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TEACHERS MANUAL A+DVANCED LEARNING SYSTEM® USE THIS MANUAL FOR: CREATING AND CHANGING CLASS ROSTERS, CREATING AND CHANGING ASSIGNMENT LISTS, GENERATING CLASS AND STUDENT REPORTS.A+LS TEACHERS MANUAL WINDOWS® VERSION 2.15 .TABLE OF CONTENTS THE A+LS MANAGER CREATING AND CHANGING CLASS ROSTERS..................................................2 CREATING AND CHANGING ASSIGNMENT LISTS Overview............................................................................................................3 Copying and Selecting Assignment Lists with which to Work ...........................6 Copying from Default Assignment Lists.............................................................7 Adding and Editing Assignment Groups............................................................11 Adding and Editing Individual Assignments.......................................................13 Using the Lesson Finder....................................................................................15 A+LS REPORTS GENERAL NOTES ON A+LS REPORTS Previewing Reports............................................................................................18 Date Ranges for Reports...................................................................................19 TEACHER'S REPORTS..........................................................................................20 INDEX.........................................................................................................................29. THE A+LS MANAGER Page 1 Any teachers to whom Administrator has assigned a class can use the A+LS Classroom Manager to create class rosters and Managed Lesson Sequences. Click on the CLASS Icon to enter the A+LS Manager. The first screen you see will be the Class Roster Screen.. Page 2 CREATING AND CHANGING CLASS ROSTERS The Class List shows the classes assigned to the teacher. Select the class with which you want to work (in this case, there is only one class, Primary, assigned to the teacher). The All Students List shows all the students on the system, in alphabetical order by last name. The Students in Class List shows the students assigned to the class highlighted on the Class List. The Feedback sound off Box will have an X in it if the teacher has turned off feedback sound in Practice Test mode for the class, and the Game off Box will have an X in it if the teacher has denied student access to the Letter Lightning game from the GAME Button on the students' Main Menu.. Page 3 To add students to the Class Roster: · Click on the students you want to add to the class roster on the All Students List . You can select more than one student at a time. · Click on the right arrow in the middle of the screen to add these students to the Students In Class List . · Click on the >> Icon in the middle of the screen to transfer all of the students on the system to the class. · Click on the Feedback sound off Box if you don't want feedback sounds to be heard by students in the class when they are practicing a test. · Click on the Game off Box if you do not want students in the class to be able to play the Letter Lightning game by accessing the GAME Button on the students' Main Menu.· Click on the SAVE Icon . To remove students from the Class Roster: · Click on the students you want to remove on the Students In Class List . You can select more than one student at a time. · Click on the left arrow in the middle of the screen to remove these students from the roster. · Click on the << Icon in the middle of the screen to remove all of the students from the class. Notes on Class Rosters: A student may be assigned to more than one class.Clicking on the PRINTER Icon will cause the Teacher's Print Menu to appear (see the "A+LS Reports" section of this Manual).Click on the WRITING HAND to go to the Assignment List Editor. CREATING AND CHANGING MANAGED LESSON SEQUENCES Overview TYPES OF ASSIGNMENT LISTS There are three types of assignment lists in A+LS. · Default Assignment Lists are delivered with every A+LS title and typically contain all of the lessons in the title. They are designed to make it easy to create Class Assignment Lists from scratch. · Class Assignment Lists are assignment lists that students assigned to a class will use if they do not have an individual Student Assignment List. If a student logs on and selects LESSONS from the Main Menu, A+LS will first check to see if he/she has an individual Student A ssignment List. If the student does not, A+LS will use the Class Assignment List and copy it to the student's individual Student Assignment List, creating an individual Student Assignment List in the process. There can be one Class Assignment List for each class.. Page 4 · Student Assignment Lists are unique to an individual student. A student can