Welcome to ManageBac+!
Whether you're starting from square one or you're looking for a refresher, we've got you covered. This guide highlights some of our most useful Help Centre articles for getting started with ManageBac+ as an Administrator.
Important
Administratorsare able to view and edit everything on your account and are typically the ones doing most of the account setup (e.g. configuring academic terms, importing users, bulk creating classes, generating reports).
1. Signing-in, Access & Billing
To protect your school's ManageBac data and your class data, we recommend for admins to create Password that are hard to guess and generally easy to remember. Feel free to use any suggested passwords or random passwords generated by your browser, or create your own.
A pass phrase of 3 or 4 random words with spaces in between could be considered hard to guess but relatively easy to remember. We do not recommend to save your password to any browser on computers that are not your personal devices.
- Accessing your ManageBac account & Login issues
- Creating a Strong Pass-Phrase
- Billing information
- Account subscriptions via the Services Manager
Can't find your school's account?
2. Navigating ManageBac+
The left main menu is the same or similar for all administrators. The default landing page is your Dashboard. Each admin will see personalised information on the Dashboard based on Year Groups, Classes and Groups they belong to. The centre panel of the Dashboard shows a calendar, upcoming items and classes a teacher is linked to. This provides direct access to all teacher and admin relevant information.
Use the top of the page global search bar or QuickAdd menu for shortcuts from any page in your ManageBac+ account.
- Dashboard
- Managing your Profile
- Managing your School
- Mobile access
3. User Management
Users must be created by an account admin in order to access ManageBac+. They can either be added individually, imported in bulk or synced via our various integrations. Please find below a variety of best-practices of how to onboard your school to ManageBac+.
- User Roles
- School Directory
- Daily Usage
- Opening to your Community
4. Programme Management
Select the relevant Quickstart guide for you and MYP coordinator. The guide covers the basics and next steps of configuring the programme, including Service as Action, Personal Projects (PP) & Community Projects (CP), Subjects, Standards, Unit Templates, Assessment Settings and Handbooks.
SA
- Configuring SA Worksheet Settings
- Managing SA Worksheets & Experiences
- Creating SA Project Groups
- Teacher Support Webinar: SA for Advisors & Supervisors
- Learning Management Webinar: Service as Action Management
- Assigning SA Advisors
- Reviewing SA Experiences & Progress
- Generating SA Progress Reports or Exports
- Transferring SA Records to/from another ManageBac+ school
Personal Projects (PP) & Community Projects (CP)
- Calendar Management and IB Deadlines
- Assigning PP / CP Supervisors
- Reviewing PP / CP Progress
- Teacher Support Webinar: What's New for the Personal & Community Project
- Configuring & Enabling PP / CP Worksheets
- Managing PP / CP Worksheets
- Reviewing Turnitin Originality Reports on Project Deadlines
We also have Quickstart guides running through various modules that require configuration to meet your schools 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
- Transitioning to the Next Academic Year QuickStart Guide
5. Settings & Integrations
Administrators have access to configure Single Sign-on (SSO) options, add API tokens, enable direct integrations with ManageBac+ partners, and enable various Faria Services.
- SSO
- Google Schools
- Faria Product Suite
- OpenApply Implementation QuickStart Guide
- SchoolsBuddy QuickStart Guide
- Partners
6. Keeping up-to-date
Your account will automatically be updated when new features are released or changes to curriculum requirements take place. Submit your feature suggestions and help us to improve your user experience!
- What's New with ManageBac+
- How does ManageBac+ handle Curriculum Changes?
- How does ManageBac+ handle Feature Suggestions?
7. Help & Support
Watch short videos to get you started, or participate in our community focused webinars. 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
- Resource Library
- ManageBac FAQs
- ManageBac+ Support Services