This document provides information about using the learning management system (LMS) Schoology. It includes 12 figures that illustrate how to create an instructor account and course on Schoology, add students to the course, upload assignments, use the gradebook, and create discussions. The goals are to create a course, add at least one student, and upload an assignment on Schoology.

1. © 2013 Dana Sobczak
Dana Sobczak
ET5063
American College of Education

2. © 2013 Dana Sobczak
(St. Mary’s Academy, 2013)
Figure 1: Schoology is a LMS that incorporates
learning collaboratively

3. Teacher Homepage
These tools
help keep
your
Schoology
page
organized
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(Schoology, 2003)
Figure 2. This pictures shows the tool bars on the
Schoology homepage

4. Create an instructor account
Fill in the basic information
* If you are a Sparta School District
Employee, use your school email.
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(Schoology, 2003)
(Schoology, 2003)
Figure 3: Schoology accounts can be made
as an instructor or a student
Figure 4: Schoology accounts ask for basic
information and it is free to sign up

5. Create a course in Schoology.
You can name this course anything
you want your students to see.
Example: Science hour 3
Upload your students into your courses.
You will add each of your students as
new members to your course.
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(Schoology, 2003)
(Schoology, 2003)
Figure 5: This picture highlights how to create a
course in Schoology Figure 6: This picture highlights how to add a
student to the course

6. Your Schoology page will be the one place
where all of your daily assignments, links,
quizzes and grade book can be stored.
GRADEBOOK
Schoology will
automatically
grade quizzes!
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(Schoology, 2003)(Schoology, 2003)
(Schoology, 2012)
Figure 7: Schoology has a lot of
tools for teachers to use
Figure 8: This figure shows the
different items a teacher can
have in their course
Figure 9: The grade book is a
great feature of Schoology

7. Easily upload
assignments
for your
students to
see.
Hide the
assignments
you do not
want your
students to
see yet.
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(Schoology, 2003)
Figure 10: This pictures highlights the “hide” features
that the teachers have control over

8. GOAL(S)
1. Create a course
2. Input at least one student
3. Upload an assignment
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(Schuetz, 2012)
Figure 11: This puts a visual to the
many layers of Schoology

9. How to create a discussion
on Schoology video
Add one comment to the discussion before break
BREAK
Return at 10:45
(Evenbrite, 2013)
Figure 12: Schoology can be used as a digital
classroom
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