Nextera Process and System Readiness Training December 2016

Nextera® Process and System Readiness Training December 2016

Welcome § Introductions West Virginia Department of Education – Robert Crawford, Assistant Director, Office of Federal Programs – Mami Itamochi, Coordinator, Office of Federal Programs – Angie Riley, Coordinator, Office of Data Management and Analysis Questar Assessments, Inc. – – – Alison Wright, Senior Program Manager Mark Phipps, Program Manager Ricky Foust, Associate Program Manager Angie Fischer, Director of People Development Tyler Jaax, Training & Documentation Specialist Kelly Sander, Business Analyst PRESENTATION TITLE Copyright 2021. Questar Assessment Inc. All Rights Reserved. 25©September

Agenda § Technology Readiness – System Scan & Tech Readiness Check – Headset Recommendations § Nextera® Admin – Sign In – Help Tab § Installing the Secure Browser § Sample Test Login § Next Steps § Support § Questions PRESENTATION TITLE Copyright 2021. Questar Assessment Inc. All Rights Reserved. 25©September

Logistics § Questions – Please submit questions via Go-To-Webinar questions § Technology issues – Please submit issues via chat PRESENTATION TITLE Copyright 2021. Questar Assessment, Inc. All Rights Reserved 25©September

Technology Readiness

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Headset Recommendations § Stereo headset with built-in microphone required § Over ear headsets recommended – Consider a supply of ear buds with a microphone to meet needs of students who wear head scarves or wraps § Not needed: – Noise cancellation feature – Volume control feature – Windscreens (foam covers) § Connector Plugs must be compatible with testing device – One 3. 5 mm plug – Two 3. 5 mm plugs (need ‘Y’ adapter for tablets) – USB connector (not supported for TITLE i. Pad) PRESENTATION 15 Copyright 2021. Questar Assessment Inc. All Rights Reserved. 25©September

System Notes Ports 80 and 443 Domains to Whitelist *. questarai. com *. questarai. net *. mobileapp. questarai. com (for Apple i. Pad devices) PRESENTATION TITLE 16 Copyright 2021. Questar Assessment, Inc. All Rights Reserved 25©September

System Notes Platform Notes Chromebooks are supported with a Kiosk-mode Chromebook app as well as on Chrome through secure managed accounts All Nextera® has no Java or Flash components or dependencies Mac The Mac secure browser is 64 -bit only. Only Intel Macs are supported, which are all 64 -bit Thin Clients While Questar’s platform does support thin client use, there a broad range of thin client types and configurations. Therefore, additional testing is required to ensure all functionality is supported on a specific setup. PRESENTATION TITLE 17 Copyright 2021. Questar Assessment, Inc. All Rights Reserved 25©September

® Nextera Admin

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Installing the Secure Browser

Installing the Secure Browser § Windows – Basic Installation –Individual Device – File Server Installation – Push Installation § Mac – Basic Installation –Individual Device – Administrative tools (such as Casper. Suite™ from JAMF Software) PRESENTATION TITLE 26 Copyright 2021. Questar Assessment Inc. All Rights Reserved. 25©September

Installing the Secure Browser § i. Pad – Apple Configurator 2 or a similar MDM – Guided Access ( Settings > General > Accessibility > Guided Access) § Chromebook – Questar Chrome Kiosk app – Questar Chrome Enterprise User Account • Request the enterprise user accounts 5 days before testing • Install prior to the student testing start date PRESENTATION TITLE 27 Copyright 2021. Questar Assessment Inc. All Rights Reserved. 25©September

Response Recovery § The connection indicator in the upper left corner of the Nextera Test Delivery System changes from green to red if Internet connectivity is lost. PRESENTATION TITLE 28 Copyright 2021. Questar Assessment Inc. All Rights Reserved. 25©September

Sample Test Login

Sample Test Login § Launch the Questar Secure Browser from the student device(s). § Enter User ID (practice) and Password (practice) § Navigate through the sample test PRESENTATION TITLE Copyright 2021. Questar Assessment Inc. All Rights Reserved. 25©September

Next steps

Next Steps Webinar Recording § sent to all registered participants (please allow 24 hours) § posted to the West Virginia webpage (please allow 24 hours) http: //wvde. state. wv. us/federal-programs/ELPA. htm PRESENTATION TITLE Copyright 2021. Questar Assessment, Inc. All Rights Reserved 25©September

Looking Ahead January 2017 § Student Practice Tests (Interactive Demos) – 1 st week in January § Nextera® Admin site available – 2 nd week in January § District Title III Coordinator Webinar - 01/19 § ELPA 21 Training Modules available - 01/19 Testing Window § February 14 – March. PRESENTATION 24, 2017 TITLE Copyright 2021. Questar Assessment, Inc. All Rights Reserved 25©September

Support

Support § Customer Support – By phone: 844 -997 -0427 (toll-free) – By e-mail: wv. elpa. help@questarai. com – By chat: via Nextera® Admin Help tab – Availability: Monday-Friday from 7 a. m. to 6 p. m. Eastern Time • There will be extended hours around the testing window PRESENTATION TITLE Copyright 2021. Questar Assessment Inc. All Rights Reserved. 25©September

Questions?

Thank you! Questar Assessment Inc. and the West Virginia Department of Education