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Accessing Android Mobile App as an Instructor


  • The Schoology mobile app is designed to provide access to only certain features or settings. For features and settings not available on the app, you can use a computer or the browser on your device.
  • Depending on the permissions set by your organization, you may or may not have access to certain areas of the mobile app. Reach out to your Support Contact for more information.

Sign Up

If you don’t already have an account on Schoology, download the Schoology app from Google Play or the Amazon App Store. Tap the app to open it on your device, and tap Sign up for Schoology.

To continue, follow these steps:

  1. Tap Instructor.
  2. Enter the following information for your profile:
    • First Name
    • Last Name
    • Email Address
    • Password
    • Confirm Password
  3. Complete the CAPTCHA to confirm you are not a robot.
  4. Check the box to agree to Schoology's Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
  5. Tap Register to complete.


  • Enterprise schools may or may not allow a user to register on their own.
  • Signing up is dependent on how the Enterprise organization decides to add users to the system. The district administrators may decide to mass import users and provide login information separately.

Sign In

If you already have a Schoology account, you can use the steps outlined below to log in via the Schoology Android app.

To create a new Schoology account, you'll need to open a mobile browser on your device and go to www.schoology.com.

Log in to the Schoology Mobile App

Depending on the type of account you have (Schoology Enterprise or Basic) and how your organization has set up your account, there are various login methods for the Schoology mobile app.

To log in with your existing account, open the Schoology app on your mobile device. You'll see three different options to log in:


Check with one of your Support Contacts or a System Administrator if you are uncertain of your organization’s login setup.

Login Option 1

For Enterprise users logging in via:

  • Email
  • Username
  • Custom domain

For Basic users logging in via

  • Email
  • Username

To log in with your existing account, open the Schoology app on your mobile device:

  1. Tap School or domain to log in through your school or district.
  2. To find your school or domain, use the keyboard to enter the name of your school or organization. As you type, matching choices populate in the list. If your school uses a custom domain (URL) on the web version, you can enter the domain in the search field.
  3. Tap the name of your school or organization when it displays.
  4. Enter the Username or Email associated with your account. If you can't remember the username or email address, check with your instructor or one of your Support Contacts.
  5. Enter the password for your account. You can reset the password if you open https://app.schoology.com/login/forgot from a mobile browser.
  6. Tap LOG IN to complete.

Once you log out of the Schoology app, the same school or organization displays as the default the next time someone opens the app on the mobile device. This makes it easier to log in on your own device and is useful if your school uses shared devices.

Tap the arrow to continue to login through your saved school. To change the school or organization to log into, tap the search field, and begin typing the new name. Matching choices will populate as you type.

For Enterprise users logging in via

  • Single sign-on (SSO)

To log in with your existing account, open the Schoology app on your mobile device.

If you are not included in the school’s single sign-on (SSO) method should choose to Log in through www.schoology.com.


  1. Tap School or domain to log in through your school or district.
  2. To find your school or domain, use the keyboard to enter the name of your school or organization. As you type, matching choices populate in the list. Organizations using single sign-on login have a green dot displayed next to their title.
  3. Tap the name of your school or organization when it displays. The SSO login screen displays automatically. If you use Google SSO, skip to Step 5.
  4. Enter the username or email address and password associated with your account to complete login. If you can't remember your login credentials, check with one of your Support Contacts.
  5. Follow the remaining steps if you use Google SSO. Selecting your school in Step 3 directs you to this login screen:

Tap LOG IN THROUGH YOUR SCHOOL to continue to the login page.

If you use Google SSO to log in to Schoology, do not tap LOG IN USING SCHOOLOGY.COM; this takes you to a Schoology email and password login page instead of the Google login screen. Users who are not part of the organization’s SSO can choose this option instead.


6. If this is your first time signing in, enter the email address connected to your Schoology account. If you’ve previously signed in on the device, tap the name of the auto-populated account that you use to sign in to Schoology.

If you select the wrong account in this window, you will have to close the Schoology app and log out of the incorrect Google account from the internet browser on your mobile device before you can complete the login process.


7.Enter your password and tap Next.

