| Configuration Option | Configuration Type | Tooltip | Implications |
| Course Folder Location | Text Field | Select the top level course folder where new courses will be created. | When creating new courses via the Course List (/course/list), the Course Folder Location will specify the folder and it's sub-folders that the course can be placed in. It is unlikely that this will need to be changed unless the resource browser is being completely restructured. |
| Enable Curriculum Code Tagging | Toggle | If toggled to 'ON', curriculum codes can be applied to folders, pages, due work and quizzes for the purpose of curriculum mapping. | If toggled to 'ON', curriculum tagging will allow any Superuser or user with a Curriculum service permissions to access the Manage Curriculum page (/curriculum) and add and modify curricula. New fields will be available when creating/modifying folders/pages, learning activities, rubrics, badges, and learning moments. |
| Enable destructive course activity export | Toggle | If toggled to 'ON' projects, tasks, due work, and quizzes will be exported to a class page and will overwrite/delete any pre-existing content. | If toggled to 'ON', staff will be able to repeatedly export the same learning activity from a unit of work to class pages, writing over existing content for that learning activity (including any submitted work and feedback/grading). The advantage of this is that it allows staff to rectify mistakes in learning activities across multiple classes, but can also lead to lost work if staff are not aware of the 'destructive' nature of this setting. |
| Allow Involved Students To Access Pages Via Class Code Permissions | Toggle | If toggled to 'ON' pages that contain a Schoolbox Subject Code will allow read access to associated students, regardless of the access permissions configured for that page. | If toggled to 'ON', students will be able to access their class page from My Classes, their Timetable, Calendar links, and their profile page. By having this on, folder permissions should be set to None for student roles so that only timetabled students have access to each class page.
If toggled to 'OFF', students will see their timetabled classes but not have access to class pages. This may be useful between academic periods to prevent students accessing the page before the school intends them to. As a global setting, this may be undesirable for allowing Headstart classes to continue accessing their class pages. |
| Show Points on Rubrics | Toggle | If toggled to 'ON', rubrics will display the number of points associated and attained for each level of capability. | Schools may use points on a rubric to assist them with grading and monitoring progress. It may not be appropriate for students and parents to be aware of the points that are awarded.
Toggling this to 'OFF' will remove the points from a rubric when a student or parent is viewing grades/feedback, but will still be able to see which level they attained for each indicator. This acts as a default for pages without a Year Level associated or pages which have multiple Year Levels associated, and the Year Level permissions are conflicting. This setting can be controlled under Administration > User Management > Lists - Year Levels for a more granular approach.
NOTE: Where self-assessment is applied, a student will see points on the rubric. |
| Maximum Number of Rubric Levels | Text Field | Insert the maximum number of levels available to use on rubrics across the whole instance. Ensure this is at least the number of the levels used in the largest 'result set' in the Rubrics section of the administration area. | This setting will allow a school to enforce a limit on the number of levels on a rubric so that staff cannot create rubrics that are more granular than desired. |
| Enable Assessment Calendar | Toggle | If toggled to 'ON', the Assessment Calendar can be viewed by all users in the staff role type, using the 3-dot menu on the Calendar page. | If toggled to 'ON', the Assessment Calendar allows staff to gain an understanding of which learning activities and events are happening within the school. This can be filtered to allow staff to check for clashes, student workloads, and appropriate assessment dates are being utilised. |
| Student Authenticity Declaration Terms | Text Field | Insert text that will be utilised to create a student declaration popup when a student submits work. | When text is entered into this field, users will have to confirm they have read and agree with the Authenticity Declaration Terms when submitting work in Schoolbox. If left blank, there will be no Authenticity Declaration when submissions are made.
