A Wildcat Tech Momentby Nancy Zak

“Auto Skills in the classroom”Hand-outs are by grade level

• This is my first Power Point presentation

• Please be kind• Applause would be

appreciated

How do I get on Auto Skills from the classroom computer?

• Click on this icon 1. Enter user name and password. Click on Login

2. Follow prompts which will first take you through a practice session.

3. The length of the testing phase will be determined by the student’s present knowledge.

4. The training session comes up as soon as the student completes testing.

Academy of Math .urlﾮThis page will appear. Go to step #1.

Nothing is lost.

• Auto Skills remembers exactly where the student left off. The current work is not lost when the student exits the program.

Training Process

• The training process in the AutoSkill Math Intervention Suite consists of evaluating students’ abilities, assigning training based on the assessment, monitoring the training, and intervening to help the students succeed when they encounter difficulties.

Individualized Training

• As students progress through their training, their Individualized Training Programs are adjusted depending on their rate of progress and areas of difficulty.

Tailored Training• Students receive training that is tailored to their

needs, based upon the results of a placement test and what grade they are in.

• Each student follows a training program that contains exercises in specific skill areas and skills.

• When they complete their assigned Individualized Training Program, students are automatically assigned a new program, which may include review skills from the program they have just completed.

• Training follows a cycle of Assess and Prescribe, Train and Monitor, and Intervene and Adjust as needed.

• Remember, Wildwood has 10 Auto Skills licenses. This means that no more than 10 students throughout the building can be on Math at any one time.

• However, 10 additional students can be on Reading and 10 more on the Spanish program in Reading.

• Each license is about $4,000. If we go over our 10 licenses we will be required to buy the additional ones we are using.

• Please follow the guidelines which have been established.

10 Building Licenses

• With 10 licenses we have:

• 10 Math

• 10 Reading• 10 Spanish Reading

Guidelines for teachers• Practice with the program…This will help you

understand what your students are doing. • Sign up for your classroom days and times.

• DO NOT use Auto Skills if you haven’t first established that it is YOUR time.

• Post your Auto Skills times in your classroom and in your grade book. Remember, it is very expensive if we go over our licenses.

Guidelines for studentsMake sure that the student is wearing headphones with the volume set

correctly and is comfortably seated at the workstation.

3. On the student’s workstation, click on the Academy of MATH icon. The Student login page appears.

5. Type the student user name and password.

7. Click Login. The Academy of MATH lobby opens.

Try to do math in your head. This approach will save you time.

Follow all classroom rules for computer use.

Sign up for Auto Skills

• First Grade - too difficult for this grade. I have used it as one-on-one. Just too much teacher time.

• Second Grade – some of your good readers who are strong in math may benefit. Give it a try.

• Third Grade – Good activity for your students.

Sign up for your times.

• Fourth Grade – Great activity for your students. Sign up for your times.

• Fifth Grade – Wonderful activity for your students. Sign up for your times.

• Sixth Grade – Fantastic activity for your students. Sign up for your times.

Auto Skills is one more tool for you to use with your students

Coming to your mailbox

• Grade Level Packet– Login information– All student user names and passwords– Helpful information about Auto Skills

• Practice using the program yourself (10 minutes)

• You may refer back to this presentation on:

• Sign up for your classroom Auto Skills dates and times in the ABC room.– Posted on Math Check-Out cupboard door

Need help?Send me an email and I will get back to you as soon as possible.

Hope your grade-level packet helps you with most of your Auto Skills

questions.Nancy Zak