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PDF0425(PDF)TableofContentsOverview.
3LoggingIn4TheDashboard7TeacherandAdministratorDashboard7StudentandParentDashboard8MyZone8AlsoAvailableInTheZone.
8TotalUsage9MyClasses.
9CreatingandManagingUserAccounts11SetupUsers.
11ImportingUserData.
12AddingSingleUsers.
15EditingUsers16DeletingandReactivatingUsers.
18ViewAllUsers20BacktoSchoolReorganization.
22ChangeEducationalSystem.
33OrganizeUsers.
34AddingClasses.
34RemovingClasses.
34AddingUserstoClasses35EditingYears/Grades.
36ManagingGroups.
37SubscribeUsers.
39TeacherSettings.
43ManageSchoolCalendar44ManageRegistrations49ScholasticLearningZoneTechnicalRequirements50BandwidthRequirements:BookFlix,TrueFlix,GrolierOnline,Timeliner,NeighborhoodMapMachine,TheGraphClub.
52ProxySettings53DataManagement.
54CustomerSupport.
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PDF0425(PDF)OverviewScholasticLearningZoneisabrowser-basedplatformthatallowsteachersandstudentstoaccesstheirsubscriptionstodifferentScholasticeducationalresources.
ItisdesignedforcustomerswithScholasticsubscriptionsandisavailablefromanycomputerwithanInternetconnection.
WhenaschoolsubscribestooneormoreoftheproductsintheScholasticLearningZone,teachersandstudentsmaylogintotheLearningZonetoaccesstheseproducts.
ScholasticLearningZoneadministratorsmanageteacherandstudentprofiles,subscriptions,andproductaccess.
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PDF0425(PDF)LoggingInScholasticLearningZoneisbrowser-basedandmaybeaccessedfromanycomputerwithanInternetconnection.
TogetstartedwithScholasticLearningZone:UsetheURLintheWelcomeemailtolaunchScholasticLearningZoneinthecomputer'sbrowserprogram(seepage34forScholasticLearningZoneSystemRequirements).
ClickingtheURLfromtheemailopensasetpasswordscreen.
UserssettheirScholasticLearningZonepasswordandthenareaskedtologin,usingtheirusernameandpasswordtheyjustset.
Usersmayalsologindirectlybygoingtoeducator.
scholasticlearningzone.
com(foreducators)orwww.
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AfterenteringtheURLinthecomputer'sbrowserprogram,theCountryscreenopens.
Selectthecountryfromthepull-downmenu.
ScholasticLearningZonewillautomaticallygototheOrgIDEntryScreenuponcountryselection.
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PDF0425(PDF)EntertheOrgIDfoundintheWelcomeemailandclickSubmittoopentheLoginScreen.
Tochangethecountrydisplayedonthescreen,clickChangeCountrytoreturntothepreviousscreen.
OntheLoginScreen,entertheScholasticLearningZoneusernameandpasswordreceivedfromtheScholasticLearningZoneadministrator.
Atfirstlogin,administratorsshouldusethesetpasswordlinkfoundontheWelcomeemail,thensettheirpasswordandacceptthetermsandconditionsontheSetPasswordScreen.
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PDF0425(PDF)Onceloggedin,theScholasticLearningZoneDashboardopens.
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PDF0425(PDF)TheDashboardTheDashboardprovidesaccesstoalloftheproductsandfunctionsoftheScholasticLearningZone.
LinksatthetopoftheDashboardallowteachersandadministratorstoviewtheirprofiles,visittheScholastichomewebsitefortheschool'scountry,viewthepageinSpanish,gethelpwiththesite,orlogoutoftheLearningZone.
ClickingtheScholasticLearningZonelogofromanyscreenintheLearningZonereturnstheusertotheDashboard.
TeacherandAdministratorDashboardTheteacherandadministratordashboardismadeupofthefollowingfields:MyZonecontainsiconsfortheproductsavailabletotheuser.
Clickanicontoopentheproductinaseparatebrowserwindow.
TotalUsage:Last4Weeksshowsstudentusageintheorganization'ssubscribedScholasticproducts.
Teachersseeclassdata,andadministratorsseeschooldata.
Click"Seemoredetailedreportingdata"todownloadausagereportfortheschool.
MyStudentslistsstudentsandteachersinclassesinScholasticLearningZone.
GroupAdministratorshaveaMySchoolsfieldinstead.
ManageUsersopenstheManageUserAccountsScreen(page11).
ManageCalendaropenstheManageCalendarwindow(page33).
AlsoAvailableintheZoneshowsotherproductsavailablefromScholastic.
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PDF0425(PDF)StudentandParentDashboardTheDashboardforstudentsandparentsshowstheMyZoneandTotalUsagefields,butdoesnotcontaintheMyStudentsfieldorManageusersandManagecalendarbuttons.
