How to Adjust User Preferences

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Last updated: Jun 28, 2022 by Jenna Defazio (Deactivated)
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How to Adjust User Preferences

Change Your Password

  1. Go to PREFERENCES - CHANGE PASSWORD.

  2. Type your current password in the CURRENT PASSWORD textbox.

  3. Enter your NEW PASSWORD and RE-ENTER NEW PASSWORD in the textboxes.

  4. Click SAVE.

 

User Preferences

Users have a variety of options to choose from in order to customize their Embarc experience. Decisions made here will only impact the individual user.

Home Page

You have the option of setting a preferential starting or home page; this is the page that displays once you log in.

  1. From the HOME PAGE dropdown, select from the four options (shown below).

  2. Based on your Home Page dropdown decision, you will be given options (DEPARTMENT, GRADE, STATUS, and others) to further filter your selection.

  3. Click SAVE

Course List

 

Course View

 

Class List

 

Assessment List

 

*The Course List and Course View pages will be the most compatible settings for the Curriculum feature of Embarc.

Course View Mode

You have the option of setting a preferential view of your courses; this is the page that displays the course you are viewing.

  1. Choose the radio button of the view you prefer: SCOPE AND SEQUENCE (FLATTENED) or COURSE DETAIL (TRADITIONAL).

  2. Click SAVE.

 

Scope and Sequence (Flattened)

Course Detail (Traditional)

 

 

Learning Target Assignment View Order

Learning Target Assignment View Order allows you to select your Assign Learning Targets page default from an Alphabetic view or by Standard when you are assigning them at the topic level.

  1. Choose the radio button of the view you prefer: ALPHABETIC or STANDARD.

  2. Click SAVE.

Alphabetic

Standard

 

 

Favorite Courses

You have the option of selecting favorite courses to be displayed on the Course List page by checking the VIEW MY FAVORITE COURSES box.

To add a course to your Favorite Courses:

  1. Navigate to the course you would like to favorite.

  2. Do NOT select Edit Mode.

  3. Click on the course title to navigate to the Course Details Page.

  4. Scroll to the bottom and select ADD THIS COURSE TO MY FAVORITES.

  5. You will receive a message that the course was added, and it will then appear in the Favorite Courses section of the User Preferences Page.

 

 

To remove a course from your Favorite Courses:

  1. Uncheck the blue box next to the course title.  

  2. Click SAVE.

 

 

Subscription Information

You have the option of subscribing to courses, units, and topics to receive email notifications when suggestions are made, or suggested attachments are added to the items.

To subscribe:

  1. Navigate to the course, unit or topic to which you want to subscribe.

  2. Scroll down and click the SUBSCRIBE button

  3. You will receive a message that you successfully subscribed to the course, unit, or topic. It will then appear in the Favorite Courses section of the User Preferences Page.

 

 

To remove a subscription:

  1. Uncheck the blue box next to the item.

  2. Click SAVE.

To mass subscribe to courses in a department:

  1. Select the MASS SUBSCRIBE TO COURSES option at the bottom of the screen.

  2. Choose a DEPARTMENT.

  3. Optionally, filter by COURSE STATUS and/or GRADE LEVEL.

  4. Click PREVIEW and click the checkboxes next to the courses for which you want a subscription. 

  5. Click SUBSCRIBE.

 

Lesson Plan Options

The following User Preferences are for Users that utilize the Lesson Planner feature of Embarc.

Default View

You can set a default view for your lesson plans by clicking the radio button of your preferred option.

Set-Up View

User View

Weekly View

 

Plan Book View

 

Calendar View

 

Date Range

 

Report Options

You have the option to select which information you would like to display on your lesson plan reports.

  1. Click the checkboxes of your preferences.

  2. Click SAVE.

Plan Book Options

You can select the information you would like displayed in the Plan Book view of your lesson plans.

  1. Click the checkboxes of your preferences.

  2. Use the DISPLAY ORDER dropdown menus to customize the order the information is displayed.

  3. Click SAVE.

 

*Please note that you will see your district defined options (for activities) under the SHOW ACTIVITIES heading.

 

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