Your first week in ManageBac+ as a teacher or advisor: sign in, find your classes, plan a unit, set and grade a task, take attendance and post to your class.
ManageBac+ is where you plan units, set and grade work, take attendance and keep students and parents up to date. Follow these steps in your first week.
- Get startedSteps 1 to 3: sign in, find your classes and set your notifications.
- PlanStep 4: create or bring forward your unit plans.
- Teach and assessSteps 5 to 8: tasks, the gradebook, attendance and class posts.
- End of termStep 9: term grades and comments.
The same steps are on the Start here page, where you can tick each one off as you go.
1. Get started
Step 1: Sign in
Use the link in your welcome email to set your password, then sign in from the ManageBac+ login page. If your school uses Google or Microsoft sign-in, use that button instead.
- Accessing your account and resetting a forgotten password
- Creating a strong password that is easy to remember
Take attendance, check tasks and reply to messages on your phone. See Using the ManageBac+ app as a teacher.
Step 2: Find your classes on My Workspace
My Workspace lists My Classes with their units and tasks, and has shortcuts to Create Unit Planner, Add Assessment Task, Create Discussion and Add Resources. The left menu takes you to Year Groups, Classes, Groups and Insights.
Select a class to open it. The class tabs are Overview, Class Stream, Units, Tasks, Gradebook, Attendance, Discussions, Calendar, Files and Members.
Step 3: Choose your notifications
Select your profile photo at the top right, then Notification Preferences, and choose which updates you get by email, on the web and in the app.
More: Updating your account details, notifications and preferences.
2. Plan
Step 4: Create your unit plans
Open a class, select the Units tab and add a unit, or use Create Unit Planner on My Workspace. Inside a unit, Lessons & Resources holds your lessons and the resources students see. Starting a new year? You can bring last year's units forward.
3. Teach and assess
Step 5: Add a task
In the class, select the Tasks tab, then Add Task. Choose the type, due date and assessment, and share it with other classes if you need to.
More: Adding, sharing and grading tasks QuickStart guide.
Step 6: Mark in the gradebook
Select the Gradebook tab to enter marks and comments for every student and choose when students and parents see the results.
More: Marking tasks via the gradebook.
Step 7: Take attendance
Select the Attendance tab in a class for lesson attendance, or My Workspace > Homeroom for daily homeroom attendance, depending on what your school uses.
More: Recording homeroom or class attendance.
Step 8: Keep the class up to date
Post discussions, files and events from the class, or share resources and student work in the Class Stream.
4. End of term
Step 9: Submit term grades and comments
At the end of each term, open the class Gradebook > Term Grades to enter final grades, comments and ATL for each student before reports are generated.
More: Submitting end of term grades, comments and ATL.
If you are an advisor or supervisor
Advisors and supervisors follow students' projects and experiences from the year group.
| What | Where to find it | Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Homeroom | My Workspace > Homeroom | Recording homeroom attendance |
| CAS, Community Engagement and projects | Year Groups > the year group > the CAS, CE or project tab | Advisors for homeroom, CAS, CE, EE, TOK and projects |
| Student portfolios | A student's profile > Portfolio | Uploading and organising student portfolios |
When you need help
For anything about your school account, such as which classes you teach or your permissions, ask your ManageBac+ administrator or coordinator.