RankUpturn: Knowledge Base and FAQs

How to ADD or CREATE CLASSROOM?

Classrooms can be only created by Principal, School Admins or Users having that privilege to do so. The classroom consists of students, teachers, curriculums and classroom admin. To create the CLASSROOM with RankUpturn, please follow the below procedure.

Step 1: Login to your User Account with RankUpturn services.

Step 2: Please make sure that you have logged into as Institution/School Admin or Principal.

Step 3: On your Dashboard, click on + CREATE CLASSROOM button.

Step 4: Select the Grade and Name your classroom.

Step 5: Follow the instructions on Screen to Add the students of that Classroom. You can also Add your Students later after creating your Classroom.

Step 6: Click on NEXT and check if everything looks fine. Alter the details if any errors and click on NEXT.

Step 7: On your final screen click on CREATE button to create the Classroom.

Important Note:

By adding students to the CLASSROOM, the corresponding Students accounts get created automatically. In the CLASSROOM Dashboard, you can find all the students login credentials. Only CLASSROOM admin can access the students’ account credentials through the corresponding CLASSROOM dashboard. For security reasons, the students’ account credentials will not be shown to anyone else except that particular CLASSROOM ADMIN. A CLASSROOM can have multiple teachers but only one Classroom Admin. School Admin can ASSIGN any teacher of a classroom as a CLASSROOM ADMIN of that classroom. The teacher who is not a part of the classroom can’t be set as a CLASSROOM ADMIN of that classroom.

Similarly, you can CREATE as many classrooms required under your School/Institution Account with RankUpturn services. Please be informed that a complete classroom must have at-least one class teacher, one classroom admin, one curriculum and students.

How to Add Institution Admin Users?

With RankUpturn services, the Principal or ROOT user can add the INSTITUTION/SCHOOL ADMIN under the corresponding INSTITUTION/SCHOOL account by using the below procedure.

Step 1: Login to the RankUpturn by using your login credentials. Please make sure that you have logged into as Root user.

Step 2: Go to the Admins menu in the main menu to check the list of Institution Admin users available under your institution or to add the Institution Admin.

Step 3: Click ADD INSTITUTION/SCHOOL ADMIN button.

Step 4: Enter the NAME, MAIL ID, PHONE and click on ADD button.

Step 5: The invitation email and mobile OTP along with registration instruction will be sent to the corresponding email address and mobile number.

Step 6: The user who got successfully completed his/her registration with RankUpturn using email link and mobile OTP will be listed under the Admins menu. Except adding the new institution admin privilege, these Institution Admin have all the privileges to setup and monitor the institution.

How to Add or Modify GRADES, ACADEMICS or COURSES list in your Institution/School?

Customizing the list of Grade/Academic/Course is one of the very first things to do for your institution setup. Because the classrooms, subjects, teachers and students will be created or assigned based on the Grade/ Academic/Course name only.

With RankUpturn services, the Principal or SCHOOL ADMIN users can add and modify the Grades/Academics list under the corresponding SCHOOL account, by using the below procedure.

Step 1: Login to RankUpturn by using your login credentials. Please make sure that you have logged into as Institution Admin or Root user.

Step 2: On the Main Dashboard, click on +ADD GRADES button prompts you to enter your account password to list the Grades/Academics/Courses list. Please check the list and make sure if anything needs to be added, modified or removed in the list.

Step 3: Click on the EDIT to customize the Grade/Academic/Courses list under your institution. You can add, modify and delete the course names available under your institution.

Step 4: Click on ADD NEW GRADE and enter the Grade/Academic/Course name you would like to add into the list. You can also modify the names of already existing Grade/Academic/Courses names in the list, if required. Similarly, click on the corresponding multiplication symbol (X), if you would like to delete or remove any Grade/Academic/Course name from the list.

Step 5: Click on SAVE to update the changes on Grade/Academic/Course name list.

How to Add Subjects based on Grades, Academics or Courses?

After adding Grades, Academics or Courses list, adding the list of subjects based on the Grade, Academic or Course is one of the very important things to do for your institution setup. Because the curriculum and teachers will be created or assigned based on the corresponding subjects only.

With RankUpturn services, the INSTITUTION/SCHOOL ADMIN users can add and modify the list of subjects based on the Grades/Academics list available under the corresponding INSTITUTION/SCHOOL account, by using the below procedure.

Step 1: Login to RankUpturn by using your login credentials. Please make sure that you have logged into as Institution Admin or Root user.

Step 2: On the Main Dashboard, click on +ADD SUBJECTS button prompts you to enter your account password to list the subjects based on the Grades/Academics/Courses available under your institution.

Step 3: Click on the desired Grades/Academics/Course in the left side pane to check the list of subjects for that selected Grades/Academics/Course. Please check the available list and make sure if anything needs to be added, modified or removed in the list.

Step 4: If the list is empty and you would like to add new subjects, click on EDIT button, enter the subject name and click on ADD NEW SUBJECT. You can add multiple subjects one by one.

Step 5: Click on SAVE button to enlist the newly added subjects based on the Grades/Academics/Course. Similarly you can check and add the subjects for other Grades/Academics/Courses available under your institution.

How to UNBLOCK the Institution Admin?

With RankUpturn services, the Principal or Institution/School Admin users can UNBLOCK the INSTITUTION/SCHOOL ADMIN under INSTITUTION/SCHOOL account by using the below procedure.

Step 1: Login to the RankUpturn by using your login credentials. Please make sure that you have logged into as Institution Admin or Root user.

Step 2: Go to the Admins menu in the main menu to check the list of Institution Admin users available under your institution or to unblock the Institution Admin.

Step 3: Locate the School/Institution Admin whom you would like to unblock or reinstate the access for.

Step 4: Click on the corresponding On button under Block Access column prompts the confirmation message.

Step 5: Click on YES will unblock or reinstate the access for the corresponding Institution/School Admin. If UNBLOCKED, the Institution/School Admin can again start access his dashboard, institution and other resources available under your institution over RankUpturn.

NOTE:

If you would like to only remove the Institution Admin role, use the button REMOVE ADMIN ROLE and follow the instructions. Removing Institution Admin removes all the Institution Admin privileges and keep the user as a normal Teacher under your institution thereafter.

How to BLOCK Institution Admin?

With RankUpturn services, the Principal or Institution/School Admin users can BLOCK the INSTITUTION/SCHOOL ADMIN under SCHOOL account by using the below procedure.

Step 1: Login to the RankUpturn by using your login credentials. Please make sure that you have logged into as Institution Admin or Root user.

Step 2: Go to the Admins menu in the main menu to check the list of Institution Admin users available under your institution or to block the Institution Admin.

Step 3: Locate the School/Institution Admin whom you would like to block the access for.

Step 4: Click on the corresponding Off button under Block Access column prompts the confirmation message.

Step 5: Click on YES will block the access for the corresponding School Admin. If BLOCKED, the Institution Admin can’t access his dashboard, institution and other resources available under your institution over RankUpturn. You can UNBLOCK or reinstate the access at any time.

NOTE:

If you would like to only remove the Institution Admin role, use the button REMOVE ADMIN ROLE and follow the instructions. Removing Institution Admin removes all the Institution Admin privileges and keep the user as a normal Teacher under your institution thereafter.

How to DELETE Institution Admin?

With RankUpturn services, the ROOT user can DELETE the INSTITUTION/SCHOOL ADMIN under the corresponding INSTITUTION/SCHOOL account by using the below procedure.

Step 1: Login to the RankUpturn by using your login credentials. Please make sure that you have logged into as Root user.

Step 2: Go to the Admins menu in the main menu to check the list of Institution/School Admin users available under your institution or to delete the Institution Admin.

Step 3: Click DELETE button and choose the Institution/School Admin whom you would like to delete.

