How to Guides (Pupils)

Email

To log in to school email go to https://outlook.cloud.microsoft/mail/

Or follow the link on the Moor End website Pupil Links page from the Portals tab.

Click on the Outlook( Email) icon and click Sign In.

On the next screen click the sign in button.

All our school email addresses end in @moorend.spacademies.org the begining part is the same as the username you use to log on a computer in school.

e.g. Your Username yourusername@moorend.spacademies.org.

You should now see the South Pennine Academies welcome page.

Put your password in. The password is not automatically the same as your computer password at Moor End.

If you are still not able to log in to email or TEAMS, get a teacher or other member of staff to contact the IT Helpdesk by email or visit the IT Office with your planner.

How to Clear Cookies for TEAMS for your @moorend.spacademies.org email address

If your device won't log into TEAMS because it remembers a previous email address or someone elses, you will have to clear some browsing data or cookies. You may have to do this on each computer you share at home. On a tablet just add another account to the TEAMS app.

Teams can be tricky to re-connect as it uses its own cached credentials where Outlook will just log in with the new email address.

Follow these instructions to delete browser cookies – takes <2mins to complete.

1 - Open your browser (Edge is the recommended browser in school – in Chrome the process is almost identical)

Click on the 3 dots top right of the browser window and select Settings

2 Select ‘Privacy, search, and services’ and click Choose what to clear from the Delete browsing data section

3 Select All time from the drop-down list at the top, untick ‘Browsing history’, ‘Download history’ and ‘Cached images and files’, leave ‘Cookies and other site data’ ticked, then click Clear Now

4 Close your Browser - every tab and re-open it, you should now be able to login in to teams.microsoft.com and access Teams and Onedrive etc.

Microsoft TEAMS Pupil Guide

Class teaching TEAMS are created automatically for all pupils in the school depending on the timetable set in Arbor

You will be in a TEAM for every subject on your timetable. If you are not in the correct TEAM please talk to your class teacher first. Some TEAMS will be used for live lessons in computer rooms, some will be used to inform you of homework or what equipment you should be bringing in such as cooking ingrediants.

Many teachers will also add other teachers or support staff in their subject area to monitor the TEAM and the work you are doing.

Microsoft TEAMS attitude to learning expectations:

Some subjects in school use TEAMS for live assignments in the computer rooms.

Do not use any of the features in TEAMS to message other pupils during a lesson.

If the teacher is allowing chat do not post any comments that are not related to your learning or the lesson topic.

Do not try to add pupils who are not in your class.

Do not try to join other TEAMS especially those just for staff.

You will be expected to behave in a respectful manner during the lesson and engage with your learning. You will use the platform sensibly and follow the TEAMs pupil guide at all times.

Independent learner - Highly motivated and dedicated in their learning
Engaged learner – Dedicated and ‘on task’ with the live lessons
Coasting learner - Effort varies from reasonable to good, but not fully motivated
Concern learner - is often ‘off task’ unless closely supervised

On your own device we suggest that you install the Teams app

Visit here to download the Teams app on a desktop or to get a link for the mobile app.

TEAMS in a classroom

Log into TEAMS using your school email address and password

Check for any activities that the teacher has set for the lesson or continue working where you left off.

Completing and submitting an assignment or HW:

1. To complete an assignment you will need to open the assignment which will appear on your Posts in the TEAM of the class. This will then show the full details of the assignments and any of the resources required to complete it.
2. ‘My work’ section will have any resources that you may need to use or the document to complete for the assignment.
3. To upload your assignment click the ‘Add work’ button and attach. If you need help with an assignment talk to the class teacher or email them.
4. This video link here will talk though this process: Pupils Guide to Microsoft Teams - Completing Assignments (Homework/remote learning tasks) in Teams

Microsoft TEAMS learning sanctions:
Positive discipline will be followed for any inappropriate behaviour whilst using Microsoft TEAMs. Your parents/carers will be contacted and you will have a comment in your planner if you do not use Microsoft TEAMS respectfully.

You must therefore:

Not use any of the features of TEAMS to try to contact another pupil in your lesson or in another lesson
Try to remove someone from the TEAM or add someone from another class.
Post any comments that are not related to your learning or the lesson topic if chat is open.

Teams Video Guides

For further assistance on using the features within Teams, you may want to watch the videos listed below.

How to Install Teams at Home

Your New Virtual Classroom

Attending Live Lessons

Completing Assignments

Sparx Maths, Reading (English) and Science

Logging in to Sparx

Make sure you have already logged into your school email before you start.

Click the SPARX Link from the Pupil Portal - this links to Sparx website.

Start typing the name of the school until Moor End Academy shows then click continue

SPARX - Select your school

As long as you already have your email open clicking the login using Microsoft button should take you straight in to SPARX. The first time it will ask you to check that it is your account.

Sparx Microsoft login page Now choose Reading, Maths or Science

What exactly is Sparx?

Sparx homework is tailored for you, and should offer you just the right level of challenge, based on the topics that your teacher has set.

Homework contains 3 elements: Compulsory, XP Boost and Target.

All questions in the Compulsory section must be answered correctly for the homework to be marked as complete. Each task bar will show as green when fully complete. For the homework to be classed as complete, all task bars for that homework need to be fully green. The percentage of homework complete will show on the menu page.

XP Boost questions are at a similar level to Compulsory, and offer extra practice.

Target questions have been designed to challenge you. Your parent/guardian will receive a link to a video in their parent email each week, to help them offer you support and encouragement with your Target homework.

However if you get too much assistance with your homework, Sparx may think you’re able to tackle more difficult questions and your work could get harder. To prevent this, attempt the question first and then watch the support video before getting help.

SPARX information for parents

GCSEPod

If you are a Year 10 or Year 11 pupil and you set GCSEPod up with your old @edu.moorend.org email address and you cannot remember your old username and password you will have to get a teacher to add your new @moorend.spacademies.org address to your account and perhaps reset your password then you can log straight in with the Sign in with Office 365 button.

Any issues please log a ticket with ITSupport or visit Mrs Whittaker in her office

Activating your GCSEPod account (First time log in)

Go to members.gcsepod.com/login

Click I'm new to GCSEPod

Enter your full name and date of birth. If it can see you in it's database it will suggest Moor End as the school.

Click the name of the school to contnue.

Please use you school email address as the username and put it in the Password reset email box as well

Add a new password and a password hint. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click SAVE.

You will now be on the welcome page of GCSEPOD and can watch the welcome video.

Next time you can log in with the username and password you just made or with your school email account and the orange button.

Signing in with Office 365

Instead of putting your username and password in the boxes click each time - Sign in with Office 365

This should take you straight into GCSEPOD.

Pupil Account Troubleshooting

If you have set your account up with your school email address properly you should just be able to log in with the Office 365 button.

If you used a username and password and you cannot remember how to log in try:

On the student login page click on ‘Need help? Forgotten my login details’

Remember your password from your password hint or get a reset link in email

If you added your school email address when you set up the account click the Send Reset Link. Otherwise fill in the details to get your password hint,

If these do not work ask your teacher (or Mrs Whittaker) to reset your password and remind you of your username and make sure your account has the proper school email address.