Navigating ManageBac+ as a Student

The ManageBac+ Team
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My Workspace shows your calendar, tasks and deadlines, portfolio and timetable. Use the left menu to reach your classes and year groups.

My Workspace

Screenshot: Where to find it: My Workspace for a student, with the left menu
Where to find it: My Workspace for a student, with the left menu.

The My Workspace allows you to see your Daily Calendar, Project Deadlines  or Daily Timetable (if configured) as well as Tasks & Deadlines, Portfolio, and Weekly Calendar and Timetable information. Scrolling down further, you will be able to access your classes.

Screenshot: Student My Workspace widgets: Daily Calendar, Project Deadlines and Daily Timetable
Student My Workspace widgets: Daily Calendar, Project Deadlines and Daily Timetable.

Use the Customise Dashboard button to rearrange or activate/deactivate widgets in your My Workspace page. 

Screenshot: Dashboard Customisation dialog with widgets to turn on and off
Dashboard Customisation dialog with widgets to turn on and off.

Calendar

Screenshot: Student Calendar with Add Personal Event and Subscribe to Calendar
Student Calendar with Add Personal Event and Subscribe to Calendar.

Either in the Daily Calendar or the Weekly Calendar widgets on the My Workspace page, click View All to access the full calendar and to Subscribe to Calendar to sync with any programme that supports iCalendar standard.

Add an event just for your calendar via Add Personal Event. This will not be visible to other users. 

Screenshot: Add Personal Event dialog
Add Personal Event dialog.

Year Groups

Screenshot: Year Groups in the student left menu
Year Groups in the student left menu.

The Year Group is where you can track anything related to your projects and year group.

Important

Note: The Year Groups tab name is customizable on your schools account. Common terms include Year Groups, Year Group Manager, IB Manager etc.

For DP Students

Access Diploma Core, including CAS, Extended Essay, Theory of Knowledge and IBIS Exams Registration. 

  • Select CAS to work on your CAS worksheet.
  • Select Extended Essay to work on your EE worksheet.
  • Select TOK Exhibition and TOK Essay to work on your TOK worksheets.
  • Select Plan to work on your Plans worksheet for IBIS Exam Registration.
  • Select Discussions to view and post to your year group discussions.
  • Select Calendar to view your year group calendar
  • Select Files to view files shared with your year group by advisors at your school.
  • Select Members to view the other students in your year group.

For MYP Students

Access Middle Years core, including Community Engagement, Personal & Community Projects.

  • Select SA to work on your SA worksheet.
  • Select Personal Project to work on your PP worksheet.
  • Select Community Project to work on your CP worksheet.
  • Select Discussions to view and post to your year group discussions.
  • Select Calendar to view your year group calendar.
  • Select Files to view files shared with your year group by advisors at your school.
  • Select Members to view the other students in your year group.

For C1 Students

  • Access Community Engagement & Project-based Learning worksheets for your Cambridge, Pearson, Advanced Placement or National Curriculum Programmes.
  • Note: SL/PBL tabs are customizable
  • Select SL to work on your Community Engagement worksheet.
  • Select PBL to work on your Project-based Learning worksheet.
  • Select Discussions to view and post to your year group discussions.
  • Select Calendar to view your year group calendar.
  • Select Files to view files shared with your year group by advisors at your school.
  • Select Members to view the other students in your year group.

For IB PYP Students

  • Access Community Engagement, Project-based Learning, Exhibition & Action worksheets.
  • Note: SL/PBL tabs are customizable
  • Select SL to work on your Community Engagement worksheet.
  • Select PBL to work on your Project-based Learning worksheet.
  • Select Discussions to view and post to your year group discussions.
  • Select Calendar to view your year group calendar.
  • Select Files to view files shared with your year group by advisors at your school.
  • Select Members to view the other students in your year group.

Timetables

Screenshot: Student Timetables with Export to PDF, 3 Days and Week
Student Timetables with Export to PDF, 3 Days and Week.

Here you can view your weekly class schedule and download a PDF of your timetable with Export to PDF. Switch between 3 Days and Week views.

The Details panel on the right sidebar includes Homeroom Attendance and the Weekly Class Attendance summaries with daily attendance for the current academic term. 

Important

Note: Timetables will only appear if your school is using ManageBac+ for Attendance.

Classes

Screenshot: Student class Overview
Student class Overview.

The Classes tab will show you a dropdown of all the classes that you are a member in. Select a class to view the class Class Stream, Units, Tasks, Internal Assessments (with a drop down menu to link you to Orals or Learner Portfolio in IB DP classes), Calendar, Messages and Files of the class.

Portfolio

Screenshot: Portfolio with Timeline, Goals and Files tabs
Portfolio with Timeline, Goals and Files tabs.

Your Portfolio page will show tabs with Goals, Timeline (where any reflections, goals or evidence of learning items you add to the Portfolio will be listed in chronological order) and Files (that will show folders for the different components and subjects of your academic programme).

Important

Note: Portfolio permissions of what you can view or add is customisable by your school

 

Groups

Screenshot: Browse All Groups
Browse All Groups.

The Groups tab is where you can view various activity groups that you may be a part of. Click Browse All Groups to see a full list of groups at your school and join.

Updating Your Personal Information

Screenshot: Student Profile page with Edit Profile
Student Profile page with Edit Profile.

Click on your avatar from the upper-right corner and then click on Manage Your Profile to access your personal information, including E-mail, password, photo and more.

Please Note: You will not be able to edit your personal information if your profile has been locked by your school. 

Reports

Screenshot: Profile Reports section with term reports
Profile Reports section with term reports.

Under the Reports section, you can find a list of generated report cards organized by academic year. Select an academic year/term from the drop down menu to view reports from previous years. You can click the three vertical dots to either Preview the Web version or Download the PDF report. 

Please Note: The Reports tab will only appear if your school is using ManageBac+ for report cards.

Reflections

Screenshot: Profile Reflections section with Edit Reflections
Profile Reflections section with Edit Reflections.

In the Reflections section, you can click Edit Reflections to enter your term goals and answer reflection questions from your Coordinator.

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