Anna ISD Parent University - 2 What is Schoology

All Anna ISD students, PK-12th grade will utilize the Learning Management System, Schoology (pronounced: Skool’uh-jee) for all online learning. Schoology will also serve as the system for collecting evidence of student learning and archiving student academic records.

Schoology offers a platform for collaboration, communication, organization, discussion boards and a place to submit assignments. Teachers can review student work and provide feedback through the system. Schoology has a simplified navigation and a similar layout to Facebook. It is Apple & Android compatible and fully integrates with Google Apps for Education. Parents can have their own user accounts to view all their children’s work in one login.

Please remember that Parent Portal is the official grade book of Anna ISD.

SCHOOLOGY HOME PAGE

Having a Parent account in Schoology is actually like having two accounts:

Your personal account, with your own name and information;
Your Child Activity view. From here, you can view Schoology from your child’s perspective, and see what he or she sees, and receive updates about his or her activity.

Start by clicking on the arrow in the upper-right corner, next to your name, and then select your child’s name to switch into his or her account. The check mark in this drop-down menu indicates which account you are currently viewing.

From the home page, you can quickly view specific information about your child’s Schoology activity.

STUDENT ACTIVITY VIEW

The Student Activity area in the center of the page displays your child’s recent Schoology activity.

Toggle into Enrollments in the same area to see a list of the courses your child is currently enrolled in, along with his or her grade. If the teacher or administrator has chosen not to display the grade while the course is in progress, you will see a blank value (as in the grade column above). Click on an individual course to see grades received on assignments, tests, and discussions completed in Schoology from that course. Depending on the permission settings in place at your school, you may not be able to view content posted by other members of the course.
The Recent Grades area lists graded assignments, tests/quizzes, discussions and other assignments completed in Schoology. To view the graded items, click the item you'd like to view. Please remember that Parent Portal is the official grade book of Anna ISD. Schoology grades only reflect assignments that are completed in Schoology.
The Upcoming section displays a list of your child’s upcoming assignments and events.
Courses: You can see a list of your child’s current courses. Click the course name to navigate to the course profile as your child views it. Depending on the permission settings in place at your school, you may not be able to view content posted by other members of the course.
Groups: You can see a list of your child’s Schoology Groups. Groups can be used for a variety of activities, from school projects to extracurricular teams and clubs. Depending on the permission settings in place at your school, you may not be able to view content posted by other members of the group.
Grades: Review your child’s assignment grades for assignments completed in Schoology. Please remember that Parent Portal is the official grade book of Anna ISD.
Calendar: Click to view a calendar of past and upcoming events and assignments. To find out more information regarding a particular event, place your cursor over the title. A clue tip displays with the event type (assignment, test/quiz, event), the event's course or group, and the student name. Click the event to display profile information in a pop-up window.