have one individual Student Assignment List for each class to which he/she is assigned. COMPOSITION OF ASSIGNMENT LISTS All assignment lists may be composed of Assignment Groups and Assignments. The former can contain an unlimited number of Assignments. The only rule A+LS imposes with respect to the creation and utilization of Assignment Groups is that the all of the Assignments in one Assignment Group must be mastered before any of the Assignments in the next group can be accessed by the student. Whether Assignments within an Assignment Group must be done "in order" (meaning that the first Assignment must be mastered before the second can be accessed, the second must be mastered before the third can be accessed, and so on) is up to the teacher. An example of an Assignment List might be: GROUP I The Sun Fact and Opinion 2 Verb Usage Tricky Words 1 Counting 1 Counting 2 GROUP II Inside Our Earth Addition 1 Addition 2 The Moon 1 The Moon 2 Using the Card Catalog Adverbs In this example, the first group of the Assignment List is n amed "GROUP I" and has six Assignments; "The Sun," "Fact and Opinion 2," "Verb Usage," "Tricky Words 1," "Counting 1," and "Counting 2." These six Assignments must be mastered before any of the Assignments in the second group can be accessed by the student. ELEMENTS OF ASSIGNMENT GROUPS AND ASSIGNMENTS Each Assignment Group in A+LS is defined by two elements: · a title; and, · a flag that indicates whether the Assignments within the group must be done in order.. Page 5 Each Assignment in A+LS is defined by five elements: · a program (either an A+LS Lesson program or a third-party program) that is launched when the student enters the Assignment; · a lesson which must be specified if the program is an A+LS lesson program, and may be specified if the program is a third-party program; · a title, which will usually be the same as the title of the lesson (the default is that it will be); · a mastery level (the default is 70 for A+LS lessons and 0 for third -party programs); and, · a message that appears to the student after the student accesses the lesson from his/her SELECT AN ASSIGNMENT Screen, but before the lesson is launched.All of these elements can be added or changed via the A+LS Assignment Editor. CREATING AND CHANGING ASSIGNMENT LISTS The creation and manipulation of Assignment Lists is a three -step process. The process is executed using three Assignment Editor Screens called Lesson Planner Screen 1, Lesson Planner Screen 2, and Lesson Planner Screen 3. Step #1: The first step is to identify which Assignment List you want to create or edit, and where you want the results of your worked saved. Your choices are the Class Assignment List or the individual Student Assignment Lists for any student as signed to the class. This is accomplished on Lesson Planner Screen 1. This screen can also be used to copy an Assignment List to other Assignment Lists.Step #2: This is an optional step that allows you to copy Default Assignment Lists to the Assignment List you selected in Step #1. This is accomplished on Lesson Planner Screen 2. Copying Default Assignment Lists is the quickest and easiest way to get started. It is simplest to copy the Default Assignment Lists, or individual Assignments in them, and then edit the elements of individual lessons as required. Step #3: The final step is also optional, and is to: edit the elements of the Assignment Groups and/or Assignments created in Step #2; add new Assignment Groups and/or Assignments; and, add assignments that utilize third-party programs. This step is accomplished on Lesson Planner Screen 3.. Page 6 Copying and Selecting Assignment Lists with which to Work (Lesson Planner Screen 1) When the teacher first clicks on the WRITING HAND on the Class Roster Screen, Lesson Planner Screen 1 appears. This screen allows you to select the Assignment Lists you want to work with, and save to, on Lesson Planner Screens 2 and 3, and to copy one Assignment List to others. This screen is asking you two questions. First, which Assignment List (or Lesson Plan) do you want to work with on Lesson Planner Screens 2 and 3? Second, as you are editing that list and saving changes to it, which list or lists do you want those changes saved to? In this case, the teacher will be working with the individual Student Assignment List for Theodore Roosevelt, who is selected on the "Select a Lesson Plan to edit:" List . The teacher will be saving any changes made to Theodore Roosevelt's Lesson Plan to the individual Student Assignment Lists of Abraham Lincoln and George Washington, who are selected on the "Who is the Lesson Plan for?" List . The word PRIMARY at the top of both lists refers to the Class Assignment List. The Class Assignment List will always be listed at the top of both lists, and will always have the same name as the