Utilizing iPads for NWEA

Tutorial

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CPS User Guide for iPads
Click here for the Google doc instructions
Please read this document carefully as there are directions for two iPad management methods until all schools are migrated to Jamf:
1. Schools that do not have Macs to manage iPads, and have not migrated to Jamf,
2. Schools that have been migrated to Jamf.

Hardware Requirements

Required
  • iPad Air (or later) *
  • WiFi Internet access
* The iPad 2s, 4th gen. and iPad Pros are not supported

Recommended
  • Apple Configurator (used to enable single app mode across a cart of iPads)

Software Requirements

Required
  • iOS 11 (or later)
  • Guided Access (enable for secure testing) †

Additional Guidance
The following will no longer be supported after 7/19/2019:
*Operating systems:
  • iOS – iOS 10 not supported for iPad testing. This change will make testing on 4th generation iPads no longer possible.
Browser testing:
  • Safari: 9.x and 10.x
  • Firefox: Versions below 64
  • Chrome: Versions below 71
For more details, please see Hardware and Software Requirements in the MAP Help Center.

Network Bandwidth

The following bandwidth recommendation provides guidance for MAP testing and are based on best estimate calculations. Test sites that do not meet these recommendations will be able to deliver assessments, but may experience delays.
Recommendation
  • 2 Mbps for every 30 devices testing concurrently °
  • Perform an internet speed test: www.speedtest.net °°
Additional Guidance
° Additional bandwidth is needed at the beginning of each test to load the initial test questions and the question display software into cache in each device's browser. The initial load is approximately 2.2 MB, and the load time varies based on available bandwidth.
°° Be sure to select Portland, Oregon for the speed test as this is the primary location of the NWEA servers.

Video Tutorials

NWEA Instructions - Non-Configurator iPads

Links

  • To visit the CPS Student Assessment page click here.
  • To visit NWEA Product Support click here.
  • For Hardware and Software System Requirements, click here.