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Welcome to the Island

Welcome to the Island. Teacher Information www.studyisland.com 800.419.3191. What is Study Island?. Study Island is a Web-based educational resource for instruction, assessment and reporting built from YOUR state’s standards. What is Study Island?.

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Welcome to the Island

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  1. Welcome to the Island Teacher Information www.studyisland.com 800.419.3191

  2. What is Study Island? • Study Island is a Web-based educational resource for instruction, assessment and reporting built from YOUR state’s standards.

  3. What is Study Island? • Study Island uses lessons, practice questions, and explanations to reinforce the concepts and skills taught in the classroom. Lesson Topics

  4. Key Benefits for Teachers • Web-based Learning • Access Study Island ANYWHERE from the internet. • Real Time Reporting • Automatic grading for instantaneous feedback. • Diagnostic reports to better differentiate instruction. • Parent Notifications • Schedule emails to be automatically sent to parents updating them on student progress and new assignments. New Additions!

  5. Where do I start? 1. Go to www.studyisland.com. • Enter your Username and Password. • User Name: firstnamelastnameschool#@gesd • laurieumbarger116@gesd • Password: default – studyisland • previous – same as last year

  6. From your Teacher Page you can: • Create a class in Class Manger. • Schedule Assignments.

  7. From your Teacher Page you can: • View a snapshot of favorite reports from School Stats. • Access Teacher Lounge tools. • See Study Island announcements.

  8. All of this and MORE can be accessed from the toolbar at the left side.

  9. Study Island Programs Just like the Student View • Select a grade level from the left side. • Select a subject. • Select a topic.

  10. Helpful Hints • Click on the topic name OR check multiple topics and click “Start Studying”. • Every topic has a lesson and a Passing Goal.

  11. What is a Passing Goal? • The Passing Goal tells you the minimum required to master the topic. • These numbers can vary.

  12. What are these symbols? Building Block questions are designed to help your student build on their previous knowledge. A Blue Ribbon will appear next to each mastered topic. A White Ribbon will appear when a Building Block Topic is mastered. A Red Triangle means your student is struggling with the topic.

  13. Didn’t meet the Passing Goal? • After finding the correct answer, your student can view an explanation or go to the next question. • After completing a set of questions, your student may be able to re-try missed questions. • Going through missed questions helps students understand the material and increases retention.

  14. Didn’t meet the Passing Goal? • If your student is still struggling with a topic, try this: • Review the Study Island lesson. • View missed questions by clicking on the score in the Your Results column. • Provide supplemental resources.

  15. Study Island Programs • There are multiple Session Types. Classroom Response Systems Printable Worksheet Game Mode Test Mode

  16. Class Manager • Group your students into “classes” so you can read reports more easily and create a class page. • Go to Class Manager. • Enter a title. • Click Next. Ms. Witty’s Math Class

  17. Class Manager • Change class preferences (if allowed by Admin.) • Affect games, remedial topics, timer visibility, scratchpad and highlighter availability. • To select students: • Click the red arrow to see students in the desired grade. • Check your students. • Save. NEW!

  18. Class Manager NEW! • When you return to Class Manager you can see a list of your classes. • You can Edit , Create Class Page and Assignments , schedule Parent Notifications , or Remove Class . • You can enter Live View to monitor real-time student activity. • You can also see if a class page is “Active” . • “Active” means students can see the class page. • You must post an assignment, note, schedule, or link before you can activate a class page.

  19. Class Manager • To create a Class Page: • Click . • Add an Assignment, Note, Schedule, or Link.

  20. Class Manager • Students can work on anything in Study Island, or you can post a specific assignment. • To create an assignment: • Click . • Select an assignment type. • Practice and Instruction • Assign Study Island topics. • Writing Assignment • Assign writing prompts. • Custom Assessment • Assign Study Island questions. NEW! NEW!

  21. Class Manager • To create a Practice and Instruction assignment: • Click . • Select a due date. • Insert a title. • Add additional info. • Decide if you want to override school preferences. • Set calculator preferences. Place Value 3rd Gd Read chapter 4 before completing.

  22. Class Manager • To create an assignment(cont.): • Click the red arrow next to a class. • Check “Select All” or select specific students.

  23. Class Manager • To create an assignment(cont.): • Select which topics you want to assign. • Select a Grade. • Select a Subject. • Click “Get Topic List”.

  24. Class Manager • To help you decide which topics to assign, you can: • View the Standard Map. • See the Passing Goal. • View the Lesson. • Preview Questions. • View the Standard. • If you are ready for students to see the assignment- “Activate”. • You can create assignments and leave them deactivated until you want students to work on them. • Click “Save Assignment”.

  25. Class Manager • After you you can see a list of assignments. • You can: • Activate /Deactivate Assignments. • View student results. • Edit the assignment. • Remove the assignment.

  26. Class Manager • Creating a Writing Assignment or Custom Assessments works similarly. • NOTE: You can now create Custom Assessments and store them in your Assessment Library! • For additional assistance: • Visit the HELP tab for tutorials. • Contact Customer Support at 800.419.3191 x3 • Attend a webinar found at www.studyisland.com/webinars/training. NEW!

  27. Class Manager • IMPORTANT! If this is your first time creating an assignment, you need to activate your class page.

  28. Class Manager • If you activated your class page, students see your assignment when they log in. • Students can select your assignment or a Program.

  29. School Stats There are several reporting options…

  30. School Stats • You can: • Open in Excel or have the report automatically emailed weekly • Click a score to see the List of Sessions. • Click a student name to see the Individual Subject Report. • Click Total to see a Class Summary. • Scroll right to see Ribbons Earned for each student or class.

  31. School Stats • Click a name to see the Individual Subject Report which looks like this: • Students can see this report from their own account.

  32. Motivating Students • Use Study Island to help motivate students. • Create a bulletin board to track student/class progress. • Encourage students to reflect on what they’ve learned. • Use Study Island in Game Mode to introduce a lesson. • Use Printable Worksheets to create activities in class. • Give certificates of achievement to students and parents! • Contact Implementation@StudyIsland.com for more ideas to motivate students.

  33. Motivating Students • Check out some of these ideas!

  34. What if I forget all of this? • GESD is here to HELP! • School Administrator • IT Help Desk • Technology Integration Specialists

  35. Understanding Check • Where do you log in? • Name two helpful hints for managing a class. • What student data can you access in Study Island? • Where can you get support for effective implementation of Study Island?

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