HMHITS - Guide 7 20

Interactive Teaching
System
User’s Guide
July 2020
© Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

Interactive Teaching System User’s Guide
Table of Contents
The Interactive Teaching System ............................................................ 3
Accessing ITS ............................................................................................ 4
Accessing ITS via SAM ................................................................................................. 4
Accessing ITS via the Dashboards ................................................................................ 7
The ITS Login Screen .................................................................................................... 8
The ITS Library ........................................................................................ 10

Choosing the Library ................................................................................................... 10
The My Library Tab ..................................................................................................... 11
The Notes Tab ............................................................................................................. 12
The Search Tab ........................................................................................................... 13
Using Books in ITS.................................................................................. 14

eReader Tools ............................................................................................................. 15
Using the Highlighter, the Notebook and Sharing ........................................................ 17
Presentation Mode ...................................................................................................... 21
Viewing Implementation Videos in ITS.................................................. 23

Links to Resources ................................................................................. 25
READ 180 Next Generation ITS Links ......................................................................... 25
Resources for Differentiated Instruction ...................................................................... 27
Anchor Videos ............................................................................................................. 28
System 44 Resources ................................................................................................. 30
System 44 Student Home Page ............................................................................. 30
Direct Instruction Videos ........................................................................................ 30
Sound & Articulation DVD ...................................................................................... 31
Elkonin Boxes ........................................................................................................ 31
Flip Chart Pages .................................................................................................... 31
Target Vocabulary Cards ....................................................................................... 31
Linking to the 44Book ............................................................................................. 32
Linking to the Decodable Digest............................................................................. 32
Word Building Kit.................................................................................................... 33
Professional Development Resources ......................................................................... 34
Using the Interactive Whiteboard .......................................................... 35

Technical Support ................................................................................... 36
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The Interactive Teaching System
The Interactive Teaching System (ITS) is an online digital library for planning
and teaching with READ 180 Next Generation and/or System 44 Next
Generation resources. ITS is now an HTML5 application. ITS also contains a
special library collection for teachers using System 44 Next Generation with
READ 180 Next Generation in their classrooms. ITS users may access, plan,
and teach lessons with online access to these resources:
• READ 180 Next Generation: ITS provides online access to the

READ 180 Next Generation rBook® Teacher’s Edition, Resources for
Differentiated Instruction (Books 1–3), Getting Started: Your First Three
Weeks, and Implementation Videos.
• System 44 Next Generation: ITS provides online access to the

System 44 Next Generation 44Book, Resources for Differentiated
Instruction, Getting Started: Your First Three Weeks, and Implementation
Videos.
• System 44 Next Generation for use with READ 180 Next Generation:
ITS provides a special library that combines online access to both the
READ 180 Next Generation rBook® Teacher’s Edition and other
resources with the System 44 Next Generation 44Book and resources.
• Expert 21: ITS provides online access to both volumes of the 21Book
Teacher’s Edition in all three courses.
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Accessing ITS
Users may access ITS through the Resource tab in SAM or the Teacher or
Leadership Dashboard.
Accessing ITS via SAM

To access ITS through SAM:
1. Log in to SAM, then click the Resources button or the Resources tab
from the SAM Home Screen.
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2. Choose the program from the Program pull-down menu.

3. Click the ITS tab. Click Launch Interactive Teaching System to

launch ITS.

Accessing ITS via the Dashboards

Next Generation program users may access the ITS from the Teacher or
Leadership Dashboards.
Click the ITS icon in the Web Gateway to

open the ITS Library Screen (page 10).
Clicking any page links in the Today’s

Summary sections of the Teacher
Dashboard opens the relevant rBook or
44Book pages in ITS.
Clicking the ITS links in the Professional

Development section opens the relevant
Professional Development pages of the
rBook or 44Book in ITS.

The ITS Login Screen
1. Select your school or district from the pull-down menu and click Go.
Once the ZIP code is typed in and school selected, this step does not
need to be performed again.
2. Enter your SAM username and password and click Go On. After initially
accessing ITS, this becomes the first login step.