MyZoneThisareacontainsiconsfortheScholasticproductsthattheusermayaccess.
Clickanicontoopenthatproductinaseparatebrowserwindowortab.
AlsoAvailableInTheZoneThisareacontainsiconsforotheravailableLearningZoneproducts.
Clickanicontolearnmoreabouttheproduct.
ContactScholasticCustomerSupport(page36)formoreinformationonsubscribingtotheseproducts.
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PDF0425(PDF)TotalUsageTheTotalUsagefieldontheDashboarddisplaysusagedataforschools,classes,andstudents.
Administratorsandteachersmaycustomizetheirdataviewbyclickingastudent,group,class,orschoolnameintheMyStudentsfield(orMySchoolsfieldforgroupadministrators).
Groupadministratorsneedtoselectaschooltoviewusagedata.
Clickthearrowiconsatthetopofeachcolumntosortdata.
Thisallowsthedatatobeviewedfromgreatesttimetoleasttime,orviceversa.
Todownloadadetailedreportoftheschool'susagehistory,click"Seemoredetailedreportingdata.
"SelectatimeperiodandclickRunReport.
ACSVfilewillautomaticallydownload,containingusagebyproductandbrokenoutintonumberofminutesandnumberofsessions.
MyClassesThisarealistsstudentswithprofilesinScholasticLearningZone,organizedbyclasses.
TeacherswhologintoScholasticLearningZonewillseeonlythestudentsintheirclasses.
Administratorswhologinwillseeallthestudentsintheirschool,organizedbyclasses.
Clickaclassnametoexpandtheclasslistandviewthestudentsintheclass.
ClickthenameoftheclassorstudenttoviewtheUsageDetailsscreenfortheclassorstudent.
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PDF0425(PDF)TheUsageDetailsscreenshowswhen,howoften,andforhowlongthestudentorclassusesthesubscribedScholasticprograms.
(PleasenotethattheminutesdataisonlyvalidfromMay13,2013.
)Onthestudentscreen,clickEditStudentInformationtoopenandeditthestudent'sScholasticLearningZoneProfile.
ClickHomeatthetopofthescreentoreturntotheDashboard.
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PDF0425(PDF)CreatingandManagingUserAccountsClickingManageUsersfromtheDashboardopenstheManageUserAccountsScreen.
Fromhere,usersmaycreatenewuseraccounts,importuserdata,editcurrentuseraccounts,editaschool'seducationalsystem,movestudentsupordownayear/gradelevel,organizeusersintoclasses,andsubscribeuserstoproducts.
SetupUsersTheSetupUserstaballowsadministratorstocreatenewuseraccounts,editexistingaccounts,editaschool'seducationalsystem,viewanddownloadlistsofallusers,andreorganizestudentsforthenextschoolyear.
Teachersmayeditexistingstudentaccounts.
Therearetwooptionsforcreatingnewuseraccounts:ImportingUserData:TeacherandstudentdatamaybeimportedfromaCSVfile(suchasMicrosoftExcel).
AddSingleUsers:Manuallyenteruserdataforstudents,teachers,oradministrators.
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PDF0425(PDF)ImportingUserDataAdministratorsmayimportteachers'orstudents'datafromaCSVfile(suchasMicrosoftExcel).
ToimportaCSVfile:FromtheManageUsersScreen,gotoOption1:ImportUsersFromASpreadsheet.
Usethepull-downmenutoselectthetypeofuserdatabeingimported:studentorteacher.
ClickChooseFileandnavigatetotheCSVfiletobeimported.
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PDF0425(PDF)TheCSVfileshouldcontainthefollowingfieldsforeachuserattheschoollevel:Forstudents:FirstName:Thestudent'sfirstname.
LastName:Thestudent'slastname.
Username:Thestudent'susername.
Password:Passwordsmustbebetweensixand16characters,andmustincludeanumeral.
UserID:Theschool'sownUserIDsthroughanothersystemlikeanSISorLMS.
Thisisdesignedtocapturethatinformationforcross-referencepurposes.
Year/Grade:Thisfieldisoptional.
Thestudent'syear/grade.
*Lexile:Thisfieldisoptional.
Thestudent'sLexilemeasure.
*Class:Thisfieldisoptional.
Thenameofthestudent'sclass.
*Forteachers:FirstName:Theteacher'sfirstname.
LastName:Theteacher'slastname.
Username:Theteacher'susername.
Email:Theteacher'semailaddress.
Class:Thisfieldisoptional.
Thenameoftheteacher'sclass.
**Ifoneoftheseoptionalfieldshasnovalues,thecolumncanbedeletedfromthefile.
WhenthecorrectfileisdisplayedintheChooseFilewindow,clickImporttoimportthefile.
