Links to overviews, videos and webinars showing what students and parents see when they sign in to ManageBac+.
Student View
- User perspective overview + How-to video: Navigating ManageBac+ as a Student
- Tutorials: Student Help tutorials
- Webinar: Student Induction: How to Navigate ManageBac+
Parent View
- User perspective overview + How-to video: Navigating ManageBac+ as a Parent
- Tutorials: Parent Help tutorials
- Webinar: Parent Induction: How to Navigate ManageBac+
Best Practices to On-boarding your Community
Access our Demo Account
To explore our Demo Account, where you can log in as a student or parent point of view, please contact us via Submit a request for credentials.
Admin users can access this account by navigating to Settings and clicking Demo Account in the right-hand panel:
We recommend using this platform to become familiar with what each user type can see. To learn more about each user view, see What do Students & Parents See on ManageBac+?
Add a fake Student & Parent
Add fake/dummy/test users to your schools account, and log in from their perspective. You can then use that user during orientation evenings with your parents or introduction sessions with students, or to create your own school-specific custom tutorials
Note: You will not be charged for adding test/fake/dummy user accounts.
Follow onboarding guidance & webinars
Every new academic year, we run webinars on different user experiences and how to open to your community. Please find our On-Demand Webinars here: https://events.faria.org/on-demand-webinars
To learn more, see Introducing Parents & Students to ManageBac+
Upload Student and Parent Handbooks
You can add handbooks to ManageBac+ which serve as an overview as to how you will be using ManageBac+ within your school, what users are expected to do, how often they should login etc.
Please find example guide below which you may wish to adapt to your needs
- Accessing Parent Handbooks
We suggest to add:
- Add your own schools name and logo
- Add your schools unique ManageBac+ URL
- Add in your own FAQs depending on how you wish to use ManageBac+
FAQs
Unit Plans: What can students and parents see?
Students and parents see the unit details and the unit's Lessons & Resources.
Note that the resource bank is not visible to students or parents. They only see resources that have been added to Lessons & Resources.
Here is what these sections look like from the teacher's perspective:
At-a-Glance:
Lessons & Resources:
Here is what the unit plan Study Mode view looks like for Students:
Here is what the unit plan view looks like for Parents:
Can Students & Parents see Term Grades?
No, students and parents do not see term grades entered in the Gradebook unless a term report card has been generated to include them. They can, however, see task grades and comments in real-time as they are entered by the teachers.
Students find the grades and comments in the Tasks tab of their class.
Parents see grades and comments from the class pages:
1) Classes in the left menu lists all of their child's classes.
2) Select a class to open its Overview, which shows the most recent task grade and teacher comment. Here is an example from the English class: