Resources

Creating a Multi-Part Math Problem

Class

Add a Co-Teacher to a Class

Simple Assessment AI Question Generator

"Otus Insights" AI Assistant: Assessments Analytics

Transfer a Student's Assessments to a Different Class

Rubric Assessments

Creating Rubric Assessments for Performance-Based Grading

Tracking Student Progress: Analyzing Assessment Data

Differentiating Instruction with Otus: Assigning Lessons to Specific Student Groups

Best Practices for Differentiation with Otus Lessons

Lessons

Build an Otus Lesson in Minutes

Simple Assessments

Multimedia in a Simple Assessment

Assessments

Allow Post Grading Review on an Otus Assessment

Updating Student Data in a Plan

Recognitions

Student Recognitions in Otus

Admin Reports

Download a Missing Assignment Report

Graphing Questions for Advanced Assessments

Lessons

Question Activities for Lessons - How to Create and View the Answer

Otus Live Unboxed: Tracking Behavior Made Simple – Ditch the Paper Trail with Digital Documentation with Lauren Chermak of Fontana J8

Otus Plans - Student and Family Visibility

View and Update a Student's Plan - Teacher's Account

Using Standard Tags to Generate Report Cards

What's New in Otus! - March 2025

Plans

Viewing 3rd Party Data in Otus Plans

AI in the Standards Gradebook - Otus Insights

Using the Keyboard for Rubrics and Plus Assessments

Logging into Otus

Mastery Item Bank: Search by Content

Otus Live Unboxed: A Unified View of Student Data with Pamela Hughes of Wayne County School District

Student Groups

Add Students to Groups Update

Mastery Item Bank

Mastery Item Bank: Find Questions by Standard

Mastery Item Bank

Mastery Item Bank: Checkbox Filters

Simple Assessments

Grade a Simple Assessment

Unsubmit a Student's Assessment

Advanced Assessments

Video Recorder Question for Advanced Assessments

3rd Party Data

Review Dreambox Math Data in Otus

Communication

Send a Mailbox Message to Students

Student Account: Take a Simple Assessment | Otus Live PD

Teacher

Create or Remove a Teacher Account

Rubric Assessments

Make the Most Out of the Rubric Descriptor Bank

Advanced Assessments: Get to Know the Mastery Item Bank

Admin

Using the Administrator Activity Dashboard

Data-Driven Instruction

Using Data to Drive Student Placement

Student Account: How to Log In to Otus

Math Keypads in Advanced Assessments

What's New

What’s New in Otus – January 2025

Common Assessments: Create a Historical Report to Analyze Scores (Admin only)

Common Assessments

Common Assessments: Using Assessment Analytics to Analyze Scores

Otus Plans: How to Connect 3rd Party Data | Otus Live PD

Create Cohorts in Historical Analytics

Plans

Otus Plans: Cloning Sections

New Feature Alert! – Assessment Status in Assessment Analytics

Student Account – Complete an Assigned Lesson

Plans

Using Otus Plans to Meet Student Needs | Otus Live PD

Plans

Monitor Student Plans over Time | Otus Live PD

Plans

Otus Plans: When to Use a Drop Down Vs When to Use a Scale

Lessons

Add an Otus Assessment to a Lesson | Otus Live PD

Advanced Assessments

Using Tables with Advanced Assessments | Otus Live

Mass Grading in a Rubric Assessment

Add Items to the Student Profile

Navigate the Otus Standards View of the Gradebook

Analyze 3rd Party Data in Otus

Grant Student and Family Permissions for Plans Visibility | Otus Live PD

Creating a Plan Scale | Otus Live PD

Creating a Plan Template | Otus Live PD

Exclude Assessments from the Final Grade Calculation | Otus Live PD

Family Guide: View Student's 3rd Party Data | Otus Live PD

Family Account: What Does the Notification Feed Tell Me?

Navigate Assessment Gradebook View

Grade a Rubric Assessment

Better Together: Collaborative Planning and Building Common Assessments in Otus with Alison Hardin and Brandi Miller from Bulloch County

Create an Otus Assessment Using the Mastery Item Bank

Share an Idea with Otus!

Navigation Between Student Plans

Removing and Retracting Students from a Plan

Tracking Student Goals with Otus Plans

How to Create Interactive Chart Items in Advanced Assessment

Create a Survey Question with Advanced Assessments

Using Google Drive Resources in Lessons

Analyze Rubric Assessment Data

Otus Live Unboxed: Integrating Lessons and Rubric Assessments with Sara Fuller of Superior High School

Add Student Scores from External Sources to the Otus Points Gradebook

How to Navigate Standards Gradebook View in Otus

Tips and Tricks for Using Otus Chat Support

Assign a Lesson to Students

Showing Work on a Math Advanced Assessment

Standards Based Auto-Scoring Options in Advanced Assessment

Create a Hot Spot Question in an Advanced Assessment

Link an Otus Assessment to a Lesson

Monitoring Student Progress in Lessons

Sharing Assessment Folders with Teachers from an Admin Account

Preview Lessons and Assessments from a Student Perspective

Leave a Comment on Student Assessments

Add a Co-Teacher to Your Class

Otus Plans: Editing a Published Plan

Student Account - Send Private Message to a Teacher Using Blog

Editing Class Names for Better Teacher Workflow

What's New in Otus?! - August 2024 - Back to School

Using Nearpod in Otus Lessons

Build a Query Report

Attach Items to the Student Portfolio

Otus Plans: New Features for the 2024 School Year

How to Attach a Screenshot to a Rubric Assessment

Otus Family Account - Locate and Navigate Student Portfolio

Using Class Board for Back to School Communication with Joanne Tate of Bulloch County Schools

