How and when should I get started with Freckle for the first time?

A lot of teachers ask us when they should start using Freckle with their pupils, and there is one simple answer: whenever you feel that your pupils could benefit from more targeted independent practice. Freckle is a program that accurately isolates skills and gaps with every pupil—then it fills the gaps and builds on the strengths, allowing pupils to grow into extraordinary mathematicians and readers.

Signing up for a teacher account

1. Go to classroom.freckle.com
   
   In order to sign up for a teacher account on the computer, go to classroom.freckle.com. Fill out the information required or sign in using Google. We suggest using your school email address when signing up for a teacher account.
   
   
2. Personalise Freckle
   
   Once you have created an account, you will be asked to input what year you teach. If you are not a teacher, select I am not a teacher on the lower-left. side. This will skip you ahead to step 5.
   
   
3. Explore the Pupil Experience
   
   Once you have input your year, you will see a few screens explaining that you are going to first explore the pupil experience. Pupils love Freckle and we want you to see why.
   
   After the informational screens, you will be taken to the pupil experience and automatically signed in as a pupil. Feel free to explore the pupil experience. Take a baseline, answer some questions and see how your pupils will use Freckle.
   
   
4. Go to the Teacher App
   
   Once you are done exploring the pupil experience, select Go to the Teacher App at the top of the screen. This will sign you back into your teacher account.
   
   
5. Select your school affiliation
   
   Once you have signed back into your teacher account, you will be logged in to your teacher home where you will need to select your school affiliation. Note that if you do not teach at a school or are not located in the United Kingdom, select one of those options in the initial drop-down menu.
   
   Once input your school's Postcode, you will see a list of school options—select your school from the available options.
6. Add pupils to your class list
   
   Select Class List in the left navigation bar. Then select Add Pupils on the page that follows:
   
   
   
   You will be prompted to add all pupils in that class. You can even set pupils' default language to English or Spanish. Repeat this process for all other pupils in your class.
   
   
7. Assign Maths practice to your pupils
   
   Select Assign Maths to try assigning objectives-based targeted practice, adaptive practice or benchmark assessments to your pupils. (Learn more about maths tasks here.)
8. Browse through sample reports under "Maths reports" on the left navigation bar that you will be able to access once your pupils start practising on Freckle. These reports allow you to see different types of pupil data in various forms. They will help you stay informed about pupil progress and mastery.

Having Pupils Use Freckle for the First Time

1. Make sure that all pupils are added to your class list
   
   In order to add pupils to your class list, log into your teacher account, select Manage Class Lists and then select Add a Pupil at the bottom of the class list to enter in your class list.
   
   
   1. Enter each pupil's first name, surname and year.
   2. Select English or Spanish as the default language for each pupil.
   3. When pupils log in to work on Freckle, they will use their first name, surname and the class code (available on the top of your teacher home). Create a pupil account for yourself (which you can delete later) so that you can demonstrate how to log on and take the diagnostics.
2. Complete a technology check.
   
   Go to http://techcheck.freckle.com/ to see if your system is set up to run Freckle correctly.
3. Explain Freckle to Pupils
   
   Right before your class uses Freckle for the first time, it is important to explain to them what Freckle is, why the class is using it and how it works. Pupils can greatly benefit from a live demonstration and walk through where the teacher uses the program on a projected screen, stopping to point out key features.
4. Have pupils get started by going to student.freckle.com (web version) or loading the app on tablets.
   
   On this page, pupils will use their first name, surname and the class code to log in and begin practice on Freckle.
   
   fact practice as well as objectives-aligned adaptive maths practice)
5. Tasks: all maths tasks and generated from the teacher Home.