As a teacher, school-level administrator, or district-level administrator in DreamBox Math, you may be able to edit student details from inside the teacher Settings section of your DreamBox Math educator dashboard or the DE Classroom Manager, like:
- Language (choose English or Spanish)
- Initial Placement (only before initial sign-in)
- Direct Login username
- Direct Login text password
- Direct Login picture password
- First name
- Last name
- Enable or disable Screen Reader
- Grade
- Gender Identity
|
Looking for directions on how to change a student's language? Click here to open directions on how to update a student's language. |
Before You Begin: How Do You Open DreamBox Settings?
Educators follow different steps to edit students based on how their DreamBox Math educator dashboard is configured. The quickest way to determine which directions to follow is to sign into your educator dashboard and check the top navigation pane to see how you open teacher Settings.
In the table below, find the image that matches your dashboard and click the link to jump to the correct instructions.
| Settings Tab |
Educators edit student information and program settings by clicking the Settings icon in their DreamBox Math educator dashboard. Click here to open instructions. (Click image to enlarge it) |
|
Drop-Down Menu
|
Educators edit student information and program settings in two places:
Click here to open instructions. (Click image to enlarge it) |
Update Student Information by Clicking the Settings Icon
Before you begin
| Check Your Permissions | Are You An Administrator? | ||||
|
Your DreamBox Math role and dashboard access permissions affect whether you can edit or view a classroom roster.
|
DreamBox Math administrators see a different set of Settings tabs than teachers. Administrators can see a teacher's Settings tabs, but they need to follow different instructions.
|
Which Student Details Can I Edit in DreamBox Settings?
| Student Detail | Notes | ||
| Student first and last name |
This will not change their name in other classrooms. If your district set up DreamBox Math rosters using Clever or ClassLink, your changes to student name will stay in place regardless of the student name shared during roster updates.
|
||
|
Grade level in your classroom
|
This does not affect their placement in the DreamBox Math curriculum. | ||
| Initial Placement level |
Initial placement can only be updated before a student has signed in for the first time. |
||
|
Gender
|
This is not a required field and will not be visible to students in the system. It can be left blank or choose between Male, Female, or Other. | ||
| Math program language |
Choose between English or Spanish.
|
||
|
Enable or Disable Screen Reader
|
Screen Reader should be set to Yes for students who use a third-party screen reader like JAWS, NVDA, or Voice Over. | ||
| Direct Login usernames* |
Math Single Sign-On (SSO) usernames cannot be edited in the dashboard. *Requires Edit access to the dashboard.
|
||
| Direct Login passwords* |
Math Single Sign-On (SSO) passwords cannot be edited in the dashboard. *Requires Edit access to the dashboard.
|
Editing Student Details in the Roster Tab
To open your classroom roster in the Settings tab:
- Click the Settings icon in the top navigation pane, select the Roster tab, and if needed select a classroom in the Classrooms filter.
(Click image to enlarge it)
To edit student information in the classroom roster:
There are multiple fields you can edit inside your classroom roster. To edit student information:
- Click the field you want to edit and then either type your changes or select an option from the drop-down list.
- The updated text will turn green until you click the Update button to save your changes.
Click the image to enlarge it
| You can make changes to multiple students at the same time before confirming changes. |
Editing Students: Additional Resources
To learn more about how to:
- To add students to a classroom, click here.
- To remove students from a classroom, click here.
- To update the language a student sees in DreamBox Math (English or Spanish), click here.
- To open Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) around updating student accounts, click here.
Update Student Information from Roster Management & DreamBox Settings
Which Student Details Can I Edit in Each Tool?
| Platform | Student Detail | Notes | ||
|
Roster Management (Classroom Manager) |
Student first name, last name, and middle initial |
|
||
|
Roster Management (Classroom Manager)
|
Grade level in your classroom |
This does not affect the student's placement in the DreamBox Math curriculum.
|
||
|
Roster Management (Classroom Manager)
|
Direct Login usernames |
Math Single Sign-On (SSO) usernames cannot be edited in the dashboard.
|
||
|
Roster Management (Classroom Manager)
|
Direct Login passwords |
Math Single Sign-On (SSO) passwords cannot be edited in the dashboard.
|
||
|
Roster Management (Classroom Manager)
|
Student Email |
Student email is not required for DreamBox Math.
|
||
|
Roster Management (Classroom Manager) |
Student ID |
|
||
|
DreamBox Settings (Roster Tab) |
Initial Placement level |
Initial placement can only be updated before a student has signed in for the first time. |
||
|
DreamBox Settings (Roster Tab)
|
Math program language |
Choose between English or Spanish.
|
||
|
DreamBox Settings (Roster Tab)
|
Screen Reader |
Screen Reader should be set to Yes for students who use a third-party screen reader like JAWS, NVDA, or Voice Over.
|
Editing Student Information in Roster Management (DE Classroom Manager)
Depending which dashboard you are currently viewing, you will open the DE Classroom Manager in one of two ways:
| From the DreamBox Math Educator Dashboard |
(Click image to enlarge it) |
| rFrom the Discovery Education Experience Home Page |
(Click image to enlarge it) |
- When the Classrooms page opens, click here to open this help article and follow the instructions to select and edit a student.
(Click image to enlarge it)
- From here, click a link below to open additional instructions.
Editing Student Program Settings in DreamBox Settings
| Are you an Administrator? Click here to learn how to impersonate a teacher and open DreamBox Settings as the teacher. |
- Open your DreamBox Math educator dashboard, click your name in the upper right corner, and select DreamBox Settings.
(Click image to enlarge it)
- Select the Classroom & Students Preferences tab, and if needed select a classroom in the Classrooms filter.
(Click image to enlarge it)
- There are multiple fields you can edit inside your classroom roster. To edit student information:
- Click the field you want to edit for a student and select an option from the drop-down list.
- The updated text will turn green until you click the Update button to save your changes.
- Click Update to save your changes.
(Click image to enlarge it)
Updating Initial Placement
Click here to open instructions on how to update a student's initial placement before they sign in to DreamBox Math for the first time.
| If a student has already signed in for the first time, you cannot update their placement in the dashboard and need to contact our Customer Support Team for assistance. We would be happy to help you update the student's placement. |
FAQs
| Q: We use Clever to set up and update DreamBox Math rosters. Can teachers manually change a student's grade level for a student in their roster without impacting the Clever update? |
A: All updates to student account details like classroom and grade should be managed through your district IT team and Clever.
| Click here to learn more about managing Classroom rosters if your district uses Clever. |
Updating Student Placement vs Grade Level: If you need to update a student's placement in DreamBox Math, vs their enrolled grade level, review this help article on updating student placement in DreamBox Math and reach out to our Customer Support Team if needed.
Related to
Updated