STUDY ISLAND Setup and Updates www.studyisland.com Rolla Public Schools August 2010
Logging In: 1. Log-in to SI at http://www.studyisland.com 2. Enter your user name and password a. Username: filast.rolla (i.e. bspurgeon.rolla) b. Password: Creating a Class: 1. Click Class Manager to create, edit or remove classes and assignments. 2. Enter a title. Please format the title of your class this way: BLDG LastName Hourorgrade (year) Example: MT Wilson 3 rd (10-11) JH Skyles 1 st (10-11) 3. Click Next 4. Select the grade level of the students to add. 5. Check the students in the class. 6. SAVE and click Back to Class Manager. To edit an existing class: 1. Open Class Manager. Click the Pencil icon (Edit Class) from the far right options under My Existing Classes. 2. Click Save to save your work. Click Back to Class Manager to return to the Class Manager after you have saved! - 2 -
Working with Class Page 1. From Class Manager, click the Class Page and Assignments button. 2. Add a note for your classroom page by clicking Add Note and adding some information for your class SI page. 3. Next to Class Page activated, choose Yes from the drop down menu. 4. Next to Default for Students, choose Yes from the drop down menu if you want students to see your class page first when they log-in. 5. BLOCK OTHER MATERIAL: If you want to block all other material except for the topic you assign, choose Yes under Block Other Material. You can only choose this AFTER you have made one assignment. **Warning: When you select Block Other Material, the navigation bar is blocked for ALL subjects. Other teachers working with the same students would have to create assignments as well in order for them to access their material. This option will also block a parent from viewing their student s progress in the program as well. When you select Yes, a dialog box will appear asking if you are sure you want to do this. Type Yes and then click the OK button to confirm this setting. NOTE: If you are in Internet Explorer, you might have to click the yellow bar at the top of the browser window and select Temporarily Allow Scripted Windows for you confirmation window to appear. - 3 -
Creating Assignments 1. On the Teacher Page My Assignments group. 2. Select an Assignment Type a. Practice & Instruction- Select a GLE/CLE for students to receive practice questions b. Writing Assignment Create or select a writing prompt for students to answer c. Custom Assessment Select questions for students to answer d. Create Your Own Topic 3. Fill out the required Assignment Information. Add a descriptive assignment title Click the triangle next to your class if you want to make the assignment to individual students. The default assigns the assignments to all students in your class. Click the Get Topic List button to see choose the topics to assign. Select the grade level and subject from these drop down menus for your assignment. An assignment can have topics from one subject. 4. Put a checkmark in front of each topic you want to assign. 5. *Be sure to select ACTIVATE from the drop down menu at the bottom of the page, otherwise your assignment will not appear. 6. Click Save Assignment. Your assignment is now available to your students. - 4 -
To Create a Writing Assignment: WRITING ASSIGNMENTS 1. From My Assignments, select Create Writing Assignment. 2. Select a class. 3. Select the date assigned and the date due by clicking in the box for each. Note that this sets your expectation for the students, but not automatically set your assignment to expire at the end of the time period. 4. Enter a descriptive Assignment Title and type instructions or any relevant information in the "Additional Info" box (optional). 5. Click the class that corresponds to the student(s) you would like to add to the assignment. 6. Check "Select All" or the individual students you want to add to the assignment. 7. Select a Writing Prompt, Graphic Organizer (optional), and Writing Rubric under "Writing Assignment Options." 8. Select "Activated" from the dropdown menu at the bottom of the screen. To keep it deactivated, select "Deactivated." NOTE: When you keep an assignment deactivated, students are unable to see it. This can be a great option for teachers who want to plan ahead! 9. Click "Save Assignment." To Review/Grade a Writing Assignment: 1. Click "Class Manager" on the left side of the screen, then click on the Class Page and Assignment icon to the right of the class title. 2. Click the View and Grade Assignments icon to the right of the assignment title. 3. Click "Grade" next to the submitted composition. Here you will be able to view the submitted assignment online, leave comments, and grade and/or return the compositions to students for revisions. 4. Click "Mark as Completed" when you are finished grading the assignment. To View an Assignment Report: 1. Login and click "School Stats" on the left side of the page. 2. Select "Assignment Report" from the dropdown box by "Report Type." 3. Select the Class. 4. Select an Assignment. 5. Click "View Report." - 5 -
