Software 4 Schools - Engagement and Security

Notifications for Unsuccessful Student Login Attempts

In this article, you will learn how to set the Notify Attempts and Notify Email.  Notify Attempts Select the tab for Global Settings. To modify, click on the Edit button.Notify Attempts allows you to select the number of failed login attempts by a student that will trigger an email notification to be sent to you. If you […]

Login Attempts

In this article, you will learn how to view Login Attempt report. You can use the available Search filters to narrow down the results/information. Login Attempts is designed to show you if students are having issues logging in. This is a good log to look at when you start your election. If a student is […]

Uploading Multiple Voting Groups

The first step in creating multiple voting groups is to get a file that has all the data points that you want to use to separate out your voters. In this example, we are going to combine Gender and Grade so we can have 11th grade females in one group and 11th grade males in another. […]

Require Student E-mail

In this article, you will learn how to turn on the setting for Require Student Email. If you want to add extra validation when students login for the first time, you have the option to force students to have an email address. You can either upload an email address that you might have on file or […]

Using Video Biographies

In this article, you will learn how to upload a video or add a link to the video as a biography of the candidates.  Add Video as Biography Select the Candidate from the dropdown list. Insert the URL/Hyperlink of the video in the Video textbox. The video will override any pictures that are uploaded. To […]

Home Page Overview

In this article, you will learn about the Home page; the Dashboard of Voting. You can access the dashboard by clicking on the Home button available at the top bar. There are two graphs under the Election Statistics heading representing the percentages of voting results for positions and participation. You can also change and select different election […]

Link Write-in Candidates

In this article, you will learn how to review report for Link Write-In Candidates and also how to link or unlink candidates. Link Write-In Candidates Report Select Election from the dropdown list. Once selected, system will show the details on the page. Use the Search textbox or the dropdowns to filter the data. You can […]

Duplicate an Election

In this article, you will learn how to duplicate an election. Duplicate an Election Select an election by clicking on the checkbox.  Once an election is selected, system will show you two options: Duplicate and Deactivate.  Click on Duplicate if you wish to create a new election with exact details. Read below for more details. […]

Configure the Student Login Page

In this article, you will learn how to setup the login page notes for the students to vote. You can modify the Login Notes by clicking on the System Settings and selecting the tab for Voting. This is your voter instructions on how to login. For example, if you use the “Is Birthday” option for your student passwords, you […]

Archive and Retrieve Old Elections

In this article, you will learn about archiving and retrieving old elections. Archive/Deactivate Multiple Elections Select the election(s) by clicking on the checkboxes. You can select a single or multiple elections at a same time. Once an election is selected, system will show you two options: Duplicate and Deactivate.  Click on Duplicate if you wish […]