AP Digital Portfolio: Teacher User Guide for AP Computer Science Principles

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1 Nvember 2016 AP Digital Prtfli: Teacher User Guide fr AP Cmputer Science Principles Nvember 2016 Digital Prtfli Access and Classrm Setup... 1 Initial Lgin fr AP Cmputer Science Principles Teachers...1 Set up Yur AP Cmputer Science Principles Classes...2 Add r Mdify Classes...4 Navigate Between Multiple Classes...5 Navigate Thrugh the AP Digital Prtfli...5 Student Enrllment... 6 Instruct Students t Enrll in Yur Classes...6 Students Enrlling frm a Different Schl...8 Classrm Management... 9 Team Teaching Setting up C-Teachers...9 Cnfirm Student Enrllment Requests Curse Activities Uplad Supprting Materials Dwnlad and View Student Wrk Instruct Students t Use AP CSP Written Respnse Templates Final Submissin Review Reviewing Student Wrk Returning Files t Students Reprting Suspected Student Plagiarism t the Cllege Bard Ensuring Student Submissins Will Be Scred Instructing Students t Indicate their Intent t Take the AP End-f-Curse Exam Instructing Students t Enter Their AP Numbers int the Digital Prtfli Instructing Students t Indicate Permissin t Reuse Written Perfrmance Materials Mnitring Intent t take End-f-Curse Exam and AP Number Entries via the Prgress View... 22

2 Nvember 2016 DIGITAL PORTFOLIO ACCESS AND CLASSROOM SETUP Initial Lgin fr AP Cmputer Science Principles Teachers In rder t access the AP Digital Prtfli, yu must enter an Access Cde. Access Cdes are distributed t teachers via based n their status within the Curse Audit prcess. In rder t receive an access cde: Yu must submit the initial curse audit materials (curse audit frm and syllabus), and Yur schl s Curse Audit Administratr must apprve the curse audit frm G t and lg in using yur Cllege Bard Prfessinal Accunt username and passwrd. Yu will be redirected t the Create Yur Prfessinal Accunt -> Get Access page fr AP Digital Prtfli. Make sure yu enter the Access Cde yu received frm the Cllege Bard ( Welcme t the AP CSP Digital Prtfli ). Once yu have successfully entered yur Access Cde, click n the Finished buttn. Yu will be redirected t the Digital Prtfli, where yu will start by setting up classes fr the current academic year. Page 1 f 23

3 Nvember 2016 After yu have successfully entered yur Access Cde, yu can access the Digital Prtfli directly by ging t and lg in using yur Cllege Bard Prfessinal Accunt username and passwrd. Set up Yur AP Cmputer Science Principles Classes When yu click n Set Up Classes frm the Digital Prtfli, yu will be sent t the Manage Classes and Rsters page. Frm the Manage Classes and Rsters page, select Cmputer Science Principles frm the Curse drpdwn bx. Enter in the name f the class that yu wuld like t add. Page 2 f 23

4 Nvember 2016 Select the prgramming language(s) that yu will be using in yur class and click the + sign. Yu can add multiple languages. Click Add Class. Cnfirm that the class added shws up in the My Classes view. Add additinal classes as needed. Page 3 f 23

5 Nvember 2016 Yu can return t the Digital Prtfli hme page by clicking n Hme in the tp navigatin menu. Add r Mdify Classes If yu need t add r mdify classes after yu have initially set up ne r mre classes, click n the Class Setup link lcated in the tp menu bar. Yu will be sent back t the Manage Classes and Rster page where yu can edit, add, r delete classes. Page 4 f 23

6 Navigate Between Multiple Classes Nvember 2016 If yu teach multiple AP Cmputer Science Principles classes yu can quickly navigate between them using the My Classes link in the tp menu. Navigate Thrugh the AP Digital Prtfli Yu can navigate thrugh each class by using the left hand navigatin bar. Click n Class Summary, Create r Explre t expand the sub-menus. Click n the sub-menu items t g t that page. Page 5 f 23

7 Nvember 2016 STUDENT ENROLLMENT Instruct Students t Enrll in Yur Classes Direct students t digitalprtfli.cllegebard.rg and have them lg in using their Cllege Bard student accunt and passwrd. Students may have an existing accunt if they tk an AP Capstne curse in a prir year, viewed AP scres, r registered fr SAT nline. Students can create a new accunt r request a passwrd reset if needed. Students wh are new t the AP Digital Prtfli may be prmpted t prvide additinal infrmatin. Students must have yur schl assciated in their accunts in rder t enrll in yur class within the Digital Prtfli. Students can cnfirm which schl is assciated with their accunt and change the schl if necessary by clicking n persn icn in the tp-navigatin menu and selecting Accunt Settings. Page 6 f 23

