Logging in and Assessing on an iPad

1. Login (0 - 1:10 in video)

If your students are logging in through Clever or ClassLink, click on those apps.

If your students are logging in through Literably, they'll need to open the Literably iPad app. 

• If your students have Literably usernames and passwords, they'll type those in and login.
• If not, they'll type in the teacher's email address and pick their names from a list.

2. Read Out Loud (1:10 - 3:15 in video)

When students login, sometimes (but not always) they will be read a short book introduction and then click "Next Page" button. After that, a passage will appear with a big "Start" button, and Literably will prompt students to read the passage aloud.  Students should click Start and read out loud, turning the pages as they read.

They should keep reading until they finish the last page and then click the "Stop" button. If it's a long passage, Literably may stop them and ask them to read the rest silently.

If something goes wrong (e.g. there's a P.A. announcement), students can record again. Literably will score the first full recording.

3. Answer the Questions (3:05 - end of video)

When students have read the whole passage, they should click the blue Comprehension button.

Literably will guide students through the multiple-choice questions and the retell.

Multiple-Choice Questions

• Students can click on the blue speaker icons to hear questions and answer choices out loud.
• Students can click the blue arrow button to go back and review/change their answers.
• Students can click on the "Return to Reading" button to go back to the passage and look for information related to the multiple-choice questions.

Retell

• Students can type their retells into the box, or they can record their retells by clicking on the blue Start Recording Answer button.

4. Logout

When students have finished the retell, they should logout. 

Within 24 hours of your students assessing, Literably will send the results to your email address and will post them to your teacher account.

Note: Version 1.2.4 and higher of the iPad app supports auto-rotation to align with attached keyboards.

• This feature works with texts at levels A-P, not Q-Z (which display in portrait mode).
• Once a student logs into Literably, the screen will auto-rotate until the student presses the "Start" button to record. 
• After the student begins recording, the screen will no longer auto-rotate for the remainder of the assessment, in order to minimize distractions.

Pop-up Messages:

If Literably recognizes an issue with the recording, a student may see one of the below error messages.  

If a student sees the below error messages it is usually because:

• Your student accidentally clicked the "Stop" button right after clicking the "Start" button 
• After your student read the first page, they accidentally clicked the "Stop" button instead of the "Next Page" button

 

To resolve this issue:

• Click the "Record Again" button 
• Click the "Start" button and begin reading 

If a student sees the below error message it is usually because:

• The Literably app does not have access to the iPad's microphone

To resolve this issue:

• Go to Settings and select the Literably app.  Under the Literably app, drag the switch to green to allow Literably access to the microphone.