1. Maine Educational Assessments (MEA) 2018-2019
Test Administrators

2. What’s New in 2019? MEA Online System Conclusion
Agenda
What’s New in 2019?
MEA Online System
Portal – TA Essentials
Kiosk Overview
Important Information
Conclusion
Key Dates

3. MEA Kiosk Updates What’s New in 2019? Student Toolbox Revamped
New Text Highlighter Tool
Expandable Passages
Stimulus-Level Notes via Notepad
Pause/Exit Functionality
Options Page for Students with Accommodations

4. Online System Portal Test Delivery Administration Students Classes
MEA Online System
Online System
Portal
Administration
Students
Classes
Test Sessions
Test Delivery
Kiosk
Mobile Apps

5. Browser Specifications
Portal Access
Access
Available as of February 11, 2019 – DACs should have received login credentials
Browser Specifications
Chrome™ 71 or newer
Firefox® 64 or newer
Safari® 12 or newer
Internet Explorer® 11
Microsoft Edge or newer

6. District-Level User Roles
Responsibilities
District Assessment Coordinator (DAC)
Manage & reactivate users (all roles)
Assign student accommodations
Create, edit, and view classes
Schedule, manage and monitor test sessions
Prepare IT network for student testing if there is no IT Coordinator
District User (DU)
View users
View students
View classes
View & monitor test sessions
IT Coordinator (ITC)
Prepare IT network for student testing
Conduct Site Readiness testing

7. School-Level User Roles
Responsibilities
School Test Coordinator (STC)
Manage & reactivate users (TAs)
Assign student accommodations
Create, edit, and view classes
Schedule test sessions
Manage & monitor test sessions
Prepare IT network for student testing if there is no IT Coordinator
Test Administrator (TA)
View students
View classes
View & monitor test sessions

8. MEA Portal
Administration

9. Administration Workflow
Home
Students
Classes
Test Sessions
The Administration component consists of 5-6 tabs depending on your account type.
Home – this is where you can view important announcements and attain the Proctor Password.
Students – this is where you can view student data.
Classes – this is where you can view your rosters.
Test Sessions – this is where you will view your scheduled test sessions.

10. Home 1
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Description
Tabs allow the user to navigate through the Administration component.
Important announcements are noted here.
The proctor password is used if a student has paused their test for longer than 30 minutes or has been inactive in a test for longer than 60 minutes. 1 2 2 3 3

11. Review Student Information & Enrollment Data Review Accommodations
Students
Review Student Information & Enrollment Data
Review Accommodations
DACs and STCs are responsible for assigning all embedded and non-embedded student accommodations

12. Students Icon Description View the classes a student is assigned to
Verify a student’s enrollment information
View accommodation assignments via the Student Profile 1 1 2 3 2 3

13. Verify Class Rosters Classes
Think of a “class” as a “proctoring group”
Classes are pre-generated based on grade (as reported in Synergy) and content area
*This is a new permission in 2019

14. Classes Icon Description Toggle to select a school and content area 1
View a class roster 1 1 2 2

15. Verify Form Assignment for Text-to-Speech Testers
Test Sessions
View Scheduled Tests
Verify Form Assignment for Text-to-Speech Testers
If class is already scheduled but student has not logged in:
Contact your STC for the correct accommodation assignment.
If class is already scheduled and student has logged in:
Contact your STC for escalation to Maine DOE.
Print Student Logins
Manage & Monitor Test Sessions
Test Status export is available at the school and test level

16. Test Sessions Icon Description
Toggle to select school, content area, and test
View details of a test session and print student logins 1 1 2 2

17. Test Sessions: Generating Missing Logins
Scenario 1: Enrollment Changes After Scheduling
Students Automatically Added to Pre-Generated Classes
Generate Test Logins for Updated Students
Print New Student Logins
Scenario 2: Text-to-Speech Accommodation Assigned After Scheduling
Contact your STC to Assign Text-to-Speech Accommodation
If there were any enrollment updates to your district/school AFTER you scheduled test sessions (e.g. students moving in to your school, students changing registration from Alternate Assessment (MSAA) to eMPowerME, grade errors/changes in Synergy, etc.), these students WILL NOT have test session tickets! The student will automatically be enrolled in the grade level classes and assigned to a test session, but to get their login credentials the DAC/STC will need to click the "Generate Missing Student Logins" button within the student’s test session details page.

