options from the drop down menu. Select the type of keyword search. Curriculum Elements, Options Any Keywords Finds all instances with the keyword. All Keywords Finds all instances that contain all the keywords entered. The order is not used. Exact Phrase Finds all instance that contain the exact words in the exact order. Select the Class Default Display, either Grade Level or Course. Copyright Edupoint Educational Systems, LLC

40 40 LMS User Guide 3. To change the results displayed, type a keyword into the Search field. By default, the elements are sorted by Best Reviews First with the best reviews at the top of the list: Click Newest First to show the elements in the order in which they were created. Click Element Type to show the elements listed by type of element in alphabetical order. Click Element Title to show the elements listed by their titles in alphabetical order. Click Next or Previous to navigate through the list of displayed elements. Click Show Filters to display the filters. The filters displayed relate to the keyword entered. 4. To narrow results: a. Select and deselect the filters. Grade to show elements associated with a specific grade Course - to show element associated with a specific course Element Type to show elements of a particular type Status to show the elements at a certain point in the approval process. This is helpful for staff involved in the review process so they can see only the elements that are waiting for approval. Authors to show elements created by specific authors. Element Standards to show all the elements aligned to a specific standard Elements to show specific elements Resources to show elements that have specific documents or web links attached. Materials to show the elements using a particular item b. Click Show Results to view all curriculum elements that apply to the filter. The Curriculum Elements screen displays with the filtered results showing: who created it the objectives of the elements other key information about the element such as element type, item status, subject, and duration a summary of the standards covered in each element Edupoint Proprietary and Confidential

41 LMS User Guide 41 c. Click Save Search to save the filters for searches you plan to do often. Curriculum Elements Screen, Show Filters 5. Select the title of the element to view the element. If you have editing rights, the create curriculum window opens. In the upper left-hand corner of the child element, a <Parents> drop-down displays all parent elements to which this child element belongs. Select a parent element from the drop-down. The parent item opens for editing or viewing, depending on the security of the element. Curriculum Element Screen The child elements are listed under Child Elements. Curriculum Element Screen Copyright Edupoint Educational Systems, LLC

42 42 LMS User Guide If you do NOT have editing rights, the view curriculum window opens displaying more information such as: Review comments Content Documents - Select to view Materials Parent and Child Curriculum Elements - Select an element to view Curriculum Element Screen Edupoint Proprietary and Confidential