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1 SpringBoard Digital User Guide – Students & Parents – Core Functions Table of Contents Overview .....................................................................................................................2 Welcome to SpringBoard Digital User Guides ............................................................................................... 2 Components of SpringBoard Digital..............................................................................3 Student Desktop ......................................................................................................................................................... 3 Components/Modules ............................................................................................................................................. 3 QuickStart for Students ................................................................................................4 Student Self Registration (For Self Registration Districts Only) .....................................8 1. How Students Self-Register (Skip this section if you’re already registered) .............................. 8 Bookshelf (eBooks) .................................................................................................... 11 1. Navigating to the Bookshelf: ......................................................................................................................... 11 2. Interacting with the eBook, including highlighting and marking the text ................................ 13 3. Using Sticky Notes ............................................................................................................................................. 14 4. Responding to Prompts and Questions .................................................................................................... 15 5. Using Additional Features: Audio and Define........................................................................................ 17 Student Resources ..................................................................................................... 18 My Calendar & Assignments ...................................................................................... 18 1. Navigating My Calendar and Assignments Module ............................................................................. 18 Assessments .............................................................................................................. 22 1. Accessing an Online Assessment: ............................................................................................................... 22 2. Starting the Assessment .................................................................................................................................. 23 3. Reviewing Assessment Results .................................................................................................................... 25 My Portfolio and My Notebook .................................................................................. 26 1. Adding Work to Your Portfolio. ................................................................................................................... 26 My Messages ............................................................................................................. 31 1. Initiating a Message with Your Teacher ................................................................................................... 31 2. Responding to a Message Sent by Your Teacher or Another Classmate .................................... 33 My Progress Reports .................................................................................................. 35 1. Using My Progress Reports............................................................................................................................ 35 Next Up: SBD User Guide-Students & Parents – ELA or SBD User Guide-Students & Parents – Math Tools ................................................................................................................................................................. 37
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SpringBoardDigitalUserGuide–Students&Parents–CoreFunctions
TableofContents
Overview .....................................................................................................................2WelcometoSpringBoardDigitalUserGuides............................................................................................... 2ComponentsofSpringBoardDigital..............................................................................3StudentDesktop ......................................................................................................................................................... 3Components/Modules ............................................................................................................................................. 3QuickStartforStudents................................................................................................4
StudentSelfRegistration(ForSelfRegistrationDistrictsOnly) .....................................81.HowStudentsSelf-Register(Skipthissectionifyou’realreadyregistered) .............................. 8Bookshelf(eBooks) ....................................................................................................111.NavigatingtotheBookshelf: ......................................................................................................................... 112.InteractingwiththeeBook,includinghighlightingandmarkingthetext ................................ 133.UsingStickyNotes ............................................................................................................................................. 144.RespondingtoPromptsandQuestions .................................................................................................... 155.UsingAdditionalFeatures:AudioandDefine........................................................................................ 17StudentResources .....................................................................................................18
MyCalendar&Assignments ......................................................................................181.NavigatingMyCalendarandAssignmentsModule............................................................................. 18Assessments ..............................................................................................................221.AccessinganOnlineAssessment: ............................................................................................................... 222.StartingtheAssessment.................................................................................................................................. 233.ReviewingAssessmentResults.................................................................................................................... 25MyPortfolioandMyNotebook..................................................................................261.AddingWorktoYourPortfolio. ................................................................................................................... 26MyMessages .............................................................................................................311.InitiatingaMessagewithYourTeacher................................................................................................... 312.RespondingtoaMessageSentbyYourTeacherorAnotherClassmate.................................... 33MyProgressReports ..................................................................................................351.UsingMyProgressReports............................................................................................................................ 35NextUp:SBDUserGuide-Students&Parents–ELAorSBDUserGuide-Students&Parents–MathTools ................................................................................................................................................................. 37
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Overview
WelcometoSpringBoardDigitalUserGuidesTheUsingSpringBoardDigital–Students&Parents–CoreFunctionsfocusesoncorestudentinteractions.TherearetwoadditionalbutseparatecompanionuserguidesforbothELAandMathStudents:
• SBDUserGuide-Students&Parents–ELA• SBDUserGuide-Students&Parents–MathTools
Thisguidealsoincludesa‘QuickStartforStudents’sectionthataimstoquicklysummarizewhatyou’llneedtobesuccessfulinusingSpringBoardDigital.
