PowerBuddy for Learning settings
Use PowerBuddy settings to configure PowerBuddy for Learning and review chat logs.
To access PowerBuddy settings:
Select Tools from the main menu.
Select PowerBuddy settings.
Alternatively, choose School Management, and then select PowerBuddy settings.
Turn on PowerBuddy
Turn PowerBuddy for Learning on to give access to PowerBuddy AI chat and content generation for Schoology. This applies to the entire organization.
Access by role
To manage permissions at the role level, select the Manage user permissions link and set access for roles.
Access by school
If you have permission to manage access by building, select the Manage school access link.
Managing access by school grants or removes access for the entire building.
On the School access page, choose Edit.
To change access for an individual school, choose to give a school Access or No access to the PowerBuddy features you have enabled for your organization.
To change access for multiple schools, select the schools you want to edit.
From Bulk actions, choose which PowerBuddy feature you want to change access for, and select Access or No access for the feature.
Select Save changes.
Restrict access for individuals
Restrict students or faculty from using PowerBuddy chat and content generation.
Choose Restrict users.
On the Restricted access page, enter the user’s name or ID to search.
Select the user and choose Restrict access.
On the Restricted access list, select the Remove icon (trash can) to remove the user from the list.
Student chat settings
Manage which students can access PowerBuddy chat by grade level and minimum age.
Choose Review settings.
On the PowerBuddy chat settings page, select which course grades you want to have access to chat.
Enter the minimum age students must be to access chat.
Select whether or not to grant students access if their grade and age are missing in the system. By default, access is blocked.
Choose whether to Include images and videos in chat responses.
If you choose to include images or videos, select which media sources.
YouTube (videos)
Wikipedia (images)
Save your changes.
Student chat logs
Review the chat logs for all students you have permission to access. Conversations can take up to 15 minutes before they are loaded into the chat log and are available for 60 days. To access conversations older than 60 days, submit a Schoology support ticket.
Choose Review chat logs.
On the Student chat logs page, find the conversation and select Review Chats.
Optionally, enter search criteria to narrow your results. Chat logs default to the last seven days.
Select a conversation to review.
Optionally, download an individual conversation using one of the following options:
Select the Download icon (down arrow) for the conversation.
Open the conversation and select Download.
If a conversation has flagged chats, the number of flags is marked in the Flagged chats field for the student. Review the chat and open the conversation for more details.
AI can make mistakes when filtering content. Always review content to confirm accurate flagging.
Flagged chat notifications
Add or remove email notification recipients for flagged chats. Course administrators who enable the chat assistant in an assignment will receive email notifications for flagged chats. Other recipients must be added to receive notifications.
Recipients will receive notification emails for all flagged chats that they have access to.
Choose Review permissions.
On the Flagged chat notification settings page, enter the recipient's Name and Email.
Select Add Email.
In the recipient list, you can activate, deactivate, or remove people from the list.
By default, course administrators receive flagged chat email notifications for their courses. To turn this off, deactivate the Course administrator email recipient.