It is a great idea to create a teacher test account for your school. This will allow teachers to create a child account and then be able to access the Doodle apps and see them from the student's point of view.
How to add a Teacher Test Account
You can set this up as a class called 'Teacher Test Account'. Before creating this class, please check the class list to see if this already exists. If is doesn't exist, you create it by following these steps:
Login to the Teacher Dashboard and select Manage > Classes
Click on Add class in the top right hand corner of the screen
Enter the year group as 'Mixed Year Group' and class name as 'Teacher Test Account' and press Save
How to link the Teacher Test Account to your Teacher Account
Next you will need to add the class to your teacher profile so you can view this class on your teacher Dashboard. To do this
Hover over Manage and select Teachers
Find your teacher's account in the list and click on the pencil icon on the right hand side
From here you can use the class drop down to add the Teacher Test Account to your teacher account
Once you have added this press Save
How to Create a student account for yourself
Now you can create a student account for yourself by following these steps:
Login to the Teacher Dashboard
Select Manage > Students
Select Create one student account
Then fill in the mock students details and create a username and password (please note, the username needs to be unique across the whole Doodle network - make a note of these so that you can log in as the student). Be sure to add them to the Teacher Test Account by using the classes drop down.
Then press Add
How to Log in to your test Student account
If you are using a tablet you will need to download the app, you will be able to do this by clicking on this link:
Doodle for a tablet
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If you are using a PC you will need to to use Doodle on the browser we recommend using Google Chrome, you will be able to access Doodle here:
Ideas for using your Student account
Log into your account and have a play around so that you can understand what your students are seeing and how the apps work. Get to know the different exercises, set and complete assignments, select the menu to see how to spend stars and collect badges!
Use it in class to demonstrate exercises and run through assignments together
Show students how to use the help features (by selecting the red question mark) when they are finding questions challenging
Demonstrate the tools that students can be used to support them when answering questions by using the arrow at the bottom of the question screen, including the doodle pad, magnifying glass and multiplication square
You could join the seasonal challenges to see how these appear in the app and to help support and encourage children who are taking part
Why not get a student vs teacher competition going to see who can reach the green zone!
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