name of the class (in this case, the name of the class is "PRIMARY"). To copy Assignment Groups or Assignments from the Default Assignment Lists delivered with A+LS, click on the 2 Button to go to Lesson Planner Screen 2. Page 7 To add your own Assignment Groups and/or Assignments, or to edit either, click on the 3 Button to go to Lesson Planner Screen 3. Click on the CLIPBOARD to return to the Class Roster Screen. Click on the Copy Button to copy the assignment list highlighted on the left to the assignment list(s) highlighted on the right .Copying from Default Assignment Lists (Lesson Planner Screen 2) When you click on the 2 Button on Lesson Planner Screens 1 or 3, you will be taken to Lesson Planner Screen 2. In this example, the teacher chose, on Lesson Planner Screen 1, to work with the Class Assignment List. The left clipboard shows the Default Assignment Lists available from A+LS; these were installed with the A+LS titles at the school. In this case, the school has the Mathematics I, The Sciences II, and The Sciences III titles installed. The right clipboard shows the contents of the list with which you are working. In this example, the list is blank, as it will be when the teacher first enters the Assignment List Editor. Note that the right clipboard has the word PRIMARY at the top. This identifies the Assignment List with which the teacher is working. Page 8 The purpose of this screen is to quickly and simply copy entire Assignment Groups or single Assignments from the Default Assignment Lists to the lists being created. By highlighting the Assignment Group or Assignment you want on the left clipboard and then clicking on the Button , the highlighted item on the left clipboard will be copied to the right clipboard. See "Manipulating Screen 2" below for more details. To remove an Assignment Group or Assignment from the right clipboard , highlight the Assignment Group name to delete the entire group, or highlight a single Assignment to delete only one Assignment. Then click on the Button to remove the highlighted item from the right clipboard. To return to Lesson Planner Screen 1, click on the 1 Button . To edit any Assignment Group or Assignment (including changing the title, mastery level, to add a message, or to include assignments that utilize third-party programs), click on the 3 Button . To return to the Class Roster Screen, click on the CLIPBOARD . To save your changes to the Assignment List on the right clipboard , click on the SAVE Icon . Manipulating Screen 2 When an item is highlighted on the left clipboard and you click on the Button , what information is copied to the right clipboard depends on what was highlighted and displayed on the left. The following rules will apply: Item highlighted on left clipboard What is created on right clipboard 1 Default Assignment List name (i.e., THE SCIENCES II) with no assignments shown underneath New Assignment Group with no Assignments in it, immediately below the highlighted Assignment Group 2 Default Assignment List name (i.e., THE SCIENCES II) with assignments shown underneath New Assignment Group with all Assignments in it, immediately below the highlighted Assignment Group 3 Assignment Assignment only, immediately below the highlighted item On the screen shown on page 7, if the teacher clicks on the Button , a new Assignment Group called THE SCIENCES II with no assignments in it will be created on the Class Assignment List on the right clipboard . This is #1 on the table above. To show all of the assignments underneath a Default Assignment List name on the left clipboard, double - click on the name. By then highlighting the Default Assignment List name and clicking on the Button , the teacher can copy the Default Assignment List and all of the Assignments in it to the right clipboard . This is #2 on the table above. The teacher can see the assignments underneath another Default Assignment List by double-clicking on the name of that list. The following picture shows the screen after an entire Default Assignment List has been copied. Page 9 In this case, a new Assignment Group called THE SCIENCES II has been created, and all of the assignments in the Default Assignment List called THE SCIENCES II have been copied over as well. By highlighting an Assignment on the left clipboard and then clicking on the Button , the teacher can transfer a single lesson to the right clipboard. The lesson will be placed on the right clipboard immediately below whatever item is highlighted on it. This is #3 on the preceding table. Page 10 In this case, the Assignment "Using Context Clues 1" from the Default Assignment List named READING III has been added to the Assignment Group named THE SCIENCE II. Immediately before the teacher clicked on the Button , the highlight bar on the right clipboard was on the Assignment named "The Solar System 1." All Assignment Groups created from Default Assignment Lists will not require that lessons be done in order. All Assignments created from Default Assignment Lists will have a mastery level of 70 and will have no message. Page 11 Adding and Editing Assignment Groups (Lesson Planner Screen 3) When you click on the 3 Button on Lesson Planner Screens 1 or 2, you will be taken to Lesson Planner Screen 3. This screen allows you to add new Assignment Groups and Assignments to the Assignment List you chose on Lesson Planner Screen 1, and to change any of the elements that de fine Assignment Groups and Assignments. This screen shows the Assignment List with which you are working on the right clipboard . In this example, the Assignment List has two Assignment Groups, PRIMARY ASSIGNMENTS and INTERMEDIATE ASSIGNMENTS. The left of the screen shows information about the item highlighted on right (in this case, an Assignment Group). TO CHANGE AN ASSIGNMENT GROUP · Highlight the Assignment Group name you want to change on the right clipboard . · To change the Assignment Group title, click on the Group Title Box and make the required edits. This will cause the SAVE Icon to appear. · The Do Assignments In Order Box will have an X in it if the Assignments in the Assignment Group must be done in order. Click on the X to remove it, or click on the empty box to put an X there. This will cause the SAVE Icon to appear. · Click on the SAVE Icon to save your changes. Page 12 TO DELETE AN ASSIGNMENT GROUP · Highlight the Assignment Group name you want to delete on the right clipboard . · Click on the DELETE RECORD Icon . TO ADD AN ASSIGNMENT GROUP · Click on the ADD RECORD Icon . This will cause the INSERT Window to appear. · Make sure that "New Group" is highlighted, and then click on the GO LIGHT. This will create a new Assignment Group immediately below the Assignment Group which is highlighted on the clipboard . · Edit the information in the Group Title and Do Assignments In Order Boxes as required, then click on the SAVE Icon . NOTES: The Done Box is not editable and is for information purposes only. In the event that you are working with a Student Assignment List, this box will have an X in it if the student has mastered all of the Assignments in the Assignment Group. Click on the 1 Button to go to Lesson Planner Screen 1 to change the Assignment List you are working with or saving to. Click on the 2 Button to go to Lesson Planner Screen 2 to copy from Default Assignment Lists. Click on the CLIPBOARD to go to the Class Roster Screen.. Page 13 Adding and Editing Assignments By highlighting an Assignment on the clipboard on Lesson Planner Screen 3, the information on the left will change to show information for the Assignment highlighted on the clipboard on the right. This screen shows information for an Assignment named "Classifying 1," as shown in the Assignment Title Box . Other information shows that this Assignment uses the A+ Lessons Program , and has a message that will be displayed to the student when he/she accesses the Assignment . This Assignment also has a mastery level of 70, as shown in the Mastery: Box . The Lesson File Box shows the DOS path to the lesson. It cannot be edited by the teacher directly. TO CHANGE AN ASSIGNMENT · Highlight the Assignment you want to change on the right clipboard. · To change the Program for the Assignment, click on the program you want on the Program List . This may cause the Lesson File Box , Message Box , and/or Mastery: Box to disappear if the Program you select is a third-party program. Changing the Program will cause the SAVE Icon to appear on the toolbar. · To change the Assignment's name, click on the Assignment Title Box and make the appropriate edits. This will cause the SAVE Icon to appear on the toolbar. · To change the message for the Assignment, click on the Message Box and make the appropriate edits. This will cause the SAVE Icon to appear on the toolbar. · To change the Assignment from one lesson to another, click on the Lesson File Box . This will cause the FILE CABINET Icon to appear on the toolbar. Click on the FILE CABINET Icon to launch the Lesson Finder (see the "Using the Lesson Finder" section of this Manual). This will cause the SAVE Icon to appear on the toolbar. · When all your changes are complete, click on the SAVE Icon. TO DELETE AN ASSIGNMENT · Highlight the Assignment you want to delete on the right clipboard. · Click on the DELETE RECORD Icon on the toolbar. Page 14 TO ADD AN ASSIGNMENT · Highlight the item on the right clipboard below which you want to add the Assignment. · Click on the ADD RECORD Icon on the toolbar. This will cause the INSERT Window to appear. · Make sure that "New Assignment in Current Group" is highlighted (by clicking on the circle next to it), and then click on the GO