How to Navigate the Student Dashboard

The Student Dashboard is your home base in Vocab Loco. Everything you need — your word lists, progress, games, and rewards — is one click away from here. This guide walks you through each part of the page so you always know where to look.

Step 1: The top bar

• At the top of every page you'll find three buttons on the right side:
  • Notification bell — shows your latest unread notifications. Click it to see a quick preview, or go to the full Notifications page to see everything.
  • Change Voice — opens a panel where you can choose a text-to-speech voice, set the reading speed (Slow, Normal, or Fast), and pick a text highlight color.
  • Log Out — signs you out of your account.

Screenshot of the Vocab Loco Student Dashboard displaying assigned word lists, progress tools, games, and learning modules available to the student.

Step 2: The left sidebar

• The sidebar stays on the left side of every page and is your main navigation menu.
• At the top of the sidebar you'll see your avatar, your name, and your teacher's name. Click the avatar to go to the Avatar page and change it.
• Below that, the navigation links take you to all the main areas of the platform:

Step 3: Your assigned word lists

• The top section of the dashboard shows up to three word list cards — one for each active assignment from your teacher.
• Each card shows the list title, number of lessons, number of words, and when you last opened it.
• If a list has a schedule, a badge will tell you whether it's Available, Coming Soon, or Expired.
• Click Open Lessons on any card to start working on that list. If you have more than three active lists, click View All Lists to see the rest.

Step 4: Quick access shortcuts

• Just below the page title, a row of shortcut buttons lets you jump to key sections without using the sidebar:
  • Zoodle Missions — scrolls down to your pet's daily missions (if enabled)
  • My Garden — scrolls to your garden section (if enabled)
  • Aquarium Health — scrolls to your aquarium widget
  • My Progress — scrolls to your progress summary cards
  • Word A Day — scrolls to the Word of the Day widget

Step 5: Dashboard widgets

• Below your word list cards, the dashboard displays a set of widgets with quick information and shortcuts:
  • Your Learning Days — a monthly calendar that tracks your visit days and practice days, with a motivational message based on how active you've been. Practice days are marked with a fire icon.
  • Word of the Day — shows today's featured word with its definition, synonyms, and an example sentence. You can save the word to your Word Bank or write a sentence using it directly from here. Visible only if enabled by your teacher.
  • Word Swap Progress — shows your swaps completed and fish in your aquarium. Visible only if Word Swapper is enabled by your teacher.
  • My Avatar — a preview of your current avatar with a link to change it.
  • My Badges — a preview of your badge collection.
  • Zoodle's House — a shortcut to your virtual pet (if enabled by your teacher).
  • Zoodle Daily Missions — three daily tasks for your pet (Play, Eat, Wash Up) with status and direct GO buttons.

Step 6: Your progress summary

• The My Achievements section shows your key stats at a glance: Game Coins earned, Banked Words, Mastered Words, and Activity Points.
• Click Full Summary to go to your Reports page and see a complete breakdown of all your activity.

? Some sections — like Zoodle's House, Word Swapper, and Word a Day — only appear if your teacher has turned them on. If you don't see them, that's normal!