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Find answers to frequently asked questions

How do I pin Skill Struck to my browser or add a bookmark?

FAQ: How do quiz retakes look in Canvas?

FAQ: Viewing all-time student progress in Type Station.

FAQ: Is there a way to restore a deleted sprite?

FAQ: How are student chats organized?

FAQ: Do you have a Praxis course?

FAQ: Does the Canvas integration allow students to complete the lesson directly on Canvas, or do they get a link to open up a new tab into the Skill Struck platform?

Does a student have to be a certain age to use Chat for Schools?

FAQ: Does Skill Struck offer any Artificial Intelligence (AI) courses?

FAQ: Can I download my project to Github?

Canvas

FAQ: When creating an assignment in Canvas using the External Tool, does the point amount need to be set at anything specific, or can a teacher choose any point amount?

FAQ: How are Custom Tutors graded in Canvas?

FAQ: Can we roster via Canvas?

Do I need to re-download a custom tutor to Canvas if I edit it on the Skill Struck side?

About Skill Struck

FAQ: Why are there lines in the text editor and can I get rid of them?

What is Skill Struck?

What is Skill Struck's mission for schools?

FAQ: Are all the computer science languages on the same platform?

Can I assign homework on Skill Struck?

Can I teach block programming?

FAQ: Can Skill Struck be used for after-school programs?

Can we get started today?

Can Skill Struck be integrated with an LMS?

FAQ: Does Skill Struck teach game development?

Does Skill Struck have suggestions for in-class activities?

Does Skill Struck have handouts?

Does Skill Struck work for the Hour of Code fulfillment?

FAQ: Does Skill Struck offer offline activities?

FAQ: Does Skill Struck have a syllabus?

FAQ: Does Skill Struck have lesson plans?

FAQ:Does Skill Struck teach a variety of coding languages and computer science concepts?

Does Skill Struck work on iPads and tablets?

Is customer support available?

Is the students' code automatically graded?

Is this "real" programming?

The answer is Yes!

Skill Struck Impact

What ages and grades are appropriate for Skill Struck?

What programming languages does Skill Struck teach?

Do you have any free resources for educators to try before purchasing licenses?

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Browser Questions

FAQ: Do I need to download flash player for Skill Struck to work?

FAQ: How do I enable JavaScript on my browser?

FAQ: What do I do if I have issues with Skill Struck loading in MS Edge browser?‍

What browser and operating system is recommended for Skill Struck?

Community

FAQ: Can I access answer keys through Skill Struck Community?

FAQ: Can I post comments on Skill Struck Community?

Course Questions

Can I keep all my classes together in pacing?

Can this course be self-paced?

Can you recommend the best course for my class?

FAQ: What micro:bit version should I buy?

What years are the Chat for Schools information sourced from?

FAQ: What courses do you recommend my students take?

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Curriculum Questions

Can I restrict student access to the curriculum?

Does Skill Struck have Elementary school curricula?

Can Skill Struck be used as my main curriculum?

FAQ: What grade levels are the Robotics courses designed for?

FAQ: Why is my students' curriculum view different than what I assigned?

FAQ: What Type Station lessons do you recommend for each grade?

FAQ: We use a rostering integration; however, our district is not set to rollover our SIS for another week. If I assign content to teachers in Skill Struck, will that stick after the rollover?

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Licenses

FAQ: What does a license provide?

FAQ: What if I need licenses that only last a semester and not a full year?

Privacy and Security

FAQ: What is Skill Struck's Cybersecurity Policy?

What is Skill Struck's Privacy Policy?

FAQ: What is COPPA? Is Skill Struck compliant?

FAQ: What is FERPA? Is Skill Struck compliant?

FAQ: Why is Microsoft SSO returning an "Approval required" error message?

FAQ: Why aren't students being locked out of the chat after the chat is flagged?

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Projects

FAQ: Are there extra projects and activities for practice?

Can students work on their own coding projects?

FAQ: Does Skill Struck Voyage have group projects that students can work on together?

FAQ: Can students publish projects to the internet?

Student Questions

FAQ: Can students access previous lessons for reference as they go?

Can students work in groups?

Can students create customized websites?

FAQ: Can a teacher track student progress?

FAQ: Students in my class have different skill levels in computer programming. How does Skill Struck help with that challenge?

FAQ: The space between my columns (editor, textbook, console) keeps getting wider. How can I fix that?

FAQ: Can I add multi-line comments in the Skill Struck code editor?

FAQ: What types of files can be linked in an anchor tag?

FAQ: Can students download or export their files?

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Teacher Questions

FAQ: As a teacher, I'm new to programming. Can I still teach this material?

FAQ: Can I track my students’ progress?

Can a teacher see a student's code on the Skill Struck site?

Why don't all my students show up when I click, "Help Students," on the Educator Portal?

FAQ: Did my student progress view change?

FAQ: Why am I unable to see the curriculum I'm looking for?

FAQ: Can administrators see student progress from their account?

FAQ: Why is Google SSO returning an "Access blocked" error message?

FAQ: How can I, as a teacher, see the curriculum in Spanish?

FAQ: What is the difference between chat and tutors?

FAQ: What does the word "Rise" mean next to the presentations in Canvas?

FAQ: When viewing a student's Chat history, how can I tell if they interacted with the tutor or the standard chat?

FAQ: How many languages does Chat for Schools support?

FAQ: Glossary of Basic Computer and Browser Terms

FAQ: Why Do Students Show as "Pending" in Skill Struck?

FAQ: Where is the Robotics icon on my teacher portal?

FAQ: How do I get started on the Free K-12 AI Literacy?

FAQ: Are pre-assessments automatically enabled for sections?

Does a student's Type Station progress get wiped clean every year?

I am unable to lock (or unlock) the pre-assessment for my sections.

I am trying to find the grades for my students' Launch Pad quizzes in Student Progress. Where can I see the score?

Can I add my Smart Cutebot in the Robotics playground using the extension menu?

How can I report a bug or issue?

Would you like to report some feedback for our site or platform(s)?

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