Whenthefileisimportedsuccessfully,theReviewExistingUsersscreendisplays,allowingyoutomakeanychangesyouwanttouserswhoalreadyhaveSLZaccounts.
Whenyouhavemadethesechanges,clicktheContinuebutton.
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PDF0425(PDF)Ifthespreadsheetfilecontainsformattingerrors,anerrormessageappearsonthescreen.
UsetheEditorDeletelinkstocorrectanydataerrors.
ClickCanceltocanceltheimportandstartover.
ClickSavetosavethein-progressimportandcontinueeditingitatanothertime.
Toaccessasaved,in-progressimport,returntotheSetupUserstabandselecttheusertype.
Ifthereisasavedimport,apop-upwillappearwiththeoptioneithertoeditthesavedfile,ortouploadanewfile.
Uploadinganewfilewilldeletethesavedfile.
Oncetheerrorsarecorrected,clicktheConfirmbuttontocompletetheimport.
Whenthespreadsheetfileisimportedsuccessfully,ascreenappearsshowingtheimporteduserdata.
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PDF0425(PDF)AddingSingleUsersInadditiontoimportingusers,administratorsmaymanuallycreateindividualuserprofiles.
FromtheSetupUsersScreen,gotoOption2:AddSingleUser.
Usethepull-downmenutoselectthetypeofuserbeingadded:student,teacher,oradministrator.
ClickCreatetoopentheprofilescreen.
Fillinthevariousfields,beingsuretocreateauniqueusernameandpassword.
Passwordsmustbebetweensixand16characters,andmustincludeanumeral.
Whenfinished,clickSubmittosavetheeditedprofile.
Toreturntothepreviousscreen,clickCancel.
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PDF0425(PDF)EditingUsersToeditanimportedorcreateduserprofile,gototheEditExistingUsersareaoftheManageUserstabandclicktheFindauserpull-downmenu.
Selectstudent,teacher,oradministrator,dependingonthetypeofprofilebeingedited.
Entertheuser'snameinSearchforuserfield,andthenclickSearchtofindtheuserprofile.
Whentheuser'sprofileisfound,theProfileScreenappears,withtheuser'suserinformation.
Toedittheprofile,clicktheEditlinkattheendoftherow.
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PDF0425(PDF)Editthevariousfields.
Whenfinished,clickSubmittosavetheeditedprofile.
Toreturntothepreviousscreen,clickCancel.
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PDF0425(PDF)DeletingandReactivatingUsersTodeleteauserprofile,clicktheDeletelinkattheendoftherowontheUserProfileScreen.
Apop-upwillappear,askingwhethertodeactivatetheuserordeletetheuserforever.
Deactivatingtheuserwillgiveyoutheoptiontoreactivatetheuser.
Whensearchingforadeactivateduser,theDeletecolumnwillshowtheuserasDeactivated.
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PDF0425(PDF)ClickingtheDeactivatedlinkwillopenapop-up,askingwhethertoreactivatetheuserordeletetheuserforever.
Reactivatingtheuserwillreactivatethatuser'saccount.
Deletingtheuserforeveratanypointwilldeletealltheuser'sdataandwillpreventtheuserfromeverbeingreactivated.
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PDF0425(PDF)ViewAllUsersToviewallusers,clicktheViewallusersbuttonontheSetupUserspage.
OntheViewallusersscreen,selecttheusertypetoview.
SelectingTeacherorAdministratorwilldisplayatableofallteachersoradministratorsintheschool,alongwithalinktodownloadalistofallteachersoralladministratorsintheschool.
SelectingStudentwillprovidealinktodownloadalistofallstudentsintheschool.
Additionalfilterscanbeselectedtoviewallthestudentsinaparticularyear/gradeorclass.
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PDF0425(PDF)Onceafilterisselected,atableofthestudentsthatfitthatfilterwilldisplay.
Clickingthe"x"byafilterwillremovethefilter.
Filterscanbechangedandaddedatanytime,uptooneyear/gradeandoneclassselectedatatime.
Studentscanbemovedupordownayear/gradelevelordeletedinbulkonthisscreen.
Selectthecheckboxesnexttothestudentstoedit,orclickthecheckboxatthetopofthecolumntoselectallstudents.
ClickingDeleteselectedwilldeletetheselectedstudents.
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PDF0425(PDF)BacktoSchoolReorganizationToreorganizestudentsfortheupcomingschoolyear,followthisprocedure:FromtheSLZHomescreen,clickthebuttonManagerUserstobegintheprocess.
IntheEditExistingUsersboxontherightsideoftheManageUsersscreen,clickReorganizeusers.
Theresultingscreenwilldisplayalistofstepstofollow.
Thisguidewillwalkyouthroughthesestepsindetail.
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PDF0425(PDF)Step1Downloadyourcurrentstudentrosterbyclickingthelink.
YouwillneedtosaveacopytoyourdesktoptouploadforSteps3-5.
