FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions // Why all the fuss? I have been using Eduphoria to sign up for PD and submit help requests for years... //
 * MISD has decided to leverage Eduphoria for more than just PD and help request submissions. All MISD curriculum and student data (district assessment scores, standardized test scores etc.) will now be housed in Eduphoria.

//I always go to SchoolNet for data and other places for my curriculum. Why the change?//


 * MISD has committed to utilizing one and only one system for accessing curriculum. Everything you need will be available in one system, instead of multiple systems (wikis, websites, shared folders etc.) for multiple content areas. It will make lesson design and planning more manageable and take the guess work out of the process. Since data is tied to curriculum, we have moved our data sets (district assessment STAAR, EOC, TAKS etc.) to Eduphoria as well so you are only working in one system.

// So will I still need to go to SchoolNet for anything? //
 * No. All data (district assessments, STAAR, EOC, TAKS etc.) will be housed in Eduphoria now. When you need to see data, you will go to Eduphhoria to see it. When you need to access curriculum you will go to Eduphoria to see and leverage it.

// SchoolNet's modules were called, "Account" and "Align". Does Eduphoria have different names for their curriculum module and their data module? //
 * Yes. Eduphoria Aware is the data module and Eduphoria Forethought is the curriculum module. You will see them available to you when you login to Eduphoria after June 15.

// How do I get to Forethought and Aware? //

> // Can I access Forethought and Aware from home? //
 * When you login to Eduphoria (just like you do when you sign up for PD or submit a help request) you will see 4 modules listed. "Workshop", "Helpdesk", "Aware" and "Forethought". Click on the one you want to access. (Admin will have access to PDAS, along with the other 4 modules).
 * Yes, just like accessing Eduphoria to sign up for PD or submit a help request from home, you can access Forethought and Aware from home, or anywhere you can access the Internet. The URL for MISD's Eduphoria site is http://eduphoria.mckinneyisd.net We will be adding a more readily accessible link to the MISD website in the future as well.

// I have spent a great deal of time documenting Tier 3 interventions for several students in SchoolNet under the Learning Plan and Teacher's Notes tab in the student profile. Where will all this documentation go if we are no longer using SchoolNet? //
 * Plans are in place to remove Tier 3 documentation from the student profile for those campuses that utilized this feature. We will be communicating to your campus leadership prior to June 15 on a plan for garnering this valuable information. It won't be left behind.

//What are the plans for training teachers and admin on using Forethought and Aware?//
 * The training plan is available on this Wiki in the menu on the left hand side. For those teachers who are eager to get in, we will have teacher "sneak peeks" several times throughout the summer. Check this Wiki or Eduphoria "Workshop" for dates and times. Formal training will provided by key staff on you campus during your academy week in August.

// I am pretty tech savvy, can I just get in the system and try things out for myself? // > // I heard that teachers would be required to use the lesson planner feature in Forethought. Is this true? // > > // I am a middle school principal and I like to see data on my students who are coming to me from elementary campuses. When will I be able to access Eduphoria Aware to get this information? //
 * Yes. Once the new modules (Aware and Forethought) are available when you login, you can go to them and try them out on your own. Support materials and screen casts of the different features within the modules (the lesson planner etc.) are provided for you here on this Wiki. Look on the menu on the left hand side.
 * Yes. All MISD teachers are being asked to use the Lesson Planner feature in Forethought for lesson plans. Leveraging this tool will make aligning our lessons to data etc. easier. The lesson planner feature has customization options and is easy to use. It will make lesson planning more seamless as it works in conjunction with the curriculum.
 * Data for incoming students is always dependent on PEIMS rolling over to the new school year. Typically this occurs in late July or early August. As is the case every year, current data being available is dependent on this fact. When PEIMS rolls over, your enrolled student data will be available to you in Eduphoria Aware // . //