MackinVIA Admin

Subscriptions

To skip to a subsection of this topic, choose from the links below. Manage Subscriptions Notifications Manage Subscriptions To manage subscriptions for digital resources, first log into your MackinVIA Administrator account  with your Mackin.com email address and password. Go to Reports > Subscriptions to view a list of all subscription resources in your account (make sure to select the correct VIA if…

Usage

To skip to a subsection of this topic, choose from the links below. Usage Reports for Multiple Locations Usage Reports for Single Location Usage Reports Statistics Usage Reports for Assigned Resources Usage Reports for Multiple Locations To run a usage report for multiple locations, log into your MackinVIA Administrator account (https://www.mackinvia.com/Admin) with your Mackin.com email address and…

Schoology Integration

MackinVIA can be integrated with Schoology, providing users with greater accessibility to your digital collection. This connection allows librarians and teachers to access their Backpack accounts within the learning management system (LMS) and add MackinVIA resources or groups to courses. Additionally, MackinVIA will be available from the course menu. Important note: The ability to configure apps…

Google Classroom

Full Administrators and Group Managers can post MackinVIA resources, groups, assignments, class sets and categories to their Google Classroom accounts using the Share buttons. To skip to a subsection of this topic, choose from the links below. Activate Integration Locate the Share Button Complete the Share Activate Integration To enable the Google Classroom integration, first…

About Integrations

MackinVIA Administrators and Group Managers can connect MackinVIA with a variety of educational tools using the Integrations page. To view and manage integrations, log into your MackinVIA Administrator account (https://www.mackinvia.com/Admin) with your Mackin.com email address and password. Go to Settings >Integrations. (Make sure to select the correct VIA if you have administrator rights to more than one account.) Select the desired…

Monitor Assignment Members

After an assignment is created, you can monitor patrons as they join it. First, log into your MackinVIA Administrator account (https://www.mackinvia.com/Admin) with your Mackin.com email address and password. Go to Classroom > Assignments (make sure to select the correct VIA if you have administrator rights to more than one account). Locate the assignment and click…

View MackinVIA Activity

As a MackinVIA™ Administrator, you can view the activity of your Backpacks and Resources. To view your MackinVIA activity, begin by logging into your administrator account at https://www.mackinvia.com/admin. To skip to a subsection of this topic, choose from the links below. Viewing Backpack Activity Viewing Resource Activity Navigating MackinVIA Activity Disable MackinVIA Activity Viewing Backpack…

Upload a Logo

Uploading a logo will allow you to customize your MackinVIA™ collection with a school logo or image. Please Note: This is an optional customization; MackinVIA will not display a picture by default. To upload a logo, first log into your MackinVIA Administrator account (https://www.mackinvia.com/Admin) with your Mackin.com email address and password. Go to Settings > General and select Upload Logo (make…

Home Page

The Home page allows MackinVIA Administrators to showcase resources in their digital collection. This feature includes carousels promoting: Newest – Resources most recently added to your MackinVIA account Highest Rated – Resources with the highest star ratings (tabulated across the entire MackinVIA platform) Top Resources – Resources with the most views in the last 30…