ClickingthelinkonthepagewilldownloadafilenamedStudents_in_organization.
csvtoyourdefaultdownloadlocation.
Youcanmovethefileorsaveacopyofittoanylocationyoulike.
Werecommendsavingittothedesktopsoitisreadilyaccessible.
Uponopeningthisfile,youwillseeaspreadsheetsimilartothisone,listingallofyourstudents,theirfirstandlastnames,theirusernames,theirpasswords,theiruserIDs,theiryear/grade,theirLexile,andanumberofcolumnsfortheirclasses.
Keepthisfileopen,becauseyouwillneedtomodifyitsoon.
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PDF0425(PDF)Step2Beforemovingyourstudentstonewyear/gradelevelsandclasses,reviewclassnamesoraddnewonesbyclickingonOrganizeUsers.
ClickingthelinkinStep2willtakeyoutotheManageClassespage.
Youarenotrequiredtomakeanychangesonthispage,butyoumayifyouwish.
Youcanaddnewclasses,orremindyourselfofyouroldclassnames.
(Notethatyoudonothavetoaddnewclassesthisway–youcanalsoaddnewclassesonthespreadsheetinStep3).
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PDF0425(PDF)Step3OpenthestudentrosterthatyoudownloadedinStep1andupdatethestudents'year/gradelevelsandclassinformationinthespreadsheet.
ClickthelinkinStep3toviewtheyear/gradelevelcodes.
Youcanalsoremoveanystudentswhohavelefttheschoolfromthespreadsheet.
IMPORTANT:EntertheclassnamestomatchexactlyaneditsmadeinStep2.
IMPORTANT:Editingastudent'susernameoruserIDwillcreateanewaccount.
DONOTeditausernameoruserIDifyouwanttoviewprioryeardataforthatstudent.
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PDF0425(PDF)Inthisstep,youshouldupdateallinformationforthestudentswhowillstillbeinyourschool,primarilytheinformationintheYEAR/GRADEcolumnandtheCLASScolumn(s).
Youcanaddnewclasseshereandtheywillbeautomaticallycreatedwhenthespreadsheetisimported.
IntheexampleabovethespreadsheethasbeenmodifiedtomovethestudentsupagradeandanewgroupofstudentshasbeenaddedinYear6.
Alsothestudents'classeshavebeenchanged.
Anystudentswhohavelefttheschoolyoucansafelyremovefromthespreadsheet.
Anystudentswhowillbeenteringyourschoolthisyearshouldbeadded,alongwithalltheirinformation.
Becarefulwhenaddingnewstudents–theyshouldnothavethesameusernameoruserIDasanycurrentstudent.
Thereisabugthatoccurswhentwostudentsareuploadedwiththesameusername.
Theold(active)studentisunaffected,butthenewstudenttakesonalloftheoldstudent'sinformation,includingLexile,Name(firstandlast)andGrade.
Thestudent'sClassisnotaffected.
Theseerrorscanbecorrectedinthenextstep,butitcanbeveryconfusing–itisbesttoavoidthisifpossible.
Changingacurrentstudent'susernameoruserIDwillcauseanewaccounttobecreatedforthatstudent,whichmeansthatthestudent'sreportdatafrompreviousyearswillnotbeassociatedwiththenewaccount.
Whenyouhaveupdatedyourspreadsheetcompletely,proceedtoStep4.
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PDF0425(PDF)Step4Re-saveyoureditedstudentrosteronyourdesktop.
ClickontheChoosefilebuttonbelowStep5,selectyourspreadsheet,andclickUploadtoupload.
Oncethenewrosterhasbeenuploaded,allchangesyouhavemadetostudents'year/gradelevelsandclasseswillbevisibleintheproduct.
Ifanystudentshavebeenremoved,youwillbeabletode-activatetheiraccountsduringthereviewprocess.
OntheBacktoSchoolReorganizationpage,clicktheChooseFilebuttonbeneathStep5.
Intheresultingwindow,navigatetothelocationofyourmodifiedspreadsheetandclickOpen.
Youshouldnowseethespreadsheet'snamenexttotheChooseFilebutton.
Ifyoudo,clicktheUploadbutton.
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PDF0425(PDF)Ifsomeuserssharethesameusername,theConflictingUserInformationscreenwillappear.
PLEASENOTE–asmentionedabove,thereisabugthatoccurswhenstudentswiththesameusernameoruserIDareuploaded.
WestronglyrecommendthatyouclicktheCancelbuttonandmakethenecessarychangesinyourspreadsheettoavoidusernameanduserIDconflicts,thenbeginagainatStep4.
Shouldyouliketocontinue,however,youcanfollowthesesteps.
IfthestudentswiththesameusernameareinfactdifferentstudentsselectDifferentintheStatuscolumn.
