Khan Academy Guidelines and Helpful Tips
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Find Weekly Assignments:
1. Click your Name in the upper right hand corner
2. Scroll down and click Profile
3. A new page will open and then click the Progress tab
4. Click the Coach Recommendations tab and you will be able to see all assigned skills, their due date, and what level you are at.
*The home tab also shows upcoming assignments, due dates, scores, and start button for each skill assigned.
Work on assignment/skill:
1. Click your Name in the upper right hand corner
2. Scroll down and click Profile
3. A new page will open and then click the Home tab
4. Click the Start button next to the skill you would like to work on
Check your progress:
1. Click your Name in the upper right hand corner
2. Scroll down and click Profile
3. A new page will open and then click the Progress tab
4. Click the Skills tab and you will see what level you have reached for all skills
5. Make sure your mission is 7th grade math or Pre-Algebra if you are in my 8th grade classes!
Tips for when you are stuck:
· Watch a video. (There are videos for each set of skills)
· Click hints and write down the steps (It will mark the problem wrong but, then you will be ready for the next problem)
· Come in for help!
Adding Skills (To work ahead or can’t find a skill that is due):
1. Click your Name in the upper right hand corner
2. Scroll down and click Profile
3. A new page will open and then click the Home tab
4. Click on your Math Mission
5. On the left side of the screen you will see your mission progress. Click show all skills if you can’t see rows of boxes. Figure out which topic the skill is under and then move your mouse across the small boxes to find the skill you would like to add. When your mouse is over a box, the title of the skill will pop up.
6. Click the box and it will add the skill to the right side of your screen.
*The boxes represent every 7th grade skill and the color of the box represents what level you have reached for that skill.
How to move up levels:
When you first start your 7th grade/8th grade math mission, all topics are at the Needs Practice status. To go from Needs Practice to Practiced, you need to answer a certain number of exercises correctly without using any hints. It takes five out of seven correct answers in a row to advance to the practiced level. If you get four (or less) out of seven questions correct, you will not move up to the practice level. You must get at least five questions correct to move up to the practiced level.
After you are Practiced in an exercise, moving up to the next level works differently. To keep moving up, you must perform a Mastery Challenge. This challenge may not be available immediately after you finish practicing an exercise. Khan Academy will show you a timer that counts down the time until the next Mastery Challenge is available.
Once the Mastery Challenge becomes available, it will give you one question from several different topics. You cannot choose which topics are part of the Mastery Challenge, Khan Academy selects them for you. If you answer a question correctly, you will move up at least one level in that topic. For example, if you were at Practiced (light blue), you’ll go up to Level One (a little darker blue). If you were at Level One, you’ll go up to Level Two. If you were at Level Two, you’ll advance to Mastery! But watch out, because if you get an exercise wrong, you might actually move down a level.
After you've mastered a topic, you may continue to see its questions in your Mastery Challenges. These help you to review challenges and retain the information you've already learned. If you answer the question incorrectly, you may move down a mastery level. However, if you keep answering the review questions for a topic correctly, they will come less frequently during your Mastery Challenges.
If you get a question with an exercise you've never practiced, don't panic! Khan Academy is giving you an extra-difficult question because it thinks you may be ready for it. This is called a Cascading Challenge. If you don't know the answer, you can always click "I haven't learned this yet" to keep moving through the Mastery Challenge. If you are able to answer the question correctly, you may get to move up two levels!
Khan Academy Grading:
To receive credit for the weekly Khan Academy assignments, the assignments must be completed by the posted due date. No late Khan Academy assignments will be accepted after the posted due date. Khan academy will be used in class for review days, to support daily lessons, and to reinforce unit concepts. Khan academy assignments are in class work, but may become homework if not finished in class or if a student is absent. The grading requires the student to get to the PRACTICED level to receive full points for that skill (10/10). Anything above the practiced level is still considered full credit for that skill.
Khan Academy Grading Scale:
Struggling & Needs Practice Level: 0/10 points
Practiced and Above Levels: 10/10 points