How to set up and use the student dashboard

When you enable the student dashboard, users with Sora activity permission will be able to:

• View a summary of reading data for the students in their classes.
• View assigned titles for the students in their classes.

To enable the dashboard:

1. Sign into OverDrive Marketplace.
2. In the Admin drop-down, select Marketplace settings.
3. Under "Student dashboard settings," select Yes.
   
   Note: If you're signed in with a shared collection/consortium account, you can also enable the student dashboard for your Advantage accounts. You can either set up the dashboard on behalf of your Advantage accounts, or allow them to choose their own settings.
4. Read and acknowledge the privacy agreement.
5. Select a start date for the dashboard. Your dashboard will reset each year on this date.
6. (Optional) Select the checkbox under the start date to display reading data for your current classes from both the current year and the previous year. If you don't enable this setting, the dashboard will only display reading data from the current year.
7. If you'd like, enable the optional settings:
   • Show all students: Users with Marketplace settings permission, or Reports and End-user support permissions, can see all students with reading data.
     Note: For Advantage users, this option will only show students associated with your Advantage account.
   • Show individual checkout data: Users can see which titles their students have checked out from their school (not just assigned titles).
   • Show bundle checkouts as assignments: Titles borrowed from content bundles will be included in the "Assignments" section of the dashboard. If you don't enable this setting, bundle checkouts will be counted as regular checkouts.
8. Click I agree.

To see reading data on the student dashboard, you'll need to add students to a class. You can create as many classes as you'd like, and you can add students to multiple classes.

To create a class:

1. Sign into OverDrive Marketplace.
2. Click the Insights tab, then Student dashboard.
3. Click Manage classes in the top-right corner.
4. Click Add new class.
5. Enter a class name and select an authentication name (if prompted).
   Note: If you see the authentication name field, select your school name or the option that's closest to your school name.
6. Enter user IDs for the students in the class.
   • Select Show all to include all students (if you have permission).
   • Select Custom to manually enter user IDs.
   • Select Use Class Roster if your school set up a OneRoster integration.
7. Click Save.

From the dashboard home page, you can:

1. View a summary of reading data for the students in your classes.
2. Filter the dashboard by class, date, branch (e.g., school name or grade), or title ID.
   Note: If you don't know a title ID, select Search titles in the filter window to find the title.
3. Search for a specific student using the "Search within" box.
4. Select Manage classes to view, edit, and delete your classes.
5. Select a student to see more details about their reading activity in Sora, including checkouts (if enabled), assignments, achievements, and reading goals.

For each student, you can see a summary of all their reading activity in Sora (assignments, school checkouts, and public library checkouts). The summary data includes:

• Books opened: The number of unique titles the student has opened.
• Time read: The total number of minutes spent reading.
• Reading sessions: The number of times the student has initiated reading activity in Sora (such as opening a book or turning a page). There must be at least a 15-minute gap between activities to start a new reading session.
• Active days: The number of days with any reading sessions.
• Average time per session: The total minutes read divided by the number of sessions.
• Average time per book: The total minutes read divided by the number of books opened.

For the student's assignments and checkouts (if enabled), you can see:

• The book title
• The format (ebook, audiobook, or magazine)
• The checkout or assignment date
• The date they first opened the book
• The date they last opened the book
• The number of reading sessions
• The minutes spent reading
• The furthest progress they've made
• Their current position
• The checkout or assignment status (active or complete)
• Whether or not the title was reserved as part of a content bundle

For the student's achievements and milestones, you can see:

• Achievement names and dates earned
• Their current reading goal in minutes
• Milestone names and dates achieved