Using our Teaching Platform

FAQs

• Viewing Videos on the Student Platform
• How can I preview what my students are seeing on the TechSmart platform?
• How do I open and project the student-facing display while teaching?
• I think the activities in my Lesson Plan are out of order, how can I tell?
• What version of Python/PyGame does the TechSmart Platform use?
• What do Different Colored Activity Tiles Stand for?

Teaching on the TechSmart Platform

• How to teach an instruction activity - CS100/200 Python
• How to run a program from the Code View
• Printing Code

Difficulty Levels

• Changing the Class's Difficulty Level Permanently
• Previewing Different Difficulty Levels
• Changing an Individual Student’s Difficulty Level
• Changing the Class Difficulty Level for all Students
• Changing Difficulty Levels for an Activity
• Changing a Student's Difficulty Level from the Gradebook

Gradebook

• Temporarily edit student coding assignments
• Gradebook Student Info Dialog
• Gradebook Status Overview
• Viewing Student Assignments
• Using the Gradebook's Green Circle indicators to evaluate student work
• Viewing Students’ End of Assignment Survey Results

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Student Account Management

• Resetting a Student's Password (SSO)
• Resetting a Student's Password
• Resetting All Student Passwords
• Transferring a Student to Another Class
• Removing a student from a class
• Adding a new student to a class

Lesson Plan

• Lesson Plan Overview: Day & Week Views
• Uploading Activity Videos
• Adding and Removing Empty Days
• Adding An Activity From The Activity Library
• How to open an Activity
• How to navigate the Lesson Plan

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