Sight Reading Factory

Description:

• Sight Reading Factory makes it easy to practice sight reading.

• Regular sight reading practice is the key to improving your sight reading ability, but it requires a lot of new material.

• Sight Reading Factory's unique algorithm for composing music on demand makes practicing sight reading easy & fun. You'll never practice the same music twice!

Teacher access:

1. Add External App to Canvas using the "By URL" Configuration Type (recommended)

   • Watch video of installation process here

   • The easiest way to configure Canvas and SRF is to use the Canvas “By URL” method. We especially recommend this method because it automatically includes the Custom Field so that you do not use a student account usage when using Student.

   •  Use the values below to configure SRF in your Canvas account using the "By URL" method:

     • Name: SightReadingFactory

     • Consumer Key: pub-R6OawtgmGIGCkr5RyjbB

     • Shared Secret: priv-WkuYBdj1NMVutg1l3H9Y

     • Configuration URL: https://www.sightreadingfactory.com/lti/config/SanMateoUnionHighSchoolDistrictSanMateoCA

2. Creating a Canvas Module Item for SRF General Practice

   • Watch a video of  creating a general practice module in Canvas here

   • You can launch SRF from Canvas to use SRF for general practice with your students in the classroom using "Freeplay" or "Challenge" modes. 

   • Creating this SRF practice link in Canvas also gives your students the ability to launch a SRF general practice session from their Canvas accounts. 

   • After you or your students click the Canvas module item for SRF general practice, it will take you to the SRF Dashboard where you can click "Start Sight Reading" to begin a practice session. 

   • From the SRF Dashboard, you'll also be able to quickly launch recent or saved configurations, set practice settings for your students to use when practicing for this class, and specify course settings.

   • Check out this link for instructions on how to add a generic SRF link as a module item that will allow you and your students to launch a general practice session.

3. Sight Reading Factory/Canvas Assignment Tutorial- video

   • Once SRF is configured as an external tool, you can use it to create SRF assignments in Canvas that your students can launch from their Canvas accounts. 

   • You'll first create an assignment in Canvas that uses SRF as an external tool. After creating the Canvas assignment, you'll be able to configure the level, key signature, time signature, and other settings for the assignment in Sight Reading Factory. 

   • After you've configured the assignment, your students will be able to launch it from their Canvas account, complete the assignment by recording themselves in Sight Reading Factory, and then submit the assignment back to you. You'll then be able to grade your students' submissions through Canvas.

Student access:

• Students access their sight reading factory accounts via canvas

Resources:

• Sight reading factory's support site

• Suggest a document

Support

• SightReadingFactory.com

• District teachers will need  to request support from: Edtech@smuhsd.org

Licensing:

• District licensing available for all music teachers

Student Data Privacy Agreement: 

• Completed