Ifthestudentsarethesame–forinstance,ifonestudentwasmistakenlyincludedtwiceonthespreadsheet–selectSame.
StudentsforwhomyoumarkSamewilltaketheinformationoftheexistingstudent.
YouwillhaveachancetochangetheinformationforstudentswhoweremarkedDifferent.
Whenyouaresatisfiedwithyourchoices,clicktheContinuebutton.
TheImportuserdatascreenwillappear,whereyouwillbeabletochangetheinformationforthenewlyimportedstudents.
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PDF0425(PDF)Becauseoftheaforementionedbug,theNewuserswithusernamesjwoodlyandtortizhavetakenonalltheinformationoftheExistinguserswiththoseusernames.
Infact,theseNewusersshouldhavedifferentLexiles,First&LastNamesandYear/Grades,buttheydonot.
Asyoucansee,ClassNamesofthenewusersareunaffected.
Tofixthiserror,clickEditintherowswherethestudentstatusislistedasNew,andentertheappropriateinformation.
Intheexampleabove,thestudent'snamehasbeenchangedtoJefrreyWoodly,andhisUsername,UserID,LexileandYear/Gradehavebeenupdatedaswell.
WhenyouhavemadeallnecessaryEdits,clickSubmit.
Studentswillberemovedfromthetablewhenconflictshavebeenresolved.
Afterallconflictshavebeenresolved,clicktheSavebutton.
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PDF0425(PDF)Ifanyexistinguserswerenotincludedintheimportedspreadsheet,theReviewExistingUsersscreenwillappear.
AnystudentsremovedstudentsfromthespreadsheetinStep3shouldappearonthispage.
Ifyouseestudentsonthispagethatyoudidnotintendtoremove,don'tworry,nothinghashappenedtothoseaccountsortheirdata.
SimplydonotincludetheminthefollowingstepswhichdescribehowtoDeactivateorDeletestudentaccountsandyouwillbeabletoaddthemtoaclassafterthesestepsarecompleted.
ForanyaccountsyoudowishtoDeactive(note:deactivationwillnotremovestudentdata)orDelete,clickthecheckboxnexttothestudentnames,thenclicktheDeleteselectedbutton.
(Notethatyoumaydeletesomestudentsanddeactivateothers.
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PDF0425(PDF)Youwillthenbepresentedwithtwooptions.
Clickthecirclenexttoyourpreferredoption,andthenclicktheConfirmbutton.
Becareful–thereisnowaytogetstudentdatabackifyouaccidentallydeleteanaccount!
Thetablewillreflectanychangesyouhavemade.
Whenyouaresatisfied,clicktheContinuebutton.
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PDF0425(PDF)Step5ReviewclassnamesandstudentreorganizationbyclickingOrganizeUsers.
YoucanmakefurtherchangesbyclickingAddUsersfortheclassyou'dliketomodify.
ClickingthelinkwillbringyoutotheManageClassespageagain.
Here,youcanreviewallthemodificationsyouhavemadeandcorrectanymistakes.
Newlycreatedclasseswillnothaveteachers–ifyouneedhelpaddingateachertotheclass,pleaseseetheOrganizeUserssectionofthisguide.
Ifallyourdataappearstobecorrect,you'redoneandreadyforanewschoolyear!
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PDF0425(PDF)ChangeEducationalSystemAschool'seducationalsystemisautomaticallysettobethedefaulteducationalsystemforthatcountry.
Thenameoftheeducationalsystemdisplaystotherightoftheschoolname.
Anadministratorcanedittheirschool'seducationalsystembyclickingEditnexttothenameofthesystem.
Tochangetheschool'seducationalsystem,selectadifferentsystemfromthepull-downmenu.
ClickSubmittochangetoanothereducationalsystem.
Aconfirmationscreenopens.
ClickOKtoconfirmthechange,orCanceltoreturntotheManageUserAccountsscreen.
ClickingOKwillchangetheeducationalsystemanddeleteanystudentyear/gradeinformationalreadyinthesystem.
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PDF0425(PDF)OrganizeUsersTheOrganizeUserstaboftheManageUsersscreenallowsteachersandadministratorstoorganizeusersintoclassesandgroupsandtoedittheyears/gradesofstudentsbyclass.
AddingClassesToaddaclasstothelist,typethenameoftheclassintheAddClassfieldandclickAdd.
Theclassnameappearsinthelist.
RemovingClassesToremoveaclass,clickDeleteattheendoftheclassrow.
ClickOktoconfirmthedeletion,orclickCanceltoreturntotheOrganizeUsersscreen.
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PDF0425(PDF)AddingUserstoClassesFromtheOrganizeUserstab,clickAddUsersintheclassrowtoaddteachersandstudentstothatclass.
TheAddUsersscreenopens.
