The Utah State Board of Education (USBE) is thrilled to provide Scrible Edu Pro, the most advanced research/writing platform ever built, to all Utah K-12 educators and students. You now have access to Scrible Edu Pro! This email will help you get started. Please read it carefully and save it for later reference. For background, learn about Scrible herehttps://www.scrible.com/utah/.

Virtual Professional Learning/Training

* Webinar (Overview): Thursday, October 8, 3:30-5 pm MT. Register herehttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSensVTZRnPPz9QGDNp0r2Ub2afBgwkLNIZIn4-cfnNK1gl9cg/viewform?usp=sf_link. * Office Hour I (Q&A): Thursday, October 29, 3:30-4:30 pm MT * Office Hour II (Q&A): Tuesday, November 10, 3:30-4:30 pm MT * All sessions will be recorded and shared for later viewing. * All sessions are eligible for Reimagine Teachinghttps://reimagine.uen.org/ from UEN, which recognizes additional work under unusual circumstances. A $200 Amazon gift card is provided for completing 4 hours of technology training. Quantities limited. Sign uphttps://reimagine.uen.org/sign-up.shtml today.

Signing Up

Sign up and into your Scrible account using one of the single sign-on (SSO) options listed on the Sign In Pagehttps://www.scrible.com/sign-in/#/ with your official school or district email address (e.g. jane.smith@beaver.k12.ut.us) by clicking the corresponding icon (e.g. Google, Microsoft, ClassLink, Clever) below the Sign In Button. This step will ensure your account is upgraded with Edu Pro features and avoids the need to remember a separate password for Scrible.

When you first sign up, you'll need to authorize Scrible to access the requested permissions and then complete your account information. Educators should indicate they're using Scrible for "School (Educator)" and students should choose "School (Student)".

Canvas SSO is also supported. See the articles below on how to use SSO with each platform. If you use multiple platforms, see this article on deciding which platform to use for SSOhttp://help.scrible.com/articles/60688-how-do-i-decide-how-my-studentsteachers-should-sign-into-scrible.

Signing In

Once you have an account, clicking your preferred SSO icon on the Sign In Pagehttps://www.scrible.com/sign-in/#/ will take you straight into your account.

Connecting Apps

See these platform-specific articles on how Scrible integrates with each platform:

* Googlehttp://help.scrible.com/articles/51503-teachers-getting-started-with-scrible-with-google-apps-for-education - SSO, Chrome Extension, Classroom Sync, Docs Add-on, Drive Integration * Microsofthttp://help.scrible.com/articles/51564-teachers-getting-started-with-scrible-with-office-365 - SSO, Edge Extension, Roster Sync, Word Add-in, OneDrive Integration * ClassLinkhttp://help.scrible.com/articles/60680-getting-started-with-classlink - SSO, Roster Sync * Cleverhttp://help.scrible.com/articles/60681-getting-started-with-clever - SSO, Roster Sync (planned) * Canvashttp://help.scrible.com/articles/60672-getting-started-with-canvas - SSO, Roster Sync, Library Embed

Your SSO connection and connected apps can be managed under your account Settingshttps://www.scrible.com/app/#/account.

Installing Tools

Install the Scrible Toolbar Chrome Extensionhttps://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/scrible-toolbar/lijhjhlnfifgoabbihoobnfapogkcjgk or Edge Extensionhttps://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/scrible-toolbar/ijhmpbdjpgnnjjepankgegljbdfajkmn, which enable you to curate, annotate, and cite online articles (i.e. webpages and PDFs). Install the Scrible Writer Google Docs Add-onhttps://gsuite.google.com/marketplace/app/scrible_writer/823170055939 and/or Microsoft Word Add-inhttps://appsource.microsoft.com/en-us/product/office/WA200000032?tab=Overview to search your Scrible Library from within a doc, insert comments and quotes from your Library and manage your bibliography in the doc.

Pushing Tools for Students

Technology administrators are advised to push these tools to all student accounts to ensure easy access and prevent teachers from being burdened with a litany of related student help requests during distance learning, particularly since the tools are inconspicuous. Google Admins, see this article pushing the Chrome Extension and Docs Add-onhttp://help.scrible.com/articles/60643-how-to-push-chrome-extension-and-google-docs-add-on-out-to-students-for-google-apps-for-education-users to student accounts.

Self Help Resources

Scrible offers these on-demand resources to help you get started and troubleshoot:

* Overview of How-to-Guides and In-App Tourshttps://www.scrible.com/2019/05/16/scrible-overhauls-how-to-guides-and-in-app-tours/ * How-to Guides for Edu Pro Teachershttps://sites.google.com/scrible.com/guides/how-to-guides/edu-pro-teacher?authuser=0 * Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)http://help.scrible.com/

Getting Help

* Use the Help and Feedback Pagehttps://www.scrible.com/help/ for the fastest response to a help request. * Educators submitting help requests on behalf of students should check the box for "Are you submitting this on behalf of another user?" and enter the student email address to help the Scrible Team investigate the issue. * Students who can't receive external emails should include the email address of an educator who can communicate with the Scrible Team on behalf of the student. * To report an issue on an article, click the Feedback Button (with the megaphone icon) at the right end of the Scrible Toolbar. This will navigate you to the Help and Feedback Page, prefill the form and include information enabling the Scrible Team to investigate. * Email help@scrible.commailto:help@scrible.com with supporting screenshots or videos clips.

Naomi Watkins, Ph.D. Secondary ELA and Library Media Specialist Utah State Board of Education 801-538-7616