04/15/2008 12:01 PM

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Click here to see the slide show "How to Log In to ALCA"

Tests:

1. The Primary, Elementary, Mid Level, JVHS and HS Humanities tests are all now open and ready to take.  They will be due on December 15.

2. The Mid Level, JVHS and HS Mathematicsts tests are now open.  They will be due on December 15.

Time:

1. The tests are all in one section.  You may leave your testing session.  The test will time out after 10 minutes of non-activity.  When you return to the test it will begin on the next question.  Time does not reset, you will receive only the remaining amount of time to complete the test. 

2. At this time there is not an on screen clock. You may want to use either a stopwatch or timer to help your team stay on task.  ALCA is aware that we are wanting an online clock and is working to accommodate the request.

Results:

For these first two tests - there is not a test review when you complete the test.  You may go to the gradebook to see your score but the item by item analysis is not yet available.  ALCA is aware that we are wanting an online clock and is working to accommodate the request.

Practice tests:

There are Humanities tests online under the practice test tab.  The Mathematics practice tests will be under the practice test tab by ?? In the process of moving the test from the old server to the new - they've taken off into cyberspace without guidance -- we looked all last week - and finally gave up trying to locate the ones already there -- so we'll be putting the questions in again - this could take a day or two . I'm sorry for the delay - but there's absolutely nothing I can do to make it go faster.  The Real Test is there - so if you want to go without a practice test - you should do fine.

Why?

Some of you have asked why I switched from WebCT - since we had all finally figured it out how it worked!  We didn't have a choice.  We were using WebCT with Caddo Kiowa.  Caddo Kiowa moved to a different provider this year and we couldn't afford to stay as a stand alone client. (Thousands of dollars!)  So - we moved and we're plugging away!!  

Send me feedback as you take the test.  Good Luck!

gail

Step by Step!

1.) Click on the link to take you to the ALCA community.  You will NOT be listed as a community.  You want to log in from the main page (top right hand side of the navigation bar)

2.) Enter your id (username) and password

3.) Now you are at the dashboard.  If you will notice along the top part of the white (right above where it says Welcome) Is your bread crumb trail - it will show you where you are and where you've been.  You can click on those links anytime and get back to where you've been.

4.) From the Dashboard on the left side are links to your the rooms (tournaments).  Click Rooms

5.) This will bring up a list of all your rooms (the ones this password will allow you to enter)

6.) Clicking on OAAC will take you to a list of all the rooms (tournaments) we offer .

7. Clicking on the competition room will take you directly to your competition room.

8. On the left side of your competition room are your links to the practice tests and the 2007-2008 competitions.

9. Take the test.

Click here to see the slide show "How to Log In to ALCA"

Online Tournament Link  Click Here

All tournaments will be online and web based.  You will not need to download anything in order to participate in the tournaments.  You will be assigned a team id and password.  You must use the assigned id and password to log into the tournaments.

If your school internet security program does not allow you to open ALCA  please send an e-mail listing the type of security software used by your school and your school computer technician contact information. 

If your test has multiple sections. The high school math test has 4 separate tests. Just send in one score at a time. We’ll combine the scores in our dbase.

If you are unable to access your account after I have posted that the account is open e me and we'll try to figure out what causing the problem.  gnbliss@carnegienet.net

There are five separate subject area competitions. Multiple choice questions are given. The team determines the answer and keys "A", "B", "C", or "D". The program will score a correct answer or give the correct answer if the answer given by the team is incorrect. Unless otherwise noted in the instructions no outside references, assistance or calculators will be allowed. At the conclusion of the tournament the questions will be displayed with both your answer and the answer scored as correct.  The program will give you your score and post your score in the grade book. 

1. Team make-up may change for each tournament.

2. No limit on team size.

3. Students compete at their home site.

4. Teachers/Coaches are not to assist students in determining the answer to a question.

5. Only the score submitted the first time the quiz is taken will be used for competition purposes.

6. Students work as a team to answer the multiple choice, true/false and matching questions.

7. After the quiz is used for competition purposes it may be used as a practice quiz or be taken by other students for review.

8. Each tournament is timed. An on screen timer will let the team know how much time is remaining.

9. It will be possible to complete the tournaments in 45 minutes or the tournament will be divided into multiple sections, none of which will take more than 45 minutes to complete. Each tournament or section of a tournament must be completed once it has begun.  There is not a pause features.

10. There are practice tests. They are labeled practice test. The test you will be taking for a score does NOT say practice test.

11. A team may take a tournament quiz a score after the results have been posted.  The late score will not effect the results of the posted tournament.  The late score will not change the results of the posted tournament.  The late score will be added to the team totals for sweepstakes consideration.

12.  Once the tournament results are posted teams will have 5 days to check the posting.  After 5 days the results become official.

13.  All ties for champion or runner-up placing will be broken.  Three questions in each quiz have been pre-selected as tie breakers.  If there is still a tie after those questions have been reviewed, a tie breaking set of 20 questions will provided to the tied teams only.  The team with the most correct of the 3 pre-selected questions or the team with the highest score on the tie breaker questions will be given five points to break the tie.  The other points earned on the tie-breaker questions will not count toward team totals or the sweepstakes totals.

There are five grade levels :
PRIMARY 3-4
ELEMENTARY 5-6
MIDDLE LEVEL 7-8
JVHIGH SCHOOL 9-10
HIGH SCHOOL 9-12

Primary, JV High School and High School levels with more than 30 teams entered will be divided into two size divisions.  If fewer than 30 teams are entered there will be only one size division.  Elementary and Middle Level will be divided into three size divisions. A state champion and runner-up plaque will be given for each size division in each subject area and for each grade level.
A Sweepstakes award for each size and grade level will be given on May 2. The Sweepstakes winner will be determined by totaling all five competition scores.

ENTRY FEE - Per Team - fee covers all five tournaments 

Primary $75 
Elementary $85 
Mid Level $125
JVHS $135
High School $155

Key Benefits

• A different group of students may participate in each subject area.
• No travel.

A one week grace period will be given between the due date and the results becoming final. 

Humanities will be come accessible on November 1 and will be due January 11, posted on January 11 and will become final on January 11 .

Mathematics will become accessible on November 1 and will be due on January 11, posted on January 11 and will become final on January 11 .

Social Studies will be accessible on January 7 and will be due on February 1, posted February 4 and will become final on February 8.

English/Language Arts will be accessible on January 15 and will be due on March 7, posted March 8 and will become final on March 11.

Science will be accessible on February 25 and will be due on April 4, posted on April 7 and will become final on April 11. 

Sweepstakes will post on April 14 and will become final on April 18.

I will post the scores online 5 days after the due date. That’s your grace period…

Reporting Score - your score will automatically be placed in the grade book - you may see it by going to My Grades. If for some reason your score isn’t posted, e me and I'll fix it. ALSO!!! Either E-mail your score to oaacshirley@yahoo.com In the subject line put - Your School Name & The level of the score e.g.. Podunk Middle School - Elementary and number of team members.