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

Administrators are 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).

Index

1. Account Creation, Billing, and Pricing
2. Navigating ManageBac
3. User Management
4. Programme Management
5. Settings & Integrations
6. Keeping up-to-date
7. Help & Support

 

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

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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
  • Navigating ManageBac overview
  • The new Home landing page
  • 10 Tips to Getting Started
• Managing your Profile
  • Updating your Personal details
  • Managing your Calendar
  • Configure Notification Preferences
• Managing your School
  • Configuring School Settings
• Mobile access
  • Accessing via iOS or Android mobile App

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
  • Adding Students, Parents & Teachers
  • Managing User Permissions
• School Directory
  • Adding & Managing Users & Year Groups
  • Adding & Managing Classes

• Daily Usage
  • Daily Class Management
  • Creating your first Unit
  • Adding your first Task
  • Adding to Student Portfolios 
• Opening to your Community
  • Assisting users to access ManageBac
  • School-to-Home
  • Help for Students
  • Help for Parents

4. Programme Management

Select the relevant Quickstart guide for you and your programme coordinator (ie DP/CAS Coordinator). Each guide covers the basics and next steps of configuring each programme, including Service Learning and Project-based Learning worksheets, Subjects, Standards, Unit Templates, Assessment Settings and Handbooks. 

• IB Diploma (DP) & Career-Related Programme (CP) Quickstart Guide
• IB Middle Years (MYP) Quickstart Guide
• IB Primary Years (IB PYP) Quickstart Guide
• IB Continuum (DP, MYP, PYP) QuickStart Guide & Student Journey
• Multi-curricula Quickstart Guide

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
• Using ManageBac for IBIS Exam Registration Quickstart Guide
• Using ManageBac to Upload to IB eCoursework 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
  • Accounts Portal
  • Microsoft Microsoft & Azure SSO
• Google Schools
  • Google SSO
  • Google Drive Uploads
  • Google Task Templates

• Faria Product Suite
  
  • Pamoja Lesson Suite QuickStart Guide
  • Pamoja Online Courses QuickStart Guide
  • OpenApply Implementation QuickStart Guide
  • SchoolsBuddy QuickStart Guide
  • OSC Study QuickStart Guide
•  Partners
  • Getting Started with Turnitin
  • Getting Started with AssessPrep
  • Getting Started with Zoom & Remote Learning
  • Public API Overview

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
• ManageBac 2021: Evolution
• 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
• ManageBac Training Academy
• Resource Library
• ManageBac FAQs
• ManageBac Support Services