Guidebook from TypingPal

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Guidebook from TypingPal
User Guide
Updated: August 15, 2015
Contents
Introduction
5
Key Concepts
6
Super Administrator
6
School Administrator
6
Teachers
7
Groups
7
Students
7
Access to Admin Functions
8
Codes
8
Subscription Code
8
School Code
9
Access Code
9
Authentication
9
Super Administrator
9
School Administrators, Students and Teachers
11
Web Address (URL) for Direct Access to Login Page
12
Subscription
12
School
13
Three Ways of Creating Accounts
13
Overview of the Admin Interface
14
General Navigation
14
List Navigation
15
Searching, Filtering, Sorting and Selecting
16
Searching
16
Filtering
16
Sorting
17
Selecting
17
Schools
18
Adding a School
18
Adding a School Administrator
19
Editing a School Administrator
21
Deleting a School Administrator
21
Sending Login Information to School Administrators
22
Teachers
23
Adding a Teacher
23
Setting Permissions for Access to Groups
24
Editing a Teacher
25
Deleting a Teacher
25
Sending Login Information to Teachers
26
Groups
27
Adding a Group
27
Assigning a Group to a Teacher
28
Changing a Group’s Assigned Teacher
28
Editing Targets
29
Speed Target
29
Accuracy Target
30
Adapting Existing Scores
31
Editing Configuration
31
Selecting an Environment
31
Choosing Animations
35
Restricting Access to Games
36
Allowing Students to Change Their Passwords
36
Managing Display Options for Activities
37
Grading
38
Adding a Welcome Message
39
Log In as a Student
40
Deleting Groups
41
Students
42
Adding a Student
42
Moving a Student
43
Between Groups
43
Between Schools
44
Deleting Statistics
45
Exporting Profiles
45
Editing a Student’s Targets
47
Viewing a Student’s Results
47
Log
47
Video Replay
48
Accuracy
48
Speed
49
Editing Students
49
Deleting a Student
50
Activities
51
Choosing the Order of Exercises and Tests
51
Hiding Exercises and Tests
51
Trying Exercises and Tests
52
Selecting a Collection of Texts
52
Adding a New Collection of Texts
53
Editing Collections of Texts
54
Statistics
55
School Statistics
55
Group Statistics
56
Import
58
Introduction
58
Choosing the CSV File Format
58
Creating the Import File for Student Accounts
59
Creating the Import File for Teacher Accounts
59
Creating the Import File for Schools
60
Saving in CSV Format
61
Importing the CSV File
61
Deleting Imported Files
62
Students Creating Their Own Accounts
63
Introduction
This user guide is intended for administrators (responsible for the technical aspects
of Typing Pal Online) as well as teachers (responsible for overseeing its use). It
explains how to create, manage and configure the different types of account
(administrator, teacher and student).
There is also a guide that advises teachers on the pedagogical aspects of planning
lessons. This guide is available in PDF format and can be found in the
Documentation section.
If you need a hard copy of this guide, please think
of the environment and consider double-sided printing.
Key Concepts 6
Key Concepts
Super Administrator
• Manages all accounts and groups, namely:
• School administrator accounts
• Teacher accounts
• Groups
• Student accounts
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Can create accounts (for school administrators, teachers or students).
Can import lists of accounts.
Can create schools (if allowed by the subscription).
Can manage and test activities for all groups.
Can view and export statistics for all schools and groups within them.
Can move student accounts between schools.
School Administrator
• Manages all accounts and groups within a school, namely:
• Teacher accounts
• Groups
• Student accounts
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Can create accounts (for teachers or students).
Can import lists of accounts.
Can manage and test activities for all groups.
Can view and export statistics for a school and its groups.
Can move student accounts between groups.
Key Concepts 7
Teachers
• Manage their groups and student accounts.
• Can create groups and student accounts.
• Determine the set of activities available to each group.
• Can try exercises and tests.
• Can log in as students in order to observe how a group’s settings are working.
• Can view and export statistics relating to students’ performance.
• Can move student accounts between groups.
Groups
• Must be set up in order to create student accounts.