3. When the SAM username and password are entered, the My Library tab
appears.

The ITS Library

The ITS Library is the first screen to open after logging in to ITS.
Choosing the Library

The pull-down menu at the top right corner of the
screen shows all the programs the district has
access to in the ITS. To choose a program’s
library, click the program name in the pull-down
menu.
To log out of the ITS, click the

Logout link.
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The My Library Tab
ITS has three tabs: My Library, Notes, and Search. The ITS opens with the
My Library tab.
The My Library tab shows covers for the books and materials in the chosen
ITS Library. The tab has two parts. At the top of the tab are buttons
corresponding to the different stages or course numbers of the chosen
program. Click the button to select which stage to display in ITS.
The bottom of the tab shows the library. Click a cover to open the book or
resource in a separate browser window.
The Notes Tab
The Notes tab allows users to view, print, or delete previously created notes
or highlights in any of the ITS Library books.
Notes are listed in blue and highlights are listed in beige. Select a note or
highlight by clicking the choice box at the left of the date column. Multiple
notes and/or highlights may be selected. To refresh the list, click Refresh.
After selecting a note or highlight, use these buttons on the Notes tab:
• Print Selected: Click to print multiple selections.
• Delete Selected: Click to delete multiple selections from the book and
the Notes tab.
• Go to Note: Click to go to this note or highlight in the book.
The Search Tab
The Search tab allows users to search book text, notes, and highlights by
keywords.
Type one or more search terms in the Search bar and click Go. Search results
appear in the Results box. Navigate between the pages of results using the
arrows at the bottom right of the Results box.
Filter searches by selecting a particular book or books, or by selecting Notes,

Highlights, or Book Text. Click the check box next to the filter listing to select
that filter.
Click the page number to open the page where the search item is located
in ITS.
Using Books in ITS
To select a book to use in the ITS, click its cover. This opens the book in a
new browser window.
The window has three parts:
• The Main Area shows the selected book.
• The Toolbar is along the left side of the screen. The Toolbar contains
tools and functions for navigating the book, such as the table of contents,
search function; and for using the book in the classroom. It also contains
a settings feature.
• The tray at the bottom of the screen contains view functions, such as the
page number, bookmark, progress bar, print and zoom functions, and
highlighter.
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eReader Tools
The Toolbar at the left side of the screen contains the following
functions (click each button to toggle the function open or closed), :
Table of Contents: Click the contents icon

to open the interactive Table of Contents.
Click the fields in the Table of Contents to
move to that section of the book.
Search: Click the search icon to open the

Search function. Enter a search term in
the field to search the book.
Notebook: The Notebook function lists notes

and highlights made in the eBook (page 17).
Figures: Figures is currently unavailable.
Flashcards: Click the icon to view the list of

flashcards.
At the bottom of the eReader screen is a tool tray that contains the following
tools:
Settings: Click the Settings icon to view the Settings menu. The
Settings Menu shows settings for the account, including using and
sharing Highlighters and Notes, and setting up a Sharing account
(page 19).
Page Number: This tool displays the current page number. Click the
window and enter a page number to move to that page in the eBook.
Bookmark: Click the Bookmark to bookmark the page in the

eBook. Click the arrow to show a menu of current bookmarks.
Progress Slide Bar: This tool shows where in the eBook

the displayed page is. By sliding the cursor back and forth,
teachers may also move through the eBook.
Print: Click to open the print window. Use the

window to select which pages to print.
Zoom Options: Click the button to show the

Zoom options. Choose to increase or decrease
the font size or the size of the page image.
Read Aloud: Click to activate the Read Aloud

function.
Highlighter: Click to activate the Highlighter tool (page 19).
Citation: Click to show the bibliographic

information on the eBook in MLA, APA, and
Harvard formats.
Copy URL: Click to show and copy the eBook

URL.
Show/Hide Tray: Click to show or hide the bottom tool tray.
Page turning tools rest at the top and bottom of each page of the eBook in
READ 180 Universal and System 44 Next Generation materials, and on the
left and right of other materials.
Using the Highlighter, the Notebook and Sharing