Step 4: If this institution/school admin has been assigned as a Teacher for any classrooms, before deleting the Institution/School Admin you should remove the institution/school admin from the classrooms to which he/she has been assigned as a Teacher.

Step 5: Click on the DELETE button to delete the desired Institution/School Admin prompts the confirmation message.

Step 6: Click on OK button and providing the password to authorize this action will delete the desired Institution/School Admin. On successful delete, the institution admin will no longer be a part of your institution under RankUpturn services.

NOTE:

1. If you would like to only remove the Institution/School Admin role, use the button REMOVE ADMIN ROLE and follow the instructions. Removing Institution/School Admin removes all the Institution/School Admin privileges and keep the user as a normal Teacher under your institution thereafter.

2. To temporarily block the Institution Admin’s access, you can click on the BLOCK button and follow the instructions. If BLOCKED, the Institution Admin can’t access his/her dashboard, institution and other resources available under your institution over RankUpturn. You can UNBLOCK or reinstate the access at any time.

How to Add Teacher?

With RankUpturn services, the Institution/School Admin users can add the TEACHERS under INSTITUTION/SCHOOL account. Teachers can be added using the below procedure:

Step 1: Login to the RankUpturn by using your login credentials. Please make sure that you have logged into as Institution/School Admin or Principal.

Step 2: Click on Teachers menu in the main menu.

Step 3: Click on ADD TEACHER You can also click on the BULK ADDITION to add multiple teachers in a single attempt.

Step 4: Fill in the corresponding Teacher’s details along with email address and mobile number and Click on ADD button.

Step 5: The invitation email and mobile OTP along with registration instruction will be sent to the corresponding teachers’ email address and mobile number.

Step 6: The teachers who got successfully completed his/her registration with RankUpturn using email link and mobile OTP will be listed under the Teachers menu. These Teachers will be available to assign to the classrooms based on the subject.

Important Note: A classroom can have any number of assigned teachers but can have only one Classroom Admin. The Classroom Admin must be a Teacher of that same classroom. For example, if a classroom has 5 Teachers, you can set any one of the 5 Teachers as a Classroom Admin.

How to BLOCK Teacher User?

With RankUpturn services, the Principal or Institution/School Admin users can BLOCK the TEACHER under SCHOOL account by using the below procedure.

Step 1: Login to the RankUpturn by using your login credentials. Please make sure that you have logged into as Institution Admin or Root user.

Step 2: Go to the Teachers menu in the main menu to check the list of Teacher users available under your institution or to block the Teacher.

Step 3: Locate the Teacher whom you would like to block the access for.

Step 4: Click on the corresponding Off button under Block Access column prompts the confirmation message.

Step 5: Click on YES will block the access for the corresponding Teacher User. If BLOCKED, the Teacher can’t access his dashboard, classrooms and other resources available under your institution over RankUpturn. You can UNBLOCK or reinstate the access at any time.

How to UNBLOCK Teacher User?

With RankUpturn services, the Principal or Institution/School Admin users can UNBLOCK the TEACHER under SCHOOL account by using the below procedure.

Step 1: Login to the RankUpturn by using your login credentials. Please make sure that you have logged into as Institution Admin or Root user.

Step 2: Go to the Teachers menu in the main menu to check the list of Teacher users available under your institution or to block the Teacher.

Step 3: Locate the Teacher whom you would like to block the access for.

Step 4: Click on the corresponding ON button under Block Access column prompts the confirmation message.

Step 5: Click on YES will unblock the access for the corresponding Teacher User. If UNBLOCKED, the Teacher can access his/her dashboard, classrooms and other resources available under your institution over RankUpturn. You can BLOCK the access a teacher any time.

How to DELETE Teacher?

With RankUpturn services, the ROOT user can DELETE the TEACHER under the corresponding INSTITUTION/SCHOOL account by using the below procedure.

Step 1: Login to the RankUpturn by using your login credentials. Please make sure that you have logged into as Root user.

Step 2: Go to the Teachers menu in the main menu to check the list of Teacher users available under your institution.

Step 3: Click DELETE button and choose the Teacher user whom you would like to delete.

Step 4: If this teacher has been assigned as a Teacher for any classrooms, before deleting the Teacher you should remove the teacher from the classrooms to which he/she has been assigned as a Teacher.

Step 5: Click on the DELETE button to delete the desired Teacher prompts the confirmation message.

Step 6: Click on OK button and providing the password to authorize this action will delete the desired Teacher. On successful delete, the teacher will no longer be a part of your institution under RankUpturn services.

Note:

To temporarily block the Teachers’s access, you can click on the BLOCK button and follow the instructions. If BLOCKED, the Teacher can’t access his/her dashboard, institution and other resources available under your institution over RankUpturn. You can UNBLOCK or reinstate the access at any time.

How to Assign Teacher to a Classroom?

With RankUpturn services, the Principal or Institution Admin users can ASSIGN TEACHERS based on subject to the Classroom under SCHOOL/INSTITUTION

account. Teacher can be assigned in two ways: Teacher can be assigned directly from the TEACHER PROFILE or from inside the classroom. Please refer the below procedure to Assign Teacher to a classroom based on subject, directly from the Teacher’s Profile.

Procedure 1:

Step 1: Log in to RankUpturn by using your login credentials. Please make sure that you have logged into as School Admin or Principal.

Step 2: Click on the Teachers menu and locate the desired teacher from the list of teachers under your institution.

Step 3: Click on the desired Teacher name to view the details of the Teacher including the number of classrooms assigned for that teacher.

Step 4: Go to Assign/Remove Classroom to view the list of assigned classrooms based on subject.

Step 5: Click on EDIT button.

Step 6: In the row of fields highlighted, select GRADE/ACADEMIC, CLASSROOM NAME, and SUBJECT and click on UPDATE button. You can also assign a Teacher to multiple classrooms from the teacher’s profile. If there is no classrooms created or available in that school the dropdown list will be blank. In this case you need to first create the list of classrooms.

Step 7: On successful update, the Teacher will be assigned to the corresponding classroom based on the selection of GRADE, CLASSROOM and SUBJECT. The corresponding teacher will start access the classroom and collaborate with the students from his/her dashboard.

Procedure 2:

Step 1: Log in to the RankUpturn by using your login credentials. Please make sure that you have logged into as School Admin or Principal.

Step 2: On your Main Dashboard, you can see the list of classrooms available under your school.

Step 3: Enter into the desired classroom by clicking on the classroom.

Step 4: Scroll down to the Teachers vs Curriculum Summary table and click on the ASSIGN button.

Step 5. Select TEACHER, fill with the corresponding details. If there is no teachers added yet, the teachers list will be blank. In this case you need to add the teachers first before start assigning the teachers.

Step 6: Click on ASSIGN to assign the selected Teacher to that classroom based on the subject. On successful assignment, the corresponding teacher will start access the classroom and collaborate with the students from his/ her dashboard.

Note:

Principal or School Admin can Remove or Un-assign the Assigned Teacher from the classroom through using TEACHER PROFILE at anytime. Among the tabs General information, Assign/Remove Classroom, Curriculum Admin in the TEACHER PROFILE, select Assign/Remove Classroom where you can see the list of classrooms assigned to the Teachers against the subjects, click on EDIT button and click on Cross symbol (x) given at the top right corner of corresponding row and click on UPDATE button to Remove or Un-assign the Teacher from the corresponding CLASSROOM.

How to Assign Teacher as a CLASSROOM ADMIN?

A classroom must have at-least one Teacher. A Teacher from outside the classroom can’t be assigned as a CLASSROOM ADMIN. For example, if a classroom GRADE 9 has 5 teachers, you can set anyone out of 5 teachers of GRADE 9 as the GRADE 9’s Classroom Admin. Classroom Admin is the only user having the privilege to view, modify and share the student’s password, and block and unblock the access of the classroom of students. Additionally, the Classroom Admin can also enable or disable parent’s access to the classrooms to which the Teacher has been assigned as a classroom admin. If assigned, he/she will be the only responsible person to securely manage the access controls.

