Getting Started with Carnegie

Learning MATHia Software 2012-2013

Intended for Teacher and School Personnel Only

Getting Started – Teacher’s Toolkit To access Teacher’s Toolkit:

•Go to: http://online.carnegielearning.com

•Disable pop-up blocking

•Choose the Launch the Software as an Instructor option

•Run the System Requirements Tool and choose the link for MATHia

Be sure to close out the results before entering school ID

•Enter your School ID and click Login Note you can locate your school ID in the Resource Center or in the welcome email sent to you by Carnegie Learning Customer Support

•A launch page will open. Bookmark this page and you will no longer need your school ID to launch the software

Getting Started - Teacher’s Toolkit

• Enter the user name teacher

• Refer to your Welcome email for your password

• This information can also be found in the Resource Center

Note: this user name and

password should be kept

confidential and not exposed

to anyone outside of teachers

and school personnel

Teacher’s Toolkit - Add Instructors

• The Add Instructor screen in Teacher’s Toolkit opens

• Add yourself as an instructor by entering the information in the Add Instructor Screen

• Once your User Name is created, You will be asked to log out of Teacher’s Toolkit. at which time you will need to create a password in order to login with the user name you just created

Teacher’s Toolkit – Creating Password

• Login to Teacher’s Toolkit for the first time with your new username

• Since you need to create a password, click the “I don’t have a password” link

• You will be prompted to enter your new password twice

Note: passwords need to be at least 6 characters and can not contain special characters ($, %, &, @ or spaces)

• Once you submit your password, you will be asked to login using your newly created password

Teacher’s Toolkit - Buttons

• There are three buttons located in the top right of the Teacher’s Toolkit window

• Student Search Button allows you to search Toolkit for a Student

– This can be by first name, last name of both

• Help Button allows you to access help for the task you are in the Teacher’s Toolkit

• Logout Button allows you to log out of the Teacher’s Toolkit

Teacher’s Toolkit – Create Classes

• Choose the Create Class option on the left pane and enter the information on the screen

• The Period/Section field is required and must be filled in

• Click the radial button to Choose a Constructed Course, Select Modules for the class or Copy modules from class to copy a module that has

already been assigned to another class

• Choose the Add Students button to enter your class roster

Teacher’s Toolkit – Add Students

• Enter student names in the top table with last name, first name, Identifier (optional)* and Login ID

• Choose the Save Students button to save your class roster

• *The Identifier will not replace

the student’s login, its purpose

is to mask the students’ names

when you view, print or save

Teacher’s Toolkit Reports

Teacher’s Toolkit – Reports

• Various reports highlighting student and class progress are available to you in the Toolkit

• Choose the report you want to run under the Reports option on the left pane

– View Class Progress highlights current student placement across the class

– Class Skills Alert highlights the status of class skills

– Class Reports highlights report information by class

– Student Reports highlights report information for specific students

Getting Started-MATHia

• Go to http//:online.carnegielearning.com

• Choose Launch the Software as a Student option

• Enter your school ID, click Login

Getting Started-MATHia

• Students will enter the user name provided by their instructor and then click the “I don’t have a password” link

• Students will be prompted to enter a new password and confirm the password

– Passwords are required for MATHia

– Passwords need to be at least 6 characters and have no special characters

Getting Started-MATHia

• After the software has launched, you will be prompted to enter a User Name

• Login using the user name as entered in Teacher’s Toolkit

• Enter the password that the student has entered and confirmed

– Example: User Name: manderson

– Password: ●●●●●●●●

*Note: Students must be entered into Teacher’s Toolkit before they can access the MATHia

MATHia Buttons

• Once logged in, the software is designed for students to work at their own pace

• Start Problems allows you to start problems in the software

• Glossary allows you to launch a glossary search

• Instructional Calculator allows you to launch a calculator

• Help allows you to search the software’s help

• Exit allows you to exit the software

MATHia Buttons Within a Problem

• Step by Step will help you move through the problem in steps

• Hints are available throughout the software by choosing the Hint button

• I’m done is clicked when the student has finished the problem

• Go to Problem is available when you are within Step by Step and

returns you to the problem

• Street Map allows you to return to the Unit Map

• Lesson allows you to return to the Lesson

Troubleshooting

• Clearing the Java cache, browser cache, and disabling pop-up blocking can correct many issues. Conduct a Google search to find directions for your specific operating system and browser to perform these tasks

– Sample search: how to clear java cache Windows 7

• Java error after launching the software

Any Windows operating system may require the installation of Java in order to use the software

You can download and install Java for free by going to http://www.java.com

• Student is unable to login to the MATHia Software

In Teacher’s Toolkit, choose Restart/Skip Problem

Select the Class, Curriculum and Student, then click the Restart Current Problem button

The student should be able to login after the restart

Additional Resources

• Sales

– Hours: 8am – 5pm EST Monday through Friday

– Toll Free: 888-851-7094 x 7

• Customer Support

– Hours: 8am – 9pm EST Sunday through Saturday

Email: help@carnegielearning.com

– Toll Free: 1-877-401-CLCS (2527)