IXL is a fantastic tool for all grade levels! They have recently added to their arsenal of tools and I am excited to share how to use these features! Some of the tools are not new, but might be new to you! Some of them are completely new! Diagnostics (BRAND NEW!) Diagnostics are question sets that students can answer to give you the ability to see recommended skills they need to work on. It suggests that students should answer a few questions each week to have the most accurate, up to date information. **Important - At this time it cannot be accessed by the app. Students must log in via a web browser (safari) through the iPad to access Diagnostics. This also means they have to know their log in information (Ugh, really) to sign in to IXL through the web browser. Students will be guided through choices of question sets. If they do not know something they can tap (I have not learned this yet) in the bottom right corner. Not all questions will give them that ability though. Currently there is not audio capabilities for our youngest students. Therefore I suggest taking Diagnostics with a small group at the primary levels. They have said they are working on this though, but do not have an estimated timeline available yet. Currently diagnostics is only available for math, but language arts is coming soon! Star SkillsThis is not a new feature, but it saves me so much time! To access the star feature:
1. Select "Learning" 2. Select math/language arts 3. Select your grade level 4. Hover over the left side of the skill and you should see a light gray star appear. Click the star and it will turn yellow. When you star a skill, this means students will see that it is a skill that needs to be worked on. From a student perspective, it looks exactly the same. Students will see the yellow star beside the skills that you selected. Therefore, eliminating the "Students, practice the A.4 & A.5 skills." Instead you could say, "practice the skills with a star next to them"! How awesome is that?! Do you have a favorite feature in IXL? I would love to hear about it!
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AuthorHi there - My name is Samantha Mitchell and I am a Kindergarten teacher and tech coach at Rensselaer Central School Corporation in Rensselaer, IN. Archives
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