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How to extract a report in CSV using the “Export student progress report” feature

Posted on April 18, 2024April 26, 2024 by Beth

In recent years, there has been a growing interest in leveraging technology to improve education. One area where this is particularly promising is the use of data analytics to better understand what is happening in the classroom. With the help of the “Export student progress report” feature, it is possible to extract data from a classroom setting and use that data to gain insights into students’ performance and engagement.

Inside the classroom page, a new button in the tools menu has been added that allows teachers to export a CSV file containing the list of students with their progress data from the classroom.

The student’s classroom completion percentage, number of started sandboxes, student’s current location, last activity, time on a project step, errors, total classroom session duration and online status are included columns in the progress report.

This feature will help you as the teacher to track students’ progress and identify areas where students may need additional support to help them improve. Teachers can use “Export student progress report” to track student behavior, engagement, and performance and educators can gain a better understanding of what is happening in the classroom and provide the best learning environment.

If you have questions or concerns, let’s talk! Feel free to send an email to support@bsd.education or “start a conversation” through chat support!

How do I copy a sandbox?

Posted on April 11, 2024April 26, 2024 by Beth

Copying a sandbox for various reason can easily be done by following the steps:

Copy the sandbox link from the browser’s address bar.

Share the link with your students. You can share it by projecting the link on the board, sending the link using Classroom Chat, email, or any means you may see fit and convenient for the class.
Ask students to click/type/paste the link on their browser’s address bar and hit Enter.
Now, this will only show them the output of the shared sandbox, view and edit the HTML, CSS and JavaScript codes but NO option to SAVE their customization.

Ask students to click on the “Make a copy of this sandbox” button next to the Sandbox title.

This will prompt to rename the sandbox. You can give suggestions on how they can name it. Click on the “Make a copy” button once done.

Once a sandbox has been successfully copied, students can now start customizing it. The sandbox will also be included in their own portfolios which they can access anytime.

If you have questions or concerns, let’s talk! Feel free to send an email to support@bsd.education or “start a conversation” through chat support!

The Ultimate Guide to Editing Content In Your Classroom

Posted on April 4, 2024May 1, 2024 by Beth

After creating a classroom, you can still edit the content if you want to remove or add lessons/projects. Follow these easy steps on how to do it:

Step 1: Click “Your classrooms”

Step 2: Click the classroom you want to edit

Step 3: Toggle from “Teaching” to “Editing” mode.

Now that the classroom is unlocked, you can do changes like removing and adding projects, sandbox templates and custom steps in the same course.

To add additional content to the classroom
Click the link “+” sign to see the classroom resources available. The additional content will go to the bottom of the classroom content list.

You can also add additional content inside a folder.

If you wish to re-order the classroom content, possible by just dragging it anywhere inside the same content group. Here’s a gif to explain the re-ordering of classroom content.

To remove content from the classroom
Hover over the content you want to remove and the three dots will display then click “Remove”.

Inside the folder, this button is also available. Here’s a gif for reference.

Another thing you can do as a teacher is to control the resources visibility 1 in the classroom.

If you have any questions or experiences to share, feel free to make a post here in the BSD community site.