Spark App

The Spark – NGL app gives you access to the Spark for an offline experience that syncs across devices and logins.

No Course Key for Spark

You're trying to create an account or join an Spark course, but you don't have a course key.

System Requirements for Spark

Spark Platform Sign in to the Spark platform at learn.eltngl.com to join a course, access the eBook and audio/video resources, complete activities, and view your grades. Windows (64-bit) 7 Chrome latest version Firefox latest version Windows 10 Edge latest version MacOS 10.15 or later Safari latest version iPad 2 or later Safari latest version iPhone 7 or later Safari latest version Android 7.0 Chrome latest version Spark App The Spark app lets students download their eBook, audio and video...

Spark Course Key Lookup

If you do not have a teacher, get your course key to enroll in self-study courses in Spark.

Spark

Young learners and their parents can use Spark to: Read the textbook Access audio and video resources Complete assignments Take tests Play games Communicate with their teacher View their progress You can access Spark in your browser, or download your course materials to use offline with the mobile app. Related information Create Account Self-Study Access Olp System Requirements for Sites to Allow Platform Languages

Create Account

If this is your first time using Spark, create an account and join your course.

Reusable content for Spark

In an expired course, you can access: Grades Old tests and assignments Your eBook and media resources You cannot complete tests or assignments after the course end date. To display options for the course, hover over the course. You cannot delete or edit courses that display . These courses were created by the Spark administrator for your school. Teacher or Student-Led Teacher-led You have a teacher who is part of a school. The teacher tracks your grades and progress and might manage enrollment....

Complete Assignments

Complete assignments assigned to you by your teacher in Spark.

Messages

Send and receive messages from your instructor directly in Spark.

Video Tutorials

Watch these tutorials to learn how to register, join a course, and complete assignents and tests in Spark.

Online/Offline synchronization

Activities completed in the app will sync to the Spark available in your web browser at learn.eltngl.com. If you are offline, the app will report any progress, scores, and answers in the app as soon as you connect to the internet again.

Access eBooks

Access eBooks in Spark.

Courses

In Spark, assignments and activities for each book are contained in a course.

Join a Course

Enroll in a teacher-led Spark course with your existing account.

Contact Support

Find out how to get personal support for Spark.

Sites to Allow

For the Spark platform to work correctly, ensure the following sites are not blocked by firewalls, and that cookies and pop-up windows are allowed for them.

Take a Test

You can take tests assigned to you by your instructor in your Spark dashboard.

Platform Languages

Spark can display buttons, labels, and instructions in your preferred language.

View Your Grades

Access the Gradebook to view your progress and grades on activities, assignments and tests in Spark.

Messages

Send and receive messages from your instructor directly in Spark.

Change Platform Language

Set your preferred language for buttons and labels in Spark.

Create a Spark Course

Create your course in Spark.

Assignments

Complete assignments your instructor has assigned to you in Spark.

eBooks and Other Resources

Access eBooks, audio, video, and other resources in Spark.

Create a Schoology-Integrated Spark Course

Create your Spark course from your Schoology course to connect the two courses.

Cengage School K–12 Student Help

Cengage School is for K–12 teachers and students only. Use the Cengage School portal to access courses in: Explore MindTap for K–12 MindTap WebAssign OWLv2

Practice

Complete unassigned activities and games for extra practice.

Create a Brightspace-Integrated Spark Course

Create your Spark course from your Brightspace course to connect the two courses.

Create a Blackboard-Integrated Spark Course

Create your Spark course from your Blackboard course to connect the two courses.

Create a Canvas-Integrated Spark Course

Create your Spark course from your Canvas course to connect the two courses.

Create a Moodle-Integrated Spark Course

Create your Spark course from your Moodle course to connect the two courses.

Add Spark Links to Schoology LTI 1.3

Add direct links to Spark program content and tools in Schoology.

Add Spark Links to Blackboard LTI 1.3

Add direct links to Spark program content and tools in Blackboard.

Add Spark Links to Canvas LTI 1.3

Add direct links to Spark program content and tools in Canvas.

Add Spark Links to Moodle LTI 1.3

Add direct links to Spark program content and tools in Moodle.

View Test Grades

View your child's grades on tests.

Grades

View your child's grades and track their progress on assignments and tests. Related information View Assignment Grades View Test Grades Unlock Awards

Complete an In-Class Activity

Your teacher may assign you an activity to be completed during your class session. Depending on your teacher's preference, your score could be recorded in the gradebook.

Create a LMS-Integrated Spark Course

Create your Spark course from your LMS course to connect the two courses.