CUSTOM ASSESSMENTS A Custom Assessment allows teachers to create their own customized assessments to measure student proficiency and progress. Teachers can choose questions from either the standard Study Island question bank or from a new question bank designed specifically for the Custom Assessment Builder. 1. Select 'Create Custom Assessment from the My Assignments group. 2. Select the date assigned and the due date, then enter an assignment title. 3. Type instructions or any relevant information in the 'Additional Info' box (optional). 4. Choose a grade and subject under 'Select Questions,' then click 'Get Topic List.' 5. Click the 'Select Questions' icon to the right of the desired topic. 6. (Optional) Check the box by 'Show questions from both practice and assessment item banks' if you wish to include standard Study Island practice questions as well as unique Custom Assessment questions in your assessment. Custom Assessment questions will be aqua and say 'Assessment.' Standard Study Island questions will be grey and say 'Practice.' 7. Choose the number of 'instances' for each question stem. An instance is the number of times that specific question stem will appear on the assessment. While the question stem will remain the same, the actual values included in the question will vary for each instance. 8. Click 'Add' to add the question to the assessment; the question will turn yellow. After a question has been added, you may click 'Remove' to remove it. 9. Scroll to the top of the page and click 'Save Selections.' 10. Select 'Activated' from the drop down menu at the bottom of the screen so that students can view the assignment. 11. Click 'Save Assignment.' LiveView LiveView displays which students in your class are logged in, the assignment and/or topic(s) on which they are working, and the number questions correct out of the number attempted. You can sort any of the columns in the Current Activities section. LiveView also offers an individual student Summary Report, a Weekly Class Performance/Usage Chart, and a Blue Ribbon chart. LiveView is designed to update approximately every 10 seconds. Manual updates are available by clicking the 'Refresh Now' button located at the top of the screen. How Do I Access LiveView? 1. Click 'Class Manager' on the left side of the screen. 2. Click 'LiveView' located above the list of classes. 3. Click on your class title on the left side of the screen. - 6 -
Printable Worksheets To print a worksheet for student independent practice: 1. From the left main menu, select a Grade Level or subject select a topic select Start Studying Select Printable Worksheet. 2. Look at the Additional Options. You can have the questions printed as Multiple Choice or as Written Response. 3. Additionally, you can open in Microsoft Word to edit the spacing, titles, etc. Save the document for use later. Select the Printable Worksheet option for students to take a paper copy! Click to Hide/Show Multiple Choice answers. Tips for editing in MS Word: Be sure to Open in Microsoft Word to edit before printing! Use Ctrl Enter to create a page break In Word 2007, use View Full Screen Reading to preview the document - 7 -
CPS and Study Island CPS (Clickers) can be used with Study Island for a whole class activity. Here are some things to remember: The einstruction CPS software should NOT be running at the same time as SI CPS. You will need Java 1.6 or above loaded on your computer. If you don t have it, you can download it from http://www.java.com The data and Stats will automatically import into SI s School Stats Reports when a teacher clicks End Session. Scores will effect their average percent in SI. Administering a CPS Session in Study Island 1. Make sure that the CPS software is installed (but not running) and the receiver is connected. Test that your PC is communicating with the receiver by doing the following (optional): a. Plug the CPS receiver into your PC. b. Open the CPS Software. c. From the Settings menu, select Delivery Options. d. Click the Receiver tab. e. Click Detect CPS Receiver. f. If successful, close the CPS software. 2. Login to Study Island. 3. Select the correct grade and subject from the Programs area in the left hand column. 4. Select the topic(s) you wish to use by putting a checkmark next to those subjects. 5. Click Start Studying. 6. Choose Classroom Response Systems. 7. Then click EInstruction Classroom Performance System (CPS) Click Here to Use Old Version. - 8 -
8. Next, choose how many questions you want to answer from the pop-up window. Click Next. 9. Select the class and make sure each student is assigned to the correct pad. Click Next. TIP: If a clicker is not working, simply reenter a new clicker number in the Pad ID box. 10. Choose Teacher Led Mode. (Student Led will not display questions.) 11. Click Start Polling. 12. Click Stop Polling when all students have selected an answer. 13. Click Question Results to view a bar graph of the student responses. 14. When finished, click End Session. Reports within Study Island can now be viewed as needed. 15. Click Save for Later if you need to stop in the middle of a CPS session. To find the session later, you can simply select the session from the session list below the clicker numbers of the students. To View the Results: 1. From the School Stats, select Class Summary Report. 2. Use a filter to select the exact date of the session. - 9 -
Available Reports: School Stats Class Gradebook By Program, then Subject List of students with their grade for each subject. Class Gradebook By Subject, then Topic List of students with their grade for each topic. Class Gradebook By Topic, Subject or Program List of students with their grade for each topic, subject or program depending on selected report parameter. Class Summary By Section Breakdown of a class' usage under a given section. Class Summary By Summary Summary of a class' usage for the program. Individual Student By Section Breakdown of the student's usage under a given section. By Summary Summary of a student's usage for the program. Blue Ribbon List of students with number of ribbons earned and percentage complete for each section. Topic Suggestion Breaks down topics based on student performance. Student Comparison Shows student performance versus the performance of the school and state. Custom Assessment Gives student performance on a topic-by-topic basis and a class average, in addition to each student s overall score for the assessment. Weekly Campus Includes graphs of student stats, usage, logins and enrollment, suggested topics by grade, and more. - 10 -