Tacony High School

High School Digital Programs

Reading Programs

myLexia PowerUp (Grades 9 - 12)

Lexia^® PowerUp Literacy™ allows scholars grades 6-12 to work at their own pace to develop skills essential to success in both literacy and content-area learning. Through a system of explicit instruction, adaptive learning, and scaffolding, PowerUp gradually releases responsibility to scholars as they demonstrate greater proficiency.

It is recommended that scholars spend at least 30 minutes per day working on lessons in PowerUp. scholars should work for an average of 100 minutes per week, monitoring their units gained.

Math Program - IXL for Math

Getting Started with IXL (for Students)

IXL Math is an adaptive program for math intervention to help students master essential skills at their own pace through fun and interactive questions, built in support and motivating awards. Our High School Students will work on Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II and Precalculus content on IXL to hone their skills!

Please note, students MUST sign-in to IXL from their School Clever Portal. They do not have a username and password to enter!

Recommendations

IXL offers personalized skill recommendations based on what each student has been practicing, so they can grow from where they are. If you have an IXL account, make sure to sign in to see your recommendations! Not a member yet? Select your grade level to explore math and language arts topics, and click on any skill you'd like to try!

You can explore the content offering of IXL under the following Math Topics by clicking the links below:

Track your Child's Progress with IXL Analytics

What has my child been doing on IXL?

Get a bird’s eye view of your child’s work in IXL with the Usage report! You can see how much time they’ve spent on IXL, how many questions they’ve answered, the topics they’ve worked on, and the number of skills they’ve made progress in. This is a great report to scan every 1-2 weeks to stay on top of what your child has been learning. If you want to dive deeper, you can scroll down to see a breakdown of what your child did in each of their practice sessions.

Did my child complete their assignments?

If your child’s teacher has assigned specific skills as homework and/or set certain SmartScore goals to reach, the Score Chart report can help you quickly see if your child has hit those targets. The Score Chart shows you at a glance the SmartScore your child achieved on each skill, as well as the number of questions they answered and how much time they spent on those skills.

When you’re looking for ways to provide extra support to your child at home, head over to the Trouble Spots report. It pinpoints the concepts your child is struggling with, and you can even see the exact questions your child received and missed! If you notice a trouble spot, pick a few of the missed questions and work through them with your child to help them understand their mistakes. Or, go to that skill and answer a question incorrectly on purpose so that you can review the explanation together—it provides a useful review of the concept and a step-by-step guide for how to solve it. When your child is ready, have them work on the skill until they reach proficiency (a SmartScore of 80).

Additional Digital Resources

Khan Academy - New SY 2020-2021

Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom. We tackle math, science, computing, history, art history, economics, and more, including test preparation (SAT) content. We focus on skill mastery to help learners establish strong foundations, so there's no limit to what they can learn next!

For Students: 7 Tips for Getting the Most out of Khan

Looking to take your Khan Academy experience to the next level? We’re here to help you learn and want to give you the tools you need to succeed. We asked Khan Academy students to share their top tips for making the most of our resources. Check out their suggestions below, and happy learning!

1. Set goals for yourself.

Keep a goal. Make yourself practice certain subjects every week. It doesn’t have to be an hour every day; start with something like 30 minutes every two days. You need to practice certain skills to get better at them, and having objectives is important. —Rubina

2. Use Khan Academy regularly and make a schedule.

I suggest doing a little bit each day. Trying to complete a whole course in a few hours is unrealistic and not helpful—one can't retain all that information—but just completing a lesson here and there isn't beneficial, either. Pace yourself, and stick to it! —Maggie

Have a strict schedule and follow it. Khan Academy has a lot of content, and it may be overwhelming at times. But, if you come up with a personalized study plan or follow the study plan laid out by Khan Academy, you can make the most out of this great tool. —Javier

3. Take notes, either on paper or on a computer.

Treat the videos as you would a classroom lecture; be prepared with a notebook, pencil, pen, and calculator. Add video titles to the table of contents in your notebook for a quick reference. Become an active participant—active listening and doing—in the learning process. —Michael

4. If you need help, consider asking the Khan Academy community.

I wish I had known that Khan Academy had a section below each video where you can ask questions and they will be answered by other Khan Academy users! When I first started using Khan Academy, I didn't know about this. If I did not understand something, I had to Google it or ask my parents. Now I know that I can ask a question in the comments section and my question will be answered! —Joseph

5. Make Khan Academy your own. Adjust Khan Academy to work for your learning style.

You can slow down or speed up the videos, and rewind and watch them again if you need to.

Download videos from our app—on Android and iOS—if you want to watch them when you’re not online.

6. Be patient and persistent

We know that sometimes in your learning journey, things will be stressful and frustrating. You won’t always understand something right away, and that’s okay! Your brain is like a muscle: the more you use it, the more it grows.

My number one tip is that you should not give up on any subject. Some of the videos may go a little fast at first. If you don't get it the first time, take a break, watch a ridiculous cat video or something, and then try again. The more times you watch a video, the more likely you are to fully process the information and understand it. —Elizabeth

7. Have fun!

Consider exploring new topics that you’ve never learned before. Khan Academy has lessons on math, science, history, grammar, SAT prep, coding, medicine, music, Pixar filmmaking, financial planning, and so much more.

Don't limit yourself. Khan academy can be more than a school thing. There are hundreds of quizzes, videos, lessons, and teachers here waiting to teach you. Take advantage of them. Everything at Khan is there to let you LEARN. For me it's a tool or a way for me to learn stuff I can't learn in school yet. Let yourself be curious and don't hesitate to explore a new concept just because the algebra or biology lesson's assigned video is over. Let yourself learn :) —Kenisyn

** Adapted from Khan Academy Resources for Students Unit**:

Curriculum Resources in High School

SAVVASRealize - Assignments from Realize Portal via Google Classroom

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