Teachers and Administrators can issue QR Codes to support students signing in to Discovery Education. This provides an alternative method that is quick and easy for students.
Generating QR codes for student logins serves as an additional option for logging in and does not replace any previous sign-in methods. Students can still use their traditional sign-in methods at any time.
When generating QR Sign In codes, students must have a Discovery Education account and your classes must be set up. If you are unsure how to do either, explore these articles:
This feature can be turned off at the district or school level. If you are a teacher and don't see this option, please reach out to your district/school IT department to check on the setting.
Teacher Setup: Generate QR Sign-in Codes for a Class
Teachers can issue QR codes for their students through the My Classrooms section of their My DE homepage.
| Click here to open teacher directions to generate QR codes for a classroom. |
Admin Setup: Generate Sign-in Codes for Schools
Anyone with a School Admin account in Discovery Education can generate QR codes for students at the school level. To do this:
- Click the My Admin tile from your DE homepage.
- Click the Manage School dropdown in the upper right corner.
| If you have a District Admin account, you will need to click on a School first before proceeding with the next few steps. |
- Select Issue Sign In QR Code.
- The school roster will appear. Click Generate QR Codes from Selection.
- After the QR codes are generated, select a layout option:
- Avery 5160 Address Labels (1" x 2-5/8")
- Avery 22806 Print-to-the-Edge Square Labels 2" x 2"
- Single Student - one QR code per page
- Select Download and it will automatically download onto your device.
QR Codes: Student Access
Signing in with a QR Code serves as an additional option for logging in. All previously created sign in methods will continue to work and can be used at any time. To log in with a QR Code:
Open the Login Page:
- Open a web browser like (Google Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, or Safari), navigate to discoveryeducation.com and click the Log In button.
- When the Select Role page opens, select Student. This will open the Discovery Education Login page.
Logging in with a QR code:
- After you have opened the Discovery Education Login page, select Use QR Code.
- When the QR Sign-In Page opens, you may need to allow Discovery Education access to your device's camera.
- When camera permissions are allowed, hold up the QR code to the device camera and frame it inside the box on the login page.
- After the camera reads the QR code, the student's Discovery Education homepage will open.
| Example Student QR Code | Example Student QR Code Directions |
If the QR code is not working, click Back to Sign In, and use your username and password to sign in.
Teachers: Print or Create a New QR Code for a Student
Teachers can help students who lose their QR code in two ways:
- Print the student's current QR code from your saved student QR code page
- Regenerate a student's QR code
| Click here to learn more about how to create a new QR code for a student. |
QR Codes: Sign-in Best Practices
Here are a few tips to help make access to Discovery Education through QR Codes the best experience:
- Save the PDF of QR codes to your device for quick printing at any time.
- Print two copies of your QR codes - one to distribute to students and one to keep handy in case a student loses their QR code.
- If students access digital learning tools through a district or school website portal, be sure to include the Discovery Education login page on that site for quick access for students.
- If students are on a laptop or computer, have them bookmark the Discovery Education login page in their browser for quick access.
- If using iPads, add the Discovery Education login page to the home screen of the student's iPad. You can do this by:
- Launch Safari on your device.
- Navigate to the site that you want to create a Home screen shortcut. (We recommend the QR Login Page at https://app.discoveryeducation.com/learn/signin/qr).
- Tap the Share icon (the square with an arrow pointing out of it) at the bottom of the screen.
- Scroll down to the list of actions and tap Add to Home Screen. (If you don't see the action, scroll to the bottom and tap Edit Actions, then tap Add next to the Add to Home Screen action. After that, you'll be able to select it from the Share screen.)
- Use a QR code generator (like GoQRme or QRStuff) to create a QR code for the sign-in page (We recommend the QR Login Page at https://app.discoveryeducation.com/learn/signin/qr). and hang it up in your classroom for students to scan.
| Even if you set up a QR code for the sign-in page, students will use their personalized QR Code to log in to their own account. |