Tests

The Tests tab allows you to access and complete tests assigned to you, and review your correct and incorrect answers. Your assigned tests display in a list view under the Complete and Incomplete tabs.

Change Student Password

Due to privacy regulations, Cengage School does not collect or store student contact information. This means Cengage School cannot send students an email to reset their own passwords. Only teachers and admins can change student passwords. If needed, sign in to Cengage School at nglsync.cengage.com . Find the student whose password you want to change. If the student is enrolled in your course: Under the course you want to manage, open the Manage Course menu and click Manage Students . Under...

Joined Wrong Course

Cause Most likely, when you registered for Spark, you clicked Not studying with a teacher? and got a course key for a self-study course instead of using the course key from your instructor. Use your instructor's course key to transfer out of the self-study course and into the instructor-led course. Your work is not copied to the new course. You must repeat any activities you have already completed to receive credit in your new course. Resolution In Spark, click › My Account . Your profile...

Access Course Resources (eBook, audio, and video)

Video Tutorial: Access Student eBook Related information Access eBooks Companion Sites

Review Your Test

Depending on your instructor's preference, you may be able to review and see all your correct and incorrect answers after your test has been graded.

View Assignment Grades

Track your child's progress on assignments and view their grades.

Edit Student Profile

Change a student's username, ID number, and name.

Complete Activities

Complete activities in the mobile app.

Sign In

Click the language selector menu in the upper-right corner to select your preferred language. Sign in at learn.eltngl.com . Click Sign in . Enter your Username and Password . Click Sign in . Sign in for the First Time If your instructor created your account for you, you might receive an email from Spark with a link to create a password. Use this link to sign in for the first time. Open the welcome email and click Set Password . Your Spark account opens in a new window. Enter your password in...

Manage Students

Change your students' passwords and edit profile information such as names, usernames, and student identification numbers. Students cannot edit their own profile information.

Companion Sites

Use the following steps to find your product. Go to eltngl.com . You can use the Browse the Catalogue tab, or the Search Products search bar to search for your product. On the product page, click Program Information › Companion Site . Click Student Companion Site . Related information Can't Open Resource Links

Remove Students

If you used student self-enrollment or manually added students to your Cengage School roster, you can remove students from your Cengage School roster.

Troubleshooting

Related information No Course Key Joined Wrong Course Can't Open Resource Links Contact Support Open a Support Case

Assignments

Related information Complete Assignments Practice Complete an In-Class Activity

Online Placement Test

The National Geographic Learning Young Learner Online Placement Test determines your current English proficiency level, so you can be placed in the most suitable class to help you progress.

Create an Cengage School Account and Enroll in a Cengage Course

If you do not have an Cengage School account, use the course registration link to create your account and enroll in your Cengage course.

Take the Online Placement Test

The Online Placement Test is timed. The timer starts when you open the test. It includes questions for grammar, vocabulary, listening, and reading. There are two short speaking activities. Make sure your microphone is working properly. You have one try to take the test. The Online Placement Test is not available on the mobile app. You must use a browser to access and take the test. Video Tutorial: Take the Young Learner Online Placement Test Sign in to Spark. If prompted, set a new password....

Enroll in a Cengage Course

Enroll in your Cengage course using its course key (WebAssign: class key) at nglsync.cengage.com/register .

Prepare for the Test

Before you begin your placement test: Have a working microphone. It will be used for the speaking part of the test. Allow yourself enough time to take the entire test. The test has four different parts. You will only have one try to take the test. You cannot restart the test after stopping.

Practice

Complete unassigned activities and games for extra practice.

Access an Expired Course

In an expired course, you can access: Grades Old tests and assignments Your eBook and media resources You cannot complete tests or assignments after the course end date.

Can't Open Resource Links

When you click a resource on the companion site, the resource does not open.

Select Your Course

Only one course at a time is shown.

Unlock Awards

As you complete assignments, you unlock awards.

Forgot Password

Reset Password with Email On learn.eltngl.com , click Sign in . Click Forgot password? Enter your email address and click Forgotten Password Request . Follow the instructions sent to your email. Ask Instructor to Reset Password Ask your instructor to rest your password. Your instructor will either create a temporary password for you or send you an email with a link to reset your password. If your instructor gives you a temporary password, sign in to Spark with that password. You will be...