LIGHT. This will create a new Assignment called "New Assignment" immediately below the item which is highlighted on the clipboard. · Click on the program you want for the new Assignment in the Program Box . · The Lesson File Box will remain on the screen if you selected an A+LS Lesson Program, or if you selected a third-party program that your Administrator flagged as allowing a lesson file. · If the Lesson File Box is on the screen, click on it. This will cause the FILE CABINET Icon to appear on the toolbar. Click on the FILE CABINET Icon to launch the Lesson Finder (see the "Using the Lesson Finder" section of this Manual). · Edit the information in the Assignment Title Box if required. · Edit the information in the Message Box if you want students to see a message from you when they enter the Assignment. · Edit the mastery level in the Mastery Box if you want to change it.· Click on the SAVE Icon on the tool bar to save your changes. The Done Box is not editable and is for information purposes only. In the event that you are working with a Student Assignment List, this box will have an X in it if the student has mastered the Assignment..THE A+LS MANAGER, cont. Page 15 Using the Lesson Finder The Lesson Finder is designed to help teachers identify the correct DOS paths for lessons without worrying about the proper syntax for typing DOS paths or about the location of lesson files on their systems. When a teacher clicks on the FILE CABINET Icon on Lesson Planner Screen 3, a Lesson File Finder Window will appear. The nature and use of this window depends on whether the Assignment shown on the left side of Lesson Planner Screen 3 uses an A+LS Lesson Pr ogram or a third-party program. FINDING A+LS LESSONS All of the A+LS titles on the system that utilize the "ALS Lessons" program are shown on the SUBJECTS List. This is because "ALS Lessons" was the program selected on Lesson Planner Screen 3 when the teacher clicked on the FILE CABINET Icon. (Had another A+LS Lesson Program, such as "A+ Lessons," been selected, all of the A+LS titles on the system that utilize the "A+ Lessons" Lesson Program would be shown on the SUBJECTS List.) The lessons included in the title highlighted on the SUBJECTS List are shown on the LESSONS List. The contents of the LESSONS List will change as the highlight bar on the SUBJECTS List changes. Simply select the title you want on the SUBJECTS List, then select the lesson you want on the LESSONS List. Then click on the GO LIGHT. The Lesson File and Assignment Title Boxes on Lesson Planner Screen 3 will be automatically filled in. To leave the Lesson Finder without updating the Lesson File and Assignment Title Boxes on Lesson Planner Screen 3, click on the EXIT WINDOW. FINDING THIRD-PARTY LESSONS When drives will appear. Select the drive on which the file you want is resident. The contents of the Directories and the Files Lists will change accordingly. · Select the directory the program is in. Double-click on the directory you want on the Directories List . To go one level higher in the directory tree (in this case, to see the other subdirectories besides "4classes" that are immediately under the "myfiles" directory, double -click on "myfiles." The contents of the Files List will change accordingly. · Make sure A+LS is displaying the type of file you want. The Files List will show all of the files in the currently selected drive and directory that match the pattern in the Pattern Box (in this case, all files with the ".doc" file extension). Third-party programs generally have a standard extension they use to identify their files. For example, WORD uses the ".doc" extension, Microsoft â Excel uses ".xls," etc. To change the pattern, type a new pattern in the Pattern Box and press ¿. Type *.* ¿ to show all files. The contents of the Files List will change accordingly.. .Page 17 Select, on the Files List , the file you want to be automatically launched when students enter the Assignment. The complete path to the program will be shown in the File Path/Name Box . If this is the correct path, click on the GO LIGHT to exit the File Finder and transfer the contents of the File Path/Name Box to the Lesson File Box on Lesson Planner Screen 3. To quit the File Finder without updating the Lesson File Box, click on the EXIT WINDOW. Not all third-party programs will accept a "lesson file" from A+LS. In cases where they will not, your Administrator should have set the third-party program up in A+LS so that the Lesson File Box does not appear on Lesson Planner Screen 3. A third-party program does not require a lesson file. If the Lesson File box appears, you may set up a lesson file for the Assignment, but the third-party program will launch for students if you leave the Lesson File Box blank.. Page 18 GENERAL NOTES ON A+LS REPORTING Previewing Reports All A+LS