Choose Your Path
Kinderon serves both families managing kids at home and teachers managing
students in classrooms. While the core system is the same, the setup and daily workflows are tailored to each use case.
👨👩👧👦 Family Path
Managing kids at home with chores, homework, and positive behaviors
- ✅ Create family account
- ✅ Add kids to family
- ✅ Set up coins (physical or digital)
- ✅ Create quests & goals
- ✅ Kids tap & earn XP
- ✅ Track progress & celebrate wins
Family Setup Guide →
🏫 Teacher Path
Managing students in classrooms with behavior tracking and engagement
- ✅ Create educational account
- ✅ Create classes
- ✅ Import student roster
- ✅ Assign classroom coins
- ✅ Students earn XP
- ✅ Review analytics & insights
Teacher Setup Guide →
🔄 Dual-Mode System
Kinderon runs two parallel systems: Family Mode (coins, taps, kids) and Classroom Mode
(class_coins, student_taps, students). Educational accounts have access to both! When a coin is transferred to a teacher,
our backward compatibility system automatically creates a classroom coin entry and redirects taps to the classroom system.
It's seamless integration between home and school.
👨👩👧👦 Family Setup Guide
1Create Your Account
Visit kinderon.com/register and sign up:
- Email: Enter your email address
- Password: Choose a secure password (8+ characters)
- Family Name: Give your family a name (e.g., "The Smiths")
- Account Type: Select "Parent/Family" (not educational)
⏱️ Takes less than 60 seconds • 100% FREE during beta
2Add Your Kids
From your dashboard, click "Add Kid" and enter:
- Display Name: How they'll appear in the system
- Age: Helps with age-appropriate features
- Avatar: Choose a fun profile picture (optional)
- Starting Level: Usually Level 1 with 0 XP
💡 Tip: Add all kids first so you can assign coins to specific children later
3Create Your First Coin
Navigate to "Manage Coins" and choose:
Option A: Digital Coin (FREE)
- Click "Create Digital Coin"
- Name it (e.g., "Made Bed")
- Choose Type: Chore
- Choose Rarity: Common (10 XP) to Legendary (250 XP)
- Set Lock Mode: Daily (recommended for daily tasks)
- Save and it's instantly available!
Option B: Physical NFC Coin ($3)
- Purchase pre-programmed coins (coming soon!)
- Receive coins with unique serial numbers
- In dashboard, click "Enroll NFC Coin"
- Enter serial number from coin
- Name it and assign settings
- Place coin in target location (bedroom, bathroom, etc.)
📖 Learn more: NFC Coins Guide | Web Tapping Guide
4First Tap - The Magic Moment!
Have your child complete the task and tap the coin:
Physical NFC Coin:
- Child holds phone near coin
- Phone automatically opens Kinderon tap page
- Student selector appears - choose kid
- 🎉 XP awarded! Celebration animation plays
- Coin locks for specified period (e.g., 24 hours if daily lock)
Digital Coin:
- Child logs into kid portal OR parent opens dashboard
- Find the coin in coin list
- Click/tap the coin button
- 🎉 XP awarded! Level progress updates
- Coin locks per settings
5Create a Quest (Optional but Fun!)
Quests are multi-step challenges with bonus rewards:
- Go to "Quests" → "Create Quest"
- Name: "Clean Room 5 Times This Week"
- Steps: 5 (one for each completion)
- Reward XP: 100 (bonus on completion)
- Duration: 7 days
- Assign to specific kid(s)
📖 Learn more: Quest System Guide
6Track Progress & Celebrate Wins
Your dashboard shows real-time updates:
- Total XP: Overall points earned
- Current Level: Progress to next level
- Recent Taps: Activity feed with timestamps
- Achievements: Unlocked badges and milestones
- Leaderboard: Friendly sibling competition
- Analytics: Charts showing trends over time
🎊 Celebrate together! When kids level up or complete quests, make it special - extra screen time,
special dessert, or choosing family movie night. The real reward is your recognition of their effort!
🏫 Teacher Setup Guide
1Create Educational Account
Visit kinderon.com/register and sign up:
- Email: Your school or personal email
- Password: Secure password
- Account Type: Select "Teacher/Educational"
- School Name: Your school/institution (optional)
🎓 Educational accounts get access to both family features AND classroom management tools
2Create Your First Class
From teacher dashboard, click "Create Class":
- Class Name: "Math 101" or "Mrs. Smith's 3rd Grade"
- Class Code: Unique identifier (auto-generated or custom)
- Grade Level: K-12 or other
- Subject: Math, Science, English, etc.