This will log you into both your Google account and into Schoology. If you sign in using an SSO and are using a shared device, be sure to log out of your account on the mobile browser when you log out of Schoology. For example, if you use a Google SSO, navigate to Google on a mobile browser and log out of your Google account. Logging out of Schoology will not log you out of your Google account.


8.Tap Approve to authorize the Schoology mobile app to access your Schoology account. Click Deny if you do not want to authorize the app. You will not be able to use the mobile app until you have approved the app to access your account.

Once you log out of the Schoology app, the same school or organization displays as the default (including your SSO screen) the next time someone opens the app on the mobile device. This makes it easier to log in on your own device and is useful if your school uses shared devices.

If you sign in using an SSO and are using a shared device, be sure to log out of your account on the mobile browser when you log out of Schoology. For example, if you use a Google SSO, navigate to Google on a mobile browser and log out of your Google account. Logging out of Schoology will not log you out of your Google account.

Tap the arrow to continue to login through your saved school. To change the school or organization to log into, tap the search field, and begin typing the new name. Matching choices will populate as you type.

Login Option 2

For Enterprise users logging in via

  • Email (if you aren't included in your organization's single sign-on method)
  • QR code

For Basic users logging in via

  • Email

If you are using Schoology Basic and you do not have an email address associated with your account, you can log in via username using Login Option 1.


To log in with your existing account, open the Schoology app on your mobile device:

  1. Tap CONTINUE to log in through www.schoology.com. For students logging in with a QR code, continue to Step 3.
  2. Enter your email address and password and tap LOG IN to complete.
  3. Follow the remaining steps if you use a QR code to log in. Tap SCAN QR CODE.
  4. If your device does not have camera access enabled for the app, you’ll be prompted to allow access.
  5. Once the camera is enabled, you’ll be prompted to scan your code.


Navigation

Tap the navigation menu icon to access the navigation menu.

From the navigation menu, you can access:

  • Your Profile
  • Messages
  • Notifications
  • Requests
  • Home
  • Courses
  • Groups
  • Resources
  • Grades
  • Calendar
  • People
  • Settings
  • Logout

Course Dashboard

The Course Dashboard displays all your courses in a tiled list. You can access the Course Dashboard from the menu on the Home screen.

Upcoming

From the Home screen, tap Upcoming to display all your upcoming items and events. The Upcoming area displays calendar events, tests/quizzes, assessments, assignments, and discussions in chronological order by due date to help you locate and plan for upcoming activities. Tap on the item to access that item in Schoology.

Requests

The Requests area lists all of the connections, course, and group requests, that are associated with your Schoology profile. Tap Accept or X, depending on the action you would like to take for each item. An indicator next to Notifications on the navigation menu means you have a pending request.

Courses

Courses lists all of the courses for which you are a member. You can also join a course from this area.

Join Courses

To join an existing Course:

  1. Tap Courses from the navigation menu.
  2. Tap +.
  3. Enter the Course Access Code.
  4. Tap Join.

The format of the course code should be XXXXX-XXXXX (10 digits). Once you join a course, you will begin receiving updates, grades, comments, and material notifications from the course. Depending on the settings in place at your school, you may or may not have permission to join Courses via Course Access Codes.

Tap Courses from the navigation menu to access a list of all the courses for which you are an administrator or a member. To access a course section, tap the name from the list. Depending on the settings in place at your school, the following information is available under a particular course section:

  • Materials (Assignments, Tests/Quizzes, Files/Links, Discussions, Albums, Pages)
  • Updates
  • Upcoming
  • Gradebook
  • Attendance

Materials

You can access course content from the Materials area, including Assignments, Tests/Quizzes, Files/Links, Discussions, and Pages. To access any of the materials tap the name of the item.

You can create new Assignments and Discussions from the Materials area:

Create an Assignment

  • Tap +.
  • Select Assignment.
  • Fill in the Title and Description and add the Due Date.
  • Tap Show more to include grading options:
    • Max Points
    • Grading Category
    • Grading Period
    • Grading Scale
    • Set as midterm/final
    • Enable Submissions (enabled by default)
  • Optional: To attach an item to your assignment, tap one of the options: Photo/Video/File/Resource.
  • Tap the Post icon to complete.
  • To cancel your assignment, tap the trash icon or tap Back on your device.

