Teachers and Administrators can choose which games are available to each player. They can select which games should always be available [base] and which games should only be available once all base games have been practised [bonus]. For example, a teacher can decide that children should only be allowed to play Speedmix once they have practised Addition and Subtraction. To achieve this they can set Addition and Subtraction as base games, whereas they can set Speedmix as a bonus game.
There are 3 kinds of game settings possible:
- Standard: Every player is automatically given the standard base garden, which mainly focuses on mental arithmetic skills (i.e. Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division and Counting). Depending on the score on these games, new games will appear.
- Beginner: Setting for especially young players such as in Reception and Year 1. Only games that are suited for young players are placed in the base garden. All games in this garden are immediately visible, but new games will not appear irrespective of the score. For a good performing player, it is better to have the standard game setting.
- Manually: As a Teacher, you have the freedom to decide which games should be in the base and which games should be in the bonus garden. There won’t appear new games automatically when the players improve in the score such as in the Standard game setting.
Change game settings
To change the game settings for certain players or for the whole class, go to Administration – Game settings. Here you see which game settings are in place. As a Teacher, you can change these settings for your class or for certain players. As an Administrator, you can only change the settings for the whole school. A class setting chosen by the teacher can overrule the school setting. Behind the class name you see which setting is chosen per class and whether there are players within that class that have a personalised game setting.
Change game settings for the whole class
To change the game settings for the whole class, go to Administration – Game settings. Click on Edit behind the class you want to change. Here you can choose underneath game configuration which setting you prefer. When you choose for Standard or Beginner the games are shown that belong to the base and bonus garden. When you click on Manually you can choose which games should belong to the base and bonus garden. You can also not show games for the class. Don’t forget to click Save when you are done.
Change game settings for individual players
To change the game settings for an individual player go to Administration – Game settings. Click on Edit behind the name of the player you want to change. Here you can choose underneath game configuration which setting you prefer. When you choose for Standard or Beginner the games are shown that belong to the base and bonus garden. When you click on Manually you can choose which games should belong to the base and bonus garden. Don’t forget to click Save when you are done. In the game settings overview, you will now see that within your class one player has personalised settings.
Change game settings for the whole school (only for administrators)
If you want to change the settings of the entire school as an Administrator go to Administration – Game settings. Click on Edit behind the name of the school. Here you can choose underneath game configuration which setting you prefer. When you choose for Standard or Beginner the games are shown that belong to the base and bonus garden. When you click on Manually you can choose which games should belong to the base and bonus garden. Don’t forget to click Save when you are done.