Android Mobile App

Home

Parents: The home page for parents displays the courses and recent activity for the parent. To view courses and recent activity for your child, proceed to My Children.

The Home area gives you quick access to the Recent Activity, Course Dashboard and Upcoming areas in Schoology. Based on your account Settings, either the Recent Activity area or the Course Dashboard displays as the first screen you view upon opening the Schoology Android app.

The Recent Activity area displays all of the most recent updates and blog posts that populate your Schoology home page. The Course Dashboard displays your courses in a tiled list. The Upcoming area displays all your upcoming items and events

Tap through the menu under Home to switch between the three views.

Recent Activity

Parents: The Recent Activity area is for your personal parent account. To view Recent Activity for your child, proceed to My Children.

The Recent Activity area displays all of the most recent updates and blog posts that populate your Schoology home page. To view additional posts, simply scroll up or down.

At any point, you can update the Recent Activity feed by swiping down on the Recent Activity screen then releasing to refresh. To view additional posts, simply swipe upwards to scroll.

Create a New Comment on an Update

To reply to updates on the app with a comment:

Tap Comment below the update you would like to comment on.
Enter your comment.
Tap the Post icon in the upper right corner to complete.
To cancel your comment, tap the trash icon in the top left corner or tap Back on your device.
Tap the Comment icon to view comments on updates.

Like an Update or Comment

To add a Like to an update or comment, tap Like below the update or comment. You can remove your Like by tapping Unlike.

Delete an Update

To delete your update, tap on and hold the update. A pop-up will appear to either delete or cancel the deletion. Please note that you may only delete an update that you have created. To create a new update, see Create an Update.

Remember to swipe down from the top of the screen, then release to refresh the screen to see the latest information.

Using the Quick Post Tool

The Schoology Android app Quick Post tool allows you to quickly create updates, assignments, discussions, and events from your Schoology home screen as from within courses and groups. Tap the + icon in the upper right corner of the screen from the Recent Activity view to see these options.

Create an Update

To create a new update:

Tap + in the upper right corner of the screen.
Tap Update.
Click Post to... and select where you would like to post the update. You can select one or more locations.
Tap Select to enter your chosen locations.
Type your 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.

Create an Assignment - Instructors

Tap +.
Select Assignment.
Tap Post to... and choose which course you would like to post the assignment.
Fill in the Title and Description and add the Due Date.
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 + in the upper right corner of the screen.
Tap Discussion.
Click Post to... and select where you would like to post the discussion. You can select one or more locations.
Tap Select to enter your chosen locations.
Enter a Title.
Enter a Description.
Optional: To attach an item to your discussion, tap one of the options: Photo/Video/File/Resource.
Tap the Post icon in the upper right corner to complete.
To cancel your discussion, tap the trash icon in the top left corner or tap Back on your device.

Create an Event

You can also access this option from the Upcoming view.

Tap + in the upper right corner of the screen.
Tap Event.
Tap Post to... and select which calendar you would like the event to be created.
Optional: Select All Day Event.
Enter the Date: When/End Date, Title, Description, and RSVP if applicable.
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 event, tap the trash icon at the top left corner or tap Back on your device.

Your Profile

Tap your name from the Navigation menu to view your personal profile. These same areas also display if you view the profile of another user in the app.

Updates

The Updates tab of your profile displays updates you've posted on your personal profile. Tap + in the top right to add a personal update.

Info

Tap Info to view the info displayed on your user profile. To edit which info displays on your profile, go to Privacy Settings from your Account Settings.

Depending on the settings in place at your school, you may or not have access to Privacy Settings.

Badges

Tap Badges from the menu of your profile to view badges you've been awarded in Schoology.

The Blog and Portfolio sections of user profiles are not currently supported on the Schoology Android app. To view a user's blog or portfolio, log in to Schoology on a mobile browser.

Messages

Students:

Depending on the permissions set by your school, you may or may not have full access to Messages. Contact your teacher for more information.

Parents:

Your child's school may or may not allow you to send messages in Schoology.
These messages are for your personal parent account. It's not possible to view messages your child receives.

Messages contain all received and sent mail in your Schoology account. You can access messages from the navigation menu. You can refresh, compose a new message, view sent messages, and reply to existing messages directly from this sub-menu. If you see a red indicator next to Messages on the navigation menu, you have a new message.

Inbox

The inbox displays the received messages by default. A blue dot indicates an unopened message. To view the message, tap the message you would like to open.

Sent

To view sent messages, tap Sent from the Inbox screen, then tap the message you would like to open.

Compose and Reply to Messages

To compose a message, tap + in the upper right corner while in the Inbox or Sent screen.

Begin typing a name in the To field. The field will auto-populate with users to whom you may send mail. To select a user, simply tap their name from the list.
Type the subject of the message.
Type the content of the message.
Optional: To attach an item to your discussion, tap one of the options: Photo/Video/File/Resource.
Tap the Post icon in the upper right corner to complete.
To cancel your event, tap the trash icon in the top left corner or tap Back on your device.

To reply to a message, open the message and tap the reply icon in the upper right corner of the screen.

Your school may or may not allow you to send messages to everyone in the school directory.

Notifications

The Notifications area displays course and group events in chronological order to keep you informed of Schoology activity. If you see a red indicator next to Notifications on the navigation menu, you have a new notification.

