Guide to the WKCE Translation Accommodation Narrations

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Guide to the WKCE Translation Accommodation
Narrations

• In Hmong and Spanish
• Fall 2007

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What youll need
The translation accommodation narrations are
Mediasite presentations which contain audio
linked to images of pages in the WKCE test book.
Students will record their answers in their WKCE
test book. To view a presentation, a student will
need a computer with

• Microsoft Internet Explorer v5.5 or higher
• Windows Media Player v6.4 or higher
• At least 16MB of RAM
• Speakers or Headphones
• Mediasite presentations are viewed with Microsoft
  Internet Explorer and Windows Media Player. 
  Often problems in viewing a presentation are
  resolved with updates to Windows Media Player,
  drivers or codecs.

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Plan ahead

• Learn how to operate Mediasite before
  administering the test.
  
• Always run a test presentation on the computer
  you plan to use before the actual time of
  testing.
  
• General Mediasite help is available at
• http//webcast.wi.gov/section.asp?linkid242locid
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• If you experience difficulties, please contact
  your schools technology assistant.

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Prepare students

• Familiarize students with using the translation
  accommodation narration before live testing.
  
• Sample presentations for use by test
  administrators and students are available at
  
• http//media2.wi.gov/DPI/Catalog/Front.aspx?cid51
  d4c65f-443c-49dd-83b6-c4dd16e43848
  
• Narrated release items are available in Spanish,
• Hmong, and English for grades 3, 6 and 10

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Find a presentation

• Presentations on the source CD are in nested
  folders organized by (in order)
  
• Language (Hmong or Spanish)
• Grade (e.g., 3)
• Content area (e.g., Mathematics)
• Session (e.g., 1) Form (e.g., A)
• The test form is printed in the lower right
  corner of the front cover of the WKCE test book.

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Start a presentation

• To view the Mediasite presentation open the
  desired session form and click on
  
  
• LaunchPresentation.html
• The presentation starts automatically.
• The Supporting Files folder contains the files
  needed by the presentation and can be ignored.

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Use the control panel

• At the top of the small video window are controls
  to
  
• pause the video
• move the slider bar to advance through the
  presentation
  
• stop the video
• mute the sound.

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Control the volume

• There are two places in the software to control
  the volume
  
• The Mediasite control panel
• The computer volume control
• If a student experiences difficulty hearing
  presentations, please check the volume icon on
  his or her desktop.
  
• On a PC this icon is typically located in the
  bottom right hand corner of the screen and looks
  like a speaker.
  
• Note This icon may be hidden. Use the arrows to
  open hidden icons.

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Pause the presentation

• The video can be paused by clicking on the pause
  button ( ).
  
• Students may use this feature to allow themselves
  adequate time for responding to questions.
  
• Extra time is an allowable accommodation
  (Assessment Matrix, 50)

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Enlarge the view

• Students may also view presentations full-screen
  by clicking the symbol( )in the lower
  right-hand corner of the slide.
  
• To return to the original view, click on the word
  Close in the top right hand corner of the
  screen. (Dont click on the X in the blue menu
  bar it will close the presentation.)

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Ways to view a presentation

• Students may use the accommodation in several
  ways
  
• Option 1 Go through the test page by page, in
  order. (default)
  
• Option 2 Select a page and listen to the
  questions on that page.
  
• Option 3 Move forward or backward to a desired
  slide.

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Select a page

• Using option 2
• Click on the thumbnails icon ( )
• Select a page.
• Click on the play from this slide icon the
  triangle in the lower right corner of the
  thumbnail.
  
• Using option 3
• Use the direction arrows ( , ) to move to the
  desired page. The page will begin playing
  automatically.

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Monitor student progress

• Monitor students progress to ensure that they
  are on the correct session, and that the title of
  the presentation matches the session in the
  students test book. The presentation title is
  located directly below the video control panel.

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For more information

• ELLs Standards and Assessments Web page
  http//www.dpi.wi.gov/oea/ells.html
  
• Translated released items
• Bilingual glossaries
• Guidance and help
• Office of Educational Accountability staff
• Kristen Kehoe [phone]
• Tom Woznicki [phone]