Overview
Class Tools is a section of the side menu in the Aeries Teacher App that includes Class Roster, Pick Student, Create Groups and Face Match. Tap the menu icon in the upper left, then tap Class Tools to see these options.
Class Tools use the school you have selected (School Select on the Home screen, or Active School in Settings). If you teach at more than one school, switch schools to see those classes.
CLASS ROSTER
The Class Roster lists the students actively enrolled in your classes. The Class drop-down lists each of your current-term sections from the Master Schedule. Each one shows as the course title with the section number in parentheses, with the period and times underneath (for example, Period 0 (7:05 AM - 7:55 AM)). Sections with no enrolled students are not listed, and students who are no longer enrolled in the section do not display.
The Class Roster shows each student’s photo, name and student ID. Tap a student’s photo or name to open the student’s profile. The profile has three tabs: Info, Class Summary and Contacts.
If you have no current-term Master Schedule classes with enrolled students, Class Roster shows the students in your attendance class instead. If you have neither, it displays No Classes Available once loading is complete.
PICK STUDENT
Pick Student randomly picks a student from your class. This is helpful when you want to choose a student for a task, such as leading the Pledge of Allegiance, being the class reader for the day or being a classroom helper.
When you have current-term Master Schedule classes, the page shows a Class drop-down with the same class list as Class Roster. If you don’t (for example, at an elementary school), Pick Student uses your attendance class instead: its name is displayed at the top, or a Class drop-down appears if you have more than one attendance class. Swipe left or right on the image in the center of the screen to pick a student.
The picked student’s photo and name display. The student is added to the Recently Picked list, which shows each student’s ID, Picked: (how many times) and Last Picked on (date).
Select Include recently picked students to let students who have already been picked be chosen again. When this is not selected, only students who are not on the Recently Picked list can be picked. Once everyone has been picked, the app shows No more students to pick from.
To remove one student from the list, swipe the student to the left and tap Yes. To clear the whole list for this class, tap the trash can icon, then tap Yes on the Warning message (Are you sure you want to delete history of recently picked students?). Tap Cancel to keep it.
CREATE GROUPS
Create Groups divides your class into random groups. In the Groups drop-down, choose how many students should be in each group, from Groups Of 2 up to Groups Of 21. The app shuffles the class and fills each group in turn. If the class doesn’t divide evenly, the last group has fewer students.
To move a student to another group, tap the drop-down to the right of the student’s name and choose the group.
To clear your groups, choose Custom in the Groups drop-down. All groups are removed. You can then tap Add Group to build groups yourself, and Add Student inside a group to add students to it.
FACE MATCH
Face Match helps teachers learn to recognize students by matching names to photos. This is especially useful at the beginning of the school year when students are new to you.
Tap Face Match under Class Tools. On the Face Match screen, choose a Class, wait for the student photos to load (Loading Images... reaches 100%), then tap Begin Game. Students without photos are not included in the game. If no students in the class have photos, the game uses Aeries demo data instead.
The game screen is titled Match Game. The arrows show the direction of the matching. Drag a student’s name to the matching photo. If the match is correct, both cards are removed, and the remaining students display until all matches are complete. A timer shows how long the game has been in progress.
Each correct match adds 10 points times the current Multiplier. The Multiplier goes up by 1 for every 4 correct matches in a row. A wrong match subtracts 5 points and resets the Multiplier to x1. The top of the screen shows the Multiplier, Score and Cards Left. Tap the reset icon (circular arrow) in the top right corner to start the game over.
When the game is complete, the Game Results screen shows Matched, Incorrect Matches, Accuracy, Matching Score, Highest Multiplier, Highest Streak and Time, then a Final Score (including a Time Bonus). If you made any wrong matches, the Matches to Study list shows each student you mismatched and the number of incorrect tries (Attempts). Students who had no photo are listed under Students Without Photos.
