mCLASS:Reading

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mCLASSReading
Training Presentation July, 2003
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Agenda

• 1. Introductions and Overview
• 2. mClassReading Class Set Up
• 3. mCLASSReading PDA Assessment
• 4. mCLASS Reading Hands-on Practice
• 5. mCLASSReading Web Reports
• 6. Q A and Wrap-up

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What is mCLASSReading?

• A toolkit for early reading assessment
• Uses both the Palm and the Web
• Designed to
• Save you time and paperwork
• Help you track and analyze reading progress of
  students and classes
• Help you communicate results with parents and
  other staff members

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How does mCLASSReading work?

• Teacher chooses a text from the reading library
• Teacher assess student on text and records
  information on the PDA
• Teacher syncs information at designated sync
  station
• Information is stored and used to report progress

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When using your PDA handheld remember to

• Always use the stylus, not a pen or anything
  else.
• Tap lightly, do not stab the PDA handheld!
• Digitize to realign if the handheld is not
  responding to your tapping.
• Clean the handheld with a soft cloth or special
  handheld cleaner.
• Keep the handheld charged and synchronize
  frequently to avoid losing important information.
  

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What do you remember?

• Where are the hard buttons? The soft buttons?
• Why and when should I digitize?
• What are 2 of the ways you can enter text on the
  handheld?
• Why is setting the date and time important?
• What is synchronization? Why is it important?
• What happens if I lose battery power?

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• 2.
• mCLASSReading
• Class Set-up

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http//www.mclassreading.com

A User Name and Password will be assigned to you
ssabel

Click Enter to log in
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Welcome page
Click Enter to view your account information
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Account information page
Make Sure your Account Information is correct
Save changes To your account
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Home page
Click Enter to view and edit students in your
classes
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Class Information page
Click on a class to view students on roster
Click here to create reading groups
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Class Overview
Cookie
Click edit to Change the Current class roster
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Add and remove students
To Add students Select students from the left
and click Add
To remove students Select student from the
right And click Remove
Click Done to save changes
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• 3.
• mCLASSReading
• PDA Assessment

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mCLASS Reading

• DEMONSTRATION

• Setting up the assessment
• Administering the assessment
• Reading Records
• Comprehension
• Fluency and Accuracy

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4.mCLASS Reading
Hands-on Practice
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Syncing to Your Computer
1. Place PDA on Cradle
2. Make sure Cradle is connected to computer
4. Choose your User Name (if prompted)
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• 4.
• mCLASSReading
• Web Reports

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http//www.mclassreading.com

Enter your User Name and Password
ssabel

Click Enter to log in
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Welcome page
Click Enter to view your student results
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Class Overview Page
Click on a student Name to see detailed results
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StudentOverviewPage
Student Selected from Previous page
Reading level progress over time
Click on an Assessment tab to view in
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Accuracy Progress
Click to view Students Frequency Progress
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Fluency Progress
Students Fluency Progress
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StudentOverviewPage
Student Selected
Click on a specific Assessment you want to view
in detail
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Reading Record Detail Page
Summary results for assessment Administered
on Sea Turtles
Click tab to View Comprehension results
Book text, errors, and MSV analysis From PDA
appear hear
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Comprehension Detail Page (top)
Book summary Information Stays the same
Results in each Skill level appear
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Comprehension Detail page (bottom)
On this page you Can enter notes, Notes from
the PDA appear on the far right
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Teacher Notes Pop-up
Click the Teachers Notes icon
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Click the Parent Lettersicon
Click the Parent Letter icon
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Click to view And manage Book list
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Manage Books (top)
Search for Books by title, Publisher, and
Fiction/ non-fiction
Check the box next to books to add to the PDA
Books Available for The PDA
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Manage Books (My Book List)
Books Already on Your PDA
Click box To remove Book from Your PDA
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Welcome page
Click Log Out to terminate session
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• 5.
• Questions Answers
• Wrap-up