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Acuity Plug-in User Guide

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ContentsOverview 3

Manage Plug-ins 4

Import a Class from Acuity 6

View and Edit Imported Classes 8

Give an Acuity Test 9

Acuity Test Results 12

Contact Information 13

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Overview Welcome to the Acuity Plug-in User Guide.

When instructors log in to Insight 360, they can now integrate their Insight 360 content with Acuity’s rosters and tests, and

upload test results too.

With the Acuity Plug-in, instructors can:

• Securely log in to their Acuity account from the Insight 360 software.

• Import classes and tests from Acuity into Insight 360.

• Give the imported Acuity test in Insight 360, and then the results are uploaded automatically to Acuity.

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Manage Plug-ins

If you need to import a roster from the Acuity application using an approved plugin, you will use the Manage Plugins tab on

the Settings page.

Getting StartedBefore you can import rosters (and other associated data), you must activate the Acuity by CTB/ McGraw-Hill plug-in.

1. Click About from any Insight 360 page.

2. Click Manage Plugins on the left.

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3. Check the box next to the Acuity plug-in.

4. Enter your user name and password. You may also have to enter more information if it is requested.

5. Click Apply.

Insight 360 will connect with Acuity by CTB/ McGraw-Hill and confirm the information you entered is correct. A status bar will

appear. If successful, you will recieve a confirmation message on the screen.

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Import a Class from Acuity1. Click the My Classes tab from any Insight 360 page.

2. Click Import from Plugin.

3. Click Start Import on the plugin you want to use. If your plugin does not appear, go back and follow the activation

process above.

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4. You may need to select additional information to complete the import.

5. Click Import.

6. You will get a status bar showing the progress of the import.

7. You will get a confirmation message on the screen when there is a successful import.

8. Click OK.

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View and Edit Imported ClassesTo view your classes, click Classes under the My Classes tab.

You will see all your classes, including any that have been created within Insight 360.

You will also see an icon of your school’s testing system next to each imported class.

If you click a class, the students’ names appear.

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To edit a class, select the Edit Class tab on the left.

You can edit any field that is not greyed out. Some fields cannot be edited.

Giving a test from the Acuity Testing System When you give an imported test, the results will upload automatically to Acuity once the test ends.

1. Click on the My Tests tab.

2. Select a class.

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3. Select Test Type. You will have three options in the dropdown. You will see the Acuity test, and an ExamView and Answer

Key test. If you select the Acuity test, the results will upload automatically. If you select an ExamView or Answer Key test,

you can give these tests as normal, but your results will not upload to the Acuity software.

4. Under Select Test, select your criteria from the dropdowns.

5. Select any Additional Options (optional).

• You can enter the Session Name.

• You can check Use Timer to use a timer.

• You can send individual scores to the

students’ devices at the end of the test.

Check the Send scores to student device

at the end of test checkbox.

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6. Click Start Test. Preview test will not function for imported tests.

Automatic uploadsWhen you give an imported test through Insight 360, the results will upload automatically to the third-party’s testing system once

the test has completed. If you choose to give an ExamView test or Answer Key test, these results will not upload to the school’s

testing system.

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My ResultsOnce an imported test from the Acuity system has ended, Insight 360 will send the results to Acuity. They can also be viewed

under the My Results tab.

1. Click on the My Results tab.

2. Click Scores.

3. Click the Session Name of the test.

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