Each Keyboarding in SAM account has a role—Supervisor, Administrator, Instructor, or Student—that restricts access only to the actions needed for the role. Section creators and owners can perform additional actions for their sections.
Non-Student Roles
Action | Supervisor | Administrator | Instructor |
---|---|---|---|
Create account or change role for administrator | |||
Create account or change role for instructor | |||
Create account or change role for student | |||
Manage admin settings | |||
Change section owner | |||
Add students to a section | |||
Run reports | |||
Access and edit gradebook for assigned sections | |||
Access and edit gradebook for any section | |||
Add or edit assignments for assigned sections | |||
Add or edit assignments for any section | |||
Deactivate an assignment scheduled in more than one section if not the assignment creator | |||
Deactivate section |
Section Creators and Owners
Additional actions are available to the creator or owner of a section that are not allowed for other instructors.
Action | Section Creator | Section Owner |
---|---|---|
Add, edit, and deactivate assignments for section, even if not the assignment creator | ||
Deactivate section |
Student Role
Students can:
- Access the student version of Keyboarding in SAM
- Complete their own assignments
- View their own scores and grades per instructor settings
- Update their own user account
Students can not:
- Access instructor, administrator, or supervisor features or views
- Create or manage other user accounts