| TRAINING |
There is online training
available to introduce you to Powerspeak. Click here
for the link and schedule. Click here for HANDOUTS
Click HERE
to attend the RECORDED
SESSION
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| COURSES |
There are 3 levels of the
Powerspeak courses in
each language: elementary, middle school, and high school. The
lower courses are simplier and slower-paced and contain less
grammar. Middle school
levels are equal to half of the high school level. For
example, Middle School Spanish 1 & 2 is equal to High School
Spanish 1. |
| FEEDBACK |
This is a fairly new part of the K12 program and as such,
we welcome any feedback or comments regarding the world language
courses. Please send the feedback to your teacher and to K12
through the Feedback link on your OLS homepage. |
| LOGGING IN |
You can access your Powerspeak courses
through ONLY the STUDENT OLS homepage. If the OLS homepage has the
child's name next to the student icon in the top lefthand corner,
then you should be able to click on the Powerspeak link on the
bottom of the righthand links. This link should take you
directly to the Powerspeak lessons. Click
here to find out how to set up the student OLS account. |
| LOCKED
ASSIGNMENTS |
The assignments and quizzes are set up
to only allow the student to take them one time. After they
are submitted, they are locked and have to be unlocked in order to
allow them to be redone. At this time, we do not have the
ability to unlock all of these items. |
| PROBLEMS |
Please report all problems or errors that you find
in the Powerspeak lessons to your teacher and/or to the Powerspeak
support.
1-800-596-0910
services@middleburyinteractive.com
Hours of support: (Mon-Fri) 7 AM – 7 PM MST
You will need to note which language, course, and lesson the problem
or question is in. It is often best to include a screen shot
in the email. Copy the screen (Prnt Scrn key) and then paste
(Ctrl+V or right-click PASTE) the image into the
body of the email.)
Many audio problems can be resolved by
following the troubleshooting steps on this document: Problems Recording
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| REQUIREMENTS |
In order for the activities and programs to run, you need the following:
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| SPECIAL CHARACTER
CODES |
If your child needs to use
different characters to write the foreign words, you can copy and
paste the unique character when given that option. Another way
to make these letters is to type the "character
code". Here are the codes for German,
Spanish, and French.
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| TRACKING PROGRESS |
Learning coaches can access their
Powerspeak account through their Learning Coach's OLS. However, if the student does
the lessons through this link, the scores will NOT be
recorded. This link is for the parents to be able to track
their student's progress. |
| VOCABULARY LISTS |
There currently are no vocabulary lists
available to print outside of the lessons. Sometimes you can find a list of
vocabulary words to study on the review lessons prior to the
quizzes. You can copy (CTRL+C) and paste (CTRL+V) the list
into another document. Watch for a link at the bottom of the
lists for you to print the list. |
| ASKS FOR PASSWORD |
If the Powerspeak repeatedly asks for your password
once you have clicked on the link, it may be a conflict with your cookies
and firewalls. One way to fix this is to use Firefox as your
browser. The other alternative would be to check with your teacher
and get a Powerspeak username and password to log in directly. |