The Highlighter and Notebook tools allow users to insert and track notes and
highlights in the eBooks.
Click the Fast Highlighter button in the bottom tool

tray to activate the Highlighter. Choose the color for
the highlighter. eBooks may have highlights in both
colors to help categorize highlights and notes.
When the highlighter is turned on, a message

appears at the top of the screen saying Fast
Highlighting Turned On.
Drag the cursor/highlighter across the text to be highlighted, or click individual

words to highlight them. To clear a highlight, click the highlighted text with the
cursor/highlighter icon. Text stays highlighted until it is cleared. Text may be
highlighted in all ITS Library books.
Highlighting text also lists it in the Notebook. Click the Notebook button on the
left toolbar to open the Notebook.
The Notebook tool shows the highlighted text as a note.
Click Add Note to add a note to the highlighted text. Click Submit to enter the
note in the notebook.
Click the Settings icon on the Notebook pane to

manage the Highlighter and Notebook settings.
Click Manage Highlighters to change the

highlighter color.
Notes may also be shared with teachers and others through a Sharing
Account. Click Manage Sharing to set up and manage the sharing function.
Click the desired

color to set the
highlighter. To
remove the color,
click Remove.
Too add a new
color, click Add
New
Highlighter.
Choose the new

color, then click
Save. Click
Cancel to close
the window
without saving
the highlighter.
To manage
sharing, click I’m
Following and
enter the email
address of the
colleague you
wish to follow
(this colleague
must also have
an active sharing
account).
Click My
Followers to
manage followers
to your sharing
account. Copy the
link to the
Notebook entry,
then send it to the
colleague you
wish to follow you.
They will then be
able to see your
Notebook and highlights.
To manage shared notes and highlights, click the

Sort icon on the Notebook pane to open the menu.
Click the different view and sort settings to choose
which to view and how to sort them.
Presentation Mode
Presentation Mode allows teachers to display student pages from the

Teacher’s Edition eBooks. Pages with visible student pages contain the
Presentation Mode menu button at the top right of the page. It is therefore
ideal for lesson presentations.
Click the menu icon to show the Presentation Mode functions. (Presentation
Mode is not available in the Expert 21 ITS Library.)
Click the menu button shows the Presentation Mode tool tray. The projector
icon toggles Presenation mode on or off. The checkmark shows annotations
one at a time; the Answers On button shows all answers on the page at once.
Click the projector icon to toggle Presentation Mode on or off.
Click the arrow above

the bottom tool tray
to hide the tray.
The Annotation
commands control
how annotations are
displayed on the
screen in
Presentation Mode.
Select Annotations
allows users to click
questions on the
book pages to reveal
annotations one at a
time. Select the annotations by clicking the checkmark button. This changes
the cursor to a red check mark. Moving the check mark across the questions
in Presentation Mode changes the check mark to green.
Click the space with the green check mark to reveal the answer to that
question. To hide the annotation after showing it, click the checkmark button
again to toggle the annotations off.
The Answers On button reveals all the

annotations on the displayed page. Click it to
toggle the annotations on or off.
Viewing Implementation Videos in ITS
The READ 180 Next Generation and System 44 Next Generation ITS both
have implementation videos, as does the System 44 Next Generation for use
with READ 180 Next Generation ITS.
Click the Implementation Videos cover in My Library to open the video area.
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Click the Contents tab to open the video topics list. Clicking the “+” and “-”
tabs expands or collapses the list and shows the video links. Click a video link
to open the video player.
Click the Play/Pause button to play or pause the video, and click the Back
button to start the video from the beginning. Slide the cursor along the time
measurement bar to move forward or backward through the video. Click the
“X” at the top right corner of the Video Screen to close the screen.
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Links to Resources
Pages displayed in the ITS contain links that allow users to display and use
different resources.
READ 180 Next Generation ITS Links

The READ 180 Next Generation rBook Teacher’s Edition pages contain ITS-
only links for Do Now, Wrap-Up, and Scaffolded Support. Each link opens a
window in the middle of the ITS Screen.
The Do Now link opens a Do Now window that shows the Workshop’s lead-off
activity. Use Presentation Mode to project the Do Now as students enter the
classroom.
The Wrap-Up link opens a Wrap-Up window that shows a summary activity for
the lesson.
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The Scaffolded Support link opens a Scaffolded Support window which lists
Differentiated Support activities for Small-Group Instruction.

