How does this REALLY look?An overview of SOPHIA

The SOPHIA Platform

Tutorial = a single lessonPlaylist = a unit or group of tutorialsGroup = the students enrolled in the class

Groups

Easy to join with code

Group wall feature

Behind a “private fence”

Organized table of contents (it doesn’t have to match your book )

The Class = Group

This is an example of an Earth/Physical science group.

Playlists

A “Playlist” is a list of running lessons or “Tutorials”Sophia.org provides Playlists with full unit curriculum

with references to course materialsYou can:

Add enrichment lessons to supplementUse published tutorials from other teachers or make

your ownAccess 24/7

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Here is an example of a playlist on chemical equilibrium

Tutorials

Very granular to large chunks of information

Variety of media types

Embed googledocs for formative assessments, clicker questions w/out clickers

Built in screencasting

Embed HTML codes – educreations, doceri

No memory limit – cloud based

Access 24/7

Individual Lessons

Information and Learning Targets

Videos

Lessons = Tutorials

Individual Lessons

Powerpoint Notes Screencasting

Individual Lessons

Handouts from class Pathways aligned to national standards

Group Analytics

Instructor

knows if students are accessing materials

can spot check time on and match to in class assessments

can adjust tutorials or questions depending on success of students

have numbers to help parents understand learning habits

Students can learn that by working hard, they can succeed!

Formative Assessments

Google Forms Quizzes

Data

Time and Specifics In General

Quiz Scores

Quiz Progress

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