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ComponentsofSpringBoardDigital
StudentDesktop
Components/ModulesBookshelf–InteractiveeBooksandJoina(New)ClassMyResources–TBDinfutureMyCalendarandAssignments–InteractivedailycalendarandassignmentsMyNotebook–LessonnotesMyMessages–Messagingplatformtosupport1:1interactionbetweenteachersandstudents,announcements,andgroupchatsforstudentcollaboration.MyPortfolio–CollectstudentexemplarsthroughouttheyearMyProgressReports–Assignment,assessment,andstandardsprogressreportstoprovideinsightintostudent’sperformanceZincReadingLabs(inPartIIofthisguide)–AccesstoZincReadingLabs
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QuickStartforStudents
HowDoIRegister?(Notneededifyoualreadyhaveanaccount)
HowdoIregister? Whatdoesitlooklike?! EntertheURLprovidedbyyourteacher.! Clickon“newtoSpringBoard?”(locatedundertheusernamefieldinthetopleftcorner)! Onthenextscreen,addtheAccessCodeprovidedbyyourteacher! Fourpiecesofinformationmustbesubmittednext:FirstName,LastName,Password,
andConfirmPassword! Yourusernamewillbeautogenerated;youcanchangeitlaterifyouwouldlike! IMPORTANTPOINTSTOREMEMBER:
! Ifyouforgetyourpassword,clickon“forgotpassword?”Youwillbetoldtoaskyourteacherforanewtemporarypasswordtouse.Youcanthenusethatpasswordtoenteryouraccount,andyouwillbepromptedtochangeyourpasswordfromthere.
! IfbothyourMathandELAclassesuseSpringBoard,youdonotneedtoregistertwice–simplyjoinaclassfromyour“Bookshelf”tabbyaddingtheaccesscodeforthespecificclassyouwouldliketojoin
MyBookshelfMYBOOKSHELF
WhatcanIdowiththis? WheredoIfindthis?Ican...
! AccessanypagesfoundwithinmyStudentEditionviatheEbook! Interactwithanactivitybymarkingthetextthroughhighlighting,metacognitive
markers,oraddingstickynotes! Insertresponsestoquestionsorprompts,orattachlinksorexternaldocumentsto
myactivitypages! Submithomeworkorin-classassignmentstomyteacher! Searchforatermorkeyconcepttodiscoverwhereitiscoveredwithinmyentire
level! PrintPDFsofactivities,includingannotations
! Howdoesthisimpactmylearning?
! Icanuse“MyBookshelf”toengagewithcontentandlearningstrategies.! Icansubmitresponsestomyteacherandreceiveimmediatefeedback.
CLEVERDISTRICTS:! Youwon’tneedanaccesscode–youwillbetoldwhatyourusernameand
passwordaretoaccessyourSpringBoardDigitalaccount
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MyResources
MYRESOURCESWhatcanIdowiththis? WheredoIfindthis?
! Afutureareaforexpansion!Teacherscurrentlyassignresourcestostudents.ThoseresourcesappearinyouMyCalendar&Assignments.
MyCalendar&Assignments
MYCALENDAR&ASSIGNMENTSWhatcanIdowiththis? WheredoIfindthis?
Ican...! Completeandsubmitactivitiesthatareassignedtomeforeitherin-classworkor
forhomework! Viewupcominghomeworkassignments! Viewlessonplansthatmyteacherschoosetoshare
! Howdoesthisimpactmylearning?
! Icanmanagemyownworkandtimeappropriately.Icansubmitresponsesorworktomyteacherinordertoreceivetimelyfeedback
MyNotebook
MYNOTEBOOKWhatcanIdowiththis? WheredoIfindthis?
Ican...! Accessclassnotesorvocabularynotebookentries! Addnotesorvocabularynotebookentry! Searchfornotesorvocabularynotebookentriesfromthroughouttheyear
! Howdoesthisimpactmylearning?
! Icanmanagemyownvocabularynotebookentriesandnotes.! Icansortthroughmyentriestotrackmyownprogresstowardlearninggoals.
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MyMessages
MYMESSAGESWhatcanIdowiththis? WheredoIfindthis?
Ican...! Communicatewithmyteacher...anywhere,anytime!! Sendandreceiveimmediatemessagesdirectlytomyteacher! Receiveanalertinthoughtbubbleinleft-handsidenavigationbarthatletsme
knowwhenmyteacherhasresponded,andremainsopennomatterwhereInavigateinSpringBoardDigital
! Participateingroupchats! Howdoesthisimpactmylearning?
! Icanremainintouchwithmyteacher–evenoutsideofclass–toaskquestions.! Icanparticipateingroupchatsforcollaborativework.
