Registration and record keeping
We suggest that:
- all staff are signed in as administrators/subadministrators for Numbershark or Wordshark
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- pupils are all registered to the program (Admin/Add and manage students).
So that all features of the program are available, and detailed records automatically
recorded.
Temporary Students:
It is possible to use either program without being registered, as a “temporary student”.
Records of activities are not saved for temporary students. An administrator can
switch off the ability to permit others from logging on as temporary students.
Importance of unique user names
It is very important that every individual (unless a temporary student) has a unique
user name. In early versions, if two or more staff or children share the same user
name and sign on at the same time, then there is a possibility of data becoming corrupted.
In later versions, duplicate users are “locked out”.
Passwords
Under the UK Data Protection Act, personal data such as detailed activity records
in either program should be kept secure. You may wish to use the facility to give
each child their own password as part of your data protection plan. This can be done
during initial registration of children, or afterwards, by the child or by the teacher.
The program does not require children to have passwords, though passwords are mandatory
for administrators and subadministrators.
Administrators can reset passwords for other administrators and children.
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