Welcome Desert Sands Unified School District to the MegaLand of: AP, SAT, PSAT, CAHSEE and ACT Test Prep Shmoop will provide Desert Sands Unified School District with: • • • • •
A personal Shmoop account for each student and teacher Access to practice exams, drill problems, and review guides to test topics Practice problems with immediate feedback, in-‐depth explanations, and projected scores Diagnostic exam with immediate projection of students’ test score Hundreds of Learning Guides for Literature, U.S. History, Pre-‐Algebra, Careers, an Essay Lab, and College 101 College Entrance Exam Prep
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ACT – 5 Practice Exams SAT – 5 Practice Exams PSAT – 3 Practice Exam SAT Subject Test: US History SAT Subject Test: English Literature SAT Subject Test: Biology SAT Subject Test: Chemistry SAT Subject Test: Math SAT Subject Test: Spanish SAT Subject Test: Italian SAT Subject Test: World History SAT Subject Test: Physics SAT Subject Test: German SAT Subject Test: German with Listening SAT Subject Test: Japanese with Listening SAT Subject Test: Spanish with Listening
High School Exit Exam Prep • • •
CAHSEE ASVAB GED
Advanced Placement Exam Prep • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
PO Box 0935 Los Altos, CA 94023-‐0935 Phone: (650) 559-‐8003 Fax: (650) 644-‐3384 www.shmoop.com
AP Art History AP Biology AP Calculus AB AP Calculus BC AP Chemistry AP Chinese Language and Culture AP Comparative Government AP Computer Science AP English Language AP English Literature AP Environmental Science AP European History AP French AP German AP Human Geography AP Italian Language and Culture AP Japanese AP Latin AP Macroeconomics AP Microeconomics AP Music Theory AP Physics B AP Physics C AP Psychology AP Spanish Language AP Spanish Literature AP Statistics AP Studio Art AP US Government AP US History AP World History
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For Teachers Follow these simple steps to setup your teacher account: § Go to http://www.shmoop.com/signup/desertsands-teachers § Click “Let’s Go” § New to Shmoop? Click “NO” you have not created a Shmoop account
§ Enter your Magic Word (all caps): DISPLACE § Choose Your School § Create Your Username and Password § Click “CREATE” § Welcome to the Greatest Test Prep on the Planet! Once you’re registered, you can access the Shmoop experience here: § http://www.shmoop.com/login/desert-sands-usd § Log in with your account info § Click any of the links for the Shmoop products available to your school
Want to learn the Shmoop Basics? Watch some videos: § What is Shmoop? § Welcome to Shmoop for Teachers § Introduction to Classrooms
PO Box 0935 Los Altos, CA 94023-‐0935 Phone: (650) 559-‐8003 Fax: (650) 644-‐3384 www.shmoop.com
Already Registered? You will still need to go to the sign-‐up URL and click that Yes, you DO have a Shmoop account, and then enter the Magic Word (this is the only time -‐ “please” doesn’t work). And voila! You are renewed. (Just like an expensive soap commercial.) It will be like a breath of fresh air... that you’ve already breathed in once before.
Big Scores, Not Snores Online Test Prep Doesn’t Have to be a Root Canal
For Students Follow these simple steps to setup your student account: § Go to http://www.shmoop.com/signup/desertsands § Click “Let’s Go” § New to Shmoop? Click “NO” you have not created a Shmoop account
§ Enter your Magic Word (all caps): DISPERSE § Choose Your School § Create Your Username and Password § Click “CREATE” § Welcome to the Greatest Test Prep on the Planet! Once you’re registered, you can access the Shmoop experience here: § http://www.shmoop.com/login/desert-sands-usd § Log in with your account info § Click any of the links for the Shmoop products available to your school
Want to learn the Shmoop Basics? Pop some popcorn, and watch some of Oscar quality videos at http://www.shmoop.com/video § What is Shmoop? § Welcome to Shmoop for Students § Why Take a Diagnostic Exam?
