About Credentials in Xello 6-12
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Credentials in Xello 6-12 help track and celebrate student achievements. They provide a complete record for both students and teachers. Students get to take an active role in showcasing their accomplishments, using the credentials to easily build out their portfolio and resume. Meanwhile, educators track student progress towards credentials, review and approve submissions, and add credentials for students.

Educators with admin or user-level access can add credentials. Credentials can be added individually or in a bulk upload using a template. When students add their progress, educators can review and approve it, helping with validity. Educators can also add credentials on behalf of students, streamlining the process for both educators and students.

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Everything to do with credentials for educators can be accessed under Features, in Credentials. From here, you'll have the option to manage credentials, work with student credentials, and run a report on credentials.

Educator account in Xello. The Credentials landing page is open. There is an option to manage credentials, manage student credentials and run a credentials report
Credentials page in Xello

Manage credentials

Click Manage credentials to view the list of credentials that have already been added to Xello. From this page, you can do the following:

  • Add a new credential.
  • Change availability status of the credential. Once a credential is toggled to YES, students can view and add that credential. Select multiple credentials to change the status for many at once.
  • Search for a specific credential, provider, or code, if you know exactly which credential you want to work with.
  • Deselect Show points to remove that column from the table.
  • Click Data options to add or remove columns from the table. Or export the data of the table to Excel or CSV file.
  • Click Filters to narrow the list. Available filters include:
    • Which educator added the credential
    • The status of the credential
    • The provider
    • Whether the credential is industry-recognized or state-approved
  • Scroll to the right of the table to click View report. You'll be able to view the number of students who added that credential and when. To learn more, check out Credentials report.
  • Click a column header to sort the table by that header. For example, clicking Provider will sort the table by provider alphabetically. Or clicking Date added will sort the table chronologically by when the credential was added to Xello.

Student credentials

From the Credentials page, you have the option to open the Student credentials table narrowed by students who have approved credentials, students who have credentials that are pending, or the full list of student credentials.

Educator account in Xello. Student credentials page with the pending approval filter applied
Student credentials page with the pending approval filter applied

From the Student credentials page, you can do the following:

  • Record student credentials.
  • Review and approve student credentials.
  • Search for a specific student or credential if you know which student or credential you need to complete a task for.
  • Click Data options to add or remove columns from the table. Or export the data of the table to Excel or CSV file.
  • Click Filters to narrow the list. Available filters include:
    • Grade
    • Group
    • Credential
    • Status
    • Approval
  • In a student's row, click the three-dot menu to edit the student credential, upload proof, or remove the record of the student's credential.

Credentials report

Click View reports to easily access the reports on credentials. You'll be able to view the students who have added a credential and when. You can use filters to narrow the report by specific credential, grade, group, and more. Check out Credentials report to learn more.

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