5 real-life questions & answers, with steps/time needed
"I don't have much time to get to know Wordshark!"
Need to add/edit users first? Jump to: Overview of editing Groups and Users
1. Choose one area to focus on
3. Communicate to students (1 minute)
- Don't rush through the Shark Challenge - it's working out the right words for them to start learning
- Go to 'Set Work' (if you have set them work) and/or go to 'Switch' (if you have allowed them to use Free Play)
4. Check activity, ideally weekly
- Game play data (1 minute) (2 steps)
Supershark Reports (6 step instructions). Or, Set Work reports (4 step instructions)...comparing with previous results etc. (10 minutes total)
"What's the best way to keep track of activity/progress?"
Refer to blue section above; number 4 and 5.
"I need an overview of editing Groups & Users."
For Administrators: Click here (adding a Group, for example; 4 steps)
For 'Teacher' users: Click here (adding a student, for example, 35 seconds)
"It's difficult fitting Wordshark into the school timetable."
If you set homework, you can use the ‘leaderboard’ to keep tabs on activity, with the option to offer rewards to encourage ongoing use.
1. Give homework to students; any combination of Supershark, Set Work, Free Play. (All time on learning games counts towards their ‘time spent’.)2. Look up the weeks’ activity via ‘My Dashboard’3. Choose ‘Leaderboard’ in the ‘Summary’ section and use the data as you see fit
"What if students aren't working at the right level?"
“A few
students using SUPERSHARK say the words are too easy”
If the student takes the placement test, for example, with no sound,
(basing their answer only on the images), or rushes through the test in order to finish quickly this can affect the accuracy of the test's placement. Here's what to do:
- Supershark; you can change the level in Supershark(8 steps) OR students can repeat the placement test (8 steps)
- Set Work; you can change the course/lists (6 steps), that you have set them, and for some students you could talk to pupils and discuss this with them by looking at a pdf of whichever course
- Supershark OR Set Work; if students want to be tested (and moved on to the next list), you can ask them to look under the ‘spell’ tab and select any games with the word 'check' in their name
“A
student is saying the words are too difficult”
- Set Work; you can change the course/lists (6 steps), you have set them, and for some students you could talk to pupils and discuss this with them by looking at a pdf of the relevant course
- Supershark; you can change
the level (8 steps) that they are working at
3 types of training available
- Recorded webinar - with a list of times/content (16 minutes - you can jump to specific areas of interest)
- Free webinar demos (30 minutes + questions at end)
- Powerpoint presentation (2 - 10 minutes to read through)
Any questions?
- For product support you can choose to Raise a ticket
- or send an email to support@wordshark.co.uk
- or call 0208 748 1170
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