Teacher Dashboard
Using the Alert feature to request students make changes to Activity responses
If you would like to request that a student make changes to a specific area of their Activity responses, you can use the the Alert function to ask them to make changes. The Alert function is part of the Gradebook report. To begin, go to the ...
Navigating Classes & Reports
Under the My Students, you will find: Users Online My Classes My Reports Users Online This will show you which students in your Classes are currently logged in to Smart Futures. If you don't have Classes set up yet, you will not be able to see any ...
Exporting Login information for Students
You can export your students' login information using Custom Report Maker in your Teacher or Coordinator Dashboard. Choose Custom Report Maker from the left side menu under My Reports. Select your Class Select the Login Info report At the bottom of ...
About the new Student Plan & Portfolio areas
Newly redesigned Plan and Portfolio areas have been released for Students on Smart Futures in January 2020, This video gives a tour of the areas and how Students can use them.
Navigating the Smart Futures Teacher’s Dashboard
1: Quick Links This area of the Dashboard offers links to some of the most commonly used functions. 2: Registration and Licenses This takes you to the Registration and Licenses page, where you can see if your school’s license is active and can add ...
Navigating Classes in Smart Futures
Classes in Smart Futures are used as a basis for generating reports. Your Classes don’t need to match your class periods exactly, unless that’s what you prefer. Some find it helpful to create Classes based on Graduation Year, while others prefer ...
Can I make a "fake student" account?
For many different reasons, Teachers have asked if it's possible to make a "fake" or "demo" student account, often to use to demonstrate Smart Futures to other professionals or students in their classes. While we do no allow the creation of fake ...
Unable to open Student/User account when logged in as a Teacher or Coordinator
All Teachers and Coordinators also have a User (Student) account that you can access by hovering over the Instructor link at the upper right hand corner of the screen and selecting User. This will cause a new tab to open with the User (Student) ...
How Students can add Artifact documents to Smart Futures
To add Artifacts to Smart Futures, Students should Go to My Portfolio Uploaded Artifacts Click the Add button Enter the information about the Artifact you are uploading Tag with Area of Focus that it should be associated with In the Gathering Your ...
How to add Students to Classes
Classes are the primary means by which students are monitored. They are the basis for reporting as well. As a result, it is critical for teachers to create comprehensive class rosters and to keep them updated by adding and removing students from ...
How can I remove a student from my class that is no longer in my school?
Students will be removed from your school the next time rostering is updated for your district. If your school or district is using a rostering service like Clever or ClassLink, then student information is updated nightly. If rostering is being done ...
Creating Your Own User (Student) Account as a Teacher: How Do I Do It?
All Instructors will now have access to their own Student (User) account. When logging into their Smart Futures account, instructors have the option of signing in as either a user or an instructor. Coordinators may login as either a user, instructor, ...
How to Register a New Student in SmartFutures.org
This video shows the process using a slightly older interface. Although the visual layout looks different, the functionality is still the same. When you get new students that join your school throughout the year, you can easily add them from your ...