Our may newsletter always focuses on the latest enhancements and updates to our curricula. This issue discusses options for upgrading to the latest version of the Cognitive Tutor software, details on the latest features, the latest updates to the Resource Center website, and more!
As always, if you have any success stories that you'd like to share with our team, please contact us at newsletter@carnegielearning.com.
Upgrade Now:
The 2011-2012 Version of Bridge to Algebra, Algebra I, Geometry and Algebra II is Now Available
We are happy to announce that the newest version of Cognitive Tutor software is available for customers to upgrade. Please visit the 2011-2012 Cognitive Tutor software and Teacher's Toolkit what's new page to see the latest enhancements with the software.
How Do I Get the New Version of the Software?
** Please forward this information to anyone within your school or district responsible for administering the Carnegie Learning Cognitive Tutor software or person(s) responsible for software upgrades.
For Carnegie Learning Online Users:
- If you are a Carnegie Learning Online user of the software, we have scheduled your upgrade to the current version of the Cognitive Tutor software to the 2011-2012 release this July.
- What This Means For You:
- Schools will be upgraded based on an upgrade schedule beginning July 5th.
- This process does not require any action on your part and usually takes about an hour.
- All your current data will be moved forward to the next version, so you will not lose any data.
- What You Need To Do:
- Check the upgrade schedule. This document will be posted in the near future to the Carnegie Learning Resource Center, and you will receive an email notification when it is available. Check your time scheduled, and if this time is not convenient, notify the Help Desk to reschedule. If you do not respond, your software will be automatically upgraded on the date scheduled.
- You are encouraged to clean up your Teacher's Toolkit prior to your upgrade by deleting any instructors, classes or students that will not use the software next school year.
For Installed Cognitive Tutor Sotware LMS Client:
- What You Need To Do:
- If you are a user of the installed Cognitive Tutor software LMS client, you will need to schedule your upgrade with Carnegie Learning Customer Support. Contact them at 1-877-401-2527 or email help@carnegielearning.com.
Recommendations Prior to Your Upgrade
With any upgrade, it is always a good idea to have a backup of your data. Please download our End of Year Checklist to help facilitate your backup and clean up your Teacher's Toolkit.
What do I do if I have Summer School Using the Software?
If you are planning summer school classes using the Cognitive Tutor software, please schedule your upgrade via the Carnegie Learning Resource Center before your classes start. We will be sending additional information to you regarding how to schedule your upgrade online, but please call the Carnegie Learning Help Desk at 1-877-401-2527 or email help@carnegielearning.com with any questions.
How Do I View or Change My Upgrade Schedule?
- Please visit your Carnegie Learning Resource Center account in the next few weeks for a posting of your upgrade schedule.
- If you would like to schedule your software upgrade earlier than July, please visit your Carnegie Learning Resource Center account in the next few weeks to use the upgrade request form, or call customer support at the number listed below.
For More Information
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact customer support by email at help@carnegielearning.com or by phone at 877-401-2527 (Mon-Fri 8AM-9PM Eastern Time).
What's New in Cognitive Tutor Software for 2011-2012
This edition of the Software Implementation Guide is updated for the 2011 Cognitive Tutor® software. This year's enhancements include:
- Assessments by Unit: Assessments in custom curriculum can now be created by unit instead of topic.
- A Student Search button in Teacher's Toolkit that allows you to search for students to find out what class they are in.
- The selection mechanism is now used for various other solver menu items that don't involve scratchpads. This allows the student to select the portion of the expression that they want to apply the menu item to, allowing students to type the result of that operation without having to retype the entire expression.
- Edit class sequence now allows you to reset student assignment to the first incomplete module in the sequence.
For More Information on Cognitive Tutor Software
Click here to view the 2011-2012 Software Implementation Guide.
What's New in the Carnegie Learning Resource Center
We constantly strive to provide you with valuable resources to support your Carnegie Learning implementation including access to materials via the Carnegie Learning Resource Center. We want to take a quick minute to share with you some exciting new features coming over this summer just in time for your 2011-2012 school year. Look for more details when you get back to school.
Improved: Student/Parent Resource Center Access
- What you'll get: In addition to access to textbooks and school ids, look for additional content to support your students and their parents in your Carnegie Learning implementation. New features include:
- New how-to videos of the program
- Webinar support for getting started with the program
- Access to the enhanced help desk support outlined below
New: Enhanced Help Desk Support - Find your answers and get your resolutions more timely than ever before!
- What you'll get:
- A new, robust knowledge base containing a library of all the most common implementation and support questions available to you and your students twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week!
- The ability to open trouble tickets with the help desk directly from the Resource Center. No more email or phone calls waiting for an answer. You will be able to see the status of any of your trouble tickets at any point, update and escalate the tickets if necessary, as well as receive notification of resolution.
Coming Soon: 2011 Learning By Doing Awards Program Recipients
The Carnegie Learning Award Programs recognizes and rewards outstanding accomplishments in the Carnegie Learning classroom and lab. We are pleased to honor those students and teachers who have demonstrated exceptional dedication to teaching and learning mathematics.
Winners Announced!
Stay tuned, our Learning By Doing® Student and Learning By Doing® Leader Awards will be announced early in June.
For More Information on Our Awards Programs
Please visit: www.carnegielearning.com/programs/awards or email awards@carnegielearning.com.
Register Now: The Carnegie Learning
National Math Institute
Register now for the 2011 Carnegie Learning National Math Institute: July 10-14 in Grapevine, TX. This year's theme is "How Students Learn: Changing the Way We Teach Mathematics"
Save $50 per person when you register with a group of 5 or more! For more information about this event, including pricing, agendas, and more, please visit our NMI website: nmi.carnegielearning.com.
Keynote and Featured Speakers Include:
Steve Ritter, Ph.D.
Russell Gersten, Ph.D.
Suzanne Plaut, Ed.D.
Richard Allen, Ph.D.
Margaret Smith, Ed.D.
Wendy Ward Hoffer
John Antonetti2011 NCSM In Review
Last month Carnegie Learning hosted a reception at the National Council for Supervisors of Math (NCSM) in Indianapolis, IN. Thank you to all of our guests!
