Manual locks are controlled through your Parent Account. While you can set lock schemes for your student(s), manual locks provide more granular control over your student's access to Beast Academy Online (BA Online) learning content.
This guide covers how parents can manually lock and unlock content in BA Online.
Note:
- If your student's current BA Online access was provided through AoPS Academy, you won't have access to adjust their locks or lock schemes as they are automatically set and adjusted.
- If your student is playing BA Online while you manually lock or unlock content, the changes will be reflected once they reload any page within BA Online. They don't need to sign out and back in for the changes to be reflected on their end.
- The Library and the Theater can't be manually locked or unlocked.
- Individual lesson problems can't be manually locked or unlocked.
Instructions
Beast Academy curriculum is divided into five levels, each roughly corresponding to a grade level. Each level has 12 chapters within it, each chapter has 16–17 lessons, and each lesson typically has between 5–12 problems.
Level locks enable you to lock/unlock all learning content (chapters, tests, lessons, and problems) within that level.
1. Access Parent Reports Page
2. Select Full Report
On your Parent Reports page:
- Locate the student whose content you'd like to lock/unlock.
- Select Full Report.
3. Lock Level
On the Full Report page:
- Select the level you'd like to lock/unlock from the Level dropdown.
- Select the Lock at the top left to lock/unlock the level.
4. Confirm Lock
Tip: If you don't want to see this dialog again, select the Do not show this message again checkbox.
In the Lock Level dialog box, select Lock.
Example Result
Below is what a locked chapter within a locked level looks like to a student in BA Online's Class view, regardless of their lock scheme.
Each Beast Academy level has 12 chapters within it. Each chapter in BA Online has between 16–17 lessons, and each lesson typically has between 5–12 problems.
Chapter locks enable you to lock/unlock all learning content (tests, lessons, and problems) within that chapter.
1. Access Parent Reports Page
2. Select Full Report
On your Parent Reports page:
- Locate the student whose content you'd like to lock/unlock.
- Select Full Report.
3. Lock Chapter
On the Full Report page:
- Select the level you'd like to lock/unlock from the level dropdown.
- Locate the chapter you'd like to lock/unlock in the left sidebar.
- Select the Lock icon next to the chapter to lock/unlock the chapter.
4. Confirm Lock
Tip: If you don't want to see this dialog again, select the Do not show this message again checkbox.
In the Lock Chapter dialog box, select Lock.
Example Results
Below is what a locked chapter looks like to a student in BA Online's Class view, regardless of their lock scheme.
Below is what a locked chapter looks like in the Play List, regardless of the student's lock scheme. Note that readings and videos won't lock.
Below is what a locked chapter looks like in Class view to a student who is in the previous (unlocked) chapter:
Manual locks enable you to control the content (lessons, tests, and the problems they contain) within a chapter your student has access to, without needing to lock/unlock the entire chapter.
1. Access Parent Reports Page
2. Select Full Report
On your Parent Reports page:
- Locate the student whose content you'd like to lock/unlock.
- Select Full Report.
3. Select Level and Chapter
On the Full Report page:
- Select the level in the Level dropdown that contains the lesson or test that you want to lock/unlock.
- Select the chapter in the Chapter dropdown that contains the lesson or test that you want to lock/unlock.
4. Lock Lesson or Test
On the Chapter Report page:
- Locate the lesson or test that you'd like to lock/unlock in the left sidebar.
- Select the Lock icon next to the lesson or test to lock/unlock the content.
- The test will always be at the end of the lesson list.
Tip: If you'd like to see the individual problems within the lesson or test, select the Lesson or Test link. While you can't lock/unlock individual problems, you may find it helpful to see the specific problems in a lesson or test when deciding to lock/unlock it.
5. Confirm Lock
Tip: If you don't want to see this dialog again, select the Do not show this message again checkbox.
In the Lock Lessons/Test dialog box, select Lock.
Example Results
Below is what the following locked content in an unlocked chapter looks like to a student in BA Online's Class in Free Play mode:
- Lesson
- Enrichment Lesson
- Test
Below is what locked lessons and tests in an unlocked chapter looks like in the Play List in Free Play mode.
If your student's lock scheme is currently set to Sequential or All Chapters, they'll unlock the Puzzle Lab when they do enough work to reach Experience Points (XP) Level 10. After that, new puzzle types will unlock as they complete lessons and gain XP. The Puzzle Lab contains 17 puzzle types, each containing up to 10 puzzle sets with up to 8 puzzles per set. If you select the Free Play lock scheme for your student, you can select whether or not the Puzzle Lab is accessible right away for your student.
Manual locks enable you to control the puzzles that your student has access to, regardless of their XP or lock scheme.
1. Access Parent Reports Page
2. Select Full Report
On your Parent Reports page:
- Locate the student whose content you'd like to lock/unlock.
- Select Full Report.
3. Select Puzzle Lab
On the Full Report page, select Puzzle Lab from the Level dropdown.
4. Lock All Puzzle Types, Specific Puzzle Types, or Puzzle Sets
On the Puzzle Lab Report page, you can lock/unlock all puzzle types, specific puzzle types, or puzzle sets. Continue reading for instructions on each option.
4.1. How to Lock or Unlock All Puzzle Types
Note: If you lock all puzzle types, your student can still access the Puzzle Lab itself and see the puzzle types and puzzle sets within them. However, they won't be able to access the individual puzzles themselves.
To lock/unlock all puzzle types, select the Lock icon at the top left of the page.
4.2. How to Lock or Unlock Specific Puzzle Types
From the Puzzle Lab Report page:
- Locate the puzzle type that you'd like to lock/unlock in the left sidebar.
- Select the Lock icon next to the puzzle type to lock/unlock it.
4.3. How to Lock or Unlock Specific Puzzle Sets
- On the Puzzle Lab Report page, from the Puzzle Type dropdown, select the puzzle type that contains the puzzle set that you'd like to lock/unlock.
- On the Puzzle Type Report page, locate the puzzle set that you'd like to lock/unlock in the left sidebar.
- On the Puzzle Type Report page, select the Lock icon next to the puzzle set that you'd like to lock/unlock to lock/unlock it.
5. Select Lock
Tip: If you don't want to see this dialog again, select the Do not show this message again checkbox.
In the dialog box, select Lock.
Example Results
The images below show examples of different manual lock settings for a student in Free Play mode with the entire Puzzle Lab unlocked.
Below is what it looks like in the Puzzle Lab when all puzzle types are locked:
Below is what a locked puzzle type looks like in the Puzzle Lab:
Below is what students see when they select a locked puzzle type in the Puzzle Lab:
Below is what a locked puzzle set looks like within an unlocked puzzle type in the Puzzle Lab:
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