ShmoopTube

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Okay…so you’ve found the schools.shmoop homepage, but you’ve gotten a little tired [Woman sits in front of a computer.]

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of staring blankly at those “login” boxes, and would rather be inside, you know…shmooping

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stuff.

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We hear your cry. [Woman cries.]

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First, you’ll need to simply go to the URL provided to you in your e-kit. Chose your school.

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If you’re not sure of the name of your school, you can probably take a quick glance at the

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front of the building. [Woman walks outside and looks at the school sign.]

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There we go.

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Once you’re on your school’s page, click “Create New Teacher Account” or “Create

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New Student Account.”

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You can then enter the Magic Word that was provided to you in your ekit… make sure

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it’s in All Caps, or it’s gonna be a long day…

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Enter your new user info, making sure your username is unique and something you’re

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okay with students and teachers seeing.

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This is probably not where you want to whip out the ol’ reliable “bootymama15”. [Principle stands behind student on computer and looks confused.]

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Also, your password will need to have at least one capital letter and at least one number.

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Them’s the rules.

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Use your school email, and, uh…make sure you spell it correctly.

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You’ll be taken to your Dashboard… where you can create or join Classrooms, and begin

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to explore the Wonderful World of Shmoop! [Confetti falls on Shmoop dashboard page.]

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Any questions, troubles, compliments or complaints?

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We’ll take ‘em all.

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Just email us at support@shmoop.com. [Woman dances in front of blackboard.]

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Hopefully you don’t need help sending emails, because…that’s a whole other video…

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