About the Banner

A banner appears at the top of every page in TIDE (see Figure 4).

Figure 4: TIDE Banner

The banner displays the current test administration and your current user role. The banner also includes the following features:

• TIDE: This drop-down list allows you to switch to other systems.
• Help: This button opens the online TIDE User Guide.
• Inbox: This button allows you to open the shared Inbox and access the users, students, and students' test settings data files you exported in TIDE, files you exported in any other CAI system, as well as any secure documents, if available.
• Manage Account: This drop-down list allows you to change your user role and set up your contact information.
• Log Out: This button logs you out of TIDE and related CAI systems.