Prepare

Prepare Hero for families.

Connect your community with Hero

1. Ensure your contacts are set up correctly
• Update caregiver email addresses and ensure access to Hero is turned on - see Help articleMore...
• You may find you have duplicate records for contacts (one with an email address and one without) - see help articleMore...
• Check your caregiver access list in List Builder > Pre-made Lists > Caregiver User accounts
• Please contact the helpdesk for further support with connecting specific contacts.
2. Help ensure that notifications are being received
• Use post analysis to check for parents not receiving notifications and not able to log in
• Remind your parents of how they can select the method they wish to receive notifications (in-app, email) with the following message.

Prepare your app for students

Prepare your site for students to log in.

1. Update student emails
• Make goals visible to students
• Confirm all student emails are added
• Collect all emails and add to HeroMore...

Set up your pages

Prepare a place for students to share their learning in line with your school’s curriculum

1. Set up a ‘Home Learning’ page or pages to which students can post.
• Set up a page where students can post work or add reflections. Having this new page will enable content to sit separately from reporting. More...
• Within the setup of a page is a section called ‘About This Page’. Here you can add information such as guidelines for posting or sentence starters to support students with their use of the software. This will show as a link to a pop-up box. More...
2. Revisit your Digital Safety Agreement
• In preparation for students accessing online tools more independently, you may wish to revisit your school’s cyber safety agreement to review guidelines and expectations. This can be posted in your “About this page” so that it is front and centre for all students. More...