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How to view the Activity Viewer
Hāpara Highlight’s Activity Viewer provides teachers with a window into what students are doing online. With the insight it gives you, you can provide formative feedback quickly and discreetly, while encouraging digital citizenship.
The Activity Viewer also helps you take a proactive approach to classroom management. With the information you find in this Highlights tab, you can congratulate a student, redirect a student or help a student who might be confused about an activity. You can also set up guided practice for the student using the Guide browsing feature.
How to view the Activity Viewer
- Log in through app.hapara.com.
- Select your class.
- Click Highlights at the top of your page.
- Click Activity Viewer.
Activity Viewer features
The Activity Viewer includes several features that help with formative feedback and digital citizenship. Click on any website listed in the following windows to view it yourself.
Class Activity
The Class Activity window shows you a list of websites students are currently viewing, previously viewed or have never viewed.
1. Click on any website to see a breakdown of each student's activity.
2. View the color-coded categories:
- Students who are currently active on the site (blue)
- Students who were previously active (orange)
- Students who have never been active (gray)
3. Hover over any of the websites listed. Then click on the camera icon to take a Snap.
Unique Activity
The Unique Activity window shows a list of websites that have been visited by only one student. This helps you quickly see if a student needs to be redirected back onto another website or needs help with an online activity.
1. Click on a website name to view it yourself.
2. Hover over any of the websites listed. Then click on the camera icon to take a Snap.
3. You can also click the X next to a website name to close the tab. Or you can block the student’s tab for a period of time.
If you close the tab, you’ll be prompted to give a reason for closing the tab. This reason will appear on the student’s screen, helping them understand how to make more positive decisions in the future.
Collaboration
The Collaboration window shows you websites (including Google Docs) that have been visited by more than one student. With this feature, you can see if students are collaborating during a group assignment or project. When you click on the website, you'll see a list of the students visiting the website.
1. Click on a website to view the names of the students who are on the same website.
2. View the color-coded bars for a brief overview of who is currently collaborating, who was previously collaborating or who has never collaborated.
3. Hover over any of the websites listed. Then click on the camera icon to take a Snap.
Snaps
The Snaps feature in the Activity Viewer saves a screenshot of a student’s online activity, along with details such as when and how long the student was on a website.
With this feature, you can also send a student a Snap with a positive note or feedback about digital citizenship.
To use Snaps:
1. Click the camera icon next to any of the website activities listed to take a Snap.
2. Click the Snaps tab to view the Snap. It will be stored there for seven days.
3. Click on the Snap to open a larger view with more information.
4. Click Send learner(s) feedback to share formative feedback about the Snap.
5. Click Email me a copy if you’d like to keep a copy for longer than seven days.
Other Highlights actions
The Activity Viewer also gives you access to the buttons you see in other Highlights tabs:
Guide browsing — Based on student activity, it could be helpful to start a guided browsing session to keep students on track.
Announce — If you see that a student or group is making positive online choices, send them a supportive message.
Share links — If you see that a student needs help finding a resource or that they moved quickly through a lesson, you can send them additional resource links.
Activity Viewer quick guide
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How it works |
Common uses |
Why it’s helpful |
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Class Activity window |
The Class Activity window shows you a list of all the websites that students in your class have visited. Class Activity also displays color-coded bars to give you a brief overview of who is currently active on the site, who was previously active and who has never opened the site. Also, by clicking on any of the rows, you can view a list of students. Hover over any of the rows and then click on the camera icon to take a Snap. |
For example, let’s say you asked students to read a National Geographic Kids article online. In the Class Activity window, you can check to see who is currently active on the website and looking at the news article. You can also see who was previously active, indicating they most likely completed that task. You can also check to see who hasn’t started. |
Class Activity provides you with information to take next steps: congratulate a student for on-task behavior, redirect a student who is off-task or help a student who might be confused about the assignment. |
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Unique Activity window |
The Unique Activity window displays a list of websites that only one student is visiting. The moment that the student closes that tab in their browser, it will disappear from the Unique Activity list. You can also click the X on the right-hand side to close or block any of the tabs displayed in the list. |
For example, if a student isn’t on the National Geographic Kids website (this could be for a variety of reasons), you can quickly see this in Unique Activity. Then you can send a message to the student to start a digital citizenship conversation or help the student with the assignment. |
The Unique Activity window shows you the name of the student visiting each unique website address and how long ago they opened it. In near-real time, you get visibility into who needs extra support. It also allows you to redirect students in a quick, non-disruptive way. |
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Collaboration window |
The Collaboration window shows all websites (including Google Drive files) that two or more students currently have open. You can also click on a website to view the names of the students who are on the same website. Plus, Collaboration displays color-coded bars for a brief overview of who is currently collaborating, who was previously collaborating or who has never collaborated. You can also take a Snap of student collaboration by hovering over any of the websites and clicking the camera icon. |
In the Collaboration window, you can see who is collaborating on a group project. Let’s say you’ve assigned each group to work together in a Google Doc. By looking at the Collaboration window you can see who is working on the Google Doc together and who isn’t. Then you can redirect group members who aren’t collaborating. |
The Collaboration window shows you:
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