Software Setup Resource Links for the School Lead

The following resources have been provided to school leaders as they begin their journey with Hero.

The links take you to short video tutorials and help articles that cover all basic functions of Hero and the initial set up and customisations needed to be made before starting use of your Hero software at your school.

TASK		HELP RESOURCE LINKS
Introduction to Hero
Send your school logo		Help Article: Guidelines for School Logos in Hero
Log into Hero on a computer and bookmark the URL		Help Article: Logging into Hero - Information for Staff
Download the Hero app onto your mobile device and log in		Apple App Store Google Play
Watch the Navigating around Hero video		Help Article: Navigating around Hero
Set up your Hero profile		Help Article: Changing your Staff Profile Image
Learn how to give other staff members access to Hero		Help Articles: Adding a New Staff Member Editing Staff Details
Learn about student profile icons and symbols		Help Articles: Student Profile Icons and Flags Student Tracking Flags
Learn about student enrolment information		Help Articles: Accessing Student Information Editing Student Information
See an overview of caregiver Hero accounts		Help article: Understanding Contacts
Learn how to create groups and classes		Help Articles: Creating a Class Creating a Group of Students
Learn how to communicate with your community from Hero		Help Articles: Posting to the Staff Feed Posting to the Community Feed Pinning a Post to the Top of the Staff, Student or Community Feed Moderating Comments Made to Posts
Learn how to build and access lists		Help Articles: Creating a List of Student Information Generating Pre-Made Lists in List Builder
Learn how to take the daily roll		Help article: Taking Attendance for a Class or Group
Learn about Pages in Hero		Help article: Writing a Post Deleting a Post
Hero Software Settings
Set up internal communication pages		Help articles: Adding a New Page Editing Page Settings Deleting a Page Adding About This Page Information
Review and set up tags associated with your internal communication pages		Help Articles: Adding a New Set of Tags Editing an Existing Set of Tags Tag Data Sheets
Choose the colour of your gender ribbons		Help Articles: Changing the Colour of Gender Ribbons and Indicator Glows Applying Preferred Gender Indicators
Review your notification settings		Help Article: Setting School Post Notification Options
Set your intended date for sharing learning content		Help Article: Setting the Options for Reporting to Parents - see section heading Content
Learn about auto groups and how these can be customised		Help Article: Viewing Students in Auto Groups
Set up your group types		Help Article: Setting up Student Group Types
Learn how to upload student profile images		Help Articles: Adding Student Profile Images with Drag and Drop Importing Student Profile Images in Bulk
Introducing your families to Hero
Prepare your plan for introducing Hero to Families		Resource: Launching Hero at your School - families
Hero Premier Settings
Link your Google school events calendar		Help Article: Adding a Calendar to the Hero Family App
Add URL links to your landing page		Help Article: Customising your Hero Landing Page
Learn how caregivers can notify an absence through the app		Help Article: Processing Attendance Notifications Reported by Caregiver
Learn how to add a Super Simple Survey to a post		Help Articles: Adding a Simple Survey to a Community Feed Post Adding a Simple Survey to a Student Feed Post
Learn how to set up and manage a School Booking event		Help Articles: Setting Up a School Booking Event Managing a School Bookings Event as an Administrator Managing a School Bookings Event as a Teacher Managing a School Bookings Event as a Caregiver
Learn how to log students in Hero using QR codes		Help Article: Logging into Hero as a Learner using a QR Code
Learn how to subscribe to staff feed notifications		Help Article: Subscribing to Staff Feed Notifications
Optional
Subscribe to Hero's webinar series		Click here for more information and to subscribe to the Hero Webinar series.