How do I get started with Simulise as an administrator?

Getting started as an administrator

Set up your school's Simulise environment and help your colleagues get going. Each step links to the detailed explanation.

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1

Your role as administrator

As an administrator, you set up your school's environment. ⌄

As an administrator, you set up your school's environment. You change settings, give out rights, can log in as other users and can edit all items in the library.

Tip

Keep the number of administrators small and never use a shared administrator account. That way you can always see who made which change.

2

Get users and groups into Simulise

Users and groups come in automatically through a connection with your student information system, or through an import. ⌄

Users and groups come in automatically through a connection with your student information system, or through an import.

Get started

  1. Connected? Read managing users via synchronisation and why someone is missing.
  2. No connection? Set up a group structure, import the groups and then the users.
  3. Check in Management → Users that everyone is there.
3

Give out rights

By default, nobody has extra rights. ⌄

By default, nobody has extra rights. Give colleagues the role they need.

Get started

  1. Read how roles and rights work.
  2. Give author roles to teachers who create teaching materials. See which role does what.
4

Configure the environment

Decide how Simulise looks and works for your school. ⌄

Decide how Simulise looks and works for your school.

Get started

  1. Go through the central settings.
  2. Optionally adjust terms to the language your school uses.
  3. Add shortcuts to the portal.
  4. Several locations? Read how to get started with locations.
5

Prepare labels and courses

Labels keep work and teaching materials organised. ⌄

Labels keep work and teaching materials organised. Courses and skills make students' development visible.

Get started

  1. Create labels and link them to modules.
  2. Working with courses or skills? Read how to create a course and how to measure skills.
6

Help users

As an administrator you are often the first point of contact. ⌄

As an administrator you are often the first point of contact. These articles help with the most frequently asked questions.

7

Prepare for the new school year

Around the summer, you get the environment ready for the new school year. ⌄

Around the summer, you get the environment ready for the new school year.

Done? Here's how to continue

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