Big Ideas Math

When students login, they will land on this page. Note at the top of the page that this is the "Resources" tab.

A couple of items to note on this page are:

1. Student Dynamic eBook: This is a digital version of the math textbook. So, students can access their textbook here. 

2. Skill Review Handbook: These are essentially review worksheets. As a parent, you may find these helpful if a student needs to review a concept/skill.

Students will navigate to the "Assignments" tab to access their assignments. Note that on this screen there are also tabs labeled "Upcoming" and "Overdue".

The student will use the "ENTER" button (pencil icon on right side) to begin/access the assignment.

The current homework assignment will show in the "Upcoming" tab. An assignment is typically due by 11:59pm the same day it was assigned. The pencil and paper work will be collected in class at the beginning of the period the next day.

There are times when I do assign work on Fridays. However, these assignments would be due at 11:59pm Monday night. I do not assign work that would be due Friday night.

If it is past the time the assignment is due, the assignment will be found in the "Overdue" tab.

Note that assignments which are more than one day past due are normally locked which means that they cannot be accessed by the student. Late work is only excepted one day past due for half credit.

The absence policy would apply for make-up work due to excused absence.

Once an assignment has been submitted, it will no longer be available in the "Assignments" tab.

Submitted assignments will be found in the "Reports" tab. You will be able to see a list of submitted assignments and the scores these received.

When in the reports tab, a completed assignment can be viewed by clicking on the "REVIEW" button.

Once the student has submitted an assignment, it can no longer be edited (only viewed). Students should check to make sure they have answered all questions and checked all answers prior to submitting an assignment.

When reviewing an assignment, note that you can only see the answers submitted. So, if a student wanted to review the problems they worked on, they would likely need the pencil and paper portion of the assignment they submitted in class the next day.

When students finish the last problem and hit the "Check Answer" button, Big Ideas will often not mark this problem as complete.

Note that the completion bar shows "6 of 7 answered" even though 7th problem has been correctly answered. If the student submits the assignment as it shows here, it will be scored as 6/7.

The solution to this problem is to simply back up to the previous problem. Once this is done you will see the completion bar update (to 7/7 in this case).

Because students often forget about this, I give full credit to all assignments that have a score of 95% or higher. This essentially eliminates the issue.