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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

WHAT IS EDCREDIBLE®?

EdCredible® is an Instructional Materials Review Management Platform. It is the one-stop-shop administrators use to conduct their own instructional materials review or adoption process. EdCredible® automates every step of the process that administrators have previously done via email, paper and pencil or by using generic online form tools. Nothing beats a tool that's been developed specifically for instructional materials reviews.

I'VE NEVER DONE A REVIEW.  WHERE DO I START?

The first step in any review is to conduct an initial call with EdCredible® to discuss your review goals and objectives. This helps EdCredible® to align the training and review process with your needs and the internal capabilities of your school, district or state. Whether you've managed reviews for over a decade or your still learning what exactly goes into an instructional materials review, EdCredible® will guide you through the entire review process. Contact us at support@edcredible.com to request more information from EdCredible®.

HOW DO VENDORS AND PUBLISHERS PARTICIPATE IN REVIEWS?

When a education agency "posts" a new Instructional Materials Review or Adoption, vendors automatically receive an email notification.  Vendors then log in to EdCredible® to access the request for materials, submit all of the relevant product information by course, complete required documents and submit their response online.

WHAT DO VENDORS SUBMIT DURING A REVIEW?

Administrators can request vendors to submit any type of information online in EdCredible®. By default, EdCredible® collects a significant amount of product information with every vendor submission, which is automatically integrated into online evaluation forms for reviewers. By collecting this information digitally, administrators can export all of the submitted data from all vendors with a single click. Information EdCredible® collects by default includes: 

  • Title, Copyright, Author, ISBN, Edition

  • Product Description

  • Intended Grade Level

  • Website

  • Type (Core/Supplemental)

  • Major Student Tool Format

  • Major Teacher Tool Format

  • Student Edition Digital Access Information

  • Teacher Edition Digital Access Information

  • Public Digital Access Information

  • Universal Design Learning (UDL) Questionnaire Responses

  • Publisher Questionnaire

  • Video

  • Correlation to State Standards

  • Digital Walkthrough

  • At-A-Glance Item Description

  • Implementation and Training Plan

  • EdReports

  • ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act) Evidence

  • Student Edition Pricing

  • Teacher Edition Pricing

  • Class Set Pricing

  • Shipping Information and Pricing

  • Ancillary Materials and Package Pricing

  • Any Additional Attachments Request by the Administrator

CAN DISTRICTS EVALUATE, VOTE AND RANK PRODUCTS ONLINE?

EdCredible® makes it easy to create and assign online evaluation forms online. EdCredible's® automated platform means all publisher sample information is automatically included in each evaluation, eliminating the need for administrators to worry about it.

 

Ranking and Voting is extremely easy with EdCredible and helps committees come to consensus is a transparent and efficient way. Ranking and Voting reports and exports make it easy for administrators to interpret and disseminate data to key stakeholders.

HOW DO REVIEWERS ACCESS MATERIALS?

EdCredible® automatically pulls all of the information that vendors submit (in their responses to your request for materials) into each online evaluation. At the click of a button, reviewers can access digital access codes and additional documents while in the evaluation. This takes much of the stress out of the review process for administrators because EdCredible® does the heavy lifting every step of the way.

To prevent reviewer bias, EdCredible® does not make the vendor pricing available to the reviewer during in the evaluation.

CAN ADMINISTRATORS PRINT REPORTS AND EXPORT DATA?

Yes. EdCredible® was specifically developed to bring transparency to the textbook adoption process review data is encrypted and securely stored electronically. District Administrators have the ability to view reports in a scorecard like format online as well as print reports and export all raw reviewer qualitative and quantitative evaluation, ranking and voting data at the district, school and user level. In addition to the charts and exports below, EdCredible® can create customized exports for no additional charge.

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Evaluation Reports and Exports:

  • Comparative Scorecard by Product - Filter by district, school, role, user, product and evaluation status.

  • Summative Results by Product (export)

  • Summative Result by Section (export)

  • Summative Result by Category (export)

  • Summative Result by Indicator (export)

  • User Overall Scores and Comments (export)

  • User Section Score (export)

  • User Category Score (export)

  • User Indicator Score and Comments (export)

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Ranking Reports and Exports:

  • Comparative Charts by Product - filter by school, user, role, product.

  • Comparative Charts by School

  • Comparative Ranking Chart by User

  • Overall Ranking by Selection

  • Overall Ranking by Product

  • School Rank by Choice

  • School Rank by Product

  • Rank by User (export)

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Ranking Reports and Exports:

  • Comparative Chart by Product - filter by school, user, role, product.

  • Comparative Chart by School

  • Comparative Chart by User

  • Total Votes in District (export)

  • Total Votes by School (export)

  • Votes and Comments by User (export)

HOW MUCH DOES EDCREDIBLE® COST?

EdCredible's® goal is to deliver innovative, dependable online tools that provide exceptional value for school districts and vendors. Vendors and school districts both pay an annual subscription for access to EdCredible®. Contact us at support@edcredible.com to request pricing information.

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