EDPL Teacher Setup

Introduction

In order for your students to create projects in the EDPL they must have an account. For them to have account's that are linked to the teacher there are a few steps that must be completed prior to students creating their accounts. To make things easier we will have the students create their accounts during the first section of the Data Challenge so that there is not an issue later in the course. If you feel that the student is likely to forget their password over the course of the semester they are able to access their account and change the password.

Preparation Needed for the Activity:

• • Computer access

  • The institution code from your district administrator

Part 1 - District Administrator

Before any accounts are created the district should contact the AMP-IT-UP staff to have the District created in the system.

When a district is ready to create an account they should provide the following information:

District Name

Name of District Admin that will oversee the EDPL

Email address for the District Admin

This information should be emailed to edpl@gatech.edu

Directions for the District Administrator to set up the schools (institution) will be sent once the district organization has been created.

Part 2 - Creating Your Teacher Account

Once you have received the 8-digit school(institution) code from your district admin you are ready to set up your account.

• 1. Go to site (www.edpl.io) and click “Create New Account” (upper right).

  2. Select I'm a Teacher on the right side of the page in green.

  3. It will slide open and the page will be tinted green so you know that you are on the correct page.

  4. Enter all the requested information

  5. At the bottom there will be a box for join group, enter the 8-digit code provided by district admin

  6. Click “Create Account” button at bottom of page

  7. Done

Part 3 - Creating your classes

You are now ready to create each of your classes. This will only allow students in a specific class to work together in a team on the EDPL.

• 1. Log into your account

  2. Click on your institution

  3. Under “Create Content” click workgroup, to create a new class

  4. Complete the information, Class name (Title) and description

  5. Click save

  6. Repeat steps 3 - 5 for each class. It is best to make each class name unique so you can keep track of them.

  7. Once you have created all of your classes. You will now be back at your workgroup list, click on a class(workgroup) you just created

  8. You will see a unique 8-digit code for that class period, record the “Group registration code:” you will need to provide that code for the students to use to join the workgroup.

  9. This can be seen at any time by logging in and following steps 7 & 8.

If you would like a printable copy of the steps to create accounts click here to download the pdf.

***The Google forms documents below are read only files. To have an editable copy of the form you will need to open the Google form, click "file", then click "make a copy", and save it to your Google drive. Once you do this you’ll be able to make edits the file.