• For all students in a group, the group settings determine:
• Speed targets
• Accuracy targets
• Grading
• Working environment
• Available activities
• Order of activities
• Animations that appear during activities
• Collections of texts
• Criteria for statistics
Students
• Can create their own accounts.
• Have access to activities for training and perfecting their skills.
• Can play games aimed at improving their typing skills.
• Can view their own results.
Key Concepts 8
Access to Admin Functions
The table below shows which admin functions are available to the different types of
account.
Function
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Creating and deleting schools*
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Moving student accounts between
schools
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Importing schools*
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Exporting a school’s statistics
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Exporting, viewing and resetting statistics
for a group or student
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Managing activities
Super
Administrator
School
Administrator
Teacher
Creating and deleting school
administrator accounts
Managing general information for schools
Creating and deleting teacher accounts
Managing permissions for teacher
accounts
Importing teacher and student accounts
Allowing students to select an avatar
Creating, deleting and configuring groups
Creating and deleting student accounts
Moving student accounts between groups
Managing permissions for student
accounts
*If allowed by the subscription.
Codes
Subscription Code
This code acts as a subscription’s unique identifier. It consists of 11
characters and always begins with TTP, followed by four letters and four
numbers (e.g. TTP-ACDB-4213). Together with a password, it allows the super
administrator to log in.
The subscription code is shown in the Subscription Summary and the School
Summary.
Key Concepts 9
School Code
This code acts as a school’s unique identifier. It allows administrators, teachers or
students to identify their school and connect to their account. It consists of eight
alphanumeric characters (e.g. DS22JKYM).
The school code is shown in the School Summary and the Teacher Summary.
Access Code
Once the school code is entered into the login page, students can use the
access code to reach the registration page and create their accounts. This allows
students to be given responsibility for creating their own accounts.
The access code is shown in the School Summary and the Teacher Summary.
Authentication
Super Administrator
The following login information is required:
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Subscription code
Password
To log in, select Typing Pal School Login at the following URL:
https://school.typingpal.com
Key Concepts 10
Identify yourself using your subscription code and click Submit.
The subscription code will appear automatically in the window that follows. To access
your account, simply enter your super administrator password and click Log in.
Key Concepts 11
School Administrators, Students and Teachers
The following login information is required:
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School code
Username
Password
To log in, click Typing Pal School Login at the following URL:
https://school.typingpal.com
Identify your school using your school code and click Submit.
Key Concepts 12
To access your account, enter your username and your password and click Log in.
Web Address (URL) for Direct Access to Login Page
The login process can be simplified with the creation of a web address (URL) that
leads straight to your desired login page, bypassing the requirement to enter your
subscription code or school code. This URL can then be added to your browser’s
bookmarks.
Subscription
For direct access to the subscription’s login page, simply add a question mark (?)
followed by your subscription code to the end of the following URL:
https://school.typingpal.com.
In the example shown above, the URL for direct access is:
https://school.typingpal.com/?TTP-HRTZ-5499
Key Concepts 13
School
For direct access to the school’s login page, simply add a question mark (?), followed
by the school code, to the end of the following URL: https://school.typingpal.com/.
In the example shown above, the URL for direct access is:
https://ecole.taptouche.com/?DEMQELMV
Three Ways of Creating Accounts
Accounts can be created in three different ways:
1. Click Add school administrator (see p. 19), Add teacher, (see p. 23), or
Add student (see p. 42)
2. Import a CSV file containing a list of accounts (see p. 58);
3. Give students a code allowing them to create accounts for themselves (see
p. 63).
Overview of the Admin Interface 14
Overview of the Admin Interface
General Navigation
The interface’s general navigation layout is the same for all administrators (super
administrators, school administrators and teachers).
1. Typing Pal logo: Click the Typing Pal logo to go to your account’s homepage.
2. Breadcrumb trail: Quickly pinpoint the displayed page’s location within the tree
view and click through the thread to navigate the directories.
3. Menu: Access the admin interface, the documentation or the support section
from any page.
4. Name and role of the user: Click the name to edit the profile or to log out.
5. Tabs: Navigate through the tabs to access the different sections of each admin
level.
