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Engage (The Digital Literacy Platform - Formerly iHub)

Engage (The Digital Literacy Platform - Formerly iHub)

Setting up, creating lesson plans and awarding progress for trialists/subscribers. Please refer to titles to distinguish between Engage/Engage Pro.

First News Engage vs. Engage Pro: What's the difference?

Before You Begin

Before you begin: How to log in to Engage Pro

Before you begin: Engage and Engage Pro Technical Requirements

Before you begin: Engage and Engage Pro pupil levels 1-3 explained

Before you begin: What is an Engage Pro Admin account?

Setting up: Tasks for Engage Pro Admin

Engage Pro Admin Task: Invite other colleagues to register themselves on Engage Pro as a Class Teacher

Engage Pro Admin Task: Create class folders and assign registered Class Teachers to them

Engage Pro Admin Task: Set yourself up as a pupil in your class

Engage Pro Admin Feature: How a registered Class Teacher can access an Engage Pro class that isn't assigned to them

Engage Pro admin task: Move small groups of pupils from one class into another class

Engage Pro admin task: Prepare your Engage Pro school for the new academic year

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Setting up: Tasks for Engage Pro Admin and/or Class Teacher

Engage Pro Admin/Class Teacher task: Automatically register pupils to their classes

Engage Pro Admin/Class Teacher Task: Manually register pupils to their classes

Engage Pro Admin/Class Teacher Task: Download the login cards for registered pupils

Engage Pro Class Teacher Task: Decide whether you'd like to have an automatic or custom lesson plan live for your class

Engage Pro Class Teacher Task: Turn typed answers on for individual comprehensions

Engage Pro Class Teacher Task: Decide whether you'd like typed comprehension answers on/off for your class

Engage Pro Class Teacher Task: How to enable group working

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Activity Types Explained

Engage Activity explained: Comprehensions

Engage Activity explained: News Puzzles (crossword or word definition activities)

Engage Activity explained: Debates

Engage Pro: Marking news comprehensions

Engage Pro Activity explained: My News Gallery

Engage Pro: How to moderate debates and remove inappropriate comments

Engage Pro: How to toggle debates on and off for your classes

Engage Pro: How to set debates in a custom plan and hide previous debates from the Activity Library

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Marking & Feedback on Engage Pro

Engage Pro: How do pupils earn points, badges and gems?

Engage Pro: Download PDF Engage certificates