Gooru uses open educational resources (OER), which can be taken down by their owners without our knowledge. This is likely what happened to the resource you were using. You should still be able to view all of the other content for the topic you were studying or teaching by searching for the topic in the Gooru catalog.
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How do I unenroll a student from my class?
When a student changes classes, moves, or otherwise needs to be removed from your roster, you can manage this through Class Settings.
- Click on the wheel icon to access the Class Settings and the roster for the class.
2. Click on the toggle to the right of the student’s name (under “Active”) to change it from “Yes” to “No”. Once you have inactivated a student, their name will turn gray and they will be removed from your data reports.
3. You can also click on the trash icon to delete a student completely. We advise against this unless you are absolutely positive the student has left your district completely and will not return. The deletion is permanent and it wipes the student’s progress from our system.
Who do I contact if I need help?
Whether you are just getting started on Gooru or are an experienced user who needs a little extra support, our Support Team is excited to help out however we can!
If you’re unable to find the support you need here, please feel free to email us at support@gooru.org. We will respond within 24 hours during the business week.
When you send us a message, it helps us if you can include a link or screenshot to any Gooru page that you are using, and contact us using the email account that you’re registered with on Gooru. The more context we have, the easier it is for us to help you!
With the exception of a few holidays, a member of our support team will respond within one business day – usually in under 2 hours during our official business hours (9am-6pm PST) – to ensure that you have the solution you need in a timely manner.
How can I implement a school- or district-wide rollout with Gooru?
We recommend that you start by reflecting with your team on the needs and goals of your district/school. Consider your technology support and curriculum/professional development needs as you plan. Get everyone on your planning team familiar with Gooru. Contact us as support@gooru.org and we’ll be happy to work with you to set up a pilot/rollout plan based on your needs.
Does my school need to have 1:1 ratio of students to computers?
Nope! Gooru can be used in a broad range of classroom contexts, including in-person and virtual learning. Teachers have been able to incorporate Gooru into their classrooms by using one computer and rotating students through collections. Additionally, classrooms with sets of 3-5 computers have implemented station models of having students rotate to computers. Finally, classrooms with 1:1 capabilities with laptops or tablets have been able to incorporate Gooru into a blended model of learning.
What sort of technology infrastructure do I need to incorporate Gooru into my school or district?
We recommend a high-speed internet network (minimum 2 mbps), and for maximum functionality one of the following browsers: Google Chrome 38+ (Recommended), Mozilla Firefox 33+, Apple Safari 5+ or Internet Explorer 11+.
What do I do if Navigator won't load?
If Navigator is not loading or working properly, there are several things you can try:
- Refresh the page.
- Clear your browser’s cache and then revisit gooru.org. You can find instructions on how to clear your cache for Mozilla Firefox here, Google Chrome here, Safari here, and Internet Explorer here.
- If you are a learner trying to access your class, try this work-around:
- If you are trying to access Navigator from a school or institution, it is possible that the firewall is blocking our website. Please ask your IT to white-list these domains in the proxy as these domains are what Navigator depends on.
- You may be trying to access Navigator from an outdated browser. In order to provide you with the best and most secure experience, we only support the most recent browsers.
Please contact us at support@gooru.org if you are still having problems with the platform.
What SSO methods are support by Gooru Navigator?
Gooru Navigator supports multiple SSO methods. Currently, we support oAuth2, Google Signin, SAML, WSFed and Classlink to ensure there is seamless login between client systems and Navigator
Can Gooru Navigator be customised to include client branding?
The Web application can be white labeled with the client’s logo. However, the mobile apps will be accessible only as Gooru Navigator applications in the Play store and App store.
What kind of reports will the client be able to see from the platform? And to what level and types of dashboard view will or should be given to them
Currently, the instructor has access to the following reports:
- Overview of performance vs progress of the class cohort
- Time-based progress report in terms of competencies gained, avg performance, time spent and day-wise portfolio report for each student in the class
- Proficiency report for each student
- Domain competency report for the class
- Aggregate performance and progress reports by milestone, lesson, collection, assessment and offline activities for the class
- Individual learner’s learning path and progress & performance reports for each milestone, lesson, collection and assessment in the student’s learning path
- Aggregate cohort report and individual participants reports for activities assigned in class
Administrators and other stakeholders have access to the following reports in Mission Control based on access permissions at various levels in the organization hierarchy
- Day-wise competency gains
- Month-wise performance & progress report
- New users
- Month-wise average time spent and active user count
- Class progress report
Soon, the following additional reports will be available to the administrators and other stakeholders
- Struggling competencies report at various levels in Mission control
- Domain competency report at class level for administrators in Mission control
Support for integration of 3D assets onto the platform. Is Gorru platform VR compatible in sense of supporting content and platform usage through a VR headset?