NOTE: This is a global setting and will affect every submission. |
| Submission Window Wait Time | Text Field | Insert the length of time (in seconds) that users must wait to create new submissions to Due Work items. | This setting will enforce an amount of time between students being able to create new submissions, ensuring the file has a chance to upload and the submission can be committed to the database. |
| Resubmission Window | Text Field | The extension duration from the time a resubmission is requested, during which a student is allowed to resubmit. A custom participation plan is created if necessary, so that students can still submit their work even though an assessment may have closed. | This setting should be set based upon a school's/education authority's resubmission policy so that they are not given more time to complete their resubmission than is generally allocated. It will also prevent students who are required to resubmit from losing access to closed Due Work on pages. |
| Default Time Activities are Due | Text Field | The entered time will be used as the default due time when creating new activities. If left blank, 11:59pm will be used instead | This setting allows schools to set their preferred time that activities should be due. When creating, importing or modifying learning activities on Class pages, the staff member may specify a time that difers from the default. |
| Enable Self Reflection and Self Assessment | Toggle | If toggled to 'ON', due work can be configured to include a student self-assessment and/or self-reflection. | If toggled to 'ON', it will allow staff to create Due Work items that can prompt students to provide a reflection (using a simple text editor) and grade themselves against the rubric when creating a submission. These will be visible to staff within the students' submissions. |
| Enable Custom Assessment Participation | Toggle | If toggled to 'ON', assessments can include participation and learning plans, allowing for differentiation of learning and assessments. | If toggled to 'ON', staff members can modify learning activities for students. This may be useful for differentiation, assessment extensions and exemptions, and individual learning plans (ILP's). |
| Hide Due Work from Parents | Toggle | If toggled to 'ON', parents will be prevented from being able to access the Due work calendar via the My Students Component. They will also not receive notifications about due work. | If toggled to 'ON', parents will lose access to the Due Work Calendar that provides them with a calendared overview of their student's workload. A school may find this setting beneficial when first adopting the LMS functionality of Schoolbox by limiting parent visibility. |
| Hide Lesson Plans from Parents | Toggle | If toggled to 'ON', parents will be prevented from being able to view Lesson Plans on a students calendar. | If toggled to 'ON', parents will lose access to the Lesson plans on their children's calendar. A school may find this setting useful when a Schoolbox Admin or Head of Teaching and Learning needs to control whether lesson plans are visible to parents and students, allowing them to restrict access according to the teaching and learning policy. |
| Hide Work Details from Parents | Toggle | If toggled to 'ON', parents will be prevented from 'Viewing More Details' of due work, restricting their view to the title, due date and description. After the assessment is published, only the mark and feedback can be visible through the student's grades page. | If toggled to 'ON', additional details such as the task description, the rubric, similarity reports (if enabled), and submission history will not be accessible to parents. The title, due date, work type, feedback, and grade for a student will be displayed on the Grades page after publication. A school may find this setting beneficial when first adopting the LMS functionality of Schoolbox by limiting parent visibility or if the school has a reporting policy that requires this information to be published in a summative manner only. |
| Restrict Visibility of Graded Due Work | Drop-down menu | Select the maximum visibility of grades and feedback across the whole LMS. This will not be reflected in grades and feedback that have previously been published. | This setting restricts the level of visibility staff are able to apply, on feedback and grades of learning activities, for parents and students. A school may find this setting beneficial when first adopting the LMS functionality of Schoolbox by limiting parent visibility or if the school has a reporting policy that requires this information to be published in a summative manner only. |
| Default Visibility of Graded Due Work | Drop-down menu | Select the default visibility of grades and feedback on due work and quizzes. This setting respects the "Default Visibility of Graded Due Work" setting. | This setting allows a school to default the level of visibility on Due Work, up to the highest level of visibility set using the previous setting. A school may find this setting beneficial when first adopting the LMS functionality of Schoolbox by limiting parent visibility or when they require staff to make a conscious decision to allow parental visibility over learning activities. |
| Display Similarity Check Result to Students and Parents | Toggle | If toggled to 'ON', students and parents will be able to view the Similarity Check percentage on due work submissions. | If toggled to 'ON', parents and students will have access to the result of a Turnitin report for Due Work. It requires the Due Work to have been configured to produce a similarity report for submitted work. A school may find this useful to provide transparency around the school's approach to academic misconduct. |
| Allow Students and Parents to access the Similarity Check report. | Toggle | If toggled to 'ON', students and parents will be able to view the Similarity Check report. | If toggled to 'ON', parents and students will have access to the similarity report document alongside the result of the report. A school may find this useful to provide a second level of transparency around the school's approach to academic misconduct. |
| Hide Grades Page from Parents | Toggle | If toggled to 'ON', access to the student's grades page and the Grades button on the My Students component will be removed. | If toggled to 'ON', parents will lose access to the Grades Page, and the Grades button on the 'My Students' dashboard component and the student's profile page will be removed. The 'Hide Due Work' and 'Hide Work Details From Parents' settings will need to be properly configured to ensure they cannot access grades through alternative means. |
| Default Grade Group | Drop-down menu | Default grading scheme for Letter Grade Mark Type | This setting controls the default grade group selected when a Letter Grade Mark Type is chosen for grading Due Work. All other Grade Groups in Administration > LMS > Grades will still be available for use by all users, but will not be selected by default. |
| Display Overall Grade to Students and Parents | Toggle | If toggled to 'ON', the current grade average will be displayed to students and their parents on the student's grades page. | If toggled to 'ON', an Overall Grade will be displayed to students and parents. It is displayed on the Grades Summary page alongside the name of the class. It is also displayed on a Class Grades Page and is displayed as a 'Grade Average'. If a student hasn't participated in any weighted assessments for a particular class, they will not receive an Overall Grade. |