- School Year: 2025-2026
💡 Multiple Classes? No problem! Create unlimited classes. System auto-selects newest class when coins are tapped.
3Import Your Student Roster
Two ways to add students:
Option A: CSV Bulk Import (Recommended for 10+ students)
- Download CSV template from dashboard
- Fill in: Display Name, Student Number, (optional) Email
- Save as .csv file
- Click "Import Students" → Upload file
- Review and confirm
- All students added instantly!
Option B: Manual Add (Good for small classes)
- Click "Add Student"
- Enter Display Name (e.g., "Alex M." for privacy)
- Enter Student Number (your own ID system)
- Save and repeat for each student
🔒 Privacy: Use first name + last initial or student IDs. Never full names for FERPA compliance.
4Set Up Classroom Coins
Navigate to "Manage Classroom Coins":
- Click "Create Classroom Coin"
- Examples: "Helped Classmate", "Great Question", "On Time", "Focused Work"
- Choose type (Kindness, Homework, Bonus)
- Set rarity/XP value
- Lock Mode: Use "Per-Student" for shared coins! (Each student has separate cooldown)
- Assign to specific class
⭐ Pro Tip: Use "Per-Student" lock mode for physical classroom coins. This way, when Student A taps "Helped Classmate,"
it doesn't lock for Students B, C, D. Everyone gets fair access!
5Daily Classroom Use
Throughout the day, reward positive behaviors:
🎯 Quick Tap Workflow:
- Student does something great
- Teacher says "Go tap the [coin name]!"
- Student taps coin with their phone (or teacher taps from tablet)
- Student selector shows - pick student
- XP awarded instantly
- Continue teaching - that's it!
Common classroom coins to create:
- "Participated in Discussion" - 10 XP, per-student lock, hourly
- "Helped Classmate" - 25 XP, per-student lock, hourly
- "On Time" - 10 XP, per-student lock, daily
- "Completed Homework" - 50 XP, per-student lock, daily
- "Great Question" - 25 XP, per-student lock, hourly
- "Leadership" - 100 XP, manual (teacher controlled)
6Review Analytics & Adjust
Teacher dashboard provides powerful insights:
- Class Analytics: Total XP, average per student, engagement trends
- Individual Stats: See each student's progress, tap frequency, coin preferences
- Comparison Charts: Identify students needing extra encouragement
- AI Insights: Behavior patterns, intervention suggestions (FERPA-safe)
- Export Reports: PDF/CSV for parent conferences or records
📖 Learn more: Analytics Guide | AI Features
🔄 System Architecture Overview
Understanding the Dual-System Design
Kinderon runs two parallel but integrated systems:
| Component |
Family System |
Classroom System |
| Database Tables |
coins, taps, kids, quests |
class_coins, student_taps, students, class_goals |
| API Endpoints |
/api/tap.php |
/api/class-tap.php |
| Dashboard |
/parent_hub/dashboard.php |
/parent_hub/teacher-dashboard.php |
| Users |
Parents & Kids |
Teachers & Students |
| Lock Tracking |
Global per coin |
Per-student via student_coin_locks table |
🔄 Backward Compatibility Bridge
When a coin owned by an educational family (is_educational=1) is tapped, the system automatically:
- Detects educational account flag
- Creates classroom coin entry if doesn't exist
- Selects newest class:
ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT 1
- Redirects to /api/class-tap.php
- Shows only students from that class
This means teachers can receive coins via admin transfer and they "just work" without manual re-enrollment!
💡 Best Practices & Tips
🏠 For Parents
- Start with 3-5 coins for routine tasks
- Use daily locks for consistency
- Mix physical coins (fixed locations) with digital (flexibility)
- Review tap history weekly to spot patterns
- Celebrate level-ups with real-world rewards
- Let kids check their own progress
🏫 For Teachers
- Use "per-student" lock mode for shared coins
- Create 5-7 behavior coins maximum
- Review class analytics weekly
- Adjust XP values based on engagement
- Use AI insights for early intervention
- Export reports for parent conferences
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