Skip to main content

​
Overview

Every point earned or spent in ClassCents is tracked through the transaction system. This provides complete visibility into student behavior patterns, earning trends, and spending habits. Teacher transactions page with filters and classroom transaction ledger

​
Creating Transactions

Transactions are created from the classroom workspace — not a separate “Transactions” form. The Transactions page is a read-only ledger.

​
Award the Whole Class

1

Open Award All Students

From your classroom workspace, click Award All Students in the action toolbar.
2

Choose an Amount

Tap a Quick Amount button or type a custom amount. Quick amounts come from your Quick Buttons settings.
3

Pick a Reason

Use the Academic / Social / Behavioral template tabs to insert a preset reason, or type your own in the Reason for Award field.
4

Award

Confirm — every student in the class receives the same amount with the same reason.

​
Award an Individual Student

1

Open the Student

Click any student card in the workspace.
2

Use Give Points or a Quick Button

  • Quick action buttons apply preset positive amounts (and negative ones for deductions) in one click
  • Give Points opens a dialog with a list of preset reasons (“Excellent participation”, “Helping classmates”, etc.) plus a Custom reason field and Amount
3

Confirm

The student’s balance updates instantly and the transaction appears in the ledger.

​
Deductions

There is no separate “Deduct Points” page. Deductions happen through:
  • Negative Quick Buttons (e.g., -1, -5) on a student card
  • A negative amount entered in the Give Points dialog
  • Automated systems (bills, auction bids, reward redemptions)
Use manual deductions sparingly. The system works best when focused on positive reinforcement. Reserve deductions for clear rule violations or agreed-upon fines.

​
Transaction Categories & Templates

ClassCents lets you create your own transaction categories and reusable templates that show up as quick-pick buttons in the Give Points dialog. Navigate to Settings → Classroom Settings → Transaction Categories to manage them.

​
Category Types

Every category you create has one of three types:

Both

Awards and deductions — e.g., “Homework” (complete = award, missing = deduct)

Awards Only

Positive transactions — e.g., “Helping others”, “Extra credit”

Deductions Only

Negative transactions — e.g., “Late work”, “Missing supplies”

​
Templates

Within each category you can add templates — short labels with a description that pre-fill the reason field on a transaction.
1

Create a Category

Click Add Category and enter a name, type, and optional description.
2

Add Templates

Inside any category, click Add Template and enter a label (“Helped a friend”) and description.
3

Use in Class

Templates appear as quick-pick buttons in the Award All Students and Give Points dialogs so you can log behavior in one click.
Use templates consistently to generate meaningful analytics about what earns students the most points.

​
Bulk Transactions

The Award All Students dialog (described above) is the fastest way to award the whole class. For sub-groups, use Student Groups (Pro) or open a group’s view and award only its members.
Bulk awards create one transaction record per student so analytics, paystubs, and student transaction history stay accurate.

​
Transaction History

​
Viewing the Ledger

Open the Transactions page from your classroom workspace to see the full ledger.
  • Classroom view: Every transaction across every student
  • Student view: Open a student to see their personal transaction history
  • Date filters: Filter by day, week, month, or custom range
  • Source filters: View only specific transaction types (manual award, job payout, reward redemption, bill payment, badge reward, auction, investment transfer)
  • Search: Find transactions by reason text

​
Transaction Record Fields

Each transaction record includes:
​
Timestamp
datetime
Exact date and time of the transaction
​
Student
string
Which student was involved
​
Amount
number
Positive for awards, negative for deductions / spending
​
Note / Reason
string
Why the transaction occurred
​
Source
string
System category — e.g., manual, role_payout, reward_redemption, bill_payment, badge_reward, auction, investment_transfer
​
Balance After
number
Student’s balance after this transaction

​
Quick Buttons

Quick Buttons are one-tap amount shortcuts that appear on every student card and inside the Award All dialog.
1

Open Quick Buttons Settings

Go to Settings → Classroom Settings → Quick Buttons.
2

Add Amounts

Type an amount and click Add. Use positive numbers for awards and negative numbers for deductions. You can have up to 12 quick buttons.
3

Reset or Apply Changes

Click Reset to restore defaults (+1, +5, +10, -1, -5, -10) or Apply Changes to save.
Quick buttons save tons of time during class — click a student, click +10, done. No form to fill out.

​
Transaction Analytics

View insights about your classroom economy:
  • Total Volume: How much currency is circulating
  • Earning Trends: When students earn most
  • Category Breakdown: Which activities earn the most
  • Individual Patterns: Identify high earners and those who may need support
  • Class Averages: Compare students to class mean
Learn more about analytics →

Currency System

Understand how the point system works

Analytics

Deep dive into transaction analytics