Assign a Grade Level to a Class

Create Academic Sessions and Grading Periods in the Control Center

Create and Add Students to a Class

View Students' Standards Mastery

Notification Feed and To-Do List on the Teachers Homepage

Filter by Assessments in Standards Analytics

Using Otus Plans to Meet Students Needs

Keyboard Shortcuts in Standards Based Plus Assessments

Review Otus Settings - Back to School Prep for Admin

Otus & Partner Assessments - Amplify Science

Analyze Student Assessment Data

What's New in Otus?! - May 2024

Otus Live! WEBINAR for Administrators: Mastering End-of-Year Prep - Streamline Report Cards, Harness Data, and Empower New Teachers

Preview and Assign Assessments from Shared Folders

On Demand PD

Create & Schedule a Blog Post

View and Update a Student's Plan - Teacher Account

Getting Started with Otus Plans

Mastering Main Admin Exports: Finding Student Averages & Identifying District Super Users

Student's View of 3rd Party Data - Student Account

Assessment Engagement: Exploring Student Annotations in Advanced Assessments

How to Send a Copy of an Otus Assessment to Other Otus Educators

Utilizing PowerSchool Gradebook Passback

How Students Access Shared Resources on the Bookshelf - Student Account

End-of-Year Essentials: Preparing Report Cards for Administrators

New Feature Alert! - Plus Assessment in the Standards Gradebook View

What's New in Otus - April 2024?!

Set Grading Scales in the Control Center - Main Admin Account

Decaying Average and Using Term Conversion to Grade Students

View an Individual Student's Gradebook

Updates to the Math Question in Advanced Assessments

Intergrating Whole Child Data into MTSS | Otus & Mindprint

Family Account: Edit Profile Information

Student Account: How to Complete a Lesson

How to Create and Communicate with a Class Board in Otus

Rubric Assessments - Best Practices for Linking Multiple Standards at Once

Analyze the Results of a Simple Assessment

View an Individual Student's 3rd Party Data

Using Google Resources in Advanced Assessments

On Demand PD

Organize the Bookshelf and Share with Students

New Feature Alert! - 3rd Party Analytics Update

Monica's Magical Assessment Adventure: Unveiling the Unseen Wonders of Advanced Assessments for Educators! | Otus Live! Webinar Series

What's New in Otus - March 2024

Student Guide: Take an Assessment on a Chromebook with Respondus Lockdown Browser

Using Respondus Lockdown Browser Guide for Chromebook App

Changing the Layout in Advanced Assessments

Adjust the Grading Period of an Assigned Assessment

Preview and Assign a Shared Assessment

Best Ways to Use Otus for Communication

Unsubmit a Student's Otus Assessment

Sending Copies of Assessments as an Administrator

How to Leave Comments on Rubric and Simple Assessments

How to Create a Plan Template - Admin

How to Create Groups as a Teacher in Otus

Group Students Using Standard Gradebook Data

How Students Access Shared Resources on the Bookshelf

How to Build a Query Report

How to Edit Assigned Lessons

Unlocking Personalized Learning and Growth: Exploring the Otus Plans with Michelle and Hillary

New Feature Alert! Enhanced View of 3rd Party Analytics

How to Leave Comments in the Assessments Gradebook

Provide Feedback and Grade an Advanced Assessment

Leave Audio & Video Feedback in Otus Rubric Assessments

Assessments

Ensuring Students Are Future-Ready with Performance-Based Assessment | Otus & CAE

What's New in Otus - January 2024

How to View 3rd Party Data from a Family Account

Create a Rubric to Grade Multiple Standards at Once

Create a Cloze Math Question in Advanced Assessments

Changing Mastery Settings in the Otus Gradebook

Getting Started in Advanced Assessments

On Demand PD

Mastering Otus Lessons: Unleash Their Full Potential in Your Classroom with Yinka and Hillary

Assessment Availability Windows in Otus

Use Google Make a Copy Feature with Otus Rubric Assessments

Create a Rubric Assessment and Add Attachments

Provide Feedback and Grade a Simple Assessment

On Demand PD

New Feature Alert! Assessment Gradebook - Display Overall Standards Performance

Data Driven Decisions using Otus Query and Historical Analytics

Penalty Points in Advanced Assessments

Submit an Assessment on a Student's Behalf | Otus Live PD

Track Contacts in the Family Communication Log

Group Students using the Result of an Otus Query

New Feature Alert! - Edit Assigned Advanced Assessments

What's New in Otus - November

On Demand PD

Creative Blog Posts for the Classroom Using Canva

View and Update a Student's Plan - Teacher | Otus Live PD

Text to Speech in Advanced Assessments | Otus Live PD

How to Leave Report Card Comments

Add Attachments to a Class Board Post

New Feature Alert! Admin Dashboard

Make a Copy of Google Docs/Slides in a Rubric Assessment

How Students Upload a File to a Rubric Assessment

Exploring EquivLiteral, EquivValue, and EquivSymbolic: Mathematical Options in Advanced Assessments with Bryan Lord, Math Coach of Career Academy HS

Navigating Otus as a Family User

Using the Respondus Lockdown Browser | Otus Live PD

What's New in Otus - October!

Grading a Rubric Assessment

Class

Maximizing Learning Engagement: Class Board vs. Blog – Which Fits Best?