| Display Student Overall Grade | Drop-down menu | Controls the default method for displaying the students overall grade on the grade report. This value may be overridden by the year level configuration. | This setting controls whether the Overall Grade is presented as a percentage or as a caption from a Grade Group. If a Grade Group is selected, it is important that the lower bounds of the chosen group are configured appropriately as the student's Overall Grade will be displayed as the lower of the two lower bounds it falls between. |
| Display Student Rank | Toggle | If toggled to 'ON', the class and course markbook will display a student's rank in comparison to the peers of their class or course. | If toggled to 'ON', staff users will be able to access student rankings in markbooks. Schools may find this useful when determining top students in class or course or to assist teachers to help students understand where they rank compared to their peers which can be important for some qualifications. |
| Enable Grade Colours | Toggle | If toggled to 'ON', the student's overall grade will be displayed in colour. When toggle to 'OFF' the student's overall grade will be displayed using grayscale. | If toggled to 'ON', the Overall Grade will provide a visual indicator for users as to the level of achievement in a class. Schools may find this useful to highlight concerning or positive achievement on the page. |
| Display Assessment Graph on Grades Page By Default | Toggle | If toggled to 'ON', the box plot graph will be displayed on a student's subject grades page. This can be changed on a per-student basis by modifying individual users on the user modify page. | If toggled to 'ON', a graph which displays a box and whiskers plot for all graded work will be visible to students and parents on the Class Grades page. It will always be visible to teachers, so this setting on controls a parent or student's visibility. This option only controls pages without a Year Level or conflicting Year Level settings. Where a Year Level is attached to a class page, the permission setting for that Year Level under Administration > User Management > Lists - Year Levels will be honoured. |
| Display Progression Graph on Grades Page | Toggle | If toggled to 'ON', a line graph of student progress over time will be displayed on the grades page. | If toggled to 'ON', a line graph tracking student progress over time against rubric capabilities and indicators will be visible to users on the Class Grades page. This option only controls pages without a Year Level or conflicting Year Level settings. Where a Year Level is attached to a class page, the permission setting for that Year Level under Administration > User Management > Lists - Year Levels will be honoured. |
| Display Capabilities and Indicators on Grades Pages | Toggle | If toggled to 'ON', assessed Capabilities and Indicators will be displayed on subject grades pages. | If toggled to 'ON', a table that is populated with assessments that are graded using a rubric, as well as the levels/descriptors the student received on that rubric, will be visible to users on the Class Grades page. Where a Year Level is attached to a class page, the permission setting for that Year Level under Administration > User Management > Lists - Year Levels will be honoured. |
| Display Capability Marks on Grades Page | Toggle | If toggled to 'ON', attainment for each rubric capability will be displayed on the subject grades pages. | If toggled to 'ON', a table that is populated with with assessments that are graded using a rubric, as well as the total/percentage Capability Mark the student received on that rubric, will be visible to users on the Class Grades page. Where a Year Level is attached to a class page, the permission setting for that Year Level under Administration > User Management > Lists - Year Levels will be honoured. |
| Enable Comments on Subject Grades Pages | Toggle | If toggled to 'ON', users are able to write and view comments on subject grades pages. | If toggled to 'ON', a comment box will be accessible at the bottom of a Class Grades page. Visibility of the comment to other Schoolbox role types configurable depending on the role of the commenter. |
| Enable Course Markbook Module | Toggle | If toggled to 'ON', the Course Markbook can be viewed by all users in the staff role type. | If toggled to 'ON', a Course Markbook can be accessed from the three-dot-menu on a Course Homepage or from the Course List page. A school may find this useful to allow Heads of Learning, or other staff responsible for a cohort's performance, to gain a marbook overview of all pages where the Course has been linked. It can also provide a quick method of looking at the performance of a previous class that completed learning activities associated with that Course. |
| Enable Class Markbook Module | Toggle | If toggled to 'ON', the Class Markbook can be viewed by all users in the staff role type. | If toggled to 'ON', a Class Markbook can be accessed from the three-dot-menu on a Class Homepage. A school may find this useful to allow teachers to gain a quick overview of student submissions and achievement. |
| Enable Rubric Markbook Module | Toggle | If toggled to 'ON', users in a staff role type can view a rubric markbook for a class, showing achievement of capability and indicators. | If toggled to 'ON', a Rubric Markbook can be accessed from the three-dot-menu on a Class Homepage. A school may find this useful if they are using rubrics to grade students, as it will provide an overview of student achievement against capabilities and indicators on Due Work. Staff will be able to see achievement for individual assessments, as well as overall achievement, for capabilities and indicators. |
| Enable Cohort Comparison | Toggle | If toggled 'ON', the graphs in the Grades page will use marks from the entire cohort instead of just the class. | If toggled to 'ON', any comparative data on the Grades page will refernce their Cohort (Year Level) instead of their Class. This option only controls pages without a Year Level or conflicting Year Level settings. Where a Year Level is attached to a class page, the permission setting for that Year Level under Administration > User Management > Lists - Year Levels will be honoured. |
| Enable Safe Exam Browser | Toggle | If toggled to "ON", teachers will be able to enable the Safe Exam Browser to ensure students are prevented from cheating during assessments. | If toggled to 'ON', teachers will be able to enforce the use of a Safe Exam Browser when creating Due Work, preventing students from accessing the Due Work if they are not using a properly configured Safe Exam Browser. A school may find this useful if students are required to complete an online assessment, to ensure they cannot navigate to unapproved sites while they are sitting the exam. |
| Safe Exam Browser URL Whitelist | Text Field | Provide a list of URLs that students will be allowed to load when using the Safe Exam Browser. Filter expressions are permitted, for more information see SEB documentation. | This list allows you to set the URLs students can access when using the Safe Exam Browser. This list will need to be configured whenever a new online provider is being used for Due Work and the teacher wants to enforce the Safe Exam Browser. |