Ready to get your students started with BridgeU? Our steps below guide you to master best practices for introducing BridgeU to your students in no time!
Step 1: Ensure student accounts have been created and students have received registration emails.
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Account Setup - You can bulk upload students, import via ManageBac, or add them manually - see options here
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IT Support - Ensure that your school's IT team has whitelisted emails from @bridge-u.com.
Step 2: Set aside time in the school schedule to discuss BridgeU with students
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Duration - We recommend 45-60 minutes for an initial introduction to BridgeU, but you can adjust the content to fit the time your students have available
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Location - Arrange a room at your school which includes a display (e.g., TV, projector) so you can conduct a live demonstration or show videos. Virtual launches also work well by sharing your screen to students via video conferencing software.
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Devices - Provide students access to a device they can use to log in to their own BridgeU account (e.g., laptop, tablet, computer lab).
Step 3: Show student videos, or use a test student account to demonstrate key features and have students try themselves.
*Note: You'll require access to the BridgeU Community for these resources.
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New Student Experience section on the BridgeU Community - all the student resources you need available in this section.
- Create a test student account - instructions to setup this up can be found here, if you're demonstrating the tools yourself.
Step 4: After concluding the session, as the first activity, you can guide your students to fill one of the assessments available. The Self-Assessments overview help article provides further details to navigate this step.
Finally, review BridgeU Lesson Plans to prepare future BridgeU activities for students and build them into your guidance curriculum.
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If you have any questions, need further assistance or have some general feedback for us - we’d love to hear from you! Contact our Support team via Live Chat and by emailing hi@bridge-u.com.
If you have yet to join, our BridgeU Community is available. A space exclusively for our BridgeU counsellors to gain or share practices, discuss general questions or share your own successes with other BridgeU counsellors.