As a teacher or other non-administrator user, you can allow other users to access your items when you publish them. Items you create are in draft mode in your personal item bank until you publish them. After you publish them, they become available in the district teacher item bank and are visible to everyone in the district.
Notes:
- You can learn more about which users can manage items in the district teacher item bank.
- Admins can also add items to the district teacher item bank.
Open Manage Admin
Click the Admin drop-down link [1] then click the Manage drop-down link [2].
Open Admin Item Banks
Click the Item Banks link.
View District Item Banks
To view District Item Banks, click the District Banks tab [1]. Then click the Teacher Bank title link [2].
Open Items
In the Global Navigation menu, click the Items link.
Add Item
Click the Create dropdown menu [1] and then click the New Item option [2].
Enter Item Details
Enter a name for the item in the Name text field [1].
To select an item type, click the Question Type drop-down menu [2] and select an item type from the list.
The District Item Bank is defaulted for the District Teacher Item Bank previously selected [3].
Select a Subject, Core, Class, and Standard for the item from the drop-down menus [4].
To create an item that aligns with multiple standards, click the Add Another Alignment icon [5] and add the additional information.
Click the Additional Settings menu [6] to access optional fields.
In the Additional Settings menu, select values for Difficulty, Depth of Knowledge (DOK), and Blooms (Blooms Taxonomy)[7].
By default, English is selected as the language for the item. If you are creating an item in Spanish, click the Language option and select the Spanish option [8].
To compose the item, click the Author button [9].
Note: Learn more about composing a specific item type.
Create Item
On the Create Item page, create the new item. Learn more about creating specific item types.
Publish Item
To disable editing and add the item to the district teacher bank, click the Publish button [1]. When you publish the item, it becomes available in the district teacher item bank and is available to all users in your district. You can delete the item from your personal item bank, and admins can delete the item from the district teacher item bank.
To disable editing and share the item with admins only, click the Publish & Reserve button [2]. When you publish and reserve an item, you can delete it in your personal item bank, and admins can view and delete the item in the district teacher item bank.
Note: If you do not want to publish the item yet, you can save the item as a draft in your personal item bank. To save the drafted item in your personal item bank, click the Save As Draft button [1]. When you save an item as a draft, it can be edited and deleted in your personal item bank and by admins in the district teacher item bank.
