SAT Online Course

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SAT Online Course

• Information for Teachers and Administrators

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• Essential Question
• Is your school using the SAT Online Prep Course
  to improve student achievement?

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EQ What are the goals of the SAT Online
Course?

• The goals of the SAT Online Course are
• to increase student achievement
• to improve reasoning skills
• to improve critical reading skills
• to improve writing and communications skills
• to increase students familiarity with a
  reasoning test
• to increase students awareness of SAT as a
  reasoning test
• to improve Georgias SAT scores and other
  critical tests

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Why Participate?

• Georgia students who registered and participated
  in the program scored
• 13 points higher on the critical reading section
  of the SAT
• 19 points higher on the mathematics section of
  the SAT
• 16 points higher on the writing section of the
  SAT
• Would your students like to see a 48 point gain
  on their SAT?
• It is FREE!

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Why Participate? Academic Preparation and SAT
Scores

• Course/Years of Study SAT Score
• English AP/Honors 1638
• English more than 4 years
  1560
• English 4 Years 1471
• Math AP/Honors 1667
• Calculus
  1675
• Math More than 4 Years 1625
• Math 4 Years 1454
• Science AP/Honors
  1667
• Physics 1526
• Science 4 Years
  1490
• Science more than 4 years
  1638
• Social Studies AP/Honors
  1635
• Social Studies 4 Years 1468
• Social studies more than 4 years 1601
• 2009 Georgia student data
  State SAT average 1460

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Why Participate? PSAT Practice Means Higher SAT
Scores

• Class of 2009 State average-1460
• Average SAT score without PSAT
  1302
• Average SAT score with PSAT as Junior 1386
• Average SAT score with PSAT as Sophomore or
  younger 1439

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Program Features

• Personal access codes for each student in grades
  9-12.
• 18 interactive lessons that focus on critical
  reading, math, and writing
• 600 practice questions in critical reading,
  mathematics, writing
• Explanations of answers to practice test items
• Ten full-length timed practice tests for the SAT,
  plus a diagnostic test
• Personalized score reports on tests and quizzes
  for each student

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Program Features

• Test Reports for the following categories
• Practice test score by student
• Practice test question and answer by student/
  class
• Practice test item type by student
• Practice college success skills by student
• Practice test summary by student and by class
• Practice test current performance by school
• Practice test progress by class, school, and
  district
• Practice test roster by class
• Online essay scoring
• Free Twelve-month subscription service for
  students educators

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Outline of SAT Online Lessons

• Lesson 1 Overview of SAT
• Lesson 2 Strategies for success
• Lesson 3 PSAT/NMSQT information
• Lesson 4 Overview of critical reading
• Lesson 5 Sentence completion
• Lesson 6 Passage-based reading
• Lesson 7 Overview of writing
• Lesson 8 The essay
• Lesson 9 Identifying sentence errors
• Lesson 10 Improving sentences
• Lesson 11 Improving paragraphs

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Outline of SAT Online Lessons

• Lesson 12 Overview of mathematics
• Lesson 13 Multiple choice questions
• Lesson 14 Student-Produced Responses
• Lesson 15 Numbers and Operations
• Lesson 16 Algebra and Functions
• Lesson 17 Geometry and Measurement
• Lesson 18 Data analysis, Statistics, Probability

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Getting Started

• Log into your computer
• Go to http//www.satonlinecourseschool.com

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www.satonlinecourseschool.com
You need to register to set up your class
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Educator Registration

• www.satonlinecourseschool.com
• Click on Register Now link at the bottom of the
  Educators Column.
• Enter your one-time use (school administration
  can generate these codes)
• Activation Code_____ and School Code______
  (You schools College Board number)
• 3. Complete the registration form and submit.

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Complete Registration

• The long teacher code you used to access the site
  will not be used again
• Pick a user name you will remember
• Passwords need to have at least one number
• Check/ uncheck the box indicating if you would
  like SAT online email updates
• Complete registration

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Registration Complete
Click here to access the course
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The Course
Explore this section
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Getting Started Tab
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Lessons Tab
Some lessons have an audio component (you can
view them in pdf form if needed)
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Exemplars with Annotations
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Practice Quiz Tab
Explanations are available to students after they
have taken the quiz
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Tests Tab
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Tests On Line or on Paper
Can give test on paper then enter data later for
computer scoring
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Complete Practice Test Offline

• Students print test
• Enter answers online

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Students Receive Immediate Essay Feedback

• Students practice for the SAT essay by responding
  to essay questions and getting back immediate
  scores.
• Computer-generated scores for all essay
  questions
• in quizzes and tests of the SAT Online course
• in The Official SAT Study Guide
• in the SAT Preparation Booklet
• in PSAT/NMSQT Score Report
• in Score Write Booklet

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Class Management TabTab is available only
to teachers/administrators.

• Manage Student Access Codes
• Educators generate codes for students to
  use SAT Online Course
• Manage Classes
• Create class sections and manage class roster.
• Define Essay Scoring Method
• Teacher selects method for scoring student
  essays. Use the automated system or teacher
  scoring. Choose from more than 25 essay topics.
• Score Essays
• Scoring guidelines and sample essays
• Resources
• Resources include training tutorial, sample
  correspondences to parents, community,
  organizations.

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Class Management
Default setting computer scores essays
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Manage Classes
Manage classes is where you can add a class this
allows you to run reports on your students
performance
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By adding a class you can track your students
progress
You may not see any classes until you add one
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Class Management

• Be sure to use your last name as the first word
  in your class title it makes it easier for
  students to find your class
• Tell students to pick your class when they create
  their account
• You can add students who have already created
  their accounts

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Generate student access codes
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Essays can be graded automatically or you can
grade them
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REPORTS TAB

• Educators receive student, class, school, and
  district-level reports that show performance
  progress.
• Specific reports include
• Practice score report
• Item type
• Skills
• Question and Answer

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Class Quiz Progress Report
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Practice Quizzes Score Summary
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Practice Test Score Report
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Essay score report
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Practice Test Item Type Report
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Class Summary Report
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School Quiz Progress Report
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Resources
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Resources
Parent letters, online training, school
newsletters, etc.
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Class Management Resources Section
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Ideas for Program Use

• Saturday or after school SAT computer lab time
  for students
• Incorporate within subject area lessons
• Student awards for course completion
• Parent night show parents how the program works
• Model to students during advisement time
• Demonstrate to entire grade levels on system wide
  testing days for students not involved in testing
• Rotate classes into computer labs
• Please share your ideas on the Cobb SAT online
  blog

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OFFICIAL SAT ONLINE COURSE
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• http//www.satonlinecourseschool.com
• Use Promo codes when demonstrating program to
  parents or students
• Guest Teacher user
• gapromoteacher1 (or 2 or 3)
• Password-georgia1
• To view the course as a student
• USER ID- gapromostudent1 or 2 or 3
• Password- georgia1