by David Smith, Customer Service Advocate A: Check to see if the student submitted opportunity became disassociated with the class that the student is enrolled in. If the opportunity is no longer linked to the class, and you are not the teacher, the system does not “know” to send the documentation to you. You can […]
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Q: I am a student and I signed up for an opportunity in PlatinumPlanner.com but I do not see it on my calendar.
by David Smith, Customer Service Advocate A: Check the opportunity details to see if the opportunity requires teacher approval. An opportunity waiting for teacher approval will not show until it is approved. Click here to see the next new Q&A! […]
Q: I am a teacher and I created a class in PlatinumPlanner.com that I can see, but my students do not see it to enroll! What’s wrong?
A: Most likely the answer to this dilemma is that the field “Maximum Students” was left at 0. Therefore, the program thinks the class is “full” and not available for enrollment. This is easily fixed by going to “Manage Course Classes” and selecting the red “Edit” link to the far right of the class in […]
Q: The students in our program are actually enrolled in multiple concurrent classes in the same course(ex. Cardiology, Airway, Preparatory, etc., all being a part of “Paramedic 2015”) and we need these to all have separate grade books. Is this possible?
by David Smith, Customer Service Manager A: Yes, however, it does require the help of the support team. We understand that cohorts will often be enrolled in multiple concurrent classes within a course, and that suggesting that students pay for each class segment is a great way to cause a mutiny! We try to avoid […]
Q: Is there a way to randomize test questions between students so that each student is answering the same questions on a test but in a random order?
by David Smith, Customer Service Manager A: No. The reason for this is that you lose a lot of validity and standardization in your testing. It may seem reasonable that, since everyone is answering the same questions, one test would be just as difficult as another. Here’s an example of why this might not necessarily […]
What is EMSTesting Select?
by Tom Gottschalk, COO EMSTesting Select is our newest product offering for students to gain more experience at taking high stakes tests under the guidance of one of our experienced EMS instructor coordinators. The program is designed to be a great fit for students who need more help passing their national or state credentialing test […]
2015 price list
by Tom Gottschalk, COO It is hard to believe that next semester/term is just around the corner academically speaking. Listed below are our prices for the remainder of the year. EMSTesting.com Account Type Annual School Membership EMR Student EMT Student EMT I-85 Student EMT I-99 Student AEMT Student Paramedic Student After July 1, 2015 $500.00/year […]
Program Enhancements
by the Development Team New PlatinumPlanner Program Enhancements: Platinum Planner: Improve student shared site signup. Improved server performance for both programs. New EMSTesting Program Enhancements: EMSTesting: Real-time question statistics. Improved server performance for both programs. Upcoming Program Enhancements: EMSTesting: Improve question feedback. EMSTesting: Gradebook percentages by category. EMSTesting: Platinum Secure Testing iPad compatibility. EMSTesting: Test […]
Finally One Solution Institution Wide!
Platinum Educational Group is proud to announce the availability of our newest enhancement to Platinum Planner. Beginning January 1, 2015 Platinum Planners new capabilities will allow an institution to utilize the program to schedule and track skills for any curriculum. Finally, there is one solution that can be used institution wide. The Planner is very […]
Academic dishonesty?
This article was published in our December 2014 Newsletter, by Tom Gottschalk, COO Our sales team is often approached with inquiries about how our websites prevent cheating. I am sorry, let me rephrase that question. How do we deal with academic dishonesty, cognitive knowledge testing trickery, or someone who takes an educational opportunity shortcut? For […]