Help Guide

Connecting Math Concepts (CMC)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

TEACHER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

1. Teacher Registration, Login and Reset Password Page 3

2. ConnectED Help Page 4

3. Group Management

a. Creating a New Group

b. Editing Existing Group Details

c. Deleting Existing Group Details

d. Moving Students to a Group

e. Removing Students from a Group

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4. Activity Assignment

a. Assigning Activities/Activity Block to Group

b. Assigning Math Fact Activity to Group

c. Activity Reassignment

d. Math Fact Activity Reassignment

e. Deletion of an Activity Assignment

i. Delete an Activity Not Started By Student

ii. Delete an Activity Partially Completed by Student

iii. Delete a Math Fact Activity Not Started by

Student

iv. Delete a Math Fact Activity Partially Completed

by Student

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5. Reports

a. Accessing Student Activity Report

b. Accessing Student Math Fact Report

c. Accessing Group Report

d. Printing Reports

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6. Preview Activity Page 47

7. Help and Exit

a. Accessing Help Menu

b. Using Exit Option

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STUDENT SYSTEM

1. Student Login Page 50

2. View Level Selection Page and Student Progress Map Page 50

3. Launching an Activity Page 52

4. Flow of Progress Map and Track Activity Progress Page 54

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TEACHER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM:

1. Teacher Registration, Login and Reset password:

Teacher registration functionality allows teachers to self-register and manage students in the Connecting

Math Concepts (CMC) application. When the application is hosted on ConnectED, this feature is provided by

ConnectED interface.

Enter your Username and Password to log in to ConnectED:

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2. ConnectED Help:

Click on HELP at the top right of the screen after you have logged in to ConnectED to access PDF files of:

• Quick Start Guides that show how to gain access to and begin using ConnectED,

• Full User Guides to help you understand how to use ConnectED, and

• How-To Tutorials to help you to Register, Access Program Content, and Manage and Assign.

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3. Group Management:

All students must be assigned to a group in order to receive an assignment. The Group Management feature

allows authorized users to create, edit, and delete group details. Users can add students to an existing group

or to a new group and remove students from an existing group.

a. Creating a New Group:

Click the Group List – Add/Edit button to access the Group Management feature.

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Click the Add/Edit Group button to create a new group.

This opens a pop-up window that allows the user to create a new group name.

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Type a Group Name and click the Add/Edit button to save to the list of Existing Groups.

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Click the Clear button to clear a group name added to the Group Name field.

Click the Close button to close the pop-up and go back to the Teacher Management interface.

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b. Editing Existing Group Details:

i. Click the Add/Edit Group button.

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This opens a pop-up window.

Select the Group Name from the Existing Groups list.

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Edit the Group Name and click the Add/Edit button.

Click the Close button to close the pop-up window.

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c. Deleting Existing Group Details:

i. Click the Add/Edit Group button.

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ii. This opens a pop-up window.

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iii. Select a group name from the list and click the Delete button to delete an existing group.

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iv. This opens a warning pop-up to confirm the deletion action. Click OK to confirm the deletion, or

Cancel to go back to the Add/Edit Group pop-up.

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d. Moving Students to a Group:

i. Click the Group List – Add/Edit button on the left navigation menu.

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ii. The available students are listed in the Student List in the left pane.

iii. Select the students you want to add to the group from the Student List.

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iv. Select a group from the Group List.

v. Click the Add to Group button.

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vi. Selected users will be added to the Group List on the right side.

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e. Removing Students from a Group:

i. Click the Group List – Add/Edit button on the left navigation bar to display the Student List and

Group List.

ii. If the user wants to remove a student from the group, select a Group Name from the Group List

drop-down menu.

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iii. Select the student name(s) in the Group List and click Remove from Group button. This places the

student back in the pool of available students for reassignment to a different group.

iv. To select all students to move at once, check the Select All box.

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4. Activity Assignment:

a. Assigning Activities/Activity Block to Groups:

i. To assign activities or activity block to a group, click the View/Edit Assignments button on the left

navigation menu.

ii. Select a group from the Group dropdown menu.

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iii. All students in that group are displayed in the Student List.

iv. Select one student, or multiple students, or select all students from the group to whom you wish to

assign activities. To assign activities, click on the student name(s) in the Student List.

Note: Multiple student selection can be made for the initial assignment.

v. Select the Level from Level Selection dropdown menu.

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vi. Select the Block to be assigned. All Connecting Math Concepts activities are divided into blocks. The

list of activities is displayed in the Activities list screen for the selected Block.

vii. Select the activities to be assigned and click the ASSIGN button.

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viii. Click the CANCEL button to clear the activity selection.

Note: Any block that has been assigned to that group by the teacher will have a yellow star

in front of the block name.

