Overview
From any page, access a number of functional tools from the top action bar, including My Notes, Student View, Assessments, language options, and more. Note, the tool bar will vary depending on what part of the curriculum you are in. The below image is from an Activity page.
What can I access from the top action bar?
From the top action bar, you have access to the following:
Assessments
Click on Assessments to open a new window with the Assessment Dashboard. Here you can access assessments, assessment results and assessment tools. Learn more about assessments.
Unit Resources
Access your unit level instructional resources in this pop-up menu, including Performance Based Assessments, Unit Planner, Teacher Background information, Student Book PDFs and more. Description will need an update if we expand this article beyond Nat'l Modular (AL)
Language
Change the language and reading level of the content. Reading Level B is approximately two grade levels below Reading Level A. If either Spanish or Reading Level B are not available, it will say "Not available for this page".
My Notes
Highlight text on a page to add to My Notes. When you select My Notes from the toolbar, a screen will pop up on the right-hand side with your entire notes collection. You can add notes to existing highlights.
View as Student
Toggle on to experience content like a student. Toggle off to experience content as a teacher. Learn more about the student experience.
Tools
From Tools you have quick access to the following:
- Calculator
- Unit Converter
- Scientific Calculator
- Graphing Calculator
- Whiteboard
Assign
Select Assign to easily assign engaging content to your students.
Then, choose how to assign. You have the following options:
- Assign to your Students: Assign directly to your students in Discovery Education
- Assign with a Link: Assign with an Assignment Link, share it anywhere.
Learn more about Assigning Content to Students. Learn more about Assignment Link.
More
From the 3-dot menu, quicky access the following. Note that content available under More varies if you are on a Unit page or an Activity page.
- Quick Code: Enter a quick code from a print page to go directly to that activity.
- Glossary: Learn more about Glossary.
- Notebook: Learn more about Notebook.
- Assessments: Quickly access your assessment dashboard. Learn more about assessments.
- Standards: Navigate to any point in the curriculum by NGSS standard.
- Share Lesson: Copy a resource link to share with others. The link does not generate a completable assignment.
- Add to Favorites: Learn more about Favorites.
- Add to My Content: Learn more about My Content.
- Table of Contents: Get a complete view of your Course, including its Units, Lessons, standards, and pacing. Easily navigate to different parts of the Course.