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Simple setup with D2L and HelixNet integration

Set up your Acadly account and course in as little as 5 minutes. Watch the tutorial videos below and follow along!

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attendance

Create your first course

Follow the video below to set up your account and course inside D2L

Log in with SSO

Launch the Acadly Plugin inside D2L

  • Log in to D2L Brightspace
  • Open your course
  • Go to Resources > Acadly Plugin

Watch the video above for a step-by-step tutorial

HelixNet

Sign up using your HelixNet credentials

  • Click "Log In with SSO" inside the Acadly Plugin
  • Enter your HelixNet credentials to create your Acadly account.

Watch the video above for a step-by-step tutorial

RFUMS import course

Import your D2L course into Acadly

Your course name, course code, instructors, TAs, and students will be imported automatically into Acadly. You only need to manually enter your lecture schedule.

Watch the video above for a step-by-step tutorial

acadly login page

Log in to Acadly!

Once your course has been set up, it's time to open the Acadly web app: https://app.acadly.com

Please note that the D2L plugin is only for course creation and tasks like exporting data to the gradebook. On a day-to-day basis, instructors and students need to use Acadly on the web app (link above) or the mobile apps.

You can also create a mock course to play around:
▶️ Creating a demo Acadly course
📄 How to enroll students into your demo course

acadly apps

Install the app

Students need the Acadly app installed on their devices to use the in-person automatic attendance feature. Installing the app is highly recommended for instructors as well.

Other Acadly features like course scheduling, manual attendance, and activities work on both the mobile app as well as the web app.

Download the Acadly iOS app
Download the Acadly Android app
Acadly attendance page

Let the attendance magic begin!

You can capture attendance using one of two methods:

Optional but recommended: Share our guide for students with the class, and learn how to collaborate with your TAs and co-instructors

 

Acadly can replace clickers and polling apps too

Acadly is a complete Student Response System and can be used to engage students during and after lectures, with activities like polls, quizzes, discussions, and word clouds.

Learn more

Schedule a 1-on-1 onboarding call

Get started by picking a time for an onboarding and demo call with Acadly's customer success team.

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