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Manage Administrative Permissions

As a Full Administrator, you can add, remove, and modify the administrative Permissions of your fellow librarians, library aids, teachers, and other staff in MackinVIA. MackinVIA has three levels of staff Permissions: A Full Administrator has complete access to manage MackinVIA, including the content, circulation, settings, users, and more. A Group Manager can only create and manage Groups, Assignments, and Class Sets. No…

Permissions

Backpack Accounts

To skip to a subsection of this topic, choose from the links below. Create Individual Backpack Accounts Create Multiple Backpack Accounts Deactivate Backpack Accounts Edit Backpack Accounts Create Individual Backpack Accounts As a MackinVIA Administrator, you can create Backpacks accounts for your staff and students, either individually or through an import of user data. To…

Backpacks

Assigning Managers to Groups

If you are a Full Administrator you can create Groups and assign them to Group Managers. First, log into your MackinVIA Administrator account (https://www.mackinvia.com/Admin) with your Mackin.com email address and password. Choose Classroom > Groups (make sure you select the correct VIA if there is more than one account). Click the Create New Group button on the Groups screen. Then select…

Permissions

All Group Managers

A Group that is managed by All Group Managers means all Group Managers at your school can add or remove titles from that Group. Full Administrators can always manage titles within all Groups. Essentially, the management of this Group is shared by all users with MackinVIA permissions. If you are a Full Administrator, you can always…

Permissions

About Managing Backpacks

Backpack™ accounts help users store and manage your school’s digital resources. While in their Backpacks, users can save favorite resources, check out and request Mackin-hosted titles, view and edit notes, and access assigned resources. As a MackinVIA administrator, you can manage Backpacks for your staff and students. Please Note: Backpack accounts are optional. Mackin has…

Backpacks