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Schoology for

ES/LS Parents & Guardians

September 22, 2022

Anna Baralt, EdD

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Director of Educational Technology and Media Services

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Why Switch?

  • PowerSchool Learning was being retired in September 2022.
  • PowerSchool bought the LMS Schoology.
  • Change delayed by COVID.
  • Committee of faculty from across all four school divisions selected Schoology.

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Parent

vs

Student (2nd-4th)

Login

app.schoology.com

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shorecrest.schoology.com

  • Tied to student’s Shorecrest Google account
  • Requires student to use their email address and school password
  • Requires student to authenticate with Shorecrest for added security
  • Uses Shorecrest-issued credentials
  • Requires choosing school

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Parent vs Student

Accounts

Having an account in Schoology is like having two accounts:

  1. Personal Account
  2. Student View Account(s)

In student view, you view Schoology from your child’s perspective - see what they see and receive updates about their activity.

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Landing Page

Won’t see much as ES/LS students don’t use Schoology for grades or assignments. Upcoming section can be helpful for calendar items.

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Courses Page

Once you click on your student, you can then click on Courses to visit each of their classes.

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Sample Courses

All of the teachers are using a nested folder system for each week.

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Messaging

  • There is the ability to message directly within Schoology.
  • Teachers may use this feature to message you or the class directly.
  • Parents may use this feature to respond back.

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  • A teacher’s Shorecrest email is the preferred method for reaching out to teachers.

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Weekly Access

  • Email digests are available, but they don’t benefit ES and LS families.
  • Email digests are geared for MS and US families.
  • Unfortunately, there is no way to set up an email notification to come to your box.
  • Notifications do not work the same way they used to in PowerSchool Learning.

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Access Strategies

  • Use the Schoology App on your personal device
  • Bookmark Schoology on your laptop or computer
  • Add a shortcut to your Home Screen representing the direct link to the teacher’s course in Schoology (you will still have to log in)

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Home Screen Shortcut - iPhone/Safari

Rename

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Home Screen Shortcut - Android

  1. Open Chrome.
  2. Navigate to the website or web page you want to pin to your home screen.
  3. Tap the menu icon (3 dots in upper right-hand corner) and tap Add to homescreen.
  4. Choose a name for the website shortcut, then Chrome will add it to your home screen.

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Accessing Links in the App

  • Some parents have reached out stating the slideshow links from the LS pages don’t always work in Schoology app.
  • Appears to be a device issue, not a Schoology app issue as they do work for some parents..
  • Best view of Schoology will always be on a computer or laptop.
  • Working with teachers to include multiple links to accomodate all individual devices.

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Accessing Photos in the App

  • Photos are viewable in the app but you can’t download them to your device.
  • This is a limitation of the Schoology app. Nothing Shorecrest can control.
  • Photos can be downloaded when logged into Schoology from a laptop or computer.

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Contact Me

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Anna Baralt, EdD

abaralt@shorecrest.org

(727) 346-1818