How to set up an analytics dashboard

Created by Jade Kuzmiak, Modified on Sun, 22 Mar at 9:53 PM by Georgie Bryant

There may be times when you would like to display specific analytics information on a regular basis (e.g a house leaderboard). Class Charts allows you to set up your own custom analytics graphs via analytics dashboards.

To enable analytics dashboards in your school, please contact us.

Setting up a new analytics dashboard

To set up a new analytics dashboard, click on the Analytics tab along the top of the page.

Class Charts analytics menu tab

You will be presented with a list of dashboards that have been set up in your school. To create a new dashboard, click on the create a new dashboard button.

Class Charts manage dashboards page

The New analytics dashboard will appear. Enter a name for the dashboard, an optional description and the dashboard type.

Click on the OK button once you have confirmed your choices.

Class Charts new dashboard popup

The new dashboard will now be displayed on the Manage dashboards tab.

Class Charts manage dashboards page click

Adding cards to a dashboard

Once a dashboard has been created, it will need to be populated with the analytics data that you want to display.

To add or make changes to the displayed data in an analytics dashboard, click on the View dashboard button for the dashboard of your choice.

Class Charts view dashboard button

By default, newly created dashboards will be blank. Click on the Add card button to begin populating the dashboard with analytics data.

Class Charts yr7overview example

Next, select how the dashboard card should display the analytics data. This can be in the form of a leaderboard table, a bar chart or a pie chart.

Class Charts create a new dashboard selection popup

You will be presented with the Create new card popup for the dashboard card of your choice.

Class Charts pie chart setup example

If you selected Leaderboard, you will also be able to specify primary and secondary breakdowns for the card, along with which behaviour points to display.

Class Charts leaderboard setup example

Once you are happy with your dashboard card setup, click on the Save card to dashboard button to confirm your changes.

Class Charts save card to dashboard button

The created analytics dashboard card will now appear on the analytics dashboard. The analytics dashboard card can be edited or deleted at any time by clicking on the pencil or bin icon respectively.

Class Charts created dashboard card

Rearranging dashboard cards

If there are multiple dashboard cards, you can make changed to their displayed order. To rearrange dashboard cards, click on the arrow icons for the dashboard card of your choice.

Viewing behaviour reports from a leaderboard dashboard card

If a leaderboard dashboard card has been set up, you can quickly generate behaviour reports using the same breakdowns, filters and timeframe.

To generate a behaviour report from a leaderboard dashboard card, click on the graph icon for the leaderboard card of your choice.

Class Charts leaderboard card generate report button

The Behaviour report page will open in a new tab, with the leaderboard dashboard card criteria prepopulated for each corresponding report option.