Navigate to: https://forio.com/simulate/mit/fishbanks
Select "Enter registration code to access teaching video and notes, or set up a class"
Tip: If you do not see this link, then you have already entered your Registration Code.
Copy and paste your Registration code, including the dash characters, into the "Registration code" entry field and select the Submit button.
The login page will now display with additional links to access the teaching videos, guides, and slides.
Tip: It's best to review and play the video link "View teaching video." This video provides steps for uploading user information and setting up Fishbanks.
Select "Set up a new class."
Enter a class code you'll remember in the "Choose a Class Code" field, or use your curriculum course number.
Tip: Do not use spaces or special characters when entering Class Code names, and do not use your Registration Code as your Class Code; your Registration Code is solely to allow access to MIT simulations.
Enter a password in the "Password" field to prevent others from accessing the Fishbanks Administrative settings.
Tip: Please take note of both the Class Code and password so that you can log out and log in later.
Select the Login button; this will automatically log you in to the settings as an Administrator.
Go to the "Users -> Upload User List" page.
Select "Excel template" to download the file named "template_english.xls"
To continue with uploading users and changing settings, see the additional steps provided below in the "Steps after creating Class Code" section. This is also demonstrated in the "View teaching video" from the Fishbanks login page (see Step 4 above). You can fast forward the video to the 30:00 minute mark to continue with setup.
If you happen to log out and later want to log in again to the newly created Class Code, follow these steps:
Navigate to https://forio.com/simulate/mit/fishbanks.
Select "Administer an existing class".
Enter the Class Code from Step 6 above.
Enter the password from Step 7 above.
Select the "Login" button.
Note: These are the continuation steps from the above "Steps to Create an Educator Account and Class Code"
Log in as the facilitator/admin to the Fishbanks Class Code.
Go to "Users -> Upload Users List" page.
Select "Excel template" to download the file: "template_english.xls".
Open the file using a spreadsheet app (e.g., MS Excel).
Fill out ALL fields, especially Password, Ocean Number, and Team Number.
Select and copy the entire spreadsheet (except the header row) with the entered info.
Go to the Fishbanks "Users -> Upload Users List" page from step 2 above.
Paste info from Step 6 into the Upload User List field.
Select "Load User Information".
Go to the "Users -> Assign Users" page.
Result: The Assign Users page should now have the players' info properly assigned to Ocean #'s and Team #'s.
Select "Save Settings" to apply the uploaded users.
Go to the "Settings" page.
Select value for "Teams per Ocean" (Example: If you have assigned 6 Team #s in Step 5, then set "Teams per Ocean" to 6).
Select "Apply settings" to confirm.
Go to the "Monitor -> Monitor Games" page to view the tables created based on the uploaded users.
Please make sure students use their assigned email address (from the Upload User Process above) as their Login ID.
Navigate to https://forio.com/simulate/mit/fishbanks.
Select "Play as part of a class".
For Login ID, enter the assigned email address.
For Password: enter the assigned password.
Select the "Login" button.
We recommend that you avoid reusing the same email addresses when you create a new Class Code.
When uploading the same user information (email addresses) with a new or different password for a Class Code, the simulation will reuse the pre-existing passwords for the uploaded email addresses. The simulation will not update the user password with the new/different password during the upload process.
You don't need a valid email address when you upload user information. You can upload any unique email addresses that don't exist in the simulation.
The names do not need to be the actual student names. For example, instead of using Jane Doe jdoe@university-name.edu, you can use login IDs like jdoe@platformwars.com, jdoe101@videogame.edu, or Name2019@anyuniquename.org.
Please ensure that the username before the @ is at least three characters long, and the password is also at least three characters long.
Please always include a password when uploading player information into the "Upload User List" page. Otherwise, the simulation will auto-generate randomized passwords, and you will need to contact Forio to retrieve the auto-generated passwords.
For every new Class Code created, upload new and unique email addresses, and always include passwords. Avoid reusing the same email addresses from previous Class Codes. As noted above, the simulation will use the user's preexisting passwords for the uploaded email addresses. It will not update the user password with the new/different password during the upload process.
Always include the Ocean Number and Team Number assignments during the Upload User List process. If the Team number assignments are left empty during the Upload User List process, this will default all of the Team number assignments to Team 1.
You can find additional information at the MIT Sloan site. If you have additional questions, please email us at support@forio.com.