#40for40

Our #40for40 deal is here!

School is back in session, and that means students are ready to learn! (we hope)

Because things are likely to get very busy for you, we thought we would help out by offering you this special Back To School deal:

For a limited time we’re offering 40 tests to be graded for only $40

This deal lasts until October 1st.

Remember, 1 credit=1 test graded. 2 credits = UNLIMITED test grading for 1 student for 1 month. A month starts from the day that you grade the first test for your student (e.g. begin: Jan 13th, end: Feb 12th).

Since we sell credits in bundles, or packs, the price for a single test varies. Here is a list of what credits normally cost.

Credit Packs
100 credits	$150.00 ($1.50/credit)
500 credits	$625.00 ($1.25/credit)
1000 credits	$1000.00 ($1.00/credit)

You purchase credit packs through your OnlineScoreTracker.com account. Pay online via credit card or request that we send you an invoice.

Even before this new payment system, our customers who have made the switch are already noticing how much money they’re saving. Take advantage of this offer before it’s over!

Email Notifications for Students

You can now send email notifications to your students.

Your account is pre-loaded with 2 templates of the probably most common email notifications you’ll be sending –to tell them about their online Student Portal and to tell them that their scores are available.

You are of course able to modify our templates as well as add your own.

In this article I will tell you how to send emails, show you how to manage the optional email templates, and introduce you to the Email log

The new email notification feature is free for customers using our credits-based billing and $15/month otherwise (after Oct 1, 2017).

How to send Emails

From either the Classes-Students, Users-Students, or Tests list, select students (or tests) by clicking the selection box in front of each student/test and then select “Email Students” from the Action dropdown box.

You can now load an existing email template and subsequently edit it – or simply type a new email.

We have added a few useful placeholders, that you can use for

first name
last name
username
default_password
url
account

A students actual password in the database is encrypted and even we can’t read it. The password placeholder is the default password you set through Tools-Preferences. Only use this placeholder if your are telling a student about a brand new account with the default password.

The url is your custom url to access your OnlineScoreTracker account.

Account is the same name that shows up in the header of your OnlineScoreTracker. You can change it through Tools – Customize (Web Panel – Select Display Name). A good use for this is signing an email “Your team at {{account}}”.

Manage (optional) Email Templates

We have pre-loaded your account with two Email templates. You can delete or edit them and add your own.

This is done through Tools – Emails, then select the Templates button/tab:

Email Log

Naturally, you will want to monitor what happens to the emails you send out. The log (accessible via Tools – Emails) will show the following statuses:

Processed: Message has been sent. This is a temporary message that will be replaced by one of the other messages.
Delivered: Message has been successfully delivered to the receiving server.
Dropped: Message has been rejected by the receiving server. Most common is because of a “bounce” due to a wrong email address.