Review your student's work in lessons

userEducator Xello productXello 6-12 Time3 minutes

Check out the work your student has submitted in their lessons. Filter their reflection answers, exempt a lesson where needed, and track the progress for your own records.

To review your student's work in Xello-made Lessons:

  1. In the search bar located at the top of any page in your educator account, enter the student's name or ID.
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    Search bar in Xello educator account highlighted with cursor hovering
    tipTip: Alternatively, from the left menu, click Students and select Student list to browse the full list of students.
  2. Click on the student's name. The About student tab of their profile opens.
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  3. From the top of the page, click the Completion Standards tab.
    • By default, the list is filtered to show assigned tasks. Click Include optional tasks to include optional ones.
    • To view tasks and lessons from previous grades, click Include lower grade tasks.
    • To mark the student exempt from completing the lesson, switch the toggle to Yes.
      A student's profile in Xello on the Completion Standards tab. The cursor is marking the Career backup plans lesson as Exempt for the student.
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      A student's profile in Xello on the Completion Standards tab. The cursor is marking the Career backup plans lesson as Exempt for the student.
  4. To begin reviewing their work, click the name of the lesson.
  5. To show only the answers that require students to submit a written reflection answer, switch the Show only reflection answers? toggle to YES. This lets you quickly locate the questions where students have made personal choices or reflected on what they’ve learned.
  6. If the student was exempted from completing the lesson, the box next to Mark as exempt will be checked.
    A student's profile in Xello on the Completion Standards tab. The Study skills and habits lesson is open. The cursor is highlighting the Mark as exempt box.
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    A student's profile in Xello on the Completion Standards tab. The Study skills and habits lesson is open. The cursor is highlighting the Mark as exempt box.
    noteNote: If the lesson configuration was set up to require educator approval, you'll also see the option to Mark as approved. If approval is required, the lesson will show as incomplete here and in reports until marked as approved. For students, the lesson will be marked as In review until it's been approved by an educator.

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