Boom Learning Support

All Quick Start Guides 8

• Quick Start Guide for Teachers
• Quick Start for Authors: Learn to Sell Boom Cards
• Quick Start Guide for Schools and Admins
• Quick Start Guide for Students and Parents
• Join Our Community

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Webinars 22

• Boom Back-to-School Symposium 2023
• Boom Back-to-School Symposium 2023: Resources and Contact Info
• January 2023 Webinars Calendar
• Intro to Boom Learning Webinar
• Creating Boom Cards with Audio Webinar Handout

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The Research Behind Boom Learning 3

• A Solid Foundation: A Platform Focused on Privacy, Security, Scale, and Performance
• Powerful Education Research to Make Your Teaching Go BOOM!
• Research Evidence of the Benefits of Boom Cards in Instruction and Intervention

Customer Service 4

• Schedule a Call
• Email Support for Existing Customers
• Renew or Upgrade Membership Levels for Existing Users
• How to Share Pictures, Videos, and Stories with Boom

Parent and Student FAQS 6

• Parent Letter - Logging in and Understanding Progress Reports
• Technical Specification — What You Need To Make Boom Cards Work
• How do Students earn Coins, Gems, and Pulses (Lightning Bolts)?
• Parents and Students: Change your own Password
• How Students can see Results: Progress, Plays, and Gems

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Getting Started 15

• Intro to Boom Learning Webinar
• Sharing Students (Colleagues)
• Setting up Your Profile
• Creating a "Sign in with Boom" Classroom and Adding Students
• Moving and Sharing Students Between Classrooms

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Privacy Matters 3

• Boom Learning Opt-In Permission Slip
• Keeping rosters private - FERPA & HIPAA Compliance
• How to Change Classroom Privacy Settings

Student Account Management 4

• How to Change & Reset a Student's Password
• Simplifying student sign-in with Picture Passwords and Classroom Sign-in
• How to change student usernames, nicknames and lock classrooms
• Making, printing, and using login cards and QR Codes (print roster)

Assigning Boom Cards to Students 12

• FastPlay and Fast Pins to Play and Share Decks
• Assigning, Un-assigning, and Playing Boom Cards
• Assigning Boom Cards in a Learning Management System (LMS)
• What cards do the students see?
• Screen Sharing Fundamentals

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Progress Reports 4

• How to reset student reports (aka delete student data)
• Human Scoring for Open Response Fill in the Blank
• Student Data Reports (Grades and Progress)
• How to Export and Print Boom Reports

Boom Cards 14

• Points: What are they and why do you use them?
• Where do I find my order number for external redemptions?
• Redeeming Purchases From External Websites (External Redemptions)
• Missing Purchases (aka Using the Boom Learning Store)
• Complete My Bundle Price Discounts

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Membership Accounts 8

• Why Do I Need To Sign Up & What Am I Buying Again?
• I have an account and I didn't sign up. Have you charged me for an account?
• Free Trials and Limits on Starter Accounts
• Account Sharing Is Not Allowed
• Undergraduate & Graduate Students Get Boom For Free

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Gifts 0

Ratings and Feedback 2

• Feedback: How to Contact a Public Author on the Boom Store
• Ratings

Rules & Conditions for Promotions & Giveways 12

• Sweepstakes Official Rules
• Instagram 1000 Sweepstakes
• 2022 Teacher Appreciation Sweepstakes
• "Win Cash for Your College Fund" Rules
• 2022 Customer Survey Sweepstakes

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Memberships Don't Include Cards or Points 1

• Memberships vs. Points: What's the Difference?

Making Decks 24

• Making your Self-Made Boom Decks Accessible
• Accessibility Text (ALT Text) and How to Use it in Your Boom Decks
• Bottom of cards gets cut off
• Assign your own Decks to Students with Private Publishing (Decks I've Created)
• What if I accidentally delete an item from my deck's template card?

