. . . and a’writing we will go!

Here are a couple helpful tips.
It is a good idea to have your students “bookmark” their work after each paragraph they type. This will prevent them from losing their work should they get kicked out of the site or have computer problems.
Sometimes the site can be very slow to score students’ work. The past two times this has occurred the classes needed to close out of the program without completing the scoring. The next morning the scores were available. Also, as a teacher you will want to make assignments a day in advance.
Students using the site:
Students must allow pop-ups by clicking in the bar between the tabs and webpage and clicking “Always allow pop-ups from this site.”
Once in the site they will need to “highlight” the assignment name by clicking on it. After the assignment name appears in a yellow bar click on the blue “Go” in the bottom right corner. Read prompt and continue.
When students have finished typing their essays, they can view their work on one page by clicking on the magnifying glass in the top right of screen. They also have the option to print from here. Essays print nicely if the students remember to space between paragraphs by pressing enter three times. Close this window after viewing and/or printing.
To save, students need to click “Bookmark” and then “Bookmark” again in the pop-up window. If you have set your essay up in the “interactive” mode they can choose “score.”
Yes, students’ scores can also be printed.
For more information you can view the WV Writes Quick Reference Guide, Student’s Guide and/or Teacher’s Guide.