Downloading activities to complete them offline

How to download content To complete Activities offline you must download them first. Before downloading them ensure that you have a stable connection to the Internet. The app will display a warning image if you are not connected (offline): Click the download button next to any: Activity: to download a specific Activity. Lesson: to download all Activities within a Lesson. Unit: to download all Activities within a Unit. Assignment : to download all Activities within an Assignment. This option is...

Manage Account

To access your account menu, click › My Account . Your profile displays: Student Your personal information. You can change your preferred language here. My courses Information about all your courses. This includes: Course name Course start and end dates Course key You can join a new course from here. Related information Change Email Address Change Name Change Password Forgot Password Change Platform Language

Student ID Number Already Used

When you try to create a student account, you are told the student's number is already in use. If the student tries to create their own account, they are told they already have an account.

Use the Cengage Support Portal

Use the Cengage support portal to contact customer support. Give the support team information about your issue, and the support team will contact you with solutions or next steps.

Change Email Address

In Spark, click › My Account . Your profile opens. Enter your email in Email . Click Save . A confirmation message displays.

Change Name

In Spark, click › My Account . Your profile opens. Update your first and last name. Click Save . A confirmation message displays.

Change Password

In Spark, click › My Account . Your profile opens. Click Change Password . Enter your current password in Current password . Enter your new password in Password . Your password should contain: At least 8 characters At least one uppercase letter At least one lowercase letter At least one number Repeat your password in Repeat password . Click Save . A confirmation message displays.

View Students

If needed, sign in to Cengage School at nglsync.cengage.com . Under the course you want to manage, open the Manage Course menu and click Manage Students . Your Course page opens. All students in your course are listed under Registered Students . Related information Edit Student Profile (Cengage School) Change Student Password

Share Your Course With Students

Give students your course key so they can create an Cengage School account and enroll in your Cengage course at nglsync.cengage.com/register .

Add the National Geographic Learning Spark App to Your Schoology Site

Integrate Spark resources within your institution's Schoology learning management system, using LTI 1.3.

Students

Related information Add Students (Cengage School) Add Students from Unlink Self-Enroll Add Students Manually Bulk Rostering Manage View Students (Cengage School) Change Student Password Edit Student Profile (Cengage School) Remove Students (Cengage School)

Add the National Geographic Learning Spark App to Your Blackboard Site

Integrate Spark resources within your institution's Blackboard learning management system, using LTI 1.3.

Add the National Geographic Learning Spark App to Your Moodle Site

Integrate Spark resources within your institution's Moodle learning management system, using LTI 1.3.

Change Password

Due to privacy regulations, Cengage School does not collect or store student contact information. This means Cengage School cannot send you an email to reset your password. Your teacher must change your password for you.

Sign In with Cengage School

Go to nglsync.cengage.com . Search for your school by name or location. Select your school from the search results and click Continue . Your school's sign-in page opens. Bookmark your school's sign-in page for quicker access. Enter your username and click Next . Enter your password and click Sign In . Related information Sign Out Change Password

K–12 Sign In

Related information Cengage School Sign In Sign Out Change Password Google Classroom

Join a Course for Self-Study

If you do not have a teacher, join a new self-study course with your existing Spark account.

Sign Out

Protect your Cengage School account by signing out when you are finished.

Copy a Spark Course in Your LMS

Copy an existing Spark course in your LMS.

Remove a Student

Remove a student if they are incorrectly enrolled or should be dropped from your course.

Enroll in a Cengage Course

Enroll in your Cengage course using its course key (WebAssign: class key).

Preview Course as a Student

View what students in your course see when they sign in to Spark.

Transfer a Student

Transfer a student to move them to a different course.

Track Student Success

Watch these tutorials to learn how to grade assignments, tests, and track your students' success in Spark.

Cengage School K–12 Student Help

Cengage School is for K–12 teachers and students only. Use the Cengage School portal to access courses in: Explore MindTap for K–12 MindTap WebAssign OWLv2

Add a New or Existing Student

Add a student to your course.

Edit Student Information

If needed, you can change a student's name, username, and email address.

Change Student Password

Due to privacy regulations, Cengage School does not collect or store student contact information. This means Cengage School cannot send students an email to reset their own passwords. Only teachers and admins can change student passwords. If needed, sign in to Cengage School at nglsync.cengage.com . Find the student whose password you want to change. If the student is enrolled in your course: Under the course you want to manage, open the Manage Course menu and click Manage Students . Under...

Add Students Manually

Under the course you want to manage, open the Manage Course menu and click Manage Students . Click Add Students . Under Manual Registration , click Add Students Manually . Search for your students by name or ID number. If a student has an Cengage School account, their name is added under Students to add to your course. If a student does not have an Cengage School account, create one for them. Click Create Student Account . Enter your student's information. Click Next . Review the students...