18. MEA Kiosk

19. Student Device Requirements
MEA Kiosk Overview
Student Device Requirements
Desktop & Laptop
CPU
1.3 GHz
Memory
2 GB (4 GB is strongly recommended for best performance)
Input Device
Keyboard (wired or wireless)/Bluetooth mouse or touchpad
Windows®
Windows 7 and Windows 10 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Mac OS®
10.13 – (64-bit only)
Tablet/Netbook/2-in-1
iOS
11.4 – 12.1
Chromebook™ netbook computer
Chrome OS™ 69 – 71
Windows-based tablets/netbooks/2-in-1
Windows 10 (32-bit and 64-bit)

20. System Requirements – All Hardware
MEA Kiosk Overview
System Requirements – All Hardware
Connectivity
Student devices must be able to connect to the internet via wired or wireless networks.
Internet connectivity is required at the beginning of the test to authenticate the student login and to download the test content.
Internet connectivity is required at the end of the test to submit responses for scoring.
Screen Size
9.7” screen size or larger; ”10-inch class” tablets or larger
Screen Resolution
1024 x 768 or larger
Headphones/Earphones/Ear Buds
Required for students who have a Text-to-Speech accommodation for Mathematics or Essay tests. Microphones are not required.

21. Installation Requirements
MEA Kiosk Overview
Installation Requirements
Content Filtering Proxies, Firewalls or Locally Used Proxy Software
Review the Kiosk Installation Guide available on the Help & Support site for a full list of URLs that need to be whitelisted on ports 80 and 443:
Sandboxing Applications
(i.e. DeepFreeze)
Choose a network or local folder that is not touched by the sandboxing apps during installation for stored responses and installation folders.
Thin-Clients
Ensure there is enough memory, CPU, and bandwidth on the server to accommodate multiple student test sessions.

22. Loss of Connectivity During Testing
Encrypted responses will be saved in the location indicated during installation
Responses will be sent to the server once connectivity is restored
Testing will not be interrupted
Loss of Connectivity When Submitting Test
Student will receive a warning screen to alert the test proctor that responses cannot be sent
Proctor must relaunch the kiosk once connectivity is restored to automatically send responses
Periodic Data Syncs (Heartbeats)
Triggered to periodically save and protect student responses
Internet interruption during testing:
Encrypted responses saved in the location indicated during installation
Responses sent to server once internet connectivity is restored
Internet interruption at the end of testing:
Student will receive a warning screen to alert their proctor the responses cannot be sent
Proctor must re-launch the Kiosk once internet connectivity is restored to send responses
Keep in mind that if you install the saved response location on the network, the student testing device must maintain connection with the network. Otherwise, if the internet connectivity is interrupted AND the network connectivity is interrupted, the student will be unable to continue testing.

23. STICK TO ONE DEVICE Stale Responses
Switching devices in the middle of testing may result in stale responses.
If a student absolutely must switch devices, contact the Service Center first!
(855) ,

24. Testing: Launching the Kiosk
Kiosk is installed on each computer or on the network
Students will launch the Kiosk from a desktop icon or a network folder
Students log in using their provided usernames and passwords
Logins provide unique access per student per test and are NOT case sensitive

25. Testing: Starting a Test

26. Testing: Student Interface1 3 2 4
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Description
View the current question number or bookmark the item. Click to pull up the Test Review page.
Network Connectivity Indicator
Student Toolbox
Navigation Tools 1 2 3 4
The top-left of the primary interface displays the current question number that the student is on. When clicked, it will open the test review interface. Students can click the star next to a question number to flag, or bookmark, the question for later review. Bookmarked questions will be starred in the test review interface.
Any tools available to the student to assist them as they answer the question presented are available in the bottom left tool bar.
3) The network status indicator is green if the Test Delivery component detects that the network is accessible and functional. Otherwise, it displays in gray. When the user hovers the mouse pointer over the network indicator, network status text is also displayed.
4) Students can click “Next” and “Back” or swipe left and right on a touch device to navigate through their test. A “Finish” button will appear on the final item. The “Pause” button will also appear here to allow the student to pause the test. If the student wishes to reset any changes made to the item, the student may click “Clear.”

