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If you teach different grades you can have only one class overview for everyone.

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I liked that you can see when the student is using smarty ants weather  at school or outside of school.
A lot of great resources!

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Uses color coding to show progress of student. Ex. green = on track, yellow=somewhat behind, and red=way below expectations

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I wish there was a single graph that showed all the kids and their levels on one page, instead of having to toggle between every student to find their level and expectations.

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Read aloud books are available in libraries.

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Read aloud books are available in libraries.

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Allows you to edit your class, add students, turn on/off recordings

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Allows you to change names and student ID numbers.

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The scope and sequence is under What is Smarty Ants?

There are log in cards and a progress monitoring poster under student experiences.

The home/connection has a lot of things for connecting parents.

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links to skills the kids need extra help on, along with extra worksheets for skill practice

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Lots of great resources! You can find lesson plans for the books the children are reading on their level, along with activities to go with them (story maps, questions about the stories, etc.) GREAT!

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you can customize the experience for each student. ELL, microphones, friends names. Also you are able to print worksheets and flashcards for students to work away from the screen time.

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you can customize the experience for each student. ELL, microphones, friends names. Also you are able to print worksheets and flashcards for students to work away from the screen time.

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I love that there are extra activities you can use for intervention whether it's a letter name or another activity.

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I found the reports useful in seeing how the students are progressing to their year end goals

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you can always go back and watch a video if you need support with any part of Smarty Ants.

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i liked the year of end goal, but also the end of year prediction for each student. i am curious to see how accurate it is.

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I love all of the resources that are available. There are videos, worksheets, and even parent letters.

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can turn off recording in manage students.... but it will effect the iPad.... so you have to go back in and turn it back on for the iPad

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can turn off recording in manage students.... but it will effect the iPad.... so you have to go back in and turn it back on for the iPad

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I love the data that is provided, and the different printable resources that are provided for instruction.

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How does Smarty Ants motivate and engage students? List a few examples.

-Bright colors and interesting characters much like movie

- incentives such as the reward board, store and coins built into program

-immediate reinforcement of desired behaviors and academic performance

-immediate feedback

-ability to try without guidance/skip

How does Smarty Ants accommodate student choice

-Choose dog to adopt, choose outfit, choose game to play, choose difficulty

Did you experience explicit instruction in any of the lesson modes? List an example

-painting the letter v

Compare your demo student experience with a partner’s demo student experience. What was the same/different?

-First experience was kinder, working on letter identification; second experience was first grade working on vowel pairs ee

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I like when the student gets a question wrong, they aren't just told they're wrong, they get a chance to try again.

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Did you experience explicit instruction in any of the lesson modes?

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Did you experience explicit instruction in any of the lesson modes?

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gives examples, color coded, breaks down parts of the word

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played both second and kinder, the games are different but still engaging, challenging without being overwhelming, but also not too easy

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I like that if the students understand it does not make them sit for the whole 2 minutes or whatever. It recognizes that they are in fact understanding the concept

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I like that if the students understand it does not make them sit for the whole 2 minutes or whatever. It recognizes that they are in fact understanding the concept

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My kids get bored and there's too many chances to pause or get distracted. This never really allows downtime and has endless motivation techniques to keep them moving forward.

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The guided lesson explicitly teaches concepts and gives the student a chance to practice.

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Smarty Ants keeps the student's attention in an engaging manner.

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The student gets to choose many things: level of games, which games to play, etc. Awesome!

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The student is able to choose some of the games they play, the dog of their choice.

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How does Smarty Ants accommodate student choice?

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How does Smarty Ants accommodate student choice?

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gives several choices, lets them go back if they get the wrong answer/more opportunities to get it correct

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I appreciate that students are allowed to make choices. They feel that they have some control over the game based on what motivates them.

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I appreciate that students are allowed to make choices. They feel that they have some control over the game based on what motivates them.

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Because the program is like a fun game, the kids are engaged in moving forward on the game.

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The lessons were fast paced to keep the student engaged. The lessons were colorful.

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At one point I got kind of bored with the treadmill game.  I wished that I could have stopped and switched to something else.

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Very clear about the letters as well as parts of speech - possessive nouns, adjectives, etc - then challenged student's to use these letters and parts of speech as part of the game.

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Each student is allowed to work for  good amount of time and the games are very bright and colorful for them.

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How does Smarty Ants motivate and engage students? List a few examples.

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How does Smarty Ants motivate and engage students? List a few examples.

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its animated, gives choices, gives prizes, colorful, its fun

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Students are able to choose which game they would like to play.

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Students are able to choose which game they would like to play.

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Very engaging, and offers great choice and options.

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Very engaging, and offers great choice and options.

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The program is like a computerized game the kids would play at home. They get to earn things and are able to buy things.

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I really allow how if gives the students a choice of a "game" to play on each level. It doesn't make them do it in a certain order. 

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I really allow how if gives the students a choice of a "game" to play on each level. It doesn't make them do it in a certain order. 

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There is a point where they can choose the games they play as well as the difficulty level. I can see several of my students challenging each other to compete.

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they are able to pick what they want to do

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It allowed the students to chose the activities they wanted to play and then they are able to chose how they want to spend their coins. Being able to chose their rewards will keep them engaged.

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It allowed the students to chose the activities they wanted to play and then they are able to chose how they want to spend their coins. Being able to chose their rewards will keep them engaged.

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I enjoyed seeing what the students were experiencing. It is helpful for implementation.

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I enjoyed seeing what the students were experiencing. It is helpful for implementation.

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The games were engaging! Different paces for different games and lots of colors. The games were motivating and made me, as the student, want to win the coins.

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Coach gave praise to me throughout the learning process, this kept me motivated to keep going!

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I love how it gives the students a choice as to which activities they want to do. I also love that after they complete an activity, they have some free time on the "reward board."

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I enjoyed how engaging the activities were, and how well they can keep the student's attention. The sounds, the colors, the different actions required of them; I think that each aspect is well planned, and that this keeps the student focused and entertained, all while learning.

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Smarty ants is engaging when if gives you choices of what game you can play. The coins for the students and the dog treats for the students pet dog are motivating.

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Smarty ants is engaging when if gives you choices of what game you can play. The coins for the students and the dog treats for the students pet dog are motivating.

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It was a great idea that students get to choose what "game" they play, but it focuses on the same skill they are needing to review

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students are able to skip things