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title: "Empower | Ilmiya platform"
description: "Explore Empower by Ilmiya. Support participation through Engagement, keep school conversations together and connect guardians through Portal."
url: "https://ilmiya.com/platform/empower/"
language: "en"
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# A school community, connected.

Give participation a place to grow. Keep conversations close to learning and connect guardians with the learners they support.

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## Keep the community close to learning.

Follow participation, continue an exchange and help guardians find the learner linked to their account.

Engagement

### [See the story behind a reward.](https://ilmiya.com/products/engagement/)

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Review staff-assigned behavior records with points, dates and educator attribution. Follow participation alongside the reward history.

Communications

### [Continue the conversation.](https://ilmiya.com/products/inbox/)

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Reply to a student-started thread or bring a topic to a public or private discussion channel.

Portal

### [Follow the learner you support.](https://ilmiya.com/products/parent-portal/)

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Select a linked student in your school-provided guardian account to read the updates and exchanges available to you.

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## Choose the people and the purpose before the exchange.

A behavior record, a shared discussion and guardian access each have their own audience and meaning.

-   ### Identify the behavior being recognized.
    
    The reward entry names the behavior, educator, date and points. It records a staff decision.
    
    [Engagement](https://ilmiya.com/products/engagement/)
    
-   ### Set the discussion audience.
    
    Check the space, then choose a public topic for its members or a private topic for selected people.
    
    [Communications](https://ilmiya.com/products/inbox/)
    
-   ### Use the school-provided guardian relationship.
    
    Guardians enter with the account their school provides and the learner linked to it.
    
    [Portal](https://ilmiya.com/products/parent-portal/)
    

Staff can explain what a record means and which people are included in a school conversation.

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## Inside Empower

Find the tools for the task you have in mind.

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### [Engagement](https://ilmiya.com/products/engagement/)

[Rewards](https://ilmiya.com/products/engagement/#engagement-rewards-title)

Show the behavior behind each reward.

[Leaderboard](https://ilmiya.com/products/engagement/#engagement-leaderboard-title)

See the ranking for the work being compared.

[All Engagement features](https://ilmiya.com/products/engagement/)

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### [Communications](https://ilmiya.com/products/inbox/)

[Messages](https://ilmiya.com/products/inbox/#inbox-messages-title)

Reply to the learner’s original question.

[Discussions](https://ilmiya.com/products/inbox/#inbox-discussions-title)

Choose who joins a class discussion.

[Feed](https://ilmiya.com/products/inbox/#inbox-feed-title)

Read the notification and its details.

[All Communications features](https://ilmiya.com/products/inbox/)

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### [Portal](https://ilmiya.com/products/parent-portal/)

[Students](https://ilmiya.com/products/parent-portal/#parent-portal-students-title)

Open the learner linked to your account.

[Feed](https://ilmiya.com/products/parent-portal/#parent-portal-feed-title)

Follow updates from the school.

[Messages](https://ilmiya.com/products/parent-portal/#parent-portal-messages-title)

Return to a school conversation.

[All Portal features](https://ilmiya.com/products/parent-portal/)

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Rewards in Engagement

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## Show the behavior behind each reward.

Review the rewards staff have assigned, including the behavior, points, date and educator. Positive and negative totals keep the record visible to learners.

-   Staff-assigned behavior records
-   Positive and negative totals
-   Date and educator attribution

Discussions in Communications

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## Choose who joins a class discussion.

Create a named discussion in the selected space. Choose Public for everyone in that space or Private for the people you add, then return to the conversation when needed.

-   Public or private channels
-   Selected people in private discussions
-   Posts, comments and replies

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## Build on the work and relationships already there.

Participation makes sense in the context of learning. Family conversations depend on the people connected with each learner.

Educate

### [From lesson plan to learning.](https://ilmiya.com/platform/educate/)

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Give a discussion or moment of encouragement the context of the lesson and assigned work.

Enable

### [Give your institution a clearer picture.](https://ilmiya.com/platform/enable/)

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Keep student and guardian relationships in People and organize school recognition through Administration.

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## A closer look.

### Who can join a discussion?

A public discussion includes everyone in the selected space. A private discussion includes the people added to it. Check that audience before creating the topic.

### What does the reward record show?

Engagement shows the behavior, points, date and educator for staff-assigned rewards. Positive and negative totals keep that record visible to the learner. Schools define reward point values in Administration.

### Does Portal include a standalone family account?

Portal access is provided by an Ilmiya school through a guardian account. Standalone family accounts are a separate experience that is still being prepared.

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## Bring your community together.

Tell us how your school recognizes participation and keeps families involved. We’ll explore the tools that fit those relationships.

[Get a quote](https://ilmiya.com/quote/)[Talk with our team](https://ilmiya.com/contact-us/)

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