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New Digital

PSAT Training

2023- 2024

“We are all in it together”

Valley High School

Counseling, College, and Career

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PSAT Agenda Digital Readiness Check

gital Readiness Check

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  • Create college board account to access testing day toolkit
  • Digital Readiness Check on October 3rd
    • Testing rosters & Sign-in Tickets
    • Check Bluebook appl. on chromebook
    • Student reminders for PSAT test day: Oct. 11th
  • PSAT Proctor training video (live demo)

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Digital PSAT Day

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October 11, 2023

8:30am to 12:30pm

Minimum Day

ALL Proctors, Hall Monitors, & etc must have a collegeboard account.

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Proctor Video Training Instructions

  • Click here for full training video: https://globalmeet.webcasts.com/viewer/event.jsp?ei=1626584&tp_key=011fb84490
  • Test Day Toolkit Access
    • Video (10:00- 10:15)
  • Guidelines and Best Practices
    • Video (13:10- 14:33)
  • Live Demo Toolkit and Bluebook
    • Video (14:40- 39:00)
  • More information can be found on the Proctor & Hall Monitor Test Day Guide (starting page 3 (for Hall Monitors) and page 4 ( for Proctors)...

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PSAT Digital

Readiness Check

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  • October 3rd Extended Viking Time
    • ALL students should complete the Digital Readiness Check, PRIOR to testing
    • Take attendance on rosters provided and return it back to Career Center, C-4.
    • Make-up digital readiness check will happen Oct. 4th to Oct 10th.
  • What is it? How to complete it?
    • 1. Students take out their assigned Chromebooks & Distribute Testing Sign-in Tickets
      • Any student without a chromebook can go to Library to check one out or use staff loaner chromebook
    • 2. Students sign in to their “Bluebook” application in their kiosk on bottom left corner of chromebook
      • This is the secured testing College board appl. Staff assigned chromebooks can access the Bluebook appl.
    • 3. Students click “Test this Device”
    • 4. Complete a quick “Exam Setup”
      • This is to confirm students’ identity, agree to testing security, & answer optional questions, such as contact info, GPA, race/ethnicity, parent contact, etc.
    • 5. Complete “Test preview”
      • Students will test out the Bluebook testing tools
  • More info can be found on the digital readiness check guide, starting page 5.

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Proctors & Locations

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Reminders

  • Proctors will be released for 10 minutes during testing for a break. If a bathroom break is needed anytime, please call Ms. Wolfe & Ms. Evelyn
  • Behavioral issues/ urgent support needed, please call Ms. Jackson to escort student
  • Testing application issues or irregularities issues, please call Ms. Vang
  • All students should remain in class if they finish testing early. If they are a disruption to other students, they may resume back to their regular classes for the day.
  • Remind students to bring their Chromebooks fully charged on day of test. Loaners can be assigned to them in Library.
  • Students can get PSAT Practice Support on Oct. 4th, Wednesday after school 3:45-4:45 pm and anytime during lunch prior to test date in the Career Center (c4).