FRIT 7233-Spring 2015

Dr. Elizabeth Downs

Sarah West Phillips
Task Analysis/Script for setting up an XtraMath.org account for use
in the classroom
Task Analysis: XtraMath.org
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Setup XtraMath.org account for teachers

1.1 Open an internet browser.
1.2 Next go to http://xtramath.org.
1.3 Click on sign up.
1.4 Fill out the form.
1.5 Make sure the information on the next screen is correct and click
add.
1.6 Click add students at the top of the next page.
1.7 Under types of students make sure the bubble next to new
student(s) is green.
1.8 Choose your grade level on the drop down menu.
1.9 Begin tying your students names.
1.10 Click add when you are finished.
1.11 Become familiar with the menu on the left side of the screen.
Printing students pins and parent letters
2.1 Print the list of PINs. You can find that under the print section on
the left side.
2.2 Click list of PINs.
2.3 Print using the internet browser print button.
2.4 Print your parent flyers.
2.5 On your menu click print your parent flyers.
2.6 Use the dropdown menu in the center of the screen to choose all
students.
2.7
Print using the internet browser print button.
2.8 When you have finished printing click the back button on your internet
browser again.
Setting up the classroom computers
3.1 The pop-up box gives you the classroom code to use under prepare
classroom computers. Write the code down to use when you sign in.
3.2 Click dont show this again at the bottom of the popup box and click
the X in the upper right hand corner.
3.3 Now when you login to xtramath.org on the student computers, you
click sign-in in the upper right hand corner.
3.4 Then click the dark blue classroom tab.
3.5 Use the classroom code that you wrote down.
3.6 Click set up after youve typed the code in the box.

SCRIPT: XtraMath.org
Step

Action on Screen

Narration

Title Slide

Opening Google Chrome

Typing in URL
http://xtramath.org
Move to sign up and click

Hello and welcome to this video tutorial on how

to setup an XtraMath.org account for your
students in your class. Im going to show you
how to setup the classroom account, add
students, and navigate to the students page in
this tutorial.
Open an internet browser. I will be using Google
Chrome.
Next go to http://xtramath.org.
Click on sign up on the first sticky note
located on the right hand side of the screen.

Check I am a teacher and

fill out the form. Click sign
up when done.

Move to and click add

Move to and click add

students

Choose grade level 1. Type

Student 1, click enter, type
student2, click enter.
Repeating until student10
has been entered.

Under types of students make sure the bubble

next to new student(s) is green.
Choose your grade level on the drop down
menu.
Begin tying your students names. Type just the
first name on a line, click enter, and type the
next students first name only. Continue until all
students have been added. *For the sake of this
project I will just be using Student1-Student10
as my student names.

Move to add at the bottom

and click it.

Click add when you are finished. You can now

become familiar with the menu on the left side
of the screen.

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Click list of pins on the

pop up screen.

In order for your students to be able to logon,

you need to print the list of PINs. You can find
that under the print section on the left side.

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Move to the print dialogue

box in Google Chrome. Click
print.

Click list of PINs. When the screen comes up

move your cursor to the top right hand corner of
the internet browser and select print. *The print
button could be located somewhere else if not
using Google Chrome. That will take you
through your specific print instructions for your
printer.

Fill out the form, making sure to check I am a

teacher box at the top. Click sign up when
you have the form filled out. You will want to use
your school email address, because it will send
you weekly reports on your students progress.
Make sure the information on the next screen is
correct and click add.
A class checklist will pop-up. Click add
students at the top.

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Click the back button/arrow

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Click print your parent

flyers, choose all
students, move to the print
dialogue box in Google
Chrome, and click print.

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Click the back button/arrow

When you have finished printing click the back

button on your internet browser again. The final
step is to setup the classroom computers.

15

Highlight the classroom

code using arrow

The pop-up box give you the classroom code to

use under prepare classroom computers.
Write the code down to use when you sign in.

16

Click dont show this again

and exit out of popup box

You can now click dont show this again at the

bottom of the popup box and click the X in the
upper right hand corner.

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Open a new blank tab and

go to URL (xtramath.org).
Click sign-in.

Now when you login to xtramath.org on the

student computers like so, you click sign-in in
the upper right hand corner.

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Click the classroom tab

Then click the dark blue classroom tab.

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Type in the classroom code.

Use the classroom code that you wrote down.

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Click set up

Click set up after youve typed the code in the

box.

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The student screen will

appear while the narration
finishes.

You are now ready to allow your students to use

their PIN to login when their name pops up.
Thank you for watching this video tutorial.

After printing the list of pins click the back

button on your internet browser. You also need
to print your parent flyers so that your students
will have the information to access xtramath.org
at home.
On your menu click print your parent flyers.
Use the dropdown menu in the center of the
screen to choose all students. You will need to
go through the same printing steps previously
completed.