Grades 2-5 | Getting Started with Derivita in Google Classroom

Connect Derivita to your Google Classroom

Step 1: Log in to Derivita Assignment Assembly at homework.derivita.com with your school Google account.

Step 2: You will then be taken through steps to provide Derivita with access to certain items in your Google Classroom. This will allow Derivita and Google Classroom to talk to one another, so you can share assessments/assignments to your Classroom. 

Step 3: Once you have authorized Derivita, you can now add practice assignments and assessments to your Google Classroom course. 

Grades 2-5 Derivita content includes*:

• Screeners & Unit Assessments in the “Common Assessment” section
• Item Banks for each unit & grade under the “Shared with Me” section. Item Bank questions are randomizable with feedback & worked solutions.  Learn more here.

Assign a Screener or Unit Assessment: step-by-step video here

Step 1:  Navigate to the “Common Assessments” section at the top left and click the triangle next to the content you wish to assess.

• You will now see folders for the different grade levels. Click the triangle again to view the assessments within the folder. 
• Click on the Screener or Unit Assessment from the list to view the questions.

The assessments under “Common Assessments” are pre-built and already have Derivita settings applied to them (cannot add or subtract questions from them, single attempt per student, does not show results until after exam submission,  etc.).  Click on the assessment you want to select and you will see the problems in the right-hand window.

Step 2:  When you are ready to share a Common Assessment to Google Classroom, click the “SELECT ASSESSMENT” button in the upper right corner.

Step 3: You will then see a pop-up to share the assignment. 

• The Title, Instructions, and Points will all be used to fill those attributes on the Classroom assignment once it is created.

• Classroom should provide a dropdown with the list of classes belonging to the current user, and will be the location where the assignment is created. 

• • Close will cancel assignment creation.
• • Create Draft will create the assignment but not show it to students.
  • Assign will create the assignment and immediately make it available to students.

Step 4: In Google Classroom, you can then set the due date and can edit any other assessment settings such as assigning only to specific students, etc.   Assign when ready to be live to students.

Step 5:   (optional):  If you wish to turn on the “Show Work” prompt on a Common Assessment for students to upload pictures of their work to the assessment,  toggle on Show Work in the Derivita assignment settings menu. 

Create an assignment with Grades 2-5 Item Bank: step-by-step video here.

Item Bank questions are randomizable with feedback & worked solutions.  Learn more here.

Step 1:   Navigate to the “Shared with Me” section in Assignment Assembly and click the triangle next to the content you wish to assess in the Item Bank folder. 

Step 2:  Select the question(s) you wish to use by clicking the checkmark on the bottom-right corner of the question. Preview the question by clicking the 3-dots menu. You can even create a single assignment with questions from multiple different unit item banks if you wish!

Step 3:  When you are ready to share your Item Bank assignment to Google Classroom, click the “NEXT” button in the upper right corner.

Step 4: Title your assignment, make any necessary changes to the questions (re-order, add, delete or duplicate questions, etc.) and select “Create.”

Step 5: You will then see a pop-up to share the assignment. 

• The Title, Instructions, and Points will all be used to fill those attributes on the Classroom assignment once it is created.

• Classroom class should provide a dropdown with the list of classes belonging to the current user, and will be the location where the assignment is created. 

• • Close will cancel assignment creation.

• • Create Draft will create the assignment but not show it to students.
  • Assign will create the assignment and immediately make it available to students.

Step 6:  Apply Derivita Assignment Settings. Video tutorial here: Derivita Assignment Settings

• Click on assignment name in Google Classroom to open it in Derivita
• Click gear icon at top right > select “Assignment, Quiz, or Exam Settings”
• Make desired changes and click “Save” at top right.

Best Practices and Additional Resources 

Now that you have connected Derivita to your Google Classroom, below you will find some additional getting started information and resources on how to use Derivita. 

Video Guide Showcase for Grades 2-5 - everything you need to know to get started.

Derivita Support Site:  https://support.derivita.com/

Derivita Tech Support Email: support@derivita.com 

Derivita Reporting Dashboard:  Teachers access through the 3-dots menu (top-right) in any Derivita assignment (from the assignment’s Educator Dashboard overview page). Select Item Analysis to go directly to analytics for that individual assignment or “Course Analysis'' to see the entire analytics dashboard for your course.

How to Engage Your Students with SpotCheck: 

https://vimeo.com/showcase/11010909/video/916846194

Assignment Accommodations:

• How to Provide Retakes and Make-ups on Common Assessments 
• Assign Retakes & Make-ups in Google Classroom
• How do I set/reset due dates?
• How to collect unsubmitted exams

Congratulations! You did it! Now you are ready to revolutionize your math learning experience!  If you run into any issues, or have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at support@derivita.com.