Reflex Competitions allow teachers to host competitions among different classrooms in the same school building. Now, students in one classroom can face off against other classes in a school for amped-up engagement, fun rivalry, and increased math fact fluency motivation!
Accessing Competitions:
Competitions can be accessed from a banner in the teacher's Reflex dashboard.
Competitions can also be accessed from the My Products section of the ExploreLearning teacher dashboard when first logging in.
How do I create a Competition?
To create a Competition, start by navigating to the Competitions Homepage.
Select “Create New Competition"
Give your Competition a name
A title for the competition is required. The title must be at least 5 characters long.
Select your Start Date
The start date can be the current date or any date in the future.
Select your Duration or choose from a calendar → Next
The user is provided options for predetermined durations (ex: 3 days, 1 week) or they can choose “custom” to choose any date for the end date.
The end date cannot be the same day as the start date.
Choose your Class
Users can set up a competition for two of their own classes by selecting one and then using +Add Team to select the other.
The organizer can create a new competition with only one of their own classes but they must invite another teacher in that scenario.
At least two teams are required for a competition to start.
Enter your Team Name
Customize your team with an avatar and a color → Next
Select the names of teachers you want to join → Next
If the user wishes to hold a competition between their own classes, this step can be skipped.
Select ‘Create Competition’
After confirming the details of the competition, the organizer submits the form. Then they will be directed to the competition detail page.
Any teachers who were invited will receive an email to notify them that they were invited to join the competition.
As the organizer, you can edit the participants or duration prior to the start.
Accepting and Joining Competitions
A teacher will receive an invitation via email and also on their competitions dashboard.
Click the link in the invite email Email is from no-reply@explorelearning.com If you do not get the invite: Check your Spam folder Check with your technology department to make sure it is not being blocked.
From there, they can choose to join the competition.
If you decline, you cannot be reinvited
If they choose to join, they will have to select their classes and then customize their teams.
A teacher can only join a pending competition.
Once accepted and joined, the organizer will receive a confirmation email.
Locating and Monitoring Competitions
Locate active, completed and expired Competitions by clicking Launch Competitions in the dashboard.
Invitations Section:
The invitee can see the following information:
Competition name
Teacher who invited them to the competition
Competition start date
If you click on the team avatar, you can view the participating team names, # of Students, and associated teacher name.
The number of invited teachers
Duration of the competition
Option to join the competition
Clicking on the invitation will take the invitee to the Competition Page.
The cards now display an icon that is unique to the status of the competition:
In progress = Rocket
Finished = Flag
Scheduled = Calendar
Expired = caution triangle
The cards include: competition name, status and duration details.
Active competitions cannot be edited.
Teachers can see the participating team avatars. By clicking them, a dropdown menu appears that displays the team name, number of students, and teacher name.
Green light totals are also displayed on the card.
Clicking on the card will take the teacher to the Competition Page.
You can view individual student progress for your team(s), by clicking on button titled Students.
The most accurate data can be viewed at the end of the day.
Competition Results
When a competition is finished, the user has the option to print certificates. Each team will get a certificate to celebrate the accomplishments of the students who contributed to the competition.
Certificates show:
Team avatar/color
Team place in the competition
Team name
Type of competition (metric used)
Competition name
End date of the competition
All the student names
