Troubleshooting Common Issues

This troubleshooting guide helps educators and IT staff quickly resolve common technical issues with American Digital Education. Whether you’re experiencing login problems, video playback issues, or questions about student access, you’ll find step-by-step solutions here.

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Issue: Teacher Cannot Invite Students

Possible causes:

  1. ❌ Teacher doesn’t have a license assigned
  2. ❌ No student licenses available in pool
  3. ❌ Teacher hasn’t selected subjects they teach

Solutions:

Check 1: Teacher License

Admin: Go to Teachers → Find teacher → Check “License Status”

If “No License”: Assign a teacher license

Check 2: Student Licenses Available

Admin: Go to Licenses → View “Student Licenses Available”

If 0 available: Purchase more licenses OR reassign from inactive students

Check 3: Teacher Subjects

Teacher: Go to My Profile → Check “Subjects I Teach”

If empty: Select at least one subject

If subjects missing: Add the subject you want to teach

Issue: Student Cannot See Assigned Course

Possible causes:

  1. ❌ Content hidden at organization level
  2. ❌ Content hidden by teacher (global or individual)
  3. ❌ Student’s grade level doesn’t match course grade level
  4. ❌ Student account is inactive

Solutions:

Check 1: Organization-Wide Visibility

Admin: Content Management → Search for course → Check visibility

If hidden: Make visible organization-wide

Check 2: Teacher Visibility Settings

Teacher: Course catalog → Find course → Check visibility for “All Students” and “This Student”

If hidden: Make visible

Check 3: Grade Level Match

Teacher: Check student’s grade level in roster

Compare to course’s grade level

If mismatch: Either change student’s grade OR assign different course

Check 4: Account Status

Admin/Teacher: View student profile → Check “Status”

If inactive: Check if license expired → Assign new license

 

Issue: Administrator Cannot Invite Other Administrators

Possible cause:

❌ User is a Secondary Administrator (not Primary)

Solution:

Only Primary Administrator can invite other administrators

Check: Go to My Profile → Look for “Primary Administrator” badge

If you don’t see it: Contact the Primary Administrator

Who is Primary Admin?

Go to Organization Settings → View “Primary Administrator”

Contact that person to send admin invitations

Issue: Teacher Cannot Approve Join Requests

Possible causes:

  1. ❌ Teacher is not Primary Teacher
  2. ❌ Organization has an administrator (admin handles approvals now)

Solutions:

Check 1: Primary Teacher Status

Teacher: Go to My Profile

Look for “Primary Teacher” or “Organization Owner” badge

If you don’t see it: You cannot approve requests

Check 2: Administrator Presence

If your organization has an administrator:

– All approvals go through administrator

– Teachers can no longer approve requests

– Contact administrator to approve teacher/student requests

Issue: License Payment Failed

Possible causes:

  1. ❌ Credit card expired
  2. ❌ Insufficient funds
  3. ❌ Billing address mismatch
  4. ❌ Card flagged by bank

Solutions:

Step 1: Update Payment Method

Go to Billing → Payment Methods → Add New Payment Method

Try different card

Step 2: Check with Bank

Contact your bank to ensure they’re not blocking the charge

Some banks flag educational software purchases

Step 3: Use Purchase Order Instead

If credit card continues failing:

Switch to Purchase Order method

Submit PO through your school’s purchasing system

Step 4: Contact Support

If still failing after trying different card:

Email: support@americandigitaledu.com

We can process payment manually or investigate the issue

Issue: Analytics Not Showing Data

Possible causes:

  1. ❌ No student activity yet (nothing to analyze)
  2. ❌ Filtering by wrong time period
  3. ❌ Subject-based filter hiding data
  4. ❌ Student attempts not completed (in progress)

Solutions:

Check 1: Student Activity

Verify students have:

– Started lessons ✓

– Completed lessons ✓ (not just started)

– Submitted assessments ✓

In-progress lessons don’t show in analytics

Check 2: Date Range Filter

Analytics dashboard → Check date range

Try: “All Time” to see if any data exists

If data appears: Adjust date range to include when students were active

Check 3: Subject Filter

If you’re a teacher: Check which subjects you have selected in filter

Remember: You only see analytics for subjects you teach

Try: “All My Subjects” to see everything

Check 4: Completion Status

Students must complete lessons for analytics to appear

Check: Student roster → View “Completion Rate”

If many lessons are “In Progress”: Students need to finish them

Issue: Cannot Delete Organization

Possible causes:

  1. ❌ User is not Primary Administrator
  2. ❌ Active students still enrolled
  3. ❌ Active teachers still in organization
  4. ❌ Active licenses still assigned

Solutions:

Check 1: Primary Administrator Status

Only Primary Administrator can delete organization

Check: My Profile → Look for “Primary Administrator” badge

If not Primary: Contact Primary Administrator

Check 2: Remove All Users First

Before deleting organization:

  1. Remove all students from all teachers
  2. Remove all teachers
  3. Unassign all licenses
  4. Cancel all subscriptions

Then try delete again

Recommendation:

Instead of deleting:

– Set organization status to “Inactive”

– Cancel all subscriptions

– Data preserved for records

– Can reactivate later if needed

Deletion is permanent and cannot be undone

Issue: Cannot Delete Organization

Possible cause:

❌ Grade level set incorrectly during enrollment

Solution:

Fix Grade Level:

Teacher: 

  1. Go to student roster
  2. Find student
  3. Click “Edit”
  4. Select correct grade level from dropdown
  5. Save

Result:

– Student immediately sees content for correct grade

– Old grade content becomes hidden

– All progress preserved

For Multiple Students:

If many students need grade update:

  1. Export student roster to Excel
  2. Update grade levels in spreadsheet
  3. Contact support to bulk import

OR

  1. Update each student individually (if small number)