CompassLearningOdyssey
Presenter: Blanca E. Peña
Overview• Create Teacher Account• Introduction to Odyssey• Log-in • Setup• Assignments• Assessment• Reports• Content• Video Tutorials
Introduction• CompassLearning Odyssey is a sophisticated
instructional management system employing browser-based curriculum and comprehensive assessment.
- Exciting graphics- Interactive animations- Creative sound design- Hands on activities
• CompassLearning focus is to provide
students with highly engaging, interactive
content that fosters their interest in learning!
Click on the “Tour”
Introduction – con’t• Because it is web-based the activities are accessible
anytime and anyplace so that learning can take place whenever and wherever the student has access to the Internet.
• Parent Involvement– Parent toolkit includes resources to help schools increase
parental involvement.• Purchased 999 licenses.• Activities are designed to align with
– Language Arts (English I, II)– Math (Algebra & Geometry)– Science (Biology & Physical Science)– Social Studies standards. (US History & US Government)
Introduction – con’tCompass Learning Odyssey allows
students to:• Learn new information and build basic skills
• Reinforce reading, writing, and math skills. • Improve performance in school and on tests. • Become an active learner through exploration
and discovery .
• Experience hundreds of engaging educational games and activities that introduce new learning opportunities
Purpose
• The purpose of CLO is to provide another solution to assist the teacher with student achievement. Used as a resource, CLO allows students the opportunity to build a foundation for learning.
• It is an excellent resource for No Child Left Behind (NCLB) in that it can create an individualized plan of achievement for each student based on his or her academic
Secondary Curriculum• Courses for grades 9–12 can be used for intervention,
credit recovery, and remediation, as well as mainstream study and advanced placement, and offer superb flexibility that will work with any student’s schedule.
• Odyssey assesses each student’s understanding of key objectives.
• Based on this assessment, a student is automatically prescribed a personalized learning path filled with engaging activities.
• Measuring student success is made easier with Odyssey’s wide variety of reporting features.
Learning Path
• Specialized learning paths can be used for mainstream study, summer school, tutorial camps, core, and academic remediation programs, as well.
Log-in ScreenLog-in to Pace High School Websitehttp://www.bisd.us/pace/Click on icon
Enter user name
Enter password
Select ODYSSEY
Click
Accept “Term and Condition Agreement”
Launch Pad
Menu
Set-up
• Setup – allows you to create and maintain district and school accounts. The tools section contains tools that enable you to transfer students, assignment, and assessments and perform end-of-year procedures
Refer to handouts“Lets create a demo class and assign demo students”
Assignment
• Allows you to view a list of all assignments assigned to a student and a list of all students assigned. You can view assignment status – not started, started, completed, edit assignments properties, delete assignments, and unassign students and assignments.
Refer to handouts“Lets create a demo assignment and assign demo students”
Assessments
• Gives you access to Item Bank and to Objective Builder, allowing you to create custom test items and standard sets.
• Track the progress of individual students or entire classes.
Refer to handouts
Reports
• Enables you to display, save, and print relevant information in a variety of report formats.
• It automatically generates reports that provide the information necessary to plan effective and relevant future instruction.
• Easily customizable to the specific needs of a school or district.
Refer to handouts
Content
• Allows you to browse through all the Odyssey curriculum and explorer tests available for building assignments, and allow you to access online user’s guides. This module also allows you to run the Curriculum Report and State Correlation Report.
Refer to handouts
Video Tutorials• Adding a Class and Adding Students• Odyssey Assignment Builder • Searching Assignments by Sequences, Skills, and Stand
ards
• Odyssey Assignment Archive • Odyssey Assignment Status • Odyssey Reports • Odyssey Assigning Objective-Based Test with Learning
Paths
• Odyssey Resources The following videos are best viewed in 1024 x 768 or higher.
MathToolkit Video Tutorials
• Algebra Tiles • Base Ten Blocks • Calculator • Coordinate Graphing • Counters • Data Representation • Fractions • GeoBoard • Number Line • Probability • Solid Shaper • Transformation
Resources
CompassLearning Odyssey - Tutorials
http://www.polk-fl.net/staff/technology/compasslearning/default.html
Compass - Tourhttp://www.compasslearning.com/tour.htm
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