Teachers who have been given school management capabilities for at least one school also have the ability to create and delete user accounts. This is not always necessary. For example, if the teacher's account is used to create all the science fair applications for students then no additional accounts need be created. Likewise, if students are expected to create their own accounts then this faciility is not needed either.
The typical scenario for using this facility is where a teacher will create the user accounts for each student and provide them with the user name and password. The students then log in using their account to create their own science fair application.
Note, the email address associated with an account created using this faciliity will be that of the teacher. The student may change the email address but if they do then the teacher will no longer see the account in the account list and the teacher will not be able to change the student's account password. On the other hand, the student can now request a new password using their newly changed email address.
The teacher can perform the following functions from the User Management page:
This option allows you to create a new user account for a student. You will need to supply at least the student's first and last name plus a password. You may optionally supply a user name. If not, the user name consists of the first and last name. The reason to provide a different user name is if the student's name is already used for another user account.
Once you have created the account you should provide the student with the user name and password. Students may change their password and user information when they log on to the website if they wish.
Teachers can change the password of any user account listed on the User Management page by clicking on the edit link next to the matching user name. Enter the new password in the two password fields and submit the changes.
This is normally required if the student changes their password and forgets the new password or they forgot or did not receive the password initially set by the teacher when the account is created.
This function is required because students will not be able to request a new password because the email address associated with the account will be the teacher's email address.
Teachers may delete any user account that they create that shows up in the account list of the User Management page. Click the delete link next to the user name and confirm the deletion. Any application created by the account will also be deleted.
In general, accounts should only be deleted if they are not required any more such as when testing the system, if a student will not participate in the fair or after the fair has completed.
Accounts that are deleted cannot be restored.