FAQs for Teachers, Tutors & School Admins
How to delete a student's set work without removing the work for all students
How do I remove set work for individual students? The only way to remove set work from a pupil’s list is to delete the work for them. Deleting their work will also remove any records for any part work completed so you may want to save this first. ...
Where can I find my students' login details?
Sign into Wordshark Online as the Wordshark administrator/teacher account From the main top menu choose ‘Groups & Users’: From either the ‘Manage Groups’ or ‘Manage Students’ section choose the ‘Student Logins’ button: Choose your preferred option: ...
How do I change my personal details
How do I change my personal details/e-mail/password for my account Pupil accounts need to be changed by the teacher or the school’s Wordshark administrator via the ‘Groups & Users’ menu option then ‘Manage Students’. Admin/Teacher accounts: Sign in ...
Why are only 3 games offered in Set Work sometimes?
Why does this happen? Students can choose from the variety of games. However, only 3 games are shown/offered when a student doesn't happen to have chosen to play any of the 3 spell check games that Wordshark uses to 'test' the students. This testing ...
Can I resend the welcome e-mail for a teacher? (for school admin only)
Can I resend the welcome e-mail for a teacher? It is not possible to resend the e-mail for the teacher but you can either: 1) Check the date the e-mail was sent so the teacher can check their inbox/junk 2) Delete the teacher and recreate their user ...
Students work is not saving – they return to the same list each time
Set Work: Students only see completion as a progress bar within their ‘My Set Work’ area. Once the first game has been completed a green bar will appear: NB: This bar will become red if the work becomes overdue: The green bar will move across after ...
Why have I received an e-mail saying that one or more of my students need attention?
What does this message mean? Occasionally, a student isn't able to achieve the 85% accuracy pass mark in a list in Supershark, (automatic progression) but to maintain motivation they are automatically moved on when they have reached the maximum cycle ...
Forgotten Password - Administrator/Teacher
To reset your password if you are an administrator or teacher Go to the sign in page for your school At the sign in screen, instead of entering any details click on ‘password’ under the sign in box You will be prompted ‘You are in the right place if ...
Are students reassessed in Supershark?
Shark Challenge The shark challenge can be repeated as often as you like. You can then compare the new placement position with the previous. Subsequent tests are not stored in the 'Group Summary Report' so these will need to be logged independently, ...
Using tiles (alphabet on screen) instead of the keyboard
It may be better or easier for some students to use the on-screen alphabet instead of the keyboard: Go into the game and select 'Options' Tick the 'Tiles' option and click 'apply' It should look like the image below i.e. they can select each letter ...
Using Wordshark Online with Zoom / Microsoft Teams
Using Zoom Sharing the screen - Zoom help centre. Handing over mouse control - Zoom help centre. 1 person at a time logged into Wordshark For the best experience only one computer/device should have the Wordshark program open at a time. This is ...
How to create a shortcut to the login page
Scroll down if you have an iPad or Android tablet Logging in You will need your unique school/tutor URL. It will look like this, including your school/tutor name near the end: https://onwordshark.com/NAME Copy your URL Open your browser – Chrome is ...