How to use Fluency+

Teachers

1. In your Google Drive create a folder Called "Fluency" or the name of the folder you have specified in the Fluency+ app.

1. Select your new Fluency folder then press the Share button. (Step 2 and 3 are optional if you want students to use your drive account)

1. Add the accounts of your students. Make sure they have rights to edit the folder. Only your students should have rights to this folder. Press Done.

1. Create a Google Doc with your own Reading Script to the "Fluency" (or the name you chose) folder. You can add as many as you like.
2. Have students login to their own Google account in Fluency+, choose a script, then read and record the scripts.
3. After students submit their oral reading you will see the recordings appear in the Fluency folder.
4. Words per minute and the passage read will be displayed in the title. You can also find this information in the files details.

Troubleshooting

• Error Message "Multiple Fluency Folders Found!" You will need to change the name of the Google Drive folder used by Fluency+. When setting up your Google Drive Folder, instead of creating a folder called "Fluency" name it something different, such as "Smith Fluency" Then on each iPad with Fluency+ go to iPad's settings app. Scroll down to FluencyPlus. Change the "Fluency Drive Folder Name:" to the new name you gave your folder. Then open Fluency+ again and swipe down and the files should show up now.
• My Students do not have Google App accounts.
  • The teacher can use their own account on the iPads.
  • Documents not showing up on students iPads.
    • Make sure teacher Google Drive "Fluency" folder is shared with student.
    • If someone else is sharing a folder named "Fluency" with your student, this can cause problems. "This may be someone in your district sharing it publicly"
      • You can share a folder with a different name with your students. On the student's iPad in settings app change the "Fluency Drive Folder Name" from "Fluency" to the name of your new shared folder.
  • If a folder named "Fluency" is in the students Drive trash this can cause problems. Empty the Google Drive trash.
• PDF documents require additional sign in. - PDF documents must be shared publicly. In the teacher Google Drive select sharing for the file and set it to "Anyone with link can view".
• New paragraphs and indentions not showing up. -
  • Use a double space in the Google Doc and create indentions using 5 spaces with the space bar.
  • Files still showing up in Fluency+ after removing them from Fluency Folder on drive. On Google drive you must also delete them from the Google Drive "Trash" folder (Thanks for the catch Barb).

If you have any other problems or need help or ideas please don't hesitate to contact me at tillyer@gmail.com