The Roles of Classroom Admin:

In addition to the teacher role, the classroom admins can:

1. View, Modify and share the student’s login credentials of the classroom,

2. Instantly BLOCK or UNBLOCK student’s access to the corresponding classroom,

3. Instantly BLOCK or UNBLOCK parent’s access to the corresponding student

With RankUpturn services, the Principal or INSTITUTION/School Admin users can ASSIGN CLASSROOM ADMIN role for any teacher of a classroom in 2 ways to control the student’s access to that classroom under the corresponding SCHOOL account, by using the below procedures.

Assigning Classroom Admin from the main dashboard:

Step 1: Login to the RankUpturn by using your login credentials. Please make sure that you have logged into as Institution Admin or Root user.

Step 2: On the Main dashboard, you can see list of available Classrooms with Curriculum, Teacher, Classroom Admin and Progress details.

Step 3: Locate the Classroom to which you would like to assign the classroom admin.

Step 4: Refer the Classroom Admin column and click on Assign Classroom Admin prompts the SET CLASSROOM ADMIN message.

Step 5: Select the Teacher whom you would like to set as a CLASSROOM ADMIN for that classroom, from the list of Teachers.

Step 6: Click on ASSIGN button to set the selected Teacher as a Classroom Admin.

Assigning Classroom Admin from inside the classroom:

Step 1: Login to the RankUpturn by using your login credentials. Please make sure that you have logged into as Institution Admin or Root user.

Step 2: On the Main dashboard, you can see list of available Classrooms with Curriculum, Teacher, Classroom Admin and Progress details.

Step 3: Locate and click on the Classroom to which you would like to assign the classroom admin.

Step 4: Inside the classroom, scroll down to the Teachers vs Curriculum Summary table and find the ASSIGN CLASSROOM ADMIN button underneath.

Step 5: Click on the ASSIGN CLASSROOM ADMIN button prompts the SET CLASSROOM ADMIN message.

Step 6: Select the Teacher whom you would like to set as a CLASSROOM ADMIN for that classroom, from the list of Teachers.

Step 7: Click on ASSIGN button to set the selected Teacher as a Classroom Admin.

Note:

Classroom Admin is a special privilege given to a Teacher to control the students’ access to the corresponding classroom available under your institution over RankUpturn. A classroom can have only one Classroom Admin but a Teacher can be of Classroom Admin for many classrooms. The Teacher from the same classroom can be a classroom admin of that classroom. In other words, the Teacher who is not associated with a classroom can’t be assigned as a classroom admin of that classroom.

How to Remove or Unassign Teacher from a Classroom?

An institution may be required to remove the teachers from the classroom for several reasons. For instance, a Teacher may be removed from one classroom and assigned to the other classroom based on the subject. The Root, Principal or Institution Admin user can unassign or remove the Teacher from the classroom. To REMOVE a Teacher from the classroom, please follow any one of the below procedures:

Unassign Teacher from the Main Dashboard:

Step 1: Log in to the RankUpturn by using your login credentials. Please make sure that you have logged into as School Admin, Principal or Root user.

Step 2: On the Main dashboard, clicking on the UNASSIGN button prompts you to choose TEACHER or CURRICULUM. Click on the TEACHER button.

Step 3: Select or make sure that you are under the Assign/Unassign Classroom Tab.

Step 4: Select the desired Teacher shows the details of number of classrooms assigned along with the details of Grade/Academic, Classroom Name and Subject. If the selected Teacher is already assigned as classroom admin for any classrooms, the details will be shown here.

Step 5: Click on the EDIT button, refer to the details and remove the Teacher from the desired classroom by clicking on the corresponding X symbol. If the desired Teacher is assigned as the classroom admin and assigned for only one subject for that classroom, you can’t remove that teacher. In this case, you must first remove the classroom admin privilege for the teacher by <a href="">changing the classroom admin</a> of that classroom, before you attempt to un-assign the teacher from the classroom with respect to the subject.

Step 6: Click on UPDATE button. On successful removal, the corresponding classroom will be removed from the Teacher’s dashboard and the removed Teacher thereafter can’t be able to access the classroom and curriculum resources for that subject it was assigned before. If the same Teacher is assigned for any other subject for the same classroom, the Teacher’s access to that subject for that classroom will not be affected.

Unassign Teacher from Inside the Classroom Dashboard:

Step 1: Log in to the RankUpturn by using your login credentials. Please make sure that you have logged into as School Admin, Principal or Root user.

Step 2: On the Main dashboard and click on the desired classroom from which you would like remove the Teacher. From inside the classroom dashboard, clicking on the UNASSIGN button prompts you to choose TEACHER or CURRICULUM. Click on the TEACHER button. Or click on the desired Teacher name given in the Teacher vs Curriculum Summary Table.

Step 3: Select or make sure that you are under the Assign/Unassign Classroom Tab.

Step 4: Select the desired Teacher shows the details of number of classrooms assigned along with the details of Grade/Academic, Classroom Name and Subject. If the selected Teacher is already assigned as classroom admin for any classrooms, the details will be shown here.

Step 5: Click on the EDIT button, refer the details and remove the Teacher from the desired classroom by clicking on the corresponding X symbol. If the desired Teacher is as the classroom admin and assigned for only one subject for that classroom. You can’t remove that teacher. In this case, you must first remove the classroom admin privilege for the teacher by changing the classroom admin of that classroom, before you attempt to unassign the teacher from the classroom with respect to the subject.

Step 6: Click on UPDATE button. On successful removal, the corresponding classroom will be removed from the Teacher’s dashboard and the removed Teacher thereafter can’t be able to access the classroom and curriculum resources for that subject it was assigned before. If the same Teacher is assigned for any other subject for the same classroom, the Teacher’s access to that subject for that classroom will not be affected.

Notes:

The Teachers are assigned to the classroom based on the subjects. Removing a Teacher from the classroom based on the subject removes that Teacher’s access for that subject alone.

If the same Teacher is assigned for any other subject for the same classroom, the Teacher’s access to that subject for that classroom will not be affected.

If the Teacher is assigned for multiple subjects for the same classroom and you would like to remove the complete access of the teacher for that classroom, the institution admin is required to remove the teacher multiple times or for the intended subjects to stop the teacher access.

On successful removal, the classroom will be removed from the Teacher’s dashboard and the removed Teacher can’t be able to access the classroom and learning resources and performance metrics of the students for the subject from which the teacher is unassigned.

How to Change a CLASSROOM ADMIN for a classroom?

A classroom must have at-least two or more Teachers to change the classroom admin. A Teacher from outside the classroom can’t be assigned as a CLASSROOM ADMIN. For example, if a classroom GRADE 9 has 5 teachers, you can set anyone out of 5 teachers of GRADE 9 as the GRADE 9’s Classroom Admin. Classroom Admin is the only user having the privilege to view, modify and share the student’s password, and block and unblock the access of the classroom of students. Additionally, the Classroom Admin can also enable or disable parent’s access to the classrooms to which the Teacher has been assigned as a classroom admin. If assigned, he/she will be the only responsible person to securely manage the access controls.

The Roles of Classroom Admin:

In addition to the teacher role, the classroom admins can:

1. view, modify and share the classroom of student’s login credentials,

2. instantly enable or disable student’s access to the corresponding classroom,

3. instantly enable or disable parent’s access to the corresponding kid’s classroom activities timeline.

With RankUpturn services, the Principal or Institution/School Admin users can ASSIGN CLASSROOM ADMIN role for any teacher of a classroom in 2 ways to control the student’s access to that classroom under the corresponding INSTITUTION/SCHOOL account, by using the below procedures.

Changing Classroom Admin from the main dashboard:

Step 1: Login to the RankUpturn by using your login credentials. Please make sure that you have logged into as Institution Admin or Root user.