6. Summary: Edit the information contained in the summary.
*The Support section is accessible to administrators only.
Overview of the Admin Interface 15
List Navigation
The navigation layout for lists is the same in the Schools, Teachers, Groups and
Students tabs.
1. Items: Click the names of the schools, teachers groups or students contained in
the list to access them.
2. Headings: Sort the items in ascending or descending order by clicking on the
column headings.
3. Filters: Click the Filter list button to display the filters and select any that are
required.
4. Add: Directly access forms allowing you to create schools, teachers, groups or
students.
5. More: Access all possible options relating to the selected items.
Overview of the Admin Interface 16
Searching, Filtering, Sorting and Selecting
Searching
The search function is available in the Schools, Teachers, Groups and Students tabs,
using the Filter list button. The following fields are searched as you type:
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Last name (student and teacher)
First name (student and teacher)
Username (student and teacher)
Group
School name
School code
Elements corresponding to the search are highlighted in orange once they are found.
Filtering
Filters allow narrowed down results to be selected, refining the search function and
simplifying the selection of elements.
The following filters are available according to the tab selected.
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School
Teacher
Group
Last login
Note: Clicking Filter list again will hide and reset all filters.
Overview of the Admin Interface 17
Sorting
Sorting allows items to be arranged in ascending or descending order according to
the selected column heading.
This feature, along with the careful selection of filters, facilitates the effective
selection of a group of items. For example, filtering student accounts by login date,
then sorting them by date of creation will reveal all of the old, unused accounts that
should be deleted.
Selecting
Selecting items in a list is can be made easier by ticking the first box that appears at
the top of the column, and with certain combinations of keys.
Ticking or unticking the first box that appears at the top of the column causes all
displayed items to become either selected or deselected.
Holding down the keyboard’s Shift key (⇧) while selecting more than one unselected
item causes all elements between these items to become selected. If the items are
already selected, this action will cause them to become unselected.
Schools 18
Schools
Adding a School
Super Administrator
If an education authority acquires a subscription for all of its schools, the authority’s
super administrator is able to create schools. In other cases, this option is hidden.
If allowed by the subscription, schools can be created by clicking the Add school
button (in the Schools tab).
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Note that the Add School form requires two individual codes to be entered:
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Access code: This code can be used by students to access the registration
page and create their own accounts (see pp. 9, 61).
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School code: Each school is assigned a unique code containing eight
alphanumeric characters, the last four of which are chosen by the super
administrator (see p. 9).
Adding a School Administrator
Super Administrator
Creating a school administrator is optional. It is mainly used by education authorities
that manage multiple schools, allowing the super administrator to grant admin roles
to school administrators. However, only one school administrator per institution may
be created.
To create a school administrator, select the option entitled Add an administrator to
this school in the Add School form.
Schools 20
An option entitled Add an administrator to this school can also be found in the Edit
general information window in the School Summary.
Schools 21
Editing a School Administrator
Super Administrator
School Administrator
Information on school administrators can be updated using the Edit Profile window
for the school administrator, located in the School Summary.
Deleting a School Administrator
Super Administrator
School administrators can be deleted by selecting Delete from the Edit menu next to
School Administrator in the School Summary.
Schools 22
Sending Login Information to School Administrators
Super Administrator
Login information can be sent to school administrators by selecting the relevant
institutions in the Schools tab, then choosing Send login information from the More
menu.
School administrators will then receive an email containing all the information
necessary to log into their account.
Disabling Avatars
Super Administrator
School Administrator
Avatars can be hidden by disabling the option entitled Allow students to choose an
avatar located in the School summary.
TEACHERS 23
Teachers
Adding a Teacher
Super Administrator
School Administrator
To create a teacher account, use the Add teacher button (in the Teachers tab).
Note: Usernames within the same school must be unique.
TEACHERS 24
Setting Permissions for Access to Groups
Super Administrator
School Administrator
Administrators are able to determine whether teachers can access all groups in a
school or only the groups that they teach. Do do this, use the option in the Add
teacher form.
To edit existing teachers’ permissions for accessing groups, use the Edit permissions
window in the Teacher Summary.