PO Box 0935 Los Altos, CA 94023-‐0935 Phone: (650) 559-‐8003 Fax: (650) 644-‐3384 www.shmoop.com
Already Registered? You will still need to go to the sign-‐up URL and click that Yes, you DO have a Shmoop account, and then enter the Magic Word (this is the only time -‐“please” doesn’t work). And voila! You are renewed. (Just like an expensive soap commercial.) It will be like a breath of fresh air... that you’ve already breathed in once before.
Big Scores, Not Snores Online Test Prep Doesn’t Have to be a Root Canal
ADMINSTRATOR REPORTING LANDS
Welcome To Shmoop ReportingLand, The Happiest(ish) Place on Earth (to people who perform well, anyway)! The Shmoop engineering team has put together a state-‐of the-‐art (and very robust) reporting system we like to call Shmoop Analytics. Watch, and Learn! A Video Tutorial available at http://www.shmoop.com/video/analytics-tool/ So, here we go: 1. Find your Shmoop username and password. 2. Go to: http://www.shmoop.com/reports/accounts/desert-sands-usd/home/ 3. Sign in with your Shmoop username and password. Here's what Analytics can do for you: View user activity. One of your students logging on every day for three hours? Someone else checking in just long enough to earn his “Minimum Effort” badge for Shmoop Scouts? Shmoop Analytics will open a magical portal so you can see all your students' comings and goings. View student progress. Your students are taking the online drills. Great! But how are they doing? Use Analytics to get a sense of how well everyone is performing on the exams, and where they need work. Some of your students may be falling behind— now you can catch ‘em. Identify top schools, classrooms, and students using Shmoop. Feel like you’re alone in the Shmoop universe? Don’t be. Here you can see who else is in the same boat that you are. You can also keep an eye on them to make sure no one is hoarding the life vests. Print and export data. Let’s kill some trees, y’all! Online stuff is nice, but let’s be honest: sometimes you just need to hold the facts in your cold, dead hands. (You might want to invest in a new moisturizer.) Amuse yourself with graphs and charts. Shmoop has more tables and pie charts than we know what to do with. Take some off our hands. Please. That's it! These are the basics, but again, this is a very robust tool. If you have any questions, please reach out to me! Yours in Shmoopiness, Allison Arunski
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PO Box 0935 Los Altos, CA 94023-‐0935 Phone: (650) 559-‐8003 Fax: (650) 644-‐3384 www.shmoop.com
Big Scores, Not Snores Online Test Prep Doesn’t Have to be a Root Canal
Creating a Teacher Classroom Video Tutorial available at http://www.shmoop.com/video/classrooms/ 1. Log into your Shmoop account and confirm access to test prep courses. 2. Click on My Profile in the upper right-‐hand corner.
3. In your My Shmoop page click on the Add Classroom button found on the left-‐hand side of the page. 4. Name your classroom in a way your students will recognize (Mr. Durham’s F Block AP World History, Stewart AP US Gov, Mrs. Juarez B Block). 5. Choose the school and course for the classroom. NOTE: Each classroom can only be assigned one test prep course.
6. Click + Create Classroom and PRESTO! You’ve created classroom.
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Inviting Students Into Your Classroom Choose one of the following two methods: 1. Invite students by email by sending e-‐mail invites to each of your students, giving them access your classroom and course materials. OR
2. Students join your classroom using your classroom code. You will need your classroom code and the email address on your Shmoop account. The code is found on your classroom page (5 numbers or letters). **Students log in to their Shmoop accounts and click on the Join Classroom button. They will be asked to enter both the classroom code and e-‐mail address to join the class. You should then receive a request for your student on your classroom page.
PO Box 0935 Los Altos, CA 94023-‐0935 Phone: (650) 559-‐8003 Fax: (650) 644-‐3384 www.shmoop.com
Big Scores, Not Snores Online Test Prep Doesn’t Have to be a Root Canal
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