Step 2: On the Main dashboard, you can see list of available Classrooms with Curriculum, Teacher, Classroom Admin and Progress details.

Step 3: Locate the Classroom to which you would like to change the classroom admin.

Step 4: Refer the Classroom Admin column and click on Change Classroom Admin prompts the SET CLASSROOM ADMIN message.

Step 5: Select the Teacher whom you would like to set as a new CLASSROOM ADMIN for that classroom, from the list of Teachers.

Step 6: Click on ASSIGN button to set the selected Teacher as a new Classroom Admin.

Changing Classroom Admin from inside the classroom:

Step 1: Login to the RankUpturn by using your login credentials. Please make sure that you have logged into as Institution Admin or Root user.

Step 2: On the Main dashboard, you can see list of available Classrooms with Curriculum, Teacher, Classroom Admin and Progress details.

Step 3: Locate and click on the Classroom to which you would like to change the classroom admin.

Step 4: Inside the classroom, scroll down to the Teachers vs Curriculum Summary table and find the CHANGE CLASSROOM ADMIN button underneath. To change the classroom admin, the classroom must have atleast two or more Teachers.

Step 5: Click on the ASSIGN CLASSROOM ADMIN button prompts the SET CLASSROOM ADMIN message.

Step 6: Select the Teacher whom you would like to set as a new CLASSROOM ADMIN for that classroom, from the list of Teachers.

Step 7: Click on ASSIGN button to set the selected Teacher as a new Classroom Admin.

Note:

The classroom admin is the only person authorized to view, modify and share the login password for the classroom of students, and temporarily block and unblock the student’s access to the corresponding classroom. If any Teacher has been assigned as a classroom admin, for security reasons, it is always advisable to change the password for the entire classroom of students and carefully distribute it to the corresponding students. Because the passwords of students will not be accessible to anyone else in your institution including the institution admin.

How to Rename the Classroom?

Below are the steps to rename the classroom

Step 1: Login to the RankUpturn by using your login credentials. Please make sure that you have logged into as School Admin or Principal.

Step 2: From main dashboard select the classroom.

Step 3: Click on MODIFY NAME button and in the popup click on EDIT button to update the name

Step 4: Change desire value for CLASSROOM NAME and click on UPDATE button

As a Root, Principal or Institution Admin user, how can I take over the control for user (student and parent) access management for a classroom?

As a Root, Principal or Institution Admin user, how can I take over the control for user (student and parent) access management for a classroom?

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As a Root, Principal or Institution Admin user, I can’t be able to block or unblock the student or parent user access to the classroom. How can I control the specific student or parent user access in the classroom individually?

By default, the Root, Principal or Institution Admin user can control the user's (student’s and parent’s) access at the classroom level collectively but not at the individual level for the classroom. For example, the above users can block or unblock the user's (student’s and parent’s) access for the entire classroom collectively at the classroom level but not at the individual student or parent level in the desired classroom. Only the corresponding classroom admin has such privilege to block or unblock student’s or parent’s access at the individual level in the classroom.

You may ask the corresponding classroom admin to do this for you by passing over the information or as a Root, Principal or Institution Admin user, you can assign yourself as a classroom admin (classroom in-charge) of the desired classroom and control the user's (student’s and parent’s) access at the individual level for that classroom.

To assign yourself as a classroom admin of the desired classroom, you have to assign yourself as a subject teacher for that classroom first. Once you have been successfully assigned yourself as a subject teacher, you can assign yourself as a classroom admin (classroom in-charge) for that classroom. Thereafter, you can control the specific student’s and parent’s access to that classroom individually.

Often you may want to take over the control for user access management at the individual user (student or parent) level for various reasons such as the instances like absence of classroom admin, waiting for bring in the right authority, security purpose, time when any issues happened, share the classroom of username and password credentials by yourself, or you would like to directly involve into control the user (student and parent) access for each and every classrooms under your institution with RankUpturn.

Notes:

A classroom can have only one Classroom Admin at any time but a Teacher can be of Classroom Admin for many classrooms. The Teacher from the same classroom can be a classroom admin of that classroom. In other words, the Teacher who is not associated with a classroom can’t be assigned as a classroom admin of that classroom.

If you are newly assigned as a classroom admin, please don’t forget to change the password for the entire classroom of students and securely share to the corresponding students individually. It will ensure that the password credentials are not known to anyone else except you and the corresponding students.

The current login of corresponding students with RankUpturn will be terminated immediately, if you have changed the password for a student or classroom of students. The students can only login again to access the classroom with RankUpturn using the same username with a new password.

You can’t change the password for parent accounts but block or unblock the parent accounts collectively or individually. If blocked, the corresponding parent user can’t be able to login and access his/her kid’s data with RankUpturn until the account is reinstated.

To control the teacher access, you can temporarily block or unblock the teacher access or permanently remove the teacher access from the Teachers dashboard. To block the Teacher access for a specific classroom, just unassign the teacher from that classroom.

How to CREATE or ADD Curriculum based on Subject?

The curriculum is a collection of learning objectives for a course or training program. With RankUpturn services, the Principal, Institution/School Admin and Teachers with Curriculum Admin privilege can create and modify the curriculum objectives for a subject or course. Also connect and modify learning resources against the curriculum objectives by using the below procedure.

Step 1: Login to the RankUpturn by using your login credentials. Please make sure that you have logged into as School Admin or Principal.

Step 2: On the Main dashboard or under Curriculum menu in the main menu, click on the + ADD CURRICULUM button.

Step 3: Select the Grade/Academic and Subject. If the Grade and Subject list is empty, add the Grade/Academic first and then add the Subjects. Both Grade/Academic and Subject are required to create or add the curriculum.

Step 4: Enter the name of the curriculum. The curriculum name can be of Subject or any of your preference to easily recognize now and later.

Step 5: Check if any curriculum has been created and shared by other users of your institution for the desired subject. If anything so, you can select, customize and reuse the shared curriculum to create the curriculum for the desired subject.

Step 6: If there is no shared curriculum available or you don’t prefer to reuse the shared curriculum, and you would like to create the curriculum by adding the learning objectives prescribed by the curriculum frameworks, you can add the learning objectives block by block.

Step 7: Click on SAVE button creates the curriculum of learning objectives for the desired subject. The created curriculum will be available for Institution Admins to assign the corresponding classrooms.

NOTE:

If you would like to connect the meaningful learning resources, you can create and connect the learning activity templates and learning resources (videos, files and images) to each and every learning objectives of the curriculum. Doing so will help the subject Teachers to save time more significantly and help the students access the learning resources beforehand. The activity templates will be accessible for the corresponding teachers to reuse it from the curriculum dashboard, whereas the connected learning resources will be accessible for both teachers and students, if assigned to the classrooms.

How to connect Learning Resources to the Curriculum objectives of the subject or course?

The Principal, Institution Admin or Teachers with curriculum admin privileges can connect the learning resources to the learning objectives of the desired curriculum of a subject or course. Doing so will help the subject Teachers to save time more significantly and help the students access the learning resources beforehand. The activity templates will be accessible for the corresponding teachers to reuse it from the curriculum dashboard, whereas the connected learning resources will be accessible for both teachers and students, if assigned to the classrooms.

With RankUpturn services, you can connect the meaningful learning resources by using the below procedure.

Step 1: Login to the RankUpturn by using your login credentials. Please make sure that you have logged into as School Admin or Principal.

Step 2: Click on the Curriculum menu in the main menu to view the list of curriculums added under your school/institution.

Step 3: Locate the desired curriculum from the list of curriculums and click on the Add/Modify Learning Resources link, or click on the desired curriculum and again click on the Add/Modify Learning Resources link provided at top right side corner in the curriculum.

Step 4: Click on the EDIT button to connect the learning resources (URLs, files, videos, images, etc.) against each learning objectives of the curriculum.

