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How to Use the School Panel

Creating a School Account on Your AgoraCreating CoursesViewing and Editing Course ContentsStarting a CourseFiltering the Course listInviting and Enrolling StudentsInviting and Managing TeachersInviting and Managing AdministratorsManaging your School SubscriptionGetting Help
Creating a School Account on Your Agora
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  1. Follow this link to sign up

  2. Set your school name, plan, and school type

  3. Set your name, email, and password

  4. Add your credit or debit card information.

  5. You will now have full access to Your Agora.  After your first month you will be charged based on the number of students in started courses. All unstarted and ended courses will continue to be free.

Creating Courses
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  1. Log in to your school account at  https://youragora.com/

  2. From the menu bar on the left, choose  “Courses”.

  3. Select “Create New Course”.

  4. If you would like to use one of our readymade courses, select “Readymade Course” and choose one. Otherwise select “Empty Course”.

  5. Name your course and fill out any additional important information for identifying your course.

  6. “Location", "School Contact", and “Teacher Contact” have the ability to add links. Adding a location link is very useful for video conference courses. To add a link, first find the link in the application you are using and copy it. Then click on the link icon

    and paste it in the field box that opens.

  7. Using a contact link is a good way of making it easier for your students to contact you because they will be able to click on the contact information instead of copying and pasting. Here are some of the most common formats for properly entering links:
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    Email: mailto:name@site.com
    Phone: tel:+999999999999
    Skype: skype:username?chat
    WhatsApp: https://api.whatsapp.com/send?phone=999999999999
    Telegram: https://telegram.im/@username

  8. Add a teacher to your course now or do it later.  They’ll then receive an email invitation.

  9. Set the course as Scheduled and fill out the dates, or select Unscheduled to schedule later or create a course without class dates.

  10. Click ‘Create Course’.

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Viewing and Editing Course Contents
  1. From the menu bar on the left, choose  “Courses”.

  2. For each course there will be an icon with three vertical dots.

    Click on it and select “View in  Teacher Panel” (See screenshot below).

  3. You will be taken to the teacher panel where you can view the course contents and even modify them as if you were the teacher.

  4. To return to the school panel,  in the top-right menu,  select “School Panel”.

  5. For more information on how to use the teacher panel see the Teacher Panel How Tos.

course list
Starting a Course
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  1. From the menu bar on the left, click on  ‘Courses’.

  2. For each course, there will be an icon with three vertical dots.

    Click on it and select “Start”.

  3. Remember! Your school will be charged for every student in a started course. Starting a course with new students will increase the school’s monthly charge.

Filtering the Course List
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  1. From the menu bar on the left, click on  ‘Courses’.

  2. Click on “Filter by Status” in the upper-right of the screen.

  3. Select the status types you wish to see in your list of courses, then select apply filter.

  4. Please note: by default, all archived courses are not visible. You will have to select “Archived” in the filter status to see them.

Inviting and Enrolling Students
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  1. From the menu bar on the left, click on   ‘Students’.

  2. Now click on

    to add a new student to your school.

  3. Enter the student’s name and email in the popup.  They will  then receive an email invitation.

  4. From the menu bar on the left, click on  ‘Courses’.

    Select a course you want to add the student to by clicking on its name.

  5. Click on ‘Students’ and then click

    to add them to the course.  

  6. Be sure your course is started or your students will not be able to access the materials in the course. 

Inviting and Managing Teachers
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  1. From the menu bar on the left, click on   ‘Teachers’.

  2. Now click on

    Add Teacher Button

    to invite a new teacher to your school.

  3. Enter the teacher’s email in the popup and if you like, their name.  They will  then receive an email invitation.

  4. Clicking on a teacher’s name will open activity reports for that teacher.

  5. To remove a teacher from your school, click on the icon with three vertical dots

    and select “Remove from School".

  6. From the menu bar on the left, click on  ‘Courses’.

    If there is a course that does not have a teacher assigned, you will have the option of selecting a teacher from a dropdown and them.

    Select Teacher
  7. To change the teacher in a course click on the icon with three vertical dots

    next to the course name and select “Edit”. You will then be able to select a new teacher.

Inviting and Managing Administrators
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  1. From the menu bar on the left, click on   ‘School’ icon.

    schools icon
  2. At the top of the page click on the Admins/Info tab

    admins/info tab

    if you are not already there.

  3. Click on ‘Add Administrator’ button

    . If you do not see this button, then you do not have the necessary permissions. If this is the case, contact your school owner to request permission.

  4. Enter the admin's email and if you like, their name in the popup, then select the permissions they should receive. They will then receive an email invitation. Once they accept the invitation, they will be added to the school.

  5. All admins will by default also be added as teachers. If wish to remove them as teachers, you can do so in the “Teachers" area.

    Teacher icon
  6. Once an administrator is added, you can change their permissions at any time by checking and unchecking the boxes next to their names. A description of each of the permissions is available when hovering over the icons.

Managing your School Subscription
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  1. From the menu bar on the left, choose  ‘School’.

  2. At the top of the page, click on the subscription tab.

    subscription tab

    If you do not see this tab, then you do not have the required permissions. Contact your school owner to request permission.

  3. To upgrade or downgrade your plan, click on the “Manage Plan” button. Detailed differences between plans can be found on our Pricing Page.

  4. Payment for your subscription will start one month from the date your school was created. You can change this to the current date by clicking on the “Pay Now” button. You will then be charged for what you used up to the present and your billing cycle will be set to today’s date.

  5. You will be charged at the end of every month's billing cycle for the number of students in active courses. If you end a course early or remove or add students from an active course, your billing will be automatically adjusted to reflect the change. Since these changes can be made at any time, your next payment amount can only be estimated based on your current usage.

  6. We will use the credit or debit card you provided to charge you at the end of your billing cycle. If we are unable to charge you, your school account will become inactive and you will lose most of your ability to manage students and courses. All payments are securely managed through Stripe.

Getting Help
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  1. From the menu bar on the left, click on ‘Help’.

  2. Choose the help page relevant to you or choose “Contact Us”. To send us a message.

  3. You can also reach us by live chat by clicking on the button in the lower-right corner.

    Our live chat connects you to a real human so response times may vary based on time of day and traffic.

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