A class roster is the foundation for automatically saving and organizing assessment data. HiTeach 5 supports several ways to begin a lesson, including a Dynamic Roster, Cloud Simple Class, Cloud ID Class, and Cloud School Class.
Cloud-based course rosters continuously connect each learner's identity with classroom interactions and assessment results. Instead of ending as isolated lesson records, these activities become traceable learning data that teachers and students can revisit over time.
HiTeach 5 brings together an interactive whiteboard, classroom interaction, and learning assessment. Whenever a teacher selects Start Lesson, HiTeach displays the course selection window. The right roster depends on whether it has been prepared in advance, must be synchronized across computers, or will be used to build a long-term record of student learning.
Figure 1. Four ways to select a course roster in HiTeachThe fastest option when no roster has been prepared. Students join from a tablet, phone, or computer by scanning a QR code or entering the room number and their name. Teachers may also set the expected number of participants and groups. With IRS clickers, the roster is based on clicker numbers.
Teachers paste a list of student names into HiTeach to create a roster quickly. The roster is synchronized to the cloud and becomes available on other computers after the teacher signs in. See Create a Cloud Simple Class Roster for setup details.
The teacher creates a personal course in IES and invites students to join with their TEAM Model accounts. When the course is used in HiTeach, lesson data is saved to the cloud, where teachers can review progress and students can access results for practice and review.
A school administrator centrally manages student accounts, classes, courses, and enrollment. Teachers select an assigned school course and roster to begin a HiTeach lesson, and the lesson data is uploaded automatically when the class ends.
Which roster should you use? Choose a Dynamic Roster for an ad hoc lesson, or a Cloud Simple Class Roster when the same list needs to be available on different computers. For complete student-level assessment histories and analytics, use a Cloud ID Class Roster or Cloud School Class Roster.
After installing the HiTA teacher app and receiving a user ID, the teacher can access a personal course account. Sign in to IES from HiTeach or the TEAM Model website, then create a course and invite students by following the three stages below.
Figure 2. Create a Cloud ID Class Roster in IESSelect the QR code in the roster area. When the invitation window opens, select Copy to copy the invitation link and share it with students. Students may also join with the invitation code. Teachers can scan the code with the HiTA app to preview the course from a student's perspective.
Figure 3. Invite students to join a personal courseStudents open the invitation link in a browser and select Join Now. After signing in, they see a confirmation page and can continue to AClass ONE. For additional guidance, see Register a TEAM Model Account and Join a Teacher's Course.
Figure 4. Students sign in and join the courseOnce students join, the teacher receives a notification and can view the Cloud ID Class Roster in IES or HiTeach. This roster can now support both online self-paced assessment and live smart classroom assessment while building a continuous record for every learner.
A personal course allows teachers to publish assessments that students complete independently before or after class. The workflow has three stages: publishing the assessment, student participation, and teacher grading.
Prepare a cloud exam first. Teachers may use their own exams or join their school in IES to access shared school exam resources.
In IES, open Personal > Activity > Assessment, select Add, and enter the activity settings. Choose Online Self-Paced Assessment, the assessment type, participating personal course, end time, exam source, and exam. Review the settings and select Confirm.
Figure 5. Create an online self-paced assessmentNext: Review the exam preview, then select Publish Assessment.
Figure 6. Review and publish the assessmentAfter publishing, move the pointer over the activity's message button. Copy either a complete notice containing the activity name, details, and link, or only the direct assessment link, and share it through the class communication channel.
Figure 7. Share the published assessment with studentsStep 1: Students open the shared link or go to the AClass ONE student sign-in page, then sign in with their account credentials or an available third-party account.
Figure 8. Sign in to AClass ONEStep 2: Open Activities, select the assessment, and choose Start Assessment.
Figure 9. Select and start the assessmentStep 3: Answer each question or use the question numbers to navigate. When finished, select Submit.
Figure 10. Complete the online assessmentStep 4: Confirm the submission. The activity page then shows the response status and indicates whether teacher grading is still pending.
Figure 11. Submit the assessment and view its statusIES automatically grades objective item types such as single-choice, multiple-choice, and true-or-false questions. Teachers grade subjective responses and may work by student or by question.
Step 1: Open the assessment results in IES and go to the response details and grading area.
Figure 12. Open response details and grading toolsStep 2: Questions already graded by the system appear in blue, while ungraded subjective items appear in gray. Select a question number to jump to that item, then choose Grade by Student or Grade by Question. Options such as Ungraded Full Score and Ungraded Zero can speed up grading.
Figure 13. Choose a grading modeStep 3: Adjust the score for a subjective response. Select Annotate to add written or freehand feedback, select Confirm when the annotation is complete, and then select Save Score.
Figure 14. Score and annotate a responseStep 4: Continue with the remaining questions or students. When all pending items are graded, IES combines the objective and subjective item scores and calculates the total assessment score.
Figure 15. Complete grading and calculate the total scoreSmart classroom assessment is one of the most efficient ways to digitize learning assessment. Once the course, roster, and cloud exam are ready, teachers can run an assessment in a 1:1 tablet classroom. Results appear as soon as the test ends and are uploaded automatically to IES.
Step 1: Sign in with a TEAM Model teacher account and select Start Lesson. In the Select Course window, choose the course source, select a class roster, and then select Start.
Figure 16. Start a lesson and select a class rosterStep 2: Enter Self-Paced Test mode, choose IES Cloud Exam, and select an exam from the available personal or school cloud exams.
Figure 17. Select an IES Cloud ExamStep 3: Students connect with a tablet or phone and complete the assessment.
Figure 18. Students complete the assessment on their devicesStep 4: When students finish, select Stop Test to display the class results. The assessment data is uploaded to IES automatically.
Figure 19. End the test and review the class resultsStep 5: To review the results in HiTeach, open Cloud > Learning Record > Exam Record. Select a class roster, then select the exam record you want to view. Teachers may also open IES in a browser to review the full assessment data or grade subjective responses.
Figure 20. Select a class roster and open an Exam RecordA class roster is more than an administrative setting at the beginning of a lesson. It is what gives assessment data continuity. Online self-paced assessments, smart classroom assessments, and digitized paper-based tests can all contribute data to the cloud and build a learning record that can be tracked over time.
When rosters, activities, and data are connected, teachers spend less time reorganizing records and more time grading, analyzing, giving feedback, and making informed instructional decisions.