Step 5: Click on the ADD link and choose the type of learning resource you would like to add. You can add multiple learning resources for each and every learning objectives in the curriculum.

Step 6: Add as many learning resources you would like to add against each learning objectives of the curriculum.

Step 7: Click on SAVE after uploading and adding the desired learning resources against each learning objectives of the curriculum.

Step 8: On successful update, the connected learning resources will be accessible for both teachers and students of the classroom to which it is assigned.

Note:

1. For Teachers having Curriculum Admin role can enter into the respective curriculum, and click on MANAGE button to Add/Modify Learning Resources for the learning objectives of the curriculum.

2. For creating and connecting learning activity templates to the corresponding learning objective of the curriculum, you don’t have to click on EDIT to Add/Modify Learning Resources. You can start create and connect the learning activity templates with or without clicking on EDIT button

How to MODIFY the Learning Objectives of a Curriculum or Subject?

The curriculum is a collection of learning objectives for a course or training program. With RankUpturn services, the Principal, School Admin and Teachers with Curriculum Admin privilege can modify the curriculum learning objectives of a subject or course under the corresponding SCHOOL account, by using the below procedure:

Step 1: Login to the RankUpturn by using your login credentials. Please make sure that you have logged into as School Admin or Principal.

Step 2: Go to Curriculum menu in the main menu, locate the desired curriculum and click on the Add/Modify Learning Objectives link.

Step 3: Click on CUSTOMIZE button to add, remove or modify the learning objectives for the desired curriculum. You can also add new block of curriculum objectives or alter the existing block of learning objectives.

Step 4: Click on SAVE will display the curriculum name, grade, subject and description to let you remind on which curriculum all the changes are going to be included.

Step 5: Verify and click on SAVE button will update the recent changes in the respective curriculum.

How to ASSIGN Curriculum to a Classroom?

With RankUpturn services, the Principal or Institution/School Admin users can ASSIGN CURRICULUM to the desired classrooms under the corresponding INSTITUTION/SCHOOL account, by using the below procedure:

Assigning Curriculum to a Classroom from the Main Dashboard:

Step 1: Login to the RankUpturn by using your login credentials. Please make sure that you have logged into as Institution Admin or Root user.

Step 2: On the Main dashboard, locate the classroom from the list of classrooms for which you would like to assign the curriculum.

Step 3: Hover your cursor on Assign Curriculum and click on Assign Curriculum if there is no curriculum assigned yet, or else click on Assign More Curriculum link prompts you to select the subject and curriculum. It also shows the details of already assigned curriculum for the selected classroom, if anything assigned so.

Step 4: Select the subject and the corresponding curriculum. If the desired subject and/or curriculum is not listed in the corresponding dropdown list or the list is empty, add the subject and/or the corresponding curriculum first.

Step 5: Click on the ASSIGN button. On successful assignment, this assigned curriculum will be enlisted into the corresponding classroom under curriculum menu. The teacher who is associated with this classroom based on the subject can start accessing the curriculum and connected resources to collaborate with the classroom of students.

Notes:

You can add multiple curriculum for a classroom based on the subjects. Only the teachers who have been assigned for the corresponding subject can have the access to the assigned curriculum and connected resources to collaborate with classroom of students.

Assigning Curriculum to a Classroom from the Curriculum Screen:

Step 1: Login to the RankUpturn by using your login credentials. Please make sure that you have logged into as Institution Admin or Root user.

Step 2: Go to the Curriculum menu in the main menu, locate the curriculum from the list of curriculums which you would like to assign to a classroom.

Step 3: Click on Assign Classroom or Assign More Classroom link prompts you to select a classroom. It also shows the details of already assigned classrooms for the selected curriculum, if anything assigned so.

Step 4: Select the classroom and click on the ASSIGN button. On successful assignment, this assigned curriculum will be enlisted into the corresponding classroom under curriculum menu. The teacher who is associated with this classroom based on the subject can start accessing the curriculum and connected resources to collaborate with the classroom of students.

Notes:

You can assign the same curriculum for multiple classrooms of same grade, course or academics. For example, a (10th grade, Mathematics) curriculum can be assigned to the classrooms (10-grade, A-section), (10th grade, B-section) and (10th grade, C-section) and so on. The corresponding teacher can have the access to the curriculum and connected learning resources to start collaborate with the students independently.

How to UNASSIGN or REMOVE Curriculum from a classroom?

With RankUpturn services, the Principal or Institution/School Admin users can UNASSIGN or REMOVE curriculum from the desired classroom under the corresponding INSTITUTION/SCHOOL account, by using the below procedure:

Removing Curriculum from a Classroom:

Step 1: Login to the RankUpturn by using your login credentials. Please make sure that you have logged into as Institution Admin or Root user.

Step 2: On the Main dashboard or go to the Curriculum menu of main menu, click on the UNASSIGN button.

Step 3: Click on the CURRICULUM prompts you to select the Grade/ Academics, Subject, Curriculum name and the classroom. It also shows the list of classrooms to which the selected curriculum is already assigned to, if anything so.

Step 4: Select the Grade/Academics, Subject, Curriculum name and the classroom.

Step 5: Click on REMOVE. On successful removal the curriculum which you removed will be delisted from the corresponding classroom. The teacher who is assigned for the particular subject of the classroom can’t be able to access that removed curriculum and connected resources from inside the corresponding classroom thereafter

How to MODIFY the Connected Learning Resources against the Learning Objectives of a Curriculum or Subject?

The connected learning resources are the learning activities and materials linked with the corresponding learning objectives of a curriculum. It can be accessible by both teachers and students without scheduling. With RankUpturn services, the Principal, Institution/School Admin and Teachers with Curriculum Admin privilege can add, modify and remove the connected learning resources against each and every learning objectives of a curriculum available under the corresponding INSTITUTION/SCHOOL account, by using the below procedure:

Step 1: Login to the RankUpturn by using your login credentials. Please make sure that you have logged into as School Admin or Principal.

Step 2: Go to Curriculum menu in the main menu, locate the desired curriculum and click on the Add/Modify Learning Resources link.

Step 3: Click on EDIT button to will enable the ADD link against each curriculum learning objectives.

Step 4: Click on ADD link, choose the type of resource you are adding and choose file or enter the URL to add the learning resources against the learning objective of the desired curriculum. You can add any learning materials or activities (lesson, homework, assignments, formative assessments, summative assessments, etc.) that you think will be helpful for the students to nurture the learning of themselves. To remove the added learning resource, click on the type of added learning resource and click on REMOVE RESOURCE. In such a way you can add the learning resources to each learning objectives of the curriculum.

Step 5: Once you have added all or required learning resources against the curriculum learning objectives, click on SAVE will update the curriculum with connected learning resources. These connected learning resources will be accessible by both teachers and students of the classroom, if assigned.

Note:

1. Modifying learning objectives of a curriculum and modifying learning resources of a curriculum are two different events.

2. If you would like to connect the meaningful learning resources, you can create and connect the learning resources (videos, files and images) to each and every learning objectives of the curriculum. Doing so will help the students access the learning resources beforehand.

How to DELETE the Curriculum from the Institution?

With RankUpturn services, the Principal or School Admin or Teacher having Curriculum Admin privilege can DELETE the curriculum from the corresponding SCHOOL account, by using the below procedure:

Deleting Curriculum from the Institution:

Step 1: Login to the RankUpturn by using your login credentials. Please make sure that you have logged into as Institution Admin or Root user.

Step 2: On the Main dashboard or go to the Curriculum menu of main menu, click on the DELETE button.

Step 3: Select the curriculum that you would like to DELETE from the institution by choosing Grade/Academics, Subject and Curriculum name. Before deleting the curriculum, please check if the desired curriculum is connected or assigned for any classrooms. If so, unassign or remove the curriculum from the classrooms first before you attempt to delete the curriculum.

