Today we will take the STAR Reading test. We take this test at the beginning of the year and at the end of the year to see how well your reading skills have improved each year. Please take the test to the very best of your ability.
Testing Directions:
1. Teacher opens the testing window.
>Open the STAR App
>Select “Connect to Renaissance Place”
>Enter “MVCS-13YR” in the box that says “Renaissance Place URL”
>Select “Join” where the “Enter” key usually is on your keyboard
>Select “Share my settings”
The next screen says: “Now sharing your settings as: Your first name’s iPad”
2. Student gains access to testing window.
>Students open their STAR Apps
>Select “Connect to Renaissance Place”
>Enter “MVCS-13YR” in the box that says “Renaissance Place URL”
>Select “Join” where the “return” key usually is on the keyboard
>Select “Find Settings”
>The next screen says: “Choose settings from:” – students should select your name
>Select “Done”
3. Student enters login info.
>Username: first initial of first name and the first four letters of last name.
*If they are a resident student with an American name, they are to use their birth name.
*If there are less than four letters in their last name, it will be their entire last name.
>Password: password
NOTE: Once the student is logged in, they should see their name in the gray bar at the top of the screen If the wrong student name appears, it may mean the student mistyped or
shares a similar login name with another student. Have student try again
by logging out, retyping user name or having student use same user name
with the number “1” at the end. Example – Mustang1 instead of Mustang.
>Once you gain access, select the READING test.
NOTE: If you get randomly logged off during testing, simply log back in and the test should pick up where the student left off.
4. When the test is completed, student must log out.
>Select “Settings” to stop sharing your iPad.
