Accessing iOS 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.

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

Sign up

If you don’t already have an account on Schoology, you must sign up from a mobile browser at www.schoology.com.

1. Tap Sign Up.

2. Select Instructor.

3. Enter your First Name, Last Name, Email Address, Password, and Confirm Password.

4. Select your Country and State.

5. Enter your school name or school zip code in the School field and tap the Search icon (magnifying glass). Select your school from among the results. If your school does not appear, tap Request to Add Your School. Optionally, skip this step and return to it later.

• Schools may not allow a user to register on their own, or they may require a Faculty Access Code during the registration process. If you don’t know your faculty access code, select Don’t have a code? for more information.

• District administrators may decide to mass import users and provide login information separately.

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 and select an option.

Check with one of your support contacts or a system administrator if you are uncertain of your organization’s login setup.

Sign in through my school

1. Tap Find your school or domain.

2. Enter your school or organization’s name and tap it when it appears. If your organization uses single sign-on (SSO), the SSO screen displays automatically. To log in with Google SSO, follow these steps:

   • If your school uses a custom domain (URL), enter that domain in the search field.

   • Schools and organizations using SSO will display a green dot with their name.

Parents who are not included in the school’s SSO method should choose to log in through www.schoology.com.
Review Sign in with my account.

3. Enter the Username or Email associated with your account.

4. Enter the password for your account. To reset the password, open https://app.schoology.com/login/forgot from a mobile browser.

5. Tap Sign In.

Log in with Google SSO

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.

1. Choose your Google account.

   • First-time users should enter the email address connected to their Schoology account.

   • Returning users should tap the name of the auto-populated account used to sign in to Schoology.
     If you select the wrong account, close the Schoology app and log out of the incorrect Google account from your mobile device’s internet browser before logging in again.

2. Enter your password and tap Next to log in to both Google and Schoology.

3. Tap Approve to allow the app to access your Schoology account. Alternatively, tap Deny. You won’t be able to use the app unless you approve access.

4. Tap the arrow to continue to log in through your saved school. To log in to another school or organization, tap the search field, enter the new name, and tap the match when it displays.

After logging out, your school will stay saved as the default for future logins.

If you sign in using SSO and a shared device, log out of your Google account in the mobile browser. Logging out of Schoology will not log you out of your Google account.

Sign in with my account

If you are using Schoology Basic and do not have an email address associated with your account, you can log in with a username using Sign in through my school.

Enter your email address and password and tap Log in to complete.

Sign in with a QR code

1. Tap Scan QR code.

2. Enable camera access, if needed.

3. Scan your code.

Navigation menu

The Schoology iPhone app navigation menu, available on every page, gives you immediate access to each essential location of the Schoology App.

• Your profile (tap your name)

• Messages

• Notifications

• Requests

• Home

• Courses

• Groups

• Resources

• Grades

• Calendar

• People

• Account Settings

• Help Center

• Logout

Course dashboard

The Course Dashboard displays all your courses in a tiled list. You can access the Course Dashboard by tapping the tiled icon at the end of the Home screen.

Reminders

From the Home screen, instructors can access reminders by tapping the thumbtack icon. This area displays ungraded submissions and resubmissions to be reviewed.

Upcoming

From the Home screen, you can review upcoming items and events by tapping the calendar icon.

Quick post

The Schoology iOS app Quick Post lets you create updates, assignments, events, and discussions from your Schoology home screen within courses and groups.

Post

1. Tap +.

2. Select Post.

3. In the Post to... field, select a course, group or personal update. You can update as many areas as you want by checking these areas from the list.

4. Optionally, add attachments from Library, Take Photo or Video, Resources, Record Audio, and iOS Apps.

5. Enter your message.

6. Tap the checkmark to finish creating the post.

Add assignment

1. Tap +.

2. Select Add Assignment.

3. In the Post to... field, tap one of your courses to add the assignment in that course.

4. Optionally, add attachments from Library, Take Photo or Video, Resources, Record Audio, and iOS Apps.

5. Add a Title, Due Date, Grading Period, Category, Scale/Rubric, and Max points.

6. Enter the assignment description.

7. Tap the checkmark to finish creating the assignment.

Add event

1. Tap +.

2. Select Add Event.

3. In the Post to... field, select Personal Event or choose a course, group, or school for the event. You may post to as many areas as you want by checking these areas from the list.

