Using Beanstack data to run reading competitions
Your Insights Leaderboard gives you up-to-date reading rankings so that you can run motivating reading contests at the school-wide, class-wide, or individual student level. Giving students recognition for their reading achievements, whether that be minutes read, badges earned, or reviews submitted, is a decisive factor when creating healthy reading habits and building a culture of reading at your school. And it’s easier than ever to use Beanstack to harness the power of friendly and inclusive competition!
Log in to the admin view of your school site.- Navigate to Insights > Leaderboard.
- Choose your timeframe, pick which group type (classroom, grade, or reader) and sort type (books, minutes, badges, or reviews), select the challenges you want to view, and set any other desired parameters like subject.
- Click “Update Leaderboard” to refresh your rankings.
- When viewing top readers, you can click their name to view their reader profile and get their grade, challenge, and classroom info for easy recognition and prize delivery.
- When viewing top classes or grades, the rankings take into account the average per student, so that larger classes or grades and smaller classes or grades are on an even playing field.
- To download your rankings, click the download icon next to the “Update Leaderboard” button to save a CSV file of the data onto your local device. You can access the leaderboard at any time for school-wide announcements, social media posts, physical leaderboard updates, and other recognition-boosting efforts.