This article was published in the September 2016 newsletter by Tom Gottschalk, COO, Medical Educator Last month’s article revolved highlighted gems at EMSTesting.com many instructors do not utilize but could if they wanted to. (See article here) This month, I am going to steer our colleagues to an exciting new tool hot off the developer’s […]
Year: 2016
Q: My students have been reporting to me that they cannot take their tests when I activate Platinum Secure Testing. Is there any advice that I can offer them to help them gain access to their tests?
A: Platinum Secure Testing is a secure testing browser designed to allow students to take online tests, but prevent them from accessing other websites while they test or running certain applications like Messenger, Skype, or other communication applications. As it does require that students close these other applications before Platinum Secure Testing will allow them […]
Do you know a Nursing Student? Give them free NCLEX® prep with PlatinumTests!
We know it is hard work preparing for the NCLEX-RN® exam! That is why Platinum Educational Group (the developers of EMSTesting.com) have now developed PlatinumTests, an online mobile friendly computer adaptive testing program to help students prepare for their NCLEX-RN® exam online! Help us validate our questions! FREE access to PlatinumTests our NCLEX-RN® Online Computer […]
Platinum Announces New Beta Feature at NAEMSE: Group Testing in EMSTesting!
On Sunday, July 31st, 2016 Platinum Educational Group unveiled a new beta feature in EMSTesting.com titled “Group Testing.” This new testing feature will be shown at the NAEMSE Conference the first week of August 2016 in Fort Worth, Texas. What is Group Testing? Group Testing is a way to add a group trivia experience to […]
NAEMSE Recap
A special shout out to all the hardworking folks at NAEMSE! They worked their tails off to provide a great event. Thank you! If you think Platinum Educational Group made a splash at this year’s symposium, then you are right! We hope you had the opportunity to enjoy the many items, gifts, and events we […]
2016 EMS, Nursing, & Allied Health Scholarships Recap and Awardee Announcement!
WOW! We received quite the response from our 2nd Annual Scholarships Program! With this year’s award’s being expanded to include Nursing and Allied Health programs, more than 100 different schools were represented for the three $1000 awards! Platinum would like to thank all the students that took the time and effort to apply. There were […]
Q: In Platinum Planner, how do I change my password?
A: Before the Single Sign-On update, once you logged into Platinum Planner all you would need to do is go to My Account near the top-right of the page and you could enter a new password there. Now that accounts are linked in both EMSTesting and Platinum Planner, you need to go to my.platinumed.com to […]
Q: I used to have accounts in both Platinum Planner and EMSTesting. When I log in now though on my dashboard it only shows one of the two programs. Why can’t I access my account for the other program?
A: The impetus behind the Single Sign-On update was to allow users to access both EMSTesting and Platinum Planner accounts by just logging in once with a single email address and password. The way we did this was by linking together accounts that had the same email address, since email addresses are unique and names […]
Overlooked EMSTesting Gems
This article was published in the August 2016 newsletter by Tom Gottschalk, COO, Medical Educator As you navigate around EMSTesting I am willing to bet you fly by some buttons you may find interesting but don’t have a chance to click on them. Below are a few buttons, tabs, and widgets worth exploring while online […]
Platinum Planners Updated Scenario Forms
In Platinum Planner, we have updated the forms to match the National Registry Portfolio process. These forms are automatically generated for Scenario skills and will be shown for Instructors and the Student Peer reviewing the skills. […]