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Personal account (parents): settings

Account settings

Click your name in the header and choose Settings to set preferences for your personal interface and manage children added to your account.

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Manage account info

  1. Click your name in the header and choose Settings.

  2. From Account Settings, manage your Account info. Some fields may be unavailable to edit based on the permissions you have been granted.

  3. Click Save Changes.

Account info details table

Account info

Description

Title

The prefix to include in your name, such as Mr., Mrs., and Ms.

First Name

The name with which you signed up for Schoology.

Preferred First Name

If available, a different name to display wherever your name appears, either by itself or in addition to the name in the First Name field.

Middle Name

If entered when you signed up for Schoology.

Last Name

The name with which you signed up for Schoology.

Username

Necessary for users who sign into Schoology using a username instead of an email address.

Primary Email

The email address with which you are registered in Schoology. All designated Notifications will be sent to this email address. You may also log in to Schoology using this email address.

Alternate Email

An optional, secondary email address. Notifications will also be sent to this email address.

Timezone

The timezone in which you reside.

Hijri Calendar

To enable Hijiri dates in calendars.

If you’re not receiving email alerts when you expect them, start by checking your primary email account. Make sure the messages haven’t been filtered into your spam or junk folder, and consider contacting your email provider to rule out any delivery issues.

If the problem persists, reach out to your child’s instructor or your designated support contact for further assistance.

Set your default account

Choose the page displayed when you log in to your Schoology account. You can toggle into your child’s account at any time, to stay updated on his or her schoolwork and activity.

  1. Click your name in the header and choose Settings.

  2. From Set Your Default Account in Account Settings, choose:

    • Main Account to display your own personal account when you log in.

    • Child’s Activity to automatically start in your child’s account when you log in.

  3. Select Save Changes.

Change your password

Depending on the way you log in, your login information will display either your email or your school and username information.

To create a new password:

  1. Click your name in the header and choose Settings.

  2. From Account Password in Account Settings, choose Change your password.

  3. Enter your current password.

  4. Enter your new password and confirm it. Passwords must be a minimum of 12 characters.

  5. Select Submit.

Keep your password in a safe place and don’t divulge your account information to anyone. This precaution is important if you sign in with a username since you cannot retrieve a forgotten password via email.

Share your Schoology calendar

Access your Schoology calendar information from a different calendar program by enabling this option in Account Settings. After it is enabled, Schoology will provide an iCal link, so you can share your Schoology calendar with the calendar tool of your choice.

To Share Your Schoology Calendar, you must have at least one entry in your Schoology Calendar. If the calendar is blank, you cannot link it or access it from other calendars.

iOS device

  1. Tap Settings.

  2. Tap Calendar.

  3. Tap Accounts.

  4. Tap Add Account.

  5. Tap Other.

  6. Tap Add Subscribed Calendar.

  7. Paste the link copied above into the Server field.

  8. Tap Next.

Outlook 2007/2010 (has native iCal support)

  1. Email the link copied to the account you check on Outlook.

  2. Click the webcal link in the email on Outlook.

  3. You will be prompted to Add this Internet Calendar to Outlook and Subscribe to Updates.

  4. Click Yes. The calendar is automatically added to Outlook.

Google Calendar and Android devices

  1. Sign in to your Google Calendar account.

  2. In My Calendars, click the + icon and select From URL.

  3. Paste the link copied into the URL of calendar field.

  4. Click Add calendar.

Windows Live

  1. Sign in to your Windows Live account.

  2. Go to Calendar.

  3. Click Discover Calendars.

  4. From Import Calendar, click From Web.

  5. In Link to Calendar, paste the copied URL.

  6. In Calendar Name, enter a name for the calendar.

  7. Click Import.

Mac Calendar

  1. Open Calendar.

  2. Click File and select New Calendar Subscription.

  3. Paste the copied URL.

  4. Click Subscribe.

  5. Adjust the name, location, and other settings.

  6. Click Ok.

If you have another parent account in Schoology, you can link your accounts to toggle between children in Schoology. By keeping both accounts and linking them together, you can access all content from a single login. The feature allows each school to manage your parent account settings appropriately and to communicate with you seamlessly.

  1. Click your name in the header and choose Settings.

  2. From Link Accounts in Account Settings, select Link Accounts.

  3. Enter the Email or Username of the parent account at the other school.

  4. Enter the Password of the other parent account.

  5. Select Link Account.

  6. Optionally, select a primary email address for linked accounts, so email notifications for each linked account will go to the primary email address.

Merge accounts

If you have a duplicate account on Schoology, you can merge your old account into your current account. Keep in mind that by doing this, the merged account will be deleted after all your created content is moved into the current account.

  1. Log in to the account you plan to keep.

  2. Click your name in the header and choose Settings.

  3. From Account Settings, select Merge Accounts.

  4. Enter the Email or Username and the Password of the desired account.

  5. Click Validate Account and wait for the merge to complete.

Do not merge your account if you have multiple accounts for schools in which your children are enrolled. Instead, use the Link Accounts feature. If you encounter an error message that you are not allowed to merge subscribed accounts into this account, your previous account is registered to a school with a system administrator. Contact your Support Contact for assistance.

Other options

Set the default home page for your account to display Recent Activity or the Course Dashboard.

Your child's school may also set the default home page for all user accounts. This setting applies to all users who have not customized the setting in their own Account Settings. Once a user has set the default view in their own Account Settings, that selection overrides any system-level default.

  1. Click your name in the header and choose Settings.

  2. From Other Options in Account Settings, select Recent Activity or Course Dashboard as the Home Page.

  3. Click Save Changes .