OnTrack Instructions for Online Testing

Logging into OnTrack:

For Teachers/Students:
1. Go to houstonisd.org/ontrack
a. If prompted, “log in with active directory”

OR
2. Go to the HUB
3. Click on “Digital Resources”
4. Click on the “OnTrack” icon
5. If prompted, “log in with active directory”

OR IF SSO or THE HUB IS NOT WORKING, HERE IS THE REMOTE LOG IN INFORMATION:
6. Students: http://www.houstonisd.org/sot
Username: S + studentID# (ex. S1234567)
Password: Student ID# (ex. 1234567)
7. Teachers: http://www.houstonisd.org/tot
Username: HISD network username
Password: Employee ID #
 Finding Your Assessment:
After logging into OnTrack:
1. Go to Assessments
2. If you are taking a PLC assessment, go to the “school” tab. If you have taking your own assessment, make
sure you are on “my assessments” tab. If giving a district assessment (HSCA, DLA, Pre-Approved Assessment),
use the “district” tab.

3. You can search the name of your test in the search box.

4. Your assessment should be filtered below.

5. Here are important icons for you to know for your assessment.

This is where you can find the answer key

(for all tests) and pdf copy of the test (if
not an AKO)

This is where you go to

online schedule and
release the test to your
students.

This is where you can print

off scantrons if needed
with student information or
blank scantrons.
Scheduling/Releasing Your Assessment to Students:
1. Click on the “Online Administration” icon.

2. You will be taken to the “Online Administration” page.

3. It will show your assessment name.

4. You must uncheck the “Filter by Course/Subject” in order to release by class period.

5. Find the class period you would like to release. Click “Refresh”.
6. To activate the assessment, click on the box to the left in the green area above all the students, which will select
all students in that period. Uncheck the boxes of students who are absent.
7. Click “activate” or “activate with PIN”. If you activated with a PIN, a 4-digit PIN will be given for all students
selected. Students must enter that PIN to start testing. Give this PIN to your students on the board for them to
enter.

8. You can activate each period ahead of time, and give them their PIN when you’re ready for them to start testing.
The PIN can be seen on the online administration page next to your students’ names and will remain there, so you
can always go back and find the PIN again.
9. As students are testing, you can see their status as they move through the assessment.

Inactive = you did not activate the assessment for the student
Active = assessment has been activated and students can log in through their OnTrack account
Incomplete/Exited = Students did not finish the assessment or did not submit their assessment
In Process = Students are working through their assessment
Completed = Students have submitted their assessment and you can see their scores in Reports
Students Log in to the Assessment
1. Have students log into OnTrack (instructions are at the beginning of this document)
2. Click “Take Assessments” box
3. Click “more” so they can see all assessments that have been released for them.
4. Click on the assessment name. If using a PIN, give it to students and they should enter it.
5. If using a lockdown browser, there will be a pop-up window about opening the lockdown browser. Click
okay/open. If they do not click this, they WILL NOT be able to get into the test.
6. Students should work through the assessment.
7. They have certain tools available on the top right-hand side of the screen to use.
8. When they are finished, they must “SUBMIT” their assessment. They cannot just close their computer.

Troubleshooting Issues:
1. If the assessment does not open, try minimizing the window and the test may be behind the screen.
OR
2. The students may not have downloaded the lockdown browser.
They must go to software center, download the “Respondus Lockdown Browser” and install it.
3. If students “exited” the assessment but did not “submit” the assessment:
In the online administration, select that student’s name. Click “submit scores”.
4. If students get kicked off the WIFI or it freezes, click on that student’s name and click “stop” test.
They can get out of the system and restart their computer.
Select that student’s name and then “reactivate” or “reactivate with PIN”. Their work will have been saved and they
can continue working on their assessment.
How to Find Student Scores:
1. Log into OnTrack (if not already logged in)
2. Go to Reports

3. Go to Student Response

4. Make sure your assessment name is at the top.

5. You can find scores by period. Just select and refresh.

6. You can see students alphabetically and their scores are under the % correct column.

7. You can download these reports as a PDF, Excel, or CSV file.

How to Print Scantrons (if needed):
1. Log into OnTrack
2. Go to Assessments
3. Find your assessment using the previous instructions.
4. Click on the “print” icon.

5. You should see your assessment name at the top.

6. If you want blank scantrons, in the lower right-hand corner, click “generic answer sheet”.

7. Print off the amount that you need.

OR
8. If you want the student information on the answer documents, go into the class period you need.
9. Select the students you wish to print for.

10. Click in the lower right-hand corner, “print answer sheets”.

REMEMBER, YOU WILL SCAN YOUR OWN ANSWER DOCUMENTS. THERE IS A SCANNER
CONNECTED TO A COMPUTER IN THE TEACHER’S LOUNGE. INSTRUCTIONS ARE TAPED NEXT
TO THE COMPUTER AND SCANNER.