reports will be "printed" to the screen before they are sent to the printer. This will allow teachers to view data on-line prior to printing. Reports are shown on-line on the Print Preview Screen. This example shows a Student List on the Print Preview Screen. The report is shown in the Report Display Box . The portions of the current page of the report that do not fit on the screen can be viewed by using the slidebar , or by using the , , Page Down, and Page Up keys. To use the slidebar, click on the Button at the bottom of the slidebar to scroll down the report and on the Button at the top of the slidebar to scroll up the report. Click anywhere on the portion of the slidebar bel ow the Slide Button to scroll down the report a page at a time. Click anywhere on the portion of the slidebar above the Slide Button to scroll up the report a page at a time. To quickly scroll throu gh and view the report, click on the Slide Button and hold the mouse button down while moving the Slide Button up or down on the slidebar. Let up on the mouse button when the part of the report you want to view is shown on the screen.. .Page 19 To view the next page of the report, click on the Page Down Button . To view the previous page of the report, click on the Page Up Button . Click on the PRINTER Icon to print the report. Click on the EXIT WINDOW to exit without printing the report. Press the Esc key to stop printing. Pressing the Esc key while A+LS is printing will cause A+LS to stop sending print information to the Windows Print Manager. Any print information already sent by A+LS to the Print Ma nager will continue to print. Consult your Windows and/or network manuals for more information about how to interrupt Windows and/or network print queues. Date Ranges for Reports All Grade Reports can be prepared so that only student activity over a range of dates will be included. When these report options are selected, the user will be asked for the beginning and ending dates of the range to be covered in the report. The default dates will be the earliest enrollment date in the user database (most likely the installation date) for the beginning date and the current date for the ending date. Press ¿ or select the OK Button on each of these windows to accept these defaults (this will include all student activity in the report). To enter another date, type the date you want and then press ¿ or select the OK Button. The date you enter can be in "mm-dd-yyyy" or "mm/dd/yy" form. For example, to enter January 12, 1995, either 01 -12-1995 or 1/12/95 will work. Date ranges are inclusive, meaning that a beginning or an ending date of 12/10/94 will include student activity on December 10, 1994..A+LS REPORTS, cont. Page 20 TEACHERS' REPORTS After a teacher has selected a class on the Class Roster Screen, the PRINTER Icon will appear on the toolbar. Clicking on this icon will cause the Teacher's Print Menu to appear. All the reports available to the teacher are generated by this menu. The upper left of the screen shows four available report options: Roster, Grades, Assignments, and Style Report. These represent four types of reports, each of which may have several options. The opti ons and reports they generate are discussed in the remainder of this section. Page 21 Class Roster To print a Class Roster, simply click on the circle next to the word "Roster" on the Teacher's Print Menu and then click on the PRINTER Icon. This will cause the Class Roster to appear on the Print Preview Screen (see the "Previewing Reports" section of this Manual). This report shows all of the students assigned to the class, their log -on names, and passwords. The students are listed in alphabetical order, by last name. Page 22 Grade Reports To print Grade Reports, simply click on the circle next to the word "Grades" on the Teacher's Print Menu. This will present further options on the lower left of the Teacher's Print Menu ( through ). These options are selected by putting an X in the box next to them. To put an X in an empty box or clear the X from a selected box, click on the box. The teacher can print a Class Progress Summary Report, one or more Student Progress Reports, or both. To print a Class Progress Summary Report, select the Class Summary Box . To print one or more Student Progress Reports, select the Student Progress Box . If you have selected Student Progress, there are two questions which must be answered. Which students? Select the For Whole Class Box to print Student Progress Reports for every student in the class. To print reports for selected students only, clear the For Whole Class Box and click on the students for whom you want reports on the student list on th e right . You can select more than one student. In the example shown, reports will be prepared for Marty Gilpin and Quigley Imtook. Page 23 Do I want