Training Mode Overview

Training Mode Overview

Training mode is a special mode of MyCivicsLife accessible only to teachers that walks you through various aspects of the MyCivicsLife platform. If you need help, toggle training mode to the "On" position and helpful pop-up tips will appear for the area of the platform you are accessing. Training mode is available for the following areas:

Teacher Tools
  1. Activity Feed
  2. My Students
  3. My Communities
Identities
Main Stream
Archives
Drafts
Teacher Tools


Training mode is set to "On" by default for all new teachers.  To disable or enable training mode at any time, select the toggle on the right side of your screen.




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