Screencast Accelerated Reader Tutorial

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Today I would like to show you

how you can access various
features of the Accelerated
Reader Program Software.

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Please begin by logging into

Accelerated Reader.

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From the Homepage we are

able to access several features
of the AR program software.
Lets begin my accessing your
classes usernames and
passwords. Click on Users.

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On this page you will want to

click on Class and find your
homeroom. Click Search to
access your homeroom roster.

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On this page you can see the

students enrolled in your
homeroom. In order to see
your classes passwords and
usernames you will click on
the Password tab.

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This page shows your student

passwords and usernames.
Now lets explore some of the
other features you can utilize
within AR.

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Lets return back to the AR

program software and explore
what tools you can utilize to
optimize your management of
AR in your classroom. Now we
will the reports available
through the program.

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Lets click on the Accelerated
Reader box, and as you see
from this screenshot the
following box will open. From
this box you can chose to run
reports, manage preferences
and quizzes, and access
resources. We will begin by
accessing your record books
and goals.
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There are three options we will
want to explore on this page,
Reading Practice Quizzes,
Reading Practice Goals, and
Points Management. We will
begin by viewing your
students reading practice quiz
results. Please click on
Reading Practice Quizzes.

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As you can see from this screen. These students have not yet taken any quizzes,
but your class may show multiple quizzes with dates and scores. Next we will
explore how you can establish goals for your students. Click on the Goals link
under Record Books and Goals on the left side of your screen.

This tool enables us set AR goals for students, which should be set for each grade
level report card.
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We will explore Points Management next. Click on the Point Management link from
the Record Books and Goals page.

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From here you can manage your students points and if they have been used for
rewards. This is important for monitoring when students utilize their reward points.
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Finally, you will want to identify appropriate Setup Rules for your class. You can do
this by clicking on the link under Actions on the left hand side of your screen.

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You can use this page to setup quiz availability rules. This will be very important
when differentiating reading abilities.