Teachers - Go to Teacher Resources--> Overview for Teachers--> General Overview to see the must-do Beginning of the Year procedures for Schoology.
Enroll in our RCPS training course in Schoology to learn the ins and outs of Schoology.
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RCPS Thinkific Courses (Bite-Sized PD) about Schoology
These mini-courses are available to our RCPS staff with the opportunity to earn professional development points towards recertification.
ITRT Training Recordings
The following videos are previously recorded training sessions hosted by RCPS Instructional Technology Resource Teachers.
Find the times, locations, and topics for each training session here: Schoology Help Sessions
Find a detailed list (with quick tutorial references!) for each training session here: 2022-2023 Training Cheat Sheet
Click on the video title to see the outline of the training session with the digital handout link attached. Once the sessions are recorded and uploaded, they will appear next to their descriptions below.
Navigating Schoology
Understanding the Home Page and Course List
Using the Calendar
Customizing Notifications
Adding Updates and Announcements
Creating and grading an assignment
Linking Sections
Changing the Course Image
Customizing the Grade Setup
Setting up the PowerSchool App in Schoology
Syncing the Schoology Gradebook with PowerSchool Pro
Reusing last year's Course Materials and Resources
Creating an assessment
Customizing the setup options for an assessment
Reviewing the available question types
Adding rich text format, audio, or video to a question
Grading objective and subjective questions
Creating grading groups
Utilizing discussion boards as an activity
Creating and assigning rubrics to course materials
Other Professional Development Opportunities
The videos, articles, and other websites curated below offer more opportunities for those looking to increase their Schoology knowledge.
Since these resources were not created by RCPS, some of the features may or may not be available in our RCPS setup for Schoology. If you have any questions, please reach out to an ITRT.
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Chapters:
Welcome - 0:00
Navigation - 0:25
Communication Tools - 3:10
Courses vs Groups - 5:11
Teacher View of Courses - 8:00
Ideas for Course Structure - 12:15
Adding Folders - 16:10
Adding Pages - 19:20
Assignments and Discussion Examples - 22:20
Creating a Assignment - 27:37
Creating a Discussion - 32:26
Creating a Page - 35:45
Using Updates in a Course - 41:00
Student View - 44:03
Student Completing an Assignment - 45:58
Student Completing a Discussion - 47:40
Grading a Discussion - 48:53
Grading an Assignment - 50:45
Teacher Gradebook View - 54:09
Student Grade View - 55:00
Communicating with Students - 57:10
Wrap Up - 58:38