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b. Assigning Math Fact Activities to a Group:

In addition to the activity blocks, teachers can also assign activities from the Math Facts strand.

i. To assign Activities or an Activity Block to the groups, click View/Edit Assignments.

ii. Select a group from the Group dropdown menu.

iii. All students in that group are displayed in the Student List.

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iv. Select all students from the group to whom you wish to assign the block. To assign activities to an

individual student in the group, click the student’s name in the Student List.

v. Select the Level from level selection dropdown menu.

vi. Select the Block to be assigned. All Connecting Math Concepts activities are divided into blocks. The

list of Math Fact Activities is displayed in the Activities list on screen.

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vii. Click the Math Fact Activity from the list. This opens a pop-up with list of all math facts for the block.

viii. Select the Math Fact Activity to be assigned and click the Assign/Update button.

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c. Activity Reassignment:

i. To reassign activities, click the View/Edit Assignments button on the left navigation menu.

ii. Select a group from the Group dropdown menu.

iii. All students in that group are displayed in the Student List.

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iv. To reassign an Activity to individual students in the group, click a student’s name in the Student List.

v. Select the Level from Level Selection dropdown menu.

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vi. Select the Block to be assigned.

vii. Select the Activity previously assigned to and completed by the student to be reassigned. (Activity

completion status can be tracked from Student Activity Reports). Only one Activity may be selected

at a time for Reassignment. This displays a pop-up with Reassign and Cancel.

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viii. Click the Reassign button to reassign the activity to the student. A confirmation pop-up will appear.

ix. Click the Cancel button to close the pop-up window.

Note: Only completed activities may be reassigned.

d. Math Fact Activity Reassignment:

i. To reassign activities, click the View/Edit Assignments button on the left navigation menu.

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ii. Select a group from the Group dropdown menu.

iii. All students in that group are displayed in the Student List.

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iv. To reassign an activity to individual students in the group, click a student’s name in the Student List.

v. Select the Level from level selection dropdown menu.

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vi. Select the Block to be assigned.

vii. Select the Math Fact Activity previously assigned to and completed by the student to be reassigned.

(Activity completion status can be tracked from Student Math Facts Reports). Click the

Assign/Update button to reassign the Math Fact Activity. The Cancel button will be disabled.

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viii. This displays a pop-up with Reassign and Cancel.

ix. Click the Reassign button to reassign the activity to the student. A confirmation pop-up will appear.

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e. Deletion of an Activity Assignment:

i. Delete an Activity Not Started by Student:

1. Select an assigned activity that a student has not started. (Activity status can be tracked from

Student Activity Reports).

2. This displays a pop-up with Delete and Cancel.

3. Click the Delete button to delete the activity which has not been started. A warning pop-up with

confirmation will appear.

4. Click the Cancel button to close the pop-up window.

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ii. Delete an Activity Partially Completed by Student:

1. Select an assigned activity that a student has partially completed. (Activity completion status can be

tracked from Student Activity Reports). Only one activity may be deleted at a time.

2. A pop-up will appear with the message, “Activity in progress. Clicking delete will erase student’s

attempt. Are you sure you want to delete?”

3. Click the Delete button to confirm deletion.

4. Click the Cancel button to close the pop-up window.

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iii. Delete a Math Fact Activity Not Started by Student:

1. Select the Math Fact Activity previously assigned to the student that has not been started. (Activity

completion status can be tracked from Student Activity Reports). This opens a pop-up with a list of

Math Fact activities. Assign/Update will be disabled, and Cancel will be enabled.

2. Click Cancel to delete the Math Fact Activity assignment. A pop-up with Delete and Cancel will

appear.

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3. Click the Delete button to confirm deletion.

4. Click the Cancel button to close the pop-up.

iv. Delete a Math Fact Activity Partially Completed by Student:

1. Select a Partially Completed Math Fact Activity.

2. This opens a pop-up with warning message “Activity in progress. Clicking delete will erase student’s

attempt. Are you sure you want to delete?”

3. Click the Delete button to delete the Math Fact Activity.

4. Click the Cancel button to close the pop-up.

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5. Reports:

a. Accessing Student Activity Report:

1. To access individual student activity reports, click the Student Activity Reports button.

2. Select a Level, Group, and Student. Then click the Show Report button.

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3. The selected student’s performance report is displayed in the grid in reverse chronological order.

Note: The reports generated will include the following:

1. Activity Status: If the activity was assigned, it will have a yellow star icon next to it.

After an activity is completed, the whole line will be greyed out.

Incomplete activities will be indicated by half filled circle icon next to it.

If the activity is not started, it will have empty circle next to it.

2. Date: Displays date of the assigned activity.

3. Time on Task: This will be the total amount of time within an activity. Tutorial time will not be

counted.

4. Inactivity: If a student is inactive for 30 seconds, the last question will be repeated. And, 2.5

minutes later, the activities will time out.

5. Bookmark: If a student’s session ends in the middle of an activity, the activity will be

bookmarked and the student will continue from where he/she left off. If the activity is

bookmarked, the time will start from where is left off, as well.

