PREPARING FOR ADMINSTRATION DAY
You will need to set up your online account. Step-by-step directions on how to set up your account can be found in Appendix A.
Your students will complete the survey as a structured, in-class activity. You will need to reserve a computer lab or a set of school-owned tablets or laptops for your administration day.
o To ensure equity of access, students should use their own devices only if each student has a tablet or laptop. The survey is not recommended on smart phones.
o The survey is online and requires no additional software to be installed on the devices.
Check with your principal to determine if you need to distribute the Parent Consent letter, available for download from the Resources section in the application (app.tripoded.com).
ADMINISTRATION DAY
Take your students to the computer lab you have reserved or distribute the classroom set of school-owned devices, and hand out the student login cards.
To ensure confidentiality is not compromised:
o Seat students appropriately, so you cannot see their responses.
o Avoid circulating through the room while students are answering survey items.
Before students log into the devices, read them the Administration Script, located on the next page. Ensure students have a silent and independent activity in the event they complete the survey before everyone has finished.
AFTER ADMINISTRATION DAY
Administration Script:Today you are being asked to complete a survey about your experience as a student in this classroom. The purpose is to help us all understand what you are thinking and feeling about things that affect your learning and enjoyment in school. Some items are asked a few different ways. This is on purpose and helps to make sure the responses for the class are accurate.
There may be some items on the survey that you don’t feel you can respond to. There may be some that don’t feel relevant. You are NOT required to respond to any item, and if you don’t think you can provide an accurate response for an item, you should just skip that particular item. Also, you have the right not to complete the survey at all.
I will be able to answer simple, clarifying questions. If you have a question that will require me to interpret or explain a survey item, I will not be able to answer this for you. There are no right or wrong answers. Please just respond based on what you think and feel.
No one from our school will see your responses to the survey after you have entered them on the online survey. Remember, the purpose of the survey is to help us all improve your learning experience, so please be honest.
Are there any questions? (Answer questions.)
Okay, now you can get started completing the survey.
Open a browser window and type in the URL, exactly as it appears on your login card.
Then enter your student code, exactly as it appears on your login card.
Remember to be honest and accurate in your responses. If you finish before everyone has finished, please complete an independent and silent activity.
(When all students have completed the survey.)
APPENDIX A
Step one: You will receive an invitation to participate in your school or group survey
from [email protected]. To get started, you should click on the “Start Planning Your Survey” link at the end of the email.
If you are having trouble locating this email, search for messages from [email protected].
Step two: After clicking on the “Start Planning Your Survey” link, you will be taken to
a screen that asks you to create and confirm a password. This is the password you will use each time you log in to your account at app.tripoded.com.
Your password must be 8 characters in length and contain at least one capital letter and one number between 0 and 9.
Step three: After creating your password, you will be able to access your account.
Step four:Before creating your survey, you should carefully read the Administration Guide located in Resources tab. The guide includes the script teachers read to students before administration.
Step five:We’ll need some information from you about the section of students you
Step six:You will be taken to a screen where you need to “Launch” your survey.
Step seven:Once you click the “Launch” button, you will have access to your student
login cards. Your student login cards are used to administer the survey to students. Click on “Print Cards” to access the cards.
You will need to print and cut out your student login cards. Tripod provides you with codes for the number of students enrolled in your class, plus a few additional codes.
o The login information you receive is unique for your class and should not be shared with any other teacher or class.
We recommend that you test the survey URL on a sample device the students will use. This test will ensure that your students will not encounter any
technical issues on the day of administration.
o You should take one of the student cards and log into the computer or tablet as a student user, since student network access might be
different than teacher network access.
o Open a browser window and enter the URL printed on the card.
o Once you enter the student code, you will see the survey.
o Please do not complete the survey. Please click “Next” through each screen, leaving the response blank for each item.
Step nine:After students have completed the survey, you should log back into your
account at app.tripoded.com and click “Close Survey.” This prompts our scoring engine to begin generating your results.
Step ten:Shortly after closing your survey, you should click on “Latest Report” at