Step 4: Click on DELETE button completely delete the curriculum from the institution. The deleted curriculum may not be retrieved back. So before you delete any curriculum, please always double check if you are deleting the desired curriculum.

How to Upload a file in a LIBRARY?

The LIBRARY module in RankUpturn help users to upload the files and collaborate with the users or use in creating different learning activities. With RankUpturn services, Principal, School Admin, and Teacher users can Upload files in LIBRARY, by using below procedure:

Step 1: Login to the RankUpturn by using your login credentials. Please make sure that you have logged into as Institution/School Admin, Teacher.

Step 2: Click on the Library from the menu.

Step 3: Click on + UPLOAD FILE, select the file and click on open to upload the file.

Step 4: Click on the uploaded file to view, add or edit the details. The default visibility type is PUBLIC, it means all the users (Principal, School Admins, and Teachers) under your institution can access this uploaded file. If you change the visibility type as PRIVATE, this file will not be accessible by anybody else thereafter, except you. The maximum file upload size is 1 GB for all types of paid subscriptions whereas 20 MB for free subscription.

How to find my classrooms or access the classrooms assigned for me over RankUpturn services?

Login to RankUpturn by using your login credentials. Please make sure that you have logged in as a Teacher. In the main dashboard, you can see the list of classrooms that have been assigned for you based on the subjects. Click on the desired classroom to start collaborate with the classroom of students based on the curriculum which has been assigned for you.

If there is no classrooms assigned to you yet, the dashboard will be empty. If so, contact your institution admin to assign curriculum for your subject.

No classrooms listed or available in my dashboard, where can I find my classrooms over RankUpturn services?

Login to RankUpturn by using your login credentials. Please make sure that you have logged in as a Teacher. On successful login, on the main dashboard, you can see the list of classrooms that have been assigned for you based on the subjects. Click on the desired classroom to start collaborate with the classroom of students based on the curriculum which has been assigned for you.

If there is no classrooms assigned to you yet, the dashboard will be empty. If so, contact your institution admin to assign you the corresponding classrooms based on the subjects.

How to schedule curriculum or learning activities for my classroom of students?

As a subject Teacher can schedule the learning activity or automate the content delivery based on the curriculum requirements. You can achieve the content delivery automation by creating the content and scheduling it to the classroom of students. By choosing PUBLISH NOW or PUBLISH LATER, you can control the content delivery as when the learning activity should be listed into the student’s dashboard. By choosing Publish Now immediately lists the learning activity into the student’s dashboard, whereas Publish Later lists the learning activity into the student’s dashboard on the given date. Please follow the below procedure to create learning activities and control the content delivery.

Step 1: Login to RankUpturn by using your login credentials. Please make sure that you have logged in as a Teacher. On successful login, on your main dashboard, you can see the list of classrooms that have been assigned for you based on the subjects.

Step 2: Click on the desired classroom to start collaborate with the classroom of students based on the curriculum or subject which has been assigned for you.

Step 3: Click on the curriculum menu in the main menu, and check the subject and curriculum. If you are assigned for multiple subjects of the same classroom, choose the subject to check the learning objectives.

Step 4: Locate the desired learning objective of the subject from the list of learning objectives, on which you would like to create and/or schedule the learning activity for the classroom of students.

Step 5: Click on Create Activity link given against the desired learning objective of the curriculum to create the learning activity.

Step 6: The classroom and subject filled by default. Choose the learning activity type. Check the Title of the learning objective for which you would like to create the learning activity. Fill in the Objective or Question. Choose the Response Collection type and fill in the appropriate values. Click on Add Another Question button to add another question or objective. You can add up to anywhere between 49 to 200 objectives or questions for a learning activity being created, based on the learning activity type.

Step 7: Once you have added all the required objectives or questions for a learning activity, click on CREATE & SCHEDULE button prompts the schedule information. The classroom will be filled in by default as you are creating and scheduling the learning activity from inside the classroom dashboard otherwise you have to select the classroom. Select the Target group to whom this learning activity to be scheduled. Enter the time period for students’ engagement. The TIME in the START TIME and END TIME are optional. Choose when the learning activity should be listed into the student’s dashboard by choosing PUBLISH NOW or PUBLISH LATER. Publish Now immediately lists the learning activity into the student’s dashboard. Publish Later lists the learning activity into the student’s dashboard on the given date.

Step 8: Click on SCHEDULE button to schedule the learning activity to the target group. On successful schedule, the learning activity will be published or listed into the students feeds based on PUBLISH date and timing for the student engagement.

Note:

You can also check Schedule Activity link if any resources already connected with that desired learning objective to reuse and schedule it to the classroom of students. If any learning activity templates already created, connected and made publicly available to the learning objectives of the curriculum will be available with the corresponding Schedule Activity link. As a Teacher you can check and reuse the exact learning activity available or modify the learning activity by using your desired content and schedule it to the classroom of students for engagement.

Can I schedule curriculum or learning activities for an individual student in the classroom?

Yes, you can schedule the curriculum or learning activity to any individual student in your classroom. To schedule a learning activity to a particular student of the classroom, choose the desired student instead of selecting the entire students in the classroom while scheduling the learning activity.

Can I optimize the content delivery for a particular student?

Yes, you as a subject Teacher, you can optimize the content delivery for a particular student in the classroom, based on the strengths and weaknesses of a desired student against the curriculum activities. For example, a student of your classroom not performing well in a few learning objectives of the corresponding curriculum, as a Teacher of that subject, you can create and schedule the meaningful learning activities which you think may help the students to learn better and fill the learning gaps.

How to automate a learning activity?

Automation is the process of executing series of events in order to complete the desired task without or less human validation based on the predetermined set of values and events set for the process.

Any learning activity if scheduled ensures the content delivery, response collection, validation and generating the reports by itself is called as AUTOMATION with RankUpturn. It help teachers to save lot of time, generally up to 70% of time.

As a Teacher, you can automate the learning activity or collection of learning activities to ensure the content delivery, response collection, classroom responses validation and generating the performance reports without or less manual interpretation. Please follow the below procedure to automate a learning activity.

Step 1: Log in to RankUpturn by using your login credentials. Please make sure that you have logged in as a Teacher. On successful login, on your main dashboard, you can see the list of classrooms that have been assigned for you based on the subjects.

Step 2: Click on the desired classroom to start collaborate with the classroom of students based on the curriculum or subject which has been assigned for you.

Step 3: Click on the curriculum menu in the main menu, and check the subject and curriculum. If you are assigned for multiple subjects of the same classroom, choose the subject to check the learning objectives.

Step 4: Locate the desired learning objective of the subject from the list of learning objectives, on which you would like to create and automate the learning activity.

Step 5: Click on Create Activity link given against the desired learning objective of the curriculum takes you to the Task Maker under RankUpturn.

Step 6: Under Task Maker, check the grade, subject and choose the activity type from the list of activity types under Automated Type.

Step 7: Type in your objective or question, select the response type, set the values, set the Answer, enter the credits if any. Likewise, you can add up to 100 questions for a learning activity. Add notes if anything you would like to inform to the students regarding this activity.

Step 8: Refer the information on the right side panel under STUDENT’s VIEW to check how it would appear for the students for engagement. Click on Previous or Next link to check all the questions, if the learning activity contains more than one question.

Step 9: Click on CREATE & SCHEDULE button prompts you to select the target group, start time, end time and publishing time. Fill in the appropriate values and click SCHEDULE button to publish the learning activity to the classroom of students or target group. PUBLISH NOW will enlist this learning activity into students’ timeline immediately after the schedule. PUBLISH LATER will enlist the learning activity into students’ timeline on the given date.

On successful schedule, the automation ensures the activity listing, classroom response collection, classroom response validation and generating the performance reports automatically at the end of due time or immediately after all the students in the target group have engaged with the activity.