8 Students will be prmpted t add a class by clicking the Add Classes buttn. Nvember 2016 Students will be redirected t the Manage My Classes page and see a cmplete list f AP Cmputer Science Principles classes being ffered at their schl. They shuld request enrllment in the apprpriate AP Cmputer Science Principles class. Upn clicking Enrll the student will see that enrllment has been requested. Students will nt be able t access the Digital Prtfli cntent until yu have cnfirmed their enrllment. Page 7 f 23

9 Students Enrlling frm a Different Schl Nvember 2016 If yu have students in yur curse that primarily attend a different schl (e.g., ther lcal schl, nline schl, hme schl), they shuld temprarily change their schl in the Accunt Settings in rder t enrll in yur class. Direct students t digitalprtfli.cllegebard.rg and have them lg in using their Cllege Bard student accunt and passwrd. Students can click n persn icn in the tp-navigatin menu and select Accunt Settings. Frm there, they shuld find yur schl by typing the name in the Where d yu g t schl? field. They can filter the results by Zip/Pstal Cde if necessary. They shuld click the Update buttn t save changes. Students shuld then enrll in the class using the steps abve. Once they have enrlled, they can change their schl back t their primary schl. Page 8 f 23

10 Nvember 2016 CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT Team Teaching Setting up C-Teachers Team teaching allws mre than ne teacher at a schl t manage a class and cnfirm student enrllments. T add a c-teacher, click n the Class Setup link lcated in the tp menu bar. Yu will be sent back t the Manage Classes and Rster page. Click n the Add C-teacher link fr the apprpriate class. Select the teacher frm the available list and click the Add buttn. Page 9 f 23

11 Nvember 2016 The c-teachers will be listed n the Class Rster page in the Digital Prtfli. The Primary Teacher is the teacher wh created the class. The Primary Teacher can drp the c-teachers frm the Class Rster page. Cnfirm Student Enrllment Requests Click n the Class Rster link t view students wh have requested enrllment in yur class. Cnfirm r drp students wh have requested enrllment in yur sectins. Once yu cnfirm a student, they will be able t access the digital prtfli. If yu drp a student, they will be able t request enrllment in a different sectin. Page 10 f 23

12 Nvember 2016 COURSE ACTIVITIES Uplad Supprting Materials Teachers can uplad supprting materials, either web links r files, t the Perfrmance Tasks. (Nte: Yu can add as many supprting materials as yu wuld like t each Perfrmance Task Cmpnent.) The fllwing file types can be upladed as supprting materials: DOC, DOCX, PPT, PPTX, PDF, MOV, WMV, MP4, AVI, and ZIP. Navigate t a Perfrmance Task Cmpnent fr which yu wuld like t add supprting materials and click Add and fllw the instructins. After uplading the materials, the supprting material will be visible t yu and yur students. Dwnlad and View Student Wrk Navigate t the Perfrmance Task Cmpnent fr which yu d like t review student wrk and click n View Details next t any student. Page 11 f 23

13 Nvember 2016 Yu can view a draft submissin by clicking the Dwnlad Latest buttn r clicking n the file name in the Activity Feed. Instruct Students t Use AP CSP Written Respnse Templates Use f the Written Respnse Template can enhance the facilitatin f the scring prcess. It is highly recmmended that students use the Written Respnse Template fr bth perfrmance tasks. Create - Applicatins frm Ideas Perfrmance Tasks: This template was develped t help ensure students prvide a respnse t all the requirements in the Create Perfrmance Task in an rganized and prperly labeled manner. The Written Respnse Template fr this task shuld be used fr sectins 2a, 2b, 2c, and 2d. Explre Impact f Cmputing Innvatins Perfrmance Task: This template was develped t help ensure students prvide a respnse t all the requirements in the Explre Perfrmance Task in an rganized and prperly labeled manner. The Written Respnse Template fr this task shuld be used fr sectins 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d, and 2e. Page 12 f 23

14 Nvember 2016 T access the Written Respnse templates, students shuld navigate t the Written Respnses page fr the Perfrmance Task they are wrking n. Then, they shuld scrll dwn t the Dwnlad Pages r Wrd Template fr Written Respnses sectin. Students can dwnlad MS Wrd r Pages versins f the template. Page 13 f 23

15 Nvember 2016 FINAL SUBMISSION REVIEW Yu can review student wrk frm the Prgress page, which can be fund by expanding the Class Summary menu. The Prgress View is the area f the Digital Prtfli that yu will use t: View status f student submissins Review student submissins (cming sn) Reprt suspected student plagiarism t the Cllege Bard (cming sn) View whether r nt students intend t take the end-f-curse exam (cming sn) View status f AP Number entries (cming sn) Students must submit final versins f the fllwing perfrmance tasks cmpnents. Explre Cmputatinal Artifact (CA) Written Respnses (WR) Create Individual Vide (IV) Written Repnses (WR) Prgram Cde (PC) Reviewing Student Wrk Yu can review the wrk that students have submitted as final frm the Prgress View. Students wh have submitted their wrk as final are indicated by a green circle n the Prgress View. Page 14 f 23

