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Manassas City Public Schools - Instructional House
A Learning Management System (LMS) is a one-stop shop used for digital learning. Schoology is the LMS of choice in Manassas City Public Schools for PreK-12 students.
The video below expresses how Schoology benefits all users, including students, parents, and teachers.
Our Systems
MCPS uses Schoology as our platform for learning and PowerSchool as our platform for reporting.*
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Getting Parent Access
Parent Access Instructions
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Log in to MCPS PowerSchool.
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Select Student Credentials to get your access code. Each child will have his or her own access code.
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Visit www.schoology.com and sign up for a parent account.
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Enter your Schoology Parent Access Code. It should look similar to this: xxxx-xxxx-xxxx
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Fill out the form with your information. Click Register to complete.
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Adding Additional Children
If you already have a parent account in Schoology for one child, you can add additional children to your account:
- Log in to your Schoology account using your username or email address and password.
- Click the arrow next to your name in the top-right corner.
- Click the Add Child button.
- Enter the Parent Access Code for the child you're adding. This is the 12-digit code (in xxxx-xxxx-xxxx format) that you receive from the Student Credentials tab in PowerSchool. If your code does not look like this code, contact your child's instructor or school.
- Click the Use Code button to complete.
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Viewing My Child's Account
Getting Started
Now that you've created a parent account in Schoology, you will have access to view your child's digital learning environment from this moment until they graduate high school in MCPS. Therefore, it's important to learn a little about what's available to you on this platform.
Let's begin by learning about what you can see...
What You Can See
Having a Parent account in Schoology is actually like having multiple accounts:
- Your parent account: your own name and information.
- It is possible that your parent account may not yet have any content.
- Some teachers may ask you to join a Parent Course.
You can do this from your parent account.
- Your Child's Activity view, from which you can:
- Receive updates about your child's activity.
- View your child's course enrollment(s).
- Navigate all Courses and Groups exactly as your child does.
- Your parent account: your own name and information.
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Using My Parent Account
Your Account
Now that you've learned about viewing your child's digital learning activities in Schoology, remember that you also have a parent account. To return to your Schoology account, click the down-facing arrow and select your name.
Let's explore what you can do...What You Can Do
When toggled into your parent account, you'll see your own name in the top right corner.
Your parent account homepage displays:
- Activity related to any courses and/or groups in which you are enrolled.
- School information from the school with which you are associated.
From your homepage, you can access your:
- Upcoming Events
- Calendar
- Notifications & Alerts
Customize Your Account
Your Account Settings allow you to set different preferences for your parent interface and how your account relates to other users.
To access your Account Settings:
- Click the arrow in the upper-right corner of Schoology.
- Select Settings.
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Setting Up Notifications
Account Notifications
Schoology sends you email notifications for activity that occurs in your account. These notifications pertain to the school, courses, and groups in which you are enrolled (not courses or groups in which your child is enrolled).
To access your account notifications, click the arrow in the upper right corner of Schoology, and select Settings. Then click the Notifications tab.
Customizing Notifications
You can select which notifications you would like to receive from courses and groups in which you're enrolled. Configure these notifications to appear as text messages or push notifications on your mobile device to stay informed.
Email Notifications
To customize your notifications, follow these directions:
- Click the arrow next to your name on the top right side of Schoology.
- Select Settings from the drop-down menu.
- Click the Notifications tab.
- Select the button next to the notifications you want to change.
- Choose On (receive from all sources), Off (the default setting), or Custom (pick and choose the sources).
- Click Save Changes at the bottom.
Mobile Messages
Text message or Push notifications are also available for certain actions. You can link your mobile phone to your Schoology account by following these directions:
- Click Send notifications to your phone via text message box to the right.
- Enter your Cell Phone Number (your number remains hidden from other Schoology users).
- Choose your Country.
- Select your wireless Carrier.
- Click Set Mobile to complete.
If you have signed-in to your account from the Schoology Mobile app, you will only receive your notifications as Push Notifications on your mobile device.
Note: Email and cell phone notifications differ from the Notifications icon located on the top navigational menu (blue), which provides a running list of academic actions.
I Can't Find These Notification Settings
If your Notifications area does not display these options, it's possible that you may be accessing Notifications while viewing your Child Activity view. To view these notification options, please make sure you are clicking Settings from your parent account.