Resources for Differentiated Instruction

The ITS rBook Teacher’s Editions and 44Books contain links that allow users
to link to different resources for differentiated instruction and support.
Each Resources for Differentiated Instruction page reference in the rBook or

44Book is linked. Click the links to open the referenced page in a separate
ITS window.

Anchor Videos
ITS pages also link to Anchor Videos in READ 180 Next Generation and
System 44 Next Generation. (Anchor Videos in the System 44 Next
Generation for use with READ 180 Next Generation ITS links to READ 180
Next Generation Anchor Videos.)
Clicking the Anchor Video’s title or the

Play All link next to the DVD icon
opens the video on the main screen.
Clicking the DVD icon also opens a

list of Anchor Videos for the
Workshop or Module.
Click the Play button icons on the Anchor

Video to open the video player on the
main screen.

Click the Play/Pause button on the video player to play or pause the video,
and click the Back button to start the video from the beginning. Slide the
cursor along the time-measurement bar to move forward or backward through
the video.
Click the arrows icon at the top left corner of the video screen to show the
video in fullscreen format. Click the picture-in-picture icon next to it to show
the video in its own window.
Click the “X” at the top right corner of the video screen to close the screen.

System 44 Resources
In the ITS, the System 44 Resources for Differentiated Instruction and the
44Book contain links to teaching resources and multimedia tools at point of
use for each lesson.
A list of the resources for each Lesson is listed in the Teacher Materials
section at the beginning of the Lesson in the System 44 Resources for
Differentiated Instruction.
System 44 Student Home Page
To access the student Home Page

and explore the System 44
strands, click the S.M.A.R.T.,
Code, or Word Strategies link in
System 44 Resources for
Differentiated Instruction lessons.
From here teachers may project
and explore the strands in the
System 44 student program.
Direct Instruction Videos
To play System 44 Direct

Instruction videos for a specific
lesson, click the Direct
Instruction link at the point of use
in the Teaching Guide lesson. The
video will begin in a separate
browser window.

Sound & Articulation DVD
To play a lesson-related animation

from the Sound & Articulation DVD,
click the Sound & Articulation DVD
link in the Materials box or at the point
of use in the lesson. The DVD opens in
a new browser window.
Elkonin Boxes
Click the Elkonin Boxes link in the Teacher Materials Box, or at the point of
use in the lesson to open an Elkonin Box reproducible in a new browser
window.
Flip Chart Pages
Download the Flip

Chart pages for the
selected lesson by
clicking the Flip Chart
link, the link in the
Teacher Materials box,
or the lesson pages in
the 44Book.
Target Vocabulary Cards
Click the vocabulary word

links under the Target
Vocabulary Cards to open
a word card and videos for
the lesson’s vocabulary
words in a separate
browser window.
Clicking vocabulary words

in the Lesson Pages in the
System 44 Resources for
Differentiated Instruction
also opens the word cards
and videos.

Linking to the 44Book
Access lesson-related 44Book pages

by clicking the page links. Clicking the
link opens the 44Book page in a
separate browser window.
To toggle the annotations on the

44Book pages, choose Presentation
Mode, then click the Toggle
Annotations button to view

annotations. Use the Select
Annotations button to check
annotations of individual questions.
Linking to the Decodable Digest
Access lesson-related Decodable Digest pages directly from

the Lesson Links Space by clicking the Decodable Digest
page link. The Teaching Guide lesson pages also contain the
page links. Clicking the link opens the Decodable Digest page
in a separate browser window.

Word Building Kit
The virtual Word Building Kit, an online version of the

System 44 Word Building Kit, may only be accessed
through the System 44 Next Generation ITS home screen.
Click the Word Building Kit icon to open the kit in a
separate browser window.
To use the Word Building Kit, click the menu items from the list on the left of
the screen to open the letter/sound tiles for ABCs (gray), Consonants (blue),
Vowels (red), Word Parts (green), and Prefixes and Suffixes (purple). Drag
each tile to the center of the screen to build words.
At the bottom of the screen are buttons for the virtual

marker and virtual eraser, as well as a Clear button
that clears the screen. Click the virtual marker button to
convert the mouse to a marker, then drag the mouse to mark
the screen in the Word Building Kit.
Click the eraser button to convert the cursor to an eraser, then

drag the eraser over the marks to erase them. Click the Clear
button to clear the screen of tiles and marks.
Remove the tiles from the center screen by dragging them to the
recycle bin or back to the left side of the screen.
Note that the Word Builder Kit is in Flash. Flash will have to be accepted for
use prior to using the Kit.
Professional Development Resources

