Hi all,

To follow up, here is the letter that can be sent home to parents about using DreamBox at home.  It can also be posted to   Also,



Dear Parent/Guardian,

The Ancona School has purchased DreamBox Learning's Math Program, an online, Intelligent Adaptive Learning(tm) program that helps all students achieve better, faster math proficiency.

Your student can access DreamBox Learning from any computer, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week using this link:

https://play.dreambox.com/login/2w9z/theas

DreamBox is an online program - there's no software to download! All you need is a high-speed Internet connection and Adobe Flash. Adobe Flash is free and is included with many Internet browsers such as Google Chrome. To access DreamBox on iPad, go to http://www.dreambox.com/ipad, or search for "DreamBox Math" in the App Store. When prompted in the app, use this School Code:

2w9z/theas

Review your student's academic progress with a DreamBox Parent Account. Please follow these steps to create your free Parent Account:

1. Go to https://play.dreambox.com/login/2w9z/theas

2. Have your student login to their profile just as they would at school.

3. Click Setup Parent Access at the bottom of the page.

4. Follow instructions to create a new login and password.

5. Read Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

6. Click "Submit".

Log into your home account after set up:

1. Go to http://play.dreambox.com

2. Enter your email address and password.

3. To see student progress, click the "Parent Dashboard" button.

If you have any questions, please contact DreamBox Client Care by calling themat 877-451-7845 (weekdays 7am to 5pm, Pacific Time), or email support@dreambox.com.

Sincerely,

The Ancona School


Here is a shorter, easier version that might be more conducive to posting as text on your My Classrooms page:

Dreambox is available at home!

Your student can log in to DreamBox using the same credentials they use to access their Google Account by visiting this page:
https://play.dreambox.com/login/2w9z/theas

Note that Dreambox has a newly updated version of the iPad app, and that you must upgrade as old version will not allow you to log in.  https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dreambox-math/id675354945?mt=8. To get set up you will need Ancona's school code, which is 2w9z/theas. 

On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 7:33 PM, Jon Stoper <jstoper@anconaschool.org> wrote:
> I had a bunch of 3rd grade and new parents ask me about logging into
> Dreambox today.  At first I thought that the issue might have been
> with uppercase/lower case passwords, but I have come to think the
> reason some people are having trouble is that there is a newly updated
> version of the Dreambox app that is "required".  Here is the link:
> http://schoolhelp.dreambox.com/customer/portal/articles/1630287-updating-the-ipad-app
>
> I assume you all have instructions ready to go on your My Classrooms
> pages, but please let me or Balazs know if you have questions.
>
> Thanks,
> Jon
>
> --
> Jon Stoper
> jstoper@anconaschool.org
> Technology Manager, Ancona School
> 4770 S. Dorchester, Chicago IL 60615
> www.anconaschool.org • 773-322-1728



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Jon Stoper
jstoper@anconaschool.org
Technology Manager, Ancona School
4770 S. Dorchester, Chicago IL 60615
www.anconaschool.org • 773-322-1728