A+LS to print a cover letter for the Student Progress Report designed to go to the students' parents? If so, select the Letter to Parents Box . When you have made the desired selections from the Teacher's Print Menu, click on the PRINTER Icon. A+LS will then ask for the date range to use in preparing the reports. After you enter the dates, A+LS will prepare the requested reports and go to the Print Preview Screen. CLASS PROGRESS SUMMARY REPORT This report shows a summary of activity for every student assigned to the class, includ ing, from left to right, the number of lessons used, the average test score, and the total time using A+LS. The average number of lessons used, test score, and time is shown for both active students (those that used A+LS during the report period) and for all students. Page 24 STUDENT PROGRESS REPORT This report shows all of the student's activity for the period covered. For each lesson, the date of activity, lesson program and title, score (if the test was taken), time on task, and the number of times the lesson was entered are shown. Summary information, including the number of lessons used, average test score, total time on task, and average time per lesson, is shown at the bottom of the report. LETTER TO PARENTS (for Student Progress Report) This report will print a letter that can be sent to parents and guardians, either by itself or as a cover for the Student Progress Report.. .Page 25 Assignment Reports To print Assignment Reports, simply click on the circle next to the word "Assignments" on the Teacher's Print Menu. This will present further options on the lower left of the Teacher's Print Menu ( through ). These options are selected by putting an X in the box next to them. To put an X in an empty box or clear the X from a selected box, click on the box. Teachers can print a Class Assignment List, one or more Student Assignment Lists, or both. To print a Class Assignment List, select the Class Assignment List Box . To print one or more Student Assignment Lists, select the Student Assignment Lists Box . If you have selected Student Assignment Lists, there are three questions which must be answered. Which students? Select the For Whole Class Box to print Student Assignment Lists for every student in the class. To print lists for selected students only, clear the For Whole Class Box and click on the students for whom you want lists on the s tudent list on the right . You can select more than one student. In the example shown, lists will be prepared for Marty Gilpin and Quigley Imtook. Page 26 Should Student Assignment Lists indicate if assignments have been mastered? If you want the report to indicate which assignments the student(s) has mastered, select the Include Mastery Box . Do I want A+LS to print a cover letter for the Student Assignment List(s) designed to go to the students' parents? If so, select the Letter to Parents Box . When you have made the desired selections from the Teacher's Print Menu, click on the PRINTER Icon. CLASS ASSIGNMENT LIST This report shows the Class Assignment List. The Assignment Groups are in capital letters (in this example the only Assignment Group is "CLASS #1 ASSIGNMENTS"), with the Assignments in the group listed immediately underneath the group name. The numbers in parentheses after the Assignments are the mastery levels for the Assignment..A+LS REPORTS, cont. Page 27 STUDENT ASSIGNMENT LIST This report shows a Student Assignment List. The Assignment Gro ups are in capital letters (in this example the only Assignment Group is "CLASS #1 ASSIGNMENTS"), with the Assignments in the group listed immediately underneath the group name. The numbers in parentheses after the Assignments are the mastery levels for the Assignment. In this case, the teacher selected "Include Mastery" on the Teacher's Print Menu. When this selection is made, the "Mastery" column appears on this report. The word "DONE" in this column indicates that the Assignment has been mastered by the student. This selection also causes the "Number of lessons mastered:" and "Percentage mastered:" information to appear at the bottom of the report. LETTER TO PARENTS (for Student Assignment List) This report will print a letter that can be sent to parents and guardians as a cover for a Student Assignment List.. Page 28 Style Report This report shows the total time each student assigned to the class spent using A+LS, and the percentage of that time they spent in each of six areas; using A+LS Study Guides ("Study"), practicing A+LS Tests ("Practice"), taking A+LS Tests ("Test"), writing A+LS Essays ("Essay"), playing the Letter Lightning game ("Game"), and either waiting on menus or using third -party programs accessed from A+LS ("Other"). The report also shows the class average percentage of time spent in each of these six areas. .INDEXPage 29 |