Notes:

Make sure that you have selected the activity type from the list of activities provided under Automated Type.

An automated learning activity can contain up to 100 questions and objectives. You can choose the right response collection type from the list of different types of Response Collections that fit for the objective of learning activity is being created.

The scheduled activities can be found in the Feed section under Teacher’s account. Click on the learning activity to refer the responses of classroom of students at any time.

You can also check the Assign Activity list to check if any automated activity templates available. If anything so and matches your content plan, you can reuse that template to create and schedule the automated learning activity

What is INSTANT ACTIVITY?

Instant Activity can be anything (lesson, homework, assignment, assessment, etc.) that help the students to understand the subject matter and/or help the teachers to measure the students’ performance based on the subject matter. Instant Activity will be published immediately on classroom of students’ or target groups’ timeline on successful creation.

What is ACTIVITY or LEARNING ACTIVITY?

The ACTIVITY or LEARNING ACTIVITY is resource which can be anything (lesson, homework, assignment, assessment, etc.) that help the students to understand the subject matter and/or help the teachers to measure the students’ performance based on the subject matter. By creating and scheduling the learning activity, Teachers can ensure the content delivery, response collection and validation to understand the learning gaps.

How to create the learning activities with my own material, content and/or ideas?

As a Teacher, by using your own materials, resources and ideas, you can create meaningful learning activities against each and every learning objectives of the corresponding curriculum to collaborate with your classroom of students. Please follow the below procedure to create the learning activities based on your own ideas and resources.

Step 1: Login to RankUpturn by using your login credentials. Please make sure that you have logged in as a Teacher. On successful login, on your main dashboard, you can see the list of classrooms that have been assigned for you based on the subjects.

Step 2: Click on the desired classroom to start collaborate with the classroom of students based on the curriculum or subject which has been assigned for you.

Step 3: Click on the curriculum menu in the main menu, and check the subject and curriculum. If you are assigned for multiple subjects of the same classroom, choose the subject to check the learning objectives.

Step 4: Locate the desired learning objective of the subject from the list of learning objectives, on which you would like to create and/or schedule the learning activity for the classroom of students by using your own ideas and resources.

Step 5: Click on Create Activity link given against the desired learning objective of the curriculum to create the learning activity and schedule it to the classroom of students. You can create and connect multiple learning activities to a single learning objective of the curriculum, if required. You can also create the learning activity templates to reuse and create the similar activities later. On successful schedule, the learning activity will be published into the students feeds based on PUBLISH date and timing for the student engagement.

How to create curriculum activities by using my own ideas, materials and content, and share with my classroom?

As a Teacher, by using your own materials, resources and ideas, you can create meaningful learning activities against each and every learning objectives of the corresponding curriculum to collaborate with your classroom of students. Please follow the below procedure to create the learning activities based on your own ideas and resources.

Step 1: Login to RankUpturn by using your login credentials. Please make sure that you have logged in as a Teacher. On successful login, on your main dashboard, you can see the list of classrooms that have been assigned for you based on the subjects.

Step 2: Click on the desired classroom to start collaborate with the classroom of students based on the curriculum or subject which has been assigned for you.

Step 3: Click on the curriculum menu in the main menu, and check the subject and curriculum. If you are assigned for multiple subjects of the same classroom, choose the subject to check the learning objectives.

Step 4: Locate the desired learning objective of the subject from the list of learning objectives, on which you would like to create and/or schedule the learning activity for the classroom of students by using your own ideas and resources.

Step 5: Click on Create Activity link given against the desired learning objective of the curriculum to create the learning activity and schedule it to the classroom of students. You can create and connect multiple learning activities to a single learning objective of the curriculum, if required. You can also create the learning activity templates to reuse and create the similar activities later. On successful schedule, the learning activity will be published into the students feeds based on PUBLISH date and timing for the student engagement.

What is TEMPLATE under Task Maker or in Curriculum?

A TEMPLATE is a learning activity model which readily available to copy and create the exact or similar activity. Any learning activity which is created and published (made PUBLIC) as a Template will be accessible by the other corresponding Teachers available under the same institution. It help Teachers to save time significantly. The private Templates will be accessible only by the Teacher who created it as a Template.

What is CREATE TEMPLATE under Task Maker or in Curriculum?

CREATE TEMPLATE is the tool to create the learning activity modal which can be reused whenever required to create and schedule the exact or similar learning activities to the classroom of students for the engagement. Any learning activity which is created and published (made PUBLIC) as a Template will be accessible by the other corresponding Teachers available under the same institution. It help Teachers to save time significantly. The private Templates will be accessible only by the Teacher who created it as a Template.

How to create TEMPLATE or Learning Activity Template?

As a Teacher, by using your own or available materials, resources and ideas, you can create and connect meaningful learning activity Templates against each and every learning objectives of the desired curriculum to collaborate with your classroom of students. Please follow the below procedure to create the learning activities based on your own ideas and resources.

Step 1: Login to RankUpturn by using your login credentials. Please make sure that you have logged in as a Teacher. On successful login, on your main dashboard, you can see the list of classrooms that have been assigned for you based on the subjects.

Step 2: Click on the desired classroom to start collaborate with the classroom of students based on the curriculum or subject which has been assigned for you.

Step 3: Click on the curriculum menu in the main menu, and check the subject and curriculum. If you are assigned for multiple subjects of the same classroom, choose the subject to check the learning objectives.

Step 4: Locate the desired learning objective of the subject from the list of learning objectives, on which you would like to create learning activity Templates.

Step 5: Click on Create Template link given against the desired learning objective of the curriculum to create the learning activity Template. You can create and connect multiple learning activity templates to a single learning objective of the curriculum, if required. You can use the connected learning activity templates to create and schedule the learning activities to the classroom of students for engagement in a very short time. On successful schedule, the learning activity will be published into the students feeds based on PUBLISH date and timing for the student engagement.

Who can see the TEMPLATES and ACTIVITIES created by me?

The TEMPLATES which are created by you made public will be accessed only by the teachers who are associated with the curriculum and will not be accessible by the students.

The ACTIVITIES which are created by you and scheduled to the classroom of students or target group can’t be accessed by anybody else except the institution admins and the classroom of students or target group.

How can I reuse the TEMPLATES from Task Maker?

As a Teacher, by using your own or available materials, resources and ideas, you can create and connect meaningful learning activity Templates against each and every learning objectives of the desired curriculum to collaborate with your classroom of students. Please follow the below procedure to create the learning activities based on your own ideas and resources.

Step 1: Login to RankUpturn by using your login credentials. Please make sure that you have logged in as a Teacher. On successful login, on your main dashboard, you can see the list of classrooms that have been assigned for you based on the subjects.

Step 2: Click on the desired classroom to start collaborate with the classroom of students based on the curriculum or subject which has been assigned for you.

Step 3: Click on the curriculum menu in the main menu, and check the subject and curriculum. If you are assigned for multiple subjects of the same classroom, choose the subject to check the learning objectives.

Step 4: Locate the desired learning objective of the subject from the list of learning objectives and check the Assign Activity count. If any activity Templates connected, click on the Assign Activity, select the activity to be scheduled and schedule it to the classroom of students or target group for engagement.

What is CREATE ACTIVITY under Task Maker?

CREATE ACTIVITY is the tool to create the learning activity to engage with the classroom of students. As a subject Teacher, you can create the meaningful learning activities against the learning objectives of the curriculum and schedule it to the classroom of students for engagement. By creating and scheduling the learning activity, Teachers can ensure the content delivery, response collection and validation to understand the learning gaps.

As an Institution Admin, you can create and connect the necessary learning activities as activity Templates against each and every learning objectives of the desired curriculum. It help Teachers to reuse the available templates and save time significantly.

How to CREATE ACTIVITY?