SelecttheusertypebyclickingthebuttonnexttoStudentorTeacher,andtheneithersearchforthestudent'snameorusethepull-downmenutoselecttheuser'sname.
Theuser'snamenowappearsintheclasslistattherightofthescreen.
Toremoveauserfromthelist,clickthe"x"nexttheuser'sname.
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PDF0425(PDF)EditingYears/GradesToeditstudent'syears/gradesbyclass,clickEditundertheYear/Gradeheaderintheclassrow.
TheEditYear/Gradescreenwillopen.
Clickthecheckboxesnexttothestudents'namesandusethepull-downmenutoselecttheyear/gradetomovethemto.
ClickApplytoapplythechanges.
ClickClosetoreturntotheManageClassesscreen.
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PDF0425(PDF)ManagingGroupsTeachersandadministratorsmaycreateuptofivegroupsperclass.
ClicktheManageGroupslinkintheclassrowontheOrganizeUserstabtoopentheManageGroupsscreen.
Toaddagroup,typethenameofthegroupintheGroupNamefieldandclickAdd.
Thegroupnameappearsinthelist.
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PDF0425(PDF)Toaddstudentstothegroup,clickGroupusersinthegrouprowtoopentheAddGroupMembersscreen.
Usethepull-downmenutoselectastudent,andthenclickthestudent'sname.
Itwillappearinthegrouplisttotheright.
Toremoveagroup,clickDeleteattheendofthegrouprow.
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PDF0425(PDF)SubscribeUsersUsersmustbesubscribedtoScholasticproductstousethem.
Tosubscribeadministrators,teachers,andstudentstotheproducts,usetheSubscribeUserstabontheManageUsersscreen.
Selectwhethertosubscribeeitherstudents,orteachersandadministrators.
Tosubscribestudents,selectwhethertosubscribestudentsindividually,ortosubscribeentireclassesofstudentsatonce.
Tosubscribestudentsindividually,selectSubscribeStudents.
Choosetheclasstosubscribefromthepull-downmenu,orentertheclassnameinthesearchfield.
Thestudents'nameswillappearonthetab.
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PDF0425(PDF)TosubscribeastudenttoaScholasticproduct,clickthecheckboxundertheproduct'snameinthestudent'srow.
Tosubscribeanentireclasstotheproduct,clickSubscribeallundertheproductname.
TheproducticonsarenowvisibleintheMyZoneareasofthestudents'dashboards.
Tounsubscribeastudentfromaproduct,clickthecheckboxundertheproduct'snameinthestudent'srowtoclearthebox.
Tounsubscribeanentireclassfromaproduct,clickUnsubscribeallundertheproductname.
Tosubscribestudentsinmultipleclassesatonce,selectSubscribeClasses.
Alistofallclassesintheschoolwilldisplay.
TosubscribeanentireclasstoaScholasticproduct,clickthecheckboxundertheproduct'snameintheclass'srow.
Tosubscribeallthestudentsintheschooltotheproduct,clickSubscribeallundertheproductname.
Tounsubscribeaclassfromaproduct,clickthecheckboxundertheproduct'snameintheclass'srowtoclearthebox.
Tounsubscribeallthestudentsintheschoolfromaproduct,clickUnsubscribeallundertheproductname.
SelectTeachersandAdministratorstosubscribeteachersandadministratorstoproducts.
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PDF0425(PDF)TeacherSettingsTeacherscanperformthefollowingadministrativefunctions,ifgrantedpermissionbytheschooladministrator:ManageSchool:Allowteacherstoedittheschool'seducationalsystem,moveallstudentsupordownayear/gradelevel,andedittheschoolcalendar.
ManageStudents:Allowteacherstocreate,edit,searchfor,anddisablestudentusers.
ManageClasses:Allowteacherstocreate,edit,anddeleteclasses,andtoadduserstoclasses.
ManageTeachers:Allowteacherstocreate,massimport,edit,searchfor,disable,andmanagepermissionsforotherteachers.
ImportStudents:Allowteacherstomassimportstudentusersfromaspreadsheet.
ManageAdministrators:Allowteacherstocreate,edit,searchfor,disable,andmanagepermissionsforadministrators.
SubscribeUsers:Allowteacherstosubscribeuserstoproducts.
ManageOfflineRegistrations:Allowteacherstomanageofflineregistrations.
Clickingthecheckboxnexttoateacher'snamewillgranttheteacherthepermissionlistedinthecolumnheader.
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PDF0425(PDF)ManageSchoolCalendarTosetupaschoolcalendar,clickontheManagecalendarbuttononthehomepage.
Apop-upwillopen.
Ifnotimezoneisset,typeintheboxorusethedropdownmenutoselectatimezonefortheorganization.
ClickSavetosavechanges.
Toeditthetimezone,clickEdit.
Thedropdownwillreappear.
TypeintheboxorusethedropdownmenutoselectanewtimezoneandclickSavetosavechanges.
