The Main Admin account includes administrative capabilities that are not accessible from any other account type, but still has the same features as teacher and admin accounts.
This article provides a brief overview of the modules available in the Main Admin account. Each section has embedded links for more in-depth learning on each module.
The landing page of the Main Admin account: Activity Dashboard
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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!
Activity Dashboard
The landing page of the Main Administrator account is the Activity Dashboard, where you can view high level insights in the form of interactive charts as to how the district is using Otus.
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❗ This is the landing page for Main Admin and Admin accounts; the landing page for Teacher accounts is different. For more information, please reference the getting started guide for Teachers.
District
The District module contains tiles for each of your school sites, and a sub-navigation menu.
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The sections of the District module are as follows:
Sites: The sites (schools) in the district.
Teachers: Search the teachers in the district.
Students: Search the students in the district.
Student Groups: Create, edit, view, or delete student groups.
Teacher Groups: Create, edit, view, or delete teacher groups.
Recognitions: Create, edit, view, or delete recognitions.
Analytics
The Analytics module is where you can analyze the student data housed within Otus.
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The sections of the Analytics module for the Main Admin are as follows:
Reports - Query, Historical, and Report Cards.
Please Note:
The Exports section is only available in the Main Admin account.
The Reports section is only available in Main Admin and Admin accounts.
Classes
The Classes module contains all of the information you need to know about your classes and students. See below for links to each of the sections of the Classes module. The Main Admin account can see this information for all classes in the district.
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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 students. The Main Administrator can see assigned lessons for any class in the district, as well as create lessons.
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Bookshelf
The Bookshelf module is where you can upload resources that you can then share with students or teachers. The Main Administrator can see the bookshelf for any class in the district, as well as add resources to the bookshelf.
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Assessments
The Assessments module is where you can create, edit, assign, and grade your assessments. The Main Administrator can see assigned assessments for any class in the district.
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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, as well as add or edit grades.
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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.
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💡 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. The Main Administrator can see the blog for any class in the district.
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Control Center
The Control Center is where the Main Admin can control many district-specific settings.
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The sections of the Control Center are as follows:
Grading: set the grading scales, mastery settings, and standards settings.
Admin Users: add admin users and set their permissions.
Uploads: upload family information or user profile pictures.
Academic Sessions: Set or modify academic sessions.
Integrations: turn specific integrations on or off, for example, Turnitin.
❗ This module is only available in the Main Admin account.
Help
The Help module will take you directly to the webpage where you can search for help articles, such as this one.
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