Student-Facing Guide to Navigating the Student Portal Activities
Accepting Skill Building Challenges
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Within your Student Portal, opportunity to accept challenges for all the skills measured by the DESSA. Select a challenge to strengthen your top skill. Click "View Challenge" to begin.
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Read over the description. Note: DESSA also awards points for completed challenges. Talk to your teacher to find out how points will be used at your school. Click "Accept Challenge" to move on.
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You can navigate through all the details of the challenge using the "Next" and "Previous" buttons. The "Tasks" tab breaks the challenge into smaller steps, with check-in due dates to help you stay on schedule. You can click the check box to show you have completed a task. You can also add your own tasks by clicking "Add Task". Click "Next" once you have checked off any completed tasks for this challenge.
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You can add updates for yourself and your teacher on your progress. Type your message in the box and click "Post Message" to add the message to your dashboard and share with your teacher.
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Click "Attachments" tab to upload examples or evidence of your progress. Once you're done editing this challenge, click on "Close" to exit the window.
Tip! When accepting a challenge on a skill you are looking to improve, always remember to find ways to lean on your strengths to support your growth.
Goals & Rewards Tab
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Your "Goals & Rewards" tab is located next to your "Dashboard Tab"
Tip! You can also navigate to this page from your Dashboard by clicking "View Now" or add a new goal by clicking "+ Add a new goal"
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To add a new goal from your Goals & Rewards tab, click "Add a new goal" Once you click "Add a new goal", you will be taken through a series of prompts. This example student is focusing on a hobby related goal.
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After you complete each step, use the "Next" button to continue. The next prompt will help you focus your goal. This student clicked "Watercoloring" because it matched their goal.
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Next, click the deadline date field to create a deadline for your goal.
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Once you have decided on a due date, click "Next" Explain why you want to achieve this goal. Consider what skills from your DESSA results you want include. Are you demonstrating one of your strengths? Are you looking to develop a skill further?
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Once you create a goal, you will see it on your Dashboard and your Goals & Rewards tab.
Student-Facing Guide to Navigating the Student Portal Activities
Accepting Skill Building Challenges
1
Within your Student Portal, opportunity to accept challenges for all the skills measured by the DESSA. Select a challenge to strengthen your top skill. Click "View Challenge" to begin.
2
Read over the description. Note: DESSA also awards points for completed challenges. Talk to your teacher to find out how points will be used at your school. Click "Accept Challenge" to move on.
3
You can navigate through all the details of the challenge using the "Next" and "Previous" buttons. The "Tasks" tab breaks the challenge into smaller steps, with check-in due dates to help you stay on schedule. You can click the check box to show you have completed a task. You can also add your own tasks by clicking "Add Task". Click "Next" once you have checked off any completed tasks for this challenge.
4
You can add updates for yourself and your teacher on your progress. Type your message in the box and click "Post Message" to add the message to your dashboard and share with your teacher.
5
Click "Attachments" tab to upload examples or evidence of your progress. Once you're done editing this challenge, click on "Close" to exit the window.
Tip! When accepting a challenge on a skill you are looking to improve, always remember to find ways to lean on your strengths to support your growth.
Goals & Rewards Tab
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Your "Goals & Rewards" tab is located next to your "Dashboard Tab"
Tip! You can also navigate to this page from your Dashboard by clicking "View Now" or add a new goal by clicking "+ Add a new goal"
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To add a new goal from your Goals & Rewards tab, click "Add a new goal" Once you click "Add a new goal", you will be taken through a series of prompts. This example student is focusing on a hobby related goal.
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After you complete each step, use the "Next" button to continue. The next prompt will help you focus your goal. This student clicked "Watercoloring" because it matched their goal.
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Next, click the deadline date field to create a deadline for your goal.
10
Once you have decided on a due date, click "Next" Explain why you want to achieve this goal. Consider what skills from your DESSA results you want include. Are you demonstrating one of your strengths? Are you looking to develop a skill further?
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Once you create a goal, you will see it on your Dashboard and your Goals & Rewards tab.