TEACHERS 25
Editing a Teacher
Super Administrator
School Administrator
Teacher
Teacher accounts can be edited by clicking Edit in the Teacher Summary.
Deleting a Teacher
Super Administrator
School Administrator
Teacher accounts can be deleted by selecting the account in the Teachers tab, then
choosing the Delete option in the More menu.
TEACHERS 26
A Delete teacher option is also available in the Actions menu in the teacher’s
account.
Note: After this operation, one or more groups may lose their assigned teacher. If
this happens, edit the assigned teacher in the group summary.
Sending Login Information to Teachers
Super Administrator
School Administrator
Login information can be sent to teachers by selecting their accounts in the Teachers
tab, then choosing Send login information from the More menu.
Teachers will then receive an email containing all the information necessary to log
into their account.
GROUPS 27
Groups
Adding a Group
Super Administrator
School Administrator
To create a group, click the Add group button (in the Groups tab).
Teacher
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Assigning a Group to a Teacher
Super Administrator
School Administrator
Groups are automatically assigned to the teacher who creates them. When creating
a group, the administrator assigns a teacher from the Teacher menu in the Add
group form. To assign a teacher who is not included in the list, create a new account
using the New teacher option at the end of the list.
Changing a Group’s Assigned Teacher
Super Administrator
School Administrator
Teacher
To assign a teacher to an existing group, select one from the Edit general information
window in the Group Summary.
GROUPS 29
Editing Targets
Super Administrator
School Administrator
Teacher
Speed Target
Set speed targets using the Add Group form.
To change speed targets for existing groups, use the Edit targets window
in the Group Summary. This new speed target can also be applied to existing
students in the group and can be made adjustable by the students themselves.
Note: Speed targets are based on what students should be expected to achieve by
the end of their course. However, for the exercises and tests (excluding the final
test), speed targets are set by Typing Pal according to difficulty level and how far the
student has progressed through the course.
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Accuracy Target
Set accuracy targets using the Add Group form.
To change accuracy targets for existing groups, use the Edit targets window
in the Group Summary. This new accuracy target can also be applied to existing
students in the group if the corresponding option is selected.
GROUPS 31
Adapting Existing Scores
An option entitled Adapt existing scores to current targets is available in the Edit
targets window in the Group Summary.
When this option is enabled and new targets are set for existing students, a student’s
passing or failing of an activity will be automatically adjusted according to the best
recorded score for each activity.
Editing Configuration
Super Administrator
School Administrator
Selecting an Environment
Choose an environment using the Add group form.
Teacher
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To change existing groups’ environments, use the Edit configuration window in the
Group Summary.
Note: The teaching method, exercises and tests remain the same regardless of the
environment chosen. However, the texts, animations and games vary to cater more
specifically to the target age group.
GROUPS 33
Super Paws
This environment is tailored to primary school students. Texts are relatively short and
difficulty levels are moderate.
TGIF
This environment is tailored to younger secondary school students. Practice texts are
longer and even include some texts from the The Office working environment.
GROUPS 34
The Office
This environment is tailored to students aged 16 and over. Practice texts reflect the
type of material typically found in the workplace.
Classic
This environment caters to all age groups. It uses the animations and visual designs
of the very first edition of Typing Pal Online, created before the environments listed
above.
GROUPS 35
Choosing Animations
The animations are designed to help students keep their eyes on the screen. They
can be set to show entertaining sequences or to indicate which finger should be used
to type each character.
The different types of animation can be selected in the Edit configuration window of
the Group Summary.
GROUPS 36
Restricting Access to Games
It is possible to restrict access to games by disabling the option Allow students to
access games from the Edit configuration section of the Group Summary.
Allowing Students to Change Their Passwords
An option entitled Allow students to chenge their passwords is available in the Add
group window.
GROUPS 37
For existing groups, an option entitled Allow students to change their passwords is
available in the Group Summary.
Managing Display Options for Activities
An option entitled Manage display options for activities is available in the Edit
configuration window in the Group Summary.
GROUPS 38
Grading
Super Administrator
School Administrator
Teacher
To enable the Grading option, use the Grading window in the Group Summary.
