Students will access Benchmark Universe through their ClassLink Launchpad.

Watch the video below to see the simple steps students will take to log in to Benchmark.

The Dashboard is the first page you see after you sign in. From here the student can access:

1. Library Students can be their own librarian and find books by grade, unit, and language. They can create bookshelves of their favorite books. They can even leave reviews of the book. Students can read it, review it, and see book reviews by your classmates.

2. Reading Log The My Reading Log is all about the student's completed reading assignments. Students can use the My Reading Log page anytime you, a family member, or teacher want to know about your completed assignments. Students can also write book reviews, submit them to you for approval.

3. Assignments Students will see a list of assignments by status, assignment name, due date, and teacher. They will be able to see which and how many assignments are not started, in progress, or completed with a tally of the assignments.

4. Inbox Students can compose, send, reply, and get messages from you, their teacher, by using Messages.

5. Change Background, Profile Settings, Sign out Students can modify the look of their dashboard by changing their image and background.

1. Page Icon & Name This will display a panel and navigate to Benchmark Universe tools. This shows the student where they are and what page they are working on.

2. Library Drop Down List This is where a student can sort through books by the drop down list, grade, unit, or other filters.

3. Search and Filter Students can search by book title or keyword. Students can also see the filters that have been applied as well as remove the filters to start over.

4. Category Headings The category headings allow resources to be grouped by category and total number of resources; for example whole and small group texts and resources.

5. Book Gear Icon The gear icon located on a book will allow the book to be opened, get more information about the book, add it to their bookshelf, or see reviews written by classmates.

6. Add New Bookshelves This button will allow the student to create a new bookshelf in their library. The bookshelf is a collection of books the student has curated.

7. Bookshelf Block The blocks under the bookshelf heading will show the student the number of books they have in the bookshelf and make changes to their bookshelf.

The video below will show you the steps a student will take to read a book in the library. Note there is a built-in read-aloud feature for students to use.

Bookshelves are a great way to organize books. Creating bookshelves is easy for students to do on the My Library page. Watch the video below to see how a student would create a bookshelf.

The My Reading Log is all about the reading assignments a student has completed. Students, parents, and learning mentors can check this often so they know which assignments they've completed and by which date. Learn more about the My Reading Log below.

1. Completed, In Progress and Started This will show the total number of books read (finished), in progress (finish it later), or started.

2. My reading log table Students can view and sort information by date, teacher, ebook title, completion status, or reviews. Students can use the arrows to sort by ascending or descending order.

3. eBook cover Students can click on the book over to open the eBook.

4. eBook title The eBook title can be used to view the history of the reading activity.

5. Read Your Review The Read Your Review link will allow the student to read the book review that they wrote for that title. This will not show if they have not written a review. Instead they will see write a review (see marker #6).

6. Write a review This link will allow the student to write a review and submit it to their teacher for approval. The review must be approved by the teacher before the student will see it on the My Reading Log page. You, as the teacher, will receive a message when a student has submitted a book review.

7. Print your reading log This will allow the student to print their reading log.