Account Settings

Your Account Settings enable you to set different preferences for your personal interface and how your account relates to other users. To get to Account Settings, click the downfacing arrow in the upper right corner of your Schoology page, and select the Account Settings option. Account Settings enables you to:

Account Info

Edit Your Name

Depending on the permissions enabled for your account, you can change the name you display to other Schoology users. Select the down-ward facing arrow at the top right of Schoology and select Settings. The display names you can customize may include:

  • Title: This refers to any prefix you want to include in your name (Mr., Mrs., Ms.,etc.).
  • First Name: This field should already include the name with which you signed up for Schoology.
  • Preferred First Name: If your organization's System Admin has enabled this permission, you can choose a different name to display wherever your name appears, either by itself or in addition to the name in the First Name field.
  • Middle Name: This field may already be filled, though it is not required.
  • Last Name: This field should already include the name with which you signed up for Schoology.
  • Username: This field is necessary for users who sign into Schoology using a Username. Users may sign up for Schoology with either a username or with an email address.

Primary and Secondary Email Addresses

  • Primary Email: This field lists the email address under which you are registered in Schoology. All designated Notifications are sent to this email address. You may also log in to Schoology using this email address.
  • Alternate Email: This field lists an optional, secondary email address. Notifications are also sent to this email address.

Note: If you notice that you are not receiving email alerts when you would expect them, you may have an issue with your primary email that requires your attention.

To confirm if you are experiencing an email related issue:

  1. Click Check Status to the right of the Primary Email field.
  2. If there is an issue, you will receive an error message describing the issue.
  3. Click Clear to reset the email address.

If you continue to experience issues with receiving notifications for the address after resetting it, talk to the administrator of your Schoology account or contact help@schoology.com.

Timezone

If your Schoology account is not currently set to the correct Timezone, you can correct it by scrolling through the dropdown menu.

Share Your Schoology Calendar

You can access your Schoology calendar information from a different calendar program by enabling this option in your Account Settings. Once enabled, Schoology provides an iCal link that enables you to share your Schoology Calendar with the calendar tool of your choice. Below are sharing instructions:

iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch (running iOS 3.0 or later)

  1. Create a new email. Address it to the email account checked on the iOS device.
  2. Paste the copied link above into the body of the email. Send the email.
  3. Open the email on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch and tap the link to set up the subscription to the calendar.
  4. Tap “Subscribe” in the dialog to add Schoology to your iOS calendar.

Outlook 2007/2010(has native iCal support)

  1. Email the link copied above to the account you check on Outlook.
  2. Click the webcal link in the email on Outlook.
  3. An Outlook box should appear asking you to “Add this Internet Calendar to Outlook and Subscribe to Updates”.
  4. Click “Yes”, and the Calendar is automatically added to Outlook.

Google Calendar & Android Devices

  1. Sign into your Google Calendar account.
  2. Under “Other Calendars,” click "Add".
  3. Click “Add by URL.”
  4. Paste the link copied above into the Address field.
  5. Click Add.

Windows Live/Hotmail

  1. Sign into your Windows Live account.
  2. Go to Calendar.
  3. Go to Subscribe.
  4. Select “Subscribe to a public calendar”.
  5. On Calendar URL field paste the URL copied above.
  6. On Calendar name field type the name you want your calendar to have.
  7. Click to "Subscribe to calendar" and "done".

Mac Calendar

  1. Open Calendar.
  2. Click File > New Calendar Subscription.
  3. Paste the link copied above into the field titled Calendar URL.
  4. Click Subscribe.

PERSONAL ACCOUNT: NOTIFICATIONS

Follow

Schoology sends you email notifications for Social, Academic, Group, and School activity that occurs in your account. To manage your personal account notifications, click on the down-ward facing arrow in the upper right corner of your Schoology page, and select Settings.

Email

You can select which notifications you would like to receive from courses and groups in which you're enrolled.

To turn off all email notifications for your account, click Turn Off All Notifications.

To customize your notifications, follow these steps:

  1. Click the arrow next to your name on the top right side of Schoology.
  2. Select Settings from the drop-down menu.
  3. Click the Notifications tab.
  4. Select the button next to the notifications you want to change.
  5. Choose On (receive from all sources), Off (the default setting), or Custom (pick and choose the sources).
  6. Click Save Changes at the bottom.

Note: If you receive notifications for Schoology Messages, you may respond to the message directly from the notification in your email.


Mobile Message/Push Notifications

Text message or Push notifications are also available for certain actions. You can link your mobile phone to your Schoology account by following these directions:

  1. Click the arrow next to your name on the top right side of Schoology.
  2. Select Settings from the drop-down menu.
  3. Click the Notifications tab.
  4. Select the Send Notifications to Your Phone via Text Message box to the right.
  5. Enter your Cell Phone Number (your number remains hidden from other members).
  6. Choose your Country.
  7. Select your wireless Carrier.
  8. Click Set Mobile to complete.

Note: Email and cell phone notifications differ from the Notifications on the top menu, which provides a running list of academic actions. If you live outside of the U.S. or Canada, text message notifications are not yet supported at this time.