MyPortfolio
MYPORTFOLIOWhatcanIdowiththis? WheredoIfindthis?
Ican...! Addanyassignments(ebookAssignments,assessments,etc.)tomyPortfolio! Constructreflectionsonanyassignment
! Howdoesthisimpactmylearning?
! Icantrackmyprogressonkeyconceptsandskills.! Icanwritereflectionsonmyworkthatallowmetoconsidermyselfasalearner.
MyProgressReports
MYPROGRESSREPORTSWhatcanIdowiththis? WheredoIfindthis?
Ican...! Checkmygradesandcourseprogress–whatIalreadyknowandwhatI
needtoknow! Howwillthisimpactmylearning?
! Icantrackmyprogressonkeyconceptsandskills.! IcanplanandprioritizewhattoworkonbasedonwhatIalreadyknow
andwhatIneedtoknow.
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ZincReadingLabs
ZincWhatcanIdowiththis? WheredoIfindthis?
Ican...• AccessZincLearningLabsdirectlyfromtheirmainSBDigitaldashboard• AccessassignedreadingandvocabularyassignmentswithinZinc• Exploreotherreadingsandvocabularyactivitiesonmyown
! Howwillthisimpactmylearning?
! Icanexpandmyreadingandvocabularyskills.! Icanchallengemyselftobecomeabetterreaderwithexpanded
vocabularypractice
SpringBoardDigitalRequirements
! SpringBoardDigitalrequiresinternetaccessandawebbrowsertobeviewed.
! ForOptimalViewingExperience,useChrome,Safari,orFirefox–orInternetExplorer9orabove.ExperiencehasnotyetbeenoptimizedforiPadandothertouchdevices.
! SpringBoardDigitalisoptimalwithWindowsOperatingSystemsrunningXP,
Vista,Windows7,Windows8,andAppleOperatingSystemsrunningMacOS10.2xandabove.SpringBoardDigitalisbestviewedonHTML-5compatiblebrowserslikethelatesteditionsofChrome,Firefox,Safari,andInternetExplorer9andhigher.
! SpringBoardDigitalisaccessibleonTabletsandothermobiledevicesthatrun
iOS,Android,orWindowsMobileoperatingsystems,thathaveaminimumofa7-inchcolorscreen,andthathaveacompatiblewebbrowser.(ThisincludestheiPad,AndroidTablets,theKindleFire,MicrosoftSurface,andtheNookHD.)
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StudentSelfRegistration(ForSelfRegistrationDistrictsOnly)
1.HowStudentsSelf-Register(Skipthissectionifyou’realreadyregistered)IfyouareastudentataCleverDistrict,youwillnotneedtoregister.Yourteacherwilladviseyouofthis.BeforeYouStart:IfyoualreadyhaveaSpringBoardaccountandaretryingtoregisterforanewclass/course,youcansimplyregister(oradd)thenewclassviaJoinaClass(seepage11ofthisguide).ForstudentswhoarecompletelynewtoSpringBoardandwhodonothaveapre-existingSpringBoardaccountwithinyourschoolordistrict:1.TypeinthedistrictURL/Subdomain:[yourdistrict].springboardonline.orgthatyourteacherhasprovided.2.Underusernamefield,clickthenewtospringboard?link.
3.Entertheaccesscodethatisassociatedwithyourclass(yourteacherwillprovidethistoyou)andclickcontinue.
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4.Typeinyour: • firstname• lastname• 6+digitpassword(required:1capital+onespecialcharacter+onenumber)(x
2)
Afterfillinginfields1-4,clickthecontinuebutton.
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Note:SpringBoardDigitalautomaticallycreatesaUserNameforyou.Pleasewritedownyouraccountinformationinanotebookorsomeplacesafe,includingyourusernameandpassword.
5.Clickcontinuetoverifyyouraccess. Onthemaindashboard,clickBookshelf.
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Importantnotes:
• JoinaNewClass:Ifyouhaveanotherclassaccesscodeforanothersubject,youcanenterthatclasscodeintheJoinaClassfieldandthenclickJoin.
• YearorSemester2:YouwillalsokeepyouroriginalaccountanduseJoinaClass
toaddnewclassesinanewsemesteroryear.
• MultipleAccounts:Wewanttodiscourageyoufromhavingorcreatingmorethanoneaccount.Forassistance,pleasespeaktoyourteacher.
Bookshelf(eBooks)TheBookshelf’seBooksallowstudentstointeractwithactivitiesthatteachersassigntothem.Studentworkandresponsesareavailabletoteachersin“realtime”andteacherscanprovideimmediatefeedback.