This option automatically generates a grade based on the average of each student in
the statistical reports. Suggested grade values vary according to the chosen working
environment.
Grade
Environment (Age Group)
Letter
Percentage
Super Paws
(ages 7–10)
TGIF
(ages 11–15)
The Office
(16+)
Classic
A
90 %
15 wpm
30 wpm
45 wpm
45 wpm
B
80 %
12 wpm
24 wpm
36 wpm
36 wpm
C
70 %
9 wpm
18 wpm
27 wpm
27 wpm
D
60 %
6 wpm
12 wpm
18 wpm
18 wpm
Fail
Fail
0-5 wpm
0-11 wpm
0-17 wpm
0-17 wpm
GROUPS 39
By default, there are five levels to the grading scale. However, more can be added in
the empty boxes entitled grade and wpm.
Adding a Welcome Message
Super Administrator
School Administrator
A welcome message can be added using the Add group form.
Teacher
GROUPS 40
To add a welcome message for existing groups, use the Edit general
information window in the Group Summary.
Log In as a Student
Super Administrator
School Administrator
Teacher
In the Group Summary, the option entitled Log in as a student allows teachers and
administrators to observe how a group’s settings are working.
GROUPS 41
Deleting Groups
Super Administrator
School Administrator
Teacher
It is possible to delete a group by selecting it in the Groups tab, then choosing the
Delete option in the More menu.
If the group contains student accounts, these accounts can be deleted along with the
group or moved to another group.
The group’s Actions menu also contains a Delete group option.
If the group contains student accounts, these accounts can be deleted along with the
group or automatically moved to another existing group.
STUDENTS 42
Students
Adding a Student
Super Administrator
School Administrator
Teacher
To create a student account, click the Add student button (in the Students tab).
Note: Usernames within the same school must be unique.
STUDENTS 43
Moving a Student
Between Groups
Super Administrator
School Administrator
Teacher
To move student accounts between groups, select an account in the Students tab,
then choose the Move option in the More menu.
Next, select a new group for the student from the list in the Group menu.
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Between Schools
Super Administrator
To move student accounts between schools, select an account in the Students tab,
then choose the Move option in the More menu.
Next, select a group from the student’s new school from the list in the Group menu.
Note: Only the super administrator may move students between schools.
STUDENTS 45
Deleting Statistics
Super Administrator
School Administrator
Teacher
To delete statistics from a student account, select the Delete statistics option from
the More menu (in the Students tab). This operation cannot be undone and will
remove all statistics as well as the saved results from exercises, tests, texts and
games. Progress made by the students will also be removed.
Exporting Profiles
Super Administrator
School Administrator
Teacher
Exporting a profile allows a reference document to be saved containing login
information for all selected students. This document can be saved in Excel or CSV
format and contains the following information:
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Group
First name
Last name
Username
Password
Access URL
School code
Note: Students passwords are visible if they were chosen by the teacher or imported
by the administrator after August 22nd 2013. Passwords created or changed by the
students are always hidden.
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To export the profiles of student accounts, select Export… from the More menu (in
the Students tab).
In the following window, simply choose student profiles and click Export.
STUDENTS 47
Editing a Student’s Targets
Super Administrator
School Administrator
Teacher
To adjust speed and accuracy targets for a specific student, open the Edit
targets window in the Student Summary.
Note: Speed targets are based on what students should be expected to achieve by
the end of their course. However, for the exercises and tests (excluding the final
test), speed targets are set by Typing Pal according to difficulty level and how far the
student has progressed through the course.
Viewing a Student’s Results
Super Administrator
School Administrator
Log
The Log tab shows a student’s results for each selected activity.
Teacher
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Video Replay
A video replay of each activity can be accessed by clicking on the icon in the third
column under Log.
Accuracy
The Accuracy tab shows which fingers are least accurate and which characters
cause the most problems for the student.
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Speed
The Speed tab shows which fingers are slowest and which characters cause the
most problems for the student.
Editing Students
Super Administrator
School Administrator
Teacher
Student accounts can be edited by selecting the Edit button in the Student Summary.
