How to Activate Your Account & Log in to & Out of TIDE
When your TIDE account is created, TIDE sends you an activation email. This email contains a link that directs you to the Reset Your Password page in TIDE where you can set up your password for logging in to TIDE and other applicable CAI systems. This link expires 15 minutes after the email is sent. If you do not set up your password within 15 minutes, you need to request a new link as described in the section Password Information in the appendix.
If you do not receive an activation email, check your spam folder. Emails are sent from DoNotReply@cambiumassessment.com, so you may need to add this address to your contact list.
At the beginning of a new school year, your TIDE password and security details will be automatically reset. You will receive an email from DoNotReply@cambiumassessment.com to notify you of this occurrence and to alert you that you will not be able to log in to TIDE or any other system until you reactivate your account for the new school year. Follow the instructions below to reactivate your account for the new school year.
How to activate your account
Select the link in the activation email. The Reset Your Password page appears (refer to Figure 2).
In the New Password and Confirm New Password fields, enter a new password. The password must be at least eight characters long and must include at least one lowercase alphabetic character, one uppercase alphabetic character, one number, and one special character (e.g., %, #, or !).
Select Submit.
Account activation is complete. You can proceed to TIDE by selecting the TIDE card (refer to Figure 4) from the Testing Personnel page on the Texas Assessment website.
How to reactivate your account at the beginning of the school year
At the beginning of a new school year, your TIDE password and security details will be automatically reset. You will receive an email from DoNotReply@cambiumassessment.com to notify you of this occurrence and to alert you that you will not be able to log in to TIDE or any other system until you reactivate your account for the new school year.
Navigate to TexasAssessment.gov.
Select the Testing Personnel user role (refer to Figure 3).
Select the Test Information Distribution Engine (TIDE) card (refer to Figure 4) from the Prepare for Testing section. The Login page appears (refer to Figure 5).
Select Request a new one for this school year. The Reset Your Password: Find Account page appears (refer to Figure 6).
Enter your TIDE email address and select Submit. TIDE sends you an email containing a link to reset your password.
Select the link in the activation email. The Reset Your Password page appears (refer to Figure 2).
In the New Password and Confirm New Password fields, enter a new password. The password must be at least eight characters long and must include at least one lowercase alphabetic character, one uppercase alphabetic character, one number, and one special character (e.g., %, #, or !).
Select Submit.
How to log in to TIDE
Do not share your login information with anyone. All Texas Assessment Program systems provide access to student information, which must be protected in accordance with federal privacy laws.
Navigate to TexasAssessment.gov.
Select the Testing Personnel user role (refer to Figure 3).
Select the TIDE card (refer to Figure 4) from the Prepare for Testing section. The Login page appears (refer to Figure 5).
On the Login page, enter the email address and password you use to access all CAI systems.
Select Secure Login.
If you have not logged in using this browser before, or if you have cleared your browser cache, the Enter Code page appears (refer to Figure 7) and an email is sent to your address. This applies every time you access TIDE with a new browser. The email contains an authentication code, which you must use within 15 minutes of the email being sent.
In the Enter Emailed Code field, enter the emailed code. If the code has expired, Select Resend Code to request a new code.
Select Submit.
If the Terms and Conditions page appears, you should review the terms on this page and click Accept to proceed.
The Administration Task Dashboard for your user role appears. Depending on your user role, TIDE may prompt you to select a role, region, district, or campus to complete the login.
Working with TIDE in more than one browser tab or window may result in changes in one tab overwriting changes made in another tab. Do not have more than one TIDE browser tab or window open at one time.
How to log out of TIDE
In the TIDE banner (refer to Figure 8), select Log Out.
Logging out of TIDE logs you out of most Texas Assessment Program systems. However, you will not be logged out of the Test Administrator Interface in order to prevent the accidental interruption of active test sessions.
