Introduction to Waterford Manager
Waterford Manager is a desktop tool where teachers and administrators can view and manage student, classroom, or school usage for Waterford programs:
- Waterford Reading Academy
- Waterford Early Learning: Reading (WEL: Reading)
- Waterford Early Learning: Math & Science (WEL: Math & Science)
- Waterford Early Learning: SmartStart (WEL: SmartStart)
If you would like a downloadable copy of the full Waterford Manager Help Guide to download or print, click here.
Waterford Manager for Administrators
School and district administrators can perform the following tasks in Waterford Manager:
- First-time setup
- Import student, class, and staff accounts
- Sync Waterford Manager to your SIS with Clever
- Enable Home Access
- Manage student and teacher licenses
- Determine usage goals and set the school year and other school or district settings
- Perform all tasks available for teachers except creating and editing playlists
Here is a list of links with answers to common questions to get administrators started in Waterford Manager:
- How can I set up my account?
- How can I add or delete schools?
- How do I add staff accounts?
- How do I manage home access for individuals or classrooms/schools?
- How do I adjust or lock school year or level goals?
- How do I manage or remove license reservations?
- If I have Clever, how do I sync it?
- What are Dashboards and Reports?
Waterford Manager for Teachers
Teachers can perform the following tasks in Waterford Manager:
- Create Waterford student accounts
- Add and delete classes
Your administrator may limit your access to your class only. If this is the case, you will not be able to add or delete classes.
- Assign courses
- Add custom assignments
- Manage student sessions
- Search activities
- Create and edit playlists
- View data in reports and dashboards
Here is a list of links with answers to common questions to get teachers started in Waterford Manager:
- How do I register for Waterford Manager?
- Once I have registered, how do I log in?
- How can I edit my profile?
- How do I add, edit, delete, or restore student accounts?
- How can I add a class to my account?
- How can I assign classes to individual or multiple students?
- How do I find or preview activities?
- What are Dashboards and Reports?
- How can I create or manage a custom assignment?
- If I have Classroom Advantage, how do I get started?
