1. Show My Homework 9 Tips & Tricks to save time *To help you make the most of our service, we’ll publish a new Tips & Tricks every Monday on the SMH blog.blog

2. Contents: Tips & Tricks 1: Setting homework collection reminders (p. 3) Tips & Tricks 2: Student search & homework calendar view (p. 4) Tips & Tricks 3: Paperless grading for online submissions (p. 5) Tips & Tricks 4: Setting homework in advance (p. 6) Tips & Tricks 5: Need a quick last minute assignment? (p. 7) Tips & Tricks 6: Homework reports - Overview (p. 8) Tips & Tricks 7: Homework reports - Issued homework (p. 9) Tips & Tricks 8: Quick assignment look up & instant reuse (p. 10) Tips & Tricks 9: Quizzes (p. 11) PS – Follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Don’t have a twitter account? Sign up here.FacebookTwitterhere

3. Tips & Tricks 1: Setting homework collection reminders ●As a teacher with a Show My Homework account, you can set reliable email notifications to help you remember when homework is due to be collected. Notifications are sent straight to your inbox in the morning and can be turned on and off at any time. ●Please follow these 4 simple steps: ○Login to Show My HomeworkShow My Homework ○Click on Settings ○Tick the Email Notifications check box ○Click on Update Teacher PS – Follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Don’t have a twitter account? Sign up here.FacebookTwitterhere

4. Tips & Tricks 2: Student search and homework calendar view Teaching and non-teaching staff can search for individual student by name and view their homework calendars. More specifically, they can view the: Quality & quantity of homework set by other teachers Due & upcoming assignment(s) Completed & overdue assignment(s) When the student last logged in Please follow these 5 simple steps: Login to Show My HomeworkShow My Homework Go to Settings Click on Students Enter the student’s name in the search box Click on the student’s name to view his/her homework calendar PS – Follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Don’t have a twitter account? Sign up here.FacebookTwitterhere

5. Tips & Tricks 3: Paperless grading for online submissions For homework asked to be submitted online, you can assess them straight from your Show My Homework teacher account.Show My Homework Our ‘assess online’ feature utilises cutting edge technology that allows teachers to attach comments within documents, in-line editing paragraphs and highlight students’ work. Providing frequent and relevant feedback helps students make improvements that are imperative to furthering their academic achievement. Please follow these 5 simple steps: Login to Show My HomeworkShow My Homework Go to Gradebook and search for the homework you’d like to assess online Click on Add grades or View class list Click on Click to annotate Click Close once you're done marking. Comments are saved automatically and you can always go back to it at a later time. PS – Follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Don’t have a twitter account? Sign up here.FacebookTwitterhere

6. Tips & Tricks 4: Setting homework in advance Homework assignments will not appear on the school and student calendars until the issue week; hence teachers can create and post homework in advance (e.g. days, weeks and months). Once a piece of homework has been created, it will always appear on the teachers’ personal homework calendar and they will be able to edit the following: o Homework title & description o Class & subject o Completion time o Issue & due dates o Resources PS – Follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Don’t have a twitter account? Sign up here.FacebookTwitterhere

7. Tips & Tricks 5: Need a quick last minute assignment? Teachers have access to a plethora of resources on Show My Homework (i.e. school and store resources) that are all complimentary and instantly re-usable for any class. Looking for a last minute assignment has never been easier. School Resources: Content created and available only to teachers within your school. Please follow these 2 simple steps to access these resources: o Login to Show My Homework. o Click on Resources > School Resources. School Resources Store Resources: Content created by and accessible to all teachers and schools that use Show My Homework. Please follow these 2 simple steps to access these resources: o Login to Show My Homework. o Click on Resources > Store Resources. Store Resources PS – Follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Don’t have a twitter account? Sign up here.FacebookTwitterhere

8. Tips & Tricks 6: Homework reports - Overview Can’t remember how much homework you’ve set the past 7 days, 2 weeks, month, etc? With just a few clicks, you can generate a concise ‘overview’ of all of the homework you’ve set during a specific time frame. Please follow these 4 simple steps: Login to Show My Homework Show My Homework Go to Settings > Homework Reports > Overview Adjust the filters (e.g. start & end dates, year, class, etc.) View report straight from your account or export into Excel/PDF PS – Follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Don’t have a twitter account? Sign up here.FacebookTwitterhere

9. Tips & Tricks 7: Homework reports - Issued Homework To generate a report(s) on the ‘quality & quantity’ of the homework you’ve set, please follow these steps: Login to Show My Homework Show My Homework Go to Settings > Homework reports > Issued Homework Adjust the filters (e.g. start & end dates, year, class, etc.) Click View to get more details on the ‘quality’ of work set View report or export into Excel PS – Follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Don’t have a twitter account? Sign up here.FacebookTwitterhere

10. Tips & Tricks 8: Quick assignment look up & instant reuse There's a quick way to look up homework assignments that you've previously created and posted on Show My Homework. Simply follow these 4 simple steps: Login to Show My Homework.Show My Homework Click on Resources > My Resources. Use the filters (i.e. types, years, subjects) or use the search box provided. Once you've found what you’re looking for, simply click on Use Resource to instantly reuse the assignment for one of your other classes. PS – Follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Don’t have a twitter account? Sign up here.FacebookTwitterhere

11. Tips & Tricks 9: Quizzes Switch things up. Make recall and retention of school materials a bit more fun with our quiz creation feature. How does it work? Simply follow these 6 simple steps: Login to Show My HomeworkShow My Homework Click on Create > Quiz Create as many quiz questions as you’d like Enter one correct answer and at least one incorrect answer Attach a picture to accompany each question (optional) Once you’re done, click Publish Your Quiz Before the due date, students will have three different opportunities to complete the quiz and you’ll receive instant score notifications in your gradebook. PS – Follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Don’t have a twitter account? Sign up here.FacebookTwitterhere

12. Tips & Tricks 10: Student & parent registration letters (1 of 2) Show My Homework school administrators can print login details for students and parents by doing the following: Login to Show My HomeworkShow My Homework Click on Settings On the left hand side, select Registration Letters Select the year group, registration class or search by individual student Tick the Address to parents check box Press Select All or select by individual student Press Filter Click on Get Letters or export to Excel by clicking the green XLS button Note: Once parents and students login, their accounts will automatically link up. PS – Follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Don’t have a twitter account? Sign up here.FacebookTwitterhere

13. Tips & Tricks 10: Student & parent registration letters (2 of 2) FAQs: 1.Can I export all of the usernames and temporary passwords into Excel? Yes you can. Simply click the Excel icon to do this. 2.Can I generate letters addressed to students? Yes you can. Click on the Get Letters button. 3.Can I generate letters addressed to parents? Yes you can. Tick the Address to parents check box and click on Get Letters. 4.Can I generate a letter for one student? Yes you can. Simply type in the student’s name in the search box and click Filter. 5.What happens if a parent or student has trouble logging in (i.e. loses or forgets their login details)? They can contact the school or SMHW directly. If they have an existing account, with an email attached, they can reset their password on our website. 6.Can the parent register for an account on the Show My Homework website? No. The only way parents can get access is to contact the school or Show My Homework directly. 7.Why don’t all my students have a Registration Letter? That is because they already have an existing Show My Homework account. PS – Follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Don’t have a twitter account? Sign up here.FacebookTwitterhere

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