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Getting Started - For Teachers

Everything you need to get started on Educa as a Teacher.

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Written by Educa
Updated over a week ago

This article will cover everything you need to do to get started using Educa as a new Teacher.

Getting access

Once you have been sent an invite from your site admin to join, you should see an invite in your email inbox to accept. Once accepted, you'll be able to login and start using Educa.

To ensure easy future access, you can save your sites link as a bookmark on your computer. For accessing on your phone or tablet, you can save the site as a shortcut to your homescreen.

More information on accessing your site here: Logging into Educa

More information on accessing Educa on your mobile device here: Mobile web experience - for Teachers

Welcome

Now that you have logged in, here are the some places to check first.

Meet Your Children

You can view any Child's profile you have access to through My Children on the left.

where to click to view the child's profiles you have access to

Navigating a Child's Profile

Now that you are in the child's profile, you can access all their information through the options on the left.

shows all the buttons to acces sinformation on a child's profile

Creating Your First Story

To create your first story, click Create Story on the left. You can create an individual story for a specific child or a group story for multiple children.

You can Publish it right away or save it as a draft to work on later.

Check here for more information on how to create stories:

Daily Essentials

Learn how to navigate Educa to complete day-to-day tasks.

Viewing Your Stories

Click My Stories to view or edit all your Draft and Published stories you've created in one place.

view my stories as a teacher

Viewing Your Teacher Profile

In the top left of the site, you can click on your name then My Profile to be taken to your individual Teacher profile.

From your profile you can access everything under your profile picture.

option from your teacher profile

Check Your Notifications

While you will receive email notifications from Educa, you can also view any updates through your Inbox.

check your notifications

Make sure to always check your notifications for any updates including:

  • Message Board Posts

  • Teacher Messages

  • New Stories for your children written by other Teachers

  • Comments on your stories

What's Next

Now you know the Basics of how to navigate Educa and create Stories, here are what you can explore next depending on what features you site is using.

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