Teachers

Zinc-Led Remote Learning Unit Plan: Reading Sprints

Let us do the work!

Written by Kate Hannum
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Remote Learning with Zinc

How to Keep Students Learning Beyond the Classroom

Written by Kate Hannum
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Reading Sprints

Learn how to assign and navigate Zinc Reading Sprints

Written by Kate Hannum
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Teachers: Getting started

What teachers need to know to get started with Zinc

Written by Karthik Chandrasekariah
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Register for Zinc via SpringBoard

Learn how to register for Zinc as a SpringBoard user

Written by Karthik Chandrasekariah
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Use filters to view SpringBoard content

Learn how to use our filtering options to find SpringBoard curricula-related content

Written by Karthik Chandrasekariah
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Register for Zinc via Clever

How to use the single sign-on app Clever to access Zinc

Written by Karthik Chandrasekariah
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Register for Zinc via Google Classroom

Steps for teachers and students to take to get started with Zinc using Google Classroom

Written by Karthik Chandrasekariah
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Getting Started with Class Codes

How to invite students to join your class using a Class Code.

Written by Kate Hannum
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Create a class and add students

Create a class and add students manually or using a bulk uploader

Written by Karthik Chandrasekariah
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Add classes to Zinc via SpringBoard

To add classes to Zinc, they must be created in SpringBoard first

Written by Karthik Chandrasekariah
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Class administration

Details on how to carry out basic class administration tasks

Written by Karthik Chandrasekariah
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Impersonate Students

See what your students see

Written by Kate Hannum
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Archiving classes

Details on what happens when classes are archived

Written by Karthik Chandrasekariah
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Assign Zinc Placement Tests

How to assign a placement test to a student or a class

Written by Zinc Learning Labs
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Placement Test Reports

Track placement test progress and see results.

Written by Zinc Learning Labs
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How it works: Zinc levels

An explanation of Zinc levels and how they are determined

Written by Zinc Learning Labs
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Unfinished Placement Tests

What happens to old placement tests if students don't finish them?

Written by Zinc Learning Labs
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How it works: Zinc Placement Tests

Details on how the Zinc Placement Tests work

Written by Zinc Learning Labs
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How it works: spaced repetition

How spaced repetition works for vocabulary sets

Written by Karthik Chandrasekariah
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Create your own vocabulary set

Details for how to make your own customized vocabulary deck.

Written by Zinc Learning Labs
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Adding New Vocabulary Words

Written by Zinc Learning Labs
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Vocabulary with Spanish Supports

Your English learners can practice their vocab with Spanish support

Written by Kate Hannum
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Assign vocabulary sets

Assign vocabulary sets to students

Written by Karthik Chandrasekariah
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Types of vocabulary sets

Learn more about the different types of vocabulary sets and how to create your own!

Written by Karthik Chandrasekariah
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Vocabulary point system

Get details on how students can accumulate points by learning vocabulary

Written by Karthik Chandrasekariah
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Assign articles

How to sort article content and assign articles

Written by Karthik Chandrasekariah
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How it works: articles and comparison articles

Learn more about how articles and quizzes work with Zinc

Written by Karthik Chandrasekariah
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Writing Prompts

Assign and Grade Writing Prompt Responses

Written by Kate Hannum
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Close reading experiences (CREs)

Learn more about Zinc CREs, including the highlighted skills and answers to some frequently asked questions

Written by Karthik Chandrasekariah
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Assign close reading experiences

How to assign close reading experiences in the Skills section

Written by Karthik Chandrasekariah
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Zinc Skills

Understand the meaning behind Zinc Skills

Written by Karthik Chandrasekariah
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Zinc Teacher Reports Overview

See Zinc teacher reports at a glance

Written by Kate Hannum
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Class Reading Skills Report

Get data on your students' skills and standards

Written by Kate Hannum
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Close Reading Experience Report

Find out about your students' close reading skills

Written by Kate Hannum
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Class Assignments Articles Performance Report

Track how your students are progressing on their article assignments

Written by Kate Hannum
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Activity Completion Graph

Get an overview of the school year

Written by Kate Hannum
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View the Student Leaderboard

Learn how to access the student leaderboard and what information it includes

Written by Karthik Chandrasekariah
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Reviewing Assignments

Use the Assignments tab to monitor article, vocabulary, close reading exercise and placement test assignments

Written by Karthik Chandrasekariah
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Individual Student Reports

Review individual student performance and statistics

Written by Karthik Chandrasekariah
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Class usage + performance report

Gain insight into the activity and performance of a certain class

Written by Karthik Chandrasekariah
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Class Assignments Vocabulary Performance report

Track how your students are progressing on their vocab assignments

Written by Karthik Chandrasekariah
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Bookmarks

Easily find your favorite activities at a later date

Written by Kate Hannum
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