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Accelerated Math

Math Management Software for Ensuring Student Success

Sue Hornbach

September 18, 2001

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What Is Accelerated Math?• A task-level learning information system (LIS) that

provides data on students' task completion, performance, and time-on-task.

• It combines two technologies:– Objective Tracker Management System - done in the

Assignment Book, it automatically tracks student progress on assigned objectives.

– Algorithm Problem Generator - using mathematical formulas, AM can generate a large number of different-but-equivalent variations of each learning objective.

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Getting Started

Under your buildings Apps menu, find Management, then Accelerated Math, then Accelerated Math Admin

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Opening Screen

• Click once

• Enter password

• Click OK

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Where Should You Go Next?

• Assignment Book

• Extended Response

• Teams & Goals

• Preferences

• Reports

• Students

• Classes

• Libraries

• Preferences

• Reports

Go to School first to set up your classes.

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Entering Students

• Click on School

• Click on Students

• Students previously entered in the AR program are already entered

• Use the Add button to add a student - check current students to match information

• Use the Edit button to edit a student

• Don’t delete a student

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Adding a Class• Click on the Classes button under School• Click Add• Type in the name of the class (not the teacher’s

name)• Type a password for the class• Assign a teacher from the list• Click OK - click Yes or No for adding more

classes

But what if the teacher is not on the list???

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Adding a Teacher

• In the New Class Dialog box, click the button that says Assign Teacher

• If it is the first teacher to be added, an information box will be open

• If there is at least one teacher already added, click New on the button at the bottom of the list

• Fill in the information requested and click OK

• The new teacher is now assigned to that class

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Enrolling a Student

• Highlight (click on) the desired class

• Click Enroll from the buttons on the left of the Classes screen

• A list of students and their current status appears

• Holding the Ctrl button down while you click names lets you select all names at once

• Click OK when your student names have been highlighted

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Clearing Locks

• For a Student:– School– Students– Students on the menu

bar– Clear all locks

• For a Class:– School– Classes– Classes on the menu

bar– Clear all locks

What is a lock? • For a class, it’s to prevent two people making changes at the

same time - it may occur also if there is an interruption of power

• For a student, it’s if the incorrect password is used

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Classroom Options

• Click Classroom

• Select a class from the list

• Click OK

• Go to Assignment Book– First time there it will ask to set up objectives– Follow the wizard based on your needs– Choose the library you want to use– Add the objectives you want to use

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Assignment Book

• Assign desired objectives to students– Control and Shift keys can be used to select

multiple students and/or objectives

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Assignment Book

• Assigned - the objective has been assigned, but no practice has been printed yet for the student

• Ready to Work - practices or exercises have been printed and scored, but practice mastery criteria have not been met, so more practices or exercises are needed.

• Working - a practice or exercise has been printed but not scored

• Ready to Test - practice mastery has been met, it is time to take a test

• Testing - a test has been printed but not scored• Mastered - the objective has been mastered based on the

test score - review questions will appear

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Assignment Book

• Intervene - the student needs extra help with the objective• Diagnosing - a diagnostic test has been printed to test the

student without requiring practice requirements first• Reviewed - the requirements for the practice, test, and

review have been met - the student has finished with the objective

• Override - objectives have been met out side of Accelerated Math

• Hold - the teacher put the objective on hold

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Assignment Book

• Print button lets you choose questions for these objectives– Practice– Test– Exercise– Diagnostic Test

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Assignment Book

• AM keeps track of what you print for whom

• It won’t let further items be printed if objectives aren’t met

• The score button prompts you to scan a student’s score

• Reports– Status of the Class– Diagnostic– TOPS (The Opportunity to Praise a Student)

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Reports

• There are many different reports available in each section of Accelerated Reader

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Go Menu

• You can get to just about anywhere from the Go Menu on the menu bar.