1.NavigatingtotheBookshelf:
1. ClickMyBookshelfonthestudentdashboard.
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2. TheeBookversionoftheStudentEditionisavailable.Clickyourassigned
gradelevel.Clickthebulletedlisticoninthesidenavigationpaneltoaccessthetableofcontents.Selecttheunitandactivityyourteacherindicated.
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2.InteractingwiththeeBook,includinghighlightingandmarkingthetext
1. Interactwiththeactivitybyusingthemarkingthetextfeatures.Selecttextandamenuwillappear.Clickmarkingthetextandselectanactionmarker.
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3.UsingStickyNotes
1. Usethestickynoteoptiontoaddobservations,developquestions,ortakenotesaboutatext.Selecttextandthemenuwillappear.Clickstickynoteandaboxwillappearforyoutoannotate.Clickthefourarrowspointingintominimizethesizeofthestickynote.
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4.RespondingtoPromptsandQuestions
1. Studentscanrespondtoaquestionorpromptbyclickingthe+icon.Youwillhavetheoptiontorespondviaatextbox,submitalinktoyourteacher,attachafile,orcreateadrawing.
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2. Followthesamestepstorespondtoapromptorquestion.
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5.UsingAdditionalFeatures:AudioandDefine
1. Additionalfeaturesareavailableinthebooskshelf.StudentscanreadthedefinitionsforliterarytermsandlistentothecorrectpronunciationinEnglishorSpanish.Studentscanhighlightthetermandclickondefinethetermorchangethecolorofthehighlightedmaterialbyclickingonthehighlightedtext.
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StudentResourcesWhenresourcesareassignedbyyourteacher,you’llaccesstheminMyCalendarandAssignments.
MyCalendar&AssignmentsStudentsaccesstheirassignmentsinMyCalendarandassignments.Theycanseehomework,in-classassignments,andthestatestandardsthatapplytotheirwork.
1.NavigatingMyCalendarandAssignmentsModule
1. LogintoSpringBoardDigitalandclickMyCalendar&Assignmentsinyourdashboard.
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2. Thedateisindicatedatthetopofthescreen.Thereisalessonplansectionthat
willprovidekeyinformationaboutthelearningfortheday.Theteachercansharehisorherlessonplan,whichincludesthetitleofthelesson,learningtargets,standards,in-classactivities,andadditionalassignmentinstructions.Studentscanclickthehyperlinkanditwilldirectyoutothatportionoftheassignedactivity.
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3. Thehomeworkforecastwillshowyourupcomingassignmentsanddateitisdue.Clickthehyperlinkanditwilltakeyoutotheassignedsection.Pleasenotearedexclamationmarknexttotheassignmentindicatingthattheduedatehaspassedandtheassignmentinlate.
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Thehyperlinkredirectsyoutothesectionyouneedtocomplete.Thetopofthesectionindicatesiftheassignmentisanin-classassignmentorhomework.Enteryouranswerbyclickingthe+iconandyouwillhavetheoptiontorespondviaatextbox,submitalinktoyourteacher,attachafile,orcreateadrawing.Clicksubmittoteacheroncetheworkiscomplete.
ClicktheMyCalendar&Assignmentstabtoverifytheassignmenthasbeensubmittedtoyourteacher.Abluecheckmarkwillappearnexttotheassignmentindicatingtheassignmentwassentsuccessfully.
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Assessments
SpringBoardassessmentallowsstudentstotakeactivity/lessonquizzesandendofunitassessmentsthathelpthemunderstandtheirprogressonskillsandconceptspracticedwithinaunit.
1.AccessinganOnlineAssessment:
1. ClickMyCalendar&Assignmentsfromyourstudentdashboard.
2. Underthedateoftheassessment,alinktotheassessmentandanyinstructionsyouprovidedwillappear.Toaccesstheassessment,clickonthelink.
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3. Asummaryoftheassessmentdetailswillappear.
2.StartingtheAssessment
1. Clickstartexamtobegin.
2. Toviewthetimeremainingorbookmarkapage,clickontheiconsinthetopright.
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3. Tomoveontothenextquestion,clickthelinkatthebottomofthescreen.
4. Toreturntoorfindaspecificquestionontheassessment,clickonthetwoarrowsiconinthenavigationbarontheleft.Scrollthroughthequestionnumbersandclickonthedesiredone.
