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Accelerated Math
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Sue Hornbach
September 18, 2001
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Math Management Software
for Ensuring Student Success
What Is Accelerated Math?
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• A task-level learning information system (LIS)
that provides data on students' task completion,
performance, and time-on-task.
• It combines two technologies:
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– 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
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Getting Started
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Under your
buildings Apps
menu, find
Management,
then
Accelerated
Math, then
Accelerated
Math Admin
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Opening Screen
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• Click
once
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• Enter
password
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• Click OK
Where Should You Go Next?
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Go to School
first to set up
your classes.
• Assignment
Book
• Extended
Response
• Teams &
Goals
• Preferences
• Reports
• Students
• Classes
• Libraries
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• Preferences
• Reports
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Entering Students
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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
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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
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• For a student, it’s if the incorrect password is used
• For a Student:
– School
– Students
– Students on the menu
bar
– Clear all locks
• For a Class:
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– School
– Classes
– Classes on the menu
bar
– Clear all locks
Classroom Options
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Click Classroom
Select a class from the list
Click OK
Go to Assignment Book
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– 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
Assignment Book
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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
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• Print button lets you choose questions for
these objectives
– Practice
– Test
– Exercise
– Diagnostic Test
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Assignment Book
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• 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
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– Status of the Class
– Diagnostic
– TOPS (The Opportunity to Praise a Student)
Reports
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• There are many different reports
available in each section of Accelerated
Reader
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Go Menu
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• You can get to just about anywhere
from the Go Menu on the menu bar.
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