How to set up your KnowledgeBox

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1 Overview This guide explains how to: Check your own details Check the pupils in your class Set up groups for your classes Set easy and advanced mode It is important to set up your KnowledgeBox correctly so that you can: Set work for your classes, groups and individual pupils Track pupils work Set easy and advanced modes Give discussion areas (Talkboards) to classes and groups Use Messages KnowledgeBox s easy-to-use messaging system You need to set up your KnowledgeBox in the Admin section. Admin is the place where teacher, pupil, class and group details are stored in KnowledgeBox. The person who installed KnowledgeBox onto your school network has already uploaded the names of teachers, pupils and classes and given everyone a user name and password (if requested). Technical support support@uk.knowledgebox.com Web type Set up advanced into Quick find Pearson Education and its Licensors 007

2 Check your own details 3 Click on the Admin button in the navigation bar. It will open on the Teachers tab. Find your name in the list and click to highlight it. Click on the View/edit details button. The View/edit details window will appear. 34 Check your first and last names. You can change your user name and password if you wish. 5 Check that you are linked to the classes that you teach so that you can easily Set work and Track what your pupils have done. 36 Select either Easy mode or Advanced mode. 37 Click Save and finish to close the window. To find out more about easy and advanced mode refer, to Teacher guide 5d: Set easy and advanced mode. Note You can View/Edit pupil details in the same way.. Click on the Admin button and then the Pupils tab.. Find the pupil s name in the list and click to highlight it. 3. Click on the View/edit details button. type Check details into Quick find Pearson Education and its Licensors 007

3 Check the pupils in your class 3 Click on the Admin button in the navigation bar and click on the Classes tab. Find the class you wish to View/Edit and click to highlight it. Click on the View/edit class button. The View/edit class window will appear. 34 To change the name of the class, highlight the existing name and type over it. Use the dropdown menu to select a new Year group. 35 To remove a pupil from the class, find the pupil in the righthand panel, click to highlight their name and use the leftpointing arrow to remove them. 36 To add a pupil to the class, find the pupil in the left-hand panel, click to highlight their name and use the right-pointing arrow to add them. 37 Click Save and finish to close the window. Note To make a new class Click on the New Class button in the bottom left of the Classes tab. type Check pupils into Quick find Pearson Education and its Licensors 007 3

4 Set up groups for your classes Click on the Admin button in the navigation bar and click on the Groups tab. Click on the New button. The New window will appear. 3 Choose your class from the drop-down list. 4 Give a context to your groups e.g. Literacy. 35 Click on a group tab on the right-hand side (initially labelled untitled ) to highlight it. Type the name of your group e.g. Red. 36 Highlight pupils in the left-hand list and use the right-pointing arrow to move them into the groups on the right. Repeat for other groups in this context (up to a maximum of 8). 37 Click Save and finish to close the window. type Set groups into Quick find Pearson Education and its Licensors 007 4

5 Set easy and advanced mode What is easy and advanced mode? KnowledgeBox can be used in two different modes for both teachers and pupils. For pupils easy mode Use this mode if all you want pupils to do is find and play resources. The interface in this mode is highly graphical and therefore more suitable for younger pupils and those new to using KnowledgeBox. The following buttons are available in the navigation bar: Home, Search, Explore, To do. launch and fill the whole screen. advanced mode Use this mode if you want pupils to find and play resources and use KnowledgeBox s advanced functionality. All buttons are available in the navigation bar: Home, Messages, File-store, Search, Explore, To do, Tracker. launch and fill half of the screen allowing pupils to easily drag resources from panel to panel. For teachers easy mode Use this mode if all you want to do is find and play resources. The following buttons are available in the navigation bar: Home, Contents, Objectives, Search. launch and fill the whole screen. advanced mode Use this mode if you want to find and play resources and use KnowledgeBox s advanced functionality. All buttons are available in the navigation bar: Home, Messages, File-store, Import, Contents, Objectives, Search, School files, Set work, Track, Tools, Talkboards. launch and fill half of the screen allowing you to easily drag resources from panel to panel. type Set modes into Quick find Pearson Education and its Licensors 007 5

6 Set easy and advanced mode (continued) Easy or advanced mode can be applied to a teacher, a whole class or an individual pupil. Click on the Admin button in the navigation bar and click on the Easy or advanced mode tab. For teachers: Find your name in the teacher list and click the radio button for your preferred mode. 3 For pupils: Click on the Pupils radio button and find your class in the Whole school drop-down menu. 34 Click on the Set all to. button to set the whole class to the preferred mode. 5 For individual pupils click on the radio button adjacent to their name, for the preferred mode. Note It is also possible to set easy or advanced mode for an individual pupil or teacher in their View/Edit details pop-up window. Refer to Teacher guide 5a: Check your own details. type Set modes into Quick find Pearson Education and its Licensors 007 6