4. Select When to add the Start Date and Start Time.

5. Select an End Time, or make the event an all-day event by selecting All Day when selecting the Start Date.

6. Enter the event title.

7. Select an RSVP option.

8. Optionally, enter an event description.

9. Optionally, add attachments from Library, Take Photo or Video, Resources, Record Audio, and iOS Apps.

10. Tap the checkmark to finish creating the event.

Add discussion

1. Tap +.

2. Select Add Discussion.

3. In the Post to... field, select a course or group discussion. You may post to as many areas as you want by checking these areas from the list.

4. Add a Title and Due Date.

5. Optionally, select Enable Grading. You can add a Grading Period, Category, Scale/Rubric, and Max pts.

6. Enter the discussion description.

7. Optionally, add attachments from Library, Take Photo or Video, Resources, Record Audio, and iOS Apps.

8. Tap the checkmark to finish creating the discussion.

If you’d like to cancel your post or reply, you can tap the X and Discard the post.

Requests

The Requests area lists all of the course, group, and member requests that are associated with your Schoology profile. Tap Accept or Dismiss, depending on the action you want to take for each item. When Requests displays a red dot in the navigation menu, there are pending requests from other Schoology members.

Courses

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

Join courses

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). After joining a course, you will begin receiving updates, grades, comments, and material notifications from the course. To manage the notifications you receive, review Notifications.

Depending on the settings in place at your school, you may not have permission to join courses using Course Access Codes.

Tap Courses from the navigation menu to display a list of all courses for which you are an administrator or a member. To access a course section, tap the name of your choice. The following information is available for each course section:

• Materials, including assignments, tests, quizzes, files, links, discussions, albums, and pages

• Updates

• Upcoming

• Gradebook

• Attendance

• Members

Menu (elementary experience)

In the Elementary Experience, tap Menu to access any Course or Section apps that have already been installed through the web version of Schoology.

iPads will display Course and Section apps within the navigation menu.

More

The More tab displays any Course or Section apps that have already been installed through the web version of Schoology.

iPads will display Course and Section apps within the navigation menu.

Materials

The Materials area lists all assignments, tests, quizzes, files, links, discussions, albums, and pages in a particular course. Tap the material name to review it.

Updates

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

Upcoming

Review upcoming items or calendar events for a particular course.

Gradebook

The Gradebook displays the midterm, final, and grading periods grades by grading category.

Review grades

You can review graded items by tapping their Grading Period.

Add or edit grades

1. Tap the row of the graded item.

2. Tap a member's name to add or edit the grade.

3. Use the sliding bar to tap the field or manually enter a point value.

4. Optionally, enter a comment.

5. Choose to display the comment to the student or keep the comment only visible to you.

6. Repeat these steps for each student in the course. Tap the checkmark to complete.

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

Attendance

Depending on your device, access Attendance by:

• Tapping More in the tab bar of the course profile and tapping Attendance.

• Tapping Attendance directly from the menu.

Members

Depending on your device, access Members by:

• Tapping More in the bottom tab bar of the course profile and tapping Members.

• Tapping Members directly from the menu.

From Members, you can review all course members alphabetically by last name. To review a member's profile, tap the user’s name.

Depending on the settings in place at your school, you may not have access to display member profiles.

Send a message to a course member

1. Tap the name of the course member to message.

2. Tap +.

3. Enter the subject of the message.

4. Enter the content of the message.

5. Tap the checkmark to send your message.

Resources

Tapping Resources on the navigation menu allows you to access your existing Resources and Collections. For more information, review the Resource Center.

The only materials that can be loaded in the mobile app are read-only:

• Files

• Links

• Pages

All other items, including assignments, assessments, discussions, tests, quizzes, and more, are listed as templates in Resources and can be accessed via a mobile browser or web browser.

Grades

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

• Midterm and 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 the section of your choice. After you tap the course section, choose Final Grades or the grading period to review.

Add or edit grades

1. Tap the row of the graded item.

2. Tap a member's name to add or edit the grade.

3. Use the sliding bar to tap the field or manually enter a point value.

4. Optionally, enter a comment and choose to display it to the student or not.

5. Repeat these steps for each student in the course.

6. Tap the checkmark to complete.

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