Gooru Navigator’s study player does not support rendering 3D assets or VR natively. However, Gooru Navigator maintains a registry of different learning tools and content, the 3D assets and VR activities can be ingested as external content that needs to be rendered with registered external tools. We also support data interchange with external tools and services using industry standard protocols such as LTI, Caliper, xAPI etc. and can track the learner’s performance, proficiency, time spent and other metrics irrespective of where and how the learner accesses them.
To what extent can we customize the rubrics and the parameters of the assessments? Eg-can we capture the process of students reading a text as a criterion to pass, selecting a particular image from a set, etc…
Gooru Navigator supports 9 different question types
- Multiple Choice
- Multiple Answer
- Drag & Drop Order
- Highlight Text
- True or False
- Fill in the blank
- Multiple Select – Image
- Multiple Select – Text
- Free Response Question (FRQ)
The questions can include math expressions and equations in the question and answer text. Images can be included in questions and also in the answer options depending on the question type.
Gooru Navigator also supports automatic evaluation of machine gradable questions and provides the ability for content authors to define rubrics based on the evaluation criteria for free response questions and offline tasks such as projects, that cannot be system graded.
What will be/can be the best possible way to track a student's journey if they switch tenants?
Every learner within the system has a Universal Learner Id that follows the learner life-long across the different stages of learning from K12, Higher Ed, Professional learning irrespective of the tenant they may be in each stage. So, when a learner moves from one organization to another within Gooru Navigator, the learner identity including proficiency in various facets, their portfolio, preferences and all the different attributes of the learner is available and accessible in the new organization.
What does tagging mean? Does it imply the category, framework, standards, etc that we select while creating a collection, assessment, and course?
Tagging means linking content/course to the framework, the respective competency/standards to collections and assessments.
In a course, I can create standalone assessments as well as assessments within collections. So when I set up my tenancy, can I decide, what needs to go into the proficiency test, or does Gooru Navigator pick it up?
As a part of the course building, especially when you want to build a Navigator course, it is advisable to build a course with collections to teach/learn and assessments to test- for each competency or lesson.
But each assessment when built independently can still be added to a course or used elsewhere. So when an assessment is built within a course, but can also be used independently in any other course.
Ideally, when your tenancy is created, we will transfer all your content created to the tenancy so that it’s available to all your users in the tenancy.
How do we select Standards and frameworks for Indian curriculum?
Currently, the India K-12 Frameworks are being placed under the category K12IND.
While Creating a course, select K12IND category and the respective framework from Standards, Framework, and Course. These are Indian K12 frameworks.
In the Navigator Course
- A domain becomes a unit, A competency becomes a lesson.
- Each lesson or competency will require a collection of learning resources to teach it and an assessment of 5-6 questions to test the understanding.
- While building the collection or assessment, they would need to be tagged to the standard/ competency appropriately.
While creating a Collection or Assessment, each piece needs to be tagged to the framework, which will surface the standards/competencies in it and the tagging can happen.
What are the general implementation Steps?
- Roster Your Students, Teachers, and Administrators – Currently, we offer onboarding users using single sign-on with IMS Global OneRoster, ClassLink, Gmail, and WS Federation. Google Classroom and Clever Integrations are also coming soon.
- Locate Your Learner – We provide flexibility in your learners’ starting locations. Districts can use existing NWEA or other standardized test scores, create a quick diagnostic, allow for teacher input, or use an approximation based on grade level to provide the starting location for their users.
- Create or Access District Data Lake (Optional and at additional Costs) – Gooru can integrate with an already established district or school data lake or create one for you. This allows the raw data from a variety of 3rd party tools and apps to be gathered and analyzed in one tool, Mission Control. School districts can opt into this feature at no additional cost.
- Training Sessions – We recommend at least two training sessions per year to our districts. Our first training session will give teachers and administrators an overview and understanding of Navigator tools and how to use them. The second training happens two weeks later to address questions, concerns, and explore how to get the most out of Navigator. Please note that due to the current pandemic, all training sessions are remote and conducted over video chat.
- Customize Navigator Learning Maps – Math Navigator has a built-in scope and sequence that allows for Navigated Learning, but districts can choose to align our framework to their curriculum needs and standards. Districts can provide Gooru with their custom scope and sequence or choose from a publicly available option.
Can we have a dedicated library for our content?
Yes, Navigator allows you to create a featured library. Here is how it looks.
Will a content provider be remunerated?
A content builder is encouraged to make their content open-source and public. However, they can provide premium content and make it selectively available to their learners.
Why would a content provider collaborate with NLC?
A content provider could reach out to a wider audience through the Learning Navigator effectively. The Platform offers content providers feedback on the quality and effectiveness of the content and helps content builders to build focused competency oriented learning content.