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Classroom Dashboard with numbered arrows pointing at Create Goal, Create Speed Assessment, and Create Assignment

Goals (1), assessments (2), and assignments (3) are the three main building blocks of Type the Word. You can get a snapshot of all three of them on the Dashboard.

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Switching Between Classrooms

If you teach more than one class, you can swap between them here.
Classroom sidebar with the classroom selector open and a numbered arrow pointing at it

1 is the classroom selector under "Classroom"

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Goals

“Goals” are a great way to stay organized. Over a few weeks or your entire semester, you can use them to group assignments under one common theme.
Dashboard Goals section with a numbered arrow pointing at Create Goal

To create a new goal, you can click "Create Goal" (1)

“Goals” are also the umbrella for how you use a curriculum. We will talk more about this when we cover assigning a typing program or using a Bible curriculum.

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Assignments

At the bottom of “Dashboard” are all of your current “Assignments”. An assignment is a batch of work your students can work through. Each one maps to an assignment in your LMS, and a speed assessment is just a specific type of assignment.
Dashboard Assignments section with a numbered arrow pointing at Create Assignment

To create a new assignment, you can click "Create Assignment" (1)

Until you “Publish” an assignment, it will not be visible to your students.

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Speed Assessments

“Speed Assessments” are how you can get a snapshot of your class’s typing skills. Running a speed assessment once a month is a great way to see your students’ progress over time. Once you have multiple speed assessments, the aggregate speed and accuracy of your class will be plotted in this section.
Dashboard Speed Assessments section with a numbered arrow pointing at Create Speed Assessment

To create a new speed assessment, you can click "Create Speed Assessment" (1)