EmilyTapestrySupport Posted August 20, 2020 Posted August 20, 2020 Before your children can start using the Child Login page, you will need to made sure everything is set up ready for them to do so. You will need to have enabled Child Login for your setting, set the children passwords ready to use, set user permissions for children, set up group login pages and added the appropriate group login pages to the devices you want the children to use. The following four tutorials will take you through each step if you haven't done these already: Enabling the Child Login Generate/reset children's passwords Setting user permissions for children Create a group login page Enable a group login page on other devices Please note: once children have logged in, they will be able to see any published observations they are attached to; not just any new ones that are added after the Child Login has been enabled. If you're ready, let's get stuck in! Beginning the session First, you will need to make sure that the group login page is active before the lesson/session can start. Go to the 'Child Login' tab (1), then find the group login you want to enable and press 'Turn On'. This will make the group login page active for the children to use, but only on computers that have been set up to use it (see tutorial 4 above). The children will then be able to start from the main Tapestry log in page. If someone is already logged into Tapestry on the device you want to use, they will need to sign out in order to let the child log in. That should either take you straight to a group login page, or to a list of the available login pages if there are several linked to the device you're using. If the group the child is looking for doesn't appear though it might be because the group login page has not been turned on for that session or because the group login page has not been enabled on that computer. Take a look at our troubleshooting guide for information on how to fix that! The child should select their group from the list. If they accidentally (or out of curiosity!) click on another group, they can get back to the list by clicking 'I'm not in this group!' in the top right hand corner. When they have got to their own group though, they should click on their name/profile picture. That will make a box pop up where they can enter their password (1) and they can click 'Log in' (3). Depending on what settings you have chosen for password visibility (this can be changed by managing an existing group login page - please refer to this tutorial), the child may see a button that will show/hide their password as they type it (2). If the child has forgotten their password, you can log in on their behalf using your own password. This is particularly useful if you need to give quick access to Tapestry for a child. Once the session is over though, you can reset their password for them properly - take a look at this tutorial. At this point the child should be all logged in, and able to use Tapestry to view and contribute to their journal! Depending on what permissions you have given the children, they can go ahead and view/upload Observations (1), view and respond to Activities via the other option in the blue menu at the top of the screen (2) and also leave comments on/ask questions about the Activites and Observations they can see (you can view what permissions you have in place for them by going to 'Control Panel' -> 'User Permissions' -> 'Children'). If you want to change the permissions as to what children can do and see on your account, take a look at this tutorial. For more specific details on how the basics of Child Login works or if you need to give instructions to the children themselves, you can take a look at our child-friendly guides linked below: Viewing and making observations Viewing and responding to Activities Ending the session When the lesson/session is over, you will need to turn off access to that class's group login page. Just as with starting a session, you will need to be logged in as a staff member, go to the 'Child Login' tab (1), then find the group login you want to disable and press 'Turn Off'. Go back to Main Tutorials Page
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