Your first day in ManageBac+ as a PYP student: sign in, find your way around My Workspace, hand in your first task and see your grades. Seven short steps.
ManageBac+ is where you find your classes, tasks, deadlines and grades, and where you share your learning in your portfolio. Follow the steps below on your first day. Each one takes a few minutes.
- Get set upSteps 1 to 3: sign in, find your way around and choose your notifications.
- Hand in workSteps 4 and 5: see what is due and submit to a task.
- Track your progressSteps 6 and 7: check grades and comments, and build your portfolio.
The same steps are on the Start here page, where you can tick each one off as you go.
1. Get set up
Step 1: Sign in
Use the link in your welcome email to set your password. After that, sign in from the ManageBac+ login page: enter your school email and it finds your school for you.
- Accessing your account and resetting a forgotten password
- Creating a strong password that is easy to remember
The ManageBac+ app for iOS and Android shows your deadlines on your phone and lets you photograph work and submit it straight to a task. See Using the ManageBac+ mobile app.
Step 2: Find your way around My Workspace
My Workspace is the first page you see after signing in. It shows your tasks and deadlines, today's calendar and shortcuts to Submit Coursework, Portfolio, Service Learning and Projects. The left menu takes you to your Portfolio, Year Groups, Classes and Groups.
More: Navigating ManageBac+ as a student and Customising My Workspace.
Step 3: Choose your notifications
Select your profile photo at the top right, then Notification Preferences. Choose which updates you get on the web, by email and in the mobile app, for example new tasks, deadlines and year group events.
More: Updating your email, password, contact details and notification preferences.
2. Hand in work
Step 4: See what is due
Your tasks are on My Workspace under Tasks & Deadlines, and on their own page at My Workspace > Tasks & Deadlines. Upcoming lists what is due next, Past shows finished tasks and Overdue shows anything you have missed.
Step 5: Hand in your work
Select Submit Coursework next to a task, or open the task. In the Dropbox, select Upload Submission to add a file from your computer, or Add From GDrive if your school uses Google Drive. The task shows Submitted when your file is in.
- Viewing task deadlines and submitting coursework
- Uploading from Google Drive
- What to do if an upload or submission fails
3. Track your progress
Step 6: Check your grades and comments
When your teacher has looked at your work, your grade and their comment appear under Past in Tasks & Deadlines and in the Tasks tab of each class.
More: Viewing tasks, grades and report cards.
Step 7: Start your portfolio
Select Portfolio in the left menu. Your timeline collects work your teachers tag you in, and you can add your own photos, videos, files and reflections with Add Evidence of Learning.
More: Uploading and organising your portfolio.
Your PYP projects and service
Your teachers will show you these during the year.
| What | Where to find it | Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Projects, such as an Independent Inquiry or Research Project | My Workspace > Projects, or Year Groups > your year group | Adding and editing your project |
| Service Learning | My Workspace > Service Learning | Adding Community Engagement and Service Learning activities |
| Your portfolio | Portfolio in the left menu | Uploading and organising your portfolio |
When you need help
For anything about your school, such as which classes you are in, a deadline or what a task needs, ask your teacher or advisor. Your school's key contacts are in the right-hand panel when you are signed in.