Welcome to ManageBac+!
Everything administrators need to know to start using ManageBac+, with links to the Help Centre's most useful getting-started guides.
Whether you are starting from square one or looking for a refresher, this guide brings together the most useful Help Centre articles for getting started with ManageBac+ as an administrator.
Administrators can view and edit everything on the account and are typically responsible for most of the initial setup, including configuring academic terms, importing users, bulk creating classes and generating reports.
Signing In, Access & Billing
To protect your school's ManageBac+ data and class data, we recommend that administrators create passwords that are hard to guess and easy to remember. Feel free to use a suggested password, one generated by your browser, or create your own.
A passphrase made up of three or four random words with spaces between them can be considered hard to guess but relatively easy to remember. We do not recommend saving your password to any browser on a device that is not your own.
Navigating ManageBac+
The left-hand main menu is the same, or very similar, for all administrators. The default landing page is the Dashboard, which shows personalised information based on the Year Groups, classes and groups each admin belongs to. The centre panel of the Dashboard displays a calendar, upcoming items and linked classes, giving direct access to all teacher- and admin-relevant information.
Use the global search bar or the QuickAdd menu at the top of the page for shortcuts from any screen in your ManageBac+ account.
Dashboard
Managing your profile
Managing your school
Mobile access
User Management
Users must be created by an account administrator in order to access ManageBac+. They can be added individually, imported in bulk, or synced via one of the available integrations. Below is a selection of best-practice guides for onboarding your school to ManageBac+.
User roles
School directory
Daily usage
Opening to your community
Programme Management
Select the relevant Quickstart guide for you and your DP coordinator. The guide covers the basics and next steps for configuring the programme, including CAS, Extended Essay, TOK Essay and TOK Exhibition, Project-Based Learning worksheets, subjects, standards, unit templates, assessment settings and handbooks.
CAS
- Configuring CAS worksheet settings
- Managing CAS worksheets & experiences
- Creating CAS project & activity groups
- Teacher support webinar: CAS for advisors & supervisors
- Learning management webinar: CAS management
- Assigning CAS advisors
- Reviewing CAS experiences & progress
- Generating CAS progress reports or exports
- Transferring CAS records to/from another ManageBac+ school
- Submitting samples for CAS moderation via ManageBac+
Extended Essay
- Calendar management and IB deadlines
- Assigning EE supervisors
- Reviewing EE progress
- Configuring & enabling EE worksheets
- Managing EE worksheets
- Reviewing Turnitin originality reports on EE deadlines
- Teacher support webinar: managing the Extended Essay and deadlines
Theory of Knowledge
- Calendar management and IB deadlines
- Assigning TOK teachers
- Reviewing TOK 2022 progress
- Configuring & enabling TOK 2022 worksheets
- Managing TOK 2022 worksheets
- Reviewing Turnitin originality reports on TOK deadlines
- Teacher support webinar: the new look TOK Essay & Exhibition
Further Quickstart guides
Additional Quickstart guides cover other modules that may need configuring to meet your school's needs, including Attendance, Timetables, Behaviour and Portfolio.
- Using ManageBac+ to track attendance Quickstart Guide
- Using ManageBac+ for remote learning Quickstart Guide
- Using ManageBac+ to track engagement & behaviour Quickstart Guide
- Using ManageBac+ for unit & lesson planning Quickstart Guide
- Using ManageBac+ for assessment & reporting Quickstart Guide
- Using ManageBac+ for IBIS exam registration Quickstart Guide
- Using ManageBac+ to upload to IB eCoursework Quickstart Guide
- Transitioning to the next academic year Quickstart Guide
Settings & Integrations
Administrators can configure Single Sign-On (SSO) options, add API tokens, enable direct integrations with ManageBac+ partners, and turn on various Faria services.
SSO
Google Schools
Faria Product Suite
Partners
Keeping Up to Date
Your account is automatically updated whenever new features are released or curriculum requirements change. You are also welcome to submit feature suggestions to help improve the user experience.
Help & Support
Watch short videos to get started, or join one of our community-focused webinars. You can also access classroom resources including stickers, activities, exemplar units, portfolios and report cards.
- Guide to remote learning
- Security & compliance
- Short how-to videos
- Live webinar series
- ManageBac+ FAQs
- ManageBac+ support services
Warnings & Important Notes
Administrators can view and edit everything on the account and are typically responsible for most of the account setup, including configuring academic terms, importing users, bulk creating classes and generating reports.
If you cannot find your school's account, use your ManageBac+ user email address to sign in here.
In Summary
- Administrators manage account setup, users, classes and reporting in ManageBac+.
- Getting-started guides cover sign-in and access, navigation, user management, programme configuration, settings and integrations.
- Ongoing support is available through webinars, how-to videos, the Resource Library and the ManageBac+ support team.
Use this guide as your starting point for administering ManageBac+, and return to it whenever you need to find the right resource.