Compass Learning Odyssey

1. Training Materials Created by Mike Canon Technology Coach Hemet USD Compass LearningOdyssey Getting Started – Teacher Guide

2. Intro What is Compass Learning Odyssey? • A web-based computer program with fun, interactive learning activities for kids • Helps students succeed in reading and math • Learning activities are specially designed for each student based on MAP test results • Use it at school or at home To watch a fun demo, click the link below: http://www.compasslearning.com/tour.htm

3. Computer Requirements • Internet Access • Sound (speakers or earphones) • Adobe Flash Player • Free Download: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ • Adobe Reader • Free Download: http://get.adobe.com/reader/ Is your computer ready for Compass Learning Odyssey? To check, click below. https://www.thelearningodyssey.com/LoginContent/systemrequirements.html

4. Other Notes • Hemet USD recommends students use Odysseyat least30 minutes per day or about 2 hours per week. • Using earphones during Odyssey sessions will help students focus on the activities and ignore other noises. • Students should have scrap paper and pencils available during Odyssey sessions. • Pop-up blocker must be disabled in the browser.

5. Step 1 Teacher Login At school, click the icon At home, go to: www.compasslearningodyssey.com. • User Name is: (Contact Mike Canon for this information) • Password is: (Contact Mike Canon for this information) • Enter school code(see next slide for a chart) • Click Log In

6. School Codes

7. Teacher Dashboard Overview • This is one way to observe students’ progress. Monitoring students while they work is another. • Results of daily activities are updated by Odyssey every night. • Locate the student on the list, click on the student name. • The pop up window will display the student’s last 10 activities with lowest score grouped by assignment. • The icons on the left represent status levels: • 0-59% • 60-69% • 70-100%

8. Teacher Dashboard tabs On the Teacher Dashboard, the tabs represent the main sections of the Odyssey Manager. Each of these tabs will take you to a menu that allows direct access to specific components in each section. • My Students – Create and modify classes. Create students and update teacher information. Assign students to classes. View and maintain student and class information and subject level access. (Note: All class information can be easily imported and exported). • Assignments – Create assignments; assign them to your classes and students; and review class and student progress. View, edit, and assign assignments from your school or all schools in your district. • Assessment – Item Bank, browse test items for use in creating custom objective-based tests; Objective Builder, create custom standard strands to meet individual district or school needs; and Test Builder, customize and build diagnostic-prescriptive tests. Create standards, strands, objectives, questions, and answer choices and use them in custom assessment tests. • Reports – Select from a variety of report types such as Administration, Progress, Assessment, and Odyssey Writer to see how your students are progressing. • Content – Search and view an index of all Compass Learning curricula. On the Resource page read and download Compass Learning Odyssey user’s guides along with State Correlation Reports. • Message Center – Odyssey Manager contains an internal messaging function that allows teachers to send simple text messages to students within the Odyssey system. Odyssey Message Center is a “closed” messaging tool, meaning that messages sent do not travel outside the school or via the public web. Students cannot send messages student‐to-student, but can reply to a teacher’s message or compose a new message to a teacher. Standard e‐mail format (for example, name@yahoo.com) is not allowed in Message Center. • Community – Community is an online forum within Odyssey Manager designed to facilitate focused discussion between teachers and students. Teachers and administrators create topics and threads, then use Community’s access controls to allow students to post comments related to the discussions. Teachers can also create customized learning activities based on Community topics, then assign, track and report those tasks in Odyssey Manager. All topics and threads must be created by school teachers or administrators — students are restricted to post-only privileges in Community.

9. Step 2 Enter Teacher Email Address*(*required) • 1. Click on the teacher name link on upper right. • 2. Enter appropriate email address in the field. • 3. Depending on permissions, other fields may/may not be available. • Save

10. Step 3 Creating a Class 1. Select My Students taboption on navigation bar. 2. Select Students & Classes buttonin sub-navigation bar. 3. Select New 4. Select Class • A Class Profile pop-up box appears • Type in a class name (*required)School naming convention=Teacher name – Subject – Class Per/Grade • If this class is specific to a grade level and subject area, you may label as such • Attach a secondary teacher to this class, if applicable. • Click Save. (Your new class will saved under My Classes) • Can be edited later

11. Step 4 Add existing students to your classAn existing student is one who is already in the student database, but not in your class. • In the left panel, click My School> Students • Check the boxes next to students you want to add to your class (You can choose multiple students on multiple pages) Option 1: Select Actions > Add to Class Option 2: DRAG selected students and DROP into the correct class in My Classes.

12. Step 5 Building Assignments – pg 1 When selecting items, narrow choices by choosing items in the left panel. Select Assignment tab on the navigation bar. Click Assignment Builder button. Select curriculum type. Select the desired subject and level. Select to search by Sequences, Skills, or Standards. Enter a key word in the search box to begin search orclick topic titles to view content and descriptions. Click lesson titles to reveal the activities. Click individual activity titles to preview the online activity. (activity #s appear on this level). This is a sample preview

13. Building Assignments – pg 2 To assign activities, click in the box to the left of the title(multiple activities may be selected.) Click on the Add Selected Tasks button. Enter a unique assignment name for easy reference. Choose assignment order Sequential, Self-Select (default), or Auto-Launch. Click Complete Assignment. Include a description of this assignment in the box. Select Availability, Subject, Level. Change additional assignment options if necessary Suppress Duplicate Activities – default is Yes. (Students will not receive passed activities within the same assignment more than once.) Choose to assign now or later Select a class or classes or individual students to whom you want to assign the assignment(s). Confirm assignment – Close (Assignments are saved in Assignments Archives)

14. Icon Key In Odyssey, click on the link to view icon meanings

15. Learn More About Odyssey • Use the Odyssey Knowledge Center • Click on Help in the upper right corner of the screen. Use the search feature to locate answers to your questions. • Use the Video Library to view tutorials • Go to www.compasslearning.com/impact • Login name is your site’s account code (Contact Mike Canon for this information) • Password(Contact Mike Canon for this information) • I recommend these videos: • Teacher Dashboard • Odyssey Knowledge Center • Impact Teachers 2011 – watch all 6

16. Questions about Compass Learning Odyssey can be sent to Mike Canon at: mcanon@hemetusd.k12.ca.us Updated September 6, 2011