FAQ and tips for remote learning with Snappet

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Since schools will stay closed for a longer period of time, it is important to organize remote learning and make sure that your students can keep making learning progress. Many schools have already been able to improve the quality of their distance learning with Snappet. To help you out, we listed all the FAQ and tips for remote learning with Snappet.

Getting started with Snappet

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I already work with Snappet, how can I get set up for remote learning?
When you already work with Snappet, it is very easy to get started. Click here to go to the manual on setting up Snappet for remote learning.

For more information, including an instructional video, click here.
Do you prefer help from a Snappet trainer to get started? Click here to schedule your training.

I am new to Snappet, how can I get set up for remote learning?
The easiest way to get started is by attending a training with one of our coaches. During this training we explain everything you need to know on how to get started on remote learning with Snappet. Click here to schedule your training.

Did you already have a training and are yout looking for more information on how to get started, click here.

I want to create login credentials for my students, how can I do that?
Take the following steps to create login credentials for your students:

  1. Sign in to your Snappet teacher dashboard (teacher.snappet.org).
  2. Click on your class name at the top right corner, go to ‘Settings’ and select ‘Students’. For each student:
    1. Click on ‘Edit Student’.
    2. Fill in a username and password for those students.
    3. Click on ‘Save changes’.
  3. Send the usernames and passwords to the parents/caretakers of your students.

With help from their parent/caretaker, students are now able to sign in at home on any device. They have to take the following steps:

  1. Access a browser (e.g. Google Chrome).
  2. Go to https://student.snappet.org.
  3. Fill in the login credentials you have sent them.

When you want to send out information to the parents/caretakers, you can point them to this webpage: https://us.snappet.org/parent-information/. This also includes a short video for students and parents.

My students do not have a school device, what can I do?
Students can work on any device with an internet connection, this can be a (laptop) computer, a tablet, but also even a smartphone.
I want to add/remove a student, what can I do?
Add students: When you want to add a new student to your class, please send the first and last name of this student and the class he/she needs to be added to support@snappet.org. The student will be added to your dashboard within a day.

Remove students: When you want to remove a student, go to your own teacher dashboard. Go to ‘Settings’ > ‘Students’ and click on ‘Edit student’ and ‘Remove student’. The student is then removed right away.

My school wants to have more classes working with Snappet, what can I do?
Snappet can be used for remote learning for all your second and third-grade students for the rest of the school year, without additional costs. To activate and use Snappet for more classes, please send the following information to support@snappet.org.

  • The names of the classes that need to be added
  • The student rosters of those classes
  • The grade of the classes
  • The names and email addresses of all teachers per class

Information for parents

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I want to send out information to parents, what information can I share?
There is a separate webpage to inform parents/caretakers of your students. This page includes a manual (English and Spanish) and a short video on how to sign in and work at home. You can share this webpage with parents/caretakers: https://us.snappet.org/parent-information/.
Some of the parents do not speak English, what can I do?
There is a Spanish manual for parents on the parent information page: https://us.snappet.org/parent-information/

Features in Snappet

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I want to chat with my students, how can I do that?
Snappet’s in-app chat feature: Snappet has an in-app Chat feature. Click on the blue chat-icon at the bottom right of your teacher dashboard to activate the Chat feature. When activated, you can chat one-to-one with all students in your class. Students can only chat with their teacher, not with other students.

External Platforms: We have also integrated the most used external platforms (such as Google Classroom) as a Webapp to the Snappet student app. Your students can find these Webapps on the home screen of their Snappet student app (below the list of subjects).

Here is a list of the Web apps we have integrated and the links to their online manuals and websites:

  1. Google Classroom
  2. Zoom
  3. Google Hangouts
  4. MS Teams
  5. Slack
I have English Language Learners, how can I help them?
Students that work with Snappet can have all their exercises read out loud to them. This feature works for all Snappet exercises. You can activate the read-out loud functionality for your students. To activate the read-out loud functionality, take the following steps:

  1. Sign in to your dashboard (teacher.snappet.org).
  2. Click on your class name at the top right corner, go to ‘Settings’ and then select ‘Read out loud’.
  3. Check the box to activate the read-out loud function for your students, you can also select a speaking rate.
  4. Click on ‘Save’.

This feature is especially helpful for English Language Learners, but also your native English students can benefit from using this feature since it helps reducing misreading and misconceptions.