27. Testing: Pause/Exit Functionality*

28. Testing: Pause/Exit Functionality*
Proctor Password
Must be kept confidential and used only by administrators.
If the student pauses the test session and does not resume testing within 30 minutes, the Kiosk will automatically exit and the proctor password will be required to continue testing.
If the student is inactive within a test session for longer than 60 minutes, the kiosk will automatically exit and the proctor password will be required to continue testing.
Notes & Markups
If the student pauses the test session and resumes testing within 30 minutes, all notes and markups made prior to pausing the test will persist.

29. Student Toolbox: Universal Tools
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Description
Expand Passage*
Passages can be expanded for easier readability. Expanded passages can be collapsed.
Highlighter*
The highlighter allows test takers to highlight text in a passage or item. The highlighted text will persist if a passage is expanded or collapsed.
Sketch
The sketch tool allows test takers to highlight, sketch, or draw using black, red, or blue brushes, and erase drawings.
Line Reader
Students use an onscreen tool to assist in reading by raising and lowering the tool for each line of text onscreen. The line reader is opaque and resizable.
Custom Masking
Provides the ability to mask certain parts of the test interface or question.
Reverse Contrast
Students can invert all color values in the user interface.
Notepad
A notepad is provided for students to write different notes for different items. The notepad is resizable, draggable, and displays a timestamp for when its contents were last modified.
Answer Masking
Students are able to “hide” possible answer choices (for multiple choice items only).
Zoom
Students can magnify the entire screen up to 300% .

30. Student Toolbox: Item-Level Tools
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Assessment/Content Area
Basic Calculator
Grades 3-6 Mathematics
Scientific Calculator
Grades 7-8 Mathematics
Ruler
Mathematics
Equation Editor

31. Student Toolbox: Accommodations
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Description
Content Area
Text-to-Speech Mathematics
Play, pause, skip passage, select text for on demand TTS, or stop audio. Rate and speed can also be adjusted.
Mathematics
Text-to-Speech Essay
Essay
Color Contrast
Choose a text and background color from a set of 12 pre-defined color combinations.
All
Turn Off All Universal Tools
N/A
Assigning this accommodation will turn off universal tools.
Students with accommodations assignments are presented with an Options Page prior to starting their test session.
The Options Page gives the student a preview of the accommodations available to them.

32. Testing: Submitting the Test
Click Finish on the last item.
Review the Test Review page and click Turn In.
Following the confirmation prompt click Turn In.
Continue on to the next session or click Exit.

33. MEA Kiosk

34. Key Dates Deliverable Date Portal Opens!
DAC Login Credentials are ed
Kiosks & Mobile Apps Available for Download
Site Readiness Testing Available
Student Data Available
2/11/2019
Student Tutorials Available
2/11/2019 – 4/12/2019
Accommodations Upload Window (no time restriction)
2/11/2019 – 3/17/2019
Test Scheduling
3/8/2019
Operational Test Window
3/18/2019 – 4/12/2019

35. Student Tutorial Access
Available February 11, 2019 via Kiosk & Mobile App
Grades Username: Math3-5, Password: tutorial
Grades Username: Math6-8, Password: tutorial
Mathematics
Grades Username: Reading3-5, Password: tutorial
Grades Username: Reading6-8, Password: tutorial
Reading
Grades Username: WriLang3-5, Password: tutorial
Grades Username: WriLang6-8, Password: tutorial
Writing & Language

36. Measured Progress Service Center
Help & Support
Measured Progress Service Center
Test Administration or Technical Questions:
(855)
Help & Support Site
maine.onlinehelp.measuredprogress.org
Maine Department of Education
MEA Policy & Testing Procedures Questions:
(207)