Good Afternoon,

Renaissance is fully set up and ready to use for the 2021-2022 school year!

Here is a refresher on how to get started with your students:


To log into Renaissance (Accelerated Reader) students will go to their Clever portal, log in with their badge or username/password, and click on this icon:



Clever will automatically log your students in and take them to their home page to choose either a STAR test or AR quiz. 

 


Your teacher username/password is also managed through Clever now as well!  You don't have to keep track of a separate username/password anymore.  Simply log into Clever, click the icon and you are in.  You can set up goals, administer STAR reading, etc.

I have already marked the grading periods in Renaissance. All you will need to do is go in and create goals for each 9-week grading period.

Here is a refresher on how to do that:

  1.  Go to Clever and click on the "Renaissance Learning" icon to login
  2. Click on "Accelerated Reader Independent Reading" and then "Record Books and Goals"
  1.  Something new this year is choosing a "theme" for your goals.  They suggest that K-2 use the younger theme, which allows students to earn tokens and badges for their avatar.  Please note that the goals for the K-2 are the ENTIRE YEAR and you cannot set goals for each marking period.  If you want to set goals for each 9 weeks, the theme for 3-5 might serve your needs better:


  1.  If you choose the K-2 theme, you are going to see a menu with your students listed and the number of quizzes Renaissance recommends for them to be "on track."  If you want them to pass more, you can click on "edit goal":


  1.  If you choose the 3-5 theme with the rocket and the ability to set goals every 9 weeks, you will see a more classic menu that you have seen in the past.  You will choose the marking period (which 9 weeks you want to set goals for) and then click edit goals for each student:


Just remember that when a new student is enrolled, it will take 24 hours for them to be added to the program.


Please let me know if have any questions!

Thanks,



Maggie Donohoe, M.Ed. | Instructional Technology Specialist

Howe Independent School District | | www.howeisd.net

P: 903.745.4021 | 105 W Tutt Street, Howe, Texas 75459  



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