16 Click n the submissin t view the student artifact. Nvember 2016 Yu will be sent t the review screen. Student submissins that are in PDF frmat (e.g., Written Respnses and Prgram Cde) will be viewable within the Review Screen. Yu can dwnlad Nn-PDF artifacts (e.g., Cmputatinal Artifact, Individual Vide) fr review by clicking the View/Print Submissin buttn in the upper-right hand crner. Page 15 f 23

17 Returning Files t Students Nvember 2016 In sme instances, yu may need t return a student s submitted wrk t them. Yu may return wrk t a student if their wrk is : The wrng submissin Crrupt r nt readable Cannt be pened due t sme ther technical errr D nt return a file t a student due t the quality f the wrk submitted T return a file t a student, click n the submissin in the Prgress View. Click n the Return File t Student buttn. Page 16 f 23

18 Select the reasn yu are returning the file t the student and click the Return File buttn. Nvember 2016 If yu have returned a file t a student, make sure t persnally fllw-up with them t have them first uplad a new/crrect versin f the dcument and then submit as final again. Reprting Suspected Student Plagiarism t the Cllege Bard If yu believe that a student submissin vilates the AP Cmputer Science Principles plicy n plagiarism, yu shuld ntify the Cllege Bard, fllwing the steps belw. After cmpleting scring, click n Reprt Plagiarism. Page 17 f 23

19 Select the reasn(s) yu are reprting plagiarism. Click the Next buttn. Nvember 2016 Page 18 f 23

20 Nvember 2016 Prvide the evidence f plagiarism. Yu must prvide a detailed ratinale as t why yu suspect the student s wrk is plagiarize. Yu als have the ptin t prvide an additinal file f evidence. If desired, yu can delete a reprted case f plagiarism r falsificatin up until the curse end date n April 30. Yu can delete the reprt frm the Teacher Scring Screen. Page 19 f 23

21 Nvember 2016 ENSURING STUDENT SUBMISSIONS WILL BE SCORED Imprtant: In rder fr student submissins in the Digital Prtfli t be scred, the student must submit their wrk as final, indicate that they are taking the AP end-f-curse exam, and enter their AP Number. Instructing Students t Indicate their Intent t Take the AP End-f-Curse Exam Starting in January, students will be prmpted in the Digital Prtfli t indicate whether r nt they intend t take the end-f-curse exam. Students must prvide a respnse by April 30. Students can indicate their intent-t-take exam questin by navigating t the Overview page. Once they indicate their intent, they are able t edit their decisin by clicking n the pencil icn. This prcess des nt take the place f AP Exam rdering. An rder fr the end-f-curse exam must still be placed as part f the AP Exam rdering prcess. Please wrk with yur AP Crdinatr t ensure that there is alignment between student indicatrs fr end-f-curse exam and exams rdered. Page 20 f 23

22 Instructing Students t Enter Their AP Numbers int the Digital Prtfli Nvember 2016 Students wh are taking the end-f-curse exam will receive AP Student Packs in early April. Each Student Pack cntains a unique AP number that students shuld use fr all AP exams that they take in a given schl year. Students can enter in their AP number by lgging in t the AP Digital Prtfli and navigating t the Overview page starting n April 1. Students must enter an AP number int the Digital Prtfli in rder fr their wrk t be sent t the Cllege Bard. All perfrmance assessment tasks that a student has submitted as final will autmatically be sent t the Cllege Bard n April 30, as lng as an AP number is assciated with the Digital Prtfli accunt. Students shuld take extra care when entering in their AP number. AP numbers that are incrrectly entered may result in delayed scre reprting. Students shuld never use an AP number frm a prir year and students shuld never share their AP number with anther student. Once an AP number has been entered, it can be changed t a different number if the existing number is fund t be incrrect. The existing AP number cannt be remved withut being replaced by a different, valid, AP number. Instructing Students t Indicate Permissin t Reuse Written Perfrmance Materials Students als have the pprtunity t indicate whether they prvide the Cllege Bard permissin t reuse their wrk fr educatinal research and instructinal purpses. This des nt impact the student scre. This permissin nly cvers items submitted via the Digital Prtfli. AP students must indicate permissin t reuse during the AP end-f-curse exam as well. Page 21 f 23

23 Nvember 2016 Students can indicate their permissin by lgging in t the AP Digital Prtfli and navigating t the Overview page. Mnitring Intent t take End-f-Curse Exam and AP Number Entries via the Prgress View Cming sn Page 22 f 23