Schoology Access for Parents

The Elizabethtown Area School District is now using Schoology, an integrated learning management solution that provides course management, mobile learning, and support for system-wide communication. Schoology enables students, parents, and teachers to engage with learning materials and the school community from the classroom and beyond. **Bear Creek, the Middle School, and the High School are all using Schoology to enhance connectivity and communication in the classrooms.**

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With Schoology, students can digitally submit homework assignments, review grades, participate in interactive discussions, receive announcements and feedback, take tests, write academic blogs, and more. As a parent, you may now create a free Schoology account to access and view your child’s activity and grades within the platform.

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Parent access to Schoology for viewing student grades and other instructional information now replaces the “Courses and Grades” section of the Sapphire Community Web Portal.

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**We are excited to introduce access to Schoology for classroom level academic and instructional information.** //The Community Web Portal will still be used to view progress reports, report cards, attendance, and schedules, as well as update demographic information and complete a variety of web forms so you will need to log into your Community Portal account regularly.//

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**Parents** **may register for a free Schoology account** **by following the steps below.** Only those contacts listed as biological parents or guardians in the Sapphire Student Information System will be given Schoology access.

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Once you log in successfully, follow either of the instructions below to become familiar with Schoology:

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* [[How to use Schoology>>https://support.schoology.com/hc/en-us/articles/201000873-Parent-Guide||rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"]]

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== To create a free Schoology Parent Account: ==

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Open your preferred web browser and go to http:~/~/www.schoology.com

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* Click **Register** where it asks if you're looking to login to the Schoology app?

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* Select **Parent**

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* **Enter your student’s Parent Access Code and **click **Continue //(Access codes are received in a letter via district mailing or requesting one through [[a support ticket in IncidentIQ>>url:https://etownschools.incidentiq.com/guest/27BN4WAB/request-support||rel=" noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"]])//**

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* **Enter your name, email address and a password** and click **Register**

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~*~*All **student** Schoology accounts are created by the district and are accessed using their district login credentials.

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== Schoology Mobile App ==

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In addition to the online web interface, Schoology offers mobile apps, which can be downloaded from your device's app store.

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* Once downloaded, sign in to the Schoology app using the credentials that you entered when creating your Schoology parent account.

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* To access your student’s classes within the app, click the **Menu icon** in the top left corner (three horizontal lines)

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* Tap **My Children**

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* You will see the Enrollments screen where you can see a list of your student's courses. Pinch the screen to zoom out for a full view of the grades associated with those courses.

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* To switch to a different student, tap on one of the courses in the Enrollments screen, tap the down arrow at the top right corner of the screen and then tap on the student

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* For full instructions on using the mobile app:

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** [[iOS Mobile App>>https://uc.powerschool-docs.com/en/schoology/latest/accessing-ios-mobile-app-as-a-parent||rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"]]

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** [[Android Mobile App>>https://uc.powerschool-docs.com/en/schoology/latest/accessing-android-mobile-app-as-a-parent||rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"]]

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Refer to the Parent Tutorial above and scroll down to find the Mobile App section showing how to navigate the iOS mobile apps.

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We value your participation in your child’s education, and we encourage you to read Schoology’s Privacy Policy & Terms of Use at [[https:~~/~~/www.powerschool.com/privacy/>>https://www.powerschool.com/privacy/||rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"]]. Student progress and activity will be monitored by faculty to ensure a safe, secure, and controlled environment.

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== Sapphire and Schoology Comparison ==

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The chart below shows the features available in both the **Sapphire Community Portal** and the **Schoology Learning Management System**. Please note that parents will need an account to access both systems. Each online system offers valuable student information and is equally beneficial for students and parents/guardians to visit.

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|=**Sapphire Community Portal Features & Benefits**|=**Schoology Learning Management System Features & Benefits**

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|Student Information / Demographics|Course Instructions / Academics

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|Current Schedule|Assignments / Homework

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|Attendance|Tests / Quizzes