Point-of-use videos present modeling of lessons, expert commentary, and
program background information.
RED Professional Development Videos are referenced in the rBook Teacher’s

Edition, the 44Book, and the System 44 Resources for Differentiated
Instruction, and the Professional Development pages of the rBook.
Click the link with the RED Development Video’s title, or the link in the
Digital U box, to open the video on the main screen.

Using the Interactive Whiteboard

ITS is fully whiteboard compatible. Project student rBook and 44Book pages
for classroom use with an interactive whiteboard. Follow the instructions
included with the classroom whiteboard to connect it to the computer
running ITS.
To use ITS on a whiteboard:
1. Choose Presentation Mode (page 21).
2. Click the Toolbar Down button (page 16) to move the Toolbar to the
bottom of the screen for students to access.
3. Use the Annotations buttons to reveal answers on the projected page(s).

Use the Select Annotations button to click on individual answer boxes to
fill in the annotation, or click Toggle Annotations to turn the answers on
and view all annotations at once.
4. Use the Notes and Highlight tools to highlight text or insert notes for
students into the presentation.
Various brands of whiteboards allow users to present, write, and save student
responses. User experiences with the different whiteboard brands will vary.
Consult the User’s Guide for your interactive whiteboard for details.
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Technical Support
For questions or other support needs, visit the HMH Education Product
Support website at hmhco.com/productsupport.
At the site, users will find program documentation, manuals, and guides, as
well as Frequently Asked Questions and live chat support.
For specific questions regarding SAM, contact customer service to speak to a

representative at 1-800-283-5974 or visit the SAM Help Center at
http://downloads.hmlt.hmco.com/Help/SAM/Administrator/#t=SAM_Administra
tor_and_Teacher_Help.htm.
For specific questions about using SAM with SAM Suite programs, click Help
in the Quick Links along the top of any screen in SAM.
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The ITS Library ........................................................................................ 10

Using Books in ITS.................................................................................. 14

Viewing Implementation Videos in ITS.................................................. 23

Using the Interactive Whiteboard .......................................................... 35

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The Interactive Teaching System

• READ 180 Next Generation: ITS provides online access to the

• System 44 Next Generation: ITS provides online access to the

Accessing ITS via SAM

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2. Choose the program from the Program pull-down menu.

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3. Click the ITS tab. Click Launch Interactive Teaching System to

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Accessing ITS via the Dashboards

Click the ITS icon in the Web Gateway to

Clicking any page links in the Today’s

Clicking the ITS links in the Professional

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The ITS Login Screen

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The ITS Library

Choosing the Library

To log out of the ITS, click the

The My Library Tab

The Notes Tab

• Print Selected: Click to print multiple selections.

• Go to Note: Click to go to this note or highlight in the book.

The Search Tab

Filter searches by selecting a particular book or books, or by selecting Notes,

Using Books in ITS

The window has three parts:

• The Main Area shows the selected book.

Table of Contents: Click the contents icon

Search: Click the search icon to open the

Notebook: The Notebook function lists notes

Figures: Figures is currently unavailable.

Flashcards: Click the icon to view the list of

Bookmark: Click the Bookmark to bookmark the page in the

Progress Slide Bar: This tool shows where in the eBook

Print: Click to open the print window. Use the

Zoom Options: Click the button to show the

Read Aloud: Click to activate the Read Aloud

Highlighter: Click to activate the Highlighter tool (page 19).

Citation: Click to show the bibliographic

Copy URL: Click to show and copy the eBook

Show/Hide Tray: Click to show or hide the bottom tool tray.

Using the Highlighter, the Notebook and Sharing

Click the Fast Highlighter button in the bottom tool

When the highlighter is turned on, a message

Drag the cursor/highlighter across the text to be highlighted, or click individual

The Notebook tool shows the highlighted text as a note.

Click the Settings icon on the Notebook pane to

Click Manage Highlighters to change the

Click the desired