Welcome to InnerOrbit’s Getting Started Training!

In this first video, we will show you how to navigate and get the best experience out of the Getting Started Tutorials.

Be sure to check out the “Additional Resources” tab above as you complete the tutorials.

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What InnerOrbit Is?

• NGSS assessments, reports, and practice—all in one place
• Built for 3D science learning, Grades 3–12

What Makes It Innovative?

• Assessments begin with real-world phenomena
• Scaffolded questions (1D, 2D, and 3D) guide students toward sensemaking

How to Use InnerOrbit

• Build or customize assessmentsAssign to students
• Collect and analyze 3D-aligned data instantly

What the Data Tells You

• See performance by DCI, SEP, and CCC
• Identify learning opportunities and patterns
• Support instruction and curriculum planning

Support & Practice Tools

• SEP practice problems
• Classroom templates for use with 3D data
• Professional development and training opportunities

Getting Help

• Access real-time help via Site Chat
• Explore in-depth resources in the Learning Hub
• InnerOrbit gives you the data you need to guide instruction, measure growth, and support student sensemaking—without the guesswork.

Happy orbiting! 🚀

To get started, go to your Roster’s tab.

Clever/Classlink Users

If your school uses Clever or ClassLink, your rosters are automatically loaded.

1. Click Show Students to view the roster. You’ll see a message confirming the connection.

2. If anything looks off, use the Site Chat to reach our team.

Google Classroom Users

1. Click Import Rosters from Google and follow the prompts.

2. To update rosters later, just click the same button again.

Not Using Google Classroom, But Students Have Google Accounts

If students have Google emails but you’re not using Google Classroom:

1. Click Create New Roster.
2. Send students the Add Code link so they can log in with Google and join.
3.  

Other Rostering Methods

If you do not use Clever, Classlink, or student Google emails, you can manually add students by creating individual usernames/passwords

1. Create a new roster

2. Add students manually

Student Accommodations & Supports

• Turn on Text-to-Speech:

  • For the whole class: select “Turn on Text-to-Speech for this roster”

  • For individual students: click “Show Students” and use the toggle

• Built-in supports also include:

  • Image magnification

  • Text size adjustment

  • Translation via Google Translate (students must enable this in their browser)

To assign a Pre-Made Assessment:

Step 1: Search by standard or keyword OR use the browse tiles

Step 2: Click on a pre-made assessment

• Diagnostic: content-only questions to see what knowledge students have pre-instruction (learn more)
• Scaffolded Formative: for assessing a wider array of rigor, best used mid-learning (learn more)
• Sensemaking Summative: for assessing full mastery of standard, best used post-learning (learn more)

Step 3: Click “Use All Questions”

Step 4: Click “View Your Assessment”

Step 5: Modify your assessment by:

• Deleting questions
• Modifying questions
• Adding more questions by searching for another standard/keyword

Step 6: Title and Save Assessment

Step 7: See assessment in Library tab or Assign to Classes!

1) To find the assessment you built, go to the “Created by You “ section under the “Library” tab.

2) Click into your assessment tile! You will find the assignment settings on the right side.

• Assign: Check the circles (blue checks show assessment is assigned to that roster)
• Due Date: Type or choose your due date in the text box
• Show/Hide Scores and Answers: Teal button on the top right
  
• Lock/Unlock: Students can see the assigned assessment on their dashboard, but can open it
  

InnerOrbit’s multiple choice + drag and drop questions are automatically scored and are worth 1 point.

The drawing + typed response questions need to be graded and are worth 4 points.

Here is how to grade these responses:

1) Under the “Grading” tab, you will see the assessments that need to be scored. Click “Grade Now”.

2) Use the rubric to score students on a scale of 0 to 4.

• For typed response questions, You will have a pink box for you to type and highlight trending word in student responses.
  

3) To give student feedback, simply click on the bubble icon.

InnerOrbit offers 4 different reports, providing you detailed NGSS data. Here, we are diving into our teachers’ 2 favorite reports. 

Dimensions Report – Standards Analysis

1) Go to your “Reports” tab. Click “Dimensions”.

2) You will see your data broken into the 3 dimensions of the NGSS – Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCI), Science and Engineer Practices (SEP), Cross-cutting Concepts (CCC). You can stay high level here to see how students are doing on the dimensions.

3) Fine-tooth comb the data with the filter.

Assignment Reports – Question Analysis

1) Go to “Reports” tab. Click “Assignments”.

2) You will see an overview of all assessments in the current school year. Click the “blue button to view the full report”.

3) The proficiency & completion bar are on the top. Below that, you will see the student’s score for this assessment. You can “click on the student’s name” to view their answersheet.

4) Scroll pass the list of student’s name. You will find the question analysis. Hover over to see the details.