FAQ
Google API Form Answers
These answers are part of the process in increasing the search limits Google allows on your Empower site. For the full process see the main article. This form is available ...
Checklists
What do the Activity Status Icons mean?
Pinning Activities
Class Log History
Next up & Playlist Browser - Empower for Learners
Interested in a a handout explaining this logic for teachers? You can find one here.
Filter Classes - Empower for Littles
How to use M (missing) in Scoring - Empower for Educators
Understanding Pinned Activities - Empower for Learners
How to change due dates for the calendar - Empower for Educators
Calendar Overview - Empower for Educators
Submit Evidence on a Learner's Behalf - Empower for Educators
Turn in assignments from the class home page - Empower for Littles
All about the Calendar - Empower for Littles
Overview of Learning Pacing Report - Empower for Leaders
Roles & Rights in Empower
Roles vs Rights As of this writing, when managing a user, admins will see roles and rights listed together and it is not impossible to make a misstep here. Users can only have a single role in Empower. But they can have a role & additional rights. ...
Using Empower for Professional Development
Empower is a great way to monitor learning and deliver instruction. Not just to kids, but to learners of all ages. Empower comes preloaded with a few features to get you started using it for professional development. Training Site You will find a ...
Group Messaging. What's the best way?
There are a few ways to send messages to an entire class/ group at the same time.
Anytime Anywhere Learning
While it is always helpful to provide flexible learning environments, it is even more so when schools are facing temporary closures. Empower Learning is currently evaluating how we can support schools during the COVID-19 pandemic. Consolidating ...
How does an M (missing) or a blank evidence score factor into the Summative (standards) Score?
Answer: They don't. It requires a shift in how we think about our pedagogy. As scientists say, "absence of evidence is not evidence of absence." As a student, if I don't turn in my Shakespeare Essay, does that mean I am bad at English? No. It means ...
How do I enter Soft Skills like Habits of Mind?
There is an option on the Big Idea if you'd like to keep Soft Skills seperated from the academic Content Targets. If you don't see these distinctions in the Big Idea, ask in a Helpdesk Ticket to turn on the Habits of Mind section here and include ...
Can I edit the Tools Menu? The Menu Editor
Use the Menu Editor to change the tiles. This video shows an example of how to do that. If you want to do exactly as is shown in this video, you'll find more instructions below. Attached is the file to post there. Also attached is the thumbnail ...
In the drop down of available teachers, there are old staff members showing. Do I change that manually or is that an issue with our data being pulled from the SIS? I am trying to figure out who to help straighten out our data.
If Empower is syncing with your SIS, we will want to make most changes in the SIS and let them sync over to Empower. If you are sure everything looks right in the SIS, then please create a helpdesk ticket with specific examples of data that is not as ...
Why can't I delete a user?
Students' historical scores are kept in Empower and are associated with the teacher who gave the score. Deleting a teacher would affect this data, so instead of deleting users, they can be deactivated by administrators.
Is there a way to import into SIS at the end of semesters to it can be uploaded to the state for reporting?
Generally no, but this is an area of present development with Infinite Campus. Check back for updates. Most SISs allow us to pull data but not to push it. The big question is what kind of scores do you need? Aggregate scores for a course? Standards ...
Is there anyway that the course #’s that are being pulled from our SIS could be renamed? They are a set of numbers and not reflective of the hour. Example “Science MS17760” It would be great to be 1st hour, 2nd hour, etc.
Technically this not impossible or our tech team to do as a special request. However, Empower takes its cues from the SIS, so the simplest way to resolve this is to rename the courses there and let Empower sync. Any changes you might make to them ...
Google Login questions
1. If you get a message that "this app isn't verified", click on the "advanced" link in the bottom left to move on. Video has details. 2. If you are trying to login to Drive for the first time, it may happen that the login flashed at you, then asks ...
How do schools handle setting starting places/ levels for new students?
This video will help explain some concepts and options on this topic.
How can I monitor what my students are saying in Empower's social media tool?
There are 2 good ways to do this. The first is to use the Empower Student Home Page tool in Educate Links to view Empower as any of your students. From there you can see everything they see. The second is the Social Networking Manager which has a ...
Can users' social media rights be restricted?
Yes. Administrative users have a tool called Social Networking Manager which can be used to restrict social media rights for users as well as to populate the "Bad Word Filter."
How do I run a progress report for a student that is withdrawn?
Select Withdrawn as the status of the list of learners to show. Otherwise, print as normal.
Can one course playlist be aligned to two different course numbers?
Yes. In the Big Idea where you enter the course numbers, you can put multiple numbers separated by a comma with no spaces.
I tried to print a report, but don't see my school as an option or I don't see any progress periods?
You need to create Progress periods and make sure your school is associated with them. This is done by local admins in Empower. The below video shows you how to do that.
Can you assign the same comment to multiple students or do you have to post each one individually? Blanket scores/comments? Are there “Canned” or generic comments that can be accessed?
On the gradebook or on the report card? The answer is yes in either case. At the top of the report card comment tool, for example, there is a default comment box which you can use to post to all kids generally. And if you want canned comments there, ...
What is the difference between the playlist types?
Instructional- Run of the mill playlist. For delivering instruction to students. Gradebook- Same as above, but also creates a gradebook on the scoring tab. Course- Same as the previous 2 but also makes this playlist an official Course Strand- Very ...
Can we print the action steps from an activity?
Yes. Download as a PDF (see image) and print from there.
Is there a feature on the quizzes that if a student doesn’t pass with a proficient score, is there a way that they can retake the quiz until they are proficient without the teacher having to reopen it all of the time?
No, not at present. Retakes are controlled manually by the teacher (LF) in the control panel. You may consider putting several instances of the quiz in a Voice and Choice and set it so that the student need only pass 1 of the quizzes. That would not ...
Is there a way that when you lock quizzes or activities and the student completes it successfully…can that proficient score automatically unlock the next item in the playlist?
Not presently, no. Locking and unlocking are controlled manually by the learning facilitator (teacher).
If a teacher decides to add a question and a student has already taken a quiz, can they?
If a teacher makes changes to a quiz, Empower will alert them that kids have scores on it already and prompt them to rescore the quiz based on the changes.
Can the Goal Score (MAS) be default to 4.0 vs. 3.0?
I wouldn’t recommend that. MAS (Maximum Achievable Score) is a misnomer, in a sense. Even though it may be set to a 3.0 you still CAN give 4.0 score. Think of MAS as the Goal Score. And it is important not to set a goal of 4 if that’s not the goal ...
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