5. Oncecomplete,clickonSubmitandcheckyourscoreatthebottom.
6. Ifyouwishtoendtheassessment,selectYesintheconfirmationboxthatappears.
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3.ReviewingAssessmentResults
1. OnceyourteacherhasgradedandpermittedyoutoseeyourassessmentinyourMyCalendarandAssignments,youwillregainaccesstoyourassessmentforreviewbyselectingitintheAssessmentAssignmentsareaforthatparticularcalendarday.
2. AResultsscreenwillappearwithdetailsfromtheassessment,includingthescore.Toreviewtheassessmentandviewthecorrectresponses,clickreview.
3. Ifyouchoosetoreviewtheassessment,thecorrectanswerishighlightedinyellowwithacheckmarknexttoit.Thesubmittedresponseishighlightedinredwithanxbyit.
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MyPortfolioandMyNotebookTheMyPortfoliotabenablesyoutoselectyourbestworkandtrackyourprogressthroughartifactsofyourlearningthatarehousedintheportfolios.Thisenablesstudentstoengageinmetacognitionandreflectionthroughconstructedreflectionsonassignments.
1.AddingWorktoYourPortfolio.
1. Asthestudent,youwillneedtoaddworktoyourportfolioforteacherstomonitorandassess.Addteacher-assignedworktoyourportfoliobyclickingthestariconatthetopofyourteacherassignedeBookwork(clickstar;thenyesbutton).
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2. Studentsaddtheirownpersonalnotebookworktotheirportfoliobyclickingthestariconatthetopoftheirnotebookentry(clickstaricon;thenyesbutton).
3. ToaccessyouronlineportfolioclickMyPortfolioonthestudentdashboard.
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4. Selecttheportfolioitem/workyouwishtoviewandaddreflectionstotheportfoliocontent.
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5. Studentscanmaintainanelectronicnotebookthatislinktoassignments,reflectionsonactivities,andvocabulary.ClickMyNotebooktogetstarted.
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6. Youcanaddaclassnotetoyournotebook.Clickthe+iconundertheselectedcourseandanotebookentryscreenwillappear.Enterthetitleoftheentryandaddcontentbyclickingthe+icon.Submittheentrytoyourteacherbyclickingthecheckmarkoraddthecontenttoyourportfoliobyclickingthestaricon.
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MyMessagesStudentsuseMyMessagestomessagetheirteacher,ortorespondtoTeacher-initiateddiscussions,includinggroupdiscussion.Allmessagessentbystudentsinteacher-prompteddiscussionarealwaysvisibleandmonitoredbyyourteacher
1.InitiatingaMessagewithYourTeacher
1. ClickMyMessagesonyourdashboard.
2. Selectyourclassbyclickingtheclasslabel(orrightarrow).
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3. Underteachers,clickyourteacher’sname.
4. Inthemessagingfield,typeyourmessagetoyourteacherandthenclicksend.
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Yourmessagewillappearintheupperfieldandyourteacherwillgetanalert(areddot)thatamessageiswaiting.
2.RespondingtoaMessageSentbyYourTeacherorAnotherClassmate
1. Onyourmaindashboard,takenoteofthereddotnearthemessagingbubbleicon.Itisanalerttoletyouknowthatyouhaveoneormoremessagesawaitingyourattention.
2. Clickthemessagebubbleicontoslideopenthepanel.Thenclickyourclasswiththereddoticon.
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3. Onceyourclassisexpanded,you’llseewhosentyouamessage(whetheritisyourteacherorastudentfromyourteacher-initiatedgroup).
4. Clickyourteacher’sname(oryourgroupname)andread/respondtoyourmessageinthepopupwindow.
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AlternativelyyoucanclickMyMessagesfromyourdashboardandrespondfromthatinterface,inthesamewayyoufirstsentyourmessagetoyourteacher.
MyProgressReportsYouwillbeableuseMyProgressReportstoreviewyourscores/gradesonteacher-gradedworkintheeBookorotherresources,assessments,oryourembeddedassessmentswork.
1.UsingMyProgressReports
1. ClickMyProgressReports.
2. InCreateaReport,clickSelectClassandthenselectyourperiod.
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3. ClickReportType.You’llbeabletopickfromStudentProgressReport
(Yourebookandhomework),UnitAssessmentReport(yourassessmentwork),orStudentEmbeddedAssessmentReport(yourprogressonEmbeddedAssessmentwork).
Inthisexample,we’llchooseUnitAssessmentReport.
4. OnceyouchooseUnitAssessmentReport,selecttheavailableunitreportsinthethirdpulldown.
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5. ClickShowReport.Yourreportwilldisplayandyou’llbeabletoreviewit.
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