This article walks through how a district admininstrator can open and update an unassigned educator in DreamBox Math, including:
- Making an unassigned educator a district admin, school admin, or teacher in DreamBox Math.
- Associate an unassigned educator with one or more schools.
- Assign an unassigned educator to a classroom.
| Only educators with a District Admin role in DreamBox Math can view and edit unassigned educators. |
Opening the Educators Tab
Step 1: Sign in to your Dreambox Math educator dashboard.
| If you need help signing in to DreamBox Math, click here for more information. |
Step 2: Open the Educator tab.
- Select the Settings icon and then select the Educators tab.
Step 3: Confirm you have Edit access in the dashboard.
Depending on your district's roster management settings, you will have Edit or View access in the Educators tab.
- To determine your access type, open the Educators tab and check the banner near the top of the page.
- If the banner shows you have View permissions, you can see educator accounts but not update them.
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| Click here to learn more about Edit or View permissions in DreamBox Math. If your access needs to be updated, please reach out to your site or district IT administrative team. |
Opening the Unassigned Educator Account
After you have opened the Educators tab:
- Select Unassigned in the Users drop-down.
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- When the list of Unassigned educators appears, click the Edit button next to the name of the educator you need to update.
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Updating the Unassigned Educator
Updating Role
- Click the Role drop-down and select Teacher, School Admin, or District Admin.
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- If you selected District Admin, click Update to save your changes.
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| If you select Teacher or School Admin, you will not be able to click Update to save your changes until you make additional changes. Scroll down or click the links to jump to next steps for school administrators or teachers. |
Associating a School Administrator with a School
If the educator is a school admin, they need to be associated with a school.
To associate a school administrator with a school:
- Click Add School, select a school from the drop-down list, and click Add.
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| If the administrator should be associated with more than one school, follow the same steps to add additional schools. |
- If this is the last update you need to make to the school administrator, click Update to save your changes.
To add the school administrator to a classroom:
Intervention specialists, math coaches, and other staff members may need to be a school administrator in DreamBox Math and be associated with one or more classrooms.
- Click Add Classroom, select the same school from the School drop-down list (if needed), select a classroom from the Classroom drop-down list, and click Add.
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| If the administrator should be added to more than one classroom, follow the same steps to add them to additional classrooms. |
- If this is the last update you need to make to the school administrator, click Update to save your changes.
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Associating a Teacher with a School and Classroom
If the educator is now a teacher, they need to be associated with a school and added to a classroom in the school.
To add the teacher to a classroom and school:
- Click Add Classroom.
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- Select the school from the School drop-down list, select the classroom from the Classroom drop-down list, and click Add.
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| If the teacher should be added to more than one classroom, follow the same steps to add them to additional classrooms. |
- If this is the last update you need to make to the teacher, click Update to save your changes.
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| If the teacher should be added to more than one classroom, follow the same steps to add them to additional classrooms. |
Additional Educators Tab Resources
- DreamBox Math Educator Dashboard: The Educators Tab (Administrators)
- Updating an Educator's First or Last Name
- Assigning an Educator to a Classroom
- Edit an Educator’s Role (Change an administrator or teacher's permissions in DreamBox Math)
- Manually Create New Educator Accounts
- Update Unassigned Educators
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