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PDF0425(PDF)Theschoolyear'scalendardatesareautomaticallysettobethedefaultcalendarforthatcountry.
Ifthesedatesarenotcorrect,clickEdit.
EnteranamefortheNameofSchoolYear,andclickthecalendariconstoselectnewdatesfortheschoolyear.
ClickSavetosavechanges.
Tosetupmarkingperiodswithintheschoolyear,clickAddMarkingPeriod.
Enteranameforthemarkingperiodandselectthestartandenddates.
ClickSavetosavechanges.
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Thereisnolimittothenumberofmarkingperiods,aslongasthedatesdonotoverlaponeanotherandfallwithintheschoolyear.
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PDF0425(PDF)UsetheEditandDeletelinkstoeditordeletemarkingperiodsoncetheyaresaved.
Attheendofthecurrentschoolyear,ScholasticLearningZonewillautomaticallycreateanewschoolcalendarforthenextschoolyear.
Toviewthedatesfromaschoolyearthathasalreadypassed,scrolldownintheManagecalendarwindow.
Toaddpriorschoolyears,clicktheAddPriorSchoolYearlink.
SelecttheyeartocreatefromthedropdownandclickCreate.
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PDF0425(PDF)Oncetheschoolyearandmarkingperiodsaresetup,clickClosetoclosethewindow.
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Selectanofflineproductusingthedropdown.
Theusersandmachinesregisteredtothatproductwilldisplay.
ClickDeletetodeletetheuserandmachine'sregistrationtotheproduct.
Thatuserandmachinewillnolongerbeabletoaccesstheproduct.
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PDF0425(PDF)ScholasticLearningZoneTechnicalRequirementsTheminimumtechnicalrequirementsforScholasticLearningZone(SLZ)are:Supportedbrowsers:InternetExplorer8.
xorlater,Safari5.
xorlater,Firefox4.
xorlater,Chrome17orlaterOperatingSystem:MacintoshOSX10.
5.
orlater;WindowsVistaProfessional,Windows7Professional,iOS6.
xorhigher,Android4.
xorhigherMemory:512MBto1GBofRAM,basedonOSversionCPU:Inteldual-coreorlater(PPCMacintoshcomputersnotsupported)Network:NetworkInterfaceCardsupportingTCP/IP(wirelessnetworks,including802.
11a,802.
11g,or802.
11n,aresupported,butapplicationperformancemaybelimitedbythenetwork'sbandwidthcapacity)Screen:1024x768resolutionorhigherOther:Headsetsorspeakersrequiredforcertainaudio/visualmediainmostapplicationsAllworkstationbrowsersmusthavethefollowingsettingsenabled:Pop-UpBlockers:Mustbedisabled,orStudentandEducatorAccesspagesexceptedSecurityLevelSettings:Defaultsettingssupported;IEMaximumSecuritylevelsnotsupportedImagesEnabled:Defaultsettingsaresupported;ImageDisplaymustnotbeturnedoffPrivacySettings:Defaultsettingssupported;MaximumPrivacySetting(disablingcookies)notsupportedMixedContent:Shouldallowsecurecontent(e.
g.
https://)SomeprogramsonScholasticLearningZonehaveadditionalrequirementsinadditiontotheSLZrequirementsabove:ProgramAdditionalRequirementsScholasticLiteracyProScholasticReadingProScholasticReadingInventoryBookFlixInternetExplorer8andlowerarenotsupportedScholasticLearningZoneUser'sGuideScholasticLearningZoneUser'sGuideUpdated01.
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PDF0425(PDF)TrueFlixGrolierOnlineLiteracyProLibraryReadingProLibraryInternetExplorer8andlowerarenotsupportedOther:Headsetsorspeakersrequiredforcertainaudio/visualmediainLiteracyProLibrary/ReadingProLibrary.
RecordingfacilitiesarenotsupportediniOStablets.
TimelinerNeighborhoodMapMachineTheGraphClubiOSorAndroidtabletdevicesarenotsupportedFlash:Shouldbeversion10.
2plug-in(enabledbydefault),mustnotbedisabledandsettoallowthemicrophoneOther:Headsetsorspeakersrequiredforcertainaudio/visualmediainmostapplications;recordingfacilitiescanbeusedThinClientworkstationsarenotcertifiedorrecommendedforSLZprograms.
SLZsupportsawiderangeofclientworkstationsrunningmanydifferentprocessorsandoperatingsystems.
Asageneralrule,anyworkstationorlaptoppurchasedinthelastfouryearsshouldbecapableofrunninganySLZapplication.
Organizationsconsideringusingolderworkstationsshouldconsiderthefollowingfactors:1.
CPUclockspeedisnotareliableindicatorofrelativeperformance.
TheslowestIntelCore2DuoismorepowerfulthanthefastestPentium4.
