Stage 4: Gold & Shop

When enabled, students can earn gold with rewards. Students can then spend their gold on shop items. Shop items are either in-game items that give them benefits, or real-life rewards that you provide.

The gold system creates an economy in your classroom, teaching students about earning, saving, and spending while keeping them engaged.

Enabling Gold

To activate Stage 5:

1. Go to Class Settings → Features
2. Enable "Gold"
3. Save changes

Note: You can enable Stage 4 without enabling Stage 3 (Health). They're independent systems.

Rewarding Gold

Rewards can now also include gold.

Setting Up Shop Items

Create items students can purchase:

1. Go to Class Settings → Shop
2. Click "Add Item"
3. Configure the item:
   • Cost in gold
   • Name (e.g., "Homework Pass")
   • Effects: What the item does (for in-game items)
   • Needs approval: Set if you want to approve purchases when students buy from their dashboard.
4. Save the items

Managing Purchases

When students make purchases:

Approval Mode (Recommended)

1. Student requests to purchase item
2. Request appears on your Activity page
3. You see:
   • Student name
   • Item requested
   • Gold cost
4. Click "Approve" or "Deny"
5. If approved:
   • Gold is deducted
   • Item is granted (in-game) or you need to handle it manually (real-life)

Configure in: Class Settings → Shop

Direct Mode

Students can purchase instantly:

• Student clicks to buy
• Gold is deducted immediately
• Item is granted/queued
• Activity is logged on the activity page

Configure in: Class Settings → Shop

Next Steps

• Review Best Practices for engagement strategies
• Check Class Management for monitoring the economy
• Get ideas from Teacher Guide for combining all stages