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Could you please add inference practice?
RI5.1 is not just about quoting texts. It also involves making Inferences. I have found that students need a lot of training in the area of making inferences.
2 votesThanks for the feedback! Practice 2.0 contains lots of questions that you can peruse and practice in reference to making inferences.
Enjoy!
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Extension Assignments/Assessments
Adding extension lessons/problems to current standards would be great for gifted learners. Our district does not allow us to teach above our grade level, they would prefer us to go deeper into the standards with our students. I would love to see more assignment/assessment options for this!
1 voteThanks for the suggestion. The new Practice 2.0 allows for higher level DOK questions. You can search for these higher level questions and assign to your students.
Enjoy!
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Intervention assignments
For small group intervention purposes, it would be nice to be able to assign the same passage to that group of kids so we could work through together, or for me to be able to run a demo assignment on my screen to work through as a group.
1 voteHey everyone,
In the new assessment feature, you are able to choose the same question and assign it to the same group of students to review. Check it out!
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Math Upgrade needed
The Math component of ScootPad REALLY needs some changes. Teachers are not able to drill down on the concepts to complement what is being taught in the classroom. The concepts are presented in too broad a fashion and students quickly give up. We would love to see it improve and be of the same quality as ScootPad ELA.
4 votesHello,
Thanks for the suggestion. We are super pleased that the math content has been completely revamped for 2.0! More content, more state standards, more concepts, and deeper DOK levels!
Thanks for the support!
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Add more variety
Practice problems are repetitive and boring. Please try to spice up the problems, especially word problems by adding more different questions. We're paying a lot of money for this program and I don't want to have the kids answering the same formulaic word problem ten times in a row (The school got ___ packs of paper. In each pack were ___ sheets. How many sheets?)
1 voteHello,
We now have over 50 different item types in the program! Check them out (https://www.scootpad.com/platform/tei)!
Thanks for the support!
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Math questions including multiple standards and steps all in one!
In Math, create multi-step problems that integrate multiple standards, similar to those seen on the Smarter Balanced assessment.
2 votesThanks for the suggestion. Practice 2.0 contains multi step problems and also SBAC simulations!
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Improve Read Aloud Audio
I am struggling to use Scootpad with my kindergarten students because they are pre-readers and the voice on the read aloud is so automated that they have a difficult time understanding the questions when they are read aloud. Also, some of the questions do not lend themselves to being independently asked on an ipad, for example if it wants them to sound something out. I feel bad about this because my district paid for it and I feel I cannot use it.
11 votesHello,
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Questions for ebooks
Add PARCC like questions to each ebook. This would assist children with reading for purpose. Also a report tracking the kind of question that a child gets wrong would allow a teacher or parent to focus instruction.
3 votesBuilt-in Comprehension questions for eBooks is here! Check it out in your account!
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Coin Leaderboards
Leaderboards for how many coins you have
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On going reading log - Daily entries
I would like students to be able to write in the reading log as they go, doing daily submissions instead of having to do it all at once.
4 votesYou can now assign weekly/monthly recurring reading log assignments!
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Counting and Money Practice
I think that their should be the skill of Counting Money. My students need help with counting coins.
Also, when I click on the concept I no longer see a preview or example of the concepts
3 votesHello,
Thanks for the feedback. There are a couple of concepts located in our database which refer to counting money. You can search by this tag and view these concepts to provide a targeted practice. You can also see sample questions within our new Practice 2.0 content. Visit our main page for more information and stay tuned for state standards!
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eliminate negative emoticons
Please eliminate the negative emoticons from the shout out choices. It allows kids to send messages that are not kind. Unfortunately it does happen.
0 votesThis has been completed thanks to your suggestion!
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Adaptive Progress Tracking
In the future, I'd like to see a way for ScootPad to not only track students' progress, but also automatically advance them ahead or move them back based on their progress.
1 voteHello,
Thanks for the suggestion. With the rollout of 2.0, we have advanced the algorithms used to adapt practices for the student. Read all about it here (https://www.scootpad.com/features/mas-adaptive-practices).
We appreciate you!
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Complexity in problems depending on abilities, and not just common core standards.
What I would like to see is the complexity in problems depending on abilities, and not just common core standards. e.g. if a kid finishes a unit for word problems that is needed for his grade level, there needs to be an option for him to go for more challenging unit in the word problems.
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additional questions
more questions for each standard
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Voice-Read Aloud Feature for Math
Regarding decision to not have voice for math-Students need the voice feature for Math as well as ELA/Reading. Many students are English Language Learners and Special Needs students who need Math problems, such as the word problems read to them, otherwise they will not be able to answer the questions.
55 votesThe read aloud feature has been added for math placement test, practice and assignment questions.
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Improve Placement Test
Please adjust the placement test, so one wrong answer will not end the test. There should be at least two questions dealing with each standard. It is very easy for a student to accidentally click the wrong bubble or for the audio to be unable to play.
17 votesHi All,
Thanks for the suggestion. The 2.0 Diagnostic test solves for this by assessing students on the foundational concepts across the entire learning path which are necessary for the higher level concepts. Check it out for grades K-6! Thanks for your support!
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More ebooks
We need more ebooks at each reading level.
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Questions Database
ability to create our own questions and answers or see a database of questions so questions can be specifically assigned per students need or area of weakness.
4 votesWe have awesome news for you! You can create your own questions in 50+ tech enhanced item formats! You can also browse through a bank of questions shared by the community and use them to build your own assessments. These are all a part of Assessments 2.0. To learn more, watch the how-to video on Assessments 2.0:
Thank for your support and being patient. :)
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Conflict avoidance
You should have an icon for whether things are tablet friendly. Alex just spent 50 coins on Character fall for a week, and it doesn't seem compatible with the iPad Scootpad app. The keyboard doesn't pop up for her to make the catch.
An icon for ipad friendly would be good... or better yet, games that are playable on all formats.15 votesWhen students play a game for the first time, it is free. This is so the student can learn the game, and also determine if it is compatible with their device.
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