ACore2Duoat2.
13GHzisalmosttwiceasfastasaP4at2.
8GHz.
WorkstationsthatrunanIntelPentiumM,PentiumD,orIntelCeleronmustatminimumhaveaclockspeedandRAMthatarethesameorgreaterthanwhatisrecommendedforaPentium4.
2.
Workstations,laptops,ornetbookswithIntelAtomprocessors(orequivalent)mayormaynotbesuitableforrunningSLZapplicationsdependingontheprocessor'sversion,clockspeed,andsupportinghardware.
ScholasticrecommendstestinganyAtom-basedsystemwiththeapplication(s)youintendtouse.
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PDF0425(PDF)BandwidthRequirements:BookFlix,TrueFlix,GrolierOnline,Timeliner,NeighborhoodMapMachine,TheGraphClubScholasticLearningZonesubscriptionsutilizeadatacentertohostyourapplications,withworkstationsconnectingtothedatacenterovertheInternet.
AllSLZprogramsusebrowser-basedclients.
Therefore,largemediafiles(video,audio,animations)mustbesenttotheclientoverthenetwork.
Thenumberofmediafilesthatcanbeloadedsimultaneouslydependsonmanyfactors,includingconnectionspeed,theamountofotheractivitythatistakingplaceonaschool'sorlibrary'scomputernetworkatagiventime,andwhetherornotaschoolorlibraryhasadedicatedInternetconnectionorsharestheconnectionwithotherschoolsorlibraries.
Toreducenetworkcongestion,itisrecommendedthatcustomersplanfornetworkutilizationbyverifyingthenumberofSLZusers(seats)againstexistingnetworkloadsinlightofthefollowingdatathroughputrequirements:DataThroughputPerStudentTrueFlixBookFlixGrolierOnlineTimeLinerNeighborhoodMapMachineTheGraphClubAverageDuration(mins)20.
2820.
1316.
3812.
0815.
7518.
34AverageOutboundData(kbps)23.
7186.
24.
81.
99AverageInboundData(kbps)83*45*87*107*10*33*ScholasticRecommendation(kbps/activeworkstation)100100100100100100*Thesenumbersrepresentaveragesandmayfluctuategreatlybasedonthenumberofmediafilesutilizedineachapplication.
Inaddition,thefollowingguidelinesshouldbeusedtodeterminehowmanyBookFlixorTrueFlixvideoscanbestreamedsimultaneously.
Pleasenotethattheseareaverageusageguidelinesonly;actualperformancemayvarybasedonfactorslistedabove.
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5mbps)10CableModem(4-5mbps)60T3(44.
7mbps)100Gigabit(1000mbps)UnlimitedBeforeyoubeginyourBookFlixorTrueFlixsubscription,youmayrequestafreetrialtomakesurethevideosrunthewaytheyaresupposedtoonyourcomputers.
TocalculatethetotalnumberofconcurrentstudentsthatcanuseandapplicationyouwillneedtoknowyouInternetconnectionspeed(inMegabitsperminorMbps)andtheaveragedatainbounddatausagefortheapplicationperstudentonaverage(inKilobitspersecondorKbps).
Theformula((internetconnectionspeed)*1024)/(applicationaverageinbounddatause)=~numberofstudentsthatcanconnectconcurrently.
Scholasticsuggestasbaselineaverageof100Kbpsperstudent.
ThismeansyoucanestimateaT1connection((1.
5Kbps)*1024)/100=~15students.
ProxySettingsAllfirewalls,proxiesandbrowsersshouldallowthefollowingdomainsthroughtotheclientinordertoprovidetheoptimumexperiencewiththeSLZ1.
0applications:DomainNamesscholasticlearningzone.
asiascholasticlearningzone.
cascholasticlearningzone.
co.
ukscholasticlearningzone.
comscholasticlearningzone.
com.
auscgcdn.
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0/18DataManagementLocalStorageCertainapplicationssuchasTimeliner,GraphClubandNeighborhoodMapMachineallowuserstostorefilesontheirlocalworkstation.
Sufficientstorageshouldbeavailableonworkstationstoallowforsavingandretrievingfilesasnecessaryforeachstudenttoaccommodateasufficientnumberoffilesofsizedescribedbelow:LearningZoneMinimumfilesizeMaximumfilesizeGraphClub3KB2MB(fileswithaudio)Timeliner200-500KB5-8MB(fileswithaudio/video)NeighborhoodMapMachine6KB-2MB5-8MB(fileswithaudio/video)Itisthesoleresponsibilityofthecustomertosecureandbackupalllocalstorage.
Scholastichasnoabilitytostoreorretrievesuchfiles.
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caForAsia:Byemail:slzsupport@scholastic.
asiaForAustralia:Byphone:1800021233Byemail:customer_service@scholastic.
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