This article provides a brief overview of the modules available in teacher accounts.
Each section has embedded links for more in-depth learning on each module.
The landing page of a teacher account: Home
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Note - Plans is available to participating districts. Contact your Otus Client Experience Partner if you are interested in adding Plans to your district!
Select the button below to get a quick overview of each module and familiarize yourself with some of the great features that Otus has to offer for every user type!
Home
The Home Page has two sections; the Notification Feed and the To Do list.
Notification feed: displays any items that a student has completed or submitted. Selecting the submitted item will open it for review.
To Do list: displays information regarding assigned lessons and assessments. where the students are in completing assigned lessons.
❗ This is the landing page for Teacher accounts; the landing page for Admin and Main Admin accounts is different. For more information, please reference the getting started guides for Admins and the Main Admin.
Classes
The Classes module contains all of the information you need to know about your classes and students including your rosters, class board, mailbox, and class info.
The sections of the Classes module are as follows:
Students: clicking on a student tile will take you to their student profile.
Class Info: can add students to your classes, change the name of your class, add co-teachers, along with many other class-related pieces.
💡 Tip: This page is also where you assign teacher-created groups and recognitions to your students.
Lessons
The Lessons module is where you can build and assign lessons to give to your students.
Bookshelf
The Bookshelf module is where you can upload resources that you can then share with students or teachers.
Assessments
The Assessments module is where you can create, edit, assign, and grade your assessments.
From this page, you can:
Gradebook
The Gradebook module is where you can view student grades based on assessments or standards. The Main Administrator can see the gradebook for any class in the district.
There are two views in the gradebook:
Assessments Gradebook: will show student performance on all graded assessments.
Standards Gradebook : will show student performance based on attempts on standards.
Plans
Otus Plans allows educators to design individualized learning plans for each student and track their progress throughout the year.
💡 Tip: Curious about adding Plans to your district? Contact your district’s Otus Client Experience Partner, or reach out to us using the in-app chat!
Blog
The Blog module allows you to provide a way for you and your students to communicate using a blog format.
Analytics
The Analytics module is where you can analyze many different types of data housed within Otus.
The sections of the Analytics module for teachers are as follows:
Help
The Help module will take you directly to the webpage where you can search for help articles, such as this one.
