The following settings are recommendations put forth by Sunburst Digital for each grade range. These recommendations are not right for everyone so please, use your discretion.
Lesson Settings: K-2
- Prevent Going Past Lesson: Disabled
- Start at Lesson: Disabled
- Security Check Options: Errors Allowed, but can’t proceed until type correct key
- Reference Hand Support: Checked
- Allow student to skip to Final Challenge: Unchecked
- “Younger” Lessons A and B: Checked
- Skip Lessons 29 and 30 on Numeric Keypad: Checked (if on a laptop, Chromebook or keyboard without the numeric keypad)
- Goals: 6 WPM | 60% Accuracy
Activity Settings: K-2
- Allow Activities: After Lesson is Complete
- Big Ideas: Optional | Time Limit: 30 seconds:
- Dig This: Optional | Metronome for Cadence: Checked
- Drone Control: Optional | Time Limit: Disabled (enter – symbol in time limit to disable timer)
- Message Master: Optional
- Reconnect: Optional
Assessment Settings: K-2
- Pre Test: Disabled
- Formative Assessments: Checked
- Allow Backspace: Checked
- Allow Pause: Checked
- Assessment Time Limit: 1 Minute
- Display Timer to Students: Unchecked
- Enable Automatic Goal Adjustment: Unchecked
Lesson Settings: 3-6
- Prevent Going Past Lesson: Disabled
- Start at Lesson: Disabled
- Security Check Options: Errors Allowed, but can’t proceed until type correct key
- Reference Hand Support: Checked
- Allow student to skip to Final Challenge: Unchecked
- “Younger” Lessons A and B: Unchecked
- Skip Lessons 29 and 30 on Numeric Keypad: Checked (if on a laptop, Chromebook or keyboard without the numeric keypad)
- Goals: 12-15 WPM | 80-85% Accuracy
Activity Settings: 3-6
- Allow Activities: After Lesson is Complete
- Big Ideas: Required | Time Limit: 45 seconds:
- Dig This: Required | Metronome for Cadence: Checked
- Drone Control: Required | Time Limit: Disabled (enter – symbol in time limit to disable timer)
- Message Master: Required
- Reconnect: Required
Assessment Settings: 3-6
- Pre Test: Required
- Formative Assessments: Checked
- Allow Backspace: Checked
- Allow Pause: Checked
- Assessment Time Limit: 3 Minute
- Display Timer to Students: Unchecked
- Enable Automatic Goal Adjustment: Unchecked
Lesson Settings: 7-12
- Prevent Going Past Lesson: Disabled
- Start at Lesson: Disabled
- Security Check Options: Errors Allowed, but can’t proceed until type correct key
- Reference Hand Support: Checked
- Allow student to skip to Final Challenge: Checked
- “Younger” Lessons A and B: Unchecked
- Skip Lessons 29 and 30 on Numeric Keypad: Checked (if on a laptop, Chromebook or keyboard without the numeric keypad)
- Goals: 16-22 WPM | 90-95% Accuracy
Activity Settings: 7-12
- Allow Activities: After Lesson is Complete
- Big Ideas: Required | Time Limit: 60 seconds:
- Dig This: Required | Metronome for Cadence: Unchecked
- Drone Control: Required | Time Limit: Disabled (enter – symbol in time limit to disable timer)
- Message Master: Required
- Reconnect: Required
Assessment Settings: 7-12
- Pre Test: Required
- Formative Assessments: Checked
- Allow Backspace: Checked
- Allow Pause: Checked
- Assessment Time Limit: 3 Minute
- Display Timer to Students: Unchecked
- Enable Automatic Goal Adjustment: Checked