Create a Discussion

  • Tap on the + icon.
  • Tap Discussion.
  • Enter a Title.
  • Enter a Description.
  • Enter a Due Date.
  • Tap Enable Grading to enter the following options:
    • Max Points
    • Grade Category
    • Grading Period
    • Grading Scale
  • Optional: To attach an item to your discussion, tap one of the options: Photo/Video/File/Resource.
  • Tap the Post icon to complete.
  • To cancel your discussion, tap the trash icon or tap Back on your device.

Updates

Course updates show the Recent Activity for a particular course section.

Create a Course Update

To create a course update follow these steps:

  • Tap on the + icon on the upper right corner of the screen.
  • Tap Update.
  • Write an update.
  • Optional: To attach an item to your update, tap one of the options: Photo/Video/File/Resource.
  • Tap the Post icon in the upper right corner to complete.
  • To cancel your update, tap the trash icon in the top left corner or tap Back on your device.

Upcoming

Access upcoming items and create calendar events for a particular course.

Create a Course Event

  • Tap +.
  • Select Event.
  • Optional: Select All Day Event.
  • Enter the Date: When/End Date, Title, Description, and RSVP if applicable.
  • Optional: To attach an item to your discussion, tap one of the options: Photo/Video/File/Resource.
  • Tap the Post icon to complete.
  • To cancel your event, tap the trash icon or tap Back on your device.

Gradebook

The Gradebook displays the Midterm/Final grades and Grading Period grades by grading category.

View Final Grades

From the Gradebook, tap More, then select View Final Grades.

View Submissions and Add or Edit Grades

Tap the title of the Test/Quiz, Assessment, Assignment or Discussion to review the graded item. To review submissions and add or edit grades:

  1. Tap the item you want to grade.
  2. Tap Grades/Submissions from the menu under the item title.
  3. Select the student by tapping their name.
  4. Tap the Submissions sub-menu to view submissions.
  5. Use the slider to provide a score for the submission.
  6. Optional: Provide a comment and check the box to Display comment to student.
  7. Tap the checkmark to post the grade.


Grades will not display for grading periods that have not yet started. Graded items without a grading period will populate under the appropriate grading category under No Grading Period.

Attendance

View and enter attendance by tapping Attendance from the menu.

To enter attendance:

  1. Tap the cell next to each student to enter attendance for a particular day.
  2. Tap Save Changes to complete.

Grades

The Grades area lists all of the courses for which you are an administrator or a member. The following information is available under a particular course section:

  • Midterm/Final grades
  • Test/Quiz, Assessment, Assignment and Graded Discussion grades organized by grading period and grading category
  • Test/Quiz, Assessment, Assignment and Graded Discussion grades with no grading period

To access the grades for a course section, tap Grades from the navigation menu, and then the section of your choice. After you tap the course section, choose More to access Final Grades.

Add or Edit Grades

You can access graded items by tapping on the title of the Test/Quiz, Assignment, or Discussion. To add or edit grades:

  1. Tap the title of the graded item.
  2. Tap Grades/Submissions from the menu under the item title.
  3. A list of the course members will appear. Tap the member's name to add or edit the grade.
  4. Tap the Submissions sub-menu to review submissions.
  5. Use the sliding bar to enter a point value.
  6. Optional: Provide a comment and check the box to Display comment to student or uncheck the checkbox to keep the comment only available to you.
  7. Tap the checkmark to save.
  8. Repeat these steps for each student in the course.

Note: Grades will not display for grading periods that have not yet started. Graded items without a grading period will populate under the appropriate grading category under No Grading Period.

Apps

To access any Course or Section apps that have already been installed through the web version of Schoology, tap the Apps tab.

In the Elementary Experience, tap Menu to access Course and Section apps.

People

The People area allows you to review your School Directory and Network. Tap Directory to access a list of all the members in your school in alphabetical order by last name. To display a member profile, simply tap the person's name.

Depending on the settings in place at your school, you may or may not have access to review the school directory or a network of connected users.


To learn more about all the features in the Schoology Android Mobile App, review the Android Mobile App (Common Documentation).


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