Teacher Training FluencyLink Slideshow

Created by Gabriel Alexander, Modified on Wed, 14 Aug, 2024 at 4:31 PM by Dory Schultz

Welcome to FluencyLink!

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Over the next few slides, we’ll be walking through the most important functions you will come across in FluencyLink. For the highest-quality video, click the play button and select “Full Screen”. It will take about an hour to complete this training.

Using the Library

Using the Library

Review:

Click Learning Content and select “Library”
Navigate with arrow buttons, by selecting pages, or by choosing the correct thumbnail.
Find audio and video resources using the “Resources” tab or by clicking hotspots
Bookmark pages for easy access
Take notes and highlight text
Zoom in or out and change your view

Test yourself! Using the eBook (5 mins)

In FluencyLink:

Assigning Books to Students (K-12 teachers only)

Assigning Books to Students, K-12

Review:

Click “Learning Content” and “Assign Content” to access the module
Select the book(s) and the class(es) or groups you want to assign to and click “Assign”
If you get an error message, you may have exhausted your available licenses
- Bulk Unassign to reassign books to different students
Only assign Workbooks if you want your students to be able to check their work on their own.

How to Access Teacher’s Resources (Video Walkthrough)

From the left sidebar, select “Teacher Resource”
Open the document associated with the desired resource
Click the download hotspot to download the zipped (compressed) folder to your computer
On PC, right-click and “Extract All”. On Mac, double-click.

How to Access Character Workbooks

Practicing in the Workbook

Review:

Click a hotspot to work through a question
By default, students can check their answers
When the question is complete, students are given the opportunity to complete the section
If they click through the entire section and hit submit, their work will be submitted to you

Assigning Activities (formerly “Assessments”)

Review:

All auto-gradable work must be an “Assignable Activity” (previously called “Standard Tests”). Assignable Activities can be used for homework, classwork, or formative assessment
Click “Activities” and select “Assignable Activities” to get to assignable work
Click the menu on a card and select the “Assign Test” icon (shaped like a checkbox) to assign a test.
- Choose a class
- Choose a due date. 3 clicks are required: Date, Hour, and Minute
- Make available after Due Date if you would like
- Click “Save”

Creating and Editing Activities (formerly “Assessments”)

Review:

Create a new Assignable Activity from scratch or edit an existing one by cloning it
Name your activity meaningfully
Set rules such as a time limit, shuffling questions, and checking answers on each attempt
Add questions from the Question Bank
Create your own questions
Remove unwanted questions
Publish

Test Yourself! Creating an Activity (10 mins)

Navigate to Assignable Activities

Clone an existing activity and rename it
Delete a question from your newly-cloned activity
Add a question from the Question Bank
Write your own questions
- Write a “Single Choice” question with 4 answers (make sure to choose the correct answer!)
- Edit the Question settings to make the question worth 20 points
- Save and Add New
- Add an Audio Recording Question
Publish

Evaluating Activities (formerly “Assessments”)

Review:

Click “Activities” and select “Evaluation”
Choose an activity to evaluate and click “Evaluate” under those Pending Evaluation
Expand sub-questions, type in a value, and enter feedback (if you would like to)
Save as Draft or Submit
Select Performance Report to see students in aggregate

Video Tutorial: Using Multiple Tabs

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