Parents: These notifications are for your personal parent account. To view notifications for your child, proceed to My Children.

Email and Mobile Text Notifications

In addition to the menu notifications, Schoology sends you email and mobile text notifications for Social, Academic, Group, and School activity that occurs in your account. In the Notifications area under Settings, you can manage which activity generates email or mobile text notifications.

Email and mobile text message notifications differ from the Notifications menu located in the left navigation menu. The notifications listed under the navigation menu are not customizable. They display information related to course and group events in chronological order to alert you to Schoology activity. For more information on the notifications that appear in the bell icon menu, see: What kind of notifications appear in the menu notifications?

Managing Email and Mobile Text Notifications

To change the email and mobile notifications that you receive:

Log into the Schoology app.
Select Settings from the navigation menu.
Under Account Settings, tap Account Info.
From there, select the Notifications tab.
You can customize the notifications you receive by adjusting the various settings under the Email and Mobile column.
Be sure to tap Save Changes at the bottom of the panel.

Push Notifications

You can choose to receive a push notification on your Android device whenever an important piece of content is added to a course or group. Here are some examples of the types of occurrences our push notifications would relay:

Course update post
Group comments on updates and discussions
New assignment or discussion post
Receive a private message

When a notification arrives, if the app is closed, then you may see a banner or alert display on your screen. If the Schoology app is open, then the notification will be displayed on your screen. Tap the notification to take you to that piece of content within the Schoology Android app.

Enabling Push Notifications

Make sure you've downloaded the latest version of the Schoology Android app from the Google Play or the Amazon App Store.
After installing the update and logging into the app, you will be prompted to enable notifications.
Select OK, and you will be registered for notifications.

Disabling Push Notifications

To disable notifications:

Go to your Android device Settings.
Select the Notifications option and then select the Schoology app.
Depending on your device, disable notifications.
You should stop receiving notifications immediately.

Re-Enabling Push Notifications

To re-enable notifications:

Go to your Android device Settings.
Select the Notifications option and then select the Schoology app.
Depending on your device, enable notifications.
As a final step, you will need to close the Schoology app completely from the background if it is there. And then restart the app.
You will now start receiving notifications.

Groups

The Groups area lists all of the groups for which you are a member. You can also join a group from this area.

Join a Group

To join an existing group:

Tap Groups from the navigation menu.
Tap + in the upper right.
Enter the Group Access Code.
Tap Join.

The format of the group code should be XXXX-XXXX (8 digits). Once you join a group, you will begin receiving updates, posts, comments, and event notifications from the group. To manage which email notifications you receive, see Notifications.

Depending on the settings in place at your school, you may or may not have permission to join Groups via Group Access Codes.

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

Updates: View updates and comments for a particular group.
Upcoming: View upcoming events for a particular group.
Discussions: View all of the discussions in a particular group. Tap on a discussion to view, post, and reply to comments.
Albums: View any Media Albums within the group. Albums can contain audio, video, and images.
Resources: Group Resources contain content stored for access exclusive to the group's members. While course materials can be stored within Group Resources, items such as assignments and assessments can only be used for submissions within a course.

Tap and swipe through the menu under the group title to access these items.

Only the following items are accessible from the mobile app:

Files
Links

All other items are listed as templates in Resources and can be accessed via the mobile browser or web browser.

Resources

Tap Resources from the navigation menu to access your existing Resources and Collections. For more information, see My Resources.

Only the following items are accessible from the mobile app:

Files
Links

All other items are listed as templates in Resources and can be accessed via the mobile browser or web browser.

Calendar

Tap Calendar from the navigation menu to access your calendar. The Calendar area displays all of the events, tests/quizzes, assessments, assignments, and discussions that are associated with your Schoology profile in a day-to-day Upcoming events list as well as a traditional month-by-month Calendar display.

Create an Event

You can create an event from your Schoology Calendar. To create an event:

Tap + in the upper right corner of the screen.
Click Post to... and select where you would like to post the 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 in the upper right corner to complete.
To cancel your event, tap the trash icon in the top left corner or tap Back on your device.

Settings

The Settings area allows you to control your account settings and preferences pertaining to Account Settings, Notifications, and Privacy Settings.

Notification Settings

Notifications: Enable push notifications to your device.
Ringtone: Set notification ringtone.
Vibrate: Vibrate on incoming notifications.
Phone LED: Flash LED on notifications (Depends on your device's model and permissions).

Account Settings

Account Info

The Account Info area allows you to control your account settings and preferences pertaining to Account Settings, Notifications, and Privacy Settings.

Account Settings

The Account Settings tab allows you to change and update your personal information as well as Merge Accounts.

Notifications

Schoology sends you email notifications for Social, Academic, Group, and School activity that occurs in your account. For more information about notifications on the Android Schoology app, see Email and Mobile Text Notifications.

Privacy Settings

The Privacy Settings tab allows you to select who can access and search for your information.

Offline Storage Settings

Schoology materials can be downloaded for offline access on your Android device.

Log Out

The Logout option is located on the navigation menu. You may log out at any time by tapping the navigation icon in the upper left corner of the screen. Logout is the last option on the navigation menu.

You will stay logged into the application until you manually log out or uninstall the application. Quitting the app will not automatically log you out.

App Permissions

Use Settings on your device to allow Schoology to access various built-in features such as Camera and Files. If you previously denied access to the camera or files, you can change the permissions from this area.