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Deleting a Student
Super Administrator
School Administrator
Teacher
It is possible to delete a student account by selecting the account in the Students
tab, then selecting the Delete option in the More menu.
The Delete option is also available in the Actions menu in a student’s account.
ACTIVITIES 51
Activities
Choosing the Order of Exercises and Tests
Super Administrator
School Administrator
Teacher
Exercises and tests can be completed in the recommended order or in any order. To
change this, select the corresponding option from the menu in the Exercises and
tests section of the selected group (in the Activities tab).
Hiding Exercises and Tests
Super Administrator
School Administrator
Teacher
By default, all exercises and tests can be seen by the selected group’s students. To
hide some of them, unselect activities individually or unselect an entire step.
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Trying Exercises and Tests
Super Administrator
School Administrator
Teacher
To try any exercise or test, click the corresponding Try it button.
Selecting a Collection of Texts
Super Administrator
School Administrator
Teacher
A group’s students may only access one collection of texts at a time. This collection
is selected from the menu in the Exercises and tests section (in the Activities tab).
Note: The selected collection of texts can be edited at any time. Such changes do
not affect the statistical reports, which will continue displaying results from
any previous collections.
ACTIVITIES 53
Adding a New Collection of Texts
Super Administrator
School Administrator
Teacher
The three default collections of texts cannot be modified. To add a collection, click
the Add button in the Collections of texts section (in the Activities tab).
The new collection can either be blank or based on a template chosen from the Add
a collection window.
Note: A school’s collections of texts can be accessed and edited by all of that
school’s teachers.
ACTIVITIES 54
Editing Collections of Texts
Super Administrator
School Administrator
Teacher
All options for editing collections of texts can be accessed from the Actions menu (in
the Collections of texts section). Using the Actions button, it is possible to:
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Rename or delete a collection
Create, rename or remove a section
Add a new text
Change the order of a section’s texts
Note: The texts are an excellent way of adding unlimited training activities. They also
allow the creation of activities that involve special characters, which correspond to
your needs and the abilities of your students. Additionally, they allow standardized
tests to be shared within a school.
STATISTICS 55
Statistics
School Statistics
Super Administrator
School Administrator
The Statistics tab shows all possible criteria for calculating averages before they are
exported. Averages cannot extend over a period greater than one year and by
default, their most recent date corresponds to when the last activity was completed.
Averages are calculated based on one of the three following filters:
1. Last result: Statistics are calculated using the most recent result obtained for
each selected activity. All other results for the same activity are ignored. 2. Best result: Statistics are calculated according to the quickest time for each
selected activity. If two times are identical for the same activity, the most resent
result will be recorded.
3. All results: Statistics are calculated using all results for each selected activity. Note: Statistics, averages and detailed results vary according to the selected
activities (exercises, tests and texts) and the other criteria chosen. Automatic grading
(A+, 100%, Excellent, etc.) can be enabled and configured in the Group
Summary (see p. 31). STATISTICS 56
Group Statistics
Super Administrator
School Administrator
Teacher
The Statistics tab shows all possible criteria for calculating averages. Averages
cannot extend over a period greater than one year and by default, their most recent
date corresponds to when the last activity was completed.
Averages are calculated based on one of the three following filters:
1. Last result: Statistics are calculated using the most recent result obtained for
each selected activity. All other results for the same activity are ignored.
2. Best result: Statistics are calculated according to the quickest time for each
selected activity. If two times are identical for the same activity, the most resent
result will be recorded.
3. All results: Statistics are calculated using all results for each selected activity. STATISTICS 57
To access detailed results for a student, click the student’s name.
Note: Statistics, averages and detailed results vary according to the selected
activities (exercises, tests and texts) and the other criteria chosen. Automatic grading
(A+, 100%, Excellent, etc.) can be enabled and configured in the Group
Summary (see p. 31). IMPORT 58
Import
Introduction
The import feature is only available to administrators. It allows the bulk creation of
different types of accounts (for teachers, students or schools*) through the import of
a CSV (Comma-separated values) file.
