Frequently Asked Questions
1. How do I obtain my login information?
You can contact the curriculum & instruction contact at your school, or district.
Alternatively, contact your
technology co-ordinator. You can also use the contact us form to get in contact
with us directly, and we
can help provide you with your login information.
2. How do I obtain a trial ID to test the application?
If you are trying to obtain a trial ID, please email us directly at sales@edtechsystems.com, or
use the
contact
us form and we will get back to you promptly.
3. Why do I need to pick a district when logging in?
Our user logins are ensured to be unique per district so in order to connect you
to the right school we
require you to select your district when logging in. We automatically remember your
choice so in the future
you do not need to re-select your district.
4. What are the key features of Tech Literacy?
- LOGINS and ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT
- Pre-created logins for schools and districts
- Login printouts provided
- Individual or batch upload options
- SELF SERVICE OPTIONS
- Option to change passwords by students and teachers
- Students and techer handbooks
- ITEM BANK
- Embedded item bank of 1500 plus items aligned with
NC & ISTE standards
- A wide range of performance/real simulation items
available on word, excel, database, windows manager,
and email.
- Assessments
- Logins provided with auto-assigned assessments
as per grade
- Pre-test, mid-test, post-test, and topic level
assessments for all grades
- Option for 'practice' assignments with immediate
feedback
- Simulated online testing
- LEARNING
- Logins provided with pre-assigned learning modules
as per grade
- Tutorials and practice modes for learning modules
on basic technology skills to enable student mastery
5. What are the key features of Buildmytest?
- USER ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT
- Manage student and user accounts through screen
or batch uploads
- Multiple user roles allowed
- Single sign-on
- Syncs with your district's students information
system
- ITEM BANKING
- Standards aligned item creation, validation, approval
and use management
- PEN & PENCIL ASSESSMENTS
- Use Scantron/Pearson scanners to assess students
- ONLINE ASSESSMENTS
- Auto or custom create standards aligned assessments
for any course and assign to any group or
individual student
- ONLINE LEARNING
- Create and manage learning objects
- REPORTS
- Diagnostic, buildmytest, slice & dice performance
data, and other customizable data through
business intelligence reports
6. Where is my data stored?
We use a state of the art data center with a commitment to maximum security. We
backup our databases
on a daily basis and use VeriSign's secure transmission protocol.
Our data center provider is a nation-wide company which is a Microsoft Gold Certified
Windows web hosting
partner that specializes in services varying from complex, managed dedicated servers
to dedicated hosting,
virtual private servers (VPS hosting) and ASP.NET web hosting solutions.
Their team of experienced professionals are highly skilled in ColdFusion hosting,
ASP.NET hosting for
businesses using the .NET platform, and VPS hosting services, for both Windows and
Linux. They specialize
in custom dedicated server configurations designed to fit specific business needs
(such as managed dedicated
servers or a self managed dedicated server hosting or colocation).