Manage Students

Change your students' passwords and edit profile information such as names, usernames, and student identification numbers. Students cannot edit their own profile information.

Send Messages to Students / Parents

Access and send messages to your students in Spark.

Reset a Student Password

If a student forgets their password, you can create a temporary password for them or send an email with a link to create their own new password.

Change Student Password

These instructions are for K–12 teachers who access and manage WebAssign courses through Cengage School. Due to privacy regulations, Cengage School does not collect or store student contact information. This means Cengage School cannot send students an email to reset their own passwords. Only teachers and admins can change student passwords. If needed, sign in to Cengage School at nglsync.cengage.com . Find the student whose password you want to change. If the student is enrolled in your...

Change Student Password

These instructions are for K–12 teachers who access and manage MindTap courses through Cengage School. Due to privacy regulations, Cengage School does not collect or store student contact information. This means Cengage School cannot send students an email to reset their own passwords. Only teachers and admins can change student passwords. If needed, sign in to Cengage School at nglsync.cengage.com . Find the student whose password you want to change. If the student is enrolled in your course:...

Reactivate Student

If a student account was archived in error, activate it to restore the student's access to course materials.

Manage Students

Change your students' passwords and edit profile information such as names, usernames, and student identification numbers. Students cannot edit their own profile information.

Manage Students

Change your students' passwords and edit profile information such as names, usernames, and student identification numbers. Students cannot edit their own profile information.

Add Students

Students can be added to your Cengage School roster in multiple ways, depending on how your school district is set up.

Contact Your Spark Representative

Your Spark representative can support you in implementing your course or learning tools.

Student ID Number Already Used

When you try to create a student account, you are told the student's number is already in use. If the student tries to create their own account, they are told they already have an account.

Students

Manage your course roster in Spark by adding students to your course, editing their information, and resetting their passwords if they cannot access their accounts.

Edit Student Profile

Change a student's username, ID number, and name.

Student ID Number Already Used

When you try to create a student account, you are told the student's number is already in use. If the student tries to create their own account, they are told they already have an account.

Student ID Number Already Used

When you try to create a student account, you are told the student's number is already in use. If the student tries to create their own account, they are told they already have an account.

Add Students from Google Classroom

Link your Cengage School course to your Google Classroom class to add students. Students access their course directly from Google Classroom and do not need to use a separate username and password.

Students Asked for Payment

Your K–12 school district has purchased access to Cengage for its students, but when students create accounts and sign in at the main Cengage home page, they are told their trial access will expire and asked for payment.

Remove Students

If you used student self-enrollment or manually added students to your Cengage School roster, you can remove students from your Cengage School roster.

Edit Student Profile

Change a student's username, ID number, and name.

Edit Student Profile

Change a student's username, ID number, and name.

Enable Email Notifications for Student Enrollment

This feature is not available for all courses. If you cannot edit your course, contact your district's technology coordinator. Under the course you want to manage, open the Manage Course menu and click Edit Details . Set Email Notifications to Send email notifications . Click Next . A confirmation page opens and shows your new course settings. Click Save to save your changes. Your course information is updated. Related information Edit Course Name () Edit Course Dates () Require Registration...

Require Approval for Student Registration

Requiring registration approval deters cheating from students with duplicate accounts. If your course uses self-registration and does not require registration approval, some students may try to cheat by enrolling a fake account in your course to access assignments before taking them under their real name. This feature is not available for all courses. If you cannot edit your course, contact your district's technology coordinator. Under the course you want to manage, open the Manage Course menu...

Cengage Bulk Rostering

If your school district uses Cengage bulk rostering services or a Single Sign-On (SSO) system, your district technology coordinator works with Cengage to enroll students in your course. To add or remove a student from your Cengage School course, contact your district technology coordinator.

Link to Your Spark Course

Students Not in MindTap Gradebook

If your school uses Cengage bulk rostering services, students are not listed in the MindTap gradebook until they access their MindTap course.

Remove Students

If you used student self-enrollment or manually added students to your Cengage School roster, you can remove students from your Cengage School roster.

Remove Students

If you used student self-enrollment or manually added students to your Cengage School roster, you can remove students from your Cengage School roster.

View Students

If needed, sign in to Cengage School at nglsync.cengage.com . Under the course you want to manage, open the Manage Course menu and click Manage Students . Your Course page opens. All students in your course are listed under Registered Students . Related information Edit Student Profile Change Student Password

Create Account for Self-Study

If you do not have a teacher, create an account and join your self-study course.

