Manually Create Accounts & Classes

This article assumes that the district/school Admin account is created. If it is not, please email education_info@discoveryed.com for additional help.  If your district/school administrator is able to pull teacher, student, and class data from your data management system into a .CSV file, use our Bulk Upload Tool.

Create a Teacher Account with Passcode

To create your account manually, you will receive a passcode from your District/School Administrator who oversees Discovery Education users. Please reach out to your point of contact to receive this passcode. 

Once you receive the passcode, follow these steps:

1. Open the DE login page.
2. Select Login from the top right.
3. Select Create account with school passcode.
4. Complete the requested information.
5. Verify the information is correct and select Create account to access Discovery Education.

After you create the account, you have the ability to select your grade level(s), subject(s), and other interests. Discovery Education is customizable to your interests in order to best meet your needs. 

Manually Create Student Accounts

From the Global Navigation menu, select My Classrooms.

Then, navigate to Students from the menu on the left and select + Create Student. Here, enter the following student information: 

• Class: A student must be added to an existing class. 
• Last Name: Last name of student.
• First Name: First name of student.
• Grade: Grade of student.
• Student Username: A username must be unique in the entire Discovery Education database. The system will alert you if a username is already taken.
• Password: Must be at least five characters long.

After student accounts are created, they can login and access resources. 

Create a Teacher or Student Account in My Admin

School Administrator 

A School Administrator with Discovery Education Admin access can manually enter teachers through the My Admin section of Discovery Education. To do this, follow these steps: 

1. Select the Admin Dashboard from the Global Navigation menu in the top left.  
2. Select the Manage School dropdown and then Add User. 
   
3. Select a role and then complete the requested information. 

District Administrator 

A District Administrator with Discovery Education Admin access can manually enter teachers following these directions:

1. Select the Admin Dashboard from the Global Navigation menu in the top left. 
2. Select the User tab and then Add User. 
3. Select a school and role and then complete the requested information. 

Manually Create Classes

To manually create a class in Discovery Education, follow these steps:

1. Select My Classrooms from the Global Navigation in the top left.
2. Navigate to Classrooms and select +Create Class.
3. Create a Classroom Name and add an optional Description. Note that the class name is visible to students when content is assigned to them; the description is not. You can also change the theme on a classroom. 

If the student account already exists on the school roster, you can add it by searching for the student by name, user name, student ID, or filtering by grade. If the student account does not exist, it can be added by selecting Create Students. 

Manually Add Students and Co-Teachers to a Class

Once you create student accounts, you can associate them with classes. Students can be in multiple classes and co-teachers can be added to support instructional goals.

To manage a classroom, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to My Classrooms from the Global Navigation menu. 
2. Select Classrooms from the side menu and then select the class to manage.  
3. Select Manage this Classroom. 

To add/remove students and co-teachers, follow these steps: 

• Add Students: Choose the Student Roster tab to add an existing student account from the school roster. Search for students by name, user name, student ID, or filtering by grade. Select add next to the student to add the account to the class. Use remove to remove the student from the class. Note that you can also + Create Student from the Students tab. 
• Add Co-Teachers: Choose the Teachers tab to add an existing teacher to your class. Search for the teacher by name or scroll down to find their name. Select add next to the teacher to add as a co-teacher. Use remove to remove the teacher from the class. Note: Co-Teachers have equal access to a class. They can see all assignments, student work, and grades across the platform. 

If your district integrates DE with Google SSO, you can sync your students into classrooms using Google User Provisioning.