Navigating ManageBac+ as a Teacher, Advisor or Administrator

The ManageBac+ Team
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My Workspace is your starting page. The top bar has search, Quick Add, notifications, help and your profile menu; the left menu reaches your classes, year groups, groups, Insights and, for administrators, Settings. Choose your landing page in Personalisation.

A tour of My Workspace, the top bar and the left menu, and how to set the page you land on.

My Workspace is the first page after you sign in. It has shortcuts to Create Unit Planner, Add Assessment Task, Create Discussion and Add Resources, then widgets such as My Classes, Daily Calendar, Daily Timetable and Unit Calendar. Select your school name at the top left to come back here from any page.

Screenshot: Teacher My Workspace with shortcuts and My Classes
Where to find it: My Workspace, the first page after you sign in.

My Classes lists your classes with their units and tasks. Select View All to browse all classes.

Screenshot: My Classes widget with Units and Tasks for each class
My Classes widget with Units and Tasks for each class.

Daily Calendar and Daily Timetable show today's events, tasks and lessons; select View All for the full calendar or timetable. The timetable needs your school to use ManageBac+ attendance with class timetables.

Screenshot: Daily Calendar widget
Daily Calendar widget.
Screenshot: Daily Timetable widget
Daily Timetable widget.

Unit Calendar shows the units planned for a class you choose.

Screenshot: Unit Calendar widget with a class selector
Unit Calendar widget with a class selector.

Select Customise Dashboard at the top right of My Workspace to turn widgets on or off and change their order. Select Reset to Default to undo your changes.

Screenshot: Dashboard Customisation dialog
Dashboard Customisation dialog.

Select your profile photo at the top right, then Personalisation. Under Landing Page, choose the page you see when you sign in, for example My Workspace, Calendar, Projects or Portfolio. You can also choose a colour Theme and turn off single-key shortcuts.

Screenshot: Personalisation page with Landing Page, Themes and Accessibility
Personalisation page with Landing Page, Themes and Accessibility.
  • Menu icon (three lines, top left): expand or collapse the left menu.
  • Search: find users, classes, groups and units from any page.
  • Quick Add (plus icon): start or schedule an online lesson, create a unit planner, add an assessment task, lesson experience, discussion or resources, or add a goal to a student portfolio.
  • Notifications (bell): your latest notifications, Summarize Unread and View All Notifications.
  • Help (question mark): help centre guides and resources.
  • Settings (gear): administrators, and teachers given access, set up the school here.
  • Your profile photo: Manage Your Profile, Notification Preferences, Personalisation, Privacy Preferences and Logout.
Screenshot: Global search results
Global search results.
Screenshot: Quick Add menu with Online Lesson, Academics, Resources and Portfolio options
Quick Add menu with Online Lesson, Academics, Resources and Portfolio options.
Screenshot: Notifications panel with Summarize Unread and Mark All As Read
Notifications panel with Summarize Unread and Mark All As Read.
Screenshot: Profile menu with Manage Your Profile, Notification Preferences, Personalisation, Privacy Preferences and Logout
Profile menu with Manage Your Profile, Notification Preferences, Personalisation, Privacy Preferences and Logout.

What you see depends on your role and permissions.

  • My Workspace: My Workspace, Calendar, Homeroom (daily attendance and advisory comments for your homeroom), Reviews & Progress (approve CAS, CE or SL experiences and follow EE, TOK and project progress for your advisees) and Tasks & Deadlines.
  • Portfolio: student portfolios.
  • Year Groups: year groups, projects, experiences, plans, discussions and files.
  • Classes: your classes and Browse All Classes.
  • Groups: activity and extra-curricular groups, and the Parents Association if your school uses it.
  • Insights: Attendance Manager, Reporting, Curriculum, Engagement Analytics, Academic Analytics, Standards Analytics and the eCoursework Dashboard, depending on your access.
  • Explore: subject and topic resources, and Pamoja Home for schools using Pamoja.
Screenshot: Left menu for a teacher with extra permissions
Left menu for a teacher with extra permissions.
Screenshot: Insights menu for an administrator
Insights menu for an administrator.

Administrators set up the school from Settings (the gear icon): School Settings, School Directory, Import Manager, attendance and calendar, behaviour, Security & Permissions, academic terms, integrations and each programme. Teachers given access to part of Settings, such as the Student Directory or Import Manager, find those pages in their left menu.

Screenshot: Settings with the School Settings menu
Settings with the School Settings menu.

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