Online Testing Tools for the Cambium System

(Used for STAAR, EOC, TELPAS, and Interim Assessments as well as

practice tests for STAAR, EOC, and TELPAS)

Navigation Tools Instructions

Item Drop-Down To view test progress, click on the Item Drop Down in the upper left corner.
This will show questions answered, skipped questions and the number of
questions left.

Back To navigate to a previous question or previous page, click the back button.

Next To move on to the next question or skip a question, click the next button.

Save If a student needs to resume the test at a later time, click this button to save
their progress.

*This feature does not work when logged into a practice test as a Guest
User*
End Once the student has answered ALL questions, this feature will automatically
submit the test.

*Only practice tests allow the test to end without ALL questions being
End answered*
Pause This feature can be used at any time during the test session. All answers are
saved immediately. If paused longer than 20 minutes, the test will
automatically log the tester out.

*This feature does not work when logged into a practice test as a Guest
User*
 Global
Instructions
Tools

Help
button To view the on-screen window, select the question mark button in the upper-right
corner.

To use the on-screen calculator, select Calculator in the global menu.

The calculator may be basic, scientific, or graphing based on the test and provided
accommodation

Calculator The calculator tool is available for the following tests:

 Texas Instruments Basic: Mathematics Grades 3 – 7, and Science Grade 5

 Texas Instruments Scientific and Texas Instruments Basic: Science Grade 8,
and Biology
 Texas Instruments Graphing and Desmos Graphing: Mathematics Grades 8,
Algebra I

Dictionary

To search the Merriam-Webster dictionary or thesaurus, select Dictionary in

the global menu.

To highlight an individual line of text in a passage or question, select Line Reader in

Line the global menu.
Reader
If the enhanced line reader mode is enabled, all content except for the line in focus is
grayed out for greater emphasis.

This tool is not available while the Highlighter tool is in use.

Notepad
To enter notes in an on-screen notepad, select Notes in the global menu.

Periodic
Table
To view the on-screen periodic table, select Periodic Table in the global menu.
 Global
Instructions
Tools

System
Settings To adjust audio volume during the test, select the cog wheel icon in the upper-right
corner.

Zoom
buttons
To enlarge the text and images on a test page, select Zoom In. Multiple zoom levels are
available. To undo zooming, select Zoom Out.

Context Menu Tools Instructions

You can watch videos that translate test content into American Sign
Language (ASL). To view ASL videos:

1. From the context menu, select American Sign Language.

American Sign o If only one ASL video is available, the video opens
Language automatically.
o If multiple ASL videos are available, sign language
icons appear next to the test content for each video.
Select the icon for the test content you wish to translate
into ASL.

Note: This tool requires you to have the ASL accommodation turned on.
To highlight text, select the text on the screen and then select Highlight
Highlighter
Selection from the context menu. If multiple color options are available,
select an option from the list of colors that appears.

To remove highlighting, select Reset Highlighting from the context menu.

You cannot highlight text in images.

To mark a question for review, select Mark for Review from
Mark for Review the context menu. The question number displays a flap in the upper-right
corner, like this: ; and a [Flag] icon appears next to the number.
The Items drop-down list displays for the selected question.
 Context Menu Tools Instructions

For multiple choice and multi-select questions, you can cross out an answer
option to focus on the options you think might be correct.

There are two options for using this tool:

Option A:

1. To activate Strikethrough mode, open the context menu and

Strikethrough select Strikethrough.

2. Select the answer options you wish to strike out.

3. To deactivate Strikethrough mode, press the Esc key or click

outside the response area.

Option B:

1. Right-click an answer option and select Strikethrough.

To enter notes or comments for a question, select Sticky Notes from

Sticky Notes the context menu. After you enter a note, a pencil icon appears next to
the question number on the test page.

You can only access your notes for a question on that question’s test page.
Text-to-Speech To listen to passages and questions, select a Speak option from the context
menu.

Tutorial To view a short video demonstrating how to respond to a particular question

type, select Tutorial from the context menu.
 In addition to the global tools and context menu tools, here are some additional tools that may
be available to you based on your test settings.

Description
Other Tools

If you have content and language supports enabled, you can view reference
materials and alternate resources that are provided by default based on the
item content:

 Rollover: Allows you to view alternate materials. To view the

alternate resources, select above the item text to expand the

section and view the content. To collapse the expanded section,
Content and Language
Supports select .

 Popups: Allows you to view an explanation or definition of

specific words or phrases. To open the popup, select a word or
phrase that has a border around it. If the TTS feature is enabled,
you can select the TTS icon in the popup to listen to the content.
While the text is being read aloud, the TTS icon is replaced by the
speaking icon.

When the screen is divided vertically, test questions (items) can be

expanded to cover the width of the whole screen. When used in conjunction
with the Expandable Passages universal tool—that is, Expandable
Passages is not turned off by the test examiner—this tool can be used to
expand either passages or questions.

 To expand the passage section, select the right arrow icon [ ]

below the global menu. To collapse the expanded passage
Expandable Items section, select the left arrow icon [ ] in the upper-right corner.

 To expand the question section, select the left arrow icon [ ]

below the global menu. To collapse the expanded question
section, select the right arrow icon [ ] in the upper-left corner.

Expandable Item arrow icons can also be used when the screen is divided
horizontally to expand an item [ ] or collapse the expanded item [ ]. The
arrow icons will be on the right side of the screen.
 Description
Other Tools

When the screen is divided vertically, students can expand and contract the
passage in the left pane to cover the width of the whole screen.

 To expand the passage section, select the right arrow icon [ ]

below the global menu. To collapse the expanded passage
Expandable Passages section, select the left arrow icon [ ] in the upper-right corner.

Expandable Passage arrow icons can also be used when the screen is
divided horizontally to expand a passage [ ] or collapse the expanded
passage [ ]. The arrow icons will be on the right side of the screen.
If you have the appropriate test setting, you can dictate responses to
constructed-response items. To use Speech-to-Text, select the microphone
Speech-to-Text (STT) icon in the formatting toolbar above the item response area and begin
speaking. The dictated response will be transcribed as text in the item
response area.