How do I get to this page?
There are two ways to get to this preference—use whichever method you prefer.
Method 1:
- Log in to Renaissance.
- On the Home page, select your initials in the upper-right corner. In the drop-down list, select Edit Preferences.
- On the Preferences page, select Demo Video in the Class Preferences section of the page.
Method 2:
- Log in to Renaissance.
- On the Home page:
- Renaissance Next: Select Star in the sidebar, then select either Star Early Literacy or Star Spanish.
- Legacy Mode: Select either Star Early Literacy or Star Spanish.
- In the drop-down list, select Preferences.
- On the Preferences page, select Hands-On Practice in the Class Preferences section of the page.
Who can do this with default user permissions?
- District Level Administrators: any class or group in any school in the district
- School Level Administrators: any class or group in their school
- Teachers: any of their own classes or groups
This preference allows you to determine if students will view the demonstration video at the beginning of a Star Early Literacy or Star Early Literacy Spanish test.
- After you select Demo Video on the Preferences page, use the Schools and Classes drop-down lists to choose which classes to set the preference for.
- You can only select one school at a time; only the school(s) available to you will be shown in the list. (If you only have access to one school, you will not need to select it.)
- All of the classes and groups you have access to will be shown in the Classes list. You can check them one at a time, or you can choose Select All at the bottom to check/uncheck all of the classes or groups at once. (If you only have access to one class or group, you will not need to select it.)
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For each class or group, select how often you want students in that class or group to see the demo video .
- Available until first test is completed: Students will see the video the first time they take a test. Once a student has seen the video and finished a test, that student will not have the video shown to them again.
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Always off: Students will not see the demonstration video.
To set the same preference for all the classes or groups shown at the same time, select Set All... , select Available until first test is completed or Always off , and then select Apply to All .
- When you have finished making your changes, select Save Changes to save them (you will see a confirmation message once your changes have been saved). You can also select Undo Changes to undo your changes to the preference setting.
- Select Back at the top of the page to return to the Preferences page when you are done.