The Fathom School Dashboard will be accessible to anyone who has the school administrator
role associated with their Fathom account. This dashboard will give you school info at a glance
and allow you to manage school related data.
Classes
The classes widget provides a list of all classes that are associated with your account.
Adding a class
To add a class, click Add Class located at the top right of the Classes widget. You will be prompted with a pop-up window. The class name and teacher are required to create the class. Optionally, you can also input the grade, subject, and section for the class. Once you are done, click save and you will now see the newly added class listed in the class widget.
**This process does not need to be completed manually if you choose to import students via a 3rd party integration platform.**
Roster
The roster widget provides a list of all users associated with your school.
Adding a User
To add a new user to your school's roster, click + Add User in the top right of the Roster widget. This will bring up the add user popup. Fill out all of the required information and click Save to add the user to your school roster.
**This process does not need to be completed manually if you choose to import students via a 3rd party integration platform.**
Enrolling a Student
Once a student has been added to your school roster, you can enroll them in a class. Select the Enroll Student
button in the top right of the Roster widget. This will bring up the enroll student popup. From here you can select the class
that you would like to associate the user with in the top left of the popup. Find the student you would like to enroll in the
list and check the Enroll box on the left side of the table. Once you press Save Changes the student will be associated with the selected class.
Importing Students
Fathom Reads supports roster imports from Google Classroom, Clever, Canvas, ClassLink, Schoolology and Microsoft Education. You can also import students via an excel document. Please view our rostering & LMS integrations support page to view tutorials on how to import from each respective service.
If you use a service that we don't currently support, please reach out to our support team to inquire about having that service added.
Assignments
The assignments section can be accessed from the top right of your School Dashboard. You can assign students to read a book, record videos of themselves reading, or generate custom tasks for them to complete using the assignments system.
Creating an Assignment
To create an assignment, visit the Upcoming Assignments widget located in the top right corner of your School Dashboard. Click Add Assignment to create a new assignment. You will be prompted with a popup where you need to fill in details such as the assignment title, description, and type. You can also associate this assignment with a specific class or student(s) and set a due date if necessary. Finally, click Save to create and send the assignment to the respective student(s) or class(es).
**School admin must be listed as a teacher in the class for which they wish to create an assignment.**
Quizzes
The quizzes page provides a list of all quizzes that are avaliable to the teachers in your school.
Adding a quiz
To add a quiz, visit the Quizzes section of your School Dashboard. Once there, press Create a Quiz, give your quiz a title, and search for the corresponding eBook. You can then create your own questions, or pick and choose from a list of questions from our database. Once you have added the desired questions, click Submit to save your quiz.
Statistics
The statistics section will give you a preview of useful data associated with your school. By default you will see reading time for the school.
You can also view other statistics such the number of times a book has been opened, number of quizzes taken, and more by clicking the View All
button at the top right of the statistics widget.
