HOW TO SET UP MASTERY CONNECT
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• Go to the link on the desktop of your computer, or bookmark
https://www.masteryconnect.com
• Logging in:  use your school e-mail address and then use the password you use to log into your school e-mail
• If you’ve never used Mastery Connect before, the first thing you should do is do the interactive tour.  At the top right hand side of the screen, click on the down arrow next to your name.  Then click on “help” and then select “launch interactive tour.”  Watch the videos so you are comfortable with the program.  Then, work on your profile.  Click on “Edit Profile” at the left hand side of the menu and fill out the fields, and then click on “Save Changes.”
• Setting up your trackers (classes) for the semester: On the top of the screen, click on Mastery Tracker.  All trackers from last year SHOULD already be archived.  If not, under each old tracker, click on Archive.  Click on +Add Tracker.  Select your subject (non-core classes will be “other subjects”). Then, select a “core” and “class.”  You should use the same set of standards as last year – if you have a question about which core/class to select, check with your department chair.  It is IMPERATIVE to choose the correct core/class here – if you choose the wrong ones, you and your colleagues will NOT be able to find each other’s assessments in Mastery Connect!!!  Under description, type class hour, class name, and sem 1.  For example, Hr1-Spanish 1 Sem1.  Choose a folder color (I recommend a different folder color for each tracker).  Under the “add students” drop down menu, choose “import students from SIS.”  Then in the drop down menu, choose the correct section for that class.  If you can’t figure out the number, check on the drop down section menu of Infinite Campus.  Click on Create Tracker.  Repeat the process for each one of your classes.  Remember – you have to re-do this process when 2nd semester starts!
• Creating a tracker from a curriculum map:  Some departments may be creating trackers from a curriculum map, which was created by their content leader.  Click on “Mastery Tracker” at the top of the screen, then choose Curriculum Map. On the left hand menu, click on “shared with me.”  Select the curriculum map that was created for your tracker(s), then click on +create tracker from map.
• Creating an assessment:  If you are creating an assessment from scratch, on the top menu click on Common Assessments.  Click on +Add Assessment.  Fill in all the fields, including the answer key. The most popular scoring options are multiple choice and rubric criteria.   Click on Create Assessment.
• Finding assessment from another teacher:  Reminder:  you and the other teacher MUST be using the same standards set when you initially created your trackers.  On the top menu, click on Common Assessments, and then search for the assessment name that you are trying to find at the top left hand side.
• Scoring a test:  click on Mastery tracker, select the tracker that you want, then hover over the column of the standard that you are assessing, and then click on assess. On the assess screen, if you are using your webcam, click on enable camera.  If this is your first time using the webcam, you need to install the gradecam plug in.  Once you’ve enabled the plugin, click on “enable camera.”
• Finding the score reports:  Go to a tracker, hover over the standard that was assessed and click on “Assess.”  Hover over the orange box with three white lines in it and click on score reports.  Choose between item analysis, score comparisons, tracker comparisons, and teacher comparison reports.  Click on the graphs to see which students missed which questions.
• Print bubble sheets:  Go to a tracker, hover over the standard that was assessed and click on “Assess.”  Hover over the orange box with three white lines in it and click on “Print Bubble sheets.”  Make sure you do NOT print double-sided!  This is the default setting on some network printers and you’ll need to change it.  Alternatively, you can print blank bubble sheets by going to the home screen, clicking on the drop down arrow next to your name, clicking on “help,” and then clicking on “print extra bubblesheets.”
• Creating a Socrative activity:  New feature!  On the home screen, click on “Launch Socrative” on the top right hand side of the screen.  Register for a teacher account. Log in, and the on the top right hand side, click on menu and then “my profile.”  Create a room name so students can find you.  Then, go back and create a “quick quiz” or “space race.”  These are formative type activities (think clicker activities) that you can create for your students, and they can play along with their mobile devices by going to www.socrative.com and entering in your room name.
¡Buena suerte!  Let me know if you need help.  I’m in room 227, extension 4996, brian.santos@fhsdschools.org