Schoology Setup

Click the schoology image to the right for info regarding rubric setup. ==>

They make grading much easier / faster and can be set up any way you want.

Here is a sample rubric:

Adding Students to your Course:

When students start setting up schoology accounts is also when they will join your course. Do this together as a class. Select your course. The course code can be found highlighted in GREEN on the left. Write the school course code on the board (or projected on the screen). When students register for the class, have them all use their google login AND google password if you are a google school. Otherwise, have them login to schoology using whatever your school uses for the wireless login and password. This will eliminate infinite issues later on!!!

As a teacher, you can access students forgotten logins and passwords using the members link on the left when in the course your student has joined. Click Members, then find the student in question. To the right of their name, select "change password". This will show their login name and allow them to change the password.

Students submit videos from within an assignment in schoology.

Students should first find your course, then the assignment. Open the assignment follow the tutorial videos found at the bottom of this page.

When students record their video for submitting to an assignment, there are a few options. The less desirable option, (but seemingly easier option) would be to record the video using your smartphone’s default camera. The reason this isn’t the best option is due to file size and file type. There are many different video file types and each smartphone uses their own video format. Most iphones use .mov, and androids use .mp4 or .3gp or some such. Schoology will read and convert almost ANY video file type (even .flv), and there is no restriction on student submitted file sizes. However, video file size can be HUGE using the smartphone default camera, thus uploading video can take a very long time, and many students have had issues with uploading from their homes because of the large file sizes. If you use the default camera on the phone, schoology has to then convert the uploaded video through a process called transcoding. This can take minutes or even DAYS to complete. All of these issues can be avoided by using the schoology camera from within the schoology app. Even at the highest setting, schoology video files are recorded using the schoology video format, and the file size will be MUCH smaller, making for faster uploads. So teach students to record using the schoology app! Record a student yourself, and get a great submission. Teach students to submit, and avoid many issues for a lifetime!