Share Your Course With Students

Give students your course key so they can create an Cengage School account and enroll in your MindTap for K–12 course at nglsync.cengage.com/register .

Sign in with Google Classroom

Sign in to Google Classroom. In your Google Classroom class, click Classwork . Click the link under Cengage Resources to open your Cengage course.

Import Multiple Students

Add multiple students to your course at the same time by uploading a roster CSV file.

Deactivate Student

Archive Cengage School accounts for students who no longer need them.

View Students

If needed, sign in to Cengage School at nglsync.cengage.com . Under the course you want to manage, open the Manage Course menu and click Manage Students . Your Course page opens. All students in your course are listed under Registered Students . Related information Edit Student Profile (Cengage School) Change Student Password

View Students

If needed, sign in to Cengage School at nglsync.cengage.com . Under the course you want to manage, open the Manage Course menu and click Manage Students . Your Course page opens. All students in your course are listed under Registered Students . Related information Edit Student Profile (Cengage School) Change Student Password

Share Your Course With Students

Give students your course key so they can create an Cengage School account and enroll in your MindTap course at nglsync.cengage.com/register .

Cengage School K–12 Teacher Help

Cengage School is for K–12 teachers and students only. Use the Cengage School portal to access courses in: Explore MindTap for K–12 MindTap WebAssign OWLv2

Student Performance

View and track your students' performance on assignments, practice, and tests in the Course Gradebook.

Share Your Course With Students

Give students your class key so they can create an Cengage School account and enroll in your WebAssign course at nglsync.cengage.com/register .

Create an Assignment Using Schoology LTI 1.3

Create an assignment in Spark using Schoology LTI 1.3.

Microsoft Office

SAM 365 Projects Windows 10 or later Microsoft 365 subscription or Microsoft Office 2021 Home, Premium, or University macOS 10.14 or later Microsoft 365 Home/Premium subscription or Microsoft Office 2021 Home/Student Not compatible with Microsoft Office Online. Office Online files have a different structure than files created on the desktop version of Office. SAM 2019 Projects Windows 10 or later Microsoft 365 subscription or Microsoft Office 2019 Home, Premium, or University macOS 10.14 or...

Export Students

Download your course roster as a CSV file.

Manage Courses

Change your course name, edit start and end dates, control student enrollment into your course, and enable notifications when students join your course.

Contact Support

Contact customer support with additional questions.

Instructor Steps for Reuse

Sign in to the Instructor Center at login.cengage.com/ssoinstructor/mydashboard.htm faculty.cengage.com . Click My Library . Click My Courses . Select the textbook or product for your course. Click Manage Courses . If you do not see Manage Courses , select the textbook or product for your course. Click Create Course . Click Create Course Masters & Sections . In the Instructor Resource Center, navigate to your course, course master, or section. Select the textbook or product for your course....

Create a Test Using Schoology LTI 1.3

Create and assign a test in Spark using Schoology LTI 1.3. You can assign a pre-made test or create your own test using a National Geographic Learning question bank.

Can't Register Google Classroom Students

Your course page shows the error message Students cannot be registered in your course until you correct your permission settings or unlink Google Classroom.

Students

Related information Add Add Students from Google Classroom Unlink Google Classroom Self-Enroll Add Students Manually Cengage Bulk Rostering Manage View Students Change Student Password Edit Student Profile Remove Students

Export Student Gradebook Data

Student Gradebook data reports include: The total time the student has spent using Spark The percent of the course the student has completed Details for each activity in the course: When the student last accessed the activity Activity score, given in the format correct tasks / total tasks Activity result, given as a percentage Number of times the student attempted the activity The time the student spent on each activity Click User Management in Spark. Hover over a student. Click . A...

Students

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Students

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Unlink Google Classroom

If you decide not to use Google Classroom after linking your course, unlink Google Classroom.

Students

Impersonate students in your district through their Cengage School profile.

Create a Student Account

Create a student account to access your learning platform course. If you are a K-12 or primary student, your account might be created for you by your instructor.

Enable Student Self-Registration in Cognero

Enable student self-registration for your Cognero classes to allow students to register for your class and access assignments.

Create Self-Registration Guide for Students

Give your students a customized self-registration PDF guide so they can add themselves to your course. The guide includes a registration link specific to your course that lets students enroll without a course key.

Gradebook

Use the Course Gradebook in Spark to keep track of your student and class performances on all assignments, practice, and tests.