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Visual Guide to Getting Started with Checkology

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Visual Guide to Getting Started with Checkology There is the very awesome Checkology Help Center , where there are guides and you can get support.  But for an at-a-glance overview, I've made this visual digest. Creating and Accessing Your Account Figure One You may find that you need to sign up for an account using email , but then sign in to your account using Sign in with Google or Clever and not where it says Username or email .  When I signed up, I saved my logon credentials, but I sign in with Google. Setting Up Your Class Once you have created your course, there are a some options you should be aware of.  Course lock is automatically turned on, which all require students to complete lessons in the order you assigned them. You can decide whether you want to leave  Course Lock  on or off. If you have course lock on and a student returns after an absence , you will need to drag the current day's lesson to the top of the tiles if you want them to skip previous lesson in th
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Checkology: The purpose of this post is to provide a quick overview of all Checkology lessons to aid school librarians and teachers in selecting lessons for students. Each lesson contains videos, quizzes to build understanding, and opportunities for written responses students can submit. Go to Checkology and login with your single sign-on or set up an account to be able to access the links from here.  Each lesson image links to that lesson.  After each lesson summary, I recommend the amount of time the lesson would take to complete in class  and the courses in which the lesson would be useful. Finally, there are links to any available Checkology Practice and Extend Exercises or Challenges. Checkology’s lessons and other resources show you how to navigate today’s challenging information landscape. You will learn how to identify credible information, seek out reliable sources, and apply critical thinking skills to separate fact-based content from falsehoods. The lessons take students t
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