6. Timeout: If a student leaves the application idle for more than 30 seconds, the VO will repeat

and an Hourglass animation will appear on the screen for 2.5 minutes, and will be timed out.

When they return to the activity, the activity and timer will pick up from where it left off. It will

display the total active time of student in the activity.

7. Mastery Rate: Mastery will be reported as Fast, Medium, and Slow. Each activity will have

Mastery Rate criteria. If a student’s mastery rate is slow, then the teacher will have the option to

reassign the activity.

8. Accuracy: Accuracy will be reported as a percentage indicating the number of questions a

student answers correctly on the first try.

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b. Accessing Student Math Fact Report:

4. To access individual student math fact activity reports, click the Student Math Facts Reports button.

5. Select a Level, Group, and Student. Then click the Show Report button.

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6. The selected student’s performance report is displayed in the grid in reverse chronological order.

Note: The reports generated will include the following:

1. Math Facts Activity Status: Assigned activities are indicated by a yellow star. Completed

activities are indicated by a filled circle, incomplete activities are indicated by a half-filled circle,

and activities that have not been started are indicated by an empty circle.

2. Date: The date of the assigned Math Fact Activity is displayed.

3. Number Correct on First Try: Total number of correct answers by student on first attempt.

4. Facts Missed: Total number of facts student answered incorrectly.

5. Mastery Rate: Mastery rate is reported as Fast, Medium, and Slow.

6. Average Response Time per Fact: Average time student spent for attempting each answer.

7. Fact Missed detail: Clicking on Facts Missed will display a pop-up window with details.

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c. Accessing Group Report:

1. To access group reports, click the Group Reports button on the left navigation.

2. Select Level in the Level Group dropdown menu. All groups in the selected level are displayed in the

first column, and the blocks in the selected level are displayed across the top row.

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3. Click an individual group’s bar graph for a Performance Summary of each student.

*Note: This data reflects student’s progress toward completion of assigned activities.

d. Printing Reports:

1. Print reports by clicking the Print Report button.

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6. Preview Activity:

1. To view the activity list or to try any of the activities, click the Activity List/Try Out button.

2. Select Level from level selection dropdown menu. Select an Activity Block from the list.

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3. The activity thumbnail and a short description are displayed on the screen. To play the activity, click

the Activity Thumbnail. This opens an activity preview in pop-up.

7. Help and Exit:

a. Accessing Help Menu:

1. Click the Help button available on right hand corner of the application to access the Help Guide.

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b. Using Exit Option:

1. Click the Exit button available on right hand corner of the application to exit the application.

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STUDENT SYSTEM: 1. Student Login:

A student may login using his or her ConnectED Username and Password.

2. View Level Selection Page and Student Progress Map:

a. After logging in, a student sees his or her Progress Map if only one Level has assigned. The student will

click on an assigned activity, designated by a white icon (a pearl in Level A/B, a fuel pellet in Level C).

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b. If activities from multiple levels are assigned, a student will see the Level Selection Page. After selecting

a Level, a student will be directed to the Progress Map.

c. Students may return to the Level Selection page by clicking the link in the upper left hand corner of the

Progress Map.

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d. If a student logs in, but he or she does not have an assignment or activity to complete, a pop-up with the

message “No Activity Assigned,” will display.

3. Launching an Activity:

a. A student can launch an activity by clicking an assigned activity, designated by a white icon (a pearl in

Level A/B, a fuel pellet in Level C) on the Progress Map.

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b. Activities are launched in a pop-up on top of the Progress Map.

c. After completing the activity, the student exits by clicking the “X” in the upper right hand corner.

d. Upon exit, student is directed back to Progress Map where the completed activity icon will be blacked

out, and a reward animation will display. In Level E reward animation, music will be played. Sound

Effects by Getty Images.

e. The completed activity number will appear in the oyster’s mouth (Level A/B) or in the jetboard (Level C).

It will display only the last four completed activities.

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4. Flow of Progress Map and Track Activity Progress:

a. Activity status is indicated to student through 3 types of icons displayed on the Progress Map.

A black icon indicates that the student has completed an assigned

activity.

A white icon indicates that the activity is assigned to the student, and

that the student has not yet completed the assignment.

A gray icon indicates that the activity is not assigned to the student.

b. If the teacher reassigns an Activity, the completed black icon will become a white icon on the

student’s Progress Map.

c. If a student leaves an activity idle for more than 30 seconds the voice-over will repeat, and an hourglass

will appear on the screen for 2.5 minutes before the activity times out. When the student returns to the

activity, the activity will resume.

d. If the student has no more assigned activities, he or she may close the browser to exit the application.

e. If a student exits an activity before completing it, the activity will be bookmarked. When he or she

returns to the activity, the activity will resume. Once an activity is complete, the status is updated in the

Reports section of the Teacher Management System.