We have had some trouble with it also and their support has not been very helpful. I thought it may be a Lightspeed thing also but without changing anything, the problem went away the next day.
On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 8:33 PM, Karl Hehr <karl_h...@s-hamilton.k12.ia.us>wrote: > We have had nothing but trouble with Skills IOwa this year as well. Some > students can get in others, no. Some students have been assigned to the > wrong districts and I can't change that without calls to skills Iowa. > Students have had answers disappear. It has been quite frustrating. > > > Karl H. Hehr > Technology/Curriculum Director > South Hamilton CSD > www.s-hamilton.k12.ia.us > 515.827.5418 (W) > 515.708.3379(C) > 515.827.5368 (F) > > > Luddite by Degrees > 1) Anything that is in the world when you're born is normal and ordinary > and is just a natural part of the way the world works. > 2) Anything that's invented between when you're 15 and 35 is new and > exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it. > 3) Anything invented after you're 35 is again the natural order of things > --- Douglas Adams > > > > > > On Oct 21, 2010, at 8:29 PM, Erin Olson wrote: > > I had one student not able to take the OCT. reading test. Blockers were > off-it is still a mystery. Ugh. We have had numerous issues. One we have > seen in the classroom is the student answers change. They put in one answer, > and it changes their answer to a wrong answer. I was skeptical, but the math > teacher also noticed this. We had students write down their answers on paper > as well as answer on computer to be sure. I have let Skills IA know this. > > Keith would know more about the issues in elem. level... > > * * > > *Erin Olson > *High School English > Technology Integrationist > Large Group Speech > > *Sioux Central CSD > *4440 US HWY 71 > Sioux Rapids, IA 50585 > Tel. (712)-283-2571 > > "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can > change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." > -- Margaret Mead > > > > ------------------------------ > *From*: "Murray Gafkjen" <mgafk...@clay-everly.k12.ia.us> > *Sent*: Thursday, October 21, 2010 7:40 PM > *To*: "info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us" <info-tech@aea8.k12.ia.us> > *Subject*: [info-tech] Skills Iowa & Lightspeed > > Has anyone had trouble with the October assessment for Skills Iowa. I've > run checks on teachers to see blocked content, but there were no clues. I > plan on working one on one and watch real time traffic in order to see > anything.(Config/active stats). I've even turned off SSL checking to stop > interference with https. They said it work fine last month... > > Murray Gafkjen > Network Admin > Clay Central Everly School District > 1-712-834-2227 > > > -- Brad Kruse MNW Technology Coordinator 1601 15th St. Manson, IA 50563 712-830-9665
