Access for Non-Teachers (Specialists, Admin, Subs, etc.)

1. In Webdesk, launch the "Savvas Realize Secondary" for secondary staff. If you do not see it, go to Step 2 to add the app. *Note: This is a view-only access for educators with no students assigned to them in the Skyward. Staff members do not sign in for this view-only access. They also cannot assign content to students or edit/remove content.

2. If you do not see this app on your home screen, you can add it from the App Library. Click on the plus sign on the top left to open the App Library. Click on "PISD Staff". Type Savvas in the search bar, and then click "Add" under the Savvas Realize (Secondary) app. 

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*** Please note, Specialist apps (like Savvas Secondary) will not work on iPads. 

Step-by-Step Getting started With Google Classroom and Realize PDFs

Teacher workflow for Getting Started in Google Classroom.

1. Teacher creates Google Classroom and adds students.

2. How students join Google Classroom Classes (student view).

3. Teacher verifies student joined Google Classroom Class.

Teacher workflow for Linking Google Classroom to Savvas Realize

4. Import a Google Classroom Class to Realize.

5. Create Realize assignments for your Google Classroom classes.

6. Student launches Realize assignment from Google Classroom.

    Student:  Connect Savvas Account with Google

    Student: Link to Google Classroom from Savvas

7. Teacher verifies the student has Google Classroom and Realize synced.

Savvas on the iPad

How to use Savvas on the iPad.

Access Savvas Realize from Classlink tile (Webdesk). 

Click on the Realize button on the right.  Navigate to etext.

How to project Savvas presentation on the iPad.

Q: How do I get the Key Ideas presentation's black background back to white when presenting on iPad?  

A: Download the presentation, right-click on presentation change background so it will not show the black background. Save to Google Drive, and open on the iPad from Drive. View this video for step-by-step instructions.

**Note: Specialist Apps in Webdesk won't work

Specialist apps - HMH Specialist & Savvas Specialist - will not work on iPads. It needs the One-Click Classlink Chrome Extension to auto sign in which iPads do not have. Alternatively, access what you need from your computer. If you need to present it from the iPad, download what you need (like the PDF) from the website on your computer into Google Drive. When on the iPad, open it from Drive and mirror to the Apple TV. 

Issue: "Account is Already Linked"

Email DigitalLearningTeam@pisd.edu and include the following information:

1. Student Name and ID#
2. Campus
3. Teacher
4. Class name 
5. Screenshot of the error message, if possible.

Once a student is unlinked, please ask student to take the following steps (directions are on this page: pisd.edu/techtips):

1. Delete browsing data in Chrome
2. Confirm student's Google account is linked in Webdesk
3. Verify password in Webdesk
4. Launch Savvas etext Login link in Google Classroom and connect to Savvas.

Issue: "No Classes are Available to You"

Students receive an error message: No Classes are Available to You.

In this case, the teacher sees a student enrolled in Google Classroom class but is missing from the Google Classroom Imported class.  Teacher will need to add products and unhide classes, if needed.  The student will launch Savvas and link to Google Classroom.  Teachers can then hide Classlink-rostered class to avoid confusion. Step-by-Step instructions linked.

Issue: Teacher Session Timeout

Best Practice:

1. Launch Savvas from Webdesk and click the Realize tab on the right navigation. Do not close this tab (Savvas home screen).

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3.   In Realize, navigate to resources and classes. 

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4. When there is a Savvas timeout:

• Close all open Savvas tabs
• Relaunch Savvas from Webdesk to start a new session. 
• ** All previously opened tabs are associated with the initial session and can cause more frequent timeouts. 

5. Assigning activities in prolonged sessions. 

Operate from the Realize screen.  If the teacher has been in the Realize Teacher Interface for more than two hours, prior to attempting a new assignment to a class or student, the assignment may fail to sync due to a default session timeout value for the interface. In these cases the best course of action will be to sign out, then sign back in, click on each assignment that has failed and then click the Sync with Google failed, try again option. Again, note that the sync status at the assignment level does not currently provide a success or failure confirmation. Please wait a few minutes and then check to see if the assignment is now available for the students in their Google Classroom.

Other Errors or Problems Connecting?

Google Classroom Sync Errors - General error messages with step-by-step directions to resolve the issue.

Google Classroom How-Tos - Disconnect Google and other helpful articles.

My student doesn't see any assignments in Google Classroom - The student needs to launch Savvas and take initial steps to activate resource from Webdesk. Follow these step-by-step instructions.

My student is missing from my Savvas Roster - If student is enrolled in the Google Classroom, but is missing from Savvas Roster, the teacher will need to add products to the ClassLink-rostered class before the student activates account. When all students in Google Classroom are in Savvas Roster, the teacher can hide the ClassLink-rostered class to avoid confusion.  Please follow these step-by-step instructions for teacher and student.