How would you like to know ... ... if your child had homework?

1. How would you like to know ... ... if your child had homework? ... your child’s grades before they were posted to Focus? ... your child’s homework grades while they could still be re-done? You can! You can know these things, and more, with the blended learning platforms that we use for math!

2. Navigating TechnologyFor Your Child’s Math Class Thursday, January 25, 2018 Mrs. Brickwood & Mr. Forman & Ms. Griffin Darnell-Cookman School of the Medical Arts

3. District Website, School Website, • & Mr. Forman’s Website • Today’s presentation will be stored on Mr. Forman’s website. • http://www.duvalschools.org/ • http://dcps.duvalschools.org/darnellcookman • http://tinyurl.com/teacherforman/ (this is where this presentation will be stored)

4. Parent/Guardian Usernames and Passwords • To setup your username and password, go to the website below. • http://dcps.duvalschools.org/Page/15746 • Parents and guardians can get district help for their accounts. • (904) 348-7628 • pga_support@duvalschools.org • At Darnell-Cookman, Ms. Rhodes (formerly Ms. Plazz) is our designated person for parent/guardian accounts. • (904) 630-6805, extension 1001 • Mr. Zakaria is here today to help with any problems!

5. Student Usernames and Passwords • A student’s username is their student number preceded by a lowercase “s”. • The format for a student’s password is shown below. • first letter of first name (uppercase) • + 2-digit birth date (day of month only) • + first letter of last name (lowercase) • + last 4 digits of social security number (or last 4 digits of student number). • Example: Robert Woods, born March 1, SS# 651-24-8352 • Robert’s Password: R01w8352

6. OneView • Intended to hold or link to every online resource that you need from the district. • One place you can go to get everything you need, hence the name “OneView”. • Every teacher should be using OneView as their class website -OR- have a link on OneView to their class website. • Tip: Class documents and some announcements only appear for students. So, it can be helpful to login as your child.

7. Focus • This is our district’s grading platform. • You can see your child’s grades, and attendance, on Focus. • It is recommended that parents and guardians use Focus to email teachers. Focus automatically fills in the email address thus eliminating typographical errors.

8. Pearson Realize • Pearson Realize is the primary platform for Math 1 Advanced and Math 2 Advanced. • For Math 1 Advanced and Math 2 Advanced, the online lessons are the book. • Note that “digits” is simply a series of books that is on Pearson Realize. The “digits” series of books cover middle school math. • BASIC NAVIGATION • The online lessons can be found by clicking on “PROGRAMS” at the top. • Assignments (including homework!) can be found by clicking on “CLASSES” at the top. • Clicking on “DATA” will show different ways of looking at and analyzing student grades.

9. Pearson Realize • HOMEWORK TIPS • The online homework has help features built into it. Just look for the “Question Help” button that will be towards the top, right. • Use the help features to truly learn, not to half-guess your way to the answer! • If a student is having trouble understanding the homework, they should review the online lesson for it. • Nearly every Pearson Realize homework assignment can be completed up to 3 times (students should get 100% on them).

10. Pearson Realize • REVIEW • Every problem that your child completes on Pearson Realize is saved. Every problem, the correct answer to it, and your child’s answer. • This is true for both homework assignments and tests (some teachers do tests on Pearson Realize). • When looking at a problem that your child got wrong, the correct answer will be shown first. Click on the correct answer and your child’s answer will be shown in a popup bubble.

11. i-Ready • The i-Ready platform is a secondary platform that can be used for remediation (lessons that are behind grade level), reinforcement (lessons that are on grade level), or enrichment (lessons that are ahead of grade level). • The i-Ready platform has lessons that cover math from the kindergarten level to about half-way through algebra 1. • The i-Ready diagnostic test is capable of testing all levels of math from kindergarten through grade 12. • The i-Ready diagnostic test assigns lessons to students based on their individual test results. • Students take the i-Ready diagnostic test three times during the school year (August, January, and May).

12. i-Ready • The green-button lessons are lessons automatically assigned by the i-Ready diagnostic test. If a student has not taken the i-Ready diagnostic test yet, this button will not appear. If a student reaches the end of the i-Ready lessons (it has happened), this button will not appear. • The blue-button lessons are lessons assigned by your child’s teacher. If the teacher hasn’t assigned any lessons themselves, this button will not appear. If a student has completed all of the lessons assigned by their teacher, this button will not appear. • You can review all of the lessons completed by a student. This is actually recorded in their i-Ready account.

13. MathXL • accessing assignments • relating to textbook • using the study guide

14. Khan Academy • All students can access the Khan Academy website for additional support. • Every student who has taken the PSAT or the SAT has had their test results linked to their Khan Academy account. • accessing the Khan Academy • lessons based upon PSAT/SAT results

15. Top Reasons For Liking Blended Learning Platforms 7. You can keep track of nearly everything in your child’s class. 6. You know your child’s grades BEFORE they are posted to Focus. 5. Homework assignments can be re-done for a better grade. 4. Your child can’t forgot to put their name on their homework. 3. Your child can’t lose their homework. 2. Your child’s teacher can’t lose the homework. 1. Your dog can’t eat the homework anymore.

16. Any Questions ???