Overview
Set preferences for your personal interface and how your account relates to other users. Click your name and select Settings. Review your Account Settings.
Manage account settings
Edit your name
Depending on your account’s permissions, you can change your name displayed to other Schoology users.
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Name fields |
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Title |
Any prefix you’d want to include in your name. |
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First Name |
The name you used to sign up for Schoology. |
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Preferred First Name |
If your organization's system administrator has enabled this permission, choose a different name to display wherever your name appears, either by itself or in addition to the name in the First Name field. |
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Middle Name |
This optional field may already be filled. |
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Last Name |
The name you used to sign up for Schoology. |
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Username |
This field is necessary for users who sign in to Schoology with a username. Users may sign up for Schoology with either a username or email address. |
Primary and secondary email addresses
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Email fields |
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Primary Email |
The email address under which you are registered in Schoology. All designated Notifications are sent to this email address. You may also log in to Schoology using this email address. |
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Alternate Email |
An optional or secondary email address. Notifications are also sent to this email address. |
If you are not receiving email alerts as expected, you may have an issue with your primary email that requires your attention. Check with your email provider to confirm any issues and check if the emails are in your spam folder. If you continue to experience issues with receiving notifications, talk to your Schoology account administrator or submit a ticket to Schoology Support.
Time zone
If your Schoology account is not currently set to the correct time zone, open the Timezone list, choose your time zone, and click Save Changes.
Hijri calendar
If your district has enabled the use of the Hijri calendar, you will have access to this setting. To enable the Hijri calendar, select Enable Hijri dates to accompany Gregorian dates where available and set calendars to include Hijri dates by default, and click Save Changes.
Account password
Depending on your organization’s settings, you may not be able to change your account password. If you do not have the option to Change your password from Account Settings, contact your system administrator or support contact at your school for information about resetting your password. Your login information displays either your email address or your school and username information, depending on how you log in.
Change your password
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Click your name and select Settings.
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From Account Password, select Change your password.
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Enter your new password and confirm it. Your new password must be different than your current password.
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Click Submit.
If you are unable to log in to Schoology, you can change your password via Forgot your password.
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Schoology requires passwords to be a minimum length of 12 characters.
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Keep your password in a safe place and never divulge your account information to anyone. This precaution is especially important for users who sign in using a username because they cannot retrieve a forgotten password via email.
Other options
Set the default home page for your account to display Recent Activity, the Course Dashboard, or Assignments.
For students to choose the Assignment tab as their homepage, the district admin must have opted in to use it.
System administrators may also set the default home page for their organization. This setting applies to all users in the organization who have not customized the setting in their Account Settings. After a user has set the default view in their Account Settings, that selection overrides any system-level default.
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Click your name and select Settings.
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From Other Options, select Recent Activity, Course Dashboard, or Assignments.
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Click Save Changes.