Global Tools	Instructions
Help	To view the on-screen Help Guide window, select ? in the upper-right corner.
Calculator	To use the on-screen calculator, select Calculator in the global menu.
Line Reader	To highlight an individual line of text in a passage or question, select Line Reader in the global menu. This tool is not available while the Highlighter tool is in use.
Masking	The Masking tool temporarily covers a distracting area of the test page. To use this tool: Select Masking in the global menu. Select and drag across the distracting area. To close the Masking tool, select Masking again. To remove a masked area, select X in the upper-right corner of that area.
System Settings	To adjust audio volume during the test, select in the upper-right corner. Students testing with TTS can also use this tool to adjust TTS settings. Students testing on mobile devices cannot use this tool to adjust volume. To adjust audio volume on mobile devices, students must use the device’s built-in volume control.
Zoom buttons	To enlarge the text and images on a test page, select Zoom In. There are several zoom levels. To undo zooming, select Zoom Out.

Context Menu Tools	Instructions
Mark as No Response	To indicate that no response was provided for an item, select Mark as No Response from the context menu. For students with “No Mode of Communication” the TA will need to select “Mark as No Response” for the first five items. Additional information regarding the use of this feature is available in the I AM TAM or TCM.
Strikethrough	For selected-response questions, you can cross out an answer option to focus on the options you think might be correct. There are two options for using this tool: Option A: To activate Strikethrough mode, open the context menu and select Strikethrough. Select each answer options you wish to strike out. To deactivate Strikethrough mode, press Esc or select outside the question’s response area. Option B: Right-click an answer option and select Strikethrough.
Text-to-Speech	To listen to passages and questions, select a Speak option from the TTS button beside the context menu.
Item Tutorials	To view a short video demonstrating how to respond to a particular question type, select Item Tutorials from the context menu.

Test Rules for I AM Assessments

You cannot skip any items on the I AM test. If a student has “No Mode of Communication,” please select “Mark as No Response” in the context menu for any items that the student does not respond to. This must be selected for the first five items in order for the test to end and for the student’s test to get routed correctly for scoring.
When in full-screen mode, you can navigate to test pages by selecting the [Next] button. When you are not in full-screen mode, you can navigate between test pages using the Back and Next buttons or by selecting an option from the Items dropdown list in the upper-left corner.
You must submit the test after you finish answering all questions.

If the test is paused and the student returns to the test within 20 minutes, the student may revisit and/or change answers to previous test items within the current test segment.
If the test is paused longer than 20 minutes, the student can log back into the test to complete the items within the current test segment, but he or she will not be able to go back to previously answered test questions completed before the test was paused.
If you are idle for 20 minutes, the test automatically pauses and logs you out.
All answers are saved immediately. You do not lose them when the test is paused.
If the student pauses the I AM test for more than 20 minutes, please note the following:
- The student must log back in to the test.
- The student will see the screen containing the item(s) he or she was working on when the test segment was paused (if the screen contains at least one unanswered item) OR the next screen containing a new test item (if all items on the previous page were answered before the pause).
- The TA should not review responses without being prompted by the student.

About Text-to-Speech for I AM Assessments

Text-to-Speech is required for the I AM assessment unless the student has access to a Human Reader as a part of an accommodation.

Students testing with TTS can listen to passages, questions, and answer options using the ear icon if available.

To hear the passage, select the ear icon next to the passage. If the student needs to hear the passage a second time, select the ear icon again. The student can select the ear icon as many times as needed.
When the student is ready for the question, select the ear icon next to the question.
To hear the response options read aloud, select the ear icon that corresponds with each response option. Please note that not all response options will have ears. If a student needs to hear a response option again and there is not a separate ear, please select the ear next to the question and the question and answer options will be read aloud again.

To listen to content with the Text-to-Speech tool:

To listen to a question or answer options, students select the Text-to-Speech button beside the context menu and select one of the following Speak options:
- To listen to the question and the answer options, students select Speak Question.
- To listen only to an answer option, select Speak Option from the Text-to-Speech button beside the context menu and then select the answer option. Students can also right-click the answer option and select Speak Option.
- To listen to a portion of the text, highlight a word or portion of the text that you want to read and select Speak Selection from the Text-to-Speech button beside the context menu. Students can also right-click on the highlighted text and select Speak Selection.