Brightwheel Teacher Training

Full Training Videos

  • Personal Devices (11 min) – for teachers who use a personal device to access brightwheel
  • Room/Shared Devices (10 min) – for teachers who share a classroom tablet/device; also for teachers without a brightwheel login

Short Training Videos

  • Account Sign-up (2 min) – details on creating your account once you’ve been invited by an administrator (not needed for shared Room devices)
  • Parent/Guardian Messaging (2 min) – messaging with parents & primary guardians of children in your assigned classroom
  • Teacher/Staff Messaging (3 min) – messaging with administrators & other teachers in your assigned classroom
  • Mobile App Basics (3 min) – quick walkthrough of the mobile app for phones/tablets
  • Web App Basics (3 min) – quick walkthrough of the web/desktop app for your web browser (such as Google Chrome, Safari, or Firefox)
  • Logging Activities (2 min) – equivalent of daily sheets; 12 different activities are available including photo/video, meals, naps, potty, and temperature checks
  • Attendance (1 min) – for checking in and out children in your classroom
  • Check-in Kiosk (3 min) – parent sign-in and out of children using a 4-digit pin, digital signature, and/or a QR code
  • Learning Observations (2 min) – milestones associated with early learning standards

Additional Resources

  • Tips & Tricks: best practices we recommend for teachers as they use brightwheel
  • FAQs: answers to common questions we hear from teachers