As a Teacher, by using your own or available materials, resources and ideas, you can create meaningful learning activities against each and every learning objectives of the corresponding curriculum to collaborate with your classroom of students. Please follow the below procedure to create the learning activities based on your own ideas and resources.

Step 1: Login to RankUpturn by using your login credentials. Please make sure that you have logged in as a Teacher. On successful login, on your main dashboard, you can see the list of classrooms that have been assigned for you based on the subjects.

Step 2: Click on the desired classroom to start collaborate with the classroom of students based on the curriculum or subject which has been assigned for you.

Step 3: Click on the curriculum menu in the main menu, and check the subject and curriculum. If you are assigned for multiple subjects of the same classroom, choose the subject to check the learning objectives.

Step 4: Locate the desired learning objective of the subject from the list of learning objectives, on which you would like to create and/or schedule the learning activity for the classroom of students by using your own ideas and resources.

Step 5: Click on Create Activity link given against the desired learning objective of the curriculum to create the learning activity and schedule it to the classroom of students. You can create and connect multiple learning activities to a single learning objective of the curriculum, if required. You can also create the learning activity templates to reuse and create the similar activities later. On successful schedule, the learning activity will be published into the students feeds based on PUBLISH date and timing for the student engagement.

Classify differences between CREATE TEMPLATE and CREATE ACTIVITY?

The ACTIVITY or LEARNING ACTIVITY can be anything (lesson, homework, assignment, assessment, etc.) that help the students to understand the subject matter and/or help the teachers to measure the students’ performance based on the subject matter.

A TEMPLATE is a learning activity model which readily available to copy and create the exact or similar activity. Any learning activity which is created and published (made PUBLIC) as a Template will be accessible by the other corresponding Teachers available under the same institution. It help Teachers to save time significantly. The private Templates will be accessible only by the Teacher who created it as a Template.

What is automation?

Automation is the process of executing series of events in order to complete the desired task without or less human validation based on the predetermined set of values and events set for the process. Any learning activity if scheduled ensures the content delivery, response collection, validation and generating the reports by itself is called as AUTOMATION with RankUpturn.

What is AUTOMATED TASK or ACTIVITY?

Any learning activity if scheduled ensures the content delivery, classroom response collection, response validation and generating the reports by itself is called as AUTOMATED TASK with RankUpturn.

What is SEMI-AUTOMATED TASK?

Any learning activity which consists of both AUTOMATED and NONAUTOMATED elements called as SEMI-AUTOMATED TASK.

Any learning activity if scheduled ensures the content delivery, classroom response collection, response validation and generating the reports by itself is called as AUTOMATED TASK with RankUpturn.

Any learning activity if scheduled requires the manual validation or interpretation for the classroom responses is called as NONAUTOMATED TASK with RankUpturn.

What is NON-AUTOMATED TASK?

Any learning activity if scheduled requires the manual validation or interpretation for the classroom responses is called as NONAUTOMATED TASK with RankUpturn.

Why are Summative Assessment scores not included in the overall or any learning objective progress of the curriculum?

In RankUpturn, the progress of a student or classroom of students is calculated based on the scores observed from the formative assessments or activities that are being conducted based on each individual learning objective of the curriculum or subject. The summative assessments generally involve multiple or entire learning objectives of the curriculum. Therefore, the progress or performance score of summative assessment can’t be linked with any individual learning objective of the curriculum which is being taught in the classroom with RankUpturn.

The performance score of summative assessment or the activity which is not aligned with any individual learning objective of the curriculum will be calculated separately in RankUpturn and will not be included in the overall progress score or any individual learning objective performance score of the curriculum.

Can I use the TEMPLATES created by others of my institution?

Yes, you can if you are assigned as a subject Teacher for the classroom based on the relevant curriculum. You can access the curriculum and connected resources under the curriculum dashboard from the respective classroom. All the templates made as PUBLIC can be found at Assign Activity link provided against each and every learning objectives of a relevant curriculum.

What is Live Contest?

Live Contest is an assessment based automated learning activity which ensures the smoother content delivery, response collection, classroom responses validation, generate statistical report and announce the winner automatically based on the score and time consumption. As a teacher, based on the learning objectives of a desired curriculum, you can create the Live Contest and interact with the classroom of students to measure the learning gaps in the interesting ways.

How to create Live Contest?

Live Contest is an assessment based automated learning activity which ensures the smoother content delivery, response collection, classroom responses validation, generate statistical report and announce the winner automatically based on the score and time consumption.

As a teacher, based on the learning objectives of a desired curriculum, you can create the Live Contest and interact with the classroom of students to measure the learning gaps in the interesting ways. Please follow the below procedure to create the Live Contest.

Step 1: Log in to RankUpturn by using your login credentials. Please make sure that you have logged in as a Teacher. On successful login, on your main dashboard, you can see the list of classrooms that have been assigned for you based on the subjects.

Step 2: Click on the desired classroom to start collaborate with the classroom of students based on the curriculum or subject which has been assigned for you.

Step 3: Click on the curriculum menu in the main menu, and check the subject and curriculum. If you are assigned for multiple subjects of the same classroom, choose the subject to check the learning objectives.

Step 4: Locate the desired learning objective of the subject from the list of learning objectives, on which you would like to create and automate the learning activity.

Step 5: Click on Create Activity link given against the desired learning objective of the curriculum takes you to the Task Maker under RankUpturn.

Step 6: Under Task Maker, check the grade, subject and choose the activity type as Live Contest from the list of activity types under Automated Type.

Step 7: Type in your objective or question, select the response type, set the values, set the Answer and enter the credits if any. Likewise, you can add up to 100 questions for a single Live Contest, if required. Add notes if anything you would like to inform to the students regarding this activity.

Step 8: Refer the information on the right side panel under STUDENT’s VIEW to check how this Live Contest would appear for the students for engagement. Click on Previous or Next link to check all the questions, if the Live Contest contains more than one question.

Step 9: Click on CREATE & SCHEDULE button prompts you to select the target group, start time, end time and publishing time. Fill in the appropriate values and click SCHEDULE button to publish the learning activity to the classroom of students or target group. PUBLISH NOW will enlist this Live Contest into students’ timeline immediately after the schedule. PUBLISH LATER will enlist the learning activity into students’ timeline on the given date.

On successful schedule, the automation ensures the activity listing, classroom response collection, classroom response validation and generating the performance reports automatically at the end of due time or immediately after all the students in the target group have engaged with the activity. The winner will be announced at the end of Live Contest automatically based on the score and time consumption.

Notes:

During the Live Contest schedule, the student’s will not perform any other activities with RankUpturn, except Live Contest. It means that the Live Contest screen override all the actions and become an active screen for the student’s engagement.

Live contest announce the winner based on the score and time. The remaining students’ ranking will be published in private. It means no student will get to know the other students ranking details, except the winner details. But, the teacher can access the performance details of all the students in the classroom individually and collectively. The classroom (aggregate) performance statistics published and be accessible for all the students and teachers of that classroom.

An automated learning activity can contain up to 100 questions and objectives.

You can choose the right response collection type from the list of different types of Response Collections that fit for the objective of Live Contest is being created.

The scheduled Live Contest can be found in the Feed section under Teacher’s account. Click on the corresponding learning activity in the feed to refer all the responses of classroom of students at any time.

How to automate classroom and curriculum activities for an entire academic year or for a specific period of time?

Automation is the process of executing series of events in order to complete the desired task without or less human validation based on the predetermined set of values and events set for the process.

Any learning activity if scheduled ensures the content delivery, response collection, validation and generating the reports by itself is called as AUTOMATION with RankUpturn. It help teachers to save lot of time, generally up to 70% of time.

As a Teacher, you can automate the learning activity or collection of learning activities to ensure the content delivery, classroom response collection, classroom responses validation and generating the performance reports without or less manual interpretation. Please follow the below procedure to automate a learning activities for an entire academic year or for an specific period of time.