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Create a Staff Pulse

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With Kelvin, you have the capability to generate Staff Pulses, enabling you to gather feedback from your district/site teachers and staff via email. When setting up a Staff Pulse, you have the option to utilize our predefined question banks or craft custom questions. The following steps will assist you in completing the process.

Note: In order to create family, staff, and student pulses, it is essential to have the permission to Create a Pulse. If you do not possess this authorization, please contact the Kelvin System Administrator of your site.

Creating Your Staff Pulse

1.  Select Pulses.

FYI:  The Create a Pulse Card will take you directly to create a Student Pulse.

1.  Select +New Pulse.

2.  Select Staff.

1.  Name your Pulse.

2.  Select the group of staff you would like to survey.  NOTE:  This will open up the Staff Selection Pop Up.

3.  Select the schools/groups as appropriate.   NOTE:  There are multiple options to choose the appropriate staff for the survey. It is important to understand that when choosing these options, they represent AND features rather than OR features.

4.  Click Save.

1.  Select the group(s) at your district/site with whom you wish to share the Pulse results and reports.  NOTE:   Custom groups can be utilized, provided they have been previously created in the system.

2.  Click the checkbox to enable or disable Comments.

3.  Click Next.

Selecting Questions from the Kelvin Question Bank

1.  Click the paper/arrow icon to begin selecting questions from the Kelvin question bank.

2.  Select the option to select a keyword for searching the type of questions you want to add to your Pulse.

3.  Select one the Bank of questions from the dropdown to search for questions pertaining to a specific subject.

4.  Click Add to add a particular question to the survey.

FYI: You may keep repeating these steps to search and select the questions you would like to add.

Custom Questions

1.  Select the + icon to enter in your own question.

1.  Click on  Dimension to add the question Dimension (question group).

2.  Click within the question box to add the question.

3.  Click on the question type to edit the type of question that will be asked (Likert, Open-ended, Checkbox or Multiple Choice).

NOTE: Keep in mind that only Likert questions will report on favorability.

4.  Click on the star icon to change which answer options will be counted as favorable.

5.  Click on the answer box to add the answer choice(s).

6.   Click on the face emoji to edit, add or remove emojis from the answer choices.

7. Select the X to remove an answer choice.

8.  Select Add option to add an additional answer choice.

Editing a Question

1.  Click within the question to expand it and reveal more customization options.

2.  Click on the Dimension to add or edit the question Dimension (question group).

3.  Click within the question box to edit the actual question.

4.  Click on the question type to edit the type of question that will be asked (Likert, Open-ended, Checkbox or Multiple Choice). NOTE: Keep in mind that only Likert questions will report on favorability.

5.  Click on the star icon to change which answer options will be counted as favorable.

6.  Click within the answer box to edit answer choice.

7.  Click on the face emoji to edit, add or remove emojis from the answer choices.

8.  Select the X to remove an answer choice.

9.  Select Add option to add an additional answer choice.

Saving Your Pulse

1.  Select Next to save the questions and move onto Scheduling the Pulse.

Scheduling Your Staff Pulse

1.  Select the Date that you would like the Staff Pulse to begin on.  NOTE: This defaults to seven days.

2.  Select the number of days that you would like the Staff Pulse to be open for.

3.  Select the Window of the day when Boogie will show within Google Chrome for anyone that has the Kelvin Chrome Extension that has not taken the Pulse yet.  NOTE:  Staff will still be emailed with a link to take the Pulse as well.

4.  If you are going to give the same Pulse again and know when this will occur, select the dropdown and add in the next window. NOTE: System Administrators can go back into the Pulse and add a new window at a later date.

5.  Review your dates, times, etc.  If all looks good, select Create Schedule.

Verify Schedule and Finish set up

1.  Verify that the dates for the Pulse window are correct.  If not, use the Go back or Create new schedule from scratch.

2.  Verify the Daily Window for when Boogie will show within Google Chrome for anyone that has the Kelvin Chrome Extension that has not taken the Pulse yet.

FYI #1 If you wish to remove the Pulse Administration Window, select the three dots icon to open up the delete option.

FYI #2  If you wish to add additional Pulse Administration Windows, select Add dates.

3.  Select Finish set up.

Review Your Pulse

1.  Review the Pulse and make any changes as needed.  

NOTES:

A) You can adjust questions UP UNTIL THE PULSE is LIVE.   If you need to adjust AFTER a Pulse has opened up (gone live) please reach out to Kelvin Education.  

B) You can adjust the following while a Pulse is live and for subsequent Pulse Windows:  1) Staff  2) Who can view the results  3) The open and closing dates of the Pulse Administration Window and 4) The Daily Window of time that Boogie will show within Google Chrome for anyone that has the Kelvin Chrome Extension that has not taken the Pulse yet for this administration window.

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