Choosing the CSV File Format
Super Administrator
School Administrator
The file must be in CSV format with Windows encoding, and must use semicolons as
delimiters. We recommend downloading the CSV templates from the Import tab.
Once they are downloaded, the template files can be edited in a spreadsheet
program, such as Excel.
Note: Do not delete the first line, and do not delete or insert any lines or columns.
The layout of the file must not be changed.
IMPORT 59
Creating the Import File for Student Accounts
Super Administrator
School Administrator
The file is composed of seven columns:
A – Last Name: Alphanumeric characters. B – First Name: Alphanumeric characters. C – Username: 3 to 20 alphanumeric characters. D – Password: 6 to 20 alphanumeric characters. E – Email Address (optional): Used to recover passwords if lost.
F – Group: Alphanumeric characters.
G – School Code: 8 alphanumeric characters.
Note: Usernames within the same school must be unique.
Creating the Import File for Teacher Accounts
Super Administrator
School Administrator
The file is composed of seven columns:
A – Last Name: Alphanumeric characters. B – First Name: Alphanumeric characters. C – Username: 3 to 20 alphanumeric characters. D – Password: 6 to 20 alphanumeric characters. E – Email Address: Used to recover passwords if lost.
F – Group: Alphanumeric characters.
G – School Code: 8 alphanumeric characters.
IMPORT 60
Note: Usernames within the same school must be unique. Additionally,if a teacher is
to be assigned several groups, the file must contain a line for each group. In the
above example, the teacher is responsible for groups 101, 102 and 103.
Creating the Import File for Schools
Super Administrator
If allowed by the subscription, schools can be created through the import of a CSV
file.
The file is composed of nine columns: Required Fields
A – School Name: Alphanumeric characters.
B – School Code (4): The last 4 alphanumeric characters of the school code.
C – Access Code: Alphanumeric characters that allow students to
create their own accounts.
Fields for Creating a School Administrator (Optional)
D – Contact Last Name: Alphanumeric characters identifying the
school administrator. E – Contact First Name: Alphanumeric characters identifying the
school administrator. F – Email Address: Used to recover passwords if lost.
G – Telephone: Contact telephone contact number for the
school administrator.
H – Username: 3 to 20 alphanumeric characters for authentication of
the school administrator.
I – Password: 3 to 20 alphanumeric characters for authentication of
the school administrator.
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Saving in CSV Format
Super Administrator
School Administrator
To save the file, select Save as (in Excel) or Export (in Numbers) from the File menu,
then choose CSV format with Windows encoding.
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Excel: CSV (Comma delimited)
Numbers: CSV (Unicode UTF 8)
CSV files are made up of fields delimited by semicolons (;) or commas (,). Typing Pal
Online accepts both types of delimiter.
Note: If the contents of a field already include a colon or semicolon, those contents
must appear between quotation marks (" "). For example, the contents of the name
field may read "Holden, PhD", so that the comma after Holden is not treated as a
delimiter.
Importing the CSV File
Super Administrator
School Administrator
To import the CSV file, select the type of account to be imported from the Import
data menu (in the Import tab), before clicking Select a CSV file...
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Deleting Imported Files
Super Administrator
School Administrator
The Import History section in the Import tab keeps a record of the time and date of
each import.
Warning! After clicking on Delete, everything created by the imported file on the
given date and time will be definitively deleted. In the case of schools created by the
import, all accounts associated with them will be definitively removed.
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Students Creating Their Own Accounts
Administrators and teachers can create accounts for students. However, it may
sometimes be easier to ask students to create their own accounts.
To do this, teacher must first:
1. Create a group to assign to students. 2. Tell students the URL for the Typing Pal Online homepage.
3. Tell students the school code.
4. Tell students the access code.
Once the teacher has provided the login information, students should go to
the Typing Pal Online homepage by typing the following URL in their browsers:
https://school.typingpal.com
Students should then click Typing Pal School Login.
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Students are then asked for the school code, which they should enter before
clicking Submit.
Finally, students should enter the access code and click Start registration.
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Students will now be able to create their own accounts by filling in the form shown
below. Remind students that it is important that they choose the right group.
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