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Converting Files to Boom Cards 5

• Importing from Powerpoint For Mac (Video Tutorial)
• Importing from Microsoft Publisher
• Importing from PowerPoint in Windows
• Convert Google Slides to Boom Cards
• Printables

Creating with Sound 9

• Recording sound in Boom
• A Video Tour of Creating With Sound
• Organizing Sound
• Making Draggable Sound Objects
• Recording Sounds for Boom in Windows

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Drag and Drop, Drop Zones, and Moveable Pieces 2

• Troubleshooting Drag and Drop
• Creating Multiple "Correct" Drop Zones on One Card

Fonts, Images and Clip Art 10

• Font, Clip Art, & Voice Over Artists Permissions List
• Acknowledging Artists and Font Authors
• How to Crop an Image
• Making a Cover Image
• Special Symbols and Characters and On-screen keyboard

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Working with Video 1

• Adding Video

Getting Started 16

• Acceptable Use Policy for Public Authors (Publish to the Store)
• How to name your decks
• Content Icons for Cover Images
• How to Create a Bundle
• Can I sell images or decks as a bundle instead of individually?

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Payments, Sales Tax and More 13

• How Points Work for Publishers
• Understanding Sales to Schools and Businesses
• What to Consider When Setting Your Prices
• Understanding your Sales Reports (Tax Records)
• Complete My Bundle Payouts

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Selling on External Sites 10

• Selling Boom Cards in Other Places - MANDATORY READING
• Set your BoomURL
• Common Pitfalls - Creating Clickable Links in External Documents
• Short Term Promotions
• Delisting Products from External Market Places

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Infringement Issues 3

• Your Item was Taken Down
• Reporting Infringement of your Copyrights
• Licensing Links

Premier Publishers 1

• How to Exclude a Deck from Premier Publisher Program

Purchases 5

• Finding your payment records
• Receipt
• Manage Your Credit Card
• Refunds
• Paying for Boom with Donors Choose

Change my Account 8

• Why do I need two different pictures of me: an author and teacher picture?
• Downgrade an Account
• Cancel an Account
• Adding or Changing your Email Address, Username, or Sign-in Assistant
• Not Receiving Emails

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Boom Card Player 7

• My child has lost his or her password
• Using the Notebook Feature
• Boom Cards are not playing sounds
• iPad Issues
• Kindle Fire

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FAQs 12

• Can I change my USER ID?
• My library is gone! I can't find my students! Where is my deck?!
• What happens to my paid membership or free trial when it expires?
• Mouse doesn't move (and other teletutoring screen share questions) (Zoom)
• Forgot my password / reset password

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Welcome Series 9

• Welcome to Boom Learning
• Getting Students Off to the Right Start
• Boom! How to Set up a Classroom
• Socialize and Learn!
• Boom! Actionable Data for Rapid Intervention

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Purchasing for Organizations, Buying for Schools 10

• School & Organization Purchases: What's Included?
• Buying Boom Cards for a School or Organization (Paying with a Purchase Order)
• 2022-2023 Prices for School/Organizational Purchases
• New Jersey Business Registration & Certificate of Authority
• Buying Subscriptions or Points for Others

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Current Privacy Notices 8

• General Privacy Notice
• Kid-Friendly Privacy Notice
• Information Security Plan
• Data Elements and National Data Privacy Agreement (NDPA) Standard Version 2 Elements
• Subprocessor Disclosure

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Current Terms of Service 5

• Terms of Service
• Public Author Terms of Service
• Boom Learning Teacher of the Month
• Entity Terms of Service
• Premier Publisher Program Terms of Service

Copyright Information 2

• Reporting Copyright Infringement
• Acknowledgements

Archived Terms and Notices 23

• 2021 Terms of Service July 1, 2021
• 2021 Privacy Notice Regarding the Data of Non-US Subjects
• 2021 Subprocessor Disclosure
• 2021 Subprocessor Disclosure
• 2021 Information Security Plan

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Account Management 7

• School Dashboard Account Admin Access and Management
• Adding and Provisioning Teacher Accounts with the School Dashboard
• School/Org Admins: Transfer an Account to a New Teacher
• For School Admins: Delegate School Dashboard Access
• School/Org Admins: Removing Teachers From the School Dashboard

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Google Add-On 4

• Google Add-On -Transfer Control Of Your Account To Your School
• Google Classroom Add-On
• Google Add-On Terms of Service Addendum
• Find Your Google Add-On Administrator

Using Boom in Canvas 3

• Creating a Canvas assignment that uses Boom Cards
• Using Boom in Canvas - Frequently Asked Questions
• Getting started with Boom Cards in Canvas (not available for individual Boom subscribers)